Ground Capacity 17,341 2016–17 -- Founded 1943 | Chairman Carlos Martín Ground Helmántico Stadium | |
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Full name Club Deportivo Club de Fútbol Salmantino Manager José María Hernández, "María" League Primera División Regional Aficionados, Salamanca Location Villares de la Reina, Spain | ||
Club Deportivo Club de Fútbol Salmantino (commonly known as Club de Fútbol Salmantino), is a Spanish football team based in Salamanca.
Contents
- Foundation and first steps 1943 1952
- UD Salamanca farm team 1952 2013
- Refoundation 2013
- Club background
- Stadium
- Fans
- References
Founded on 30 July 1943 with the name of CD Salmantino, it was the reserve team of UD Salamanca. It was refunded in 2013, after the dissolution of the UDS, acquiring its actual name. Plays with the historical black and white colours that distinguish football from Salamanca, and plays its encounters at Estadio Helmántico.
Nowadays plays the Primera División Regional Aficionados de Castilla y León.
Foundation and first steps (1943-1952)
The club was founded as farm team of UD Salamanca, named Club de Fútbol Salmantino on 30 July 1943.This first club project only lasted four seasons, and the UD Salamanca had to set it aside for a while on 1947, probably because of economical reasons.
UD Salamanca farm team (1952-2013)
It wasn't until the 53-54 season that the project was resumed. The club had to be named Club Deportivo Salmantino, and in him played the UD Salamanca players that didn't usually do it with the first team. The colours chosen to play were purple t-shirt and white pants, eventhought they come back to the traditional black and white at the request of some UDS presidents.
For some years, it was known as UD Salamanca B, but in 06-07 season it come back to the old name.
Refoundation (2013)
After the dissolution of the UD Salamanca, some managers of the entity decided to refoundate the farm team to continue compiting maintaining the legacy of the historical club. So, they created the CD CF Salmantino. At first, it started playing with the same division that did the old CD Salmantino. Nevertheless, the Royal Spanish Football Federation decided on 2015 to descend the club to the last division, considering, for legal purposes, the CF Salmantino a club of new foundation.
On the 15-16 season, the club ascended to the Primera División Regional Aficionados de Castilla y León.
Club background
Stadium
CF Salmantino plays in the Estadio Helmántico, with capacity for 17,341 spectators. After the disappearance of the Union Deportiva Salamanca, in the process of liquidation of the bankruptcy, the Estadio Helmántico goes to auction, and finally it is written in favor of Desarrollos Empresariales Deportivos SL, directed by the Mexican entrepreneur Miguel Alejandro Miranda, which shares with the Salmantino the sports project and gives him the use of the stadium.
Fans
During the summer of 2016, the club launches a campaign of subscribers directed especially to former members of the UD Salamanca, which promises to reserve the seat that they occupy during the parties of the Union once the Helmático is reopened in full (predictably, In the season 2017-2018). At the end of 2016 the club counted on almost 4000 subscribers, being thus the football team with more followers of Salamanca.