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Club Deportivo Extremadura, 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 Segunda Federación – Group 4, 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 | June 9, 2022 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Francisco de la Hera, Almendralejo, Extremadura, Spain | ||
| Capacity | 11,580 | ||
| President | Daniel Tafur | ||
| Head coach | David Rocha | ||
| League | Segunda Federación – Group 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | Tercera Federación – Group 14, 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
editClub 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
editCD 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
editExtremadura 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 Segunda Federación
- 1 season in Tercera Federación[14]
Players
editFirst team squad
edit- 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
editNote: 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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References
edit- ↑ "OFICIAL | Resueltas las consecuencias para la competición tras la exclusión del Extremadura UD" [OFFICIAL | Consequencies settled for the competition after the exclusion of Extremadura UD] (in Spanish). RFEF. 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ↑ "How Soccer Returned from The Dead In Spain's Poor Extremadura Region". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ↑ "Comienza a construirse el CD Extremadura 1924" [CD Extremadura 1924 is being built] (in Spanish). El Periódico Extremadura. 2 May 2022. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ↑ "El CD Extremadura empieza a escribir su historia con firmeza". Hoy.es. Archived from the original on 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ↑ "Sección Primera" (PDF) (in Spanish). Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE). 21 February 2024.
- ↑ "El renacido CD Extremadura es de Tercera RFEF" [The reborn CD Extremadura is of Tercera RFEF] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 7 May 2024. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ↑ "El CD Extremadura, campeón autonómico de Copa RFEF" (in Spanish). Federación Extremeña de Fútbol. 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "El CD Extremadura gana la Copa RFEF y hace historia (2-1)" (in Spanish). CD Extremadura. 14 November 2024.
- ↑ "El Extremadura se proclama campeón y asciende a Segunda RFEF" (in Spanish). CD Extremadura. 30 April 2025.
- ↑ "El 'milagro' del Extremadura: de Segunda Extremeña a Primera RFEF en cuatro años" [The 'miracle' of Extremadura: from Segunda Extremeña to Primera RFEF in four years] (in Spanish). Diario AS. May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Thibaut Courtois, nuevo copropietario del CD Extremadura a través de la inversora NXTPLAY" [Thibaut Courtois becomes new co-owner of CD Extremadura through investment group NXTPLAY] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Almendralejo – Estadio Francisco de la Hera". 12 August 2018.
- ↑ Morán, Rodrigo (August 20, 2022). "El Extremadura 1924 se queda sin plaza en Segunda Federación". El Periódico Extremadura.
- ↑ "C.D. Extremadura 1924" (in Spanish). Fútbol Regional. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ↑ "CD Extremadura » Squad 2024/2025". WorldFootball. Retrieved 2 October 2025.