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SD Eibar

SD Eibar is a football (soccer) club from Spain.



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Sociedad Deportiva Eibar, S.A.D. are a Spanish football league teams from Eibar, in Guipúzcoa. Founded on November 30 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División B.

Eibar plays in azulgrana - claret and blue, with blue shorts, holding home games at the Estadio Municipal de Ipurua.

History

Formed by the merger of Deportivo Gallo and Unión Deportiva Eibarresa, SD Eibar was originally known as Eibar Fútbol Club, before changing to the current name. Originally an irregular team, it wasn't until the 1943-44 season that Eibar were reorganised into a more full-time unit. Promoted to the Tercera División in 1950, it achieved promotion to the Segunda División B three seasons later, being relegated again after a five-season stint, starting a period of fluctuation between the Segunda División and fourth divisions.

SD Eibar was relegated to the third level at the end of Segunda División 2005-06. However, it won Segunda División B Group IV in the immediate season and, during the Segunda Division Play-Off 2006/07, won the semi-final tie against CE L'Hospitalet 2-0, beating Rayo Vallecano 2-1 on aggregate in the finals, returning after just a one-year absence.

Honours

- Promotion to the Tercera División in 1950.
- Promotion to the Segunda Division in 1987-88.

Seasons



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

Statistics 2008-09

, which seats 5,250 spectators.

Famous players

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- Avimileth Rivas
- Igor Lediakhov
- Manuel Almunia
- Xabi Alonso
- Roberto Echeverria
- Ciriaco Errasti
- Ramon Gabilondo
- Jose Eulogio Garate
- Gaizka Garitano Aguirre
- Jose Ignacio Garmendia
- Pepe Muguerza
- Asier Riesgo Unamuno
- David Silva
- Federico Magallanes
- Ivan Pailos
- Ricardo Varela
|}
see also



Related pages

Alavés, Albacete, Alicante Club de Fútbol, Castellón, Celta Vigo, Córdoba CF, Elche CF, Gimnàstic, Girona Club de Fútbol, Hércules CF, Las Palmas, Levante UD, Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, Real Murcia, Real Sociedad, Salamanca, SD Eibar, Sevilla Atlético, Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, Tenerife, Xerex CD, Zaragoza


Name: Sociedad Deportiva Eibar

President: n/a

Manager: Josu Uribe

Founded: 1940

Address: Ipurua Kalea, 2. 20600 Eibar (Guipúzcoa)

Telephone/Faxnumber: 943 20 18 31/943 20 26 06

Email: sdeibar@sdeibar.com

Website: www.sdeibar.com

Country:   Spain Spain

Confederation: UEFA


Stadium

Name: Ipurúa

Capacity: 5,250