CD Eldense

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Spanish football team

title: "CD Eldense" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cd-eldense", "football-clubs-in-the-valencian-community", "association-football-clubs-established-in-1921", "1921-establishments-in-spain", "segunda-división-clubs", "primera-federación-clubs", "vinalopó-mitjà"] description: "Spanish football team" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD_Eldense" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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founded
groundEstadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat, Elda,
Valencia, Spain
capacity4,036
chairmanCarolina Holguín Tafur
chrtitlePresident
managerClaudio Barragán
mgrtitleHead coach
league
season
position
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History

One of the oldest clubs in the Valencian Community, 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.

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. The detentions occurred after club president David Aguilar made complaints of match fixing following a 0–12 loss to 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.

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.

Three consecutive promotions

Eldense spent four years in Tercera División and were promoted to the new fourth level Segunda División RFEF in 2020-21 season due to restructuring of the Spanish football league system. On 28 May 2022, Eldense secured a second consecutive promotion to the new third level Primera Federación after beating Sestao River in the last playoff match. On 25 June 2023, Eldense secured promotion to Segunda División after a draw against Real Madrid Castilla. The play-off finished 4–4 on aggregate meaning Eldense went up due to after having a higher regular season finish. Eldense returned to the second tier after a 59-year absence and achieved three consecutive promotions.

Season to season

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SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del ReyThird roundSecond roundFirst round
1928–2952ª Reg.1st
1929–3041ª Reg.4th
1930–3152ª Reg.2nd
1931–3252ª Reg.4th
1932–3352ª Reg.1st
1933–3452ª Reg.
1934–3552ª Reg.
1935–3652ª Reg.1st
1939–4051ª Reg. B2nd
1940–4141ª Reg.5th
1941–4231ª Reg.1st
1942–4331ª Reg.1st
1943–4433ª2nd
1944–4533ª6th
1945–4633ª7th
1946–4733ª6th
1947–4833ª5th
1948–4933ª10th
1949–5033ª15th
1950–5133ª15th
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SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del ReyDNPDNPRound of 32Round of 32Round of 32Fifth round
1951–52
1952–53
1953–5433ª8th
1954–5533ª2nd
1955–5633ª1st
1956–5722ª16th
1957–5822ª8th
1958–5922ª16th
1959–6033ª7th
1960–6133ª4th
1961–6233ª1st
1962–6322ª7th
1963–6422ª16th
1964–6533ª4th
1965–6633ª1st
1966–6733ª1st
1967–6833ª2nd
1968–6933ª6th
1969–7033ª9th
1970–7141ª Reg.1st
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SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del ReyFirst roundSecond roundSecond roundFirst roundThird roundThird roundFirst roundFirst roundFirst roundThird roundFirst roundFirst roundFirst roundRound of 16Round of 32Second roundFirst round
1971–7233ª10th
1972–7333ª14th
1973–7433ª7th
1974–7533ª4th
1975–7633ª11th
1976–7733ª4th
1977–7832ª B19th
1978–7943ª1st
1979–8032ª B9th
1980–8132ª B20th
1981–8243ª4th
1982–8343ª1st
1983–8443ª1st
1984–8543ª1st
1985–8643ª1st
1986–8743ª2nd
1987–8832ª B13th
1988–8932ª B5th
1989–9032ª B16th
1990–9132ª B18th
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SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del ReyFirst roundFirst round
1991–9243ª1st
1992–9343ª11th
1993–9443ª4th
1994–9543ª9th
1995–9643ª9th
1996–9743ª8th
1997–9843ª1st
1998–9943ª10th
1999–200043ª5th
2000–0143ª9th
2001–0243ª5th
2002–0343ª11th
2003–0443ª8th
2004–0543ª3rd
2005–0643ª3rd
2006–0732ª B18th
2007–0843ª5th
2008–0943ª6th
2009–1043ª17th
2010–1143ª14th
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SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del ReySecond roundFirst roundRound of 32Second roundRound of 32Round of 32
2011–1243ª14th
2012–1343ª10th
2013–1443ª1st
2014–1532ª B16th
2015–1632ª B10th
2016–1732ª B20th
2017–1843ª5th
2018–1943ª9th
2019–2043ª6th
2020–2143ª1st
2021–2242ª RFEF4th
2022–2331ª Fed.2nd
2023–2422ª16th
2024–2522ª19th
2025–2631ª Fed.
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Honours

  • Tercera División
    • Champions (12): 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

Youth players

Main article: CD Eldense B

Current technical staff

Famous players

Note: this list includes players that have played at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

Reserve team

Main article: CD Eldense B

Eldense's reserve team, CD Eldense B, was founded in 1994 and plays in the , which corresponds to the sixth tier. A second reserve team named CD Eldense C also existed during the 2002–03 season, playing in Segunda Regional. The C-side also returned to an active status in 2021, and currently plays in .

References

References

  1. "Pepico Amat :: Estadios y Pabellones ::".
  2. "Estadio Nuevo Pepico Amat {{!}} Club Deportivo Eldense {{!}} Web Oficial".
  3. (5 June 2014). "El Eldense pasa a ser el club más antiguo de la provincia tras disolverse el Alicante". Diario Información.
  4. "Historia – C. D. Eldense". CD Eldense.
  5. (4 April 2017). "Eldense coach arrested after investigation into 12–0 defeat to Barcelona B". [[The Guardian]].
  6. (5 April 2017). "Police detain Eldense coach in match-fixing probe after 12–0 Barca B loss". [[ESPN FC]].
  7. (4 April 2017). "Cinco detenidos por el amaño del Barça B-Eldense". [[ABC (newspaper).
  8. "CD Eldense » Squad 2025/2026". WorldFootball.

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