CD Badajoz
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Club Deportivo Badajoz is a Spanish football team based in Badajoz, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1905, it currently plays in Segunda Federación– Group 4, and holds home games at Estadio Nuevo Vivero, with a 15,198-seat capacity.
History
Founded after the merger of two clubs, named Racing and Sport, Badajoz became a competitive club in 1931, when Francisco Fernandes Marquesta donated the team their first ground, named El Vivero. Subsequently, playing most of their history between the third and second divisions, the club achieved a consistent stay in the latter level during the 1990s.
Never quite good enough to reach La Liga, 11 seasons in the second division came to an end in 2003, with relegation to Segunda División B, the new third level created in 1977. In 2006, Badajoz was saved from folding by the president of a junior club from the city, AD Cerro de Reyes, who replaced them in the third level, with Badajoz falling to the fourth.
On 1 July 2012 Badajoz was relegated to division four, due to a €70,000 debt contracted with its players during the 2011–12 season. being later disbanded through a liquidation process.
After the dissolution, the club was refounded by the supporters with the name of Club Deportivo Badajoz 1905. This re-foundation achieved two consecutive promotions, immediately to Tercera División and, at its third attempt, the club finally came back to Segunda División B on 25 June 2017 by beating CD Calahorra in the last round of the promotion play-offs. In 2019–20, the team dispatched SD Amorebieta, UD Las Palmas and La Liga club SD Eibar to make the last 16 of the Copa del Rey for only the second time, before losing 3–2 to Granada CF after extra time.
In 2020–21, the final season of Segunda B, Badajoz topped both of their groups to qualify for the new Primera División RFEF, but lost by one goal to Amorebieta for a place in the second tier in the play-off final.
Stadium
CD Badajoz plays at Estadio Nuevo Vivero, which had 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 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.
The stadium hosted two full internationals for the national team. On 8 September 1999 Spain beat Cyprus 8–0 in an UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier; nearly seven years later, on 2 September 2006, the national side defeated Liechtenstein 4–0 in the qualifying stages of Euro 2008.
Season to season
- 20 seasons in Segunda División
- 18 seasons in Segunda División B
- 32 seasons in Tercera División (26 as third tier, 6 as fourth tier)
Team re-founded
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | 6 | 1ª Reg. | 1st | |
| 2013–14 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 1st | |
| 2014–15 | 4 | 3ª | 4th | |
| 2015–16 | 4 | 3ª | 2nd | |
| 2016–17 | 4 | 3ª | 2nd | |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 2ª B | 12th | |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 2ª B | 4th | |
| 2019–20 | 3 | 2ª B | 3rd | Round of 16 |
| 2020–21 | 3 | 2ª B | 1st | First round |
| 2021–22 | 3 | 1ª RFEF | 9th | First round |
| 2022–23 | 3 | 1ª Fed. | 16th | |
| 2023–24 | 4 | 2ª Fed. | 16th | |
| 2024–25 | 5 | 3ª Fed. | 5th | |
| 2025–26 | 5 | 3ª Fed. | 2nd | |
| 2026–27 | 4 | 2ª Fed. | TBD |
- 2 seasons in Primera Federación/Primera División RFEF
- 4 seasons in Segunda División B
- 2 season in Segunda Federación
- 3 seasons in Tercera División
- 2 seasons in Tercera Federación
Players
Current squad
