Racing de Ferrol
| Full name | Racing Club de Ferrol, S.A.D. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Os Departamentais Os Diaños Verdes (The Green Devils) | ||
| Founded | 1919 | ||
| Ground | A Malata | ||
| Capacity | 12,042 | ||
| Chairman |  Isidro Silveira Cameselle | ||
| Manager | Luis Míguez Iglesias | ||
| League | 2ªB - Group 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | 2ªB - Group 1, 7th | ||
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Racing Club de Ferrol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team from the city of Ferrol, Galicia near the port of A Coruña, in north-western Spain.
The colours of the club have always been green shirts with white shorts, though during the early years of existence they used to have green and white shirts with vertical bands. Racing de Ferrol has played most of its existence in the Spanish second division, although they have descended to as low as the fourth level.
History
The history of football in Ferrol is associated to the shipbuilding yards, workshops, foundries and dry docks and the British technical advisors,[1][2][3] hired to work locally who used to play against existing teams. During the late 1800s and early 1900s there were different football teams organized in Ferrol, though only one of them has survived, and as a result of an amalgamation of some other previous teams.
Racing Ferrol Football Club traces its origins back to June 1919, when the final team as it stands today was finally established. These days they play in the Spanish Segunda División B.
In 2006-07, the club gained promotion to the second level in the playoffs, with a 2-1 aggregate victory over Alicante CF. In the season 2007-08 season they were again relegated to the third level.
Current squad
As of November 2009.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Seasons
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- 34 seasons in Segunda División
- 19 seasons in Segunda División B
- 23 seasons in Tercera División
Honours
Regional
- Campeonato de Galicia
- Winners (3): 1928-29, 1937-38, 1938-39[4]
Domestic
- Copa del Rey
- Runner-up (1): 1939
- Segunda División B
- Promotion: 1999-00, 2006-07
Statistics 2007-08
| Segunda División | Position | Pts | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| Racing de Ferrol | 19 | 50 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 51 |
- Top Scorers:
- Jonathan Pereira - 10 goals
- Álvaro - 6 goals
- Charpenet - 4 goals
- Top Goalkeepers:
- Piña - 51 goals In 41 matches
Stadiums
Estadio de la Malata holds 12,042 and was built in 1993. The pitch dimensions are 105 x 68 metres.
Racing have used three main stadiums over the years, starting with Campo de Futbol Inferniño, which was utilized until a move to Estadio Manuel Rivera in 1954 took place. This was an oval shaped enclosure with a single cantilever stand. In the 1970s, a cover was erected over the popular terrace.
In 1993 the metropolitan area of Ferrol built Estadio de la Malata to the west of the town, near the valley of Serantes. The total cost of the development was 1700 million pesetas. The first match there played was on 18 April 1993, in a 3-2 win over Atlético Madrid B. The official inauguration took place on 29 August, in a triangular tournament featuring the home side and neighbours Celta de Vigo and Deportivo La Coruña.
Famous players
see also Category:Racing de Ferrol footballers
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References
- ^ "SPANISH NAVY: Huge Contract in British Hands" (1909) The Manchester Guardian, 1st February 1909, Page 12: Manchester <<... Vickers, Armstrong and Brown... it has been determined to put down a new shipyard at Ferrol in Spain... Mr A J Campbell... has been appointed manager of the Ferrol yard... Mr Peter Muir ... has been appointed assistant manager. A considerable number of expert shipbuilders have sign on to go to Spain... there is a reason to believe that employment will be found to some hundreds of British shipbuilders, engineers, electricians, and other tradesmen in the new Spanish yard for several years to come.>> Template:En icon
- ^ "British Vice-Consulate at Ferrol": General Correspondence FO 63/1041. The National Archives - Official Web-site Template:En icon
- ^ "British Vice-Consulate at Ferrol": General Correspondence FO 72/1689. The National Archives - Official Web-site Template:En icon
- ^ Spain - List of Champions of Galicia