Club Deportivo Laredo is a

Spanish football team The Spain national football team ( es, Selección Española de Fútbol) has represented Spain in international men's football competitions since 1920. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football i ...

based in Laredo, in the autonomous community of

Cantabria Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the ea ...

. Founded in 1927, it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at ''Campo de Fútbol San Lorenzo'', which has a capacity of 2,500.

History

CD Laredo was founded in 1927 with the name of Sociedad Deportiva Charlestón. In 1932 the club won the Regional Final against Madrid of Santander (Racing reserve team) 4:1. That was a huge success in the beginning of its history. After the

Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlism, Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebeli ...

, due to a temporary law forbidding the use of foreign words in football club names, the team's official denomination changed to the current ''Club Deportivo Laredo''. In 1987, the club promoted for the first time to

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, 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 Fo ...

. Despite being immediately relegated, the club returned to the third tear just one year later, but it finished again in the relegation positions. Since 1990, Laredo played uninterruptedly in

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

. In the 2018-19 season the club won silver medals by finishing just 6 points behind the champion UM Escobedo.

Season to season

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*2 seasons in Segunda División RFEF *48 seasons in

Current squad

Notable former players

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References

External links

Official website

Futbolme team profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Laredo Football clubs in Cantabria Association football clubs established in 1927 1927 establishments in Spain