Xerez CD

Xerez Club Deportivo S. A. D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of Jerez de la Frontera. It was founded in 1947 and plays in Group X of the Tercera Federación, the fifth tier of the Spanish football league system. The club gained promotion this season and will play in the Segunda Federación next season.

History
Due to the link between Jerez de la Frontera and the United Kingdom created by the exports of sherry (Jerez in Spanish), football had its beginnings in the region towards the second half of the 19th century. In the early 20th century Sir Thomas Spencer, who worked with the William & Humbert winery, founded Sociedad Jerez Foot-Ball Club – he also served as chairman, player and captain.

From 1942 to 1947 the club had several names, ending with Jerez Club Deportivo, which was changed to the current name in 1960s. Xerez first reached the second division in 1953–54, remaining there for five years; previously, in the 1940s, the team had promoted on the field but, due to the "high national interest" of the dictatorial government, left its position to España de Tánger.

The team's new stadium, Estadio Municipal de Chapín, was inaugurated on 10 July 1988, replacing the old Estadio Domecq – the first match there was a friendly against Real Madrid. After decades in that category and also in the third, it had a 2001–02 second level campaign which almost resulted in an historic La Liga promotion, only one year after doing the same thing; the club seemed certain to gain promotion all season, but ultimately failed after a dramatic loss of form towards its closure, only gaining four points in the last eight matches.

Since then, Xerez finished in the top 10 in division two each campaign, except in the 2007–08 season when a weak start led to a 15th-place finish. The following campaign proved excellent, as the club was always in the top positions: on 13 June 2009, after beating SD Huesca 2–1 at home, it achieved promotion to the top division for the first time in its history. In the final day of the competition, a draw at Celta de Vigo proved enough for the title, as CD Tenerife lost 1–2 home to CD Castellón in the final minute.

The first season of Xerez in the top flight would be short-lived, as it ended in relegation. After only collecting seven points from the first 19 games – which led to the sacking of coach José Ángel Ziganda – the club amassed 27 in the remaining 19 with Néstor Gorosito as boss, not good enough however to prevent the drop as last (the club, however, had chances to stay up until the final round, a 1–1 draw at CA Osasuna).

Xerez ranked eighth and 14th in the two following second level seasons, respectively. The 2012–13 campaign, however, was disastrous on all levels, as the team finished in 22nd and last position as a direct consequence of enduring serious financial difficulties for several years, and the situation culminated with the club being relegated to the fourth division on 1 August.

After the Xerez's season, a group of supporters founded a new club in the lower leagues, named Xerez Deportivo FC due to the club's institutional problems. While the latter was promoted to Primera Provincial, the former was again relegated, this time to Primera Andaluza, until May 2017, when Xerez came back to Tercera División. They managed a 16th-place finish in the 2017–18 season, avoiding relegation and managing another season in the Spanish fourth tier.

In the 2023–24 season, Xerez C.D. is fighting for promotion to the Segunda RFEF. This same season, the team has broken a record of going through the first 9 days of the league without conceding a goal. Apart from fighting for promotion, Xerez has achieved several merits of its own, such as attracting former members again or having nearly 9,000 spectators in the fifth category of Spanish football.

Crest
The crest of Xerez CD was designed during the summer of 1947 by Mariano Aricha de Vicente.

The crest is clearly inspired in the badge of the city of Jerez, as it incorporates the same colors.. The crest is divided into two parts by a diagonal stripe of white background that runs from the upper right corner to the lower left. In the upper left part is the central motif of the shield of the city of Jerez, the waves in blue on a silver (white) background. In the lower right corner the letters C and D are intertwined in white with a blue background. The crest is crowned, like the city's shield, this time with a crown of five blades.

In the diagonal stripe can read, "XEREZ" in blue. Originally was designed with the word "JEREZ". The "J" was replaced by an "X" due to the initiative of the chairman Pablo Porro Guerrero, that on August 21, 1962, decides to recover the word "XEREZ" to refer to the club from which it comes, the Xerez FC.

The crest receibed a second modification in the 2000s, where the tone of the color was changed, making it a little softer and with a lower saturation. This minor aesthetic change was made so that the crest will stand out more against the dark blue of the uniform. Occasionally the shield is shown outside the kit in the original darker tone.

On May 31, 2017, it was announced that the patent for the crest, as well as the name "Xerez Club Deportivo" became part of Afición Xerecista.

