# CD Tenerife

Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1922, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, with a 22,824-seat capacity. The traditional home colours are white shirts and blue shorts.
Tenerife has a history playing in the top flight of La Liga. They have been promoted to the top tier on four occasions, including a 10-year stint from 1989 to 1999. The club managed to finish as high as fifth in the league table on two occasions during that period, which qualified them for the first round of the UEFA Cup. They most recently played in La Liga in the 2009–10 season.
Being based in the Canary archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Africa, while playing its away games on the Spanish mainland, both the club and rival Las Palmas from Gran Canaria are two of the most geographically isolated professional clubs. Tenerife and Las Palmas contest the Canary Islands derby.

## History

Club Deportivo Tenerife was founded in 1922. La Liga started in 1928, but the team played in regional divisions until it was promoted to the Segunda División in 1953. It first reached the top flight in 1961, being immediately relegated back and, in the following 27 years, played almost exclusively in the second level, also spending three years in Tercera División and six – five in a row – in Segunda División B, the newly created division three (in 1978).
In 1985, when Tenerife were relegated to the third division for a second time, Javier Pérez became president of the club. The side was promoted this year to the second level and, two years later, returned to the first, after winning the promotion playoff against Real Betis (4–1 on aggregate).
In 1991, Jorge Valdano took charge of the club as manager, and the Argentine would help rob former side Real Madrid of two consecutive league titles in the last round, to the benefit of Barcelona. In the first season, the Canary Islands outfit barely avoided relegation, but would finish in a best-ever fifth position in the following year, eventually reaching the round of 16 in the subsequent UEFA Cup, losing to Juventus 2–4 on aggregate.
German Jupp Heynckes became head coach of Tenerife in 1995, leading the club to another fifth-placed finish and the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. In the 1996–97 UEFA Cup, the islanders fared better, reaching the last-four after defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv, Lazio, Feyenoord and Brøndby (the winner coming late in extra time from an Antonio Mata free-kick), only bowing out to eventual winners Schalke 04.
Tenerife then went on a downward spiral which eventually led to relegation to the "silver category" in 1999, prompting various managerial changes within the club. In 2001, the club was again promoted, led by Rafael Benítez, who promptly left to take up the manager's job at Valencia; the promotion was achieved in the last match of the campaign thanks to a goal from Hugo Morales.
Pepe Mel became the new trainer but the first division season never took off, as Tenerife were beaten heavily at home by Barcelona 0–6, which cost the manager his job. Javier Clemente, formerly with the Spain national team, took the reins, but could not help prevent the eventual immediate relegation.
Tenerife suffered from serious economic problems in the following years, owing more than €40 million. President Pérez was replaced with Víctor Perez de Ascanio, who resigned due to bad management, leaving his position to Miguel Concepción, who negotiated with local politicians and businessmen, also creating a construction company as a subsidiary of the side.
On 13 June 2009, Tenerife secured a top flight return after a seven-year absence after a 1–0 win at Girona. In the following season, even though the team held on until the last round, another relegation befell, after the 0–1 loss at third-placed Valencia.
2010–11 brought with it three coaching changes, as Tenerife eventually suffered another relegation, returning to the third division after 24 years. On 2 June 2013, the club, led by Álvaro Cervera, returned to the second level after winning the promotion play-off against Hospitalet (3–2 on aggregate).

