CD Tudelano

Early history

After the Navarre Football Federation was established on 21 May 1928, Tudela lacked a major federated club competing in the region's official leagues. Only school teams from the Jesuit and Marist Brothers’ colleges were affiliated as associate members. In 1935, efforts began to create a club that would represent the city, prompting discussions among several existing local teams. On 29 November 1935, several local clubs — C.D. Vegetariano, Tudela F.C., Áncora Fordin, Sociedad Gaztesuna, and Muskaria Club — merged to establish Club Deportivo Tudelano. Lucas Gallego was named president, and the newly formed team adopted a white shirt and black shorts as its official kit. The club played its home matches at Campo de Griseras, which had been enclosed since 1934. Tudelano entered competition in the Segunda Regional during the 1935–36 season and secured first place in its debut campaign. At the same time, C.D. Arenas, which had not joined the merger, continued competing in the Primera Regional as another representative of Tudela. In July 1936, just as CD Tudelano was preparing to compete in the Primera Regional, the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War brought an abrupt suspension of activity that lasted nearly two years. Football resumed in the city in late 1938, once circumstances allowed.

1940s

In the 1939–40 season, national and regional football competitions resumed, and CD Tudelano quickly became a prominent club in Navarre. The team finished as…