CE Sabadell FC

Sabadell

Full name	Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Arlequinats, Saballuts, Laneros
Founded	1903
Ground	Nova Creu Alta, Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain
Ground Capacity	11,981
Owner	Esteve Calzada
Chairman	Antoni Reguant
Manager	Toni Seligrat
League	2ª B – Group 3
2016–17	2ª B – Group 3, 15th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club, S.A.D. (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsentɾə ðəsˈpɔr(ts) səβəˈðeʎ fubˈbɔɫ ˈkɫup]) is a Spanish football team based in Sabadell, a city in the province of Barcelona in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1903, it plays in Segunda División B, holding home games at Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta.

The side has competed in national leagues since 1928, gaining its first promotion to the Segunda División in 1933 and then the La Liga in 1944. Sabadell's longest spell in the top flight was from 1965 to 1972, and their most recent from 1986 to 1988. They have reached one Copa del Rey final, which they lost 3–0 to Sevilla in 1935.

History

In 1901, Joan Saus and a group of youngsters from the Sabadell Catalan Centre founded Centre d'Esports Sabadell, which became fully legalized on 5 June 1906. The club's first games were held in a grass field at Prat de Sant Oleguer but, on 3 June of that year, a stadium in the Creu Alta District was inaugurated, in a game against "Team X" from Barcelona, later known as RCD Espanyol; in 1912, in the same site, the first game under floodlights was played in the country.

In 1933–34, the club won its first major trophy, the Catalan Football Championship, which allowed the winner to participate in the Copa del Presidente de la República. During the former tournament, it won 15 games and drew once, reaching the latter's final in the following season, losing 0–3 to Sevilla FC at the Chamartín Stadium.

Sabadell first competed in La Liga in the 1943–44 season, finishing ninth. It improved to fifth in 1946–47, ranking in front of Real Madrid and only four points behind champions Valencia CF, just one season after returning from Segunda División.

In 1968–69, Sabadell finished a best-ever fourth as the top flight already consisted of 16 clubs. Subsequently, it competed in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, losing to Club Brugge K.V. of Belgium in the first round (3–5 on aggregate); in 1972, a seven-year ran in the top division came to an end, as the Arlequinats were relegated after finishing dead last.

CE Sabadell became a public limited sports company in 1991, being relegated to Segunda División B two years later, and immediately to Tercera División following severe economic problems. The club spent the following seventeen years in the third level (with the exception of 2006–07 in the fourth).

In the 2010–11 season, Sabadell won its group in the regular season. In the playoffs, the team drew both games against SD Eibar, but was eventually promoted on the away goals rule following the 1–1 score at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium.

Sabadell struggled in their return to the second level finishing in 19th place, being the first side in the relegation zone. However, they were spared when Villarreal CF dropped down a division in the top flight, which led to the automatic relegation of its reserve team Villarreal CF B. Sabadell finished second level as 16th in 2012-13 season, as 10th in the 2013-14 season. Finally Sabadell finished it as 21st and relegated to third level after 4 years.

Season to season

Sabadell before game against Eibar (2010)

• 14 seasons in La Liga
• 43 seasons in Segunda División
• 20 seasons in Segunda División B
• 8 seasons in Tercera División

Sabadell in Europe

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Score
1969–70	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	1R		Club Brugge	2–0, 1–5

• 1R = first round

Current squad

As of 31 January 2017

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

No. Position Player — GK Adrià Aliaga — GK Jokin Ezkieta — DF Manu Torres — DF Pol Moreno — DF Lucas Viale — DF Jaime Sánchez — DF Ramón Verdú — DF Paris Adot — DF Javi Barrio — DF Sergi Pastells — MF David Batanero — MF Adri Díaz

No. Position Player — MF Juanjo Ciércoles — MF Jordi López — MF Migue García — MF Diego Peláez — MF Álvaro Clausí — MF Jordan Sánchez — MF Gai Assulin — MF Txomin Barcina — FW Kike Carreño — FW Borjas Martín — FW Jordan Gaspar — FW Max Marcet

Youth players

Honours

• Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup)

