Club Deportivo Isla Cristina were a Spanish football team based in

Isla Cristina Isla Cristina is a city and municipality located in the province of Huelva, Spain. According to the 2009 census, the city has a population of 21,324 inhabitants. Isla Cristina remains one of the most important fishing ports in Andalusia, its c ...

, in the autonomous community of

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a ...

. Founded in 1934 and dissolved in 1999, they played their home matches at ''

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'', with a capacity of 5,000 people.

History

Founded in 1934, Isla Cristina played in the regional leagues until 1994, when they achieved promotion to

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 Di ...

. In the 1997 play-offs, the club achieved a first-ever promotion to

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

after leading their group. After an impressive ninth position in the 1997–98 season (which included a 4–4 aggregate victory on away goals over

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side

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA Euro ...

in the

1997–98 Copa del Rey The 1997–98 Copa del Rey was the 96th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition started on 3 September 1997 and concluded on 29 April 1998 with the final, held at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia. Format * All rounds are played ove ...

), the club had a disastrous 1998–99 campaign, which ended with just four points in 38 rounds, and a record number of seven managers during the entire season; the record of managers was only surpassed by

CD Eldense Club Deportivo Eldense is a Spanish football team based in Elda, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1921, the club plays in the Primera División RFEF – Group 2, and holds home matches at ''Estadio Nuevo Pepico Amat'', which ha ...

in 2017. Shortly after Isla Cristina's relegation, the club folded, and a new club called

Isla Cristina FC Isla or ISLA may refer to: Organizations * International Securities Lending Association, a trade association * International School of Los Angeles * International Bilingual School, later named International School of Los Angeles People * Isla ...

was founded shortly after.

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Isla Cristina Defunct football clubs in Andalusia Association football clubs established in 1934 Association football clubs disestablished in 1999 1934 establishments in Spain 1999 disestablishments in Spain