SD Balmaseda FC

Balmaseda

Full name	Sociedad Deportiva Balmaseda Fútbol Club
Founded	2 August 1914; 111 years ago (1914-08-02)
Ground	La Baluga, Balmaseda, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain
Capacity	1,500[1]
President	Manuel Escobedo[2]
Head coach	David del Horno[3]
League	División de Honor
2024–25	División de Honor, 4th of 18
Home colours Away colours

Sociedad Deportiva Balmaseda Fútbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Balmaseda, Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded on 2 August 1914 it currently plays in División de Honor, holding home games at La Baluga, which has a capacity of 1,500 spectators.^[4]

History

Sociedad Deportiva Balmaseda Fútbol Club was founded on 2 August 1914. On the same day the team debuted against Getxo Arenas Club reserve team in the Campo del Nocedal.^[5]

Club background

• Valmaseda Fútbol Club (1914–1933)
• Sociedad Deportiva Valmaseda Club de Fútbol (1948–1982)
• Sociedad Deportiva Balmaseda Club de Fútbol (1982–2011)
• Sociedad Deportiva Balmaseda Fútbol Club (2011–)

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1948–49 5 2ª Reg. 8th 1949–50 6 3ª Reg. 2nd 1950–51 6 3ª Reg. 1st 1951–52 5 2ª Reg. 1st 1952–53 4 1ª Reg. 6th 1953–54 4 1ª Reg. 6th 1954–55 4 1ª Reg. 4th 1955–56 3 3ª 8th 1956–57 3 3ª 8th 1957–58 3 3ª 6th 1958–59 3 3ª 14th 1959–60 4 1ª Reg. 1st 1960–61 3 3ª 15th 1961–62 4 1ª Reg. 2nd 1962–63 4 1ª Reg. 4th 1963–64 4 1ª Reg. 12th 1964–65 4 1ª Reg. 11th 1965–66 4 1ª Reg. 6th 1966–67 4 1ª Reg. 13th 1967–68 4 1ª Reg. 1st

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1968–69 4 Reg. Pref. 1st 1969–70 4 Reg. Pref. 1st 1970–71 4 Reg. Pref. 5th 1971–72 4 Reg. Pref. 15th 1972–73 4 Reg. Pref. 8th 1973–74 4 Reg. Pref. 8th 1974–75 4 Reg. Pref. 3rd 1975–76 4 Reg. Pref. 6th 1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 1st 1977–78 4 3ª 14th First round 1978–79 4 3ª 9th Second round 1979–80 4 3ª 7th First round 1980–81 4 3ª 7th First round 1981–82 4 3ª 19th 1982–83 5 Reg. Pref. 7th 1983–84 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd 1984–85 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd 1985–86 5 Reg. Pref. 17th 1986–87 5 Reg. Pref. 16th 1987–88 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1988–89 5 Reg. Pref. 14th 1989–90 5 Reg. Pref. 7th 1990–91 5 Terr. Pref. 11th 1991–92 5 Terr. Pref. 4th 1992–93 5 Terr. Pref. 1st 1993–94 4 3ª 13th 1994–95 4 3ª 5th 1995–96 4 3ª 15th 1996–97 4 3ª 19th 1997–98 5 Terr. Pref. 7th 1998–99 5 Terr. Pref. 4th 1999–2000 5 Terr. Pref. 7th 2000–01 5 Terr. Pref. 11th 2001–02 5 Terr. Pref. 16th 2002–03 6 Pref. 1st 2003–04 5 Div. Hon. 18th 2004–05 6 Pref. 4th 2005–06 6 Pref. 10th 2006–07 6 Pref. 2nd 2007–08 5 Div. Hon. 14th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2008–09 5 Div. Hon. 2nd 2009–10 5 Div. Hon. 9th 2010–11 5 Div. Hon. 1st 2011–12 4 3ª 16th 2012–13 4 3ª 17th 2013–14 4 3ª 9th 2014–15 4 3ª 9th 2015–16 4 3ª 4th 2016–17 4 3ª 9th 2017–18 4 3ª 9th 2018–19 4 3ª 5th 2019–20 4 3ª 12th 2020–21 4 3ª 9th / 6th 2021–22 6 Div. Hon. 4th 2022–23 6 Div. Hon. 11th 2023–24 6 Div. Hon. 14th 2024–25 6 Div. Hon.

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• 24 seasons in Tercera División

Honours

• División de Honor: 2010–11

References

1. "Dimensiones, asistencia de Campo de Fútbol La Baluga en Balmaseda - Fichajes.com". Fichajes.com : Información sobre los fichajes y actualidad del mundo del fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-16.
2. "Datos SD Balmaseda FC - Senior Masculino - Datos del club". futbolme.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-16.
3. "The latest news from Balmaseda FC: squad, results, table". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
4. "Instalaciones deportivas del Balmaseda FC . Como llegar". www.balmasedafutbolclub.com. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
5. "Historia Balmaseda FC informacion e imagenes historicas del club". www.balmasedafutbolclub.com. Retrieved 2019-12-28.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Arefe Regional team profile (in Spanish)

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