Runner-up (1): 1935

Quarter-finals (4): 1965, 1970, 1986, 1988

• Campeonato de España: 1913
• Championat de Catalunya: 1933–34
• Copa Catalunya: 2015–16
• Copa Federación de España: 1999–2000
• Catalan Second Division: 1912–13, 1913–14, 1929–30
• Segunda División: 1942–43, 1945–46
• Segunda División B: 1983–84, 2010–11
• Tercera División: 1931–32, 1963–64, 1976–77, 1993–94
• Historic position in La Liga:^[1] 30th

Former players

Most appearances in La Liga

• Pepe Martinez: 151
• Isidro Sánchez: 142
• Ramón Montesinos: 142
• Ramón Marañón: 140
• Mario Pini: 138
• Josep Palau: 115
• Joaquín Navarro: 103
• Lluís Múñoz: 100
• Antonio Vázquez: 92
• Alberto Arnal: 86
• Manuel Pallas: 85
• Ricard Pujol: 81

Most goals in La Liga

• Antonio Vázquez: 35
• Manuel Pallas: 27
• Josep Palau: 26
• Antonio Sangrador: 23
• Juan del Pino: 24
• José Luis Garzón Sr.: 21
• Josep Antoni Noya: 15
• Josep María Vall: 15
• Ramón Marañon: 15
• Juli Gonzalvo : 14
• Benjamín Telechea: 12
• Periko Alonso: 12

Former coaches

Former presidents

• Joan Grau (1906-1910)
• Felip Davi (1910-1911)
• Joan Saus (1911-1923)
• Emili Moragas (1923-1929)
• Valentí Gorina (1929-1930)
• Antoni Tamburini (1930-1933)
• Josep Maria Marcet (1933-1934)
• Josep Bofarull (1934-1935)
• Josep Maria Marcet (1935-1939)
• Antoni Tamburini (1939)
• Josep Maria Marcet (1939-1942)
• Pau Maria Llonch (1945-1946)
• Miquel Sala (1946-1949)
• Pau Maria Llonch (1949-1951)
• Josep Maria Marcet (1951-1952)
• Pere Fontanet (1952)
• Josep Maria Marcet (1952-1953)
• Joan Ricart (1953-1955)
• Ricard Rosson (1955-1958)
• Antoni Altarriba (1958-1961)
• Ramiro Fernández (1961-1963)
• Josep Bargalló (1963)
• Antoni Llonch (1963-1965)
• Ricard Rosson (1965-1973)
• Francesc Marlasca (1973-1974)
• Joaquim Hors (1974-1975)
• Francesc Valldeperas (1975-1983)
• Rafael Arroyos (1983-1987)
• Alfred Besonias (1987-1991)
• Josep Miquel Sanmiquel (1991)
• Rafael Arroyos (1991-1993)
• Francesc Soldevilla (1993-1994)
• Joan Soteras (1994-1996)
• Eugeni Sánchez (1996)
• Joan Puig (1996)
• Miquel Arroyos (1996-2002)
• Francisco González Cano (2002-2004)
• Josep Manel Piedrafita (2004-2005)
• Antonio Larrosa (2005-2006)
• Joan Soteras (2006-2013)
• Keisuke Sakamoto (2013-)

Stadium

Sabadell plays home games at Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta. Inaugurated on 20 August 1967 with a 1–0 win against FC Barcelona, it has a capacity of 20,000 spectators.

Supporters

The club has one supporter group, called Hooligans Vallès, a far right-wing group established in 1993.^[2] The fans have good relations with Bristol Rovers, which initially began due to several Rovers fans noticing that the local club had the same colours.^[3] They also have a friendship with Gerunda Sud of Girona FC, and rivalries with Desperdicis of UE Sant Andreu, Penya Sport of Palamos CF and Rudes Lleida of Lleida Esportiu.^[4]

Anthem

The official anthem of the club is Honor al Sabadell, written by Lluís Papell to the music of Adolf Cabané. However, between 1983 and 1991 the club used Sempre endavant Sabadell as the official anthem, composed by Ramon Montlleó.^[5]

References

External links

• Official website
• Official club store
• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
• BDFutbol team profile
• Unofficial website (in Catalan)
• Arlekinats, fansite (in Catalan)