Founded in 1919, the club currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Estadio da Malata. Club colours are green shirts with white shorts, though during the early years of its existence green and white shirts with vertical stripes were used.
Although Racing has never played in Spain's top division of La Liga, the club has spent many years in the second tier before being in the third tier more recently. Racing holds the record for most seasons in the second tier without making La Liga (35).
The history of football in Ferrol is associated with the shipbuilding yards, workshops, foundries and drydocks and the British technical advisors,[2][3][4] hired to work locally who used to play against each-other at first, but later on, local workers and military personnel stationed in Ferrol. The renewal of the shipyards and the creation, in town of the "school of Naval Engineers"[5] meant that from the mid-nineteenth century, a mostly French at first but, latter on mostly British, Engineers and Technicians, a constant influx was developed; bringing to Ferrol not only new technologies (paid for by the Spanish state),but also, political ideas and ways for workers to unite against unfair salaries and working conditions (let's not forget that the creator of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and the Spanish General Workers' Union (UGT) was a man born in Ferrol at this time) and of course, football as well. This influx of Britons will increase exponentially from 1909 when Spain signed a massive contract with Vickers-Armstrong, John Brown and a few others though mostly Vickers-Armstrong for the renewal of the local dry-docks and dockyards and foundries after the Naval disaster of 1898. From those early years to these days many football clubs came and go over the decades but only one of them actually survived for a considerable time and for that, only as an amalgamation of some other previous teams and this is el Racing de Ferrol.
Racing Ferrol Football Club, can trace back its origins back to July 1919, but starting very strongly from the beginning on a massive winning all matches spree that allow the team to play against the best national squads in the country so only ten years after its creation Racing Ferrol Football Club was taking part on its first national championships competition and fluctuating later over the decades between first and second divisions as follows: the second – first presence in 1939–40 – and third divisions. In 1977–78 the Galicians won the inaugural edition of Segunda División B and promoted again, only to be immediately relegated back.
Chart of Racing Club de Ferrol league performance 1929-2023.
It would not until the year 2000 that Racing would again reach the second level, going on to spend there five of the following six years. In the 2006–07 campaign the club gained promotion to the category in the playoffs, with a 2–1 aggregate win against Alicante CF. In the following season the team finished fourth from the bottom and dropped back to the third division, and to the fourth only two years later. In the 2012–13 campaign, the club achieved promoted to third division. Five years later, the club was relegated to fourth division. But one year later the club achieved promotion back to third division.
In the 2022-23 campaign, Ferrol promoted back to second division after spending 15 years in third and fourth division.
Estadio da Malata holds 12,043 spectators, and was built in 1993.[8] The pitch dimensions are 105 x 68 metres.
Racing used three main stadiums over the years, starting with Campo de Futbol O Inferniño, which was utilized until a move to Estadio Manuel Rivera in 1954 took place. This was an oval-shaped enclosure with a single cantilever stand. In the 1970s, a cover was erected over the popular terrace.
In 1993, the metropolitan area of Ferrol built Estadio da Malata to the west of the town, near the valley of Serantes. The total cost of the development was 1700 million pesetas. The first match on the new grounds was played on 18 April 1993, in a 3–2 friendly win over Atlético Madrid B. The official inauguration took place on 29 August, in a triangular tournament featuring the home side and neighbours Celta de Vigo and Deportivo de La Coruña.
^"Información sobre Racing Ferrol Enviar Datos" (in Spanish). Resultados Futbol. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
^<<... Vickers, Armstrong and Brown... it has been determined to put down a new shipyard at Ferrol in Spain... Mr A J Campbell... has been appointed manager of the Ferrol yard... Mr Peter Muir ... has been appointed assistant manager. A considerable number of expert shipbuilders have sign on to go to Spain... there is a reason to believe that employment will be found to some hundreds of British shipbuilders, engineers, electricians, and other tradesmen in the new Spanish yard for several years to come.>>
^"British Vice-Consulate at Ferrol": General Correspondence FO 63/1041. The National Archives – Official website
^"British Vice-Consulate at Ferrol": General Correspondence FO 72/1689. The National Archives – Official website
^"The Armies of Europe - Spain as a War-making power". The New York Times. 6 February 1858.
