Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club, S.A.D. (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsentɾəðəsˈpɔɾ(ts)səβəˈðeʎfubˈbɔlˈklup]) is one of Spain's most historical football Clubs. Based in Sabadell (close to Barcelona) and founded in 1903, its first men's team plays in the Primera Federación – Group 2 (Spain's 3rd tier). Its first women's team is active in the Preferent catalana, the fifth level, and its first U19 men's team participates in Division de Honor, Spain's top tier. The club has over 50 teams in its prestigious youth academy. The club holds home games at the Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta, which hosted football games at Barcelona Olympics.

The side has competed in national leagues since 1928, gaining its first promotion to the Segunda División in 1933 and then to La Liga in 1944. Sabadell's longest spell in the top flight was from 1965 to 1972, and their most recent one from 1986 to 1988. In total, Sabadell has played 14 seasons in the Primera División, which makes it the third Catalan club with the most seasons and points in the competition after FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol. Moreover, the club has reached one Copa del Rey final, which they lost 3–0 to Sevilla FC in 1935. It has also played in a European competition, entering the 1969-70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup after finishing fourth in 1968-69 La Liga.

Sabadell has always known an intense rivalry with Terrassa FC, as both clubs are the strongest sides in the comarca Vallès Occidental. The Vallès derby is fueled by the rivalry between the cities of Sabadell and Terrassa and is known as one of the hottest derbies in Catalonia.

Symbols

Crest

The crest of Sabadell is formed by two elements. The first one is the coat of arms in the middle, based on the coat of arms of the city of Sabadell, which consists of two parts. The upper part contains blue and white squares, referring to the club's colours, and an onion, one of the symbols of the city. The lower part is formed by the Senyera, the flag of Catalonia. The coat of arms is surrounded at the top and the sides by a white ribbon containing the name of the club in black: Centre d'Esports Sabadell F.C. The crest has not undergone major changes since the club's foundation in 1903.

Hymn

The is called Honor al Sabadell ("Honour to Sabadell") and replaced the hymn Sempre endavant Sabadell ("Always forward Sabadell") after the 1990–91 season. The current hymn was composed by Adolf Cabané (music) and Lluís Papell (lyrics).

The lyrics of the hymn are the following:

Cantem, cantem la joia indefinida

de veure el Sabadell entre els millors

després d'uns anys de lluita decidida

han assolit ressò nostres colors.

Alcem la copa així, ben alta

en honor del futbol de Sabadell.

Ciutat aimada que somriu i canta

donant goig i prestigi al joc més bell.

Honor al Sabadell! Honor a la Ciutat!

i visca el nostre club sempre estimat!

Cantem, cantem al Club de tanta història

forjada amb tants neguits i tants afanys.

Lluitant per assolir aquesta glòria

que ens ha portat l'esforç tants i tants anys.

Alcem la copa així, ben alta

en honor del futbol de Sabadell.

Ciutat aimada treballadora

ben units el més jove i el més vell.

Honor al Sabadell! Honor a la Ciutat!

i visca el nostre Club sempre estimat!

English translation:

Let's sing, let's sing the indefinite joy

of seeing Sabadell among the best

after some years of decided battle

our colours achieved repercussion.

Let's lift the cup like this, high enough

in honour of football from Sabadell.

Ciutat aimada, which laughs and sings,

giving excitement and prestige to the most beautiful game.

Honour to Sabadell! Honour to the City!

And long live our always-beloved club!

Let's sing, let's sing for the club with so much history

formed by so many worries and so much eagerness.

Battling to reach this glory

that our effort has brought us for so many years.

Let's lift the cup like this, high enough

in honour of football from Sabadell.

The working ciutat aimada,

uniting the youngest and oldest well.

Honour to Sabadell! Honour to the City!

And long live our always-beloved club!

Kit

  • Home kit: white and blue checkered shirt, blue shorts and blue socks
  • Away kit: black shirt, black shorts, and black socks

Before playing with the typical checkered shirt, Sabadell used vertical stripes. The club changed its shirt to blue and white squares in a match against Terrassa FC in 1913.

