Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club, S.A.D. () is a historical Spanish football team based in

Sabadell Sabadell () is a city and municipality in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental, where it is one of the two capitals, the other being Terrassa. It is located on the River Ripoll, north of Barcelona, a ...

(

Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...

) Founded in 1903, its first men's team plays in the . Its first women's team is active in the Primera Divisió catalana, the sixth level, and its first U19 men's team participates in Division de Honor, Spain's top tier. The club has over 50 teams in its prestigious youth academy. The club holds home games at the '' Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta''. The side has competed in national leagues since 1928, gaining its first promotion to the

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in 1933 and then to

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in 1944. Sabadell's longest spell in the top flight was from 1965 to 1972, and their most recent one from 1986 to 1988. In total, Sabadell has played 14 seasons in the Primera División, which makes it the third Catalan club with the most seasons and points in the competition after

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...

and

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...

. Moreover, the club has reached one

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

final, which they lost 3–0 to

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, that competes in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. The club was formed on 25 January ...

in 1935. The Club has also played European competition before. Sabadell has always known an intense rivalry with Terrassa FC, as both clubs are the strongest sides in the ''

comarca A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ...

Vallès Occidental Vallès Occidental () is a Comarques of Catalonia, comarca (county) in the Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona, Barcelona region in Catalonia (Spain). It has two capitals, Sabadell and Terrassa. Along with Vallès Oriental, it forms the historical Va ...

. The Vallès derby is fueled by the rivalry between the cities of

and

Terrassa Terrassa () is a city in central-eastern Catalonia and in the province of Barcelona (Spain). It is one of the two capitals of Vallès Occidental county, being the larger in both area and population. The name ''Terrassa'' derives from Latin ''Te ...

and is known as one of the hottest derbies in

Symbols

Crest

The crest of Sabadell is formed by two elements. The first one is the coat of arms in the middle, based on the coat of arms of the city of

, which consists of two parts. The upper part contains blue and white squares, referring to the club's colours, and an onion, one of the symbols of the city. The lower part is formed by the '' Senyera'', the flag of Catalonia. The coat of arms is surrounded at the top and the sides by a white ribbon containing the name of the club in black: ''Centre d'Esports Sabadell F.C.'' The crest has not undergone major changes since the club's foundation in 1903.

Hymn

Th
hymn of Sabadell
is called ''Honor al Sabadell'' ("Honour to Sabadell") and replaced the hymn ''Sempre endavant Sabadell'' ("Always forward Sabadell") after the 1990-91 season. The current hymn was composed by Adolf Cabané (music) and Lluís Papell (lyrics). The lyrics of the hymn are the following: ''Cantem, cantem la joia indefinida'' ''de veure el Sabadell entre els millors'' ''després d'uns anys de lluita decidida'' ''han assolit ressò nostres colors.'' ''Alcem la copa així, ben alta'' ''en honor del futbol de Sabadell.'' ''Ciutat aimada que somriu i canta'' ''donant goig i prestigi al joc més bell.'' ''Honor al Sabadell! Honor a la Ciutat!'' ''i visca el nostre club sempre estimat!'' ''Cantem, cantem al Club de tanta història'' ''forjada amb tants neguits i tants afanys.'' ''Lluitant per assolir aquesta glòria'' ''que ens ha portat l'esforç tants i tants anys.'' ''Alcem la copa així, ben alta'' ''en honor del futbol de Sabadell.'' ''Ciutat aimada treballadora'' ''ben units el més jove i el més vell.'' ''Honor al Sabadell! Honor a la Ciutat!'' ''i visca el nostre Club sempre estimat!'' English translation: ''Let's sing, let's sing the indefinite joy'' ''of seeing Sabadell among the best'' ''after some years of decided battle'' ''our colours achieved repercussion.'' ''Let's lift the cup like this, high enough'' ''in honour of football from Sabadell.'' ''Ciutat aimada, which laughs and sings,'' ''giving excitement and prestige to the most beautiful game.'' ''Honour to Sabadell! Honour to the City!'' ''And long live our always-beloved club!'' ''Let's sing, let's sing for the club with so much history'' ''formed by so many worries and so much eagerness.'' ''Battling to reach this glory'' ''that our effort has brought us for so many years.'' ''Let's lift the cup like this, high enough'' ''in honour of football from Sabadell.'' ''The working ciutat aimada,'' ''uniting the youngest and oldest well.'' ''Honour to Sabadell! Honour to the City!'' ''And long live our always-beloved club!''

Kit

* Home kit: white and blue checkered shirt, blue shorts and blue socks * Away kit: black shirt, black shorts, and black socks Before playing with the typical checkered shirt, Sabadell used vertical stripes. The club changed its shirt to blue and white squares in a match against Terrassa FC in 1913.

