Xerez Club Deportivo, known simply as Xerez, is a
Spanish football team based in
Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera (), or simply Jerez (), is a Spanish city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the province of Cádiz in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, located midway bet ...
, in the autonomous community of
Andalusia
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. Xerez currently plays in
Tercera División RFEF, the fifth tier of Spanish football.
Founded on 24 September 1947, The club's biggest success came in 2009, when they managed to play in
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...
for the first time for the
2009–10 season. Xerez finished in last place however, and was relegated. After several seasons of financial problems, the team was eventually relegated all the way to the fifth tier by 2016.
Team colours are usually blue shirt and socks, and white shorts.
History
Due to the link between
Jerez de la Frontera
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and the
United Kingdom
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created by the exports of
sherry
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(''Jerez'' in
Spanish
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), football had its beginnings in the region towards the second half of the 19th century. In the early 20th century Sir Thomas Spencer, who worked with the William & Humbert
winery
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, founded ''Sociedad Jerez Foot-Ball Club'' – he also served as chairman, player and captain.
From 1942 to 1947 the club had several names, ending with ''Jerez Club Deportivo'', which was changed to the current name in 1960s. Xerez first reached the
second division
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in 1953–54, remaining there for five years; previously, in the 1940s, the team had promoted on the field but, due to the "high national interest" of the
dictatorial government, left its position to
España de Tánger.
![Chapin-XerezCD-00472](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Chapin-XerezCD-00472.jpg)
The team's new stadium, ''
Estadio Municipal de Chapín
Estadio Municipal de Chapín is a multi-purpose stadium in Jerez, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of
Xerez Deportivo FC. Xerez Deportivo are the current tenants and Xerez CD former tenants. The ...
'', was inaugurated on 10 July 1988, replacing the old ''Estadio Domecq'' – the first match there was a friendly against
Real Madrid. After decades in that category and also in
the third
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, it had a
2001–02 second level campaign which almost resulted in an historic
La Liga
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promotion, only one year after
doing the same thing; the club seemed certain to gain promotion all season, but ultimately failed after a dramatic loss of form towards its closure, only gaining four points in the last eight matches.
Since then, Xerez finished in the top 10 in division two each campaign, except in the
2007–08 season when a weak start led to a 15th-place finish.
The following campaign proved excellent, as the club was always in the top positions: on 13 June 2009, after beating
SD Huesca
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2–1 at home, it achieved promotion to the top division for the first time in its history. In the final day of the competition, a draw at
Celta de Vigo
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proved enough for the title, as
CD Tenerife
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lost 1–2 home to
CD Castellón
Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at '' N ...
in the final minute.
The first season
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of Xerez in the top flight would be short-lived, as it ended in relegation. After only collecting seven points from the first 19 games – which led to the sacking of coach
José Ángel Ziganda
José Ángel 'Cuco' Ziganda Lakunza (born 1 October 1966) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a centre-forward. He is the current manager of SD Huesca.
He played 381 La Liga matches over the course of 12 seasons (111 g ...
– the club amassed 27 in the remaining 19 with
Néstor Gorosito
Néstor Raúl Gorosito (born 14 May 1964) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Gimnasia La Plata.
Playing career
Néstor ''Pipo'' Gorosito began his playing career at Rive ...
as boss, not good enough however to prevent the drop as last (the club, however, had chances to stay up until the final round, a 1–1 draw at
CA Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El S ...
).
Xerez ranked
eighth and
14th in the two following second level seasons, respectively. The
2012–13 campaign, however, was disastrous on all levels, as the team finished in 22nd and last position as a direct consequence of enduring serious financial difficulties for several years, and the situation culminated with the club being relegated to the
fourth division on 1 August.
After the Xerez's season, a group of supporters founded a new club in the lower leagues, named ''
Xerez Deportivo FC
Xerez Club Deportivo, known simply as Xerez, is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de la Frontera, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Xerez currently plays in Tercera División RFEF, the fifth tier of Spanish football.
Founded on 24 ...
'' due to the club's institutional problems. While the latter was promoted to ''Primera Provincial'', the former was again relegated, this time to ''Primera Andaluza'', until May 2017, when Xerez came back to Tercera División. They managed a 16th-place finish in the 2017–18 season, avoiding relegation and managing another season in the Spanish fourth tier. The following season, Xerez improved and managed a 10th-place finish.
Club background
''
Xerez Fútbol Club'' - ''(1907–46)'' → ↓
::::::::''Xerez Club Deportivo'' - ''(1947–)''
''Club Deportivo Jerez'' - ''(1942–46)'' → ↑
Current squad
Seasons
Recent seasons
![Ascenso1-Bus2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Ascenso1-Bus2.JPG)
:
Season to season
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*1 season in
La Liga
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*25 seasons in
Segunda División
*17 seasons in
Segunda División B
*25 seasons in
Tercera División
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*1 season in
Tercera División RFEF
Honours
*
Segunda División:
2008–09
*
Segunda División B:
1981–82,
1985–86
*
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 ...
:
1951–52,
1952–53,
1959–60,
1964–65,
1966–67,
1970–71
Notable players
Note: this list includes players that have played in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.
Notable coaches
*
Néstor Gorosito
Néstor Raúl Gorosito (born 14 May 1964) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Gimnasia La Plata.
Playing career
Néstor ''Pipo'' Gorosito began his playing career at Rive ...
*
Bernd Schuster
Bernd Schuster (born 22 December 1959) is a German former professional footballer of the late 1970s through early 1990s, who won club titles playing for the Spanish sides FC Barcelona (1980–1987) and Real Madrid (1988–1990). He played as a m ...
*
Carlos Orúe
Carlos Fernando Orúe Vázquez (born 9 March 1952) is a Spanish Association football, football Coach (sport), manager.
Coaching career
Born in Jerez de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Orúe started coaching with hometown club Xerez C ...
*
Manuel Ruiz
Manuel "Manolo" Ruiz Pérez (born 3 December 1962) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a current manager.
Playing career
Ruiz was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, Andalusia. After playing youth foot ...
*
Esteban Vigo
Esteban Vigo Benítez (born 17 January 1955) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager.
He played the vast majority of his professional career with Málaga and Barcelona, amassing La Liga totals of 240 game ...
Presidents
Reserve team
Founded in 1975,
Xerez CD B was disestablished in 2015.
Basketball section
On 16 August 2016, Xerez CD created the
basketball
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section of the club.
It currently plays in the
fifth division.
Season by season
References
External links
*
Futbolme team profile
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1947 establishments in Spain
Basketball teams established in 2016
Basketball teams in Andalusia
La Liga clubs
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