Algeciras Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Algeciras, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1909 it plays in , holding home matches at Estadio Nuevo Mirador.
History Football became of interest in Algeciras at the end of the 19th century from the British colony of Gibraltar. In their early years the teams of the city played in several sand fields around the city; one of these provisional camps was located near the fairgrounds of the city El Calvario. This field was the first in where Algeciras CF played its matches. The club was officially founded in 1909.
When the club was founded, it did not have an official t-shirt, so they played with the players own clothes. But when they started to play very often, they decided that it was the moment to use new and exclusive equipment. In that moment, it was very difficult to get sport equipment, so some people who worked for the club, went to Gibraltar looking for t-shirts. They chose a red and white t-shirt that belonged to an English team called Southampton Football Club. In that moment, the team played in different sand pitches near the city. El Polvorín or El Calvario were some of them,
In 1956, the club merged with UD España to form España de Algeciras CF before switching back to Algeciras CF in the following year. After this, the club played between the fourth and third tiers many years, including some declines to regional categories, with three promotions to the Second Division in 1978, 1983 and 2003.
Algeciras moved to Estadio Nuevo Mirador in 1999, where it has played since.
In 2008, Algeciras was relegated administratively to Primera Andaluza for failing to pay their debts.
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9 seasons in Segunda División 7 seasons in Primera Federación/Primera División RFEF 18 seasons in Segunda División B 44 seasons in Tercera División
Current squad .
Former players see
Former coaches Vicente Campillo Josu Ortuondo Manuel Ruiz Jordi Vinyals
Stadium Estadio Nuevo Mirador seats 7,500 spectators. Its opening took place in 1999, with a friendly with Real Betis. Previously, the team played in "El Mirador" that was in the city center, and its opening took place in 1954.
Home kit Algeciras' main uniform consists of red-and-white stripes shirt, blue shorts and red socks. The kit was adopted from Southampton in England, being chosen from different English kits that were brought to a shop in Gibraltar, as this type of gear was not available in the area at the time.
References
External links Official website Futbolme team profile Algeciristas, website containing weekly updates, historic database