Real Jaén
Full name | Real Jaén Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. | |||
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Nickname(s) | Los Blancos (The Whites) Los Lagartos (The Lizards) | |||
Founded | 13 August 1922 as Jaén Football Club | |||
Ground | Nuevo La Victoria | |||
Capacity | 12,569[1] | |||
President | Ildefonso Ruiz | |||
Head coach | Manolo Chumilla | |||
League | Tercera Federación – Group 9 | |||
2022–23 | Tercera Federación – Group 9, 2nd of 16 | |||
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Real Jaén Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1922 it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 9, holding home matches at Nuevo Estadio de La Victoria, with a capacity of 12,569 spectators.[2] The club's biggest achievement has been playing 3 seasons in La Liga, the Spanish top tier, during the 1950s.
History
The club was founded in 1922 as Jaén Football Club and reconstituted in 1929 as Sociedad Olímpica Jiennense. They changed their name to Real Jaén Club de Fútbol in 1947.
After nine seasons in the Tercera Division, the "Lizards" were promoted to the
During Real Jaén's first ever season in the Spanish top tier (1953–54) the team finished 14th with 11 wins, 6 draws, and 13 defeats, meaning they obtained 28 points. This meant the team would be placed in the relegation group along with CA Osasuna and four teams from the Segunda Division. Jaén finished in last place with only one win and were relegated after just one season in the Spanish top flight.
Following their relegation from La Liga in 1954, key players departed from the team and Jaén finished in 7th place the following season. The next season was a lot better for Jaén. They managed to win the group South of Segunda Division, this time in the season 1955–56. This meant that La Liga again awaited the Real Jaén.
In their second top flight season, Jaén barely avoided relegation, finishing 14th, one point above relegated Deportivo de La Coruña. Jaén managed to stay in the Spanish elite. Their third top flight season was less successful and the team finished last with only 20 points collected. Real Jaén was relegated after two years in La Liga. The biggest highlight of the season was probably when Jaén managed a 1–0 home win over powerhouse FC Barcelona.
Following their second top flight relegation, Real Jaén never managed to compete for a return to the elite. Their best season was
For the following 12 seasons, Jaén only made one return to the Segunda, in 1967, but were immediately relegated. They managed to return to the second tier in 1976 and remained there for three seasons until 1979 when they were relegated to the newly created
In 1997, the team returned to the Segunda Division for the first time since 1979. The
In 2017, Jaén finished 19th in the Segunda B, and were relegated to the Tercera Division for the first time since 1991.
Here, being in the 4th level of the Spanish football, the club finished 3rd in the 2017–18 season and remained in that category.[4] On July 5, 2019, Real Jaén presented Alberto González as a new coach for the 2019–20 season.[5]
Season to season
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- 3 seasons in La Liga
- 16 seasons in Segunda División
- 31 seasons in Segunda División B
- 28 seasons in Tercera División
- 3 seasons in Tercera Federación/Tercera División RFEF
Honours
Current squad
- As of 8 November 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Famous players
Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.
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Women's football
Real Jaén was represented in the 2009–10 Superliga Femenina by FCF Atlético Jiennense.
References
- ^ "The latest news from Real Jaén: squad, results, table". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ^ "Real Jaén - Tercera División G 9". www.resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ^ "Historia" [History] (in Spanish). Real Jaén. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Histórico Real Jaén - Tercera División G 9". www.resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ JAmador. "Alberto González, presentado como nuevo entrenador del Real Jaénjaenenjuego | jaenenjuego" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "Squad".
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
- Unofficial website (in Spanish)
- La futbolteca team profile (in Spanish)