Atlético Coruña Montañeros Club de Fútbol, known simply as Montañeros, formerly Montañeros Club de Fútbol Banco Gallego, is a
Spanish football team based in
A Coruña
A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province ...
, in the autonomous community of
Galicia. Founded in 1968, it plays in , and holds home matches at ''Complexo Deportivo de Elviña Grande'', with a capacity of 1,500 spectators.
History
Founded in 1968 as ''Asociación Juvenil Montañeros del Sagrado Corazón'', Montañeros only created a football club ten years later, eventually changing name to ''Club Montañeros del Sagrado Corazón'', only taking part of youth competitions. In 1994, as the club was close to bankruptcy, president Fausto Vázquez took over and improved the club's youth setup, changing its name to ''Montañeros CF''.
In 2003, after the success of the ''Juvenil'' squad, Montañeros started his senior club with the support of
Banco Gallego, changing name again to ''Montañeros CF Banco Gallego''. It first reached
Tercera División
Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...
in 2007, and promoted to
Segunda División B
Segunda División B (English: 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 ...
in 2009.
On 1 June 2012, after the club's
relegation to the fourth division, Montañeros dissolved its senior squad, only working with the youth categories. In 2014, the club was absorbed by ''Sporting Universidad da Coruña CF'' (a club founded in 2004), becoming ''Atlético Coruña CF'' and changing name to ''Atlético Coruña Montañeros CF'' two years later.
Background
*''Asociación Juvenil Montañeros del Sagrado Corazón'' - ''(1968–78)''
*''Club Montañeros del Sagrado Corazón'' - ''(1978–94)''
*''Montañeros CF'' - ''(1994–2003)''
*''Montañeros CF Banco Gallego'' - ''(2003–12)''
*''Atlético Coruña CF'' - ''(2014–16)''
*''Atlético Coruña Montañeros CF'' - ''(2016–)''
Season to season
As ''Montañeros CF''
As ''Atlético Coruña CF''
As ''Atlético Coruña Montañeros CF''
Famous players
*
Yago
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*Yagō, a term applied in traditional Japanese culture to names passed down within a guild, studio, or other circumstance other than blood relations
*YAGO (database), a semantic knowledge base
* Yago (name), includes lis ...
*
Rubén Rivera
*
Nico
Christa Päffgen (; 16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, actress, and model.
Nico had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini's '' La Dolce Vita'' (1960) and Andy Warhol's ...
(youth)
External links
Official websiteFutbolme team profile
Football clubs in Galicia (Spain)
Association football clubs established in 1968
1968 establishments in Spain
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