Club Deportivo Don Benito is a Spanish football team based in Don Benito, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1928 it plays in Segunda Federación – Group 4, holding home matches at Estadio Vicente Sanz, with a capacity of 5,000 seats.

Don Benito
Full nameClub Deportivo Don Benito
Founded1928
GroundVicente Sanz, Don Benito,
Extremadura, Spain
Capacity5,000
PresidentManuel Velarde
Head coachRoberto Aguirre
LeagueSegunda Federación – Group 4
2023–24Tercera Federación – Group 14, 1st of 18 (champions)

History

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The club was founded on August 19, 1928. In the Modern Hall (now Imperial Theater), 150 young people gathered to agree upon the board of directors of the football society. Vicente Sanz Diéguez was appointed a president.[1]

Season to season

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Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1929–30 4 1ª Reg. 1st Round of 32
1930–31 4 1ª Reg. 1st Round of 32
1931–32 4 1ª Reg. 1st Round of 32
1932–33 4 1ª Reg. 4th
1933–34 4 1ª Reg. 5th
1934–35 DNP
1935–36 DNP
1939–40 DNP
1940–41 4 1ª Reg. 4th
1941–1945 DNP
1945–46 4 1ª Reg. 3rd
1946–47 4 1ª Reg. 1st
1947–48 4 1ª Reg. 4th
1948–49 4 1ª Reg. 4th
1949–50 4 1ª Reg. 7th
1950–51 4 1ª Reg. 4th
1951–52 4 1ª Reg. 4th
1952–53 4 1ª Reg. 1st
1953–54 3 6th
1954–55 3 1st
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1955–56 3 1st
1956–57 3 5th
1957–58 3 14th
1958–59 3 3rd
1959–60 3 11th
1960–61 3 11th
1961–62 3 13th
1962–63 4 1ª Reg. 1st
1963–64 3 9th
1964–65 3 11th
1965–66 3 7th
1966–67 3 13th
1967–68 3 15th
1968–69 4 1ª Reg. 2nd
1969–70 4 1ª Reg. 2nd
1970–71 4 1ª Reg. 6th
1971–72 4 1ª Reg. 4th
1972–73 4 1ª Reg. 9th
1973–74 4 1ª Reg. 3rd
1974–75 4 Reg. Pref. 7th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1975–76 4 Reg. Pref. 5th
1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 3rd
1977–78 4 17th First round
1978–79 4 15th First round
1979–80 4 12th Second round
1980–81 4 2nd
1981–82 4 11th First round
1982–83 4 15th
1983–84 4 5th
1984–85 4 9th Second round
1985–86 4 2nd
1986–87 4 9th Second round
1987–88 4 1st
1988–89 3 2ª B 19th
1989–90 4 3rd
1990–91 4 1st First round
1991–92 4 4th First round
1992–93 4 2nd Second round
1993–94 4 4th
1994–95 4 1st
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1995–96 4 7th
1996–97 4 6th
1997–98 4 10th
1998–99 4 3rd
1999–2000 4 2nd
2000–01 3 2ª B 19th First round
2001–02 4 2nd
2002–03 4 2nd
2003–04 4 1st
2004–05 3 2ª B 18th Round of 64
2005–06 4 3rd
2006–07 4 2nd
2007–08 4 1st
2008–09 4 4th Third round
2009–10 4 8th
2010–11 4 7th
2011–12 4 4th
2012–13 4 3rd
2013–14 4 7th
2014–15 4 7th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2015–16 4 5th
2016–17 4 4th
2017–18 4 1st
2018–19 3 2ª B 15th First round
2019–20 3 2ª B 14th
2020–21 3 2ª B 5th / 6th
2021–22 4 2ª RFEF 13th
2022–23 4 2ª Fed. 18th
2023–24 5 3ª Fed. 1st
2024–25 4 2ª Fed.

Honours

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  • Tercera División
    • Champions (8): 1954–55, 1955–56, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1994–95, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2017–18

Current squad

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As of 10 April 2021[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ESP Sebas Gil
2 DF   ESP Trini
3 DF   ESP Joserra de Diego
4 DF   ESP Ismael Heredia
5 DF   TUN Selim Ben Djemia
6 MF   ESP Roberto Moreno
7 FW   ESP Rafa Mella
8 MF   ESP Gonzalo Barroso (captain)
9 FW   ESP David Agudo
10 MF   ESP Manu Ramírez
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW   GHA Ginaid Aruna
13 GK   ESP Fran Delma
14 DF   ESP Samuel Goñi
15 DF   CIV Varane Ibrahim Konate (on loan from Badajoz)
16 MF   JPN Yuya Yoshimura
17 DF   ESP Álex Herrera
18 FW   ESP Dani López
19 FW   ESP Xiscu Martínez
20 FW   ESP Tete
22 FW   ESP Abraham Gómez

Famous players

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References

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  1. ^ "Historia del club". C.D. Don Benito (in European Spanish). 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  2. ^ "PLANTILLA 20/21". C.D. Don Benito (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2021.


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