## Seasons
### Season to season

| Season | Tier | Division | Place |
| 1928–29 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 2nd |
| 1929–30 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 2nd |
| 1930–31 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 2nd |
| 1931–32 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 1st |
| 1932–33 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 1st |
| 1933–34 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 1st |
| 1934–35 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 1st |
| 1935–36 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 2nd |
| 1940–41 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 1st |
| 1941–42 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 3rd |
| 1942–43 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 2nd |
| 1943–44 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 3rd |
| 1944–45 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 4th |
| 1945–46 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 1st |
| 1946–47 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 3rd |
| 1947–48 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 5th |
| 1948–49 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 4th |
| 1949–50 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 1st |
| 1950–51 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 2nd |
| 1951–52 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 1st |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 1952–53 | 4 | 1ª Reg. | 1st | |
| 1953–54 | 2 | 2ª | 6th | |
| 1954–55 | 2 | 2ª | 9th | |
| 1955–56 | 2 | 2ª | 9th | |
| 1956–57 | 2 | 2ª | 13th | |
| 1957–58 | 2 | 2ª | 2nd | |
| 1958–59 | 2 | 2ª | 4th | Round of 32 |
| 1959–60 | 2 | 2ª | 10th | First round |
| 1960–61 | 2 | 2ª | 1st | Quarter-finals |
| 1961–62 | 1 | 1ª | 16th | Quarter-finals |
| 1962–63 | 2 | 2ª | 10th | Round of 16 |
| 1963–64 | 2 | 2ª | 5th | Round of 32 |
| 1964–65 | 2 | 2ª | 11th | Round of 32 |
| 1965–66 | 2 | 2ª | 8th | First round |
| 1966–67 | 2 | 2ª | 11th | Round of 32 |
| 1967–68 | 2 | 2ª | 9th | First round |
| 1968–69 | 3 | 3ª | 5th | |
| 1969–70 | 3 | 3ª | 2nd | First round |
| 1970–71 | 3 | 3ª | 1st | Round of 32 |
| 1971–72 | 2 | 2ª | 9th | Fourth round |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 1972–73 | 2 | 2ª | 14th | Fourth round |
| 1973–74 | 2 | 2ª | 4th | Round of 32 |
| 1974–75 | 2 | 2ª | 12th | Fourth round |
| 1975–76 | 2 | 2ª | 7th | Quarter-finals |
| 1976–77 | 2 | 2ª | 6th | First round |
| 1977–78 | 2 | 2ª | 19th | Round of 16 |
| 1978–79 | 3 | 2ª B | 6th | Second round |
| 1979–80 | 3 | 2ª B | 3rd | Second round |
| 1980–81 | 3 | 2ª B | 5th | Second round |
| 1981–82 | 3 | 2ª B | 13th | Third round |
| 1982–83 | 3 | 2ª B | 2nd | |
| 1983–84 | 2 | 2ª | 15th | First round |
| 1984–85 | 2 | 2ª | 11th | Round of 16 |
| 1985–86 | 2 | 2ª | 19th | Round of 16 |
| 1986–87 | 3 | 2ª B | 1st | Second round |
| 1987–88 | 2 | 2ª | 12th | Fourth round |
| 1988–89 | 2 | 2ª | 3rd | Round of 32 |
| 1989–90 | 1 | 1ª | 18th | Round of 16 |
| 1990–91 | 1 | 1ª | 14th | Fifth round |
| 1991–92 | 1 | 1ª | 13th | Fifth round |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 1992–93 | 1 | 1ª | 5th | Third round |
| 1993–94 | 1 | 1ª | 10th | Semi-finals |
| 1994–95 | 1 | 1ª | 15th | Third round |
| 1995–96 | 1 | 1ª | 5th | Quarter-finals |
| 1996–97 | 1 | 1ª | 9th | Round of 16 |
| 1997–98 | 1 | 1ª | 16th | Second round |
| 1998–99 | 1 | 1ª | 19th | Fourth round |
| 1999–2000 | 2 | 2ª | 14th | Second round |
| 2000–01 | 2 | 2ª | 3rd | Round of 16 |
| 2001–02 | 1 | 1ª | 19th | Round of 64 |
| 2002–03 | 2 | 2ª | 8th | Round of 64 |
| 2003–04 | 2 | 2ª | 8th | Round of 64 |
| 2004–05 | 2 | 2ª | 9th | Round of 32 |
| 2005–06 | 2 | 2ª | 18th | First round |
| 2006–07 | 2 | 2ª | 7th | Second round |
| 2007–08 | 2 | 2ª | 11th | Third round |
| 2008–09 | 2 | 2ª | 3rd | Third round |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 1ª | 19th | Round of 32 |
| 2010–11 | 2 | 2ª | 20th | Second round |
| 2011–12 | 3 | 2ª B | 2nd | First round |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 2ª B | 1st | Second round |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 2ª | 11th | Second round |
| 2014–15 | 2 | 2ª | 17th | Second round |
| 2015–16 | 2 | 2ª | 13th | Second round |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 2ª | 4th | Third round |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 2ª | 11th | Round of 32 |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 2ª | 16th | Second round |
| 2019–20 | 2 | 2ª | 12th | Round of 16 |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 2ª | 14th | Round of 32 |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 2ª | 5th | Second round |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 2ª | 10th | Second round |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 2ª | 12th | Round of 16 |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 2ª | | Round of 32 |
* 13 seasons in La Liga
* 48 seasons in Segunda División
* 8 seasons in Segunda División B
* 3 seasons in Tercera División

