CE Sabadell FC
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Full name | Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club, S.A.D. | ||
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Nickname(s) | Arlequinats Saballuts Laneros Catalan Gas | ||
Founded | 1903 | ||
Ground | Nova Creu Alta, Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain | ||
Capacity | 11,908[1] | ||
Owner | Investor Consortium | ||
President | Esteve Calzada | ||
Head coach | Pedro Munitis | ||
League | 1ª RFEF – Group 2 | ||
2020–21 | Segunda División, 19th of 22 (relegated) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club, S.A.D. (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsentɾə ðəsˈpɔɾ(ts) səβəˈðeʎ fubˈbɔl ˈklup]) is a Spanish football team based in Sabadell, a city in the province of Barcelona in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1903, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta.
The side has competed in national leagues since 1928, gaining its first promotion to the Segunda División in 1933 and then the La Liga in 1944. Sabadell's longest spell in the top flight was from 1965 to 1972, and their most recent from 1986 to 1988. They have reached one Copa del Rey final, which they lost 3–0 to Sevilla in 1935.
By historical standards, CE Sabadell FC is the third best club in Catalonia, after FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol.
History[]
In 1901, Joan Saus and a group of youngsters from the Sabadell Catalan Centre founded Centre d'Esports Sabadell, which became fully legalized on 5 June 1906. The club's first games were held in a grass field at Prat de Sant Oleguer but, on 3 June of that year, a stadium in the Creu Alta District was inaugurated, in a game against "Team X" from Barcelona, later known as RCD Espanyol; in 1912, in the same site, the first game under floodlights was played in the country.
In 1933–34, the club won its first major trophy, the Catalan Football Championship, which allowed the winner to participate in the Copa del Presidente de la República. During the former tournament, it won 15 games and drew once, reaching the latter's final in the following season, losing 0–3 to Sevilla FC at the Chamartín Stadium.
Sabadell first competed in La Liga in the 1943–44 season, finishing ninth. It improved to fifth in 1946–47, ranking in front of Real Madrid and only four points behind champions Valencia CF, just one season after returning from Segunda División.
In 1968–69, Sabadell, guided by manager Pasieguito, finished a best-ever fourth as the top flight already consisted of 16 clubs. Subsequently, it competed in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, losing to Club Brugge K.V. of Belgium in the first round (3–5 on aggregate); in 1972, a seven-year ran in the top division came to an end, as the Arlequinats were relegated after finishing dead last.
CE Sabadell became a public limited sports company in 1991, being relegated to Segunda División B two years later, and immediately to Tercera División following severe economic problems. The club spent the following seventeen years in the third level (with the exception of 2006–07 in the fourth).
In the 2010–11 season, Sabadell, managed by Lluís Carreras, won its group in the regular season. In the playoffs, the team drew both games against SD Eibar, but was eventually promoted on the away goals rule following the 1–1 score at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium, returning to the professional divisions after 18 years.
Sabadell struggled in their return to the second level finishing in 19th place, being the first side in the relegation zone. However, they were spared when Villarreal CF dropped down a division in the top flight, which led to the automatic relegation of its reserve team Villarreal CF B. Sabadell finished second level as 16th in 2012–13 season, as 10th in the 2013–14 season. Finally Sabadell finished it as 21st and relegated to third level after 4 years.
Sabadell had a lot of financial problems after the relegation to Segunda B. Japanese owner Keisuke Sakamoto, who had bought the club in 2012, sold it to Aragón-based company Viacron in 2015. Esteve Calzada, a former member of FC Barcelona board and a marketing expert whose company worked for Manchester City, bought the club in 2017. Since then, the club's debt has been restructured. Difficulties in finding a new investor meant that from 2017 to 2019 the club was more concerned with relegation avoidance than real hopes of promotion.
In August 2019, the Club announced an historical agreement with a group of international investors, whereby this Group would achieve majority ownership through periodic capital infusions over the following three years to guarantee institutional stability and financial resources to achieve sustainable success.[2]
On 26 July 2020, the Club secured promotion to the La Liga Smartbank Segunda División by beating Barcelona B 2-1 in the Segunda División B playoff final after five-years in third division.[3]
The team was immediately relegated in the following 2020–21 season by the narrow margin of one point, and joined the newly-created 1a RFEF Division.
