# AD Ceuta FC

Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club is a Spanish football club based in the autonomous city of Ceuta. Founded in 1956, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2.

## History

The club was found in 1956, after a merger between Sociedad Deportiva Ceuta and Atlético Tetuán, under the name of Club Atlético de Ceuta. It eventually took the place of Tetuán in Segunda División, remaining in the category for six campaigns.
After a one-year spell in Tercera División, Atlético Ceuta returned to the second level and enjoyed a further five seasons before suffering relegation in 1968. The club subsequently fluctuated between the fourth and fifth levels, staying in the former for a short amount of time.
After being promoted to the fourth division in 2012 due to an administrative relegation, Atlético Ceuta tried to merge with AD Ceuta. However, due to the latter's high debts, the club remained under the same name, but with the staff and players of the Agrupación Deportiva.
In 2013, the club was officially named Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club, inheriting AD Ceuta's colours and logo.
After the 2020–21 Tercera División season, Ceuta won with an added-time goal in the playoff final against Xerez CD to win promotion to the new Segunda División RFEF, albeit still the fourth tier of Spanish football. The team stayed in that league for only one season, achieving promotion to the Primera Federación with a 2–0 playoff final win away to AD Unión Adarve; this put them in the third tier for the first time since 1970.
Manager Chus Trujillo, who oversaw the promotion, was dismissed on 19 September 2022 having lost all of the first four games of the 2022–23 Primera Federación season. He was replaced by José Juan Romero in his second spell at the club. The team defeated UD Ibiza of the Segunda División (3–2) and Elche CF of La Liga (1–0) to reach a best-ever last 16 of the Copa del Rey in the same season; there, they lost 5–0 at home to FC Barcelona. Striker Rodri finished the season with 20 goals, the most in the league.

### Club background

* Ceuta Sport Club — (1932–41); renamed in 1941 to Sociedad Deportiva Ceuta
* Sociedad Deportiva Ceuta — (1941–56); in 1956 merged with the Spanish elements of Club Atlético Tetuán to form Club Atlético de Ceuta

### Club naming

* Club Atlético de Ceuta (1956–92)
* Ceuta Atlético Club (1992-94)
* Club Atlético de Ceuta (1994-2012)
* Asociación Deportiva Atlético de Ceuta (2012-13)
* Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club (2013–present)

#### Other clubs from Ceuta

* Club Imperio de Ceuta Sociedad Deportiva — (1958–)
* Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta — (1969–91)
* Club Ceutí Atlético – (1996–97)
* Asociación Deportiva Ceuta (1997–2012)

## Season to season
### As Club Atlético de Ceuta

| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 1956–57 | 2 | 2ª | 8th | |
| 1957–58 | 2 | 2ª | 13th | |
| 1958–59 | 2 | 2ª | 11th | First round |
| 1959–60 | 2 | 2ª | 8th | Round of 32 |
| 1960–61 | 2 | 2ª | 2nd | First round |
| 1961–62 | 2 | 2ª | 15th | Round of 32 |
| 1962–63 | 3 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 1963–64 | 2 | 2ª | 14th | First round |
| 1964–65 | 2 | 2ª | 5th | First round |
| 1965–66 | 2 | 2ª | 14th | First round |
| 1966–67 | 2 | 2ª | 13th | Round of 32 |
| 1967–68 | 2 | 2ª | 7th | First round |
| 1968–69 | 3 | 3ª | 4th | |
| 1969–70 | 3 | 3ª | 15th | First round |
| 1970–71 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 6th | |
| 1971–72 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 8th | |
| 1972–73 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 2nd | |
| 1973–74 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 4th | |
| 1974–75 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 4th | |
| 1975–76 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 2nd | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 1976–77 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 1st | |
| 1977–78 | 4 | 3ª | 20th | First round |
| 1978–79 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 3rd | |
| 1979–80 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 4th | |
| 1980–81 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 2nd | |
| 1981–82 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 1st | |
| 1982–83 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 4th | |
| 1983–84 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 4th | |
| 1984–85 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 1st | |
| 1985–86 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 3rd | |
| 1986–87 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 7th | |
| 1987–88 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 4th | |
| 1988–89 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 1st | |
| 1989–90 | 4 | 3ª | 20th | |
| 1990–91 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 1st | |
| 1991–92 | 4 | 3ª | 20th | |
| 1992–93 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 1st | |
| 1993–94 | 4 | 3ª | 5th | |
| 1994–95 | 4 | 3ª | 20th | |
| 1995–96 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 3rd | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place |
| 1996–97 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 3rd |
| 1997–98 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 5th |
| 1998–99 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 2nd |
| 1999–2000 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 2nd |
| 2000–01 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 3rd |
| 2001–02 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 7th |
| 2002–03 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 7th |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place |
| 2003–04 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 8th |
| 2004–05 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 2nd |
| 2005–06 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 1st |
| 2006–07 | 4 | 3ª | 18th |
| 2007–11 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2011–12 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 2nd |
| 2012–13 | 4 | 3ª | 5th |

### As Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club

| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 2013–14 | 4 | 3ª | 4th | |
| 2014–15 | 4 | 3ª | 5th | |
| 2015–16 | 4 | 3ª | 6th | |
| 2016–17 | 4 | 3ª | 9th | |
| 2017–18 | 4 | 3ª | 2nd | |
| 2018–19 | 4 | 3ª | 2nd | First round |
| 2019–20 | 4 | 3ª | 5th | Second round |
| 2020–21 | 4 | 3ª | 3rd / 6th | |
| 2021–22 | 4 | 2ª RFEF | 4th | |
| 2022–23 | 3 | 1ª Fed. | 12th | Round of 16 |
| 2023–24 | 3 | 1ª Fed. | 5th | |
| 2024–25 | 3 | 1ª Fed. | | Second round |
* 11 seasons in Segunda División
* 3 seasons in Primera Federación
* 1 season in Segunda División RFEF
* 18 seasons in Tercera División

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 5 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 | Pedro López |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Fran Delgado (on loan from Farense) |
| 3 | MF | MAR | Youness Lachhab |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Albert Caparrós |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Martin Belotti (on loan from Intercity) |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Carlos Hernández |
| 7 | MF | ESP | Aisar Ahmed |
| 8 | FW | ESP | Kuki Zalazar |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Rodri |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Cristian Rodríguez |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Dani Aquino |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | MF | ESP | Victor Corral |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Guillermo Vallejo |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Jacobo Guzman |
| 16 | DF | ESP | Carlos Redru |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Rubén Díez |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Andy Escudero |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Jota López |
| 22 | FW | CIV | Kialy Abdoul Kone |
| 23 | DF | ESP | Gonzalo Almenara |
| 25 | DF | ESP | Yago Cantero |

### Out on loan

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 |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Taufek Bayoud (at Xerez until 30 June 2025) |
| 18 | FW | FRA | Sofiane El Ftouhi (at Atlético Sanluqueño until 30 June 2025) |

### Reserve team

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 |