# Racing de Ferrol

Racing Club de Ferrol, commonly known as Racing de Ferrol, is a Spanish football team based in Ferrol, Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia.
Founded in 1919, the club currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Estadio da Malata. Club colours are green shirts with white shorts, though during the early years of its existence green and white shirts with vertical stripes were used.
Although Racing has never played in Spain's top division of La Liga, the club has spent many years in the second tier before being in the third tier more recently. Racing holds the record for most seasons in the second tier without making La Liga (35).

## History

The history of football in Ferrol is associated with the shipbuilding yards, workshops, foundries and drydocks and the British technical advisors, hired to work locally who used to play against each-other at first, but later on, local workers and military personnel stationed in Ferrol. The renewal of the shipyards and the creation, in town of the "school of Naval Engineers" meant that from the mid-nineteenth century, a mostly French at first but, latter on mostly British, Engineers and Technicians, a constant influx was developed; bringing to Ferrol not new technologies. From those early years to these days many football clubs came and go over the decades but only one of them actually survived for a considerable time and for that, only as an amalgamation of some other previous teams and this is el Racing de Ferrol.
Racing Ferrol Football Club, can trace back its origins back to July 1919, but starting very strongly from the beginning on a massive winning all matches spree that allow the team to play against the best national squads in the country so only ten years after its creation Racing Ferrol Football Club was taking part on its first national championships competition and fluctuating later over the decades between first and second divisions as follows: the second – first presence in 1939–40 – and third divisions. In 1977–78 the Galicians won the inaugural edition of Segunda División B and promoted again, only to be immediately relegated back.
It would not until the year 2000 that Racing would again reach the second level, going on to spend there five of the following six years. In the 2006–07 campaign the club gained promotion to the category in the playoffs, with a 2–1 aggregate win against Alicante CF. In the following season the team finished fourth from the bottom and dropped back to the third division, and to the fourth only two years later. In the 2012–13 campaign, the club achieved promoted to third division. Five years later, the club was relegated to fourth division. But one year later the club achieved promotion back to third division.
In the 2022-23 campaign, Ferrol promoted back to second division after spending 15 years in third and fourth division.

## Season to season

| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 1929–30 | 3 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 1930–31 | 3 | 3ª | 3rd | |
| 1931–32 | 3 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 1932–33 | 3 | 3ª | 4th | Round of 32 |
| 1933–34 | 3 | 3ª | 5th | Round of 32 |
| 1934–35 | 2 | 2ª | 8th | Third round |
| 1939–40 | 2 | 2ª | 2nd | Runners-up |
| 1940–41 | 2 | 2ª | 4th | |
| 1941–42 | 2 | 2ª | 3rd | |
| 1942–43 | 2 | 2ª | 6th | |
| 1943–44 | 3 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 1944–45 | 2 | 2ª | 10th | Round of 16 |
| 1945–46 | 2 | 2ª | 7th | First round |
| 1946–47 | 2 | 2ª | 10th | First round |
| 1947–48 | 2 | 2ª | 3rd | Round of 16 |
| 1948–49 | 2 | 2ª | 14th | Fourth round |
| 1949–50 | 2 | 2ª | 12th | |
| 1950–51 | 2 | 2ª | 8th | |
| 1951–52 | 2 | 2ª | 3rd | |
| 1952–53 | 2 | 2ª | 9th | Second round |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 1953–54 | 2 | 2ª | 8th | |
| 1954–55 | 2 | 2ª | 12th | |
| 1955–56 | 2 | 2ª | 6th | |
| 1956–57 | 2 | 2ª | 16th | |
| 1957–58 | 2 | 2ª | 12th | |
| 1958–59 | 2 | 2ª | 10th | First round |
| 1959–60 | 2 | 2ª | 16th | Round of 32 |
| 1960–61 | 3 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 1961–62 | 3 | 3ª | 2nd | |
| 1962–63 | 3 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 1963–64 | 3 | 3ª | 3rd | |
| 1964–65 | 3 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 1965–66 | 3 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 1966–67 | 2 | 2ª | 7th | First round |
| 1967–68 | 2 | 2ª | 7th | First round |
| 1968–69 | 2 | 2ª | 4th | |
| 1969–70 | 2 | 2ª | 10th | Quarter-finals |
| 1970–71 | 2 | 2ª | 8th | Round of 32 |
| 1971–72 | 2 | 2ª | 18th | Third round |
| 1972–73 | 3 | 3ª | 9th | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 1973–74 | 3 | 3ª | 4th | Third round |
| 1974–75 | 3 | 3ª | 3rd | |
| 1975–76 | 3 | 3ª | 9th | Fourth round |
| 1976–77 | 3 | 3ª | 6th | First round |
| 1977–78 | 3 | 2ª B | 1st | Second round |
| 1978–79 | 2 | 2ª | 20th | Third round |
| 1979–80 | 3 | 2ª B | 16th | |
| 1980–81 | 3 | 2ª B | 11th | |
| 1981–82 | 3 | 2ª B | 17th | |
| 1982–83 | 3 | 2ª B | 9th | |
| 1983–84 | 3 | 2ª B | 20th | |
| 1984–85 | 4 | 3ª | 3rd | |
| 1985–86 | 4 | 3ª | 8th | |
| 1986–87 | 4 | 3ª | 17th | |
| 1987–88 | 4 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 1988–89 | 3 | 2ª B | 13th | |
| 1989–90 | 3 | 2ª B | 17th | |
| 1990–91 | 4 | 3ª | 5th | |
| 1991–92 | 4 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 1992–93 | 3 | 2ª B | 12th | Third round |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 1993–94 | 3 | 2ª B | 13th | |
| 1994–95 | 3 | 2ª B | 1st | |
| 1995–96 | 3 | 2ª B | 2nd | |
| 1996–97 | 3 | 2ª B | 7th | |
| 1997–98 | 3 | 2ª B | 5th | |
| 1998–99 | 3 | 2ª B | 4th | |
| 1999–2000 | 3 | 2ª B | 3rd | Preliminary |
| 2000–01 | 2 | 2ª | 16th | Round of 64 |
| 2001–02 | 2 | 2ª | 9th | Round of 32 |
| 2002–03 | 2 | 2ª | 20th | Round of 32 |
| 2003–04 | 3 | 2ª B | 2nd | Round of 64 |
| 2004–05 | 2 | 2ª | 16th | Round of 64 |
| 2005–06 | 2 | 2ª | 20th | Second round |
| 2006–07 | 3 | 2ª B | 3rd | Second round |
| 2007–08 | 2 | 2ª | 19th | Second round |
| 2008–09 | 3 | 2ª B | 7th | First round |
| 2009–10 | 3 | 2ª B | 19th | |
| 2010–11 | 4 | 3ª | 2nd | |
| 2011–12 | 4 | 3ª | 8th | |
| 2012–13 | 4 | 3ª | 1st | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 2013–14 | 3 | 2ª B | 2nd | First round |
| 2014–15 | 3 | 2ª B | 3rd | Second round |
| 2015–16 | 3 | 2ª B | 2nd | Third round |
| 2016–17 | 3 | 2ª B | 7th | Second round |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 2ª B | 18th | Second round |
| 2018–19 | 4 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 2019–20 | 3 | 2ª B | 11th | First round |
| 2020–21 | 3 | 2ª B | 5th / 1st | |
| 2021–22 | 3 | 1ª RFEF | 3rd | First round |
| 2022–23 | 3 | 1ª Fed. | 1st | First round |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 2ª | 10th | Round of 32 |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 2ª | | Round of 32 |
* 36 seasons in Segunda División
* 2 seasons in Primera Federación/Primera División RFEF
* 27 seasons in Segunda División B
* 27 seasons in Tercera División

