CD Castellón

Football first appeared in the town in 1911, and after a period of time under the consecutive denominations "Deportivo", "Castalia", "Gimnástico", "Cultural" and "Cervantes", Club Deportivo Castellón was founded on 22 July 1922. After a short period of inactivity in the 1930s (which saw SC de La Plana and Athletic Club Castellón take proeminence of football in the city), the club returned in 1939, already in the second division.

The club featured periodically in the top flight, finishing fifth in 1972–73 and adding a Cup final appearance with a team featuring Vicente del Bosque, who later moved to Real Madrid, serving the club as both a player and coach.

On 29 August 1991, in an extraordinary assembly, the conversion of the club to S.A.D. was approved. The first team had just relegated into division two, and would drop another level to the third three years later, in a spell which would last more than one decade.

In the 2004–05 season, Castellón finished fourth in Segunda B, eventually winning its promotion playoffs (both matches) and achieving a return to the silver category. The club's stint in the division would last five years, as relegation would befall in 2009–10, with the Valencian Community outfit ranking last, 13 points behind the following team.

On 18 July 2011, due to the team not paying its players, Castellón was excluded from the third division, being relegated to the fourth.^[2] In June 2017, former player Pablo Hernández became joint owner of the club, leading a consortium alongside Angel Dealbert, businessman Vicente Montesinos and others.^[3][4]

On 21 March 2018, Castellón beat the record of seasonal tickets in the fourth division previously held by Real Oviedo with 12,700,^[5] establishing the new record at 12,867.^[6] On 24 June 2018, it returned to the third tier after a seven-year absence.

On 26 July 2020, Castellón promoted back to second division after 10 years by beating Cornellà in final play off promotion, but they were immediately relegated in the 2020–21 season.

On 5 May 2024, Castellón promoted back to second division after three years in third division, after Córdoba was defeated by already relegated Recreativo Granada.

In the 2024–25 season, Castellón finished in 17th place, narrowly avoiding relegation by two positions. Despite a challenging campaign, the team managed to retain their status in the division, ensuring survival by maintaining the category.^[7]

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• 11 seasons in La Liga
• 43 seasons in Segunda División
• 3 seasons in Primera Federación
• 14 seasons in Segunda División B
• 21 seasons in Tercera División

As of 2 February 2026^[8]

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Reserve team

Main article: CD Castellón B

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No. Pos. Nation Player 26 DF  ESP Rubén Català 27 DF  MAR Ismael Fadel 28 DF  ESP Álex Alcira 30 DF  ESP David Sellés 35 GK  ESP Sergi Torner

No. Pos. Nation Player 37 FW  ESP Carlos Segura 50 GK  ESP Juanki Ferrando 56 FW  ESP Miguel Ferrer 57 FW  ESP Fran Santamaría

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Out on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ESP José Albert (at Ibiza until 30 June 2026) — DF  NED Jozhua Vertrouwd (at Rayo Vallecano until 30 June 2026) — DF  EQG Santi Borikó (at Arenas de Getxo until 30 June 2026) — MF  FRA Albert Lottin (at União Leiria until 30 June 2026)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  MLI Mamadou Traoré (at Teruel until 30 June 2026) — FW  USA Nick Markanich (at Houston Dynamo until 31 December 2026) — FW  ESP Pere Marco (at Unionistas until 30 June 2026) — FW  ESP Serpeta (at Unionistas until 30 June 2026)

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Current technical staff

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Position	Staff
Head coach	Pablo Hernández
Assistant coach	Sergi Ripollés Dennis Reus
Goalkeeping coach	Carlos Gómez
Tactical analyst	Paco Urdiain Dennis Van der Meulen
Set piece specialist	Rody Hoegee
Delegate	Bernardo Cogollos
Match delegate	José María Gil
Fitness coach	Joan Torné
Assistant fitness coach	Alberto Liñán
Rehab fitness coach	Rafael Soler
Chief of medical services	Alejandro Vázquez
Doctor	Santiago Rincón
Sports traumatologist	Álvaro Acebrón
Physiotherapist	Adrián Ibanco Iván Martínez
Nutritionist	Javier Sánchez
Equipment manager	Óscar Armillas Iker Porcar

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Last updated: 16 September 2025
Source: CD Castellón (in Spanish)

• Segunda División: 1940–41, 1980–81, 1988–89
• Segunda División B: 2002–03
• Tercera División: 1929–30, 1952–53, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69 (third level until 1976–77)
• Campeonato de Valencia: 1928–29, 1929–30
• Copa de la Liga (second division): 1983–84
• Copa del Rey: Runner-up 1972–73