CD Castellón

In today's world, CD Castellón has gained significant relevance in various areas. Its influence has extended to society, politics, culture and the economy, generating an impact that cannot be ignored. Whether on a personal level or on a global level, CD Castellón has aroused particular interest and has motivated important debates and research. In this article, we will delve into the fascinating universe of CD Castellón, exploring its many facets and its importance in the current context. Through a detailed analysis, we seek to better understand how CD Castellón has marked a before and after in different aspects of contemporary life.

Castellón
Full nameClub Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)Orelluts
Albinegres
Albinegros
Founded20 July 1922 (1922-07-20)
GroundEstadio SkyFi Castalia
Capacity15,500[1]
OwnerBob Voulgaris
PresidentBob Voulgaris
Head coachJohan Plat
LeagueSegunda División
2023–24Primera Federación – Group 2, 1st of 20 (promoted)
Websitewww.cdcastellon.com

Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Nou Estadi Castàlia, which has a capacity of 15,500 seats.

History

Football first appeared in the town in 1911, and after a period of time under the consecutive denominations "Deportivo", "Castalia", "Gimnástico", "Cultural" and "Cervantes", Club Deportivo Castellón was founded on 22 July 1922.

The club featured periodically in the top flight, finishing fifth in 1972–73 and adding a Cup final appearance with a team featuring Vicente del Bosque, who later moved to Real Madrid, serving the club as both a player and coach.

On 29 August 1991, in an extraordinary assembly, the conversion of the club to S.A.D. was approved. The first team had just relegated into division two, and would drop another level to the third three years later, in a spell which would last more than one decade.

In the 2004–05 season, Castellón finished fourth in Segunda B, eventually winning its promotion playoffs (both matches) and achieving a return to the silver category. The club's stint in the division would last five years, as relegation would befall in 2009–10, with the Valencian Community outfit ranking last, 13 points behind the following team.

On 18 July 2011, due to the team not paying its players, Castellón was excluded from the third division, being relegated to the fourth.[2] In June 2017, former player Pablo Hernández became joint owner of the club, leading a consortium alongside Angel Dealbert, businessman Vicente Montesinos and others.[3][4]

On 21 March 2018, Castellón beat the record of seasonal tickets in the fourth division previously held by Real Oviedo with 12,700,[5] establishing the new record at 12,867.[6] On 24 June 2018, it returned to the third tier after a seven-year absence.

Chart of Club Deportivo Castellón league performance 1929–present.

On 26 July 2020, Castellón promoted back to second division after 10 years by beating Cornellà in final play off promotion, but they were immediately relegated in the 2020–21 season.

On 5 May 2024, Castellón promoted back to second division after three years in third division, after Córdoba was defeated by already relegated Recreativo Granada.

Season to season

Deportivo de La Coruña vs. Castellón.
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1929 3 3ª 3rd Quarter-finals
1929–30 3 3ª 1st Round of 16
1930–31 2 2ª 5th Quarter-finals
1931–32 2 2ª 7th Round of 16
1932–33 2 2ª 10th Round of 16
1933–34 4 1ª Reg. (R) —
1934–35 DNP —
1935–36 DNP —
1939–40 2 2ª 4th —
1940–41 2 2ª 1st Round of 16
1941–42 1 1ª 8th Round of 16
1942–43 1 1ª 4th Round of 16
1943–44 1 1ª 5th Round of 16
1944–45 1 1ª 8th Quarter-finals
1945–46 1 1ª 8th First round
1946–47 1 1ª 14th Quarter-finals
1947–48 2 2ª 12th Quarter-finals
1948–49 2 2ª 8th Fourth round
1949–50 2 2ª 16th Second round
1950–51 3 3ª 3rd —
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1951–52 3 3ª 6th —
1952–53 3 3ª 1st —
1953–54 2 2ª 5th —
1954–55 2 2ª 12th —
1955–56 2 2ª 16th —
1956–57 2 2ª 20th —
1957–58 3 3ª 2nd —
1958–59 3 3ª 12th —
1959–60 3 3ª 2nd —
1960–61 2 2ª 13th Round of 32
1961–62 3 3ª 3rd —
1962–63 3 3ª 10th —
1963–64 3 3ª 1st —
1964–65 3 3ª 1st —
1965–66 3 3ª 1st —
1966–67 2 2ª 3rd Round of 32
1967–68 2 2ª 10th Round of 32
1968–69 3 3ª 1st —
1969–70 2 2ª 11th Round of 32
1970–71 2 2ª 6th Round of 32
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1971–72 2 2ª 2nd Round of 16
1972–73 1 1ª 5th Runners-up
1973–74 1 1ª 16th Round of 16
1974–75 2 2ª 6th Fourth round
1975–76 2 2ª 12th First round
1976–77 2 2ª 14th Second round
1977–78 2 2ª 14th Third round
1978–79 2 2ª 11th First round
1979–80 2 2ª 5th Fourth round
1980–81 2 2ª 1st Fourth round
1981–82 1 1ª 18th Third round
1982–83 2 2ª 15th First round
1983–84 2 2ª 10th Round of 16
1984–85 2 2ª 12th Quarter-finals
1985–86 2 2ª 5th Round of 16
1986–87 2 2ª 4th Fourth round
1987–88 2 2ª 11th Quarter-finals
1988–89 2 2ª 1st Third round
1989–90 1 1ª 14th Second round
1990–91 1 1ª 19th Fourth round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1991–92 2 2ª 15th Round of 16
1992–93 2 2ª 10th Fourth round
1993–94 2 2ª 17th Fourth round
1994–95 3 2ª B 4th Second round
1995–96 3 2ª B 6th First round
1996–97 3 2ª B 9th First round
1997–98 3 2ª B 5th —
1998–99 3 2ª B 9th —
1999–2000 3 2ª B 7th —
2000–01 3 2ª B 10th First round
2001–02 3 2ª B 13th First round
2002–03 3 2ª B 1st —
2003–04 3 2ª B 4th Second round
2004–05 3 2ª B 4th Second round
2005–06 2 2ª 12th First round
2006–07 2 2ª 14th Round of 32
2007–08 2 2ª 5th Second round
2008–09 2 2ª 7th Round of 32
2009–10 2 2ª 22nd Second round
2010–11 3 2ª B 10th Second round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2011–12 4 3ª 9th —
2012–13 4 3ª 4th —
2013–14 4 3ª 15th —
2014–15 4 3ª 1st —
2015–16 4 3ª 3rd Second round
2016–17 4 3ª 4th —
2017–18 4 3ª 2nd —
2018–19 3 2ª B 15th Second round
2019–20 3 2ª B 1st First round
2020–21 2 2ª 21st Second round
2021–22 3 1ª RFEF 13th Second round
2022–23 3 1ª Fed. 3rd —
2023–24 3 1ª Fed. 1st Round of 32
2024–25 2 2ª Second round