### European cup history

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1993–94 | UEFA Cup | Last 64 | Auxerre | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| 1993–94 | UEFA Cup | Last 32 | Olympiacos | 2–1 | 3–4 | 5–5 |
| 1993–94 | UEFA Cup | Last 16 | Juventus | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | Last 64 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | Last 32 | Lazio | 5–3 | 0–1 | 5–4 |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | Last 16 | Feyenoord | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | Quarterfinals | Brøndby | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | Semifinals | Schalke 04 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 |

## Honours
### Domestic

* Copa del Rey
** Semi-finals (1): 1993–94
** Quarter-finals (4): 1960–61, 1961–62, 1975–76, 1995–96

### Continental

* UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
** Semi-finals (1): 1996–97

### Friendly

* Joan Gamper Trophy
** Winners (1): 1993

## 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 | Salvi Carrasco |
| 2 | DF | ESP | David Rodríguez |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Fernando Medrano |
| 4 | DF | ESP | José León |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Sergio González (3rd captain) |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Fabio González |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Jorge Padilla |
| 8 | MF | MLI | Yussi Diarra |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Ángel Rodríguez (4th captain) |
| 10 | MF | COL | Marlos Moreno |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Luismi Cruz |
| 12 | DF | ECU | Anthony Landázuri |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Adrián Guerrero |
| 15 | MF | FRA | Yann Bodiger |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Aitor Sanz (captain) |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Waldo Rubio |
| 18 | FW | ESP | Enric Gallego (vice-captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Alejandro Cantero |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Maikel Mesa |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Teto Martín |
| 22 | DF | FRA | Jérémy Mellot |
| 23 | DF | ESP | Juande Rivas |
| 24 | DF | ESP | José Amo |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Edgar Badia |
| 26 | FW | ESP | Ethyan González |
| 27 | MF | ESP | Alassan Manjam |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Dylan Perera |
| 29 | DF | ESP | César Álvarez |
| 31 | DF | ESP | Adrián Pérez |
| 32 | MF | ESP | Dani Fernández |
| 33 | MF | ESP | Aarón Martín (on loan from Al-Qadsiah) |
| 35 | FW | ESP | Fran Sabina |
| 37 | DF | ARG | Matías Pezzolesi |

### 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 |
| 30 | GK | ESP | Sergio Aragoneses |
| 36 | MF | ESP | Yerover Gomez |
| 40 | DF | ESP | Gabriel Palmero (on loan from Las Palmas) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 41 | GK | ESP | Moha Ramos |
| 42 | GK | ESP | Aarón Alonso |

### 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 |
| — | DF | ESP | Jesús Belza (at Antequera until 30 June 2025) |
| — | DF | MNE | Nikola Šipčić (at Cartagena until 30 June 2025) |
| — | DF | ESP | Rubén Alves (at Córdoba until 30 June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ESP | Javi Alonso (at Algeciras until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | GHA | Mo Dauda (at Ibiza until 30 June 2025) |

