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Castillo Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in San Bartolomé de Tirajana

San Bartolomé de Tirajana

San Bartolomé de Tirajana is a Canarian municipality in the southeastern portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands...

, Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria is the second most populous island of the Canary Islands, with a population of 838,397 which constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago...

, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands

Canary Islands

The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...

. Founded in 1950, it plays in Primera Regional

Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in Canary Islands

The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Canary Islands, are organized by Federación Canaria de Fútbol :*Preferente de las Islas Canarias *Primera Regional Aficionado Gran Canaria *Primera Regional Aficionado Fuerteventura...

, holding home games at Estadio Municipal de Castillo del Romeral, with a capacity of 1,000.

History

In 1999, after playing nearly 50 years in the regional leagues, Castillo reached the fourth division

Tercera División

Tercera 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:...

. There, it achieved four consecutive top-five finishes, qualifying three times for the playoffs, albeit without promotion, before finally making it to the third level

Segunda División B

Segunda 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...

in 2004, remaining in the category for two seasons.

In July 2010, Castillo was forced to drop down to Preferente, due to serious financial problems.

Season to season

Season	Division	Place
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1950–99	Regional	—
1999/00	3ª Tercera División Tercera 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:...	4th
2000/01	3ª Tercera División Tercera 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:...	5th
2001/02	3ª Tercera División Tercera 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:...	2nd
2002/03	3ª Tercera División Tercera 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:...	2nd
2003/04	3ª Tercera División Tercera 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:...	1st
2004/05	2ªB Segunda División B Segunda 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...	10th

class="wikitable"> Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
The 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 ....

2005/06 2ªB

Segunda División B

16th 2006/07 3ª

Tercera División

5th 2007/08 3ª

Tercera División

4th 2008/09 3ª

Tercera División

3rd 2009/10

2009–10 Tercera División

The Spanish 2009–10 Tercera División started on 29 August 2009 and ended on 20 June 2010 with the promotion play-off finals.-League table:-Group I:-Group II:-Group III:-Group IV:-Group V:-Group VI:-Group VII:-Group VIII:-Group IX:...

3ª

Tercera División

12th 2010/11 Reg. Pref. 19th 2011/12 1ª Reg. —
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2 seasons in Segunda División B
Segunda División B
Segunda 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...
9 seasons in Tercera División
Tercera División
Tercera 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:...

Notable players

Pablo Paz

Pablo Ariel Paz Gallo is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a central defender.In a career that spanned 15 years, he played more in Spain than in his homeland, notably with CD Tenerife....

Andoni Lakabeg

Andoni Lakabeg Fraile is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a right defender.-Football career:Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Lakabeg was only 19 when he was promoted to Athletic Bilbao's first team, as English Howard Kendall was then in charge...

Javi Ortega Santi Lampón Víctor Afonso Axier Intxaurraga Antonio Robaina

Antonio Robaina

Antonio Segura Robaina is a retired Spanish footballer, who played as a midfielder.-Football career:...

Francis Suárez

Francis Suárez (footballer)

Francisco 'Francis' Manuel Suárez Arteaga is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Las Palmas as a midfielder....

Sergio Suárez

Sergio Gustavo Suárez Arteaga is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Las Palmas as a midfielder.His twin brother, Francis, also a footballer and a midfielder, also played mostly for the club....

Daniel Visconti Luis Miguel Reyes

External links

Official website

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