Real Ávila CF

Early history (1923–1936)

The first football team in Ávila was the Ávila Football Club, founded on 8 August 1923 with the formation of its first board of directors, which elected Pedro Gutiérrez as president. The club adopted red shirts, blue shorts, and black socks with red turnovers as its team colours. In 1924, Jerónimo Tomé Bustillo became the new president, and in May the team inaugurated its first ground, San Francisco, located on rented land in Calleja del Moro (now Virgen de la Soterraña). One of the most notable matches of this early period was a friendly against Real Madrid, played on 18 October during the festivities of La Santa. On 17 June 1925, the club received a royal order from King Alfonso XIII authorising His Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias to accept the honorary presidency of the club. Later that year, the King granted the club the title "Real", and it became Real Ávila Football Club, a name first used officially on 30 August 1925. From its founding, the club played friendly matches and took part in regional tournaments. In 1936, the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War brought all sporting activity to a halt. The Calleja del Moro ground disappeared, and with it, the team and its supporters. After the war, a new generation of football fans began to re-emerge, and the El Pradillo ground marked the rebirth of football in Ávila.

Modern history (1943–1987)

The current Real Ávila Club de Fútbol was founded on 6 August 1943. In November of…