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| CD Numancia | |
|---|---|
| Clubname | Numancia |
| Fullname | Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Ground | Estadio Los Pajaritos |
| Capacity | 8,261 |
| Chairman | Luis Sabalza |
| Manager | Santi Castillejo |
| League | Segunda División B |
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Position | Segunda División B, Group 1, 3rd |
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CD Numancia
Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D., commonly known as Numancia, is a Spanish football club from Soria in Castile and León. Founded in 1925, the club plays home matches at Estadio Los Pajaritos and has competed in La Liga, Segunda División and Segunda División B. Numancia is noted for promotions to La Liga in the early 2000s and for representing a smaller provincial city in national competitions like the Copa del Rey.
Numancia was established in 1925 amid the broader expansion of football in Spain during the interwar period alongside clubs such as Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad. The club adopted its name from the ancient Numantia and rose through regional leagues in Castile and León and Tercera División competing with clubs like CD Mirandés, Burgos CF, Real Valladolid Promesas and Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa. Numancia achieved a historic promotion to La Liga in 1999–2000, joining contemporaries such as RCD Mallorca, Valencia CF, Deportivo de La Coruña, Sevilla FC and Real Betis. During its top-flight campaigns Numancia faced clubs like FC Barcelona at Camp Nou, Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, and participated in derbies with regional rivals including Real Valladolid and Zaragoza. The club experienced relegations and promotions, with notable managers such as Unai Emery (early in his career), Joaquín Caparrós, Juan Manuel Lillo and others linked to its tactical evolutions. Numancia’s cup runs in the Copa del Rey included matches against Athletic Club, Atlético Madrid Copa del Rey, RCD Espanyol and occasional giant-killing results celebrated by supporters from Soria.
Estadio Los Pajaritos, inaugurated in 1999, is Numancia’s home and replaced earlier venues used in the club’s history alongside municipal grounds in Soria province. The stadium’s architecture accommodates roughly 8,261 spectators and has hosted matches against national teams and clubs such as Real Madrid Castilla, FC Barcelona B, Levante UD and Getafe CF. Los Pajaritos has been a venue for fixtures in Segunda División and cup ties versus Sevilla Atlético, Celta de Vigo and RCD Mallorca. The stadium’s facilities have been modernized incrementally, drawing municipal support from the Ayuntamiento de Soria and regional initiatives linked to Junta de Castilla y León sporting programs.
Numancia’s fanbase is rooted in Soria and surrounding municipalities in Castile and León, often drawing support away to matches in Burgos, Valladolid and Zaragoza. Traditional rivalries include regional contests with Real Valladolid, CD Mirandés and Burgos CF, and competitive fixtures against CA Osasuna have occasionally stoked tensions. Supporters organize through peñas and fan groups with links to broader supporter networks in Spain, participating in matches at Estadio El Plantío and traveling to derbies at Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla. Numancia fans have engaged in commemorative events with municipal authorities and cultural institutions like Museo Numantino to celebrate local identity.
Throughout its history Numancia has featured players and staff who later moved to or came from clubs such as Real Madrid CF Castilla, Athletic Club Bilbao academies, Valencia CF and Villarreal CF. Notable figures associated with the club include managers and coaches who have worked across Spanish football systems like Unai Emery, Joaquín Caparrós, Juan Manuel Lillo, Sergio González, Andoni Goikoetxea and players who have featured in national team setups or top-tier squads such as Nino, Roberto Iniesta (Iniesta not to be confused)—note: many players share names with internationally known figures—and emerging talents who progressed to clubs like Sevilla FC Atlético, Real Zaragoza, Rayo Vallecano and Granada CF. The club’s sporting directors and executives have engaged with federations including the Royal Spanish Football Federation and regional committees in Castile and León Football Federation.
Numancia’s honours include promotion-winning campaigns from Segunda División and titles in Segunda División B and Tercera División contested against teams such as Celta Vigo B, Real Oviedo, Hércules CF and CD Tenerife. The club’s best La Liga finish and memorable cup runs in the Copa del Rey rank alongside achievements by provincial clubs like SD Eibar and CD Leganés. Numancia holds records for longevity in national competitions for clubs based in smaller provincial capitals and notable results against top-flight teams such as FC Barcelona in league fixtures, and knockout ties versus Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid.
Numancia’s season-by-season chronology spans regional leagues, Tercera División, Segunda División B, Segunda División and spells in La Liga. Promotion seasons intersect with campaigns by contemporaries like Racing de Santander, Real Murcia and Real Betis B, while relegation battles have involved sides such as SD Huesca, CD Lugo and Albacete Balompié. Key seasons include the promotion to La Liga at the turn of the century and subsequent returns to Segunda led by managers with experience at clubs like Deportivo Alavés and Real Sociedad.
Numancia’s youth academy operates within the Spanish youth league system and has developed players who progressed to senior squads and transfers to clubs like Real Valladolid, Sevilla Atlético, UD Las Palmas and CD Tenerife. The academy competes in regional youth competitions administered by the Castile and León Football Federation and interfaces with national youth tournaments involving academies from FC Barcelona, Real Madrid Castilla, Atletico Madrid Academy and Athletic Club Bilbao Academy. Development pathways emphasize scouting across Soria province and collaboration with local schools, municipal sports programs and regional training centers funded by institutions such as the Consejería de Educación y Cultura de Castilla y León.
Category:Football clubs in Castile and León Category:Association football clubs established in 1925