In September 2020, on occasion of a new and exciting sports project, the club's design and communication team decides to restyle the crest, eliminating the black lines of its predecessor, with a cleaner and more modern appearance. It has also been adapted to different versions, both positive and negative, to adapt perfectly to any format.

Anthems and Chants
The official anthem of the club was composed by Manuel Amezcua although the Xerez has several chants and anthems, like the "Himno del 75 Aniversario", "Himno de los Hools XCD" or the song "Mi Xerez".
 * Anthem


 * ''Xerez Deportivo
 * ''Con los colores del Xerez todos unidos
 * ''Xerez Deportivo
 * ''El corazón de la afición está contigo
 * ''Xerez Deportivo
 * ''Vamos arriba campeón
 * ''A triunfar y a ganar
 * ''Para alcanzar la gloria del mejor
 * ''Para subir y conseguir
 * ''Con el Xerez el más alto galardón.
 * ''A ti Xerez Deportivo
 * ''Por tu entrega y tu pundonor
 * ''Por tu furia y tu fuerza
 * ''Por tu coraje y ambición de gol
 * ''Por eso todos cantamos
 * ''Como si fuera una misma voz
 * ''Viva el Xerez Club Deportivo
 * ''Aupa y arriba campeón
 * ''A ti Xerez Deportivo
 * ''Por tu entrega y tu pundonor
 * ''Por tu furia y tu fuerza
 * ''Por tu coraje y ambición de gol
 * ''Por eso todos cantamos
 * ''Como si fuera una misma voz
 * ''Viva el Xerez Club Deportivo
 * ''Aupa y arriba campeón
 * ''¡Xerez!
 * ''¡Xerez!
 * ''¡Xerez!
 * ''¡Xerez!

To commemorate the 75 years of the Xerez CD, the club asked its fans to create their proposals for the 75th anniversary Anthem, choosing the one composed by Manuel de Cantarote, a Jerezano and Xerecist artist.
 * Himno del 75 aniversario / 75th anniversary anthem


 * ''Un equipo, una ciudad que es de bandera
 * ''Una afición que te acompaña a donde quiera
 * ''Que por ti lucha sin importar la batalla
 * ''Y alza tu himno y tus colores donde vayas
 * ''Azul y blanco es el compás de mis latidos
 * ''Sabes que nunca nos daremos por vencido
 * ''Y aunque el olvido haya ganado a la memoria
 * ''Seguimos vivos y cantamos nuestra historia
 * ''¡Xerez!
 * ''¡Gol y bulería!
 * ''¡Club del alma mía!
 * ''¡Donde moriré!
 * ''¡Xerez!
 * ''¡Aunque pase el tiempo!
 * ''¡Más que un sentimiento, que no abandoné!
 * ''¡Xerez!
 * ''¡Gol y bulería!
 * ''¡Club del alma mía!
 * ''¡Donde moriré!
 * ''¡Xerez!
 * ''¡Aunque pase el tiempo!
 * ''¡Más que un sentimiento, que no abandoné!
 * ''Llenos de orgullo defendemos nuestro escudo
 * ''Yo sigo fiel porque Xerez tan solo hay uno
 * ''Club Deportivo, símbolo de nuestra tierra
 * ''A ti te animo aunque ganes o aunque pierdas
 * ''Xerez contigo seguiré cumpliendo años
 * ''En ti confío, siempre seguiré animando
 * ''Eres equipo que al destino desafía
 * ''Lucha con garra, no te rindas todavía
 * ''¡Xerez!
 * ''¡Gol y bulería!
 * ''¡Club del alma mía!
 * ''¡Donde moriré!
 * ''¡Xerez!
 * ''¡Aunque pase el tiempo!
 * ''¡Más que un sentimiento, que no abandoné!
 * ''¡Xerez!
 * ''¡Gol y bulería!
 * ''¡Club del alma mía!
 * ''¡Donde moriré!
 * ''¡Xerez!
 * ''¡Aunque pase el tiempo!
 * ''¡Más que un sentimiento, que no abandoné!
 * ''¡Xerez!
 * ''¡Gol y bulería!
 * ''¡Club del alma mía!
 * ''¡Donde moriré!
 * ''¡Xerez!
 * ''¡Aunque pase el tiempo!
 * ''¡Más que un sentimiento, que no abandoné!