History

Name evolution

* ''Centre d'Esports de Sabadell (1903-1910)'' * ''Centre d'Esports Sabadell Foot-ball Club (1910-1941)'' * ''Centro de Deportes Sabadell Club de Fútbol (1941-1975)'' * ''Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club (1975-1992)'' * ''Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club, S.A.E. (1992-present)''

History

In 1901, Joan Saus and a group of youngsters from the Sabadell Catalan Centre founded ''Centre d'Esports Sabadell'', which became fully legalized on 5 June 1906. The club's first games were held in a grass field at Prat de Sant Oleguer but, on 3 June of that year, a stadium in the Creu Alta District was inaugurated, in a game against "Team X" from

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, later known as

; in 1912, in the same site, the first game under floodlights was played in the country. Sevilla vs sabadell final copa rey 1935

In 1933–34, the club won its first major trophy, the Catalan Football Championship, which allowed the winner to participate in the '' Copa del Presidente de la República''. During the former tournament, it won 15 games and drew once, reaching the latter's final in the following season, losing 0–3 to

at the Chamartín Stadium. Sabadell first competed in

in the 1943–44 season, finishing ninth. It improved to fifth in 1946–47, ranking in front of

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and only four points behind champions

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, just one

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after returning from

. In 1968–69, Sabadell, guided by manager Pasieguito, finished a best-ever fourth as the top flight already consisted of 16 clubs. Subsequently, it competed in the

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, losing to Club Brugge K.V. of

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in the first round (3–5 on aggregate); in 1972, a seven-year ran in the top division came to an end, as the ''Arlequinats'' were relegated after finishing dead last. CE Sabadell became a public limited sports company in 1991, being relegated to

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two years later, and immediately to

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following severe economic problems. The club spent the following seventeen years in the third level (with the exception of 2006–07 in the fourth). In the 2010–11 season, Sabadell, managed by

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, won its group in the

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. In the playoffs, the team drew both games against SD Eibar, but was eventually promoted on the

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following the 1–1 score at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium, returning to the professional divisions after 18 years. Sabadell struggled in their return to the second level finishing in 19th place, being the first side in the relegation zone. However, they were spared when

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dropped down a division in the top flight, which led to the automatic relegation of its

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Villarreal CF B. Sabadell finished second level as 16th in 2012–13 season, as 10th in the 2013–14 season. Finally Sabadell finished it as 21st and relegated to third level after 4 years. Sabadell had a lot of financial problems after the relegation to Segunda B. Japanese owner Keisuke Sakamoto, who had bought the club in 2012, sold it to Aragón-based company Viacron in 2015. Esteve Calzada, a former member of FC Barcelona board and a marketing expert whose company worked for Manchester City, bought the club in 2017. Difficulties in finding a new investor meant that from 2017 to 2019 the club was more concerned with relegation avoidance than real hopes of promotion. In August 2019, the club announced an historical agreement with a group of international investors (led by Pau Morilla-Giner), whereby this Group would both bail out the Club and achieve majority ownership through periodic capital infusions over the following three years to guarantee institutional stability and financial resources to achieve sustainable success. On the back of this, the Club secured promotion to the La Liga Smartbank

in July 2020 by beating Barcelona B 2–1 in the

playoff final after five-years in third division. The team was immediately relegated in the following 2020–21 season by the narrow margin of one single point, and joined the newly created 1a RFEF Division. After three seasons in Primera Federación, the team was relegated to Segunda Federacion after failing to win the last game away against

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on 25 May 2024. At the beginning of 2023-24 Season, Chairman Esteve Calzada resigned to become CEO of Saudi Club Al Hilal. Throughout this season, a new ownership group (led by venture capitalist Adam Rothstein and Club Chairman Pau Morilla-Giner
took control of the Club
In his first interview, Rothstein outlined the strategic plans for the year
ahead
At the end of 2024-25 Season, the team achieved promotion to Primera RFEF via a successful playoff run. During his end-of-seaso
press conference
Club Chairman Pau Morila-Giner credited success to the following factors: committed players, stability, process-driven decision making an
mental training

Season to season

---- *14 seasons in

*44 seasons in the

*3 seasons in the Primera Federación/Primera División RFEF *22 seasons in the

*1 season in the

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*8 seasons in the

European record

Players

Current squad

Youth players

Honours

National competitions

**Runners-up (1):

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* Copa Federación de España **Winners (1): 1999–2000 *

**Winners (2): 1942–43, 1945–46 *

**Winners (2): 1983–84, 2010–11 *

**Winners (4): 1931–32, 1963–64, 1976–77, 1993–94 * Copa Mediterráneo **Winners (1): 1944 * Campeonato de España de Segunda Categoría **Winners (1): 1913

