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Alcoyano

Full name	Club Deportivo Alcoyano
Founded	1929
Ground	El Collao, Alcoy, Valencian Community, Spain
Capacity	4,500
Chairman	Juan Serrano
Manager	Vicente Mir
League	2ªB – Group 3
2017–18	2ªB – Group 3, 13th
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Club Deportivo Alcoyano, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcoy, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1929 it plays in Segunda División B – Group 3, holding home games in Estadio El Collao, with a 4,500-seat capacity. The team is also known by its name in Valencian, Alcoià.

A simile exists in Spanish which includes the name of this football club, "Tener más moral que el Alcoyano" ("To have more morale than Alcoyano"). The phrase possibly originated in the 1950s, when Alcoyano were losing a game by 0–13 at home but never gave up, still trying hard to score at the end of the match. However, this is disputed by some historians, with the origins being somewhat unclear.^[1]

History

Club Deportivo Alcoyano saw the light in 1929, after a merger between two clubs in the city, Levante and Racing. However, it only joined the Royal Spanish Football Federation four years later.

In 1942, the club first reached the Segunda División, going on to alternate between that level and the top flight in the subsequent years. Their debut in the latter took place with a 2–3 home loss against Real Murcia, in an eventual relegation, as second from bottom.

In 1947–48, Alcoyano maintained its first division status for the only time in its history, even finishing higher than Real Madrid. The following forty years, however, were spent mainly in the third and fourth divisions, with very brief spells in level two.

Alcoyano returned to the third category for 2004–05, consistently reached the promotion play-offs, and consistently failed to be promoted. In the 2005–06 season, the team also had a good run in the Spanish Cup, beating RCD Mallorca 4–1 and losing by just one goal (0–1) in the fourth round against Atlético Madrid.

In June 2011, 42 years after, Alcoyano finally returned to the second division, after finishing in third position in the regular season, and disposing of Real Madrid Castilla, SD Eibar and CD Lugo in the promotion playoffs.

Season to season

• 
  4 seasons in La Liga
  


• 
  12 seasons in Segunda División
  


• 
  28 seasons in Segunda División B
  


• 
  30 seasons in Tercera División
  

Current squad

As of 10 September 2018^[2]

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

No. Position Player GK Miguel Bañuz GK Javi Ortega DF Carlos Barreda DF Antonio Navarro DF José Hermosa DF Tomás Ruso (Captain) DF Primi DF Fernando Pajarero DF David Córcoles MF Carlos de Lerma MF Miguel Ángel Nieto MF Franck Omgba

No. Position Player MF Eldin Hadžić MF Nebil MF Alberto Rubio MF Bryan Reyna MF Michael Anaba MF Niko Abuladze MF Vicente Pérez FW Rubio FW Óscar Díaz FW Hernán Lino FW Braulio Nóbrega

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player FW Chaim Roserie (at Novelda until 30 June 2019)

Famous players

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

• 
  Anselmo
  


• 
  Sergio Barila
  


• 
  Raúl Fabiani
  


• 
  Anthony Lozano
  


• 
  Antonio Calpe
  


• 
  Manuel Carrión
  


• 
  Jorge Devesa
  


• 
  Manuel Gato
  


• 
  Diego Jiménez
  


• 
  Fernando Maestro
  


• 
  Víctor Sanjuán
  


• 
  David Porras
  


• 
  Miku
  

Famous managers

• 
  Juande Ramos
  


• 
  Manuel Ruiz Sosa
  

References

External links

• 
  Official website (in Spanish)
  


• 
  Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
  


• BDFutbol team profile