CD Castellón

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.

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CD Castellón

History

CD Castellón

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. After a short period of inactivity in the 1930s (which saw SC de La Plana and Athletic Club Castellón take proeminence of football in the city), the club returned in 1939, already in the second division.

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. In June 2017, former player Pablo Hernández became joint owner of the club, leading a consortium alongside Angel Dealbert, businessman Vicente Montesinos and others.

On 21 March 2018, Castellón beat the record of seasonal tickets in the fourth division previously held by Real Oviedo with 12,700, establishing the new record at 12,867. 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.

In the 2024–25 season, Castellón finished in 17th place, narrowly avoiding relegation by two positions. Despite a challenging campaign, the team managed to retain their status in the division, ensuring survival by maintaining the category.

Season to season

CD Castellón

Deportivo de La Coruña vs. Castellón.

<table><thead><tr><th>Season</th><th>Tier</th><th>Division</th><th>Place</th><th>Copa del Rey</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1929</td><td>3</td><td>3ª</td><td>3rd</td><td>Quarter-finals</td></tr><tr><td>1929–30</td><td>3</td><td>3ª</td><td>1st</td><td>Round of 16</td></tr><tr><td>1930–31</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>5th</td><td>Quarter-finals</td></tr><tr><td>1931–32</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>7th</td><td>Round of 16</td></tr><tr><td>1932–33</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>10th</td><td>Round of 16</td></tr><tr><td>1933–34</td><td>4</td><td>1ª Reg.</td><td>(R)</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1934–35</td><td>DNP</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1935–36</td><td>DNP</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1939–40</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>4th</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1940–41</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>1st</td><td>Round of 16</td></tr><tr><td>1941–42</td><td>1</td><td>1ª</td><td>8th</td><td>Round of 16</td></tr><tr><td>1942–43</td><td>1</td><td>1ª</td><td>4th</td><td>Round of 16</td></tr><tr><td>1943–44</td><td>1</td><td>1ª</td><td>5th</td><td>Round of 16</td></tr><tr><td>1944–45</td><td>1</td><td>1ª</td><td>8th</td><td>Quarter-finals</td></tr><tr><td>1945–46</td><td>1</td><td>1ª</td><td>8th</td><td>First round</td></tr><tr><td>1946–47</td><td>1</td><td>1ª</td><td>14th</td><td>Quarter-finals</td></tr><tr><td>1947–48</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>12th</td><td>Quarter-finals</td></tr><tr><td>1948–49</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>8th</td><td>Fourth round</td></tr><tr><td>1949–50</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>16th</td><td>Second round</td></tr><tr><td>1950–51</td><td>3</td><td>3ª</td><td>3rd</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Season</td><td>Tier</td><td>Division</td><td>Place</td><td>Copa del Rey</td></tr><tr><td>1951–52</td><td>3</td><td>3ª</td><td>6th</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1952–53</td><td>3</td><td>3ª</td><td>1st</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1953–54</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>5th</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1954–55</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>12th</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1955–56</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>16th</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1956–57</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>20th</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1957–58</td><td>3</td><td>3ª</td><td>2nd</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1958–59</td><td>3</td><td>3ª</td><td>12th</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1959–60</td><td>3</td><td>3ª</td><td>2nd</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1960–61</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>13th</td><td>Round of 32</td></tr><tr><td>1961–62</td><td>3</td><td>3ª</td><td>3rd</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1962–63</td><td>3</td><td>3ª</td><td>10th</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1963–64</td><td>3</td><td>3ª</td><td>1st</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1964–65</td><td>3</td><td>3ª</td><td>1st</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1965–66</td><td>3</td><td>3ª</td><td>1st</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1966–67</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>3rd</td><td>Round of 32</td></tr><tr><td>1967–68</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>10th</td><td>Round of 32</td></tr><tr><td>1968–69</td><td>3</td><td>3ª</td><td>1st</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1969–70</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>11th</td><td>Round of 32</td></tr><tr><td>1970–71</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>6th</td><td>Round of 32</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th>Season</th><th>Tier</th><th>Division</th><th>Place</th><th>Copa del