Poli Ejido 2012 Sociedad Deportiva was a

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based in

El Ejido El Ejido () is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is located 32 km from Almería with a surface area of 227 km2, and as reported in 2014 had 84,144 inhabitants. El Ejido is the centre of pro ...

Province of Almería Almería (, also ; ) is a province of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It was named after the Arab ruler of Taifa, Banu Al-Miri. It is bordered by the provinces of Granada, Murcia, and the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital is the homony ...

, in the autonomous community of

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. Founded in 1969 and dissolved in 2012, it held home matches at ''

Estadio Municipal Santo Domingo The Estadio Municipal de Santo Domingo is a multi-use stadium in El Ejido, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the current home ground to Segunda B football team, Club Deportivo El Ejido since 2012. It was the home grou ...

'', that seated 7,870 spectators. The club played in pale blue shirts and white shorts, and spent seven seasons in

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in the 2000s.

History

Polideportivo Ejido was founded in 1969. After first reaching the fourth division in 1987, the club fluctuated between that and the third levels. From 1999 to 2001 it achieved two consecutive promotions, and would go on to have an uninterrupted seven-year spell in the

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. On 29 October 2008, freshly relegated to division three, ''Poli'' trounced

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giants

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5–0 in the

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of the

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, the first with teams from the top level (6–1 final aggregate). Two seasons later the two clubs met again in the tournament, but with a different outcome (3–1 on aggregate for the

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club). Polideportivo Ejido was expelled from the third division competition midway through the 2011–12 season, after failing to report to two consecutive games. Overwhelmed by financial difficulties and without any players, the club folded soon afterwards. In January 2012 it was reborn as CD El Ejido 2012, acquired by a group of business owners and headed by Manuel Amer. It keept the clothing and the 90% of the shield, only changing the typography.

Seasons

Recent seasons

Season to season

---- *7 seasons in

*9 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 ...

*9 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 ...

Last squad

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Honours / Achievements

: 1995–96, 1999–2000 *

: Promotion 2000–01

Famous players

Note: this list includes players that have played at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

References

External links

* (archived)
Futbolme team profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Poli Ejido Defunct football clubs in Andalusia Association football clubs established in 1969 Association football clubs disestablished in 2012 1969 establishments in Spain 2012 disestablishments in Spain Segunda División clubs El Ejido