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Submarino Amarillo (Yellow Submarine)
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ground	Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla
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chairman	Manuel Vizcaíno
owner	Locos por el Balón SL
Ben Harburg
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Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in Segunda División, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20,724.

Salvadoran legend Mágico González played for the club during the 1980s and the early 1990s, and is widely recognized as the best player to ever play for the team.

Between 1929 and 1977, Cádiz played in either the second or third tier of Spanish football. In 1977, Cádiz achieved promotion to La Liga for the first time. Since then Cádiz has played sixteen seasons in the first tier, as well as spending several at the second level.

History

The first documented game of Cádiz CF was played against Cádiz Sporting Club on Thursday, 8 September 1910. Cádiz CF won it 1–0. Two days later on 10 September 1910, several Cádiz citizens appealed to the Civil Government to register a club under the name Cádiz Foot-Ball Club. One of the founders was José Rivera y Lora, the first Cádiz president. A year later, in 1911, two other important events of Cádiz football took place: the foundation of the Español Foot-Ball Club and the inscription of Cádiz Foot-Ball Club to the Federación Sur (Southern Football Federation). The Civil War interrupted the organization of competitions and Cádiz CF only played friendly matches, among others, against teams such as Betis and Celta de Vigo.

Cádiz played the first complete season 1939–40 in Segunda División after the Spanish Civil War. The club finished 1st in the Group 5 with 11 wins in 14 games. That season the coach position was occupied by Santiago Núñez, who was also a player, and the key roles were played by Roldán, Díaz, Mateo, the goalkeeper Bueno, future Real Madrid player, and Camilo Liz, who decades later became the technical secretary of the club. During the following 3 seasons, Cádiz was far away from repeating that success. Cádiz first reached La Liga in 1977–78, after having spent two decades in the second division. The promoting materialized on 5 June 1977, with a 2–0 victory at Ramón de Carranza against Tarrasa. Relegated after just one season, the club returned in 1980, managing a further 13-year stay. In August 1981, before returning to La Liga, Cádiz won its first Ramón de Carranza Trophy. They beat Sevilla (led by coach Miguel Muñoz) 1–0 with the goal scored by Dieguito. Among them there were such important players in Cádiz history as Bocoya, Juan José, Hugo Vaca, Dos Santos, Amarillo, Luque, Linares, Pepe Mejías, Dieguito (Escobar), López (Choquet) and Mané.

Often led by the skills of Salvadoran Mágico González, the club managed to maintain its top flight status in the 1990–91 season, thanks to youth graduate Kiko (and 25 minutes of his inspiration against Real Zaragoza), who picked up the offensive burden after González left. During the late 1980s and early 1990s the club became known as "The Yellow Submarine", due to its capacity of "coming afloat" every year at the end of each season and remain in the top division, despite having been "sunk down" during most of the campaign.

However, in just two seasons, Cádiz dropped down two levels. In 1995 Cádiz was on the brink of extinction due to financial issues. The investment group no longer invested in the club and declared the suspension of payments. A group of cadistas, headed by Antonio Muñoz and Manuel García, had the negotiations with the creditors, reorganized the club and started managing it directly from the city of Cádiz. After a long spell in Segunda División B the club was finally promoted in 2003, spectacularly returning to the top level in 2005, after taking the championship with a last-day victory at neighbours Xerez CD. The match was played on 18 June 2005, and ended up with 2–0 Cádiz win in the presence of 8000 Cádiz fans, arrived in Xerez.

However, Cádiz was eventually relegated back to the second tier, in the 37th and penultimate matchday of 2005–06. Cádiz finished in the 19th position, 4 points away from 16th place, which could secure the club a place in La Liga. For the following campaign, former Spanish international Oli took the reins of the team, being sacked after only a few months. With him the club won just 4 from 11 matches.

In June 2008, Cádiz dropped another level returning to the Segunda División B. However, after just one season, it managed to return to the second division, but was immediately relegated in the 2009–10 campaign. Cádiz finished in 19th place, falling just one point behind the teams in 17th and 18th positions, which guaranteed them a place in the Segunda División. Performance of such experienced players as Raúl López, Andrés Fleurquin and Enrique Ortiz was the major asset to the successful 2008–09 season. Cádiz became the champion of the Segunda División B, having a successful season with 24 wins, 7 draws, and 7 losses in 38 matches. During the 2015–16 the club finished its season in Group 4 in 4th place and qualified for the promotion playoffs, they beat Racing Ferrol, Racing Santander and Hércules and therefore promoted back to Segunda División after 6 years. The key match against Hércules took place on 26 June 2016, at the Ramón de Carranza stadium. Cádiz won it 1–0. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Cádiz_Club_de_Fútbol_league_performance_1929-2023.svg" caption="Chart of Cádiz CF league performance 1929-2023"] ::

On 29 September 2019, Cádiz CF organized trials in Mumbai, India. For the second time, the club gave an opportunity to more than 250 Indian students to win a scholarship to live and train in Spain. As a result, three players were selected: Harshika Jain, Veer Gondal and Arnav Gorantala. Their stay in Spain began in January 2020.

