Unión Deportiva Cultural Chantrea is a Spanish football team based in

Pamplona Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region. Lying at near above ...

, in the autonomous community of Navarre. Founded in 1952, it plays in Tercera División - Group 15, holding home games at '' Estadio Chantrea'', with a capacity of 3,500 seats. Chantrea (also sometimes known with the

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

spelling Txantrea) is the representative team for the neighbourhood of the same name, a working-class area with a strong sense of community identity, built in the 1950s to provide housing for migrants from rural areas of Navarre. The club has a long-term collaboration agreement with Athletic Club (renewed in 2017 for another four years) which has seen several promising players move to the

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team. Recent graduates include

Borja Ekiza Borja Ekiza Imaz (born 6 March 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for UDC Txantrea. Club career Athletic Bilbao Born in Pamplona, Ekiza arrived at Athletic Bilbao's youth system at the age of 14, being eligibl ...

, Iñigo Pérez,

Mikel San José Mikel San José Domínguez (; ; born 30 May 1989) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back. After starting out at Liverpool's reserves San José joined Athletic Bilbao in 2009, initially on ...

Gorka Iraizoz Gorka Iraizoz Moreno (born 6 March 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 392 official games. In La Liga he also represented Espanyol and Gir ...

and

Iker Muniain Iker Muniain Goñi (, ; born 19 December 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao, where he is captain, mainly as a left winger. Due to his style of play and stature, he was dubbed "the Spanish Messi" by the media. He has spe ...

, all of whom played a role in their run to the 2012 UEFA Europa League Final.

Season to season

---- *1 season in Segunda División B *49 seasons in

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 ...

Famous players

* Miguel Ángel Sola *

Javi Gracia Javier "Javi" Gracia Carlos (; born 1 May 1970) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He played 430 matches both major levels of Spanish football combined, in a 15-year professional career. Afte ...

* José Manuel Mateo * David Cuéllar *

Anaitz Arbilla Anaitz Arbilla Zabala (born 15 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for SD Eibar as a full-back or a central defender. Club career Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Arbilla began his senior career in 2004 with CD Basconia, Athletic ...

* Roberto Torres Morales * Iñigo Pérez *

* Íñigo Eguaras

References

External links

Official website

Futbolme team profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chantrea Football clubs in Navarre Sport in Pamplona Association football clubs established in 1952 1952 establishments in Spain