Asociación Deportiva Ceuta was a
Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of
Ceuta
Ceuta (, , ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta is one of th ...
. Founded in 1996, its last season was 2011–12 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 ...
, holding home matches at ''
Estadio Alfonso Murube'', with a capacity of 6,500.
History
''Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta'', another team from
the city, was founded in 1972 and folded in 1991. The club played once in the ''
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
1980–81.
In 1997 ''Asociación Deportiva Ceuta'' was born, reaching the
third level in only two years; in its first decades of existence, it appeared – without success – in five second division promotion play-offs.
On 1 July 2012, Ceuta was relegated to the
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 ...
for unpaid wages to its players.
After 2011–12 season, the club was administratively relegated to Regional Preferente de Ceuta due to unpaid wages from the previous season. Shortly after, club was disbanded with a €600,000 total debt.
Been a year since AD Ceuta was wound up
Ceuta Deportiva, 30 June 2013 In 2013, a new club called ''Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club'' was founded to inherit the club's history.
Club background
*''Asociación Deportiva Ceuta'' — (1997–2012)''
Other clubs from Ceuta
*'' Ceuta Sport Club'' — (1932–56); renamed in 1941 to ''Sociedad Deportiva Ceuta''
*'' Sociedad Deportiva Ceuta'' — (1941–56); in 1956 merged with the Spanish elements of Club Atlético Tetuán to form '' Club Atlético de Ceuta''
*'' Club Atlético de Ceuta'' — (1956–); renamed in 2013 to ''Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club''
*'' Club Imperio de Ceuta Sociedad Deportiva'' — (1958–)
*'' Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta'' — ''(1969–91)''
*''Club Ceutí Atlético'' – ''(1996–97)''
*'' Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club'' — (2013–)
Rivalry
The Ceuta-Melilla derby was between Ceuta and UD Melilla. The two clubs travelled to each other via the Spanish mainland to avoid entering Morocco.
Season to season
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*14 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 ...
*2 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 ...
Final squad
Famous players
See also
* AD Ceuta B, 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 ...
References
External links
Futbolme team profile
Unofficial website
(archived 26 December 2008)
Defunct football clubs in Ceuta
Association football clubs established in 1996
Association football clubs disestablished in 2012
1996 establishments in Spain
2012 disestablishments in Spain
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