Sociedad Deportiva Formentera is a

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team based in

Sant Francesc Xavier Sant Francesc Xavier or Sant Francesc de Formentera ( es, San Francisco) is a village and capital and largest settlement of Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain. It includes a cultural centre so visitors can learn about the village's history through ...

Formentera Formentera (, ) is the smallest and most southerly island of the Pityusic Islands group (comprising Ibiza and Formentera, as well as various small islets), which belongs to the Balearic Islands autonomous community (Spain). It covers an area of ...

in the

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. The team plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3. The club's home ground is the Estadi Municipal, which has a capacity of 500 spectators.

History

Founded in 1971, in 1979–80 the club took part in

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, ending in relegation. It also entered the year's

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, dispatching UD Porreras 3–2 on aggregate in the first round before falling 2–0 to Atlético Baleares in the second round. Formentera returned to the fourth division in 2012, after winning the regional ''Preferente''. In 2015–16, they reached the second round of the cup with a 2–1 win at

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, and a year later they reached the last 32 of the competition before a 14–2 aggregate loss to

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team and

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. In that 2016–17 season, Formentera promoted for the first time ever to the third division after defeating Alavés B in the

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. The following season, they reached again the round of 32 of the

, where they eliminated top level club

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after winning in San Mamés with a goal in the sixth minute of stoppage time; in the last 16 they were eliminated by another top-flight Basque team,

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, and the league season ended with instant relegation.

Season to season

---- *1 season in ''

'' *1 season in '' Segunda División RFEF'' *9 seasons in ''

Current squad

References

External links

Official websiteClub & Stadium History at Estadios de España
{{DEFAULTSORT:Formentera Football clubs in the Balearic Islands Formentera 1971 establishments in Spain Association football clubs established in 1971