History

Name evolution

  • Centre d'Esports de Sabadell (1903-1910)
  • Centre d'Esports Sabadell Foot-ball Club (1910-1941)
  • Centro de Deportes Sabadell Club de Fútbol (1941-1975)
  • Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club (1975-1992)
  • Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club, S.A.E. (1992-present)

History

Beginnings

In 1901, Joan Saus and a group of youngsters from the Sabadell Catalan Centre founded Centre d'Esports Sabadell, which became fully legalized on 5 June 1906. The club's first games were held in a grass field at Prat de Sant Oleguer but, on 3 June of that year, a stadium in the Creu Alta District was inaugurated, in a game against "Team X" from Barcelona, later known as RCD Espanyol. On 6 August 1912, the first game under floodlights in Spain was played in the same venue against Universitari, a club also from Barcelona.

Spanish Cup Final

Sabadell vs Sevilla, 1935 Copa del Rey final

In 1933–34, the club won its first major trophy, the Catalan Football Championship, which allowed the winner to participate in the Copa del Presidente de la República. During the former tournament, it won 15 games and drew once, reaching the latter's final in the following season, losing 0–3 to Sevilla FC at the Chamartín Stadium.

First promotions to La Liga

Sabadell first competed in La Liga in the 1943–44 season, finishing ninth. It improved to fifth in 1946–47, ranking in front of Real Madrid and only four points behind champions Valencia CF, just one season after returning from Segunda División.

Fourth place and Fairs Cup participation

In 1968–69, Sabadell, guided by manager Pasieguito, finished a best-ever fourth as the top flight already consisted of 16 clubs. José Luis Garzón was the top scorer of the team with 9 goals. Subsequently, it competed in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, losing to Club Brugge K.V. of Belgium in the first round (3–5 on aggregate). Sabadell won 2–0 at home in the first leg, with Pedro Zaballa scoring the first-ever goal of the club in a European competition and Cristo adding the second in the last minutes of the game. A 5–1 defeat in Brugge, with Josep Palau[es] scoring the away goal, ended the dream. In 1972, a seven-year ran in the top division came to an end, as the Arlequinats were relegated after finishing dead last.

Last time in the top tier

On 18 May 1986, Sabadell returned to Primera División after defeating Atlético Madrileño 2–0 at home with goals from Joaquín Villa[es] and Nacho. The team, which finished runner-up in 1985-86 Segunda División, was guided by manager Pedro Mari Uribarri and was captained by homegrown midfielder Lino Gutiérrez. The following season, the team survived in the first tier after succeeding in a dramatic relegation group in the 1986-87 La Liga managed by former goalkeeper and legend Pepe Martínez[es], the player with most games in Primera División in the club's history. Martínez was sacked on 2 November 1987 and was replaced by Antonio de la Cruz, who could not keep the team in the top division. Relegation to Segunda División was confirmed on 22 May 1988 after losing 2–0 in San Mamés against Athletic Club and finishing second from bottom. Four months before, in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals first-leg, Sabadell had produced one of its most famous games ever after a dramatic comeback against Real Madrid in the second half. The Spanish giants were two goals ahead at half time, but Jordi Vinyals, Josep Maria Sala and Josep Villarroya[es] scored in the second half to seal a memorable win. In the return leg at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid won 2–0 in the extra-time.

18 years outside of professional leagues

CE Sabadell became a public limited sports company in 1991, being relegated to Segunda División B two years later, and immediately to Tercera División following severe economic problems. After achieving promotion in 1994 with a very young team guided by manager Antonio Jaurrieta, the club spent the following seventeen years in the third level (with the exception of 2006–07 in the fourth). In that dark period, there were only three highlights, two of them with manager Pere Valentí Mora in charge: the 1999-2000 Copa Federación de España title against the reserve team of Elche CF and a third-place finish the following season which allowed the team to play in the play-offs, with hopes of promotion to the second tier ended after a home defeat against Burgos CF. The third one was another unsuccessful promotion play-off after the team finished fourth in the 2008–09 Segunda División B. This time, the dream was over after a controversial game against Real Unión de Irún. Ramón Moya, who had also been the manager in the return to Segunda B two seasons before, narrowly missed a second promotion with the club.

