Club Deportivo Toledo, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1928 it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 18, holding home games at Estadio Salto del Caballo, with a seating capacity of 5,500 spectators.

Home kits consist of green shirts and white shorts.

History

Since the early 20th century, the city of Toledo began hosting football matches, especially due to the sport’s growing popularity within the military. This was facilitated by the fact that Toledo was home to the Infantry Academy. As a result, several modest clubs soon emerged with the express intention of practicing a sport that had become all the rage in Spain. Among them were the Sociedad Gimnástica (formed by members of the Central School of Gymnastics), the Racing Club de Toledo, the club of the National Arms Factory based in the city, and military teams from the Infantry Academy and the Engineers Academy.

Over time, the need arose to create a single representative team that could unite the strengths of these clubs and combine quality and strength to compete against provincial and regional rivals. Thus, on April 24, 1928, the “Sociedad de Foot-ball Toledo” was born—a team founded at a time when football was still transitioning between amateurism and professionalism. It was at the Polígono field, donated by the School of Gymnastics, where the players began to write the first lines of a legend that still lives on today.

The enthusiasm generated by the Club quickly grew, and on May 30, 1931, it inaugurated its own stadium: Palomarejos. The first match played there was against Real Madrid.

On June 7, 1932, the club—which wore white shirts and shorts—officially joined the Central Federation and changed its name to “Toledo Foot-ball Club,” adopting a white shirt and black shorts until the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936. After the war, the team lost its field, and it was “Educación y Descanso de Toledo” that paid off the club’s debts. This entity was officially established on December 26, 1939, thereby picking up the torch of the original club and taking over ownership of the stadium, becoming its primary tenant.

Early years

Until then, the Toledo team didn’t have a defined colour for their kit. It was the club’s secretary, Juan Montero, who one day travelled to Madrid and, in early 1940, chose green shirts and white shorts at the store "La Flecha de Oro," located in Plaza de Cascorro. In 1941, the team won the Spring Cup, defeating Rayo Vallecano in the final.

On August 11, 1941, the Castilian Football Federation authorised the team to change its name to Club Deportivo Toledo. The club was registered in Group II of the First Regional Division of Castilla, debuting on September 21, 1941. Toledo finished fifth in the league, but once again shone in the Spring Cup, securing their second consecutive title against U.D. Girod. After a 4-4 draw, Alvareda scored a brilliant goal in the tiebreaker match to claim victory.

The 1942–43 season became one of the club’s best early years. Toledo won the double – the League and the Spring Cup – and was promoted to the national Third Division.

On September 26, 1943, CD Toledo made its Third Division debut against Deportivo Manchego at Palomarejos, winning 3-2. The team finished the season in 11th place, thus maintaining the category, something they would achieve for 18 consecutive seasons. That first year in the Third Division also marked the club’s fourth straight Castilla Cup title, beating Ferroviaria in the final.

The following season brought the first official match between CD Toledo and Talavera. It took place on November 12, 1944, in Talavera, and Toledo won 2-3 with goals from Fernández, Florencio, and Matamoros. On January 21, 1945, Talavera visited Toledo at Palomarejos, and the home team won again, 5-4.

The 1945–46 season was a brilliant one for CD Toledo. The green team finished third in the league and qualified for the promotion playoffs to the Second Division. Although they fell short of promotion, they dazzled once again in the Ramón Triana Cup, securing their first title in that competition. The final, played against Fuyma on July 7, 1946, marked another milestone, with Toledo winning decisively.

The 1946–47 season kicked off on September 8, 1946, with a trip to Cuenca, where Toledo secured a 2-4 victory. The season saw alternating results, and it all came down to the last matchday on January 5, 1947, with a visit to Alcázar de San Juan. During the game, Toledo’s goalkeeper Peteira was hit in the head with a brick thrown by a spectator, and the match was suspended at halftime. The federation awarded the win to Toledo, who finished third in the table, narrowly missing out on the promotion playoffs. On February 2, 1947, the Complementary Tournament began, and Toledo emerged as champions.

The 1947–48 season marked CD Toledo’s debut in the Copa del Generalísimo. In the league, they debuted on September 22, 1947, with a 2-2 draw against Plus Ultra in Madrid. Their first cup match took place on October 19, 1947, against Talavera, with a 3-1 win at Palomarejos and advancement to the next round.

In the second round of the Cup, CD Toledo defeated Chamberí 6-3, and in the next, they beat Ávila 4-2. The league season ended with Toledo in seventh place, and in the fourth round of the Cup, they faced Málaga at La Rosaleda. The 11-4 loss marked the end of their first cup campaign.

