Asociación Deportiva Ceuta was a
Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of
Ceuta
Ceuta (, , ; ar, سَبْتَة, Sabtah) is a Spanish autonomous city on the north coast of Africa.
Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of several Spanish territorie ...
. Founded in 1996, its last season was 2011–12 in
Segunda División B, holding home matches at ''
Estadio Alfonso Murube'', with a capacity of 6,500.
History
''Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta'', another team from
the city, was founded in 1972 and folded in 1991. The club played once in the ''
Segunda División'', in
1980–81.
In 1997 ''Asociación Deportiva Ceuta'' was born, reaching the
third level
Tertiary education, also referred to as third-level, third-stage or post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank, for example, defines tertiary education as including univers ...
in only two years; in its first decades of existence, it appeared – without success – in five second division promotion play-offs.
On 1 July 2012, Ceuta was relegated to the
Tercera División
Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the '' Segunda División'', and the semi-professional '' Segunda ...
for unpaid wages to its players.
After 2011–12 season, the club was administratively relegated to Regional Preferente de Ceuta due to unpaid wages from the previous season. Shortly after, club was disbanded with a €600,000 total debt.
Been a year since AD Ceuta was wound up
Ceuta Deportiva, 30 June 2013 In 2013, a new club called ''Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club'' was founded to inherit the club's history.
Club background
*''Asociación Deportiva Ceuta'' — (1997–2012)''
Other clubs from Ceuta
*''Ceuta Sport Club'' — (1932-56); renamed in 1941 to ''Sociedad Deportiva Ceuta''
*'' Sociedad Deportiva Ceuta'' — (1941-56); in 1956 merged with the Spanish elements of Club Atlético Tetuán to form '' Club Atlético de Ceuta''
*''Club Atlético de Ceuta'' — (1956–); renamed in 2013 to ''Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club''
*''Club Deportivo Imperio de Ceuta'' — (1958–)
*'' Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta'' — ''(1969–91)''
*''Club Ceutí Atlético'' – ''(1996–97)''
*'' Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club'' — (2013–)
Rivalry
The Ceuta-Melilla derby was between Ceuta and UD Melilla. The two clubs travelled to each other via the Spanish mainland to avoid entering Morocco.
Season to season
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*14 seasons in Segunda División B
*2 seasons in Tercera División
Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the '' Segunda División'', and the semi-professional '' Segunda ...
Final squad
Famous players
See also
* AD Ceuta B, reserve team
In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players under contract to a club but who do not normally play in matches for the first team. Reserve teams often include back-up players from the first team, young players who need playing time to i ...
References
External links
Futbolme team profile
Unofficial website
Defunct football clubs in Spain
Football clubs in Ceuta
Association football clubs established in 1996
Association football clubs disestablished in 2012
1996 establishments in Spain
2012 disestablishments in Spain
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