Return to second tier and Japanese takeover

In the 2010–11 season, Sabadell, managed by Lluís Carreras, won its group in the regular season. In the playoffs, the team drew both games against SD Eibar, but was eventually promoted on the away goals rule following the 1–1 score at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium with Marc Fernández scoring the historic goal, returning to the professional divisions after 18 years. Three young players who were loaned by other Catalan clubs, winger Isaac Cuenca, midfielder Juanjo Ciércoles and striker Hiroshi Ibusuki, had a big impact in the successful campaign. It was the second promotion for goalkeeper David de Navas, who signed for the club when it was in the fourth tier in 2007.

Sabadell struggled in their return to the second level finishing in 19th place, being the first side in the relegation zone. However, they were spared when Villarreal CF dropped down a division in the top flight, which led to the automatic relegation of its reserve team Villarreal CF B. Sabadell finished second level as 16th in 2012–13 season, with Carreras departing at the end of the campaign. Manu Lanzarote, who finished the league with 14 goals and 11 assists in 37 games, also left the club and was signed by RCD Espanyol. The announcement was made four months before the end of the season.

In the summer of 2013, the Japanese owners signed Sotan Tanabe and made an agreement with FC Tokyo. A pre-season tour was made in Japan, even playing a friendly against FC Tokyo in the Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka which ended in a 2–2 draw. Businessman Keisuke Sakamoto, who had bought the club one year before, was named president on 30 July 2013 replacing Joan Soteras[ca], who had achieved two promotions in his seven years in front of the club. The season started badly, with new manager Javi Salamero sacked in November. He was replaced by his assistant, Miquel Olmo, and the team finished the season in 10th place, the best final position in the second tier since 1992. Aníbal Zurdo scored 18 league goals and was signed by Mexican side Cruz Azul.

The following season was much more difficult, with Olmo sacked in November and his successor Álex García winning only one of his nine league games in charge. Although the team improved with the appointment of Juan Carlos Mandiá and the return of Aníbal Zurdo on loan, Sabadell finished in the 21st place and was relegated to the third level after 4 years.

Back in the third tier and ownership changes

Sabadell had a lot of financial problems after the relegation to Segunda B. Sakamoto sold the club to Aragón-based company Viacron in 2015, with Antoni Reguant becoming president. The best sporting achievement of these years was winning the 2015-16 Copa Catalunya, defeating FC Barcelona B in the final in the Nova Creu Alta with goals from Sandro Toscano and Ernest Forgas.

Esteve Calzada, a former member of FC Barcelona board and a marketing expert, bought the club in 2017. Financial difficulties meant that from 2017 to 2019 the club was more concerned with relegation avoidance than real hopes of promotion. In August 2019, the club announced an historical agreement with a group of international investors (led by Pau Morilla-Giner), whereby this Group would both bail out the club and achieve majority ownership through periodic capital infusions over the following three years to guarantee institutional stability and financial resources to achieve sustainable success.

The Hidalgo years: promotion in Marbella and relegation in Miranda

Former captain Antonio Hidalgo saved the club from relegation to the fourth tier after he was appointed as the new manager with seven games remaining of the season 2018-19 and led the team to promotion to Segunda División in July 2020 by beating Barcelona B 2–1 in the Segunda División B play-offs final after five-years in third division with goals from Aleix Coch and Néstor Querol.

The team was immediately relegated in the following 2020–21 season by the narrow margin of one single point after results in the last matchday were not favourable in spite of Sabadell winning 0-2 in Miranda de Ebro against CD Mirandés and joined the newly created 1a RFEF Division. Hidalgo was sacked after a poor start of the new season , and the team missed the play-offs in the last matchday after the improvement made by new manager Pedro Munitis.

