Pontevedra Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team in Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 16 October 1941 it currently plays in , holding home matches at Estadio Municipal de Pasarón, with a capacity of 10,500 seats.

Having enjoyed its heyday in the 1960s, it even reached the First Division, leading it during November and December 1965.

History Pontevedra Club de Fútbol was founded in 1941, following the merge of the two top teams in the city at the time: Eiriña CF and Alfonso XIII CF. The first president of the new club was Fernando Ponte Conde.

In the 1959–60 season, in the last few games of the season, Pontevedra defeated Burgos 3–1 in the Estadio Municipal de Pasarón. Pontevedra then beat an unknown team 2-0 and in the final game, and beat León 1–0 in extra time leading them to promotion to the Segunda Division.

Pontevedra was promoted to La Liga in 1963 but relegated a year after, managing to play again in the top flight between 1965 and 1970. During this time the fans coined the motto Hai que roelo,The closest English idiom for Hai que roelo would possibly be "you have to bite the bullet". That is to say, "you have to bite the bullet if you want to defeat Pontevedra". A literal translation would be "one has to gnaw it". in reference to the difficulties rival teams had when playing a strong side, who achieved a seventh place in 1966, adding an eighth two seasons later; midfielder Ignacio Martín-Esperanza and forwards Neme and Roldán were among the stars of this era, and years following the 1972–73 season saw the team more often than not struggling in lower categories, well into the 2000s.

Pontevedra returned to the Segunda División after 20 years on 27 June 2004, after winning their Segunda División B group and defeating Lorca Deportiva CF on the final day of the playoffs. The team struggled in their one year back in national professional football, finishing dead last but winning 4–1 at home in their final fixture against fellow relegated team UD Salamanca.

On 23 January 2007 Pontevedra was transformed into a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva (sporting Joint stock company), as required by Spanish law – this was a general measure introduced in order to revitalise the financial situation of professional football clubs. Yet, some risked disappearance as they could not face the cost involved in this transformation from "private" to "stock company".Ley del Deporte 10/1990, 15 October 1990Real Decreto 1251/1999; Sociedades Anónimas Deportivas, 16 July 1999 In the club's case this was made possible after then president, Nino Mirón, had purchased 52 per cent of the stock options; the club then added the letters "S.A.D." to its official name.

In 2010–11, Pontevedra had the stated aim of returning to the second tier, but following an economic crisis that saw them sell Brazilian star Igor de Souza, the team were relegated to the Tercera División for the first time in 27 years; relegation was sealed with a 5–1 home defeat to CD Guadalajara. Four years later, the team bounced back, winning their group before defeating Haro Deportivo 3–1 on aggregate in the play-off final.