The following season began on September 5, 1948, with the first round of the Cup, where Toledo fell 5-2 to Talavera. On the 12th, the domestic competition started in Cáceres with a 4-3 loss. It was a solid season overall, with a crucial final match in Tomillos. A win would have secured promotion, but Toledo only managed a 1-1 draw after a controversial disallowed goal by Nuño. The draw handed promotion to Numancia de Soria, who were tied on points with Toledo but had a better goal average.

Founded in 1928, Toledo played in regional football and the lower reaches of the national game until earning back-to-back promotions to make the Segunda División for the first time in 1993, under manager Gonzalo Hurtado. The team won a playoff group ahead of Deportivo Alavés, Real Jaén and Sant Andreu, and then came fourth in the second tier in 1993–94.

In 1994–95, Toledo reached a best-ever last 16 of the Copa del Rey before losing 3–1 on aggregate to Mallorca. A seven-year spell in the second tier ended with finishing dead last in 1999–2000, but the team had a famous result on 13 December 2000 when they won 2–1 at home to Real Madrid in the last 64 of the cup, before losing by a single goal to visitors Rayo Vallecano in the next round.

Since their 2000 relegation, Toledo have spent over 20 years between the third and fourth tiers. In that time, the team have twice been eliminated from the last 32 of the cup by La Liga opponents: in 2001–02 (3–2 home extra-time loss to Athletic Bilbao) and 2016–17 (4–1 on aggregate to Villarreal).

Season to season

Salto del Caballo Stadium
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1941–42 3 1ª Reg. 5th 1942–43 3 1ª Reg. 1st 1943–44 3 3ª 7th Second round 1944–45 3 3ª 5th 1945–46 3 3ª 3rd 1946–47 3 3ª 3rd 1947–48 3 3ª 7th Fifth round 1948–49 3 3ª 4th First round 1949–50 3 3ª 1st 1950–51 3 3ª 14th 1951–52 3 3ª 10th 1952–53 3 3ª 6th 1953–54 3 3ª 11th 1954–55 3 3ª 8th 1955–56 3 3ª 3rd 1956–57 3 3ª 9th 1957–58 3 3ª 13th 1958–59 3 3ª 8th 1959–60 3 3ª 10th 1960–61 3 3ª 5thSeason Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1961–62 3 3ª 15th 1962–63 4 1ª Reg. 2nd 1963–64 3 3ª 2nd 1964–65 3 3ª 4th 1965–66 3 3ª 10th 1966–67 3 3ª 5th 1967–68 3 3ª 16th 1968–69 4 1ª Reg. 3rd 1969–70 3 3ª 19th 1970–71 4 1ª Reg. 14th 1971–72 4 1ª Reg. 17th 1972–73 5 2ª Reg. 2nd 1973–74 5 1ª Reg. 1st 1974–75 4 Reg. Pref. 3rd 1975–76 4 Reg. Pref. 4th 1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 7th 1977–78 4 3ª 13th Third round 1978–79 4 3ª 4th First round 1979–80 4 3ª 9th Second round 1980–81 4 3ª 20th First round
1941–4231ª Reg.5th
1942–4331ª Reg.1st
1943–4433ª7thSecond round
1944–4533ª5th
1945–4633ª3rd
1946–4733ª3rd
1947–4833ª7thFifth round
1948–4933ª4thFirst round
1949–5033ª1st
1950–5133ª14th
1951–5233ª10th
1952–5333ª6th
1953–5433ª11th
1954–5533ª8th
1955–5633ª3rd
1956–5733ª9th
1957–5833ª13th
1958–5933ª8th
1959–6033ª10th
1960–6133ª5th
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1961–6233ª15th
1962–6341ª Reg.2nd
1963–6433ª2nd
1964–6533ª4th
1965–6633ª10th
1966–6733ª5th
1967–6833ª16th
1968–6941ª Reg.3rd
1969–7033ª19th
1970–7141ª Reg.14th
1971–7241ª Reg.17th
1972–7352ª Reg.2nd
1973–7451ª Reg.1st
1974–754Reg. Pref.3rd
1975–764Reg. Pref.4th
1976–774Reg. Pref.7th
1977–7843ª13thThird round
1978–7943ª4thFirst round
1979–8043ª9thSecond round
1980–8143ª20thFirst round
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1981–82 5 Reg. Pref. 13th 1982–83 5 Reg. Pref. 6th 1983–84 5 Reg. Pref. 4th 1984–85 5 Reg. Pref. 9th 1985–86 5 Reg. Pref. 8th 1986–87 5 Reg. Pref. 7th 1987–88 4 3ª 3rd 1988–89 4 3ª 1st 1989–90 3 2ª B 9th 1990–91 3 2ª B 17th First round 1991–92 4 3ª 1st Second round 1992–93 3 2ª B 3rd First round 1993–94 2 2ª 4th Fifth round 1994–95 2 2ª 11th Round of 16 1995–96 2 2ª 9th First round 1996–97 2 2ª 14th Second round 1997–98 2 2ª 12th Second round 1998–99 2 2ª 7th First round 1999–2000 2 2ª 22nd First round 2000–01 3 2ª B 4th Round of 32Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2001–02 3 2ª B 9th Round of 32 2002–03 3 2ª B 12th 2003–04 3 2ª B 18th 2004–05 4 3ª 10th 2005–06 4 3ª 3rd 2006–07 4 3ª 3rd 2007–08 4 3ª 1st 2008–09 4 3ª 1st Round of 64 2009–10 3 2ª B 16th First round 2010–11 4 3ª 1st 2011–12 3 2ª B 17th 2012–13 4 3ª 1st 2013–14 3 2ª B 3rd First round 2014–15 3 2ª B 9th First round 2015–16 3 2ª B 4th 2016–17 3 2ª B 2nd Round of 32 2017–18 3 2ª B 17th First round 2018–19 4 3ª 4th 2019–20 4 3ª 4th 2020–21 4 3ª 2nd / 3rd
1981–825Reg. Pref.13th
1982–835Reg. Pref.6th
1983–845Reg. Pref.4th
1984–855Reg. Pref.9th
1985–865Reg. Pref.8th
1986–875Reg. Pref.7th
1987–8843ª3rd
1988–8943ª1st
1989–9032ª B9th
1990–9132ª B17thFirst round
1991–9243ª1stSecond round
1992–9332ª B3rdFirst round
1993–9422ª4thFifth round
1994–9522ª11thRound of 16
1995–9622ª9thFirst round
1996–9722ª14thSecond round
1997–9822ª12thSecond round
1998–9922ª7thFirst round
1999–200022ª22ndFirst round
2000–0132ª B4thRound of 32
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
2001–0232ª B9thRound of 32
2002–0332ª B12th
2003–0432ª B18th
2004–0543ª10th
2005–0643ª3rd
2006–0743ª3rd
2007–0843ª1st
2008–0943ª1stRound of 64
2009–1032ª B16thFirst round
2010–1143ª1st
2011–1232ª B17th
2012–1343ª1st
2013–1432ª B3rdFirst round
2014–1532ª B9thFirst round
2015–1632ª B4th
2016–1732ª B2ndRound of 32
2017–1832ª B17thFirst round
2018–1943ª4th
2019–2043ª4th
2020–2143ª2nd / 3rd
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2021–22 4 2ª RFEF 18th 2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 8th 2023–24 5 3ª Fed. 3rd 2024–25 5 3ª Fed. 3rd 2025–26 5 3ª Fed. First round
2021–2242ª RFEF18th
2022–2353ª Fed.8th
2023–2453ª Fed.3rd
2024–2553ª Fed.3rd
2025–2653ª Fed.First round

