Club Deportivo Eldense is a
Spanish football team based in
Elda, in the autonomous community of
Valencia. Founded in 1921, the club plays in the
Segunda División, and holds home matches at ''
Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat'', which has a capacity of 4,036 spectators.
History
One of the oldest clubs in the
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid wit ...
, Eldense enrolled in the
Valencian Football Federation in 1924, and started competing in
Tercera División 19 years later. It first appeared in
Segunda División in the
1956–57 season, narrowly avoiding relegation after finishing in 16th position; the first spell in that tier lasted three years, in a total of five at the professional level.
Match fixing allegations
On 4 April 2017, Eldense coach Filippo Vito di Pierro and
general manager
A general manager (GM) is an executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company's income statement, known as profit & loss (P&L) responsibility. A general manager usually oversees most or all of ...
Nobile Capuani were arrested by Spanish authorities on charges of corruption. The detentions occurred after club president David Aguilar made complaints of
match fixing following a 0–12 loss to
Barcelona B, whilst Eldense player Cheikh Saad said that he had seen Aguilar arguing with di Pierro at half-time of the match, calling the latter a "scoundrel"; subsequently, the former asked
La Liga president
Javier Tebas to investigate those allegations.
Eldense temporarily suspended all sporting activities, also ending its contract with the Italian investment group represented by Capuani. They also released 12 players, with five people being arrested in connection with the events.
Three consecutive promotions
Eldense spent four years in
Tercera División and were promoted to the new fourth level
Segunda División RFEF in
2020-21 season due to restructuring of the
Spanish football league system. On 28 May 2022, Eldense secured a second consecutive promotion to the new third level
Primera Federación after beating
Sestao River in the
last playoff match. On 25 June 2023, Eldense secured promotion to
Segunda División after a draw against
Real Madrid Castilla. The play-off finished 4–4 on aggregate meaning Eldense went up due to after having a higher regular season finish. Eldense returned to the second tier after a 59-year absence and achieved three consecutive promotions.
Season to season
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*7 seasons in
Segunda División
*1 season in
Primera Federación
*11 seasons in
Segunda División B
*1 season in
Segunda División RFEF
*59 seasons in
Tercera División
Honours
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Tercera División: 1955–56, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1991–92, 1997–98, 2013–14
Current squad
Youth players
Out on loan
Current technical staff
Famous players
Note: this list includes players that have played at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.
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Roberto Orellana
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Francisco Alba
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Boni Amat
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Pepico Amat
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José Castroverde
*
Coca
*
Foncho
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Francisco Grande
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Gregorio López Miró
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Peque
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José Luis Ramírez
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Manuel Santiago
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Alfonso Silos
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Juan Villena
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Diego Bardanca
Reserve team
Eldense's
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 ...
,
CD Eldense B, was founded in 1994 and plays in the , which corresponds to the sixth tier. A second reserve team named ''CD Eldense C'' also existed during the 2002–03 season, playing in Segunda Regional. The C-side also returned to an active status in 2021, and currently plays in .
References
External links
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Futbolme team profile
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Football clubs in the Valencian Community
Association football clubs established in 1921
1921 establishments in Spain
Segunda División clubs
Primera Federación clubs
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