Season to season SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1942–4333rd1943–4433ª4thSecond round1944–4533ª6th1945–4633ª3rd1946–4733ª1st1947–4833ª1stFourth round1948–4933ª8th1949–5033ª9th1950–5133ª9th1951–5233ª5th1952–5333ª12th1953–5433ª12th1954–5533ª2nd1955–5633ª6th1956–5733ª15th1957–5842nd1958–5933ª9th1959–6033ª1st1960–6122ª5thFirst round1961–6222ª9thRound of 32SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1962–6322ª1stFirst round1963–6411ª15thRound of 161964–6522ª1stQuarter-finals1965–6611ª7thRound of 321966–6711ª10thQuarter-finals1967–6811ª8thRound of 161968–6911ª12thRound of 161969–7011ª16thRound of 161970–7122ª10thRound of 321971–7222ª11thRound of 161972–7322ª18thFourth round1973–7433ª3rdSecond round1974–7533ª7thSecond round1975–7633ª1stSecond round1976–7722ª17thThird round1977–7832ª B7thFirst round1978–7932ª B16thFirst round1979–8032ª B13thThird round1980–8132ª B18th1981–8243ª1st SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1982–8343ª1stSecond round1983–8443ª1stFirst round1984–8532ª B7thSecond round1985–8632ª B9thFirst round1986–8732ª B6th1987–8832ª B5thSecond round1988–8932ª B6thFirst round1989–9032ª B10th1990–9132ª B14thThird round1991–9232ª B9thSecond round1992–9332ª B13thSecond round1993–9432ª B5thSecond round1994–9532ª B4th1995–9632ª B12thFirst round1996–9732ª B9th1997–9832ª B10th1998–9932ª B12th1999–200032ª B7th2000–0132ª B14th2001–0232ª B4thSeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey2002–0332ª B4thPreliminary round2003–0432ª B1stRound of 642004–0522ª22ndRound of 322005–0632ª B2ndSecond round2006–0732ª B1stFirst round2007–0832ª B2ndRound of 322008–0932ª B12thFirst round2009–1032ª B4th2010–1132ª B18thFirst round2011–1243ª4th2012–1343ª5th2013–1443ª4th2014–1543ª1st2015–1632ª B9thFirst round2016–1732ª B4th2017–1832ª B14thFirst round2018–1932ª B6th2019–2032ª B9thFirst round2020–2132ª B / Second round2021–2242ª RFEF1st SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey2022–2331ª Fed.19thRound of 322023–2442ª Fed.2nd2024–2542ª Fed.1stRound of 162025–2631ª Fed.6thSecond round2026–2731ª Fed.TBD

6 seasons in La Liga 9 seasons in Segunda División 3 seasons in Primera Federación 36 seasons in Segunda División B 3 seasons in Segunda Federación/Segunda División RFEF 26 seasons in Tercera División (19 on third level) 2 seasons in Categorías Regionales

Current squad .

Reserve team

Honours/achievements Segunda División: 1962–63, 1964–65 Segunda División B: 2003–04, 2006–07 Segunda Federación: 2021-22, 2024–25 Tercera División: 1946–47, 1947–48, 1959–60, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 2014–15 Copa Federación de España: 2007, 2018 Best results in La Liga: 7th in 1965–66, 8th in 1967–68

Colours and crest The traditional colours of Pontevedra are burgundy shirt, blue shorts and burgundy socks. However, during certain periods white shorts and blue socks were also used, and even a blue and burgundy ribboned shirt for a short period of time.

The current colours are the traditional, with the crest of the club on the left upper part of the shirt. The name of the sponsor (if any) is normally placed in the centre of the shirt.

The crest is a fusion between the coat of arms of the city of Pontevedra and a football, displaying the name of the city/club and the letters "CF". The club has an official mascot called Roélio, a walking bone dressed in the club colours who is a direct reference to the club's motto.

Stadium

Pontevedra plays at the Estadio Municipal de Pasarón. With a 105x68 meters playing field, it was built in 1956 and was partially refitted for the 1982 FIFA World Cup celebrated in Spain; it did not hold any actual games in the tournament, but it benefitted from the general funds allocated to the refurbishment of football stadiums.

The stadium used to have a capacity for 16,500, including standing spectators. However, UEFA regulations dictated that all attendants must be seated and, therefore, the stadium went under re-construction. – regardless, Pasarón was also in need of a general refurbishment, overdue since 1982. The works were completed for the 2010–11 season, with the new capacity being of 10,500 spectators.

Pasarón is located in the north side of the city (north to Lérez River), at Rúa de Luis Otero s/n, 36005. The stadium is owned by the local city council, the Concello de Pontevedra.

Famous players Fernando D'Amico Adrián Gómez Charles Igor Oseas Yuri Nené Sergio Barila Diego Castro Fran Rico Pablo Suarez José Antonio Irulegui Óscar Téllez Edgardo Adinolfi Jonay Hernández José Manuel Rey

See also Pontevedra CF B, the reserve team.

References

External links

Futbolme team profile Unofficial site (archived) Furya Granate, ultras blog Furya Granate website (archived)