Real Jaén

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Association football club in Spain

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fullnameReal Jaén Club de Fútbol, S.A.D.
nicknameLos Blancos (The Whites)
Los Lagartos (The Lizards)
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groundNuevo La Victoria
capacity12,569
chairmanIldefonso Ruiz
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managerManolo Herrero
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History

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The club was founded in 1929 as Sociedad Olímpica Jiennense. They changed their name to Real Jaén Club de Fútbol in 1947. The team did not enroll in a national division until 1943 when it promoted to the Tercera Division. It immediately became a dominant team in the Spanish third division usually finishing in the top four.

After nine seasons in the Tercera Division, the "Lizards" were promoted to the Segunda Division in 1952. Their good form continued in the second division, as Real Jaén won the 1952–53 Segunda Division group south, and were promoted to La Liga for the first time ever. They won all of their home games that season including a 9–0 home win over fellow Andalusians Granada CF.

During Real Jaén's first ever season in the Spanish top tier (1953–54) the team finished 14th with 11 wins, 6 draws, and 13 defeats, meaning they obtained 28 points. This meant the team would be placed in the relegation group along with CA Osasuna and four teams from the Segunda Division. Jaén finished in last place with only one win and were relegated after just one season in the Spanish top flight.

Following their relegation from La Liga in 1954, key players departed from the team and Jaén finished in 7th place the following season. The next season was a lot better for Jaén. They won the group South of Segunda Division, this time in the season 1955–56. This meant that La Liga again awaited the Real Jaén.

In their second top flight season, Jaén barely avoided relegation, finishing 14th, one point above relegated Deportivo de La Coruña. Jaén stayed in the Spanish elite. Their third top flight season was less successful and the team finished last with only 20 points collected. Real Jaén was relegated after two years in La Liga. The biggest highlight of their season was probably a 1–0 home win over powerhouse FC Barcelona.

Following their second top flight relegation, Real Jaén were never able to compete for a return to the elite. Their best season was 1959–60, when the team achieved a 3rd-place finish coming up two points behind the second placed Cordoba CF, which qualified the team for the promotion playoffs. Following the 1962–63 season, the "Lizards" were relegated to the Tercera Division. This was the first time the team played there since 1952.

For the following 12 seasons, Jaén only made one return to the Segunda, in 1967, but were immediately relegated. They returned to the second tier in 1976 and remained there for three seasons until 1979 when they were relegated to the newly created Segunda Division B, the new third tier in Spanish football. Jaén stayed in the third level until 1986, when the team was relegated to the Tercera Division, this time the fourth tier. They bounced between the Segunda B and the Tercera the following years.

In 1997, the team returned to the Segunda Division for the first time since 1979. The 1997–98 season was bad however, as they finished last and went back to the Segunda B. Real Jaén returned to the Segunda in 2000. They achieved a 10th-place finish in the 2000–01 season, but finished last the following season and were relegated again. The following 11 seasons were spent in the Segunda B, until 2013, when Jaén again returned to the Segunda. The "Lizards" finished second to last, in 21st place, meaning relegation followed again.

In 2017, Jaén finished 19th in the Segunda B, and were relegated to the Tercera Division for the first time since 1991.

Here, being in the 4th level of the Spanish football, the club finished 3rd in the 2017–18 season and remained in that category. On July 5, 2019, Real Jaén presented Alberto González as a new coach for the 2019–20 season.

Season to season

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SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del ReyFourth roundThird roundFirst roundThird roundQuarterfinalsRound of 16QuarterfinalsFirst roundFirst roundFirst round
1941–4231ª Reg.3rd
1942–4331ª Reg.4th
1943–4433ª2nd
1944–4533ª4th
1945–4633ª2nd
1946–4733ª2nd
1947–4833ª8th
1948–4933ª10th
1949–5033ª11th
1950–5133ª3rd
1951–5233ª1st
1952–5322ª1st
1953–5411ª14th
1954–5522ª7th
1955–5622ª1st
1956–5711ª14th
1957–5811ª16th
1958–5922ª9th
1959–6022ª3rd
1960–6122ª14th
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SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del ReyFirst roundRound of 16First roundFirst roundSecond roundFirst roundFirst roundSecond roundThird roundSecond roundFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFirst round
1961–6222ª9th
1962–6322ª14th
1963–6433ª4th
1964–6533ª1st
1965–6633ª5th
1966–6733ª1st
1967–6822ª11th
1968–6933ª5th
1969–7033ª8th
1970–7133ª8th
1971–7233ª3rd
1972–7333ª9th
1973–7433ª10th
1974–7533ª12th
1975–7633ª1st
1976–7722ª4th
1977–7822ª15th
1978–7922ª17th
1979–8032ª B12th
1980–8132ª B7th
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SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del ReyFirst roundSecond roundSecond roundFirst roundFirst roundSecond roundRound of 16First roundThird roundFirst roundFirst roundSecond roundFirst roundRound of 32
1981–8232ª B15th
1982–8332ª B12th
1983–8432ª B3rd
1984–8532ª B7th
1985–8632ª B18th
1986–8743ª5th
1987–8843ª1st
1988–8932ª B11th
1989–9032ª B17th
1990–9143ª4th
1991–9232ª B10th
1992–9332ª B4th
1993–9432ª B4th
1994–9532ª B4th
1995–9632ª B1st
1996–9732ª B3rd
1997–9822ª20th
1998–9932ª B8th
1999–200032ª B4th
2000–0122ª10th
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SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del ReyRound of 32Round of 64Second roundFirst roundSecond RoundSecond RoundRound of 32Round of 32First RoundSecond roundSecond round
2001–0222ª22nd
2002–0332ª B12th
2003–0432ª B12th
2004–0532ª B9th
2005–0632ª B13th
2006–0732ª B6th
2007–0832ª B9th
2008–0932ª B2nd
2009–1032ª B3rd
2010–1132ª B8th
2011–1232ª B4th
2012–1332ª B1st
2013–1422ª21st
2014–1532ª B11th
2015–1632ª B10th
2016–1732ª B19th
2017–1843ª3rd
2018–1943ª1st
2019–2043ª4th
2020–2143ª7th / 1st
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SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del ReyFirst roundFirst roundFirst round
2021–2253ª RFEF13th
2022–2353ª Fed.2nd
2023–2453ª Fed.2nd
2024–2553ª Fed.2nd
2025–2642ª Fed.
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Honours

Current squad

Out on loan

Famous players

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Women's football

Real Jaén was represented in the 2009–10 Superliga Femenina by FCF Atlético Jiennense.

References

References

  1. "The latest news from Real Jaén: squad, results, table".
  2. "Real Jaén - Tercera División G 9".
  3. (11 January 2022). "Historia". Real Jaén.
  4. "Histórico Real Jaén – Tercera División G 9".
  5. JAmador. (5 July 2019). "Alberto González, presentado como nuevo entrenador del Real Jaénjaenenjuego {{!}} jaenenjuego".
  6. "Real Jaén » Squad 2025/2026". WorldFootball.

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