Club Deportivo Alcoyano is a
Spanish football team based in Alcoy, in the autonomous community of
ValenciaThe Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
. Founded in 1929, it plays in
Segunda DivisiónThe Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
, holding home games in
Estadio El Collao, with a 5,000-seat capacity. The team is also known by its name in
ValencianValencian is the traditional and official name of the Catalan language in the Valencian Community. There are dialectical differences from standard Catalan, and under the Valencian Statute of Autonomy, the Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua has been established as its regulator...
: Alcoià.
A
simileA simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things, usually by employing the words "like", "as". Even though both similes and metaphors are forms of comparison, similes indirectly compare the two ideas and allow them to remain distinct in spite of their similarities, whereas...
exists in
SpanishSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
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.
History
Club Deportivo Alcoyano saw the light in 1929, after a merger frbetweenom 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 DivisiónThe Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
, going on to alternate between that level and the
top flightThe Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
in the subsequent years. Their debut in the latter took place with a 2–3 home loss against
Real MurciaReal Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the region of Murcia. Founded in 1908, it currently plays in the second division, playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condomina, which can hold 33,045 spectators....
, 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 MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
. The following forty years, however, were spent mainly in the
thirdSegunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
and
fourth divisionsTercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
, 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 CupThe Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....
, beating
RCD MallorcaReal Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....
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 positionThe 2010–11 Segunda División B season is the 80th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 28 August 2010, and the season ended on 26 June 2011 with the promotion play-off finals.- Group 1:...
in the regular season, and disposing of
Real Madrid CastillaReal Madrid Castilla is a Spanish football team that plays in the Segunda División B. It is the reserve team of Real Madrid. They play their home games at Alfredo di Stéfano Stadium....
,
SD EibarSociedad Deportiva Eibar, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team from Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded on 30 November 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División B....
and
CD LugoClub Deportivo Lugo is a Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1953, it currently plays in Segunda División B - Group 1.-Season to season:----*1 seasons in Segunda División...
in the
promotion playoffsThe Segunda División playoffs are the Final playoffs for promotion to the Liga Adelante. The four first placed teams in each of the four Segunda División B groups play the Playoffs de Ascenso and the four last placed teams in Segunda División are relegated to Segunda División B.-Format:The four...
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| 1970/71 |
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| 1978/79 |
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| 1979/80 |
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| 1980/81 |
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| 1981/82 |
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| 1982/83 |
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| 1983/84 |
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| 1984/85 |
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| 1985/86 |
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| 1986/87 |
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| 1987/88 |
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| 1988/89 |
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| 1989/90 |
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| 1990/91 |
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| 1991/92 |
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9th |
| 1992/93 |
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| 1993/94 |
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8th |
| 1995/96 |
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| 1996/97 |
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| 1997/98 |
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| 1998/99 |
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| 1999/00 |
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12th |
| 2000/01 |
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| 2001/02 |
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10th |
| 2002/03 |
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5th |
| 2003/04 |
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| 2004/05 |
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| 2005/06 |
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| 2006/07 |
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| 2007/08 |
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| 2008/09 |
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- 4 seasons in La Liga
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- 12 seasons in Segunda División
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- 20 seasons in Segunda División B
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- 30 seasons in Tercera División
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Current squad
Famous players
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Sergio BarilaSergio Javier Barila Martínez is a retired Spanish-born Equatoguinean footballer who played as a defender.-Club career:Barila was born in Valencia, Spain, the capital of the namesake community...
Raúl FabianiRaúl Iván Fabiani Bosio is a Spanish-Equatoguinean footballer who plays for CD Alcoyano in Segunda División, as a centre forward.-Club career:...
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see also
Anthem
De-por-ti-vo, De-por-ti-vo, De-por-ti-vo!
This is our battle cry that gets our supporters to their feet
This is how we will win our games, playing total football
Gaining fame and renown, for tenacity and spirit
The spirit of the Alcoyano is famous throughout Spain
For experts and veterans it will always be their campaign
The Alcoyano spirit is the spirit of champions
For experts and veterans (repeat)
We will sing hurray!
This is the Alcoyano of old, that has always been the best
That is remembered throughout Spain for their bravery and courage.
The Collao now resounds to the sound of our anthem triumphal
That will inspire our team to a victory final.
The spirit of the Alcoyano is famous throughout Spain
For experts and veterans it will always be their campaign
The Alcoyano spirit is the spirit of champions
For experts and veterans (repeat)
We will sing hurray
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