Club Deportivo San Fernando was a Spanish football team based in San Fernando, Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1940 it was dissolved on 16 June 2009, due a €2 million debt.Los socios deciden empezar de cero y comprar la plaza del Unión Sporting en Andaluza (Associates decide to wipe the slate clean, buying Unión Sporting's berth in Andaluza); Andalucía Información, 29 May 2009 The club's home ground was Estadio Bahía Sur, with a capacity of 12,000 seats.
History CD San Fernando was founded by a Cantabrian immigrant, after a merger of three teams from the city: San Fernando FC, Atlético San Fernando and CD Arsenal. During the 1960s, it became one of Andalusia's most important clubs, going on to play ten straight seasons in Segunda División the first being 1954–55 after dispatching Real Murcia in the playoffs: in 1957–58 it finished a best-ever sixth, only two points behind second-placed CD Tenerife, leaving the category with a total of 426 goals scored.
After years of competing mainly in Tercera División – in 1977 Segunda División B was created as the new third division – San Fernando was dissolved in 2009.Los socios del equipo azulino aprueban con el 82% de los votos refundar el club (The Azulino team's associates vote for the club's refounding, with 82% of votes in favour); Andalucía Información, 17 June 2009 As with most clubs that disappear due to financial difficulties, a new club emerged from the ashes, being named San Fernando CD.
Season to season SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1944–4542nd1945–4641946–4733ª5th1947–4833ª11thSecond round1948–4942nd1949–5033ª6th1950–5133ª5th1951–5233ª9th1952–5333ª11th1953–5433ª2nd1954–5522ª13th1955–5622ª13th1956–5722ª14th1957–5822ª6th1958–5922ª12thPreliminary1959–6022ª9thRound of 321960–6122ª11thRound of 321961–6222ª14thFirst round1962–6322ª12thRound of 321963–6422ª15thPreliminarySeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1964–6533ª8th1965–6633ª4th1966–6733ª7th1967–6833ª5th1968–6933ª11th1969–7033ª12thFirst round1970–7142nd1971–7242nd1972–7333ª13thFirst round1973–7433ª4thFirst round1974–7533ª7thFirst round1975–7633ª3rdFirst round1976–7733ª13thFirst round1977–7843ª2ndFourth round1978–7943ª1stFirst round1979–8032ª B8thFirst round1980–8132ª B17thSecond round1981–8232ª B12th1982–8332ª B19th1983–845Reg. Pref.1st SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1984–8543ª19th1985–8643ª8th1986–8743ª11th1987–8843ª2nd1988–8943ª9th1989–9043ª6th1990–9143ª11thSecond round1991–9243ª18th1992–9343ª3rd1993–9443ª3rd1994–9532ª B17thSecond round1995–9643ª1st1996–9743ª7thSeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1997–9843ª2nd1998–9943ª4th1999–200043ª2nd2000–0132ª B12th2001–0232ª B19th2002–0343ª13th2003–0443ª4th2004–0543ª7th2005–0643ª2nd2006–0743ª4th2007–0843ª1st2008–0932ª B17thFirst round
10 seasons in Segunda División 8 seasons in Segunda División B 41 seasons in Tercera División
Last squad (2008–09)
Famous players Marcelo Trobbiani José Cantón Miguel Llera Enrique Montero Antoni Ramallets
References
External links (archived) Unofficial website (archived)