In the beginning of the 2019–20 season, Cádiz repeated its best start record as per first ten league games of a single season. This record dates 80 years back to the 1939–1940 season. Head coach Álvaro Cervera admitted the good start of the season and said:

On 28 December 2019, Manuel Vizcaíno Fernández was appointed as chairman of the board of directors for the next six years, along with the directors Jorge Cobo and Martín José García Marichal.

On 2 March 2020, Cádiz CF confirmed that an unnamed American investor of great economic strength became one of the club's shareholders. Despite acquiring a minority of shares, the investor's goal is expanding his presence in the club and helping the Andalusian club with the promotion to La Liga. The president of the club Manuel Vizcaíno revealed the plans of using new resources to modernize the infrastructure, facilities and other areas of the club.

On 12 July 2020, Cádiz CF was promoted back to the Primera División after 14 years. On 20 September 2020 Cádiz won its first La Liga match (2:0 away win over Huesca) since the previous campaign in the league. On 5 December, Cádiz CF won a home game for the first time in the season, setting another historic moment in the process: in fact, goals by Álvaro Giménez and Álvaro Negredo secured a 2–1 final result against Barcelona. Plus, on 21 February 2021, they managed to block Barcelona once again, as the match ended up in a 1–1 draw: a penalty by substitute Álex Fernández equalized the initial opener by Lionel Messi (also from the penalty spot).

On 4 April 2021 in a league game Mouctar Diakhaby of Valencia denounced an alleged racist aggression by Cádiz defender Juan Cala. The game was briefly halted after Valencia players walked off the pitch. The tests carried out by LaLiga and the RFEF found no evidence for the complaint, so the judge declared Juan Cala innocent.

On 2 May 2021, Cádiz won 1–0 at Granada in Los Cármenes. With 40 points in the standings, Cádiz CF mathematically achieved survival in LaLiga Santander.

On 19 May 2024, Cádiz was relegated to second division after a 0–0 draw against Las Palmas, ending their four-year stay in the top tier.

In June 2024, Cádiz CF had 13.1 million followers on social media, making it one of the most-followed sports clubs in Spain.

Individual records

Most appearances

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Rank	Player	Nationality	Apps
1	Raúl López	ESP Spain	400
2	Chico Linares	ESP Spain	354
3	Pepe Mejías	ESP Spain	345
4	José Manuel Barla	ESP Spain	341
5	Ricardo Escobar	ESP Spain	303
6	Mané	ESP Spain	297
7	Juan Jose	ESP Spain	295
8	Antonio Amarillo	ESP Spain	291
9	Manolito	ESP Spain	289
10	Alex Fernandez	ESP Spain	289
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Top goalscorers

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Rank	Player	Nationality	Goals
1	Paco Baena	ESP Spain	82
2	Mágico González	El Salvador El Salvador	75
3	Pollito Roldán	ESP Spain	72
4	Pepe Mejías	ESP Spain	71
5	Adolfo Bolea	ESP Spain	54
6	Tarro	ESP Spain	54
7	Jesús Lorente	ESP Spain	50
8	Mané	ESP Spain	50
9	Ricardo Ibáñez	ESP Spain	48
10	Machicha	ESP Spain	44
11	Enrique Ortiz	ESP Spain	44
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Season to season

