SD Ponferradina

Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, León, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Segunda División B – Group 2, holding home matches at Estadio El Toralín, a soccer-specific stadium with a seating capacity of 8,300 spectators.

The team's kit consists of a blue and white striped shirt, and blue shorts.

History

Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina was founded in 1922. It spent the vast majority of its professional years in the fourth and third divisions. In 1967, with the club in the former category, it achieved an historic 6–1 win against top level giants Real Madrid.

On 5 September 2000, El Toralín was inaugurated as the club's new grounds, replacing Fuentesnuevas; the first match there was a friendly against Celta de Vigo. In 2006–07, Ponfe competed for the first time in Segunda División, but would be immediately relegated back, as third from the bottom.

In the 2009–10 season, Ponferradina returned to division two: after winning the regular season with 75 points, it defeated UE Sant Andreu on penalties, in the promotion playoffs (after winning and losing 1–0 over the two legs); subsequently, the club appeared in the league final, losing to Granada CF 0–1 on aggregate.

Season to season

• 2 seasons in Segunda División
• 18 seasons in Segunda División B
• 46 seasons in Tercera División

Current squad

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

From Ponferradina B

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

Honours

• Regional Championships: 1934–35
• Fourth Division: 1957–58, 1965–66, 1986–87
• Third Division: 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10

Famous players

see also Category:SD Ponferradina footballers

See also

• European clubs sponsored by Nike

External links

• Official website (Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (Spanish)