The animation group "Hools XCD", in honor of 10 years since its founding and support for the club, decided to release its own anthem in collaboration with Juan Pedro "El Pirata" Ramos
 * Himno del X Aniversario Hools Xerez CD / Anthem of the 10th Anniversary Hools Xerez CD


 * ''Después de diez años
 * ''Seguimos aquí luchando
 * ''Te juré amor eterno
 * ''En las puertas del infierno
 * ''Aquí estuvimos, aquí estamos y aquí estaremos
 * ''En las buenas, en las malas y en las peores
 * ''Mil días de borrachera
 * ''Noches enteras sin descansar
 * ''Por defender nuestro equipo
 * ''Siempre al borde del delíto
 * ''Corduras con colgaeras
 * ''El mismo escudo tatuado en la piel
 * ''Y hasta el día en que me muera
 * ''Esos colores defenderé
 * ''De Jerez de la Frontera
 * ''Puros como la Paquera
 * ''Que nunca pasa de moda
 * ''Igualito que las drogas
 * ''Nos dicen yonkis gitanos
 * ''Y pa' nosotros es un alago
 * ''En las buenas y en las malas
 * ''Como hinchada nos la maman
 * ''¡Somos los Hools el alma de este equipo!
 * ''¡Sangre azul, Xerez Club Deportivo!
 * ''Tienes que ganar
 * ''Y la vamos a liar
 * ''¡Somos los Hools el alma de este equipo!
 * ''¡Sangre azul, Xerez Club Deportivo!
 * ''Tienes que ganar
 * ''Y la vamos a liar
 * ''Mil horas de carretera
 * ''Jamás te abandonaría
 * ''Recordaré estas palabras
 * ''Que son pa' toda la vida
 * ''Toxicamente adictivos
 * ''Incansables luchadores
 * ''Levantaré tu bandera
 * ''Sin peros ni condiciones
 * ''De Jerez de la Frontera
 * ''Puros como la Paquera
 * ''Que nunca pasa de moda
 * ''Igualito que las drogas
 * ''Nos dicen yonkis gitanos
 * ''Y pa' nosotros es un alago
 * ''En las buenas y en las malas
 * ''Como hinchada nos la maman
 * ''¡Somos los Hools el alma de este equipo!
 * ''¡Sangre azul, Xerez Club Deportivo!
 * ''Tienes que ganar
 * ''Y la vamos a liar
 * ''¡Somos los Hools el alma de este equipo!
 * ''¡Sangre azul, Xerez Club Deportivo!
 * ''Tienes que ganar
 * ''Y la vamos a liar
 * ''Que escandalera cuando no llega el gol
 * ''Y los Hools te aceleran
 * ''Te empujan, te animan
 * ''Te cantan, te llevan
 * ''Rompiendo gargantas de jerezanas maneras
 * ''Hasta quemar la cartera
 * ''Vaya puta escandalera...

Tribute to the fans of Xerez C. D. A song by Los Killoque and Jose Monje with the collaboration of El Pirata and the Xerez veterans. Recorded at La Bodega studios. With the guitar of Jose Ignacio Franco, the editing and percussion production of Cristóbal leiva "lele" and the executive production of Santi Cordero and Manuel Martínez.
 * Mi Xerez


 * ''Desde niño se pone la camiseta
 * ''En el pecho va su escudo y su bandera
 * ''Por las calles de Jerez va caminando
 * ''Hasta Chapín para cumplir una promesa
 * ''Orgulloso de sentirse xerecista
 * ''Con la cabeza bien alta
 * ''Como su padre le enseñó
 * ''Desde el cielo sabe que el está mirando
 * ''Dando fuerzas y apoyando
 * ''A su equipo campeón
 * ''Mi Xerez, ole, con ole, y ole
 * ''Ole, con ole, y ole
 * ''Mi Xerez Club Deportivo
 * ''La ciudad y la afición está orgullosa
 * ''Siempre contigo en la victoria y en la derrota
 * ''Animando hasta romperse la garganta
 * ''Todos unidos alcanzaremos la gloria
 * ''Xerecista hasta el día que me muera
 * ''En segunda o en primera
 * ''Aquí siempre estaré yo
 * ''Más que un equipo mi xerez es un sentimiento
 * ''Lo digo como lo siento
 * ''Me sale del corazón
 * ''Mi Xerez, ole, con ole, y ole
 * ''Ole, con ole, y ole
 * ''Mi Xerez Club Deportivo



Stadium


Since the 2013/14 season, Xerez has had difficulties playing its matches in Jerez de la Frontera. This is due to the Regulatory Ordinance for the Carrying out of Activities in Municipal Sports Facilities that the City Council has been applying since it was put into practice by the Partido Popular government.

