Extremadura Unión Deportiva Femenino, formerly known as CF Puebla Extremadura and later as Extremadura Femenino CF, was a Spanish women football club from
Almendralejo
Almendralejo () is a town in the Province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. It is situated 45 km south-east of Badajoz, on the main road and rail route between Mérida and Seville. , it has a population of 33,975. It was the site of a battle a ...
.
History
Extremadura Femenino was founded in
Puebla de la Calzada
Puebla de la Calzada is a Spanish municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura
Extremadura (; ext, Estremaúra; pt, Estremadura; Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is an autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, and its la ...
,
Badajoz
Badajoz (; formerly written ''Badajos'' in English) is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana. The population ...
in 1995 as Club de Fútbol Femenino Puebla. It won the
national championship
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...
in 2000, beating
AD Torrejón
Agrupación Deportiva Torrejón was a football club based in Torrejón de Ardoz, Community of Madrid. The club came to play 6 seasons in Segunda División B. AD Torrejón disappears in 2002 when merges with Torrejón CF to form the current AD Tor ...
in the final, and it was the runner-up in 1999 in 2002, second to
CD Oroquieta and
Levante UD
Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (, ca-valencia, Llevant Unió Esportiva ) is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community.
Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante ...
. CFF Puebla also reached the
national cup The English National Cup is an annual basketball knock-out competition held between professional, semi-professional and amateur teams from the various divisions of the National Basketball League. For most of the competition's history, the draw has ...
's final in 2001 and 2005, but lost both times to Levante.
Also known as Club Irex Puebla for sponsorship reasons from 2005, the team gradually declined through the 2000s, and suffering from financial strain in 2008 it merged with
AD Las Mercedes to form Extremadura FCF, moving to Almendralejo. In the 2008–09 season the team collapsed, ending second to last in the table and being thus relegated. With the championship's expansion for the following season Extremadura applied for a place in 2009 and 2010, but it was denied it both times. Several of its former players played in the premier championship for
SPC Llanos de Olivenza, which took its place as
Extremadura
Extremadura (; ext, Estremaúra; pt, Estremadura; Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is an autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central-western part of the Iberian Peninsula, it ...
's powerhouse.
On 15 July 2017, Extremadura Femenino would be integrated into the structure of
Extremadura UD
Extremadura Unión Deportiva was a Spanish football team based in Almendralejo, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 2007, it last played in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio Francisco de la He ...
.
In 2020, the partnership ended and the club returned to their previous name of ''Extremadura Femenino CF''.
Season by season
Current squad
Honours
As Puebla
*
División de Honor (1)
** 2000
References
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External links
Official website
Women's football clubs in Spain
Association football clubs established in 1995
Football clubs in Extremadura
Extremadura UD