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Season	Tier	Division	Place
1935–36	2	2ª	7th
1939–40	2	2ª	1st
1940–41	2	2ª	8th
1941–42	2	2ª	3rd
1942–43	2	2ª	7th
1943–44	3	3ª	10th
1944–45	4	1ª Reg.	1st
1945–46	3	3ª	8th
1946–47	3	3ª	2nd
1947–48	3	3ª	5th
1948–49	3	3ª	5th
1949–50	3	3ª	8th
1950–51	3	3ª	8th
1951–52	3	3ª	4th
1952–53	3	3ª	3rd
1953–54	3	3ª	3rd
1954–55	3	3ª	1st
1955–56	2	2ª	14th
1956–57	2	2ª	12th
1957–58	2	2ª	10th
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Season	Tier	Division	Place
1958–59	2	2ª	7th
1959–50	2	2ª	14th
1960–61	2	2ª	4th
1961–62	2	2ª	10th
1962–63	2	2ª	4th
1963–64	2	2ª	7th
1964–65	2	2ª	14th
1965–66	2	2ª	12th
1966–67	2	2ª	8th
1967–68	2	2ª	5th
1968–69	2	2ª	18th
1969–70	3	3ª	1st
1970–71	2	2ª	12th
1971–72	2	2ª	16th
1972–73	2	2ª	7th
1973–74	2	2ª	5th
1974–75	2	2ª	5th
1975–76	2	2ª	13th
1976–77	2	2ª	2nd
1977–78	1	1ª	18th
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Season	Tier	Division	Place
1978–79	2	2ª	8th
1979–80	2	2ª	8th
1980–81	2	2ª	2nd
1981–82	1	1ª	16th
1982–83	2	2ª	2nd
1983–84	1	1ª	16th
1984–85	2	2ª	2nd
1985–86	1	1ª	15th
1986–87	1	1ª	18th
1987–88	1	1ª	12th
1988–89	1	1ª	15th
1989–90	1	1ª	15th
1990–91	1	1ª	18th
1991–92	1	1ª	18th
1992–93	1	1ª	19th
1993–94	2	2ª	20th
1994–95	3	2ª B	10th
1995–96	3	2ª B	6th
1996–97	3	2ª B	7th
1997–98	3	2ª B	3rd
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Season	Tier	Division	Place
1998–99	3	2ª B	5th
1999–2000	3	2ª B	12th
2000–01	3	2ª B	1st
2001–02	3	2ª B	7th
2002–03	3	2ª B	4th
2003–04	2	2ª	7th
2004–05	2	2ª	1st
2005–06	1	1ª	19th
2006–07	2	2ª	5th
2007–08	2	2ª	20th
2008–09	3	2ª B	1st
2009–10	2	2ª	19th
2010–11	3	2ª B	4th
2011–12	3	2ª B	1st
2012–13	3	2ª B	13th
2013–14	3	2ª B	3rd
2014–15	3	2ª B	1st
2015–16	3	2ª B	4th
2016–17	2	2ª	5th
2017–18	2	2ª	9th
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Season	Tier	Division	Place
2018–19	2	2ª	7th
2019–20	2	2ª	2nd
2020–21	1	1ª	12th
2021–22	1	1ª	17th
2022–23	1	1ª	14th
2023–24	1	1ª	18th
2024–25	2	2ª	13th
2025–26	2	2ª
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16 seasons in La Liga
43 seasons in Segunda División
16 seasons in Segunda División B
12 seasons in Tercera División
1 season in Categorías Regionales

Current squad

Reserve team

Main article: Cádiz CF Mirandilla

Out on loan

Current technical staff

Honours

Segunda División Champions (1): 2004–05

Copa del Rey Semi-finalists: 1989-90

Promoted to La Liga: 1976–77, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1984–85, 2004–05, 2019–20
Promoted to Segunda División: 1935–36, 1954–55, 2002–03, 2008–09, 2015–2016
Relegated to Segunda División: 1977–78, 1992–93, 2005–06, 2023-24
Relegated to Segunda División B: 1993–94, 2007–08, 2009–10
Relegated to Tercera División: 1942–43

Stadium information

Name: Nuevo Mirandilla
City: Cádiz
Capacity: 25,033
Inauguration: 1955
Pitch size: 106 x 68 m

Famous players

Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status. ::data[format=table] | | | | | | | |---|---|---| ::