Honours

Current squad

As of 1 September 2018

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.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player — GK ESP Ernesto Machuca — GK ESP Rafa Hidalgo — DF ESP Chato — DF ESP Pascu — MF ESP Dani Santigosa — MF GHA Mohammed Amando — MF ESP Álvaro Antón — MF ESP Ángel Crespo — FW ESP Jokin Esparza — FW ESP Juan Cifuentes — FW ESP Jorge Ortí — FW ESP Rubén Moreno
—GKESPErnesto Machuca
—GKESPRafa Hidalgo
—DFESPChato
—DFESPPascu
—MFESPDani Santigosa
—MFGHAMohammed Amando
—MFESPÁlvaro Antón
—MFESPÁngel Crespo
—FWESPJokin Esparza
—FWESPJuan Cifuentes
—FWESPJorge Ortí
—FWESPRubén Moreno

Notable former players

Note: this list includes players that have played at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

Andorra Marc Bernaus Colombia Léider Preciado Hungary Gábor Korolovszky Mexico Carlos Alberto Rodríguez Poland Jerzy Podbrożny Poland Jan Urban Russia Andrey Mokh Russia Dmitri PopovSpain Diego Aguirre Spain Unai Emery Spain Luis García Spain Luis Manuel Spain Roberto Marina Cameroon Toledanito Spain Pedro Alberto

Reserve team

Club Deportivo Toledo B is the reserve team of C.D. Toledo, it currently plays in Categorías Regionales.

External links

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  • (in Spanish)
  • . 2017-01-27 at the Wayback Machine (in English).
  • (in Spanish)