Real Jaén

Real Jaén
Full name	Real Jaén Club de Fútbol, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Los Blancos (The Whites) ; Los Lagartos (The Lizards)
Founded	12 June 1922; 99 years ago ; as Sociedad Olímpica Jiennense
Ground	Nuevo La Victoria
Capacity	12,569
President	Ildefonso Ruiz
Head coach	Juan Arsenal
League	3ª RFEF – Group 9
2020–21	3ª – Group 9 (A), 7th of 11; 3ª – Group 9 (E), 1st of 9
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Real Jaén Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1922 it plays in Tercera División RFEF, holding home matches at Nuevo Estadio de La Victoria, with a capacity of 12,569 spectators.^[2] The club's biggest achievement has been playing 3 seasons in La Liga, the Spanish top tier, during the 1950s.

History[]

The club was founded in 1929 as Sociedad Olímpica Jiennense, and in 1947 it changed its name to Real Jaén Club de Fútbol. The team did not enroll in a national division until 1943 when it promoted to the Tercera Division. It immediately became a dominant team in the Spanish third division usually finishing in the top four.

After nine seasons in the Tercera Division, the "Lizards" were promoted to the Segunda Division in 1952. Their good form continued in the second division, as Real Jaén managed to win the 1952-53 Segunda Division group south, and managed to promote to La Liga for the first time ever. They won all of their home games that season including a 9-0 home win over fellow Andalusians Granada CF.

During Real Jaén's first ever season in the Spanish top tier (1953-54) the team finished 14th with 11 wins, 6 draws, and 13 defeats, meaning they obtained 28 points. This meant the team would be placed in the relegation group along with CA Osasuna and four teams from the Segunda Division. Jaén finished in last place with only one win and were relegated after just one season in the Spanish top flight.

Following their relegation from La Liga in 1954, key players departed from the team and Jaén finished in 7th place the following season. The next season was a lot better for Jaén. They managed to win the group South of Segunda Division, this time in the season 1955-56. This meant that La Liga again awaited the Real Jaén.

In their second top flight season, Jaén barely avoided relegation, finishing 14th, one point above relegated Deportivo de La Coruña. Jaén managed to stay in the Spanish elite. Their third top flight season was less successful and the team finished last with only 20 points collected. Real Jaén was relegated after two years in La Liga. The biggest highlight of the season was probably when Jaén managed a 1-0 home win over powerhouse FC Barcelona.

Following their second top flight relegation, Real Jaén never managed to compete for a return to the elite. Their best season was 1959-60, when the team managed a 3rd place finish coming up two points behind the second placed Cordoba CF, which qualified the team for the promotion playoffs. Following the 1962-63 season, the "Lizards" were relegated to the Tercera Division. This was the first time the team played there since 1952.

For the following 12 seasons, Jaén only made one return to the Segunda, in 1967, but were immediately relegated. They managed to return to the second tier in 1976 and remained there for three seasons until 1979 when they were relegated to the newly created Segunda Division B, the new third tier in Spanish football. Jaén stayed in the third level until 1986, when the team was relegated to the Tercera Division, this time the fourth tier. They bounced between the Segunda B and the Tercera the following years.

In 1997, the team returned to the Segunda Division for the first time since 1979. The 1997-98 season was bad however, as they finished last and went back to the Segunda B. Real Jaén managed to return to the Segunda in 2000. They achieved a 10th place finish in the 2000-01 season, but finished last the following season and were relegated again. The following 11 seasons were spent in the Segunda B, until 2013, when Jaén again returned to the Segunda. The "Lizards" finished second to last, in 21st place, meaning relegation followed again.

In 2017, Jaén finished 19th in the Segunda B, and were relegated to the Tercera Division for the first time since 1991.

Here, being in the 4th level of the Spanish football, the club finished 3rd in the 2017-18 season and remained in that category.^[3] On July 5, 2019 Real Jaén presented Alberto González as a new coach for the 2019-20 season.^[4]

Season to season[]

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1928–1943	?	Regional
1943–44	3	3ª	2nd	Fourth round
1944–45	3	3ª	4th
1945–46	3	3ª	2nd
1946–47	3	3ª	2nd
1947–48	3	3ª	8th	Third round
1948–49	3	3ª	10th	First round
1949–50	3	3ª	11th
1950–51	3	3ª	3rd
1951–52	3	3ª	1st
1952–53	2	2ª	1st	Third round
1953–54	1	1ª	14th
1954–55	2	2ª	7th
1955–56	2	2ª	1st	Quarterfinals
1956–57	1	1ª	14th	Round of 16
1957–58	1	1ª	16th	Quarterfinals
1958–59	2	2ª	9th	First round
1959–60	2	2ª	3rd	First round
1960–61	2	2ª	14th	First round
1961–62	2	2ª	9th	First round

