CD Covadonga

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Covadonga
Full nameClub Deportivo Covadonga
Founded31 July 1979; 44 years ago (1979-07-31)
GroundEstadio Juan Antonio Álvarez Rabanal, Oviedo,
Asturias, Spain
Capacity2,000[1]
PresidentFrancisco Cabal Díaz[2]
Head coachFermín Álvarez
LeagueSegunda Federación – Group 1
2022–23Tercera Federación – Group 2, 1st of 16 (champions)

Club Deportivo Covadonga is a Spanish football team based in Oviedo, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1979 it plays in Segunda Federación – Group 1, holding home games at Estadio Juan Antonio Álvarez Rabanal, with a 2,000-seat capacity.[3]

History[edit]

CD Covadonga was founded in 1979 by José Antonio Álvarez Rabanal, priest of the parish of Our Lady of Covadonga, Oviedo, with the aim to give a way to development as people to the local youth.[4]

It started to play its games in the Asturian Regional divisions in the field of the Fundación Masaveu while the club was negotiating with the Oviedo City Hall for the transfer of a piece of ground in Los Castañales, neighbourhood of Teatinos, for building a new football field.

In 1998 the team promoted for the first time to Tercera División. Fifteen years later, in 2013, the club finished the league in third position and qualifies for the 2013 Tercera División play-offs,[5] but it was eliminated in the first round by Don Benito.

Covadonga repeated participation in the playoffs in 2019, but was clearly defeated again in the first round, this time by Bergantiños.[6] However, the club achieved promotion in their third attempt, after defeating Llanera and Caudal in the playoffs.

Season to season[edit]

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1979–80 7 2ª Reg. 12th
1980–81 7 2ª Reg. 9th
1981–82 7 2ª Reg. 1st
1982–83 6 1ª Reg. 8th
1983–84 6 1ª Reg. 16th
1984–85 6 1ª Reg. 17th
1985–86 7 2ª Reg. 5th
1986–87 7 2ª Reg. 5th
1987–88 7 2ª Reg. 1st
1988–89 7 2ª Reg. 2nd
1989–90 6 1ª Reg. 6th
1990–91 6 1ª Reg. 9th
1991–92 6 1ª Reg. 5th
1992–93 6 1ª Reg. 5th
1993–94 6 1ª Reg. 5th
1994–95 6 1ª Reg. 8th
1995–96 6 1ª Reg. 2nd
1996–97 5 Reg. Pref. 14th
1997–98 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1998–99 4 18th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1999–2000 5 Reg. Pref. 4th
2000–01 4 20th
2001–02 4 Reg. Pref. 3rd
2002–03 4 16th
2003–04 5 Reg. Pref. 4th
2004–05 5 Reg. Pref. 4th
2005–06 4 9th
2006–07 4 16th
2007–08 5 Reg. Pref. 4th
2008–09 4 13th
2009–10 4 19th
2010–11 5 Reg. Pref. 1st
2011–12 4 11th
2012–13 4 3rd
2013–14 4 5th
2014–15 4 5th
2015–16 4 11th
2016–17 4 7th
2017–18 4 5th
2018–19 4 4th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2019–20 4 3rd
2020–21 3 2ª B 10th / 8th
2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 10th
2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 1st
2023–24 4 2ª Fed.

Current squad[edit]

As of 22 February 2021[7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Aitor Rodríguez
2 DF Spain ESP Pablo Castiello
3 DF Spain ESP Manu Blanco
4 DF Spain ESP Aitor Ferrero
5 DF Spain ESP Aitor Elena
6 DF Spain ESP Míchel Secades
7 FW Spain ESP Sergio Rios
8 MF Spain ESP José Luis González
9 FW Spain ESP Diego García
10 MF Spain ESP Jaime Álvarez
11 FW Spain ESP Edu Font
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Spain ESP Iván Torres
14 MF Spain ESP Álvaro Del Rio
15 MF Spain ESP Pablo Tineo
16 MF Spain ESP David González
17 MF Spain ESP Asier Gomes
18 DF Spain ESP Alfonso Artabe
19 FW Spain ESP Javier Martón (on loan from Real Sociedad B)
20 DF Spain ESP Naredo
21 FW Spain ESP Manuel Pozo (on loan from Real Betis B)
22 DF Spain ESP Álvaro García
24 DF Spain ESP Manu Rodríguez

Famous players[edit]

Women's team[edit]

On 26 November 2017, CD Covadonga announced the creation of a new women's team that would start competing in the 2018–19 season.[8] It previously existed until it was disbanded in 1997.

Season by season[edit]

Season Division Place Copa de la Reina
1996/97 Regional 11th
1997/98 Regional 12th
1998–18 DNP
2018/19 Regional 17th
2019/20 Regional 5th

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The latest news from CD Covadonga: squad, results, table". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  2. ^ "Curro Cabal Díaz, nuevo presidente del CD.Covadonga". 2017-10-26. Archived from the original on 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  3. ^ "CD Covadonga - Segunda División B G 1". www.resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  4. ^ "Historia del CD Covadonga" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ^ "El Covadonga, de fiesta ante el Tuilla" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Bergantiños FC vs CD Covadonga - Tercera Playoffs - 02 June 2019". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  7. ^ "Jugadores Covadonga". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  8. ^ "El CD Covadonga creará un equipo Senior Femenino" (in Spanish). CD Covadonga. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

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