CD Extremadura
Spanish football club
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Club Deportivo Extremadura, S.A.D., formerly known as CD Extremadura 1924 and known as simply Extremadura, is a Spanish professional football club from the city of Almendralejo, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. They play in Primera Federación – Group 1, holding home games at the Estadio Francisco de la Hera.
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Extremadura, S.A.D. | ||
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| Founded | 9 June 2022 | ||
| Stadium | Estadio Francisco de la Hera | ||
| Capacity | 11,580 | ||
| President | Daniel Tafur | ||
| Head coach | David Rocha | ||
| League | Primera Federación – Group 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Segunda Federación – Group 4, 1st of 18 (champions) | ||
| Website | http://www.cdextremadura.es | ||
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The club was founded in June 2022 as a replacement for the folded Extremadura UD, who disappeared due to serious financial problems, which resulted in them being expelled from the Primera División RFEF.[1][2]
History
Club Deportivo Extremadura 1924 was founded in 2022 by Spanish businessman Daniel Tafur as the successor of the dissolved Extremadura UD.[3] Since its relaunch, the team has achieved three consecutive promotions, rising from Spain’s seventh tier to Segunda Federación – the fourth tier of football in Spain, in which it will compete in the 2025-26 season.
The team began its debut season in 2022 in Group 5 of the 7th tier of football in Spain, with their first-ever match being a commanding 4-0 victory over EMD Aceuchal B. Performances similar to that match continued, and, in doing so, they won their Segunda Extremeña group and participated in the promotion play-offs with a chance of promotion to the Primera Extremeña. By beating AD Hispanolusa in the second phase of the play-offs, they achieved an instant promotion to the 1st Regional Tier in May 2023.[4]
In January 2024, the club became a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva and changed its name to Club Deportivo Extremadura, removing the year "1924" from their name.[5] In May, Extremadura achieved promotion to Tercera Federación; after finishing first of the group 4, they defeated CP Chinato 3–2 on aggregate in the promotion play-offs.[6]
On 31 August 2024, Extremadura won the Extremaduran stage of the Copa Federación after beating Castuera 2–1 in the final.[7] Three months later, on 13 November 2024, Extremadura became champions of the national stage of the Copa Federación after defeating Compostela in the final, becoming the lowest-ranked team in Spain to win the competition.[8]
In April 2025, after finishing first in Group 14 of the Tercera Federación, Extremadura earned automatic promotion to the 2025–26 Segunda Federación as group champions.[9] The club later finished top of Group 4 to secure promotion to the Primera Federación,[10] and in May 2026 Thibaut Courtois became co-owner of the club through the investment group NXTPLAY.[11]
Stadium
CD Extremadura holds its home games at the Estadio Francisco de la Hera with a capacity of 11,580, located in the city center of Almendralejo.[12]
Predecessor
Extremadura became a member of the Spanish League in 1924 with the creation of Extremadura Football Federation. Subsequently playing most of their history between the third and second divisions, the club achieved a consistent stay in the latter level during the late 1990s. The club reached its heyday in 1997 and 1999, seasons in which it achieved promotion to Spain’s La Liga First Division.[13]
Season to season
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- 1 season in Primera Federación
- 1 season in Segunda Federación
- 1 season in Tercera Federación[14]
Players
First team squad
- As of 6 February 2026[15]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
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