Gijón Fútbol Femenino is a Spanish women's football club from

Gijón Gijón () or () is a city and municipality in north-western Spain. It is the largest city and municipality by population in the autonomous community of Asturias. It is located on the coast of the Cantabrian Sea in the Bay of Biscay, in the cent ...

established in 2000. As part of an agreement, the club acts ''de facto'' as

UC Ceares Unión Club Ceares is a Spanish football team based in the neighbourhood of Ceares, Gijón, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1946, it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at ''Campo de La Cruz'', whic ...

's women's football section.

History

Gijón Fútbol Femenino was founded in 2000 by a group of sixteen women who disagreed with the work of their respective clubs in women's football. In its first season the club played in Regional league of Asturias and promoted to Segunda División by winning all its games played. After topping its group of Segunda División for three consecutive seasons, Gijón FF promoted to the Superliga in 2005, after beating

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and

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in the promotion play-offs. In the debut at Superliga, Gijón ended last setting a negative record with one draw and 23 losses, and it was relegated. The team gradually declined in subsequent years until it was relegated from Segunda División to the Regional League in 2015. In that year 2015, Gijón FF signed a collaboration agreement with

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 ...

club

, for sharing La Cruz stadium and to create a youth academy for boys and girls. One year after its relegation, Gijón FF promoted again to Segunda División and avoided the relegation in its coming-back season.

Season by season

References

External links

Gijón FF history at UC Ceares website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gijon FF Women's football clubs in Spain Association football clubs established in 2000 Sport in Gijón 2000 establishments in Spain Football clubs in Asturias