# CD Don Benito

Club Deportivo Don Benito is a Spanish football team based in Don Benito, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1928 it plays in Segunda Federación – Group 4, holding home matches at Estadio Vicente Sanz, with a capacity of 5,000 seats.

## History

The club was founded on August 19, 1928. In the Modern Hall (now Imperial Theater), 150 young people gathered to agree upon the board of directors of the football society. Vicente Sanz Diéguez was appointed a president.

## Season to season

| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 1929–30 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 1st | Round of 32 |
| 1930–31 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 1st | Round of 32 |
| 1931–32 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 1st | Round of 32 |
| 1932–33 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 4th | |
| 1933–34 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 5th | |
| 1934–35 | DNP | DNP | DNP | |
| 1935–36 | DNP | DNP | DNP | |
| 1939–40 | DNP | DNP | DNP | |
| 1940–41 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 4th | |
| 1941–1945 | DNP | DNP | DNP | |
| 1945–46 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 3rd | |
| 1946–47 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 1st | |
| 1947–48 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 4th | |
| 1948–49 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 4th | |
| 1949–50 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 7th | |
| 1950–51 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 4th | |
| 1951–52 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 4th | |
| 1952–53 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 1st | |
| 1953–54 | 3 | 3ª | 6th | |
| 1954–55 | 3 | 3ª | 1st | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place |
| 1955–56 | 3 | 3ª | 1st |
| 1956–57 | 3 | 3ª | 5th |
| 1957–58 | 3 | 3ª | 14th |
| 1958–59 | 3 | 3ª | 3rd |
| 1959–60 | 3 | 3ª | 11th |
| 1960–61 | 3 | 3ª | 11th |
| 1961–62 | 3 | 3ª | 13th |
| 1962–63 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 1st |
| 1963–64 | 3 | 3ª | 9th |
| 1964–65 | 3 | 3ª | 11th |
| 1965–66 | 3 | 3ª | 7th |
| 1966–67 | 3 | 3ª | 13th |
| 1967–68 | 3 | 3ª | 15th |
| 1968–69 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 2nd |
| 1969–70 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 2nd |
| 1970–71 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 6th |
| 1971–72 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 4th |
| 1972–73 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 9th |
| 1973–74 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 3rd |
| 1974–75 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 7th |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 1975–76 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 5th | |
| 1976–77 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 3rd | |
| 1977–78 | 4 | 3ª | 17th | First round |
| 1978–79 | 4 | 3ª | 15th | First round |
| 1979–80 | 4 | 3ª | 12th | Second round |
| 1980–81 | 4 | 3ª | 2nd | |
| 1981–82 | 4 | 3ª | 11th | First round |
| 1982–83 | 4 | 3ª | 15th | |
| 1983–84 | 4 | 3ª | 5th | |
| 1984–85 | 4 | 3ª | 9th | Second round |
| 1985–86 | 4 | 3ª | 2nd | |
| 1986–87 | 4 | 3ª | 9th | Second round |
| 1987–88 | 4 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 1988–89 | 3 | 2ª B | 19th | |
| 1989–90 | 4 | 3ª | 3rd | |
| 1990–91 | 4 | 3ª | 1st | First round |
| 1991–92 | 4 | 3ª | 4th | First round |
| 1992–93 | 4 | 3ª | 2nd | Second round |
| 1993–94 | 4 | 3ª | 4th | |
| 1994–95 | 4 | 3ª | 1st | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 1995–96 | 4 | 3ª | 7th | |
| 1996–97 | 4 | 3ª | 6th | |
| 1997–98 | 4 | 3ª | 10th | |
| 1998–99 | 4 | 3ª | 3rd | |
| 1999–2000 | 4 | 3ª | 2nd | |
| 2000–01 | 3 | 2ª B | 19th | First round |
| 2001–02 | 4 | 3ª | 2nd | |
| 2002–03 | 4 | 3ª | 2nd | |
| 2003–04 | 4 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 2004–05 | 3 | 2ª B | 18th | Round of 64 |
| 2005–06 | 4 | 3ª | 3rd | |
| 2006–07 | 4 | 3ª | 2nd | |
| 2007–08 | 4 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 2008–09 | 4 | 3ª | 4th | Third round |
| 2009–10 | 4 | 3ª | 8th | |
| 2010–11 | 4 | 3ª | 7th | |
| 2011–12 | 4 | 3ª | 4th | |
| 2012–13 | 4 | 3ª | 3rd | |
| 2013–14 | 4 | 3ª | 7th | |
| 2014–15 | 4 | 3ª | 7th | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 2015–16 | 4 | 3ª | 5th | |
| 2016–17 | 4 | 3ª | 4th | |
| 2017–18 | 4 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 2ª B | 15th | First round |
| 2019–20 | 3 | 2ª B | 14th | |
| 2020–21 | 3 | 2ª B | 5th / 6th | |
| 2021–22 | 4 | 2ª RFEF | 13th | |
| 2022–23 | 4 | 2ª Fed. | 18th | |
| 2023–24 | 5 | 3ª Fed. | 1st | |
| 2024–25 | 4 | 2ª Fed. | | First round |
* 6 seasons in Segunda División B
* 3 seasons in Segunda Federación/Segunda División RFEF
* 52 seasons in Tercera División
* 1 season in Tercera Federación

## Honours

* Tercera División
** Champions (8): 1954–55, 1955–56, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1994–95, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2017–18

## Current squad

    As of 10 April 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Sebas Gil |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Trini |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Joserra de Diego |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Ismael Heredia |
| 5 | DF | TUN | Selim Ben Djemia |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Roberto Moreno |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Rafa Mella |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Gonzalo Barroso (captain) |
| 9 | FW | ESP | David Agudo |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Manu Ramírez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | FW | GHA | Ginaid Aruna |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Fran Delma |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Samuel Goñi |
| 15 | DF | CIV | Varane Ibrahim Konate (on loan from Badajoz) |
| 16 | MF | JPN | Yuya Yoshimura |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Álex Herrera |
| 18 | FW | ESP | Dani López |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Xiscu Martínez |
| 20 | FW | ESP | Tete |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Abraham Gómez |

## Famous players

* Albert Stroni
* Juanma