# Xerez Deportivo FC

Xerez Deportivo Fútbol Club, also known as Xerez DFC, is a football club in Jerez de la Frontera. It was founded in 2013 by a group of fans due to the critical situation of Xerez CD. It plays in the Segunda Federación – Group 4, holding home matches at the Estadio Municipal de Chapín, with an overall 20,742-seat capacity. The team colours are usually blue shirts and socks, with white shorts.

## History

In June 2013, Joaquín Morales, chairman of Xerez CD, announced he was going to liquidate the club for economic reasons (the club had been in debt for years). A group of fans met and decided to form a new club to replace the old one, and on 28 June the new club, Xerez Deportivo FC, was inaugurated. Morales consequently decided to sell Xerez CD to Ricardo García, a businessman who had considered liquidating another city club, Jerez Industrial CF.
On 17 July 2013, the Salvemos al Xerez (Save Xerez) group held a special session, the Asamblea Xerecista (Assembly of Xerecistas), with club supporters voting to decide the question: "Está usted de acuerdo en que el Xerez Deportivo FC comience a competir en la temporada 2013/14?" (Do you agree that Xerez Deportivo FC should play in the 2013–14 season?) The vote resulted in a 75.79% majority voting 'yes' (for: 689; against: 201; abstentions: 10), and the new club started to play in the eighth national league.
Sixto de la Calle led the team as an interim president during its inaugural season. 5,865 subscribers were retrieved, setting a record for a non-professional club. On 30 December 2013, José Ravelo was elected its new president. On 6 April 2014, Deportivo FC was promoted to the seventh national league and won 3–1 against CD Guadiaro.
In the summer of 2014, the assembly voted to create a futsal and a track team, and the club came to terms with the SD Jerez 93 futsal team and the Club Atletismo Chapín track team to include both as part of Xerez Deportivo FC.
The following season, the club acquired 4,102 subscribers and was able to attract players from higher categories. In early 2015, the board of directors decided to democratize the club and allow all members to attend assemblies and elect the president. On 22 February 2015, Xerez Deportivo FC was promoted to the sixth national league and won 6–0 against Espera CF. On 25 May 2015, Carlos Orúe resigned as coach due to disagreements with Pedro Ruiz (responsible for sports affairs) and some of the players. He was replaced by Daniel Pendín.
It was revealed on July 7, 2015, that talks to merge Xerez CD and Xerez Deportivo FC into a single club were underway. The board of directors decided to convene an assembly on 23 July to make a decision. On 23 July, the Assembly met in Alcazar of Jerez de la Frontera, where over 350 partners of Xerez Deportivo FC decided for the "Unification of xerecismo" (for: 317; against: 39; abstentions: 7). But finally the "Unification of Xerecismo" was not carried out, because Xerez CD fans voted "no" (for: 0; against: 56; abstentions: 11).
On 17 August, the assembly decided to create a rugby team. Xerez Deportivo FC and Club Rugby Xerez, a rugby team founded in 1992, came to an collaboration agreement, so Club Rugby Xerez became a sports club. Early in September, most of Xerez DFC fans showed their discomfort with their board of directors and the Ayuntamiento de Jerez due to use of the Estadio Municipal de Chapín.
The team kept producing strong results as the new season got underway. Easter Sunday, 2016, saw Xerez Deportivo FC advance to the fifth national league after defeating Puerto Real CF 2–0. On 25 May, the Asamblea de Socios approved reaching an agreement with Estella CD to be the reserve team of Xerez DFC. In summer 2016, the club ended the affiliation contract with the "Atletismo Chapin" and "CRUXE" Rugby teams.
3,300 new members joined the club in the next season. In the beginning, the team didn't get good results and the coach, Dani Pendín, was relegated and replaced by Antonio Sanchez Franzon, who turned the results around. Pedro Ruiz, responsible for sports affairs, continued in the club despite complaints from the club's partners. Juan Carlos Ramírez was appointed Sports Director.
In 2018 they were promoted to Tercera División.
In the 2018–19 season the team debuts in national category in a very disputed competition. As a historical fact, the first exit out of Andalusia takes place, in a visit to Ceuta in which the "azulinos" impose 0–3 against the AD Ceuta FC in the Alfonso Murube Stadium.
In the 2020–2021 season, in a competition with two stages due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team earns the promotion to the newly created Segunda Division RFEF

## Stadium

Estadio Municipal de Chapín is a multi-purpose stadium in Jerez, Spain, currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home ground of Xerez Deportivo FC. Built in 1988, the stadium holds 20,523 spectators.
In 2002 the stadium was remodeled to accommodate the 2002 FEI World Equestrian Games, the entire grandstand being covered with a roof; a hotel, spa, and gym were added to the complex as well.
Since its foundation in 1988 until 2015, it was the home ground of Xerez CD and since 2013, it's the home ground of Xerez Deportivo FC.