^"Plantilla 2020/2021". Racing Club de Ferrol (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^"Racing Ferrol - Segunda División B G 1". www.resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
External linksEdit
Official website (in Spanish)
Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
The British School @ Ferrol (1909–1936)
Soccerway profile
October 19, 2023
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Racing Club de Ferrol commonly known as Racing de Ferrol is a Spanish football team based in Ferrol Province of A Coruna in the autonomous community of Galicia Racing de FerrolFull nameRacing Club de Ferrol S A D Nickname s Os Departamentais Os Dianos Verdes Green Devils Founded5 October 1919 104 years ago 5 October 1919 GroundA Malata Ferrol Galicia SpainCapacity12 043 1 PresidentJose CriadoHead coachCristobal ParraloLeagueSegunda Division2022 23Primera Federacion Group 1 1st of 20 promoted WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursRacing Club de Ferrol 2023 24 Founded in 1919 the club currently plays in Segunda Division holding home games at Estadio da Malata Club colours are green shirts with white shorts though during the early years of its existence green and white shirts with vertical stripes were used Although Racing has never played in Spain s top division of La Liga the club has spent many years in the second tier before being in the third tier more recently Racing holds the record for most seasons in the second tier without making La Liga 35 Contents 1 History 2 Season to season 3 Current squad 4 Honours Achievements 4 1 Regional 4 2 Domestic 5 Notable former players 6 Stadium 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditThe history of football in Ferrol is associated with the shipbuilding yards workshops foundries and drydocks and the British technical advisors 2 3 4 hired to work locally who used to play against each other at first but later on local workers and military personnel stationed in Ferrol The renewal of the shipyards and the creation in town of the school of Naval Engineers 5 meant that from the mid nineteenth century a mostly French at first but latter on mostly British Engineers and Technicians a constant influx was developed bringing to Ferrol not only new technologies paid for by the Spanish state but also political ideas and ways for workers to unite against unfair salaries and working conditions let s not forget that the creator of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party PSOE and the Spanish General Workers Union UGT was a man born in Ferrol at this time and of course football as well This influx of Britons will increase exponentially from 1909 when Spain signed a massive contract with Vickers Armstrong John Brown and a few others though mostly Vickers Armstrong for the renewal of the local dry docks and dockyards and foundries after the Naval disaster of 1898 From those early years to these days many football clubs came and go over the decades but only one of them actually survived for a considerable time and for that only as an amalgamation of some other previous teams and this is el Racing de Ferrol Racing Ferrol Football Club can trace back its origins back to July 1919 but starting very strongly from the beginning on a massive winning all matches spree that allow the team to play against the best national squads in the country so only ten years after its creation Racing Ferrol Football Club was taking part on its first national championships competition and fluctuating later over the decades between first and second divisions as follows the second first presence in 1939 40 and third divisions In 1977 78 the Galicians won the inaugural edition of Segunda Division B and promoted again only to be