Coaches

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Tenure	Coach
1935–36	Spain Jose Rey
1936	Spain Aurelio Omist
1939–40	Spain Santiago Núñez
1940	Spain Manuel Valderrama
1940–41	Spain Santiago Núñez
1941	Spain Miguel Ángel Valcárcel
1941–42	Spain José Quirante
1942	Spain Teodoro Mauri
1942–44	Spain Santiago Buiría
1944–46	Spain Juan Bejarano
1946–48	Spain Gabriel Andonegui
1948–49	Spain Anastasio Calleja
1949–50	Spain Casto Moliné
1950–51	Spain Jose Peralta
1951	Spain Juan Bejarano
1951–52	Spain Camilo Liz
1952–53	Chile Higinio Ortúzar
1953–54	Spain Anastasio Calleja
1954–56	Spain Diego Villalonga
1956–June 1958	Spain Santiago Núñez
July 1958–November 1958	Spain Valdor Sierra
November 1958–December 1958	Spain Antonio Fernández
December 1958–June 1959	Spain Julián Arcas
July 1959–February 1960	Spain Camilo Liz
February 1960	Spain Juan Bejarano
February 1960–June 1960	Spain Diego Villalonga
July 1960–June 1963	Spain José Luis Riera
July 1963–December 1963	Spain Casimiro Benavente
December 1963	Spain Luis de Miguel
December 1963–June 1965	Spain José Valera
July 1965–June 1969	Spain Julio Vilariño
July 1969–May 1971	Spain León Lasa
May 1971–June 1971	Peru Guillermo Delgado
July 1971–October 1971	Spain José María García de Andoín
October 1971–December 1971	TCH Ferdinand Daučík
December 1971–February 1972	Spain Adolfo Bolea
February 1972–June 1972	Spain José Antonio Naya
July 1972–June 1974	Spain Domènec Balmanya
July 1974–October 1975	Spain Sabino Barinaga
October 1975–February 1976	Spain Juan Arza
February 1976–June 1976	Spain Adolfo Bolea
June 1976	Spain Luis Escarti
July 1976–October 1977	Spain Enrique Mateos
October 1977–November 1977	Spain Luis Escarti
November 1977–June 1978	Spain Mariano Moreno
July 1978–June 1980	Argentina Roque Olsen
July 1980–December 1983	YUG Dragoljub Milošević
December 1983	Spain Luis Escarti
January 1984–June 1985	Spain Benito Joanet
July 1985–April 1986	Spain Paquito
April 1986–June 1986	Spain David Vidal
July 1986–March 1987	Spain Manolo Cardo
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Tenure	Coach
Mar 1987–June 1987	YUG Dragoljub Milošević
June 1987	Spain David Vidal
July 1987–June 1988	Uruguay Víctor Espárrago
July 1988–October 1988	AUT Helmut Senekowitsch
October 1988–Mar 1990	Spain David Vidal
Mar 1990–June 1990	England Colin Addison
July 1990–April 1991	Argentina Héctor Veira
April 1991–June 1992	Spain Ramón Blanco
July 1992–January 1993	Spain José Luis Romero
January 1993–June 1993	Spain Ramón Blanco
July 1993–October 1993	England Colin Addison
October 1993–November 1993	Argentina Hugo Vaca
November 1993–January 1994	Spain José Antonio Naya
January 1994–June 1994	Spain Marcelino Pérez
July 1994–June 1995	Argentina Ramón Heredia
July 1995–October 1995	Spain Paco Chaparro
October 1995–June 1996	Spain Chico Linares
July 1996–December 1996	Spain Juan Carlos Álvarez
December 1996–June 1998	Spain Ramón Blanco
July 1998–September 1998	Spain Ismael Díaz
September 1998–November 1998	Spain Juan Antonio Sánchez
November 1998–June 1999	Spain Jordi Gonzalvo
July 1999–December 1999	Spain Chico Linares
January 2000–March 2000	Spain Juan Antonio Sánchez
March 2000–June 2000	Spain Emilio Cruz
July 2000–June 2001	Spain Carlos Orúe
July 2001–October 2001	Spain Pepe Escalante
October 2001–December 2001	Spain Juan Antonio Sánchez
December 2001–April 2002	Spain José Enrique Díaz
April 2002–June 2002	Spain Juan Antonio Sánchez
July 2002–June 2004	Spain José Manuel González
July 2004–June 2006	Uruguay Víctor Espárrago
July 2006–November 2006	Spain Oli
November 2006–June 2007	Spain José Manuel González
July 2007–October 2007	Spain Mariano García Remón
October 2007–April 2008	Spain Antonio Calderón
April 2008–May 2008	Spain Raúl Procopio
May 2008–June 2008	Spain Julián Rubio
July 2008–January 2010	Spain Javi Gracia
January 2010–June 2010	Uruguay Víctor Espárrago
July 2010–November 2010	Bosnia Risto Vidaković
November 2010–June 2012	Spain José Manuel González
July 2012–November 2012	Spain Alberto Monteagudo
November 2012–December 2012	Spain Ramón Blanco
December 2012–March 2014	Spain Raül Agné
March 2014–November 2014	Spain Antonio Calderón
November 2014–April 2016	Spain Claudio Barragán
April 2016–January 2022	Spain Álvaro Cervera
January 2022–January 2024	Spain Sergio González
January 2024–June 2024	Argentina Mauricio Pellegrino
June 2024–present	Spain Paco López
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Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

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Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsors
1910–1985	None	None
1985–1986	Meyba	None
1986–1989	Massana	None
1989–1990	La Mar de Cerca Tours
1992–1993	Elements	Unicaja
1997–2000	Kelme	None
2000–2001	Diario de Cádiz
2002–2003	Financa
2003–2005	Grupo Zona Franca Cádiz
2005–2006	Caja San Fernando
2006–2007	Armoniza
2007–2008	None	Teka
2008–2009	Diadora	None
2009–2010	Kelme	La Pepa 2012
2010–2011	None
2013–2014	Erreà	Gagá Milano
2014–2015	Solver
2016–2017	Adidas	Socibus
2017–2020	Torrot
2020–2021	Dafabet
2021–2022	Macron	Bitci
2022-	Khalifa Capital
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