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Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria

Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria

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CD Numancia is a professional football club based in Soria, Spain, founded in 1945.

The club gained fame in the 1995–96 season by eliminating three La Liga teams in the Spanish Cup before losing to Barcelona.

The club won the Segunda División title in the 2007–08 season, marking a significant achievement in its history.

Biography

Formation

Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D., commonly known as CD Numancia, is a Spanish professional football club based in Soria, Castile and León. Founded on April 9, 1945, the club was named after the ancient Celtiberian town of Numantia, which is located near Soria. Over the years, Numancia has experienced various levels of success and competition, primarily playing in Spain's lower leagues.

Breakthrough

Numancia gained national attention during the 1995–96 season while competing in the Tercera División. The club made an extraordinary run in the Spanish Cup, eliminating three top-flight teams: Real Sociedad, Racing de Santander, and Sporting de Gijón, before being knocked out by Barcelona in the quarter-finals. This remarkable performance set the stage for their promotion to La Liga in 1999, marking their first appearance in the top tier of Spanish football. In their debut season, Numancia managed to avoid immediate relegation, finishing 17th thanks to strong home performances.

Challenges and Legacy

Despite a promising start, Numancia faced challenges in subsequent seasons, finishing last in their second season in La Liga and being relegated back to Segunda División. The club has since fluctuated between divisions, with notable achievements including winning the Segunda División in the 2007–08 season and the Castilla y León Cup in 2013. CD Numancia remains a significant part of Soria's sporting culture, with a dedicated fan base and a rich history in Spanish football.

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History

The club was founded on 9 April 1945. Numancia was named after the ancient Celtiberian town of Numantia, near where Soria would be later founded. Having spent a long time in the Tercera División, the club made consistent progress, reaching the first division on three occasions: 1999, 2004 and 2008. The club became first widely known in Spain in 1995–96, while still playing at the third level, for its extraordinary run in the Spanish Cup, eliminating three top flight clubs (Real Sociedad, Racing de Santander and Sporting de Gijón) and only being knocked out in the quarter-finals by Barcelona, after Numancia drew in the first leg and took the lead in the second. Numancia's most important milestone came in 1999, when the team managed to promote to La Liga for the first time. In the 1998–99 season, Numancia finished third in Segunda, only behind Málaga CF and Atlético Madrid B, meaning the promotion to the top tier. Their first ever season in the Spanish elite proved to be challenging. Numancia eventually finished 17th, thus avoiding an immediate relegation to Segunda. Their survival was made possible because of unexpectedly good home results. Numancia won 9 home games, drew 6, and lost only 4 games at home. Their second season in the elite was less successful, as the team finished in last place. Numancia again displayed strong results at home, winning eight of their ten wins at home. However, that was eventually not enough to avoid a drop to Segunda, after a two-year spell in…

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LaLiga 2
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Segunda División B
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Primera Federación

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Honours

Segunda División: 2007–08 Castilla y León Cup: 2013

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Spanish professional football club

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Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Segunda Federación – Group 5, holding home games at Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos.

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