Rey</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1971–72</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>2nd</td><td>Round of 16</td></tr><tr><td>1972–73</td><td>1</td><td>1ª</td><td>5th</td><td>Runners-up</td></tr><tr><td>1973–74</td><td>1</td><td>1ª</td><td>16th</td><td>Round of 16</td></tr><tr><td>1974–75</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>6th</td><td>Fourth round</td></tr><tr><td>1975–76</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>12th</td><td>First round</td></tr><tr><td>1976–77</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>14th</td><td>Second round</td></tr><tr><td>1977–78</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>14th</td><td>Third round</td></tr><tr><td>1978–79</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>11th</td><td>First round</td></tr><tr><td>1979–80</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>5th</td><td>Fourth round</td></tr><tr><td>1980–81</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>1st</td><td>Fourth round</td></tr><tr><td>1981–82</td><td>1</td><td>1ª</td><td>18th</td><td>Third round</td></tr><tr><td>1982–83</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>15th</td><td>First round</td></tr><tr><td>1983–84</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>10th</td><td>Round of 16</td></tr><tr><td>1984–85</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>12th</td><td>Quarter-finals</td></tr><tr><td>1985–86</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>5th</td><td>Round of 16</td></tr><tr><td>1986–87</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>4th</td><td>Fourth round</td></tr><tr><td>1987–88</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>11th</td><td>Quarter-finals</td></tr><tr><td>1988–89</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>1st</td><td>Third round</td></tr><tr><td>1989–90</td><td>1</td><td>1ª</td><td>14th</td><td>Second round</td></tr><tr><td>1990–91</td><td>1</td><td>1ª</td><td>19th</td><td>Fourth round</td></tr><tr><td>Season</td><td>Tier</td><td>Division</td><td>Place</td><td>Copa del Rey</td></tr><tr><td>1991–92</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>15th</td><td>Round of 16</td></tr><tr><td>1992–93</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>10th</td><td>Fourth round</td></tr><tr><td>1993–94</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>17th</td><td>Fourth round</td></tr><tr><td>1994–95</td><td>3</td><td>2ª B</td><td>4th</td><td>Second round</td></tr><tr><td>1995–96</td><td>3</td><td>2ª B</td><td>6th</td><td>First round</td></tr><tr><td>1996–97</td><td>3</td><td>2ª B</td><td>9th</td><td>First round</td></tr><tr><td>1997–98</td><td>3</td><td>2ª B</td><td>5th</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1998–99</td><td>3</td><td>2ª B</td><td>9th</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>1999–2000</td><td>3</td><td>2ª B</td><td>7th</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>2000–01</td><td>3</td><td>2ª B</td><td>10th</td><td>First round</td></tr><tr><td>2001–02</td><td>3</td><td>2ª B</td><td>13th</td><td>First round</td></tr><tr><td>2002–03</td><td>3</td><td>2ª B</td><td>1st</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>2003–04</td><td>3</td><td>2ª B</td><td>4th</td><td>Second round</td></tr><tr><td>2004–05</td><td>3</td><td>2ª B</td><td>4th</td><td>Second round</td></tr><tr><td>2005–06</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>12th</td><td>First round</td></tr><tr><td>2006–07</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>14th</td><td>Round of 32</td></tr><tr><td>2007–08</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>5th</td><td>Second round</td></tr><tr><td>2008–09</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>7th</td><td>Round of 32</td></tr><tr><td>2009–10</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>22nd</td><td>Second round</td></tr><tr><td>2010–11</td><td>3</td><td>2ª B</td><td>10th</td><td>Second round</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th>Season</th><th>Tier</th><th>Division</th><th>Place</th><th>Copa del Rey</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2011–12</td><td>4</td><td>3ª</td><td>9th</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>2012–13</td><td>4</td><td>3ª</td><td>4th</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>2013–14</td><td>4</td><td>3ª</td><td>15th</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>2014–15</td><td>4</td><td>3ª</td><td>1st</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>2015–16</td><td>4</td><td>3ª</td><td>3rd</td><td>Second round</td></tr><tr><td>2016–17</td><td>4</td><td>3ª</td><td>4th</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>2017–18</td><td>4</td><td>3ª</td><td>2nd</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>2018–19</td><td>3</td><td>2ª B</td><td>15th</td><td>Second round</td></tr><tr><td>2019–20</td><td>3</td><td>2ª B</td><td>1st</td><td>First round</td></tr><tr><td>2020–21</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>21st</td><td>Second round</td></tr><tr><td>2021–22</td><td>3</td><td>1ª RFEF</td><td>13th</td><td>Second round</td></tr><tr><td>2022–23</td><td>3</td><td>1ª Fed.</td><td>3rd</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>2023–24</td><td>3</td><td>1ª Fed.</td><td>1st</td><td>Round of 32</td></tr><tr><td>2024–25</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td>17th</td><td>Second round</td></tr><tr><td>2025–26</td><td>2</td><td>2ª</td><td></td><td>First round</td></tr></tbody></table>