immediately relegated back nbsp Chart of Racing Club de Ferrol league performance 1929 2023 It would not until the year 2000 that Racing would again reach the second level going on to spend there five of the following six years In the 2006 07 campaign the club gained promotion to the category in the playoffs with a 2 1 aggregate win against Alicante CF In the following season the team finished fourth from the bottom and dropped back to the third division and to the fourth only two years later In the 2012 13 campaign the club achieved promoted to third division Five years later the club was relegated to fourth division But one year later the club achieved promotion back to third division In the 2022 23 campaign Ferrol promoted back to second division after spending 15 years in third and fourth division nbsp Racing Club de Ferrol 1919 1920 Season to season EditSeason Tier Division Place Copa del Rey1929 30 3 3ª 1st1930 31 3 3ª 3rd1931 32 3 3ª 1st1932 33 3 3ª 4th Round of 321933 34 3 3ª 5th Round of 321934 35 2 2ª 8th Third round1939 40 2 2ª 2nd Runners up1940 41 2 2ª 4th1941 42 2 2ª 3rd1942 43 2 2ª 6th1943 44 3 3ª 1st1944 45 2 2ª 10th Round of 161945 46 2 2ª 7th First round1946 47 2 2ª 10th First round1947 48 2 2ª 3rd Round of 161948 49 2 2ª 14th Fourth round1949 50 2 2ª 12th1950 51 2 2ª 8th1951 52 2 2ª 3rd1952 53 2 2ª 9th Second round Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey1953 54 2 2ª 8th1954 55 2 2ª 12th1955 56 2 2ª 6th1956 57 2 2ª 16th1957 58 2 2ª 12th1958 59 2 2ª 10th First round1959 60 2 2ª 16th Round of 321960 61 3 3ª 1st1961 62 3 3ª 2nd1962 63 3 3ª 1st1963 64 3 3ª 3rd1964 65 3 3ª 1st1965 66 3 3ª 1st1966 67 2 2ª 7th First round1967 68 2 2ª 7th First round1968 69 2 2ª 4th1969 70 2 2ª 10th Quarter finals1970 71 2 2ª 8th Round of 321971 72 2 2ª 18th Third round1972 73 3 3ª 9thSeason Tier Division Place Copa del Rey1973 74 3 3ª 4th Third round1974 75 3 3ª 3rd1975 76 3 3ª 9th Fourth round1976 77 3 3ª 6th First round1977 78 3 2ª B 1st Second round1978 79 2 2ª 20th Third round1979 80 3 2ª B 16th1980 81 3 2ª B 11th1981 82 3 2ª B 17th1982 83 3 2ª B 9th1983 84 3 2ª B 20th1984 85 4 3ª 3rd1985 86 4 3ª 8th1986 87 4 3ª 17th1987 88 4 3ª 1st1988 89 3 2ª B 13th1989 90 3 2ª B 17th1990 91 4 3ª 5th1991 92 4 3ª 1st1992 93 3 2ª B 12th Third round Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey1993 94 3 2ª B 13th1994 95 3 2ª B 1st1995 96 3 2ª B 2nd1996 97 3 2ª B 7th1997 98 3 2ª B 5th1998 99 3 2ª B 4th1999 2000 3 2ª B 3rd Preliminary2000 01 2 2ª 16th Round of 642001 02 2 2ª 9th Round of 322002 03 2 2ª 20th Round of 322003 04 3 2ª B 2nd Round of 642004 05 2 2ª 16th Round of 642005 06 2 2ª 20th Second round2006 07 3 2ª B 3rd Second round2007 08 2 2ª 19th Second round2008 09 3 2ª B 7th First round2009 10 3 2ª B 19th2010 11 4 3ª 2nd2011 12 4 3ª 8th2012 13 4 3ª 1stSeason Tier Division Place Copa del Rey2013 14 3 2ª B 2nd First round2014 15 3 2ª B 3rd Second round2015 16 3 2ª B 2nd Third round2016 17 3 2ª B 7th Second round2017 18 3 2ª B 18th Second round2018 19 4 3ª 1st2019 20 3 2ª B 11th First round2020 21 3 2ª B 5th 1st2021 22 3 1ª RFEF 3rd First round2022 23 3 1ª RFEF 1st First round2023 24 2 2ª nbsp Estadio Municipal da Malata 35 seasons in Segunda Division 2 seasons in Primera Division RFEF 27 seasons in Segunda Division B 27 seasons in Tercera DivisionCurrent squad EditAs of 1 September 2023 6 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp ARG Gianfranco Gazzaniga2 DF nbsp ESP Julian Delmas3 DF nbsp ESP Fernando Pumar4 DF nbsp ESP Jon Garcia5 DF nbsp ESP Enrique Clemente on loan from Las Palmas 6 MF nbsp ESP Jesus Bernal7 MF nbsp ESP Heber Pena8 MF nbsp ESP Alex Lopez captain 9 FW nbsp ESP Manu Justo10 MF nbsp ESP Josep Sene11 FW nbsp ESP Nacho Sanchez12 DF nbsp ITA Luca Ferrone13 GK nbsp