Financial difficulties and relegation to the fourth tier

In June, Calzada announced that investment would be much lower in the 2022–23 season and Munitis departed the club, with former FC Barcelona player Gabri named as his replacement. He was sacked on 19 December 2022 with the team in 18th place. Assistant coach Miki Lladó, who previously had been in charge of the youth teams of the club, was named manager. He led the team to a 10th-place finish in 2022–23 Primera Federación earning 32 points in his 21 games in charge and was offered a new one-year contract in the summer. Talented young players such as Pau Víctor, Sergi Altimira and Álex Sala contributed to survival.

Before the beginning of the 2023-24 season, Chairman Esteve Calzada resigned and was replaced on 12 June 2023 by board member Pau Morilla-Giner. The new season started badly and Lladó was sacked on 10 October 2023 after collecting only seven points in the first seven league games of the 2023–24 season. He was replaced by his assistant Gerard Bofill, who could not achieve a single point in six games and was fired with the team in the bottom of the table. The team improved with the signing of manager Óscar Cano and sporting director Carlos Rosende, but was relegated to Segunda Federacion after failing to win the last game away against CD Lugo on 25 May 2024.

Rothstein takeover and promotion back to the third tier

Some weeks before the end of the 2023-24 season, Chairman Morilla-Giner found a new ownership group led by venture capitalist Adam Rothstein. Despite the relegation, Rothstein stayed loyal to his word and the club was able to form a competitive team to try to go back to Primera Federación.

At the end of the 2024–25 season, the team, guided by manager David Movilla, achieved promotion to Primera RFEF via a successful playoff run defeating SD Eibar B in the semifinal and UCAM Murcia CF in the final after finishing fourth in the league. Movilla had replaced the sacked David Català on 20 January 2025. Youngster Javi Morcillo played a key role in the second half of the season before he was sold to Atlético de Madrid in the summer.

Despite achieving promotion, Movilla's contract was not extended and on 23 June 2025 Ferran Costa was appointed manager of the team signing a two-year contract.