• 11 seasons in La Liga • 43 seasons in Segunda División • 3 seasons in Primera Federación • 14 seasons in Segunda División B • 21 seasons in Tercera División

Current squad

CD Castellón

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

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Pos.</th><th>Nation</th><th>Player</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>GK</td><td> IRN</td><td>Amir Abedzadeh</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>DF</td><td> ESP</td><td>Tincho Conde</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>DF</td><td> ITA</td><td>Fabrizio Brignani</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>DF</td><td> ARG</td><td>Agustín Sienra</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>DF</td><td> ESP</td><td>Alberto Jiménez</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>MF</td><td> FRA</td><td>Marc-Olivier Doué</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>FW</td><td> AUS</td><td>Awer Mabil</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>MF</td><td> ESP</td><td>Diego Barri</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>FW</td><td> GUI</td><td>Ousmane Camara</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>MF</td><td> ESP</td><td>Israel Suero</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>FW</td><td> BRA</td><td>Douglas Aurélio</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>DF</td><td> ESP</td><td>Lucas Alcázar</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>GK</td><td> BEL</td><td>Romain Matthys</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Pos.</td><td>Nation</td><td>Player</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>FW</td><td> ESP</td><td>Raúl Sánchez</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>MF</td><td> ESP</td><td>Beñat Gerenabarrena (on loan from Athletic Bilbao)</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>FW</td><td> COD</td><td>Brian Cipenga</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>DF</td><td> ESP</td><td>Salva Ruiz (captain)</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>FW</td><td> ESP</td><td>Pablo Santiago</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>FW</td><td> DEN</td><td>Adam Jakobsen</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>MF</td><td> ESP</td><td>Álex Calatrava</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>DF</td><td> FRA</td><td>Jérémy Mellot</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>FW</td><td> ESP</td><td>Álvaro García</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>MF</td><td> BRA</td><td>Ronaldo Pompeu</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>MF</td><td> ITA</td><td>Tommaso De Nipoti (on loan from Atalanta)</td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td>DF</td><td> POL</td><td>Michał Willmann</td></tr></tbody></table>

Reserve team

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

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Pos.</th><th>Nation</th><th>Player</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>26</td><td>DF</td><td> ESP</td><td>Rubén Català</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>DF</td><td> MAR</td><td>Ismael Fadel</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>DF</td><td> ESP</td><td>Álex Alcira</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>DF</td><td> ESP</td><td>David Sellés</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>GK</td><td> ESP</td><td>Sergi Torner</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Pos.</td><td>Nation</td><td>Player</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>FW</td><td> ESP</td><td>Carlos Segura</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>GK</td><td> ESP</td><td>Juanki Ferrando</td></tr><tr><td>56</td><td>FW</td><td> ESP</td><td>Miguel Ferrer</td></tr><tr><td>57</td><td>FW</td><td> ESP</td><td>Fran Santamaría</td></tr></tbody></table>

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.

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Pos.</th><th>Nation</th><th>Player</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>—</td><td>DF</td><td> ESP</td><td>José Albert (at Ibiza until 30 June 2026)</td></tr><tr><td>—</td><td>DF</td><td> NED</td><td>Jozhua Vertrouwd (at Rayo Vallecano until 30 June 2026)</td></tr><tr><td>—</td><td>DF</td><td> EQG</td><td>Santi Borikó (at Arenas de Getxo until 30 June 2026)</td></tr><tr><td>—</td><td>MF</td><td> FRA</td><td>Albert Lottin (at União Leiria until 30 June 2026)</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Pos.</td><td>Nation</td><td>Player</td></tr><tr><td>—</td><td>FW</td><td> MLI</td><td>Mamadou Traoré (at Teruel until 30 June 2026)</td></tr><tr><td>—</td><td>FW</td><td> USA</td><td>Nick Markanich (at Houston Dynamo until 31 December 2026)</td></tr><tr><td>—</td><td>FW</td><td> ESP</td><td>Pere Marco (at Unionistas until 30 June 2026)</td></tr><tr><td>—</td><td>FW</td><td> ESP</td><td>Serpeta (at Unionistas until 30 June 2026)</td></tr></tbody></table>

Current technical staff

<table><thead><tr><th>Position</th><th>Staff</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Head coach</td><td>Pablo Hernández</td></tr><tr><td>Assistant coach</td><td>Sergi Ripollés Dennis Reus</td></tr><tr><td>Goalkeeping coach</td><td>Carlos Gómez</td></tr><tr><td>Tactical analyst</td><td>Paco Urdiain Dennis Van der Meulen</td></tr><tr><td>Set piece specialist</td><td>Rody Hoegee</td></tr><tr><td>Delegate</td><td>Bernardo Cogollos</td></tr><tr><td>Match delegate</td><td>José María Gil</td></tr><tr><td>Fitness coach</td><td>Joan Torné</td></tr><tr><td>Assistant fitness coach</td><td>Alberto Liñán</td></tr><tr><td>Rehab fitness coach</td><td>Rafael Soler</td></tr><tr><td>Chief of medical services</td><td>Alejandro Vázquez</td></tr><tr><td>Doctor</td><td>Santiago Rincón</td></tr><tr><td>Sports traumatologist</td><td>Álvaro Acebrón</td></tr><tr><td>Physiotherapist</td><td>Adrián Ibanco Iván Martínez</td></tr><tr><td>Nutritionist</td><td>Javier Sánchez</td></tr><tr><td>Equipment manager</td><td>Óscar Armillas Iker Porcar</td></tr></tbody></table>

Honours

CD Castellón

• Segunda División: 1940–41, 1980–81, 1988–89 • Segunda División B: 2002–03 • Tercera División: 1929–30, 1952–53, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69 (third level until 1976–77) • Campeonato de Valencia: 1928–29, 1929–30 • Copa de la Liga (second division): 1983–84 • Copa del Rey: Runner-up 1972–73