Since that season, Xerez has been training and playing its home games in different fields in the province, and occasionally does so in the Jerez stadiums of La Juventud, La Canaleja, La Granja, El Torno or Picadueñas.

During the 2017/18 season, Xerez played at home in seven different stadiums: Chapín, La Juventud, El Palmar (Sanlúcar de Barrameda), Antonio Fernández Marchán (Guadalcacín), Andrés Chacón (La Barca), Municipal Sánchez Portella (Torrecera) and Municipal of El Torno (El Torno). Currently, they play their home games at the Municipal de Chapín.

Chapín


However, from 1998 to 2014, the Xerez played its local matches at Municipal de Chapín. The stadium was founded in 1988, with a capacity for 20.523 people. The stadium's inaugural match was Xerez C.D. - Real Madrid. It's dimensions are 105x68 meters.

One of the stands with the most attendance was "Preferencia". This used to fill from the top, but it lacked the feel of the "Fondo Sur". The "Tribuna" was frequented by well-known people in Jerez. The presidential box, the VIP boxes and the radio broadcast booths are also located there. The area with the greatest lack of influx was "Fondo Norte". The fourth stand of the stadium is the "Fondo Norte", which was not numbered at the request of the fans, since it was this stand that had the most attendance and atmosphere. It used to be full both upstairs and downstairs in important matches, but due to promotion to the First Division, this stand was numbered, like the "Fondo Norte", to comply with the regulations.

This multi-sports stadium is blamed for a major drawback: the difficulty of vision for spectators due to the separation distance between the stands and the grass, due to the presence of the athletics tracks. Possible solutions to this problem have always been considered. In October 2006, a reform was planned that consisted of eliminating the athletics tracks, continuing the high stands of "Preferencia" and "Tribuna", and creating two new "Fondos". The exterior appearance of the stadium would not suffer any changes, but its construction was not approved. After the xerecista promotion, an extra stand was approved for the grandstand area, since it has reduced visibility due to the benches, increasing the number of seats available. Initially, the use of these stands was contemplated for the most important matches, such as the visits of Real Madrid or FC Barcelona, but finally they were maintained throughout the season, although in recent days the City Council requested their removal on the occasion of the celebration. of the school Olympics held annually in the stadium. For the 2010–11 season, the commentary area in the upper stand, which had been in the lower stand since the previous season, was left free and occupied with seats for fans.

Other Stadiums
Until 1988, when Chapín was inaugurated, the team played at the Domecq Stadium, where a residential area is now located, currently Parque Stadium, near the Plaza del Caballo.



During the 2001-02 season, while Chapín was being remodeled for the 2002 equestrian games, Xerez played in other stadiums such as the "El Palmar Stadium" in Sanlúcar de Barrameda or "Bahía Sur" in San Fernando. Finally he returned to Jerez to play first in the remodeled Estadio de la Juventud and finally in Chapín.

Uniforms

 * 1st Kit: Blue T-shirt, White pants y Blue socks.
 * 2nd Kit: White T-shirt with black stripes, Black Pants y Black socks.
 * 3rd Kit: Gradient green T-shirt, Green pants y Golden socks.
 * 4th Kit: Red T-shirt, Red pants y Red socks.

The Xerez uniform has maintained constant standards throughout its history, with the blue shirt, white shorts and blue socks. The away uniform usually has a white shirt and socks, with blue pants. The third kit is the most varied, having been black, pink, wine, green or orange.

Club information

 * Address: C/ Laguna de Gallocanta, 20. 11406
 * Colors: Blue and White
 * Sports Brand: Adidas

Members
In the 2009/10 season, the historical maximum number of subscribers was reached, with a total of 16,216 members, due to the team's promotion to the First Division of Spain for the first time. The decline that occurred that season did not prevent large numbers from being recorded in the 2010/11 season, as the club reached 11,059 subscribers, a figure much higher than that of previous campaigns, in which the club did not reach 8,000 members.

On January 1, 2024, Juan Luis Gil announced that the club had surpassed the figure of 3,000 members in the 2023-24 campaign.

