Club Deportivo San Fernando was a Spanish football team based in San Fernando, Cádiz, in the autonomous community of

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. Founded in 1940 it was dissolved on 16 June 2009, due a

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2 million debt. The club's home ground was '' Estadio Bahía Sur'', with a capacity of 12,000 seats.

History

CD San Fernando was founded by a

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n immigrant, after a

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of three teams from the city: ''San Fernando FC'', ''Atlético San Fernando'' and ''CD Arsenal''. During the 1960s, it became one of

's most important clubs, going on to play ten straight seasons in

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the first being 1954–55 after dispatching

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in the playoffs: in 1957–58 it finished a best-ever sixth, only two points behind second-placed

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, leaving the category with a total of 426 goals scored. After years of competing mainly in

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– in 1977

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was created as the new third division – San Fernando was dissolved in 2009.Los socios del equipo azulino aprueban con el 82% de los votos refundar el club (The ''Azulino'' team's associates vote for the club's refounding, with 82% of votes in favour)
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San Fernando CD San Fernando Club Deportivo Isleño is a Spanish football team based in San Fernando, Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 2009, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at Estadio Bahía Sur ...

Season to season

---- *10 seasons in

*8 seasons in

*41 seasons in

Last squad (2008–09)

Famous players

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* José Cantón *

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* Enrique Montero *

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References

External links

Official website

Unofficial website
{{DEFAULTSORT:San Fernando Association football clubs established in 1940 Association football clubs disestablished in 2009 Defunct football clubs in Andalusia 1940 establishments in Spain 2009 disestablishments in Spain Segunda División clubs Sport in San Fernando, Cádiz