CD Vitoria

Not to be confused with CD Aurrerá de Vitoria.

Vitoria

Full name	Club Deportivo Vitoria
Founded	1945 [1] as S. D. Armentia y Corres
Ground	Complejo Deportivo de Unbe, Eibar, Spain [2]
Capacity	4,000 [3]
President	Jorge Ríos
Head coach	Jokin Arambarri
2023–24	Tercera Federación – Group 4, 1st of 18 (champions)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Club Deportivo Vitoria is a football team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1945, the club has a senior side and a full youth system within its football section, as well as a basketball section. ^[1]

History

CD Vitoria was founded in 1945 and played in regional categories, promoting several times to third level. ^[4] Historically, CD Vitoria had their own grounds (Campo Municipal Vitoriana) ^[5] but for some years had played their home matches at the Betoño Sports Complex. ^[6] In 2011, they gained promotion from the fifth tier with an unbeaten record. ^[1]

In 2015, the club signed a collaboration agreement with SD Eibar and started to act as its farm team, ^{[7] [8]} initially playing home matches at Arrate stadium, in Nanclares de la Oca. ^[9] Eibar had previously disbanded their own B team in 2012 to cut costs while their senior team languished in Segunda División B, but they were promoted up to La Liga in successive seasons and decided to seek a new formal arrangement for a subsidiary club. ^[10] A few months after the agreement, Eibar acquired a local team to act as a further link between the youth level and Vitoria, to be known as Eibar Urko. ^[11]

One year later, the club was promoted to Segunda División B for the first time, and moved back to Vitoria-Gasteiz to play at Estadio Olaranbe. ^{[12] [13]} This decision was controversial as both Deportivo Alavés and Aurrerá Vitoria (owner of the stadium until 1999) protested against it, claiming that the statutes of the ground only allowed its use by teams from the province of Álava – Vitoria met this requirement, but parent club Eibar (from Gipuzkoa) did not. ^[14]

After securing their status in the division for a second season, ^{[15] [16]} in August 2018 Vitoria announced they would play their Segunda División B games at Estadio Ellakuri in the municipality of Laudio/Llodio, while maintaining their base football structure in Vitoria-Gasteiz. ^[17] They were relegated in 2018–19, ^[18] which also blocked Eibar Urko's promotion from the provincial level due to rules preventing teams owned by the same club competing in the same division. ^[18] After Vitoria dropped down to the Tercera, home matches were moved to Eibar, playing at the town's Unbe Sports Complex. ^[2] The COVID-19 pandemic in Spain led to the following season being halted early, but eventually the 2020 Tercera División play-offs took place: Vitoria were involved but failed to be promoted, again also blocking Urko's promotion. ^[19] A similar situation occurred at the end of 2020–21 ^[20] and in 2022–23, but the goal was achieved in 2023–24 – Vitoria won their Tercera Federación group and Eibar Urko were Gipuzkoa champions again, both being promoted directly. ^[21]

On 26 July 2024, Eibar announced that the affiliation agreement between the club and Vitoria had ended, with the team which achieved promotion to Segunda Federación being fully integrated into Eibar's structure (under Eibar B) and with Vitoria starting a new project under their new board. ^[22]

Season to season

• As a separate club

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1948–49 5 2ª Reg. 2nd 1949–50 4 1ª Reg. 5th 1950–51 5 2ª Reg. 2nd 1951–52 4 1ª Reg. 1st 1952–53 4 1ª Reg. 6th 1953–54 4 1ª Reg. 2nd 1954–55 4 1ª Reg. 7th 1955–56 4 1ª Reg. 2nd 1956–57 3 3ª 11th 1957–58 3 3ª 18th 1958–59 4 1ª Reg. 2nd 1959–60 3 3ª 12th 1960–61 3 3ª 2nd 1961–62 3 3ª 14th 1962–63 3 3ª 17th 1963–64 4 1ª Reg. 6th 1964–65 4 1ª Reg. 8th 1965–66 4 1ª Reg. 3rd 1966–67 4 1ª Reg. 11th 1967–68 4 1ª Reg. 6th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1968–69 4 1ª Reg. 5th 1969–70 4 1ª Reg. 10th 1970–71 4 1ª Reg. 14th 1971–72 5 2ª Reg. 2nd 1972–73 5 2ª Reg. 5th 1973–74 5 2ª Reg. 2nd 1974–75 4 Reg. Pref. 17th 1975–76 5 1ª Reg. 1st 1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 16th 1977–78 5 Reg. Pref. 20th 1978–79 6 1ª Reg. 9th 1979–80 6 1ª Reg. 15th 1980–81 6 1ª Reg. 3rd 1981–82 6 1ª Reg. 1st 1982–83 5 Reg. Pref. 20th 1983–84 5 Reg. Pref. 16th 1984–85 5 Reg. Pref. 20th 1985–86 6 1ª Reg. 10th 1986–87 6 1ª Reg. 10th 1987–88 6 1ª Reg. 6th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1988–89 6 1ª Reg. 2nd 1989–90 6 1ª Reg. 9th 1990–91 6 1ª Reg. 16th 1991–92 6 1ª Reg. 16th 1992–93 6 1ª Reg. 2nd 1993–94 6 1ª Reg. 7th 1994–95 6 1ª Reg. 12th 1995–96 5 Reg. Pref. 17th 1996–97 6 1ª Reg. 5th 1997–98 6 1ª Reg. 5th 1998–99 6 1ª Reg. 5th 1999–2000 6 1ª Reg. 13th 2000–01 6 1ª Reg. 5th 2001–02 6 1ª Reg. 5th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2002–03 6 1ª Reg. 7th 2003–04 6 1ª Reg. 2nd 2004–05 5 Reg. Pref. 7th 2005–06 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd 2006–07 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 2007–08 4 3ª 20th 2008–09 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd 2009–10 5 Reg. Pref. 6th 2010–11 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 2011–12 4 3ª 18th 2012–13 5 Reg. Pref. 6th 2013–14 5 Reg. Pref. 5th 2014–15 5 Reg. Pref. 1st