Regional competitions

* Primera Categoria del Campionat de Catalunya **Winners (1): 1933–34 * Segona Categoria del Campionat de Catalunya **Winners (3): 1912–13, 1913–14, 1929–30 * Copa Catalunya **Winners (1): 2015–16

Friendly competitions

* Torneig Nostra Catalunya ** Winners (4): 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989

Former players

Most appearances in La Liga

* Pepe Martinez: 151 * Isidro Sánchez: 142 * Ramón Montesinos: 142 * Ramón Marañón: 140 * Mario Pini: 138 * Josep Palau: 115 * Joaquín Navarro: 103 * Lluís Múñoz: 100 * Antonio Vázquez: 92 * Alberto Arnal: 86 * Manuel Pallas: 85 * Ricard Pujol: 81

Most goals in La Liga

* Antonio Vázquez: 35 * Manuel Pallas: 27 * Josep Palau: 26 * Antonio Sangrador: 23 * Juan del Pino: 24 * José Luis Garzón Sr.: 21 * Josep Antoni Noya: 15 * Josep María Vall: 15 * Ramón Marañon: 15 * Juli Gonzalvo : 14 * Benjamín Telechea: 12 * Periko Alonso: 12

Former coaches

Former presidents

* Joan Grau (1906–1910) * Felip Davi (1910–1911) * Joan Saus (1911–1923) * Emili Moragas (1923–1929) * Valentí Gorina (1929–1930) * Antoni Tamburini (1930–1933) * Josep Maria Marcet (1933–1934) * Josep Bofarull (1934–1935) * Josep Maria Marcet (1935–1939) * Antoni Tamburini (1939) * Josep Maria Marcet (1939–1942) * Pau Maria Llonch (1945–1946) * Miquel Sala (1946–1949) * Pau Maria Llonch (1949–1951) * Josep Maria Marcet (1951–1952) * Pere Fontanet (1952) * Josep Maria Marcet (1952–1953) * Joan Ricart (1953–1955) * Ricard Rosson (1955–1958) * Antoni Altarriba (1958–1961) * Ramiro Fernández (1961–1963) * Josep Bargalló (1963) * Antoni Llonch (1963–1965) * Ricard Rosson (1965–1973) * Francesc Marlasca (1973–1974) * Joaquim Hors (1974–1975) * Francesc Valldeperas (1975–1983) * Rafael Arroyos (1983–1987) * Alfred Besonias (1987–1991) * Josep Miquel Sanmiquel (1991) * Rafael Arroyos (1991–1993) * Francesc Soldevilla (1993–1994) * Joan Soteras (1994–1996) * Eugeni Sánchez (1996) * Joan Puig (1996) * Miquel Arroyos (1996–2002) * Francisco González Cano (2002–2004) * Josep Manel Piedrafita (2004–2005) * Antonio Larrosa (2005–2006) * Joan Soteras (2006–2013) * Keisuke Sakamoto (2013–2015) * Antoni Reguant (2015–2018) * Esteve Calzada (2018–2023) * Pau Morilla-Giner (2023–present)

Stadium

Sabadell plays home games at Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta. Inaugurated on 20 August 1967 with a 1–0 win against

, it has a capacity of 11,908 spectators.

Supporters

The club has multiple supporter groups. Most groups have activities related to the social life of the members. For example, ''THE WALKING ARLEKIN CLUB'' has walking excursions during the season, usually before matches. There are also groups like ''Honor 1903, La Força Arlequinada and'' ''Supporters Gol Nord'', that focus more on the encouragement of the team, before, during and after the matches. Most of those groups usually concentrate in the northern stand at the Nova Creu Alta. The club used to have a fan club called ''Hooligans Vallès.'' They used to be a far right-wing group which was established in 1993. In 2011, the group was disbanded as an official supporter group. In 2014, two fans were expelled from the Nova Creu Alta, after performing a

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during a match. However, in 2016, an unofficial

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supporter group was created, under the name ''CE Sabadell Hebreu - סבאדל בעברית''. The group provides news about the club in its Facebook and Twitter pages, for

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i and other

-speaking fans. The fans have good relations with Bristol Rovers, which initially began due to several Rovers fans noticing that the local club had the same colours. They also have a friendship with ''Gerunda Sud'' of

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, and rivalries with ''Desperdicis'' of

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, ''Penya Sport'' of Palamos CF and ''Rudes Lleida'' of Lleida Esportiu.

References

Bibliography

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External links

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Futbolme team profile

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Symbols

Crest

Hymn

Kit

History

Name evolution

History

Season to season

European record

Players

Current squad

Youth players

Honours

National competitions

Regional competitions

Friendly competitions

Former players

Most appearances in La Liga

Most goals in La Liga

Former coaches

Former presidents

Stadium

Supporters

See also

References

Bibliography

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