## Current squad

    As of 3 February 2025
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 | Emilio Bernad |
| 2 | FW | ESP | Naim García (on loan from Leganés) |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Rober Correa |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Aleksa Purić |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Naldo |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Sanz |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Christian Borrego |
| 8 | FW | ESP | Héber Pena |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Eneko Jauregi |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Josep Señé |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Nacho Sánchez |
| 12 | DF | ARG | Emanuel Insúa |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Yoel Rodríguez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Aitor Gelardo |
| 15 | DF | ESP | David Castro |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Fran Manzanara |
| 17 | FW | ESP | Josué Dorrio |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Brais Martínez |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Manu Vallejo |
| 20 | FW | ESP | Álvaro Giménez |
| 21 | FW | ESP | Raúl Blanco (on loan from Casa Pia) |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Aitor Buñuel |
| 23 | DF | URU | Erick Cabaco |
| 24 | MF | ESP | Luis Perea |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Jesús Ruiz |
| 26 | MF | ESP | David Carballo |

## Technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Alejandro Menéndez |
| Assistant coach | Carlos Salvachúa |
| Goalkeeping coach | César Caamaño |
| Fitness coach | Luis Rodríguez |
| Rehab fitness coach | Óscar Ares |
| Delegate | Manuel Ángel Mesa |
| Kit man | Uxío Romero José M. Alcudia |
| Doctor | Carlos Lariño Carlos Brage Rodríguez |
| Physiotherapist | Jorge Méndez Rodríguez Iván Losada |
Last updated: 22 January 2025 Source: Racing Club Ferrol (in Spanish)

## Honours / Achievements
### Regional

* Galician Championships: 1928–29, 1937–38, 1938–39

### Domestic

* Campeonato de España / Copa del Generalísimo: Runners-up 1939
* Segunda División B: Promotion 1999–2000, 2006–07

## Notable former players

Note: this list includes players that have played at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.
| Samuel Piette Raúl Palacios Dubravko Pavličić Dwight Pezzarossi Kaba Diawara Nabil Baha Samir Boughanem Ikechukwu Uche Nenad Grozdić José Manuel Aira Gabriel Alonso José Bello Amigo | Ángel Cuéllar Guillermo Gorostiza Joselu Manel Jonathan Martín Nacho Novo Carlos Rodríguez Pablo Rodríguez Luis César Sampedro Jonay Hernández Ante Razov |

## Stadium

Estadio da Malata holds 12,043 spectators, and was built in 1993. The pitch dimensions are 105 x 68 metres.
Racing used three main stadiums over the years, starting with Campo de Futbol O Inferniño, which was utilized until a move to Estadio Manuel Rivera in 1954 took place. This was an oval-shaped enclosure with a single cantilever stand. In the 1970s, a cover was erected over the popular terrace.
In 1993, the metropolitan area of Ferrol built Estadio da Malata to the west of the town, near the valley of Serantes. The total cost of the development was 1700 million pesetas. The first match on the new grounds was played on 18 April 1993, in a 3–2 friendly win over Atlético Madrid B. The official inauguration took place on 29 August, in a triangular tournament featuring the home side and neighbours Celta de Vigo and Deportivo de La Coruña.