• As a farm team

Season Tier Division Place 2015–16 4 3ª 6th 2016–17 4 3ª 2nd 2017–18 3 2ª B 15th 2018–19 3 2ª B 18th 2019–20 4 3ª 3rd 2020–21 4 3ª 1st / 4th 2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 6th 2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 2nd 2023–24 5 3ª Fed. 1st

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• 2 seasons in Segunda División B
• 12 seasons in Tercera División
• 3 seasons in Tercera Federación/Tercera División RFEF

References

1. "Historia" [History] (in Spanish). CD Vitoria. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
2. "El filial CD Vitoria jugará sus partidos como local en Eibar" [Vitoria moves to Unbe Sports Complex in Eibar] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 8 August 2019.
3. "CD Vitoria - Tercera División G 4". www.resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
4. "Historia CD Vitoria informacion e imagenes historicas del club". www.clubdeportivovitoria.es. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
5. "Campo de fútbol La Vitoriana" [La Vitoriana football field] (in Spanish). Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
6. "El Alavés B se salva a costa de golear al Vitoria" [Alavés B saved by thrashing Vitoria]. El Correo (in Spanish). 4 May 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
7. "El CD Vitoria será filial de la SD Eibar" [CD Vitoria will be the affiliate of SD Eibar] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
8. "El CD Vitoria será el filial del Eibar" [CD Vitoria will be the subsidiary of Eibar] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
9. "EL CD Vitoria renueva su convenio con S.D. Eibar hasta 2020". CD Vitoria. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
10. "El Eibar podría tener un filial en Tercera a partir de la próxima temporada" [Eibar could have a subsidiary in Tercera from next season] (in Spanish). Diario Vasco. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
11. "El SD Eibar refuerza el fútbol base con la compra del Urkomendi" [Eibar strengthens their academy by acquiring Urkomendi)] (in Spanish). Palco23.com. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
12. "Campos de fútbol Olaranbe" [Olaranbe football fields] (in Spanish). Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
13. "El CD Vitoria jugará en Olaranbe los partidos de Segunda B" [CD Vitoria will play its Segunda B matches at Olaranbe]. Gasteiz Hoy (in Spanish). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
14. "El Aurrerá acusa al Ayuntamiento de ceder Olarambe al filial del Eibar (Gipuzkoa)" [Aurrerá accuses the City Council of transferring Olarambe to the subsidiary of Eibar (Gipuzkoa)] (in Spanish). Kirol express. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
15. "El Eibar consolida su estrategia con la base" [Eibar consolidates its strategy with the base]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 May 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
16. "El Eibar presume de cantera" [Eibar boasts a quarry]. Marca (in Spanish). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
17. "El CD Vitoria se muda a Llodio para sus partidos de Segunda B" [CD Vitoria moves to Llodio for its Segunda B games] (in Spanish). Gasteiz Hoy. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
18. "Fran Garagarza califica de "sobresaliente" la temporada del primer equipo" [Fran Garagarza describes the first team's season as "outstanding"] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
19. "0-0. El Sestao apea al Vitoria y se jugará el ascenso con el Portugalete" [0-0. Sestao stops Vitoria and promotion will be played with Portugalete] (in Spanish). Norte Expres. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
20. "El Eibar Urko quiere remontar la derrota sufrida ante el Hernani" [Eibar Urko wants to overcome the defeat suffered against Hernani] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
21. "El Eibar Urko, seis años después, es de Tercera RFEF" [Eibar Urko, six years later, is in Tercera RFEF] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
22. "La SD Eibar y el CD Vitoria dan por finalizada su relación de filialidad" [SD Eibar and CD Vitoria end their affiliation agreement] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

External links

• Official website Archived 2021-01-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
• Estadios de España (in English)
• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)

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