Salerm Cosmetics Puente Genil Fútbol Club, commonly referred to as Puente Genil, is a

Spanish football team The Spain national football team () has represented Spain in men's international football competitions since 1920. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. Spain is one of eight nationa ...

based in

Puente Genil Puente Genil () is a Spanish city in the province of Córdoba, autonomous community of Andalusia. It is situated about 45 miles (70 km) from the provincial capital, Córdoba. It has a population of around 30,000 people. Etymology The name o ...

, in the autonomous community of

Andalusia Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...

. They currently play in the .

History

Founded in 1939 as ''Genil Racing Club'', the club changed its name to ''Puente Genil Balompié'' in 1941 and subsequently to ''CD Pontanés'' in 1950. It first reached the national competitions in 1955, playing 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 ...

and achieving immediate promotion after finishing fourth. During the club's first 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 ...

, it changed its name to ''Puente Genil CF''. After suffering immediate relegation, the club also dropped a division in 1960 and folded in 1973. In 1988 another ''Puente Genil CF'' was founded, after the merger of ''Puente Genil Industrial'' (founded in 1974) and ''CD Pontanés''. The club played three seasons in the fourth category before being dissolved in 1995. ''Puente Genil FC'' started to play in the regional leagues in 2000, and in 2010 the club changed its name to ''CD AD San Fermín''. A partnership with cosmetics industry Salerm Cosmetics followed, and the club's name was changed officially to ''CD AD San Fermín Salerm Cosmetics''. In 2018 the name was changed to ''Salerm Cosmetics Puente Genil FC'' mainly due to its previous history.

Club background

*''Genil Racing Club'' (1939–1941) *''Puente Genil Balompié'' (1941–1950) *''Club Deportivo Pontanés'' (1950–1956) *''Puente Genil Club de Fútbol'' (1956–1960) *''Asociación Deportiva Puente Genil'' (1960–1971) *''Asociación Deportiva Puente Genil Industrial'' (1971–1980) *''Puente Genil Industrial Club de Fútbol'' (1980–1983) *''Puente Genil Club de Fútbol'' (1983–1995) *''Puente Genil Fútbol Club'' (2000–2010) *''Club Deportivo Asociación Deportiva San Fermín'' (2010–2013) *''Salerm Cosmetics Asociación Deportiva San Fermín'' (2013–2018) *''Salerm Cosmetics Puente Genil Fútbol Club'' (2018–)

Season to season

Puente Genil (1939–1960)

---- *1 season in

*4 seasons in

Puente Genil Industrial CF

Puente Genil (1983–1995)

---- *3 seasons in

Puente Genil (1994–)

---- *4 seasons in

*4 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 ...

/Tercera División RFEF''

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Puente Genil Football clubs in Andalusia Association football clubs established in 1994 1994 establishments in Spain Segunda División clubs Province of Córdoba (Spain)