SP Villafranca

For the Italian club with the same name, see A.S.D. Villafranca.
Not to be confused with FC Vilafranca or CF Vilafranca.
Villafranca
Full nameSociedad Polideportiva Villafranca
Nickname(s)Amarillos
Founded1949[1]
GroundMunicipal, Villafranca de los Barros,
Extremadura, Spain
Capacity5,500
ChairmanCipri Santos[2]
ManagerJosé Antonio Ruiz[3]
LeagueTercera Federación – Group 14
2023–24Tercera Federación – Group 14, 4th of 18

Sociedad Polideportiva Villafranca is a football team based in Villafranca de los Barros, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1949, it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 14, holding home matches at the Polideportivo Municipal de Villafranca de los Barros, with a capacity of 5,500 people.

History

Founded in 1949, Villafranca first reached the Tercera División in 1983. Relegated in 1986, the club spent two seasons in the Regional Preferente before returning to the fourth tier in 1988, and went on to spend 20 consecutive seasons in the category.

Season to season

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

References

  1. ^ "SP VILLAFRANCA" (in Spanish). Futbolme.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Cipri Santos seguirá como presidente de la SP Villafranca cuatro años más" [Cipri Santos will continue as president of SP Villafranca four more years] (in Spanish). Gaceta Independiente. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ Montanero, Miguel Ángel (5 October 2022). "El almendralejense José Antonio Ruiz es el nuevo entrenador de la SP Villafranca". La Gaceta Independiente (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Sociedad Polideportiva Villafranca" (in Spanish). Fútbol Regional. Retrieved 21 March 2022.