Recent seasons

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 * 2002–03
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 * align=right |6
 * align=right|42||align=right|17||align=right|13||align=right|12
 * align=right|55||align=right|53||align=right|64
 * alingh=right |Round of 16
 * 2003–04
 * align=right |2D
 * align=right |9
 * align=right|42||align=right|12||align=right|18||align=right|12
 * align=right|47||align=right|49||align=right|54
 * aling=right |3rd round
 * 2004–05
 * align=right |2D
 * align=right |8
 * align=right|42||align=right|14||align=right|17||align=right|11
 * align=right|39||align=right|36||align=right|59
 * aling=right |2nd round
 * 2005–06
 * align=right |2D
 * align=right |7
 * align=right|42||align=right|18||align=right|13||align=right|11
 * align=right|60||align=right|46||align=right|67
 * aling=right |5th round
 * 2006–07
 * align=right |2D
 * align=right |8
 * align=right|42||align=right|16||align=right|10||align=right|16
 * align=right|47||align=right|42||align=right|58
 * aling=right |Round of 32
 * 2007–08
 * align=right |2D
 * align=right |15
 * align=right|42||align=right|12||align=right|16||align=right|14
 * align=right|47||align=right|56||align=right|52
 * aling=right |Round of 32
 * 2008–09
 * align=right |2D
 * align=right |1
 * align=right|42||align=right|24||align=right|10||align=right|8
 * align=right|73||align=right|42||align=right|82
 * aling=right |2nd round
 * align=right |Promoted
 * 2009–10
 * align=right |1D
 * align=right |20
 * align=right|38||align=right|8||align=right|10||align=right|20
 * align=right|38||align=right|66||align=right|34
 * aling=right |Round of 32
 * align=right |Relegated
 * 2010–11
 * align=right |2D
 * align=right |8
 * align=right|42||align=right|17||align=right|9||align=right|16
 * align=right|65||align=right|51||align=right|60
 * aling=right |Round of 32
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 * 2011–12
 * align=right |2D
 * align=right |14
 * align=right|42||align=right|13||align=right|11||align=right|18
 * align=right|50||align=right|66||align=right|50
 * aling=right |2nd round
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 * 2012–13
 * align=right |2D
 * align=right |22
 * align=right|42||align=right|7||align=right|9||align=right|26
 * align=right|38||align=right|74||align=right|30
 * aling=right |2nd round
 * align=right |Relegated
 * 2013–14
 * align=right |3D
 * align=right |19
 * align=right|38||align=right|8||align=right|8||align=right|22
 * align=right|41||align=right|65||align=right|32
 * aling=right |3rd round
 * align=right |Relegated
 * 2014–15
 * align=right |1º And
 * align=right |10
 * align=right|32||align=right|12||align=right|7||align=right|13
 * align=right|40||align=right|41||align=right|43
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 * 2015–16
 * align=right |1º And
 * align=right |6
 * align=right|34||align=right|16||align=right|6||align=right|12
 * align=right|49||align=right|43||align=right|54
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 * align=right|41||align=right|65||align=right|32
 * aling=right |3rd round
 * align=right |Relegated
 * 2014–15
 * align=right |1º And
 * align=right |10
 * align=right|32||align=right|12||align=right|7||align=right|13
 * align=right|40||align=right|41||align=right|43
 * aling=right |
 * align=right |
 * 2015–16
 * align=right |1º And
 * align=right |6
 * align=right|34||align=right|16||align=right|6||align=right|12
 * align=right|49||align=right|43||align=right|54
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Season to season

 * 1 season in La Liga
 * 25 seasons in Segunda División
 * 17 seasons in Segunda División B
 * 26 seasons in Tercera División
 * 3 seasons in Tercera Federación/Tercera División RFEF

Honours

 * Segunda División: 2008–09
 * Segunda División B: 1981–82, 1985–86
 * Tercera División: 1951–52, 1952–53, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1970–71

Notable players
Note: this list includes players that have played in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

Notable coaches

 * 🇦🇷 Néstor Gorosito
 * 🇩🇪 Bernd Schuster
 * 🇪🇸 Carlos Orúe
 * 🇪🇸 Manuel Ruiz
 * 🇪🇸 Esteban Vigo

Reserve team
Founded in 1975, Xerez CD B was disestablished in 2015.

Basketball section
On 16 August 2016, Xerez CD created the basketball section of the club. It currently plays in the fifth division.