Season to season[]
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- 14 seasons in La Liga
- 44 seasons in Segunda División
- 1 season in Primera División RFEF
- 23 seasons in Segunda División B
- 8 seasons in Tercera División
European record[]
Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Score |
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1969–70 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 1R | ![]() |
Club Brugge | 2–0, 1–5 |
- 1R = first round
Players[]
Current squad[]
- As of 15 March 2022[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth players[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours[]
Copa del Rey
Campeonato de España
- Winners: 1913
- Winners: 1933–34
- Winners: 2015–16
- Winners: 1999–2000
Catalan Second Division
- Winners: 1912–13, 1913–14, 1929–30
Former players[]
Most appearances in La Liga[]
Pepe Martinez: 151
Isidro Sánchez: 142
Ramón Montesinos: 142
: 140
: 138
: 115
Joaquín Navarro: 103
: 100
: 92
Alberto Arnal: 86
: 85
Ricard Pujol: 81
Most goals in La Liga[]
: 35
: 27
: 26
: 23
: 24
: 21
Josep Antoni Noya: 15
: 15
: 15
Juli Gonzalvo : 14
: 12
Periko Alonso: 12
Former coaches[]
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Former presidents[]
- (1906–1910)
- (1910–1911)
- (1911–1923)
- (1923–1929)
- (1929–1930)
- (1930–1933)
- (1933–1934)
- (1934–1935)
- (1935–1939)
- (1939)
- (1939–1942)
- (1945–1946)
- (1946–1949)
- (1949–1951)
- (1951–1952)
- (1952)
- (1952–1953)
- (1953–1955)
- (1955–1958)
- (1958–1961)
- Ramiro Fernández (1961–1963)
- Josep Bargalló (1963)
- (1963–1965)
- (1965–1973)
- (1973–1974)
- (1974–1975)
- (1975–1983)
- (1983–1987)
- (1987–1991)
- (1991)
- (1991–1993)
- (1993–1994)
- (1994–1996)
- (1996)
- (1996)
- (1996–2002)
- (2002–2004)
- (2004–2005)
- (2005–2006)
- (2006–2013)
- (2013–2015)
- (2015–2018)
- (2018-)
Stadium[]
Sabadell plays home games at Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta. Inaugurated on 20 August 1967 with a 1–0 win against FC Barcelona, it has a capacity of 11,908 spectators.[6]
Supporters[]
The club has multiple supporter groups. Most groups have activities related to the social life of the members. For example, THE WALKING ARLEKIN CLUB has walking excursions during the season, usually before matches.[7] There are also groups like Honor 1903, La Força Arlequinada and Supporters Gol Nord, that focus more on the encouragement of the team, before, during and after the matches. Most of those groups usually concentrate in the northern stand at the Nova Creu Alta.
The club used to have a fan club called Hooligans Vallès. They used to be a far right-wing group which was established in 1993.[8] In 2011, the group was disbanded as an official supporter group. In 2014, two fans were expelled from the Nova Creu Alta, after performing a Nazi salute during a match.[9] However, in 2016, an unofficial Hebrew supporter group was created, under the name CE Sabadell Hebreu - סבאדל בעברית. The group provides news about the club in its Facebook and Twitter pages, for Israeli and other Hebrew-speaking fans.
The fans have good relations with Bristol Rovers, which initially began due to several Rovers fans noticing that the local club had the same colours.[10] They also have a friendship with Gerunda Sud of Girona FC, and rivalries with Desperdicis of UE Sant Andreu, Penya Sport of Palamos CF and Rudes Lleida of Lleida Esportiu.[11]
Anthem[]
The official anthem of the club is Honor al Sabadell, written by Lluís Papell to the music of Adolf Cabané. However, between 1983 and 1991 the club used Sempre endavant Sabadell as the official anthem, composed by Ramon Montlleó.[12]
References[]
- ^ "Instalaciones". CE Sabadell FC (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "El CE Sabadell cierra un acuerdo histórico con un grupo de inversores extranjeros". Marca.com (in Spanish). 26 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "El Sabadell deja al Barça B sin ascenso a LaLiga Smartbank". Sport.es (in Spanish). 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Plantilla" [Squad] (in Catalan). CE Sabadell FC. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Spanish Premier Division All-Time Table". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Instalaciones | Sabadell - Web Oficial". Instalaciones | Sabadell - Web Oficial (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "The Walking Arlekin CLUB". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ Martín, Luis; Congostrina, Alfonso L. (15 December 2014). "El C E Sabadell estudia expulsar a dos socios que realizaron gestos nazis". Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018 – via elpais.com.
- ^ "Comunicado oficial | Sabadell - Web Oficial". Comunicado oficial | Sabadell - Web Oficial (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Sorry Lionel. We Made Plans – From Issue 14". standamf.com. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Un petit resum de cada grup - ask.fm/SpinnelliRudeBoy". ask.fm. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ SergiSBD (19 June 2009). "Nou himne del C.E. Sabadell 09/10". Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2018 – via YouTube.
External links[]
- Official club store
- Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
- BDFutbol team profile
- Unofficial website (in Catalan)
- Arlekinats, fansite (in Catalan)
- CE Sabadell Hebreu (in Hebrew)
- CE Sabadell
- Football clubs in Catalonia
- Association football clubs established in 1903
- 1903 establishments in Spain
- 1903 establishments in Catalonia
- Segunda División clubs
- La Liga clubs
- Primera División RFEF clubs