Pontevedra CF

Not to be confused with U.S. Città di Pontedera.

Pontevedra Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team in Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 16 October 1941 it currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 1, holding home matches at Estadio Municipal de Pasarón, with a capacity of 10,500 seats.

Pontevedra

Full name	Pontevedra Club de Fútbol, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Pontevedriña Ponte Os Granates O Hai que Roelo Atila rey de los hunos
Founded	16 October 1941 (16 October 1941)
Ground	Pasarón, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Capacity	10,500
President	Lupe Murillo
Head coach	Yago Iglesias
League	Segunda Federación – Group 1
2023–24	Segunda Federación – Group 1, 2nd of 18
Website	http://pontevedracf.com/
Home colours Away colours

Having enjoyed its heyday in the 1960s, it even reached the First Division, leading it during November and December 1965.

History

Pontevedra Club de Fútbol was founded in 1941, following the merge of the two top teams in the city at the time: Eiriña FC and Alfonso XIII CF The first president of the new club was Fernando Ponte Conde.

In the 1959–60 season, in the last few games of the season, Pontevedra defeated Burgos 3–1 in the Estadio Municipal de Pasarón. Pontevedra then beats an unknown team 2-0 and in the final game, beat León 1–0 in extra time leading them to promotion to the Segunda Division.

Pontevedra promoted to La Liga in 1963 but was relegated a year after, managing to play again in the top flight between 1965 and 1970. During this time the fans coined the motto Hai que roelo, in reference to the difficulties rival teams had when playing a strong side, who achieved a seventh place in 1966, adding an eighth two seasons later; midfielder Ignacio Martín-Esperanza and forwards Neme and Roldán were among the stars of this era, and years following the 1972–73 season saw the team more often than not struggling in lower categories, well into the 2000s.

Pontevedra returned to the Segunda División after 20 years on 27 June 2004, after winning their Segunda División B group and defeating Lorca Deportiva CF on the final day of the playoffs. The team struggled in their one year back in national professional football, finishing dead last but winning 4–1 at home in their final fixture against fellow relegated team UD Salamanca.

On 23 January 2007 Pontevedra was transformed into a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva (sporting Joint stock company), as required by Spanish law – this was a general measure introduced in order to revitalise the financial situation of professional football clubs. Yet, some risked disappearance as they could not face the cost involved in this transformation from "private" to "stock company". In the club's case this was made possible after then president, Nino Mirón, had purchased 52 per cent of the stock options; the club then added the letters "S.A.D." to its official name.

In 2010–11, Pontevedra had the stated aim of returning to the second tier, but following an economic crisis that saw them sell Brazilian star Igor de Souza, the team were relegated to the Tercera División for the first time in 27 years; relegation was sealed with a 5–1 home defeat to CD Guadalajara. Four years later, the team bounced back, winning their group before defeating Haro Deportivo 3–1 on aggregate in the play-off final.

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1942–43 3 Serie A 3rd 1943–44 3 3ª 4th Second round 1944–45 3 3ª 6th 1945–46 3 3ª 3rd 1946–47 3 3ª 1st 1947–48 3 3ª 1st Fourth round 1948–49 3 3ª 8th 1949–50 3 3ª 9th 1950–51 3 3ª 9th 1951–52 3 3ª 5th 1952–53 3 3ª 12th 1953–54 3 3ª 12th 1954–55 3 3ª 2nd 1955–56 3 3ª 6th 1956–57 3 3ª 15th 1957–58 4 Serie A 2nd 1958–59 3 3ª 9th 1959–60 3 3ª 1st 1960–61 2 2ª 5th First round 1961–62 2 2ª 9th Round of 32

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1962–63 2 2ª 1st First round 1963–64 1 1ª 15th Round of 16 1964–65 2 2ª 1st Quarter-finals 1965–66 1 1ª 7th Round of 32 1966–67 1 1ª 10th Quarter-finals 1967–68 1 1ª 8th Round of 16 1968–69 1 1ª 12th Round of 16 1969–70 1 1ª 16th Round of 16 1970–71 2 2ª 10th Round of 32 1971–72 2 2ª 11th Round of 16 1972–73 2 2ª 18th Fourth round 1973–74 3 3ª 3rd Second round 1974–75 3 3ª 7th Second round 1975–76 3 3ª 1st Second round 1976–77 2 2ª 17th Third round 1977–78 3 2ª B 7th First round 1978–79 3 2ª B 16th First round 1979–80 3 2ª B 13th Third round 1980–81 3 2ª B 18th 1981–82 4 3ª 1st

