Jerez CF

Not to be confused with Xerez CD.

Jerez Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de los Caballeros, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1969, it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 14.

Jerez

Full name	Jerez Club de Fútbol
Founded	1969
Ground	Manuel Calzado Galván, Jerez de los Caballeros, Badajoz Extremadura, Spain
Capacity	5,000[1]
President	Manuel Sanchez De San Vicente[2]
Head coach	Javi Ortega[3]
League	Tercera Federación – Group 14
2023–24	Tercera Federación – Group 14, 11th of 18
Home colours Away colours

History

Jerez Club de Fútbol was formed in 1969, in the small historic town of Jerez de los Caballeros. The early years were spent in the regional leagues of Extremadura, the club's first venture into the Tercera División coming in the season 1984–85, which was however short-lived (immediate relegation).

The team returned a year later, and slowly began to improve performances, to the extent that by 1992–93 they reached the play-offs for third level for the first time. Promotion via this way was to prove a tortuous affair however, with regular high finishes in the regular season amounting to nothing in the knockout stages: the first disappointment occurred in 1992–93 when, after finishing the season third, they lost 1–3 on aggregate to Atlético Malagueño.

Jerez won its first Tercera title in 1993–94, but only won two of six matches in the playoffs. The following season brought a second place behind Don Benito, and the playoffs elimination at the hands of reborn Málaga – the team finished third, behind Isla Cristina and above Puertollano.

In 1995–96, Jerez finished second behind Cacereño, recording impressive wins over Guarena (10–0, home) and at Sanvicenteño (11–0, away); both clubs scored more than 120 goals during the campaign. In the playoffs, there was more of the same, with the club ranking third, with Guadix eventually being promoted. The following year brought its second fourth division title, but another playoff elimination, against Andalusia's Isla Cristina.

After five successive failures in the play-offs, Jerez finally won promotion to the third category in 1998 (after renewing its regular season supremacy), after a 0–0 draw against Vélez. The 1998–99 season was the first of seven consecutive seasons in the third division. Jerez finished 12th, after notable wins against Granada (4–0), Sevilla B (5–0) and Real Jaén (1–2), for a total of 54 points (44 in the following, and four consecutive top ten finishes afterwards).

In 2000–01, the competition was reduced to 36 games, following Polideportivo Almería's disbanding, and Jerez finished ninth, with 47 points; the season's highest point was a 4–2 triumph at eventual champions Cádiz (the club also obtained the same position in 2002–03).

The 2003–04 season was Jerez's most successful in terms of points, and although the club finally ranked eighth, it battled for a play-off berth until the final few weeks of the season, and only conceded 29 league goals, second-best in its group, but lost valuable points in October/November 2003, with five consecutive draws.

The club's run in the third level came to an end in the following season, which was almost entirely spent in the relegation zone, with Jerez failing to win any of its last six matches. In 2007 and 2008, it returned to the promotion play-offs, being defeated respectively by Gavà (2–4 aggregate) and Ciempozuelos (1–5). The club finished sixth in the 2018–19 season in Tercera División, Group 14.^[4]

Club naming

• Club Polideportivo Vasco Núñez – 1971–1990
• Club Polideportivo Cristian Lay – 1990–1994
• Jerez Club de Fútbol – 1994–present

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1971–72 5 2ª Reg. 11th 1972–73 5 2ª Reg. 7th 1973–74 5 2ª Reg. 2nd 1974–75 5 1ª Reg. 6th 1975–76 5 1ª Reg. 1st 1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 11th 1977–78 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd 1978–79 5 Reg. Pref. 18th 1979–80 5 Reg. Pref. 18th 1980–81 6 1ª Reg. 1st 1981–82 5 Reg. Pref. 9th 1982–83 5 Reg. Pref. 13th 1983–84 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 1984–85 4 3ª 20th 1985–86 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 1986–87 4 3ª 11th 1987–88 4 3ª 7th 1988–89 4 3ª 5th 1989–90 4 3ª 9th 1990–91 4 3ª 5th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1991–92 4 3ª 5th 1992–93 4 3ª 3rd 1993–94 4 3ª 1st 1994–95 4 3ª 2nd 1995–96 4 3ª 2nd 1996–97 4 3ª 1st 1997–98 4 3ª 1st 1998–99 3 2ª B 12th Third round 1999–2000 3 2ª B 13th 2000–01 3 2ª B 9th 2001–02 3 2ª B 6th 2002–03 3 2ª B 9th Second round 2003–04 3 2ª B 8th 2004–05 3 2ª B 19th 2005–06 4 3ª 6th 2006–07 4 3ª 1st 2007–08 4 3ª 4th First round 2008–09 4 3ª 6th 2009–10 4 3ª 2nd 2010–11 4 3ª 4th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2011–12 4 3ª 5th 2012–13 4 3ª 5th 2013–14 4 3ª 3rd 2014–15 4 3ª 3rd 2015–16 4 3ª 4th 2016–17 4 3ª 3rd 2017–18 4 3ª 6th 2018–19 4 3ª 6th 2019–20 4 3ª 6th 2020–21 4 3ª 3rd / 6th 2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 4th 2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 5th 2023–24 5 3ª Fed. 11th 2024–25 5 3ª Fed.

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• 7 seasons in Segunda División B
• 29 seasons in Tercera División
• 4 seasons in Tercera Federación/Tercera División RFEF

Famous players

• Darío Delgado
• Cristian Green
• Natanael Borengue
• Juan Carlos Castilla
• José María Cidoncha
• Raúl García
• Paco Peña

Stadium

Jerez play home games at the Estadio Manuel Calzado Galván, which has a capacity of 5,000.