As of 1 September 2026.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK ESP Alonso Pérez 2 DF ESP Edu López 3 DF ESP Jesús Ocaña 4 DF ESP Lolo González 5 DF ESP Mario Gómez 6 MF ESP Julen Aguirre 7 FW ESP José Manuel Bermúdez 8 MF ESP Jesús Sánchez 9 FW ESP Alex Alegría 10 MF ESP Jorge Barba 11 FW ESP Guille Perero | No. Pos. Nation Player 12 FW ESP Borja Domingo 13 GK ESP Sergio Tienza 16 MF ECU Gustavo Quezada 20 FW ESP Nacho Sánchez 21 MF ESP Carlos Beitia 22 DF ESP Franc Mateu 23 MF ESP Ángel Guerrero 24 FW ESP Iker Guarrotxena 25 GK ESP Iván Morales 30 FW ESP Manu Hernández 33 FW ARG Aquíles | ||
| 1 | GK | ESP | Alonso Pérez |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Edu López |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Jesús Ocaña |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Lolo González |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Mario Gómez |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Julen Aguirre |
| 7 | FW | ESP | José Manuel Bermúdez |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Jesús Sánchez |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Alex Alegría |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Jorge Barba |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Guille Perero |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | FW | ESP | Borja Domingo |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Sergio Tienza |
| 16 | MF | ECU | Gustavo Quezada |
| 20 | FW | ESP | Nacho Sánchez |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Carlos Beitia |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Franc Mateu |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Ángel Guerrero |
| 24 | FW | ESP | Iker Guarrotxena |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Iván Morales |
| 30 | FW | ESP | Manu Hernández |
| 33 | FW | ARG | Aquíles |
Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. Pos. Nation Player – – ESP – – – ESP – | No. Pos. Nation Player – – ESP – – – ESP – | ||
| – | – | ESP | – |
| – | – | ESP | – |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| – | – | ESP | – |
| – | – | ESP | – |
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Honours
- Extremadura Championship Winners (2): 1935–36, 1939–40 Runners-up (4): 1925–26, 1928–29, 1932–33, 1934–35
Achievements
- Promotion to Second Division: 1952–53, 1992–93
- Promotion to Second Division B: 1986–87, 1991–92, 2009–10, 2016–17
- Copa Federación de España (Extremadura tournament): 2015–16, 2016–17
Historical results
- Badajoz–Cartagena FC (5–1; 28 June 1992)
- Badajoz–UE Figueres (7–1; 14 February 1993)
- CD Leganés–Badajoz (2–6, 31 October 1993)
- Badajoz–Burgos CF (5–1; 21 November 1993)
- FC Barcelona B–Badajoz (1–5; 20 April 1996)
- Badajoz–Elche CF (5–0; 14 September 1997)
- Badajoz–Sevilla FC (2–0; 22 February 1998)
- Córdoba CF–Badajoz (0–4; 22 April 2000)
- Mérida UD–Badajoz (0–5; 13 December 2009)
Notable players
The following players have either appeared in at least 100 professional games with the club and/or gained international status:
- Romania Dãnut Voicilã
- Argentina Héctor Bracamonte
- Argentina Ezequiel Castillo
- Argentina Alejandro Mancuso
- Argentina Martín Romagnoli
- Equatorial Guinea Sipo
- Croatia Ivica Barbarić
- Paraguay Carlos Torres
- Peru Pablo Zegarra
- Spain Adelardo
- Spain Adolfo Baines
- Spain Óscar de Paula
- Spain Eloy
- Spain Emilio López
- Spain Enrique Galán
- Spain Gerardo
- Spain Paco Herrera
- Spain Xavi Moro
- Spain Pedro Munitis
- Spain Txutxi
- Spain Francisco Villarroya
- Turkmenistan Valeri Broshin
- Ukraine Gennadiy Perepadenko
Famous coaches
- Angola Portugal Carlos Alhinho
- England Colin Addison
- Spain Marco Antonio Boronat
- Spain Paco Herrera
- Spain Josu Ortuondo
- Spain Miguel Ángel Lotina
- Spain Antonio Maceda
- Spain Adolfo Muñoz
- Spain Joaquín Peiró
- Spain Manuel Sarabia
- Spain Víctor Torres Mestre
- Spain Patxi Salinas
- Spain Pedro Munitis
Anthem
The music for the club's anthem was composed by Pablo Romero Aradila, and the lyrics were written by Jesús Delgado Valhondo.
External links
- (in Spanish)