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1982–83 4 3ª 1st Second round 1983–84 4 3ª 1st First round 1984–85 3 2ª B 7th Second round 1985–86 3 2ª B 9th First round 1986–87 3 2ª B 6th 1987–88 3 2ª B 5th Second round 1988–89 3 2ª B 6th First round 1989–90 3 2ª B 10th 1990–91 3 2ª B 14th Third round 1991–92 3 2ª B 9th Second round 1992–93 3 2ª B 13th Second round 1993–94 3 2ª B 5th Second round 1994–95 3 2ª B 4th 1995–96 3 2ª B 12th First round 1996–97 3 2ª B 9th 1997–98 3 2ª B 10th 1998–99 3 2ª B 12th 1999–2000 3 2ª B 7th 2000–01 3 2ª B 14th 2001–02 3 2ª B 4th

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

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2022–23 3 1ª Fed. 19th Round of 32 2023–24 4 2ª Fed. 2nd 2024–25 4 2ª Fed.

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• 6 seasons in La Liga
• 9 seasons in Segunda División
• 1 season in Primera Federación
• 36 seasons in Segunda División B
• 3 seasons in Segunda Federación/Segunda División RFEF
• 26 seasons in Tercera División
• 2 seasons in Categorías Regionales

Current squad

As of 14 October 2024.

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	ESP	Edu Sousa
2	DF	ESP	Javi Fontán
3	DF	ESP	Igor Irazu
4	DF	ESP	Víctor Vázquez
5	DF	ESP	Mario Gómez
6	MF	ESP	Jesús Cambil
7	FW	ESP	Álex González
8	MF	ESP	Iago Novo
9	FW	ESP	Rufo Sánchez
10	MF	ESP	Yelko Pino
11	FW	ESP	Chiqui

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	GK	ESP	Manu Vizoso
14	MF	ESP	Samu Mayo
17	FW	ESP	Xabi Dominguez
18	MF	BRA	Dalisson de Almeida
19	DF	ARG	Benjamín Garay
21	FW	ESP	Carlos López
22	MF	ROU	Rareș Mezdrea
23	DF	ESP	Héctor Hernández
27	DF	ESP	David Marqués
—	DF	BRA	Matheus Tocantins

Reserve team

Main article: Pontevedra CF B

Out of loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ARG	Valen Jaichenko (at Estradense until 30 June 2025)

Honours/achievements

• Segunda División: 1962–63, 1964–65
• Segunda División B: 2003–04, 2006–07
• Tercera División: 1946–47, 1947–48, 1959–60, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 2014–15
• Copa Federación de España: 2007, 2018
• Best results in La Liga: 7th in 1965–66, 8th in 1967–68

Colours and crest

The traditional colours of Pontevedra are burgundy shirt, blue shorts and burgundy socks. However, during certain periods white shorts and blue socks were also used, and even a blue and burgundy ribboned shirt for a short period of time.

The current colours are the traditional, with the crest of the club on the left upper part of the shirt. The name of the sponsor (if any) is normally placed in the centre of the shirt.

The crest is a fusion between the coat of arms of the city of Pontevedra and a football, displaying the name of the city/club and the letters "CF". The club has an official mascot called Roélio, a walking bone dressed in the club colours who is a direct reference to the club's motto.

Stadium

Pontevedra plays at the Estadio Municipal de Pasarón. With a 105x68 meters playing field, it was built in 1956 and was partially refitted for the 1982 FIFA World Cup celebrated in Spain; it did not hold any actual games in the tournament, but it benefitted from the general funds allocated to the refurbishment of football stadiums.

The stadium used to have a capacity for 16,500, including standing spectators. However, UEFA regulations dictated that all attendants must be seated and, therefore, the stadium went under re-construction. – regardless, Pasarón was also in need of a general refurbishment, overdue since 1982. The works were completed for the 2010–11 season, with the new capacity being of 10,500 spectators.

Pasarón is located in the north side of the city (north to Lérez River), at Rúa de Luis Otero s/n, 36005. The stadium is owned by the local city council, the Concello de Pontevedra.

Famous players

Fernando D'Amico Adrián Gómez Charles Igor Oseas Yuri Nené Sergio Barila

Diego Castro Fran Rico Pablo Suarez José Antonio Irulegui Óscar Téllez Edgardo Adinolfi Jonay Hernández José Manuel Rey

See also: Category:Pontevedra CF footballers

See also

• Pontevedra CF B, the reserve team.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
• Unofficial site (in Spanish) (archived)
• Furya Granate, ultras blog (in Spanish)
• Furya Granate website (in Spanish) (archived)