## Symbols
### Shield

The first official shield was exactly the same as the old coat of arms of the city of Jerez de la Frontera. It is surrounded by a circle with the name Xerez Deportivo FC and there is a ball in the middle. In 2018 after a consultation among the partners, it was decided to make a choice to choose a new shield. The process consisted of a voting between different alternatives; finally after three polls, Xerez changed its shield.

### Anthem

* La voz de un pueblo
* No existe amor que llegue tanto al corazón
* como el que siento por mi equipo.
* Mi condición de Xerecista es la razón
* por la que vivo los Domingos.
* Son mis principios desde chiquillo.
* Es mi Xerez el de la rabia y el poder
* el de Chapín y su rugido.
* Te seguiré a donde quiera que tú estés,
* tú vas marcando mis caminos.
* Somos la causa de todo lo que vivimos,
* somos los de las bulerías y el buen vino.
* Por ti me dejo la garganta los Domingos,
* son mis principios desde chiquillo.
* Y ahora que somos libres
* no hay nada que nos pare
* azul el sentimiento
* de este amor que me invade;
* somos la voz de un pueblo
* que quiso renacer
* con soniquetes meten los goles
* sois los mejores ¡Vamos Xerez!
* Esta canción la que te canta tu afición
* con la que ganas los partidos,
* cuando tú juegas se desata la pasión
* ¡Vamos Xerez todos unidos!
* Echo la vista atrás y todo lo que vivimos
* son los recuerdos que hacen sentirnos más vivo.
* Hermano Xerecista lo hemos conseguido
* ¡Grítalo fuerte, canta conmigo!
* Y ahora que somos libres...

### Motto

Spanish
    "Soy xerecista, seré fiel a mi escudo, blanquiazul es mi sangre y mi grito de guerra será: ¡XEREZ!"
English
    "I am a Xerecista, I will be faithful to my shield, blue and white is my blood and my war cry will be: XEREZ!"

## Seasons
### Season to season

| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 2013–14 | 8 | 2ª Prov. | 1st | |
| 2014–15 | 7 | 3ª And. | 1st | |
| 2015–16 | 6 | 2ª And. | 1st | |
| 2016–17 | 5 | Div. Hon. | 6th | |
| 2017–18 | 5 | Div. Hon. | 1st | |
| 2018–19 | 4 | 3ª | 5th | |
| 2019–20 | 4 | 3ª | 3rd | |
| 2020–21 | 4 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 2021–22 | 4 | 2ª RFEF | 10th | First round |
| 2022–23 | 4 | 2ª Fed. | 14th | |
| 2023–24 | 5 | 3ª Fed. | 3rd | |
| 2024–25 | 4 | 2ª Fed. | | |
* 3 seasons in Segunda Federación/Segunda División RFEF
* 3 seasons in Tercera División
* 1 season in Tercera Federación

### Detailed list of seasons

| Season | Tier | Division | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Top scorer(s) | |
| 2013–14 | 8 | 2ª Provincial | 1st | 34 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 119 | 22 | 95 | Barba Guille | 15 |
| 2014–15 | 7 | 3ª Andaluza | 1st | 28 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 126 | 12 | 77 | Guille | 25 |
| 2015–16 | 6 | 2ª Andaluza | 1st | 32 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 12 | 88 | Guille | 26 |
| 2016–17 | 5 | Div. de Honor | 6th | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 65 | 43 | 63 | Tamayo | 16 |
| 2017–18 | 5 | Div. de Honor | 1st | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 18 | 74 | Cuenca | 12 |
| 2018–19 | 4 | 3ª División | 5th | 42 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 51 | 24 | 77 | Gallardo | 17 |
| 2019–20 | 4 | 3ª División | 3rd | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 24 | 55 | Colorado | 6 |
| 2020–21 | 4 | 3ª División | 1st | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 50 | Máyor | 9 |
| 2021–22 | 4 | 2ª RFEF | 10th | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 39 | 47 | Máyor | 4 |
| 2022–23 | 4 | 2ª RFEF | 14th | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 36 | 40 | Simeone Aguado | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 5 | 3ª RFEF | 3rd | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 50 | 23 | 64 | Ilias | 9 |

### Records

* Biggest win: Xerez DFC 9–0 CF Español de Vejer (2014–15 season) and Xerez DFC 9–0 Balón de Cádiz CF (2015–16 season)
* Biggest defeat: CD San Roque de Lepe 5–1 Xerez DFC (2019–20 season) and Xerez DFC 1–5 Cordoba CF (2021–22 season)