Current squad

As of 12 February 2025[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Gonzalo Crettaz
2 MF Uruguay URU Giovanni Zarfino
3 FW Mali MLI Mamadou Traoré
4 MF Spain ESP Israel Suero
5 DF Spain ESP Alberto Jiménez
6 MF Netherlands NED Thomas van den Belt (on loan from Feyenoord)
7 MF Spain ESP Sergio Moyita
8 FW Nigeria NGA Kenneth Mamah
9 FW Spain ESP Jesús de Miguel
10 FW Spain ESP Raúl Sánchez
11 FW Brazil BRA Douglas Aurélio
12 MF Serbia SRB Miloš Jojić
13 GK Iran IRN Amir Abedzadeh
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Spain ESP Óscar Gil
15 DF Netherlands NED Jetro Willems
16 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Brian Cipenga
17 DF Spain ESP Salva Ruiz (captain)
18 MF France FRA Albert Lottin
19 FW Australia AUS Awer Mabil
20 FW Philippines PHI Nick Markanich
21 MF Spain ESP Álex Calatrava
22 DF Netherlands NED Daijiro Chirino
23 MF Spain ESP Josep Calavera
24 FW Guinea GUI Ousmane Camara
25 DF Paraguay PAR Juan Escobar
33 DF Netherlands NED Jozhua Vertrouwd

Reserve team

Main article: CD Castellón B

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Spain ESP Iker Punzano
29 DF Equatorial Guinea EQG Santi Borikó
35 GK Spain ESP Sergi Torner
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 GK Spain ESP César Pirot
37 MF Spain ESP Mauro Costa
51 MF Spain ESP Gonzalo Pastor

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Spain ESP José Albert (at Ibiza until 30 June 2025)
— FW Slovenia SVN David Flakus Bosilj (at Murcia until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Spain ESP Pere Marco (at Marbella until 30 June 2025)

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Netherlands Johan Plat
Assistant coach Spain Sergi Ripollés
Goalkeeping coach Spain Carlos Gómez
Tactical analyst Spain Paco Urdiain
Netherlands Dennis Van der Meulen
Set piece specialist Italy Lorenzo Dolcetti
Delegate Spain Bernardo Cogollos
Match delegate Spain José María Gil
Fitness coach Spain Joan Torné
Assistant fitness coach Spain Rubén López
Rehab fitness coach Spain Rafael Soler
Chief of medical services Spain Alejandro Vázquez
Doctor Spain Santiago Rincón
Sports physician Spain Manuel Tello
Physiotherapist Spain Adrián Ibanco
Spain Mario Marín
Kit man Spain Óscar Armillas
Spain Adrián Peña

Last updated: 21 March 2025
Source: CD Castellón (in Spanish)

Honours

Notable players

See also: Category:CD Castellón footballers

References

  1. ^ "Estadio" (in Spanish). CD Castellón. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ Castellnou 2005 no paga y el CD Castellón militará la próxima temporada en Tercera División (Castellnou 2005 does not pay and CD Castellón will play in Tercera División next season); La Plana al Día, 18 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Dominic Booth (13 June 2017). "Former Swansea City and current Leeds United star Pablo Hernandez completes Spanish club takeover". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. ^ Phil Hay (5 May 2018). "Big Interview: Leeds United's YEP Player of the Year Hernandez ... forged in the fires of Castellon". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. ^ "El CD Castellón hace historia al superar el récord de abonados en Tercera División" (in Spanish). 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  6. ^ "El Castellón busca otro récord" (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Primer Equipo - Jugadores" (in Spanish). CD Castellón. Retrieved 20 November 2024.