Pontevedra CF

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Pontevedra Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a professional Spain List of football clubs in Spain based in Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). It was founded in 1941, and currently plays in the Spanish Segunda División B.

Having enjoyed its heyday in the 1960s, it even reached the La Liga.

History

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

Pontevedra promoted to the La Liga in 1963, but was relegated a year after. Still, it managed 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 Pontevedra side. In those years Pontevedra achieved a famous 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. The years after that saw Pontevedra relegated and struggling in lower categories, well into the 2000s.

On 23 January 2007, Pontevedra CF was transformed into a Sociedade 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 case of Pontevedra this was made possible after then president, Nino Mirón, had purchased 52 per cent of the stock options. Since then Pontevedra CF added the letters "S.A.D." to its official name.

The stated main goal of Pontevedra CF at present is to promote to the Segunda División, with Pontevedra last appearing in the category in Segunda División 2004-05. Qualified for the promotion playoffs for the last three consecutive seasons, the side always failed to go through.

Titles/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
- Copa Federación de España: 2007
- Best results in La Liga: 7th in 1965-66, 8th in 1967-68

Seasons

- 9 seasons in Segunda División
- 28 seasons in Segunda División B
- 22 seasons in Tercera División
- 3 seasons in Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol

Colours and crest

The traditional colours of Pontevedra C.F. are Burgundy (color) 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 Pontevedra CF 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 ball, displaying the name of the city/club and the letters "CF".

Pontevedra CF has an official mascot called Roélio, a walking bone dressed in Pontevedra CF colours. The bone is a reference to the Hai que roelo motto.

Stadium

Pontevedra C.F. plays at the Estadio Municipal de Pasarón, or simply "Pasarón". With a 105x66 metres playing field, it was built in 1956 and was partially refitted for the 1982 FIFA World Cup celebrated in Spain. Pasarón did not hold any actual games of the World Cup, 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, new sporting regulations dictated that all attendants must be seated and, therefore, the stadium is currently under re-construction. Regardless, Pasarón was also in need of a general refurbishment, overdue since 1982. The works are expected to be completed by mid 2009. At the moment it temporarily hosts only 7,500. It is planned that when finished it will seat 12,500 people.

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

Famous players

- Alexandre Alves da Silva
- Oseas Reis dos Santos
- Sergio Barila
- Stéphane Pignol
- Francisco De Paula Bazán
- Sergio Organista Aguiar

- David Casablanca
- Óscar Téllez
- Ignacio Martín-Esperanza
- Pablo Pinillos Caro
- Edgardo Adinolfi
- José Manuel Rey
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