CD Eldense

Club Deportivo Eldense is a Spanish football team based in Elda, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1921 it plays in Tercera División – Group 6, holding home matches at Estadio Nuevo Pepico Amat, which has a capacity of 4,036 spectators.[3]

Eldense

Full name	Club Deportivo Eldense
Founded	1921
Ground	Nuevo Pepico Amat, Elda, Valencia, Spain
Capacity	4,036[1]
President	David Aguilar
Head coach	Santiago Rico Marhuenda[2]
League	3ª – Group 6
2018–19	3ª – Group 6, 9th
Home colours Away colours

History

One of the oldest clubs in the Valencian Community,[4] Eldense enrolled in the Valencian Football Federation in 1924, and started competing in Tercera División 19 years later. It first appeared in Segunda División in the 1956–57 season, narrowly avoiding relegation after finishing in 16th position; the first spell in that tier lasted three years, in a total of five at the professional level.[5]

Match fixing allegations

On 4 April 2017, Eldense coach Filippo Vito di Pierro and general manager Nobile Capuani were arrested by Spanish authorities on charges of corruption.[6] The detentions occurred after club president David Aguilar made complaints of match fixing following a 0–12 loss to FC Barcelona B, whilst Eldense player Cheikh Saad said that he had seen Aguilar arguing with di Pierro at half-time of the match, calling the latter a "scoundrel"; subsequently, the former asked La Liga president Javier Tebas to investigate those allegations.[7]

Eldense temporarily suspended all sporting activities, also ending its contract with the Italian investment group represented by Capuani. They also released 12 players, with five people being arrested in connection with the events.[8]

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1943/44 3 3ª 2nd Third round 1944/45 3 3ª 6th 1945/46 3 3ª 7th 1946/47 3 3ª 6th 1947/48 3 3ª 5th Second round 1948/49 3 3ª 10th First round 1949/50 3 3ª 15th 1950/51 3 3ª 15th 1951/52 DNP 1952/53 DNP 1953/54 3 3ª 8th 1954/55 3 3ª 2nd 1955/56 3 3ª 1st 1956/57 2 2ª 16th 1957/58 2 2ª 8th 1958/59 2 2ª 16th Round of 32 1959/60 3 3ª 7th 1960/61 3 3ª 4th 1961/62 3 3ª 1st 1962/63 2 2ª 7th Round of 32

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1963/64 2 2ª 16th Round of 32 1964/65 3 3ª 4th 1965/66 3 3ª 1st 1966/67 3 3ª 1st 1967/68 3 3ª 2nd 1968/69 3 3ª 6th 1969/70 3 3ª 9th Fifth round 1970/71 4 Regional 1st 1971/72 3 3ª 10th First round 1972/73 3 3ª 14th 1973/74 3 3ª 7th Second round 1974/75 3 3ª 4th Second round 1975/76 3 3ª 11th First round 1976/77 3 3ª 4th Third round 1977/78 3 2ªB 19th Third round 1978/79 4 3ª 1st First round 1979/80 3 2ªB 9th First round 1980/81 3 2ªB 20th First round 1981/82 4 3ª 4th 1982/83 4 3ª 1st Third round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1983/84 4 3ª 1st First round 1984/85 4 3ª 1st First round 1985/86 4 3ª 1st First round 1986/87 4 3ª 2nd Round of 16 1987/88 3 2ªB 13th Round of 32 1988/89 3 2ªB 5th Second round 1989/90 3 2ªB 16th 1990/91 3 2ªB 18th First round 1991/92 4 3ª 1st 1992/93 4 3ª 11th First round 1993/94 4 3ª 4th 1994/95 4 3ª 9th 1995/96 4 3ª 9th 1996/97 4 3ª 8th 1997/98 4 3ª 1st 1998/99 4 3ª 10th 1999/00 4 3ª 5th 2000/01 4 3ª 9th 2001/02 4 3ª 5th 2002/03 4 3ª 11th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2003/04 4 3ª 8th 2004/05 4 3ª 3rd 2005/06 4 3ª 3rd 2006/07 3 2ªB 18th First round 2007/08 4 3ª 5th 2008/09 4 3ª 6th 2009/10 4 3ª 17th 2010/11 4 3ª 14th 2011/12 4 3ª 14th 2012/13 4 3ª 10th 2013/14 4 3ª 1st 2014/15 3 2ªB 16th Second round 2015/16 3 2ªB 10th 2016/17 3 2ªB 20th 2017/18 4 3ª 5th 2018/19 4 3ª 9th

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• 5 seasons in Segunda División
• 11 seasons in Segunda División B
• 58 seasons in Tercera División

Honours

• Tercera División: 1955–56, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1991–92, 1997–98, 2013–14

Current squad

As of 15 April 2017

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ALB Alessio Abibi — DF  ESP Joseja Amat — DF  ESP Chema Antón — DF  ESP Alberto Carbonell — DF  ITA Leonardo Abbruzzese — DF  GNB Emmanuel Mendy — DF  ITA Danilo Pagliaro — DF  ITA Matteo Cupaioli — DF  MEX Edelmiro Elizalde — DF  MEX Carlos Laureano — DF  MEX Edgar Pena gato

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP José Sánchez — MF  ESP Kiko Rodríguez — MF  GER David Azin — MF  ESP César Rodríguez — MF  ESP David Ruiz — MF  FRA Souleymane Sangaré — MF  BFA Patterson Kaboré — FW  ESP Tabala — FW  ESP Siro López — FW  MTN Cheikh

Famous players

References

1. "Pepico Amat :: Estadios y Pabellones ::". www.lapreferente.com. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
2. "Cuerpo Técnico | Club Deportivo Eldense | Web Oficial". www.cdeldense.es. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
3. "Estadio Nuevo Pepico Amat | Club Deportivo Eldense | Web Oficial". www.cdeldense.es. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
4. "El Eldense pasa a ser el club más antiguo de la provincia tras disolverse el Alicante" [Eldense is now oldest club in the province after Alicante's dissolution]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 5 June 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
5. "Historia – C. D. Eldense" [History – C. D. Eldense] (in Spanish). CD Eldense. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
6. "Eldense coach arrested after investigation into 12–0 defeat to Barcelona B". The Guardian. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
7. "Police detain Eldense coach in match-fixing probe after 12–0 Barca B loss". ESPN FC. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
8. "Cinco detenidos por el amaño del Barça B-Eldense" [Five arrested for Barça B-Eldense match-fixing]. ABC (in Spanish). 4 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
• Club & stadium history (in English)