Real Burgos Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1983, it ceased to compete in 1996 and returned in 2011, holding home games at Complejo Deportivo San Amaro, with a capacity of 1,000 spectators.

Real Burgos
Full nameReal Burgos Club de Fútbol, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)Rojipardillos
Founded4 August 1983; 40 years ago (4 August 1983)
2020–213ª – Group 8 (B), 10th of 12
3ª – Group 8 (E), 11th of 11 (relegated)

The team's greatest success in its short history came in 1990, when they managed to promote to La Liga for the first time. Their spell in the top tier lasted three seasons, ending with relegation in 1993.

History edit

Burgos CF was founded in 1936, also known as Gimnástica Burgalesa Club de Fútbol. In 1983, the club disappeared due to serious economic problems and the reserve team, Burgos Promesas, was renamed Real Burgos Club de Fútbol.

1990 proved to be a historic year for Real Burgos. In the 1989–90 Segunda Division season, Real Burgos managed to finish in first place and promote to La Liga for the first time, just seven years after its foundation as a professional club. In its first season in the top tier, Real Burgos surprised many by finishing in the 11th place, with 37 points and a positive goal difference of +5. The team even managed to steal points from the best in the league, by beating Real Madrid at home 2–1, and drawing against Barcelona away 0-0. The following season was even more successful for Real Burgos, as they managed to finish in the ninth place, with 37 points again. Burgos again showed skills against Barcelona, managing two draws against the eventual champions. This was the golden era of the club, as it received the nickname of Matagigantes (Killers of giants), as the club defeated Real Madrid and earned points away against Barcelona and Atlético Madrid.[1] The third season in La Liga, however, was a failure as Real Burgos eventually finished last, with only four wins in the entire season, and collecting only 22 points.

In 1994, Real Burgos was relegated to the fourth tier due to the debts owed to its players. It did not enter any competition for the 1994–95 season, being readmitted in the league for the 1995–96 season. After this season, the club definitively ceased in activity until 2011, when Real Burgos returned to competition, taking part in the Provincial League of Burgos.

Six years later, in April 2017, the club was promoted to Tercera División where it played 21 years after the last time.[2] However, the club could not avoid relegation in its comeback season.

In 2018, Real Burgos sued the Castile and León Football Federation, claiming a place in Tercera División alleging irregularities in the announcement of the fixtures during the last rounds of the 2017–18 season. Finally, the place was not given and Real Burgos did not enter any competition as they were later expelled from the Regional Preferente. In May 2019, the judge of a court in Majadahonda ordered the club's reinstatement in the Tercera División.[3]

Background edit

  • Burgos Promesas CF - (1970–1983) (reserve team of Burgos CF (I))
  • Real Burgos CF - (1983–present)

Season to season edit

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1983–84 4 1st
1984–85 4 1st Third round
1985–86 3 2ª B 2nd Round of 16
1986–87 3 2ª B 4th Second round
1987–88 2 13th Fourth round
1988–89 2 14th Round of 32
1989–90 2 1st First round
1990–91 1 11th Fourth round
1991–92 1 9th Round of 16
1992–93 1 20th Fourth round
1993–94 2 19th Third round
1994–95 DNP
1995–96 4 10th
1996–2011 DNP
2011–12 6 1ª Prov. 5th
2012–13 6 1ª Prov. 2nd
2013–14 5 1ª Reg. 9th
2014–15 5 1ª Reg. 11th
2015–16 5 1ª Reg. 7th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2016–17 5 1ª Reg. 1st
2017–18 4 18th
2018–19 DNP
2019–20 4 11th
2020–21 4 10th / 11th
2021–22 6 1ª Reg. DQ

Detailed list of seasons edit

Season League Cup
Tier Division Gr Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1983–84 4 3ª División 8 1st 38 28 6 4 111 21 62
PO 2 1 0 1 1 4
1984–85 4 3ª División 8 1st 38 28 8 2 97 13 64 R3
PO 4 2 2 0 3 0
1985–86 3 2ª División B 1 2nd 38 18 12 8 47 32 48 R16
1986–87 3 2ª División B 4th 42 19 16 7 45 20 54 R2
1987–88 2 2ª División 13th 38 11 12 15 34 50 34 R4
1988–89 2 2ª División 14th 38 9 18 11 27 34 36 R32
1989–90 2 2ª División 1st 38 18 14 6 53 24 50 R1
1990–91 1 La Liga 11th 38 10 17 11 32 27 37 R4
1991–92 1 La Liga 9th 38 12 13 13 40 43 37 R16
1992–93 1 La Liga 20th 38 4 14 20 29 69 22 R4
1993–94 2 2ª División 19th 38 10 6 22 38 68 26 R3
1994–95 did not enter any competition
1995–96 4 3ª División 8 10th 38 13 15 12 50 51 54
1996–2011 did not enter any competition
2011–12 6 1ª Provincial S 5th 20 8 5 7 31 33 29
2012–13 6 1ª Provincial S 1st 18 14 4 0 54 15 46
GP 2nd 14 7 4 1 26 6 25
2013–14 5 1ª Regional 1 9th 32 13 7 12 55 57 43
2014–15 5 1ª Regional 1 11th 31 10 8 13 52 57 38
2015–16 5 1ª Regional 1 7th 33 14 8 11 41 42 50
2016–17 5 1ª Regional 1 1st 34 26 7 1 86 22 85
2017–18 4 3ª División 8 18th 38 8 8 22 31 82 32
2018–19 did not enter any competition
2019–20 4 3ª División 8 11th 29 10 6 13 36 39 36
2020–21 4 3ª División 8B 10th 22 4 7 11 18 37 19
8E 11th 32 5 7 20 25 59 22
2021–22 6 1ª Regional 1 DQ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Selected former players edit

References edit

  1. ^ "25 años de un gol de leyenda" (in Spanish). El Correo de Burgos. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  2. ^ "El Real Burgos asciende a Tercera División" (in Spanish). Burgos Deporte. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. ^ "El Juez ordena incluir al Real Burgos en Tercera la próxima temporada" (in Spanish). iusport.com. EFE. 7 May 2019.

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