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Club Deportivo Alcoyano, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcoy, in the autonomous community of the
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. Founded in 1928, it plays in , holding home games in '' Estadio El Collao'', with a capacity of 4,850 seats.


History

The city of Alcoy had a very important club, the Boxing Club Deportivo Alcoyano. In 1927 its football section won a large number of games against major clubs which led to the formation of the football club. ''Club Deportivo Alcoyano'' saw the light in 1928, after a merger between two clubs in the city, Levante and Racing. However, it only joined the
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four years later. In 1942, the club first reached the ''
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'', going on to alternate between that level and the top flight in the subsequent years. Their debut in the latter took place with a 2–3 home loss against Real Murcia, in an eventual
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, as second from bottom. In that season the club got only 8 points and conceded 28 goals in 14 games played, the worst result among 8 teams. For the first time in history Alcoyano reached
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, first Spanish division, in 1945 by winning Segunda División. In 1947–48, Alcoyano maintained its first division status for the only time in its history, even finishing higher than
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. That season was the best in Alcoyano's history – the club finished in 10th position in La Liga. The following forty years, however, were spent mainly in the
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and fourth divisions, with very brief spells in level two. In the 1953–54 season Alcoyano was relegated to the
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for the first time in its history. In the 1954–55 season the club reached first place in the Group 10 of Tercera División, but failed to promote back to Segunda División B. Alcoyano returned to the third category for 2004–05, consistently reached the promotion play-offs, and consistently failed to be promoted. In the 2005–06 season, the team also had a good run in the Spanish Cup, beating
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4–1 and losing by just one goal (0–1) in the fourth round against
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. In June 2011, 42 years after, Alcoyano finally returned to the second division, after finishing in third position in the
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, and disposing of Real Madrid Castilla, SD Eibar and
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in the promotion playoffs. However, the club spent only one season in the second division and relegated back to Segunda División B. On 1 August 2014, the club completed the transformation process into "Public Limited Sports Company" (Sociedad Anónima Deportiva). In the 2018–19 season, Alcoyano club finished 16th in the Segunda División B, Group 3, close to the relegation place. On 20 January 2021, Alcoyano made history by eliminating Spanish giants and reigning La Liga champions
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from the 2020–21 Copa del Rey, beating them 2–1 at home.


Season to season

---- *4 seasons in
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*12 seasons in
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*4 seasons in Primera Federación/Primera División RFEF *1 season in
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*29 seasons in
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*31 seasons in
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Current squad

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Out on loan


Famous players

Note: this list includes players that have played at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status. * Anselmo * Sergio Barila *
Raúl Fabiani Raúl Iván Fabiani Bosio (born 23 February 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Fabiani spent most of his extensive career in Spain, representing Alcoyano in Segunda División. He also played profession ...
* Anthony Lozano * Antonio Calpe * Manuel Carrión * Jorge Devesa * Manuel Gato * Diego Jiménez * Fernando Maestro * Víctor Sanjuán * David Porras * Miku


Famous coaches

* Juande Ramos *
Manuel Ruiz Sosa Manuel Ruiz Sosa (10 April 1937 – 12 December 2009) was a Spanish Association football, football midfielder and Manager (association football), manager. Honours Player Atlético Madrid *La Liga: 1965–66 La Liga, 1965–66 *Copa del Rey, ...


References


External links

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Futbolme team profile


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