CD Badajoz
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Club Deportivo Badajoz, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Badajoz
Badajoz
Badajoz is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain, situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana, and the Madrid–Lisbon railway. The population in 2007 was 145,257....

, in the autonomous community of Extremadura
Extremadura
Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Its component provinces are Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by Portugal to the west...

. Founded in 1905, it plays in 2ªB - Group 1, holding home games at Estadio Nuevo Vivero
Estadio Nuevo Vivero
Estadio Nuevo Vivero is a multi-use stadium in Badajoz, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of CD Badajoz. The stadium holds 15,200 and was built in 1999. They previously played at Estadio El Vivero, in the east of the city, before moving a few...

, with a 15,200-seat capacity.

History

Founded after the merger of two clubs, named Racing and Sport, Badajoz became a serious member of the Spanish League in 1931, when Francisco Fernandes Marquesta donated the team their first ground, named El Vivero. Subsequently playing most of their history between the fourth
Tercera División
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 and second divisions
Segunda División
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, the club achieved a consistent stay in the latter level during the 90's.

Never quite good enough to reach La Liga
La Liga
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, 11 seasons in the second division came to an end in 2004, with relegation to Segunda División B
Segunda División B
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. In 2006, Badajoz was saved from folding by the president of a junior club from the city, AD Cerro de Reyes Badajoz Atlético
AD Cerro de Reyes Badajoz Atlético
Agrupación Deportiva Cerro de Reyes Badajoz Atlético is a Spanish football team based in Badajoz, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1980, it will play in Tercera División - Group 14, holding home matches at Estadio José Pache....

, who replaced them in the third level, with Badajoz falling to the fourth.

Season to season

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Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
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1940/41
Tercera División
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3rd
1941/42 Regional
1942/43 Regional
1943/44
Tercera División
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2nd
1945/45
Tercera División
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1st
1945/46
Tercera División
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1st
1946/47
Tercera División
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3rd
1947/48
Tercera División
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3rd
1948/49
Tercera División
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6th
1949/50
Tercera División
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13th
1950/51
Tercera División
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5th
1951/52
Tercera División
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7th
1952/53
Tercera División
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1st
1953/54
Segunda División
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9th
1954/55
Segunda División
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8th
1955/56
Segunda División
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10th
1956/57
Segunda División
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7th
1957/58
Segunda División
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12th
1958/59
Segunda División
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14th
class="wikitable"> Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
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1959/60
Segunda División
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16th 1960/61
Tercera División
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3rd 1961/62
Tercera División
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12th 1962/63
Tercera División
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3rd 1963/64
Tercera División
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3rd 1964/65
Tercera División
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1st 1965/66
Segunda División
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16th 1966/67
Tercera División
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1st 1967/68
Segunda División
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13th 1968/69
Tercera División
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6th 1969/70
Tercera División
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4th 1970/71
Tercera División
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12th 1971/72
Tercera División
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8th 1972/73
Tercera División
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3rd 1973/74
Tercera División
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12th 1974/75
Tercera División
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9th 1975/76
Tercera División
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14th 1976/77
Tercera División
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6th 1977/78 2ªB
Segunda División B
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15th
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Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
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1978/79 2ªB
Segunda División B
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16th
1979/80 2ªB
Segunda División B
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10th
1980/81 2ªB
Segunda División B
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6th
1981/82 2ªB
Segunda División B
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17th
1982/83 2ªB
Segunda División B
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8th
1983/84 2ªB
Segunda División B
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4th
1984/85 2ªB
Segunda División B
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19th
1985/86
Tercera División
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1st
1986/87
Tercera División
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2nd
1987/88 2ªB
Segunda División B
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2nd
1988/89 2ªB
Segunda División B
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4th
1989/90 2ªB
Segunda División B
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6th
1990/91 2ªB
Segunda División B
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1st
1991/92 2ªB
Segunda División B
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2nd
1992/93
Segunda División
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11th
1993/94
Segunda División
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11th
1994/95
Segunda División
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14th
class="wikitable"> Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
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1995/96
Segunda División
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6th 1996/97
Segunda División
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6th 1997/98
Segunda División
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6th 1998/99
Segunda División
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14th 1999/00
Segunda División
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16th 2000/01
Segunda División
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14th 2001/02
Segunda División
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12th 2002/03
Segunda División
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22nd 2003/04 2ªB
Segunda División B
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4th 2004/05 2ªB
Segunda División B
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7th 2005/06 2ªB
Segunda División B
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7th 2006/07
Tercera División
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7th 2007/08
Tercera División
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8th 2008/09
Tercera División
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5th 2009/10
2009–10 Tercera División
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Tercera División
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1st 2010/11
2010–11 Segunda División B
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2ªB
Segunda División B
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15th Third Round
2010–11 Copa del Rey
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2011/12
2011–12 Segunda División B
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2ªB
Segunda División B
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  • 20 seasons in Segunda División
    Segunda División
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  • 17 seasons in Segunda División B
    Segunda División B
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  • 32 seasons in Tercera División
    Tercera División
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Achievements

