Algeciras Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Algeciras, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1909 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at Estadio Nuevo Mirador.

Algeciras
Full nameAlgeciras Club de Fútbol
Nickname(s)Ferroviarios
Founded1909
GroundNuevo Mirador, Algeciras,
Andalusia, Spain
Capacity7,200
PresidentMac Lackey
Head coachFran Justo
LeaguePrimera Federación – Group 2
2023–24Primera Federación – Group 2, 13th of 20
Websitehttps://algecirasclubdefutbol.com/

History

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Football became of interest in Algeciras at the end of the 19th century from the British colony of Gibraltar. In their early years the teams of the city played in several sand fields around the city; one of these provisional camps was located near the fairgrounds of the city El Calvario. This field was the first in where Algeciras CF played its matches.[1] The club was officially founded in 1909.[1]

When the club was founded, it did not have an official t-shirt, so they played with the players own clothes. But when they started to play very often, they decided that it was the moment to use new and exclusive equipment. In that moment, it was very difficult to get sport equipment, so some people who worked for the club, went to Gibraltar looking for t-shirts. They chose a red and white t-shirt that belonged to an English team called Southampton Football Club. In that moment, the team played in different sand pitches near the city. El Polvorín or El Calvario were some of them,

In 1956, the club merged with UD España to form España de Algeciras CF before switching back to Algeciras CF in the following year. After this, the club played between Third division and Second B many years, including some declines to regional categories, with three promotions to the Second Division in 1978, 1983 and 2003.

Season to season

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Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1941–42 3 1ª Reg. 4th
1942–43 3 1ª Reg. 8th
1943–44 3 7th Third round
1944–45 3 8th
1945–46 3 10th
1946–47 3 6th
1947–48 3 9th Second round
1948–49 3 7th First round
1949–50 3 10th
1950–51 3 15th
1951–52 3 8th
1952–53 3 4th
1953–54 3 8th
1954–55 3 2nd
1955–56 3 1st
1956–57 2 18th
1957–58 3 6th
1958–59 3 3rd
1959–60 3 2nd
1960–61 3 4th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1961–62 3 1st
1962–63 3 2nd
1963–64 2 8th First round
1964–65 2 10th First round
1965–66 2 3rd First round
1966–67 2 15th First round
1967–68 3 3rd
1968–69 3 9th
1969–70 3 14th First round
1970–71 4 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1971–72 4 Reg. Pref. 4th
1972–73 4 Reg. Pref. 5th
1973–74 4 Reg. Pref. 1st
1974–75 3 11th First round
1975–76 3 5th Second round
1976–77 3 7th Second round
1977–78 3 2ª B 2nd Second round
1978–79 2 16th First round
1979–80 2 20th Third round
1980–81 3 2ª B 4th First round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1981–82 3 2ª B 6th Second round
1982–83 3 2ª B 2nd Second round
1983–84 2 18th First round
1984–85 3 2ª B 3rd First round
1985–86 3 2ª B 19th First round
1986–87 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1987–88 4 1st
1988–89 3 2ª B 18th
1989–90 4 4th
1990–91 4 7th First round
1991–92 4 4th First round
1992–93 4 17th Second round
1993–94 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd
1994–95 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1995–96 4 14th
1996–97 4 3rd
1997–98 4 4th
1998–99 3 2ª B 16th First round
1999–2000 4 1st
2000–01 3 2ª B 16th Round of 64
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2001–02 3 2ª B 13th
2002–03 3 2ª B 1st
2003–04 2 22nd Round of 32
2004–05 3 2ª B 6th Round of 64
2005–06 3 2ª B 19th Preliminary round
2006–07 4 1st
2007–08 3 2ª B 20th Second round
2008–09 5 1ª And. 1st
2009–10 4 15th
2010–11 4 5th
2011–12 4 6th
2012–13 4 1st
2013–14 3 2ª B 16th Round of 32
2014–15 4 1st
2015–16 3 2ª B 18th Second round
2016–17 4 4th
2017–18 4 3rd
2018–19 4 4th
2019–20 3 2ª B 16th
2020–21 3 2ª B 1st / 3rd
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2021–22 3 1ª RFEF 7th First round
2022–23 3 1ª Fed. 15th
2023–24 3 1ª Fed. 13th
2024–25 3 1ª Fed.

Current squad

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As of 26 September 2024.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ESP Iker Venteo
2 DF   ESP Rafa Roldán
3 DF   ESP Dani Merchán
5 DF   ESP Arnau Gaixas
6 MF   ESP Eric Montes
7 FW   ESP Rodrigo Escudero
8 MF   ESP Iván Turrillo (captain)
9 FW   ESP Manin Gonzaga
10 FW   ESP Diego Esteban
11 DF   ESP Tomás Sánchez
13 GK   COL Lucho García
14 DF   ESP Javi Alonso (on loan from Tenerife)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   ARG Lautaro Spatz
16 MF   ESP Javier Avilés
17 FW   ESP Alvaro Leiva (on loan from Real Madrid Castilla)
18 FW   ESP Juan Hernández (on loan from Malaga)
19 MF   ESP Marino Illescas
20 DF   ESP Paris Adot
21 MF   ESP Neco Celorio (on loan from Racing Santander)
22 DF   ESP Aleix Coch
23 FW   ESP Javi Gómez
25 FW   USA Selmir Miscic
33 MF   GER Ben Krüger

Former players

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see Category:Algeciras CF footballers

Former coaches

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Stadium

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Estadio Nuevo Mirador seats 7,500 spectators. Its opening took place in 1999, with a friendly with Real Betis. Previously, the team played in "El Mirador" that was in the city center, and its opening took place in 1954.

Home kit

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Algeciras' main uniform consists of red-and-white stripes shirt, blue shorts and red socks. The kit was adopted from Southampton in England, being chosen from different English kits that were brought to a shop in Gibraltar, as this type of gear was not available in the area at the time.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "HISTORIA – Algeciras Club de Fútbol" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Primer Equipo – Algeciras Club de Fútbol" (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Algeciras kit". Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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