CD Minera

Club Deportiva Minera is a Spanish football team based in Llano del Beal, Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia. Founded in 1927 it plays in Segunda Federación – Group 4, holding home games at Estadio Municipal Ángel Celdrán, with a capacity of 2,000 seats.

Minera

Full name	Club Deportiva Minera
Nickname(s)	Águilas Rojas (Red Eagles)
Founded	1927[1]
Ground	Ángel Celdrán, Llano del Beal, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
Capacity	2,000
President	José Blaya[2]
Manager	Popi[3]
League	Segunda Federación – Group 4
2023–24	Tercera Federación – Group 13, 1st of 18 (champions)
Home colours Away colours

History

Estadio Municipal Ángel Celdrán in 2022

Founded in 1927, the club started playing in the Segunda Regional in 1952, and reached Tercera División four years later. The club ceased activities in 1961, only returning seven years later.

Minera only returned to Tercera (now the fourth tier) in 2011, after finishing third in the Preferente Autonómica.^[4] In April 2024, the club assured the first position of their group in the 2023–24 Tercera Federación, achieving a first-ever promotion to the Segunda Federación.^[5]

On 5 December 2024, Minera club knocked La Liga side Deportivo Alavés out of the Copa del Rey, after a 2–2 draw and a 4–2 win on penalties.^[6]

Season to season

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Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1952–53 5 2ª Reg. 2nd 1953–54 4 1ª Reg. 5th 1954–55 4 1ª Reg. 5th 1955–56 4 1ª Reg. 2nd 1956–57 3 3ª 9th 1957–58 3 3ª 16th 1958–59 4 1ª Reg. 10th 1959–60 4 1ª Reg. 16th 1960–61 4 1ª Reg. 16th 1961–1968 DNP 1968–69 5 2ª Reg. 5th 1969–70 5 2ª Reg. 4th 1970–71 5 2ª Reg. 7th 1971–72 5 1ª Reg. 17th 1972–73 5 1ª Reg. 16th 1973–74 5 1ª Reg. 8th 1974–75 5 1ª Reg. 8th 1975–76 5 1ª Reg. 12th 1976–77 5 1ª Reg. 6th 1977–78 6 1ª Reg. 16th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1978–79 7 2ª Reg. 5th 1979–80 7 2ª Reg. 1st 1980–81 6 1ª Reg. 2nd 1981–82 5 Reg. Pref. 9th 1982–83 5 Reg. Pref. 16th 1983–84 6 1ª Reg. 8th 1984–85 6 1ª Reg. 10th 1985–86 6 1ª Reg. 5th 1986–87 6 1ª Reg. 6th 1987–88 5 Reg. Pref. 9th 1988–89 5 Reg. Pref. 12th 1989–90 5 Reg. Pref. 15th 1990–91 5 Reg. Pref. 17th 1991–92 6 1ª Reg. 5th 1992–93 5 Reg. Pref. 15th 1993–94 5 Reg. Pref. 17th 1994–95 6 1ª Reg. 3rd 1995–96 5 Reg. Pref. 7th 1996–97 5 Terr. Pref. 15th 1997–98 5 Terr. Pref. 10th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1998–99 5 Terr. Pref. 8th 1999–2000 5 Terr. Pref. 6th 2000–01 5 Terr. Pref. 11th 2001–02 5 Terr. Pref. 17th 2002–03 5 Terr. Pref. 15th 2003–04 5 Terr. Pref. 12th 2004–05 5 Terr. Pref. 10th 2005–06 5 Terr. Pref. 13th 2006–07 5 Terr. Pref. 16th 2007–08 5 Terr. Pref. 12th 2008–09 5 Terr. Pref. 6th 2009–10 5 Terr. Pref. 6th 2010–11 5 Terr. Pref. 3rd 2011–12 4 3ª 12th 2012–13 4 3ª 5th 2013–14 4 3ª 8th 2014–15 4 3ª 7th 2015–16 4 3ª 9th 2016–17 4 3ª 16th 2017–18 4 3ª 12th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2018–19 4 3ª 9th 2019–20 4 3ª 12th 2020–21 4 3ª 7th / 1st 2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 13th 2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 13th 2023–24 5 3ª Fed. 1st 2024–25 4 2ª Fed.

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• 1 season in Segunda Federación
• 12 seasons in Tercera División
• 3 seasons in Tercera Federación/Tercera División RFEF

References

1. CD Minera on Instagram (in Spanish)
2. "José Blaya: "Aspiramos a estar arriba"" [José Blaya: "We aim to be up high"] (in Spanish). Onda Regional de Murcia. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
3. "Popi nuevo entrenador de la D. Minera" [Popi new manager of D. Minera] (in Spanish). Cartagena Actualidad. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
4. "La Deportiva Minera ya es de Tercera División" [Deportiva Minera is already of Tercera División] (in Spanish). No Solo Efesé. 16 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
5. "La Minera asciende a la Segunda RFEF como campeón y le sobran tres partidos" [Minera promote to Segunda RFEF as champions and with three matches to go] (in Spanish). Murcia Plaza. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
6. "En una noche de sustos, la Deportiva Minera apea al Alavés de la Copa" [In a night of scares, Deportiva Minera knock Alavés out of the Cup] (in Spanish). El País. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
7. "Club Deportiva Minera" (in Spanish). Fútbol Regional. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
8. "Club Deportiva Minera" (in Spanish). Fútbol Regional. Retrieved 23 November 2023.

External links

• Soccerway team profile