  • Promotion to Second Division B
    Segunda División B
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    : 1986–87, 1991–92, 2009–10
  • Promotion to Second Division
    Segunda División
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    : 1952–53, 1992–93

Historical results

  • Badajoz-Cartagena FC
    Cartagena FC
    Cartagena Fútbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Founded in 1940, it plays in Tercera División - Group 13, holding home games at Ciudad Deportiva Gómez Meseguer, with a capacity of 2,000 seats....

     (5–1, 28 June 1992)
  • Badajoz-UE Figueres
    UE Figueres
    Unió Esportiva Figueres is a Spanish football team based in Figueres, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1919 and refounded in 2007, it plays in Primera Catalana, holding home matches at Estadio Municipal de Vilatenim, with a seating capacity of 9,472.-History:Figueres was first...

     (7–1, 14 February 1993)
  • CD Leganés
    CD Leganés
    Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team from Leganés, in the Madrid outskirts. Founded on 26 June 1928, it currently plays in Segunda División B, holding home games at Estadio Municipal de Butarque, which seats 8,000 spectators....

    -Badajoz (2–6, 31 October 1993)
  • Badajoz-Burgos CF
    Burgos CF
    Burgos Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1936 and refounded in 1994, it currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 2, holding home matches at the Estadio El Plantío, with a capacity of 14,000.-History:Burgos CF...

     (5–1, 21 November 1993)
  • FC Barcelona B
    FC Barcelona B
    Futbol Club Barcelona B is a Spanish football team. They are the reserve team of FC Barcelona. Reserve teams in the Spanish football league system play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their...

    -Badajoz (1–5, 20 April 1996)
  • Badajoz-Elche CF
    Elche CF
    Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Elche, Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, holding home matches at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, with a capacity of 38,750 seats.-Recent seasons:-Season to...

     (5–0, 14 September 1997)
  • Badajoz-Sevilla FC
    Sevilla FC
    Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

     (2–0, 22 February 1998)
  • Córdoba CF
    Córdoba CF
    Córdoba Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1954, it plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at Estadio Nuevo Arcángel, with a capacity of 18,280 seats....

    -Badajoz (0–4, 22 April 2000)
  • Mérida UD
    Mérida UD
    Mérida Unión Deportiva is a Spanish football club based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1990, the club currently plays in Tercera División – Group 14.-History:...

    -Badajoz (0-5, 13 December 2009)

Current squad

As of 30 August 2011

Notable players

The following players have either appeared in at least 100 professional games with the club and/or gained international status:
Héctor Bracamonte
Héctor Bracamonte
Héctor Andrés Bracamonte, is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as a striker for Russian Premier League club FC Rostov.- Career :...

 Ezequiel Castillo
Ezequiel Castillo
Ezequiel Marcelo Castillo Montes is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder.-Football career:...

 Fernando D'Amico Alejandro Mancuso
Alejandro Mancuso
Alejandro Víctor Mancuso is a former Argentine football player.During his club career in Argentina he played for Ferro Carril Oeste, Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, Boca Juniors and Club Atlético Independiente. He is one of the best friends of Diego Maradona.After leaving his country, he played in...

 Martín Romagnoli
Martín Romagnoli
Martín Andrés Romagnoli is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Toluca in MexicoRomagnoli started his career in the 2nd Division with All Boys. In 1998-1999 he spent a season with Spanish team CD Badajoz....

 Ivica Barbarić
Ivica Barbaric
Ivica Barbarić is a former Croatian football player. He capped once for Yugoslavia. He currently coaches Japan's J. League Division 2 side Ehime FC.-External links:*...

 Carlos Torres
Carlos Luis Torres
Carlos Luis Torres Martínez is a retired Paraguayan footballer who played as a striker.-Club career:Torres began playing professionally with hometown's Club Olimpia, helping it to back-to-back first division titles. In 1991, he also helped the team reach the final of the Libertadores Cup, lost on...

 Pablo Zegarra
Pablo Zegarra
Pablo César Zegarra Zamora is a retired Peruvian footballer who played as a midfielder.-Club career:Born in the capital Lima, Zegarra started his career in 1991 with Sporting Cristal, moving just one year after to Colombia, with Independiente de Santa Fe...