Season to season

Sabadell before game against Eibar (2010)
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1930–31 3 3ª 2nd Second round 1931–32 3 3ª 1st 1932–33 3 3ª 2nd 1933–34 2 2ª 9th First round 1934–35 2 2ª 2nd Runner-up 1935–36 2 2ª 5th 1939–40 2 2ª 2nd 1940–41 2 2ª 9th First round 1941–42 2 2ª 1st First round 1942–43 2 2ª 2nd First round 1943–44 1 1ª 9th Quarter-finals 1944–45 1 1ª 13th First round 1945–46 2 2ª 1st First round 1946–47 1 1ª 5th Quarter-finals 1947–48 1 1ª 12th Sixth round 1948–49 1 1ª 14th Fourth round 1949–50 2 2ª 6th Second round 1950–51 2 2ª 3rd 1951–52 2 2ª 4th 1952–53 2 2ª 11th First roundSeason Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1953–54 2 2ª 6th 1954–55 2 2ª 10th 1955–56 2 2ª 5th 1956–57 2 2ª 2nd 1957–58 2 2ª 2nd 1958–59 2 2ª 2nd First round 1959–60 2 2ª 7th Second round 1960–61 2 2ª 6th First round 1961–62 2 2ª 8th Second round 1962–63 2 2ª 16th First round 1963–64 3 3ª 1st 1964–65 2 2ª 2nd First round 1965–66 1 1ª 14th Quarter-finals 1966–67 1 1ª 8th Second round 1967–68 1 1ª 12th Second round 1968–69 1 1ª 4th First round 1969–70 1 1ª 13th Quarter-finals 1970–71 1 1ª 13th Fifth round 1971–72 1 1ª 18th Fourth round 1972–73 2 2ª 12th Fifth round
1930–3133ª2ndSecond round
1931–3233ª1st
1932–3333ª2nd
1933–3422ª9thFirst round
1934–3522ª2ndRunner-up
1935–3622ª5th
1939–4022ª2nd
1940–4122ª9thFirst round
1941–4222ª1stFirst round
1942–4322ª2ndFirst round
1943–4411ª9thQuarter-finals
1944–4511ª13thFirst round
1945–4622ª1stFirst round
1946–4711ª5thQuarter-finals
1947–4811ª12thSixth round
1948–4911ª14thFourth round
1949–5022ª6thSecond round
1950–5122ª3rd
1951–5222ª4th
1952–5322ª11thFirst round
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1953–5422ª6th
1954–5522ª10th
1955–5622ª5th
1956–5722ª2nd
1957–5822ª2nd
1958–5922ª2ndFirst round
1959–6022ª7thSecond round
1960–6122ª6thFirst round
1961–6222ª8thSecond round
1962–6322ª16thFirst round
1963–6433ª1st
1964–6522ª2ndFirst round
1965–6611ª14thQuarter-finals
1966–6711ª8thSecond round
1967–6811ª12thSecond round
1968–6911ª4thFirst round
1969–7011ª13thQuarter-finals
1970–7111ª13thFifth round
1971–7211ª18thFourth round
1972–7322ª12thFifth round
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1973–74 2 2ª 15th Round of 16 1974–75 2 2ª 19th Fourth round 1975–76 3 3ª 6th Second round 1976–77 3 3ª 1st First round 1977–78 2 2ª 6th Fourth round 1978–79 2 2ª 12th First round 1979–80 2 2ª 6th Fourth round 1980–81 2 2ª 7th Second round 1981–82 2 2ª 11th Second round 1982–83 2 2ª 18th Second round 1983–84 3 2ª B 1st Fourth round 1984–85 2 2ª 4th Round of 16 1985–86 2 2ª 2nd Quarter-finals 1986–87 1 1ª 15th Third round 1987–88 1 1ª 19th Quarter-finals 1988–89 2 2ª 13th Fourth round 1989–90 2 2ª 7th Round of 16 1990–91 2 2ª 12th Fourth round 1991–92 2 2ª 9th Fourth round 1992–93 2 2ª 20th Fifth roundSeason Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1993–94 4 3ª 1st First round 1994–95 3 2ª B 11th Second round 1995–96 3 2ª B 16th DNP 1996–97 3 2ª B 11th DNP 1997–98 3 2ª B 11th DNP 1998–99 3 2ª B 7th DNP 1999–2000 3 2ª B 13th DNP 2000–01 3 2ª B 3rd DNP 2001–02 3 2ª B 14th Preliminary 2002–03 3 2ª B 7th DNP 2003–04 3 2ª B 16th Round of 64 2004–05 3 2ª B 13th DNP 2005–06 3 2ª B 18th DNP 2006–07 4 3ª 3rd DNP 2007–08 3 2ª B 14th DNP 2008–09 3 2ª B 4th DNP 2009–10 3 2ª B 10th Second round 2010–11 3 2ª B 1st DNP 2011–12 2 2ª 19th Second round 2012–13 2 2ª 16th Third round
1973–7422ª15thRound of 16
1974–7522ª19thFourth round
1975–7633ª6thSecond round
1976–7733ª1stFirst round
1977–7822ª6thFourth round
1978–7922ª12thFirst round
1979–8022ª6thFourth round
1980–8122ª7thSecond round
1981–8222ª11thSecond round
1982–8322ª18thSecond round
1983–8432ª B1stFourth round
1984–8522ª4thRound of 16
1985–8622ª2ndQuarter-finals
1986–8711ª15thThird round
1987–8811ª19thQuarter-finals
1988–8922ª13thFourth round
1989–9022ª7thRound of 16
1990–9122ª12thFourth round
1991–9222ª9thFourth round
1992–9322ª20thFifth round
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1993–9443ª1stFirst round
1994–9532ª B11thSecond round
1995–9632ª B16thDNP
1996–9732ª B11thDNP
1997–9832ª B11thDNP
1998–9932ª B7thDNP
1999–200032ª B13thDNP
2000–0132ª B3rdDNP
2001–0232ª B14thPreliminary
2002–0332ª B7thDNP
2003–0432ª B16thRound of 64
2004–0532ª B13thDNP
2005–0632ª B18thDNP
2006–0743ª3rdDNP
2007–0832ª B14thDNP
2008–0932ª B4thDNP
2009–1032ª B10thSecond round
2010–1132ª B1stDNP
2011–1222ª19thSecond round
2012–1322ª16thThird round
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2013–14 2 2ª 10th Second round 2014–15 2 2ª 21st Round of 32 2015–16 3 2ª B 7th First round 2016–17 3 2ª B 15th DNP 2017–18 3 2ª B 12th DNP 2018–19 3 2ª B 12th DNP 2019–20 3 2ª B 3rd DNP 2020–21 2 2ª 19th Second round 2021–22 3 1ª RFEF 8th First round 2022–23 3 1ª Fed. 10th DNP 2023–24 3 1ª Fed. 16th DNP 2024–25 4 2ª Fed. 4th DNP 2025–26 3 1ª Fed. Second round
2013–1422ª10thSecond round
2014–1522ª21stRound of 32
2015–1632ª B7thFirst round
2016–1732ª B15thDNP
2017–1832ª B12thDNP
2018–1932ª B12thDNP
2019–2032ª B3rdDNP
2020–2122ª19thSecond round
2021–2231ª RFEF8thFirst round
2022–2331ª Fed.10thDNP
2023–2431ª Fed.16thDNP
2024–2542ª Fed.4thDNP
2025–2631ª Fed.Second round