### Associates

| Season | Division | Partners |
| 2013–14 | 4ª Andaluza | 5,865 |
| 2014–15 | 3ª Andaluza | 4,104 |
| 2015–16 | 2ª Andaluza | 3,641 |
| 2016–17 | Div. de Honor | 3,488 |
| 2017–18 | Div. de Honor | 2,798 |
| 2018–19 | 3ª División | 3,086 |
| 2019–20 | 3ª División | 3,265 |
| 2020–21 | 3ª División | 2,562 |
| 2021–22 | 2ª RFEF | 4,091 |
| 2022–23 | 2ª Federación | 3,480 |
| 2023–24 | 3ª Federación | 4,500+ |

### Sports brand and Sponsors

| Period | Sport brand | Sponsor |
| 2013–14 | Brokal | Manuel Alba |
| 2014–15 | Brokal | A3 - 81 |
| 2015–17 | Kipsta | Helvetia |
| 2017–18 | Erreà | Galanmatic |
| 2018–19 | Erreà | Ranabe |
| 2019–20 | Erreà | Prefortia |
| 2020–21 | Erreà | Ranabe |
| 2021–22 | Umbro | Promo Swipe |
| 2022–24 | Umbro | Hipotels |
| 2024–25 | Hummel | One Air |

## Fundación Xerecismo en Libertad

On 23 March 2015, the president and the secretary of Xerez founded Fundación Xerecismo en Libertad, an organisation dedicated to protecting the interests of Xerez Deportivo FC.

### Área Social

Xerez Deportivo supports various charitable causes to promote a better society in the city. Its volunteers work to improve animal welfare, operate soup kitchens, donate blood, and collect toys and food for the needy, among other such activities.

## Current squad

    As of September 2023
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 |
| — | GK | ESP | Llamas |
| — | GK | ARG | Matías |
| — | DF | ESP | Edu Oriol |
| — | DF | ESP | Marcelo Villaça |
| — | DF | ESP | Ángel Rueda |
| — | DF | ESP | Antonio Oca |
| — | DF | ESP | Beni |
| — | DF | ESP | Beto Plaza |
| — | DF | ESP | Galafate |
| — | DF | ESP | Pedro Pata |
| — | MF | GER | Fabian Burdenski |
| — | MF | ESP | Álvaro Martínez |
| — | MF | ESP | Carri |
| — | MF | SEN | Cheikh Ndour |
| — | MF | ESP | Ilias Charid |
| — | MF | ESP | Juan Chaves |
| — | MF | ESP | Mariscal |
| — | MF | ESP | Rafa Parejo |
| — | MF | ESP | Salvi |
| — | FW | ESP | Joselu Friaza |
| — | FW | ESP | Antonio Moreno |
| — | FW | SRB | Ivan Jovanovic |
| — | FW | ESP | Juanma Vargas |
| — | FW | SRB | Mihajlo Mikan |
| — | FW | ESP | Pepe Rincón |

## Presidents

| No. | President | Years |
| First provisional term | Sixto de la Calle | 28 June 2013 – 30 December 2013 |
| 1 | Jose Ravelo | 30 December 2013 – 20 June 2017 |
| 2 | Rafael Coca | 20 June 2017 – 10 June 2021 |
| 3 | Ignacio de la Calle | 10 June 2021 – 25 October 2022 |
| 4 | Jesús Viloita | 25 October 2022 – |

## Coaches

| Coach | Years |
| Carlos Orúe | 2013–2015 |
| Daniel Pendín | 2015–2016 |
| Sánchez Franzón | 2016–2017 |
| Juan Luis Aguilocho | 2017 |
| José Masegosa | 2017–2019 |
| Andrés García Tébar | 2019 |
| Josu Uribe | 2019–2020 |
| José Herrera | 2020–2022 |
| Francis | 2022–2023 |
| Romerito | 2023 |

## Supporters
### Fans

In the first season (2013–14), the club. Retrieved 5,865 subscribers, a record for a non-professional club. The next year, in the 2014–15 season, the club. Retrieved 4,102 subscribers.
The General Assembly is formed by all subscribers older than 18 years of age. It is responsible for voting every four years for the board and president of the club. Also each year they gather for the Extraordinary General Meeting where the annual accounts and the financial budget for the following year as well as other important issues are approved.

### Ultras

Kolectivo Sur is the ultras group of Xerez Deportivo FC. It was created in 1991 and it is located in Fondo Sur.

### Sympathy

The main team with which Xerez has a sympathetic relationship is Sevilla FC. Good relations between the fans of Xerez DFC and Sevilla FC are born of their ultras groups, Biris Norte of Sevilla and Kolectivo Sur of Xerez, since the late 20th century due to similarity in the political ideology of both groups, as well as the proximity and characteristics of their cities.