Club Deportivo Palencia Cristo Atlético is a Spanish football team based in

Palencia Palencia () is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Palencia. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, in the northern half of ...

, in the autonomous community of

Castile and León Castile and León is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwestern Spain. Castile and León is the largest autonomous community in Spain by area, covering 94,222 km2. It is, however, sparsely populated, with a pop ...

. Founded in 1985, it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Nueva Balastera'', with a capacity of 8,100 seats.

History

Founded in 1985, Cristo Atlético promoted for the first time to the fourth division in 2004, but could not avoid the relegation positions in its first experience. The club came back in 2009 but would not consolidate in the league 2011, when it remained in Tercera División for the first time. In 2017, Cristo Atlético qualified for the first time to the

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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 ...

, where after eliminating Real Avilés in the first round, was eliminated after a penalty shootout by

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Club background

*''Club de Fútbol Cristo Atlético'' (1985–2007) *''Club Deportivo Cristo Atlético'' (2007–2017) *''Club Deportivo Palencia Cristo Atlético'' (2017–present)

Stadium

Until 2012, Cristo Atlético played its games at ''Estadio Cristo del Otero'', with a pitch of

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and located at the feet of the namesake monument. After moving to Estadio Nueva Balastera in that season, Estadio Cristo del Otero is used for the youth teams of the club and for other teams from Palencia.

Season to season

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/Segunda División RFEF *13 seasons in

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 ...

*2 seasons in

Tercera Federación Tercera Federación, previously known as Tercera RFEF, is the fifth tier of the Spanish football league system. It is below the ''La Liga'', ''Segunda División'', and its fellow semi-professional divisions '' Primera Federación'' and ''Segunda F ...

References

External links

Official website

Futbolme team profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cristo Football clubs in Castile and León Association football clubs established in 1985 1985 establishments in Spain Sport in Palencia