Club Deportivo Badajoz, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Badajoz, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1905, it plays in 2ªB - Group 1, holding home games at Estadio Nuevo Vivero, with a 15,200-seat capacity.
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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 and second divisions, the club achieved a consistent stay in the latter level during the 90's.
Never quite good enough to reach La Liga, 11 seasons in the second division came to an end in 2004, with relegation to Segunda División B. In 2006, Badajoz was saved from folding by the president of a junior club from the city, AD Cerro de Reyes Badajoz Atlético, who replaced them in the third level, with Badajoz falling to the fourth.
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As of 30 August 2011 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Notable players
The following players have either appeared in at least 100 professional games with the club and/or gained international status:
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CD Badajoz play at Estadio Nuevo Vivero, 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 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 has 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.
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Carlos Uriarte
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