European record

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubScore
1969–70Inter-Cities Fairs Cup1stBelgiumClub Brugge2–0, 1–5

Players

First-team squad

As of 22 February 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.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK ESP Diego Fuoli 2 DF ESP Carlos Alemán 3 DF ESP Genar Fornés 4 DF ESP Carlos García-Die 5 MF BRA Arthur Bonaldo 6 MF ESP Jan Molina 7 FW ESP Ton Ripoll 8 MF ESP Xavi Moreno 9 FW ESP Rodrigo Escudero 10 FW ESP Miguelete 11 FW ESP Rubén Martínez 13 GK ESP José Ortega 14 DF ESP David Astals (on loan from Ibiza)No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF ESP Kaiser 16 FW ESP Alan Godoy 17 FW ARG Agustín Coscia 18 FW ESP Jordi Ortega 19 FW ESP Javi López-Pinto 20 MF ESP Urri 21 DF ESP Sergi Segura 22 MF NGA Quadri Liameed 23 MF ESP Joel Priego 24 MF ESP Eneko Aguilar 25 GK ESP Nil Ruiz 26 MF ESP Tito Tolosa 31 DF ESP Alonso Zamora 34 FW ESP Fran Rivera
1GKESPDiego Fuoli
2DFESPCarlos Alemán
3DFESPGenar Fornés
4DFESPCarlos García-Die
5MFBRAArthur Bonaldo
6MFESPJan Molina
7FWESPTon Ripoll
8MFESPXavi Moreno
9FWESPRodrigo Escudero
10FWESPMiguelete
11FWESPRubén Martínez
13GKESPJosé Ortega
14DFESPDavid Astals (on loan from Ibiza)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15DFESPKaiser
16FWESPAlan Godoy
17FWARGAgustín Coscia
18FWESPJordi Ortega
19FWESPJavi López-Pinto
20MFESPUrri
21DFESPSergi Segura
22MFNGAQuadri Liameed
23MFESPJoel Priego
24MFESPEneko Aguilar
25GKESPNil Ruiz
26MFESPTito Tolosa
31DFESPAlonso Zamora
34FWESPFran Rivera

Youth players

Honours

National competitions

Regional competitions

Friendly competitions

  • Torneig Nostra Catalunya Winners (4): 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989

