CD Castellón
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Castellón | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1922 (1916 - as Cervantes Fútbol Club) |
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| Ground | Nou Castalia, Castellón, Land of Valencia, Spain (Capacity: 18,000) |
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| Chairman |  Jose Laparra |
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| Manager | Abel Resino |
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| League | Segunda División | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Segunda División 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club Deportivo Castellón is a Spanish football team formed in 1922 and based in Castellón. They will play the 2008-09 season in the Segunda División. They are based in the city of Castellón in the Valencian Community. They play in the Nou Castalia Stadium which has a capacity of 16,000.
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[edit] History
Football first appeared in the town in 1911 and after a period of time under the headings of "Deportivo", "Castalia", "Gimnástico", "Cultural" and "Cervantes", Club Deportivo Castellón was founded on 22 July 1922.
The club has periodically featured in La Liga, finishing 5th in 1972/1973 and a Cup final appearance with a team featuring Vicente Del Bosque who later moved to Real Madrid.
In 1991, 29 August, in an extraordinary assembly, the conversion of the Club to S.A.D was approved.
In 2004-05 season, CD Castellon played in Segunda División B finishing 4th. In the promotion playoff they won the two matches and were therefore promoted to the Second Division.
[edit] Honours
- 11 seasons in La Liga
- Runners-Up of King's Cup: 1973
- 37 seasons in Segunda División
- 12 seasons in Segunda División B
- 13 seasons in Tercera División
- Campeonato de Valencia: 2
- 1928-29, 1929-30
- Copa de la Liga (Segunda División): 1
- 1983-84
- Segunda División: 3
- 1940-41, 1980-81, 1988-89
- Segunda División B: 1
- 2004-05
- Tercera División: 6
- 1929-30, 1952-53, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1968-69
[edit] Current squad
The numbers are established according to the official website:www.cdcastellon.com and www.lfp.es
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[edit] Statistics 2007/08
| Segunda División | Position | Pts | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| CD Castellon | 5 | 61 | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 37 |
- Top Scorers:
- Tabares - 9 goals
- Arana - 6 goals
- Perico - 5 goals
- Top Goalkeepers
- Carlos Sánchez - 27 goals in 33 Matches
- Javier Oliva - 10 goals in 9 Matches
[edit] Famous players
see also Cat:CD Castellón footballers
[edit] External links
- CD Castellón Official Website
- Pam Pam Orellut CD Castellón Unofficial Website
- La mejor peña albinegra del mundo. Supporters CD Castellón.Pam Pam Orellut
