Club Deportivo Palencia Cristo Atlético is a Spanish football team based in

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, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1985, it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at ''Estadio Nueva Balastera'', with a capacity of 8,100 seats.

History

Founded in 1985, Cristo Atlético promoted for the first time to the fourth division in 2004, but could not avoid the relegation positions in its first experience. The club came back in 2009 but would not consolidate in the league 2011, when it remained in Tercera División for the first time. In 2017, Cristo Atlético qualified for the first time to the

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to Segunda División B, where after eliminating

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in the first round, was eliminated after a penalty shootout by

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Club background

*''Club Deportivo Cristo Atlético Palencia'' 1985–2017 *''Club Deportivo Palencia Cristo Atlético'' 2017–present

Stadium

Until 2012, Cristo Atlético played its games at ''Estadio Cristo del Otero'', with a pitch of artificial turf and located at the feet of the namesake monument. After moving to

Estadio Nueva Balastera Estadio Nueva Balastera is a football (soccer), football stadium in Palencia, Spain. It is the home ground of CF Palencia. The stadium holds 8,100 and was built in 2006, replacing the old Estadio La Balastera, La Balastera, built in 1943. Constr ...

in that season, Estadio Cristo del Otero is used for the youth teams of the club and for other teams from Palencia.

Season to season

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*13 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 ...

*1 season in

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References

External links

Official website

Futbolme team profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cristo Football clubs in Castile and León Association football clubs established in 1985 1985 establishments in Spain Sport in Palencia