Former players

Most appearances in La Liga

Most goals in La Liga

Former coaches

1912–1912: Spain Pepe Rodríguez 1924–1925: England Bernard Travers 1933–1935: Spain Joan Tena 1941–1942: Spain José Luis Zabala 1942–1943: Spain Joan Armet Kinké 1943–1945: Spain Pere Solé 1945–1947: Spain Vicenç Gràcia 1947–1948: Spain Antoni Sangüesa 1948–1948: Spain Emili Vidal 1949–1950: Spain Josep Argemí 1950–1950: Spain Vicenç Gràcia 1950–1951: Spain Amadeu Navarra 1951–1952: Spain Josep Escolà 1952–1952: Spain Vicenç Gràcia 1952–1953: Spain Lluís Miró 1953–1953: Spain Antoni Sangüesa 1953–1955: Croatia Zvonimir Monsider 1955–1956: Spain Vicenç Gràcia 1956–1958: Spain Juanito Ochoa 1958–1958: Hungary Elemér Berkessy 1958–1959: Spain Juan Zambudio Velasco 1959–1959: Spain Patrocinio Ramon Patro 1960–1960: Spain Juan Zambudio Velasco 1960–1961: Romania Nicolae Simatoc 1961–1961: Spain Vicenç Gràcia 1961–1961: Spain Ernest Pons 1961–1962: Spain Antoni Sangüesa 1962–1962: Spain Juan Casariego 1962–1964: Spain Juan Ramón Santiago1964–1972: Spain Bernardino Pérez Pasieguito 1972–1972: Spain Enrique Orizaola 1972–1974: Spain Antonio Jaurrieta 1974–1974: Brazil Otto Bumbel 1974–1974: Spain Albert Arnal 1974–1975: Spain Gustau Biosca 1975–1976: Spain Antonio Jaurrieta 1976–1980: Spain Pepe Martínez 1980–1981: Spain José Luis Romero 1981–1982: Spain Manuel Polinario Poli 1982–1983: Spain Julià Garcia 1983–1983: Spain Antonio Jaurrieta 1983–1984: Spain Salvador Cadena 1984–1984: Spain Vicenç Dauder 1984–1985: Spain Bernardino Pérez Pasieguito 1985–1987: Spain Pedro Mari Uribarri 1987–1988: Spain Pepe Martínez 1988–1988: Spain Toño de la Cruz 1988–1989: Spain José Luis Romero 1989–1990: Spain Lluís Pujol 1990–1991: Spain José Antonio Naya 1991–1991: Spain Julià Garcia 1991–1991: Spain Luis García Luiche 1991–1992: Spain Antoni Olmo 1992–1992: Spain Pepe Martínez 1992–1993: Spain Pedro Mari Uribarri 1993–1994: Spain Antonio Jaurrieta 1994–1995: Spain José Luis Romero 1995–1999: Spain Paco Garcia Llamas1999–1999: Spain Pedro Mari Uribarri 1999–1999: Spain Luis Miguel Gail 1999–2002: Spain Pere Valentí Mora 2002–2004: SpainRoberto Elvira 2004–2005: Spain Joan Francesc Ferrer Rubi 2005–2005: Spain Pere Valentí Mora 2005–2006: Spain José Luis Montes 2006–2006: Spain Jaume Bonet 2006–2006: Spain Manolo Fernández 2006–2009: Spain Ramon Moya 2009–2010: Spain David Pirri 2010–2013: Spain Lluís Carreras 2013–2013: Spain Javi Salamero 2013–2014: Spain Miquel Olmo 2014–2015: Spain Álex García 2015–2015: Spain Juan Carlos Mandiá 2015–2016: Spain Miguel Álvarez Jurado 2016–2017: Spain José Solivelles 2017: Spain Guillermo Fernández Romo 2017–2019: Spain Toni Seligrat 2019-2019: Spain Kiko Ramírez 2019-2021: Spain Antonio Hidalgo 2021–2022: Spain Pedro Munitis 2022–2022: Spain Gabri 2022–2023: Spain Miki Lladó 2023: Spain Gerard Bofill 2023–2024: Spain Óscar Cano 2024–2025: Spain David Català 2025–2025: Spain David Movilla 2025–: Spain Ferran Costa