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1962–63	2	2ª	14th	Round of 16
1963–64	3	3ª	4th
1964–65	3	3ª	1st
1965–66	3	3ª	5th
1966–67	3	3ª	1st
1967–68	2	2ª	11th	First round
1968–69	3	3ª	5th
1969–70	3	3ª	8th	First round
1970–71	3	3ª	8th	Second round
1971–72	3	3ª	3rd	First round
1972–73	3	3ª	9th	First round
1973–74	3	3ª	10th	Second round
1974–75	3	3ª	12th	Third round
1975–76	3	3ª	1st	Second round
1976–77	2	2ª	4th	First round
1977–78	2	2ª	15th	Second round
1978–79	2	2ª	17th	Third round
1979–80	3	2ªB	12th	First round
1980–81	3	2ªB	7th
1981–82	3	2ªB	15th	First round

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1982–83	3	2ªB	12th
1983–84	3	2ªB	3rd
1984–85	3	2ªB	7th	Second round
1985–86	3	2ªB	18th	Second round
1986–87	4	3ª	5th
1987–88	4	3ª	1st	First round
1988–89	3	2ªB	11th
1989–90	3	2ªB	17th
1990–91	4	3ª	4th	First round
1991–92	3	2ªB	10th	Second round
1992–93	3	2ªB	4th	Round of 16
1993–94	3	2ªB	4th	First round
1994–95	3	2ªB	4th	Third round
1995–96	3	2ªB	1st	First round
1996–97	3	2ªB	3rd	First round
1997–98	2	2ª	20th	Second round
1998–99	3	2ªB	8th	First round
1999–2000	3	2ªB	4th
2000–01	2	2ª	10th	Round of 32
2001–02	2	2ª	22nd	Round of 32

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
2002–03	3	2ªB	12th	Round of 64
2003–04	3	2ªB	12th
2004–05	3	2ªB	9th
2005–06	3	2ªB	13th
2006–07	3	2ªB	6th
2007–08	3	2ªB	9th	Second round
2008–09	3	2ªB	2nd
2009–10	3	2ªB	3rd	First round
2010–11	3	2ªB	8th	Second Round
2011–12	3	2ªB	4th	Second Round
2012–13	3	2ªB	1st	Round of 32
2013–14	2	2ª	21st	Round of 32
2014–15	3	2ªB	11th	First Round
2015–16	3	2ªB	10th
2016–17	3	2ªB	19th
2017–18	4	3ª	3rd
2018–19	4	3ª	1st	Second round
2019–20	4	3ª	4th	Second round
2020–21	4	3ª	7th / 1st
2021–22	5	3ª RFEF

3 seasons in La Liga
16 seasons in Segunda División
31 seasons in Segunda División B
28 seasons in Tercera División
1 season in Tercera División RFEF

Honours[]

Segunda División

Winners (2): 1952��53, 1955–56

Segunda División B

Winners (2): 1995–96, 2012–13

Tercera División

Winners (6): 1951–52, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1975–76, 1987–88, 2018–19

Copa Federación

Winners (2): 1951–52, 2008–09

Current squad[]

As of 4 November 2017

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	VEN	Luis Arellano
—	GK	ESP	Emilio
—	DF	ESP
—	DF	ESP
—	DF	ESP
—	DF	ESP
—	DF	ESP
—	MF	ESP
—	MF	ESP


No.	Pos.	Nation
—	MF	ESP
—	MF	ESP
—	MF	POL
—	MF	ESP
—	MF	ESP
—	FW	ESP
—	FW	GNB
—	FW	ESP
—	FW	ESP

Famous players[]

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

Women's football[]

Real Jaén was represented in the 2009–10 Superliga Femenina by FCF Atlético Jiennense.

References[]

^ "The latest news from Real Jaén: squad, results, table". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
^ "Real Jaén - Tercera División G 9". www.resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
^ "Histórico Real Jaén - Tercera División G 9". www.resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
^ JAmador. "Alberto González, presentado como nuevo entrenador del Real Jaénjaenenjuego | jaenenjuego" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-17.

External links[]

Official website (in Spanish)
Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
Unofficial website (in Spanish)
La futbolteca team profile (in Spanish)

[1] "The latest news from Real Jaén: squad, results, table". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.

[2] "Real Jaén - Tercera División G 9". www.resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.

[3] "Histórico Real Jaén - Tercera División G 9". www.resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 2019-11-17.

[4] JAmador. "Alberto González, presentado como nuevo entrenador del Real Jaénjaenenjuego | jaenenjuego" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-17.

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