Real Zaragoza Deportivo Aragón is the
reserve team
In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players who are under contract to a club but who do not regularly play in matches for the club's primary team. Reserve teams usually include players who are part of the larger first-team squad but ...
of
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system. Zarag ...
, a
Spanish football club based in
Zaragoza
Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...
, in the autonomous community of
Aragon
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and ; ) is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces of Spain, ...
. Founded in 1958, currently plays in , holding home matches at ''
Ciudad Deportiva del Real Zaragoza'', with a capacity of 2,500 seats.
History
''Racing Club San José'' was founded in 1939, being renamed to ''Club Deportivo San José'' in 1943 and to
''Unión Deportiva Amistad'' in 1948. Amistad later became a
farm team
In sports, a farm team (also referred to as farm system, developmental system, feeder team, or nursery club) is generally a Team sport, team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any s ...
of
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system. Zarag ...
, and the club decided to create ''Real Zaragoza Club Deportivo Aficionados'' in 1958, to serve as a second
reserve team
In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players who are under contract to a club but who do not regularly play in matches for the club's primary team. Reserve teams usually include players who are part of the larger first-team squad but ...
behind Amistad. The latter club achieved promotion to
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 their first season, being later renamed to ''Juventud Club de Fútbol'', as no reserve teams could compete in a national division with the same name of their parent club.
Despite reaching the promotion play-offs in
1962
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War.
Events January
* January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
, where they lost to
Alcoyano, the club spent the following two seasons unregistered. In 1964, after Amistad was dissolved, Juventud took their place in the third division, being now named ''Club Deportivo Aragón''.
Deportivo Aragón was renamed to ''Aragón Club de Fútbol'' in 1966, and played four seasons under that name before changing it to ''Deportivo Aragón''. The club enjoyed their best years under that denomination, as they played eight seasons in
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 ...
, and achieved promotion to
Segunda División
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commonly known as Segunda División or La Liga 2, and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spa ...
in
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...
.
In 1991, after a change in the
RFEF
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. Founded on 29 September 1913, it is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid.
RFEF organizes the national cup competitio ...
general regulations, Deportivo Aragón was dissolved for an official reserve team to take their place, named ''Real Zaragoza Club Deportivo "B"''. In 2011, after five seasons in Tercera División, the club bought a place in Segunda División B, but suffered relegation back to the fourth tier in 2013.
In December 2013, Zaragoza B returned to their previous name of ''Deportivo Aragón'' (officially ''Real Zaragoza Deportivo Aragón''). In the
2016–17 season the club won Tercera División, Group 17 and promoted to the Segunda División B.
Club names
*''Real Zaragoza Club Deportivo Aficionados'' - ''(1958–59)''
*''Juventud Club de Fútbol'' - ''(1959–62)''
*''Club Deportivo Aragón'' - ''(1964–66)''
*''Aragón Club de Fútbol'' - ''(1966–70)''
*''Deportivo Aragón'' - ''(1970–91)''
*''Real Zaragoza "B"'' - ''(1991–2015)''
*''Real Zaragoza Deportivo Aragón''
- ''(2015–)''
Season to season
*As ''Real Zaragoza CD Aficionados – Juventud CF''
*As ''Deportivo Aragón – Aragón CF''
*Merged with
Zaragoza
Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...
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*1 season in
Segunda División
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commonly known as Segunda División or La Liga 2, and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spa ...
*24 seasons in
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 ...
*4 seasons in
Segunda Federación
Segunda Federación, previously called Segunda RFEF, also officially known as Segunda B, is the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system containing 90 teams divided into five groups. It is administered by the Royal Spanish Football Fede ...
*29 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 ...
*1 season in
Tercera División RFEF
Honours
*
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 ...
: (6) 1982–83, 1995–96, 2006–07, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
Current squad
From
Youth Academy
In sporting terminology, a youth system (or youth academy) is a youth investment program within a particular team or league, which develops and nurtures young talent in farm teams, with the vision of using them in the first team if they show en ...
Current technical staff
References
External links
*
Futbolme team profile
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Real Zaragoza
Reserve team football in Spain
Football clubs in Aragon
Association football clubs established in 1958
Sport in Zaragoza
1958 establishments in Spain
Segunda División clubs