### Current technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Álvaro Cervera |
| Assistant manager | Roberto Perera |
| Analyst | Carlos Rodríguez |
| Goalkeeping coach | Zeben Ortiz |
| Fitness coach | Maykol Hernández Adolfo Mayordomo |
| Rehab fitness coach | Yeray Abreu Santi Álvarez |
| Delegate | Víctor Padrón |
| Team manager | Toño Hernández |
| Director of security | Máximo Bethencourt |
| Kit man | Angel Suárez Jonathan García |
| Head of medical services | Norberto Marrero Gordillo |
| Head of physiotherapist | José Cristóbal Rodríguez |
| Physiotherapist | Alba Pestano Nicolás García Alfredo Temmler |
| Nutritionist | Alejandro Triviño |
| Podiatrist | Marta Pérez |
Last updated: 20 November 2024 Source: Club Deportivo Tenerife (in Spanish)

## International players

| Christian Bassedas Oscar Dertycia Esteban Fuertes Diego Latorre Gerardo Martino Hugo Morales Marcelo Ojeda Pablo Paz Martín Posse Fernando Redondo Aurelio Vidmar Stefan Lexa Meho Kodro André Luiz César Belli Guina Leandro | Daniel Kome Francisco Rojas Navarro Montoya Pedro Portocarrero Pavel Hapal Riza Durmisi Juvenal Otar Kakabadze Robert Enke Oliver Neuville Brimah Razak Thierno Frantz Bertin Bryan Acosta Juan Carlos García Anthony Lozano Ramón Maradiaga | Darixon Vuelto Gilberto Yearwood Gal Alberman Gaku Shibasaki Samuel Camille Gerardo Torrado Nikola Šipčić Moulay El Ghareff Roy Makaay Ferdi Vierklau Rommel Fernández Alcides Báez César Cabrera Crispín Maciel José del Solar Percy Olivares Tomasz Frankowski | Bino Domingos Igor Simutenkov Sylvain N'Diaye Amath Ndiaye Miroslav Đukić Slaviša Jokanović Veljko Paunović Uroš Račić Róbert Mazáň Samuel Slovák Sizwe Motaung David Nyathi Juan Carlos Aguilera Francisco Arencibia Ángel Arocha Rubén Cano | Chano Ignacio Conte Curro Torres Diego Rodríguez Quique Estebaranz Albert Ferrer Foncho Luis García Gabriel Jorge Juanele Martín Marrero Felipe Martín Felipe Miñambres Mista Luis Molowny José Manuel Ochotorena | Pier Juan Antonio Pizzi Eleuterio Santos Víctor Voro Bengt Andersson Shaaban Chilunda Haythem Jouini Shaq Moore Carlos Correa Javier Zeoli Julio Álvarez Dani Hernández Jonay Hernández Rafa Ponzo Josmar Zambrano |

## Notable coaches

| Carlos Aimar Vicente Cantatore Ángel Cappa Felipe Mesones Jorge Solari Jorge Valdano Ljubiša Broćić Dragoljub Milošević Jupp Heynckes Bernd Krauss | Ewald Lienen Mauro Sandreani Heriberto Herrera Artur Jorge Raül Agné David Amaral Gonzalo Arconada Xabier Azkargorta Rubén Baraja José Antonio Barrios | Rafael Benítez Antonio Calderón Paco Campos Fernando Castro Santos Casuco Álvaro Cervera Luis César Sampedro Javier Clemente Ignacio Eizaguirre Joseba Etxeberria | Fran Fernández Víctor Fernández Rafael García Cortés Javier García-Verdugo Satur Grech Benito Joanet Joseíto Juan Manuel Lillo Aritz López Garai Antonio López | Juan Carlos Mandiá José Luis Martí Quique Medina Pepe Mel Alfredo Merino Vicente Miera Felipe Miñambres Pepe Moré José Luis Oltra José Planas | Enric Rabassa Luis Miguel Ramis Sesé Rivero Manuel Sanchís Antonio Tapia Eduardo Toba Dagoberto Moll Héctor Núñez |

## Fans

Fans of Tenerife are called Chicharreros because in early days, the inhabitants of a small fishing village called Santa Cruz (later the capital of Tenerife) consumed "chicharros" (Atlantic horse mackerel) as a main part of their diet.
Other inhabitants of Tenerife and the Canary Islands used the moniker as a pejorative name, but finally the inhabitants of Santa Cruz accepted it affectionately.