Club Presidents

  • Joan Grau (1906–1910)
  • Felip Davi (1910–1911)
  • Joan Saus (1911–1923)
  • Emili Moragas (1923–1929)
  • Valentí Gorina (1929–1930)
  • Antoni Tamburini (1930–1933)
  • Josep Maria Marcet (1933–1934)
  • Josep Bofarull (1934–1935)
  • Josep Maria Marcet (1935–1939)
  • Antoni Tamburini (1939)
  • Josep Maria Marcet (1939–1942)
  • Pau Maria Llonch (1945–1946)
  • Miquel Sala (1946–1949)
  • Pau Maria Llonch (1949–1951)
  • Josep Maria Marcet (1951–1952)
  • Pere Fontanet (1952)
  • Josep Maria Marcet (1952–1953)
  • Joan Ricart (1953–1955)
  • Ricard Rosson (1955–1958)
  • Antoni Altarriba (1958–1961)
  • Ramiro Fernández (1961–1963)
  • Josep Bargalló (1963)
  • Antoni Llonch (1963–1965)
  • Ricard Rosson (1965–1973)
  • Francesc Marlasca (1973–1974)
  • Joaquim Hors (1974–1975)
  • Francesc Valldeperas (1975–1983)
  • Rafael Arroyos (1983–1987)
  • Alfred Besonias (1987–1991)
  • Josep Miquel Sanmiquel (1991)
  • Rafael Arroyos (1991–1993)
  • Francesc Soldevilla (1993–1994)
  • Joan Soteras (1994–1996)
  • Eugeni Sánchez (1996)
  • Joan Puig (1996)
  • Miquel Arroyos (1996–2002)
  • Francisco González Cano (2002–2004)
  • Josep Manel Piedrafita (2004–2005)
  • Antonio Larrosa (2005–2006)
  • Joan Soteras (2006–2013)
  • Keisuke Sakamoto (2013–2015)
  • Antoni Reguant (2015–2018)
  • Esteve Calzada (2018–2023)
  • Pau Morilla-Giner (2023–present)

Stadium

Sabadell plays home games at Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta. Inaugurated on 20 August 1967 with a 1–0 win against FC Barcelona, it has a capacity of 11,908 spectators.

Supporters

The club has multiple supporter groups. Most groups have activities related to the social life of the members. For example, THE WALKING ARLEKIN CLUB has walking excursions during the season, usually before matches. There are also groups like Honor 1903, La Força Arlequinada and Supporters Gol Nord, that focus more on the encouragement of the team, before, during and after the matches. Most of those groups usually concentrate in the northern stand at the Nova Creu Alta.[citation needed]

The club used to have a fan club called Hooligans Vallès. They used to be a far right-wing group which was established in 1993. In 2011, the group was disbanded as an official supporter group. In 2016, an unofficial Hebrew supporter group was created, under the name CE Sabadell Hebreu - סבאדל בעברית. The group provides news about the club in its Facebook and Twitter pages, for Israeli and other Hebrew-speaking fans.[citation needed]

The fans have good relations with Bristol Rovers, which initially began due to several Rovers fans noticing that the local club had the same colours. They also have a friendship with Gerunda Sud of Girona FC, and rivalries with Desperdicis of UE Sant Andreu, Penya Sport of Palamos CF and Rudes Lleida of Lleida Esportiu.

See also

Bibliography

  • Fité, Joaquim (2011). Centre d'Esports Sabadell. El club de mi vida [Centre d'Esports Sabadell. The club of my life] (in Spanish). Sabadell: Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club. DL B 22588-2011.
  • Padilla, Toni (2024). Mala Piel [Bad Skin]. Hooligans Ilustrados (in Spanish). Madrid: Libros del K.O. ISBN 978-84-19119-58-2. DL M 4147-2024.

External links

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