 Adelardo Baines
Adolfo Baines Pilart
Adolfo Baines Pilart is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Football career:Baines started his football career in the Spanish third division, with Getafe CF and Gimnàstic de Tarragona...

 Cidoncha Cubillas Antonio Durán Óscar de Paula Eloy Emilio López Espeleta
Agustín Expósito Enrique Galán Gerardo
Gerardo García León
Gerardo García León, simply Gerardo , is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Logroñés. A defender of wide range, he operates on the right flank....

 Paco Herrera Antonio Moreno Xavi Moro
Javier Moro León
Javier 'Xavi' Moro León is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UE Cornellà as a central midfielder.-External links:** *...

 Pedro Munitis
Pedro Munitis
Pedro Munitis Álvarez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Racing de Santander usually as a forward, although he can also operate as winger....

 Patri Manuel Pinto Rafa Pozo Rodri Sala Txutxi Francisco Villarroya
Francisco Villarroya
Francisco Javier Pérez Villarroya is a retired Spanish footballer who played mostly as a left midfielder.-Club career:...

 Jorge Zafra Valeri Broshin
Valeri Broshin
Valeri Viktorovich Broshin was a professional football player and manager....

 Gennadiy Perepadenko
Gennadiy Perepadenko
Hennadiy Perepadenko is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played for Chornomorets Odessa, Spartak Moscow and CD Badajoz and the USSR national football team....



Famous coaches

  Carlos Alhinho
Carlos Alhinho
Carlos Alexandre Fortes Alhinho was a Cape Verdean-born Portuguese football central defender and manager....

 Colin Addison
Colin Addison
Colin Addison is an English former professional footballer and manager.Addison has managed a wide variety of clubs in the UK, as well as in countries such as Spain, South Africa, Kuwait and Qatar. Notably he was the player-manager of Hereford United during their famous 1971-72 FA Cup run, which...

 Marco Antonio Boronat Paco Herrera Miguel Ángel Lotina
Miguel Ángel Lotina
Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker, and a current manager.-Playing career:...

 Antonio Maceda
Antonio Maceda
Antonio Maceda Francés is a retired Spanish footballer.Though a central defender by trade, he was known for his timely and predatorial goal-scoring in addition to his superb aerial ability....

 Adolfo Muñoz Joaquín Peiró
Joaquín Peiró
Joaquín Peiró Lucas is a retired Spanish football attacking midfielder and manager....

 Manuel Sarabia
Manuel Sarabia
Manuel Sarabia López is a former Spanish footballer, who played as a left-footed striker.-Club career:...

 Víctor Torres Mestre
Víctor Torres Mestre
Víctor Manuel Torres Mestre is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left defender.-Football career:...


Stadium

CD Badajoz play at Estadio Nuevo Vivero
Estadio Nuevo Vivero
Estadio Nuevo Vivero is a multi-use stadium in Badajoz, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of CD Badajoz. The stadium holds 15,200 and was built in 1999. They previously played at Estadio El Vivero, in the east of the city, before moving a few...

, which has a capacity of 15,200, expandable to 30,000. The club previously played at Estadio El Vivero, in the east of the city, before moving a few kilometres south of the Guadiana
Guadiana
The Guadiana , or Odiana, is an international river located on the Portuguese–Spanish border, separating Extremadura and Andalucia from Alentejo and Algarve...

 in 1998 to the new facilities. The first match at the new grounds took place on 2 December 1998, in a friendly goalless match with neighbours CF Extremadura
CF Extremadura
Club de Fútbol Extremadura was a Spanish football team based in Almendralejo, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1924, it played two seasons in La Liga, and held home games at Estadio Francisco de la Hera, with a capacity of 11,580 seats.-History:Extremadura was founded in 1924,...

.

The stadium has hosted two full internationals for the national team
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...

. On 8 September 1999, Spain beat Cyprus
Cyprus national football team
The Cyprus national football team represents Cyprus in association football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association, the governing body for football in Cyprus. Cyprus' home ground is the GSP Stadium in Nicosia and the current coach is Nikos Nioplias...

 8–0 in an UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier. Nearly seven years later, on 2 September 2006, the national side defeated Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein national football team
The Liechtenstein national football team is the national football team of Liechtenstein and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association. The organisation is known as the Liechtensteiner Fussballverband in German. The team's first match was an unofficial match against Malta in Seoul, a...

 4–0, in the qualifying stages of Euro 2008.

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