ESP Emilio Bernad No Pos Nation Player14 MF nbsp ESP Alvaro Vadillo15 DF nbsp ESP David Castro16 MF nbsp ESP Fran Manzanara17 MF nbsp ESP Chuca on loan from Miedz Legnica 18 DF nbsp ESP Brais Martinez19 FW nbsp ESP Sabin Merino on loan from Zaragoza 20 FW nbsp ESP Alvaro Gimenez21 DF nbsp ESP Moi Delgado22 FW nbsp ESP Iker Losada23 FW nbsp ESP Carlos Vicente24 DF nbsp ESP Sergio Cubero on loan from Eibar 25 GK nbsp ESP Ander CanteroHonours Achievements EditRegional Edit Galician Championships 1928 29 1937 38 1938 39 7 Domestic Edit Campeonato de Espana Copa del Generalisimo Runner up 1938 39 Segunda Division B Promotion 1999 00 2006 07Notable former players EditNote this list includes players that have played at least 100 league games and or have reached international status nbsp Samuel Piette nbsp Raul Palacios nbsp Dubravko Pavlicic nbsp Dwight Pezzarossi nbsp Kaba Diawara nbsp Nabil Baha nbsp Samir Boughanem nbsp Ikechukwu Uche nbsp Nenad Grozdic nbsp Jose Manuel Aira nbsp Gabriel Alonso nbsp Jose Bello Amigo nbsp Angel Cuellar nbsp Guillermo Gorostiza nbsp Joselu nbsp Manel nbsp Jonathan Martin nbsp Nacho Novo nbsp Carlos Rodriguez nbsp Pablo Rodriguez nbsp Luis Cesar Sampedro nbsp Jonay Hernandez nbsp James Langtry nbsp Ante RazovSee also Category Racing de Ferrol footballersStadium EditEstadio da Malata holds 12 043 spectators and was built in 1993 8 The pitch dimensions are 105 x 68 metres Racing used three main stadiums over the years starting with Campo de Futbol O Infernino which was utilized until a move to Estadio Manuel Rivera in 1954 took place This was an oval shaped enclosure with a single cantilever stand In the 1970s a cover was erected over the popular terrace In 1993 the metropolitan area of Ferrol built Estadio da Malata to the west of the town near the valley of Serantes The total cost of the development was 1700 million pesetas The first match on the new grounds was played on 18 April 1993 in a 3 2 friendly win over Atletico Madrid B The official inauguration took place on 29 August in a triangular tournament featuring the home side and neighbours Celta de Vigo and Deportivo de La Coruna See also EditFerrol SECN Vickers Armstrong SDC Galicia Mugardos reserve teamReferences Edit Informacion sobre Racing Ferrol Enviar Datos in Spanish Resultados Futbol Retrieved 16 January 2020 SPANISH NAVY Huge Contract in British Hands 1909 The Manchester Guardian 1 February 1909 Page 12 Manchester lt lt Vickers Armstrong and Brown it has been determined to put down a new shipyard at Ferrol in Spain Mr A J Campbell has been appointed manager of the Ferrol yard Mr Peter Muir has been appointed assistant manager A considerable number of expert shipbuilders have sign on to go to Spain there is a reason to believe that employment will be found to some hundreds of British shipbuilders engineers electricians and other tradesmen in the new Spanish yard for several years to come gt gt British Vice Consulate at Ferrol General Correspondence FO 63 1041 The National Archives Official website British Vice Consulate at Ferrol General Correspondence FO 72 1689 The National Archives Official website The Armies of Europe Spain as a War making power The New York Times 6 February 1858 Plantilla 2020 2021 Racing Club de Ferrol in Spanish Retrieved 24 March 2021 Spain List of Champions of Galicia at RSSSF Racing Ferrol Segunda Division B G 1 www resultados futbol com Retrieved 16 January 2020 External links EditOfficial website in Spanish Futbolme team profile in Spanish The British School Ferrol 1909 1936 Aerial Views of Ferrol in North Western Spain 2004 Soccerway profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Racing de Ferrol amp oldid 1180285577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
