# Algeciras CF

Algeciras Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Algeciras, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1909 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at Estadio Nuevo Mirador.

## History

Football became of interest in Algeciras at the end of the 19th century from the British colony of Gibraltar. In their early years the teams of the city played in several sand fields around the city; one of these provisional camps was located near the fairgrounds of the city El Calvario. This field was the first in where Algeciras CF played its matches. The club was officially founded in 1909.
When the club was founded, it did not have an official t-shirt, so they played with the players own clothes. But when they started to play very often, they decided that it was the moment to use new and exclusive equipment. In that moment, it was very difficult to get sport equipment, so some people who worked for the club, went to Gibraltar looking for t-shirts. They chose a red and white t-shirt that belonged to an English team called Southampton Football Club. In that moment, the team played in different sand pitches near the city. El Polvorín or El Calvario were some of them,
In 1956, the club merged with UD España to form España de Algeciras CF before switching back to Algeciras CF in the following year. After this, the club played between Third division and Second B many years, including some declines to regional categories, with three promotions to the Second Division in 1978, 1983 and 2003.

## Season to season

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

## Current squad

    As of 6 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 | Iker Venteo |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Rafa Roldán |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Dani Merchán |
| 4 | DF | ARG | Lautaro Spatz |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Arnau Gaixas |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Eric Montes |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Rodrigo Escudero |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Iván Turrillo (captain) |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Manin Gonzaga |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Diego Esteban |
| 11 | DF | ESP | Tomás Sánchez |
| 13 | GK | COL | Lucho García |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Javi Alonso (on loan from Tenerife) |
| 15 | MF | ESP | Mario Fernández |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Javier Avilés |
| 17 | FW | ESP | Alvaro Leiva (on loan from Real Madrid Castilla) |
| 18 | FW | ESP | Juan Hernández (on loan from Malaga) |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Marino Illescas |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Paris Adot |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Neco Celorio (on loan from Racing Santander) |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Aleix Coch |
| 23 | FW | ESP | Javi Gómez |
| — | MF | ESP | Pablo Larrea |

## Former players

see Category:Algeciras CF footballers

## Former coaches

* Vicente Campillo
* Josu Ortuondo
* Manuel Ruiz
* Jordi Vinyals

## Stadium

Estadio Nuevo Mirador seats 7,500 spectators. Its opening took place in 1999, with a friendly with Real Betis. Previously, the team played in "El Mirador" that was in the city center, and its opening took place in 1954.

## Home kit

Algeciras' main uniform consists of red-and-white stripes shirt, blue shorts and red socks. The kit was adopted from Southampton in England, being chosen from different English kits that were brought to a shop in Gibraltar, as this type of gear was not available in the area at the time.