Reus
Full nameClub de Futbol
Reus Deportiu, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)Ganxets
La avellana mecánica[1]
(The clockwork hazelnut)
Founded23 November 1909; 114 years ago (23 November 1909) (as Club Deportivo de Reus)
Dissolved20 October 2020; 3 years ago (20 October 2020) (TBD in Concorso)
GroundEstadi Municipal, Reus,
Catalonia, Spain
Capacity4,700
OwnerClifton Onolfo via Global Cities SHH Capital, Ltd
PresidentClifton V Onolfo
WebsiteClub website

Club de Futbol Reus Deportiu, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Reus, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1909, it last competed in the Segunda Division (while its B team competed in the Tercera Division) before folding during the 2018–19 Segunda División season. It held its home games at Estadi Municipal, with a capacity of 4,700 seats.[2]

History

CD Reus was founded on 23 November 1909 after the dissolution of Reus Sport Club.[3] On 29 September 1917, the club merged with Club Velocipedista and SC Olímpia becoming the multi-sports club Reus Deportiu.[4]

2015–16 squad, that achieved the promotion to Segunda División

In 1951, Reus Deportiu was restructured into two independent entities: CF Reus Deportiu, entirely dedicated to football, and Reus Deportiu, supporting the other sports,[5] roller hockey being the most well known.

After several years playing in Segunda División B, Reus qualified in 2015 to the promotion play-offs for the first time in its history.[6] It was defeated in the second round by Racing Ferrol.[7]

In 2015, the club reached the round of 32 of the 2015–16 Copa del Rey, where it was defeated by Atlético Madrid.[8][9] In that season, the club also qualified to the promotion play-offs, this time as champion of the Segunda División B Group 3. In the first leg, Reus beat Racing de Santander by 3–0 away,[10] and achieved the first promotion ever to Segunda División after a 1–0 home win in the second leg, played on 29 May 2016.[11]

On 18 January 2019, the Liga de Fútbol Profesional suspended the rights of Reus to continue competing in the competition and ten days later the club was expelled from the competition for three years plus a fine of €250,000 due to the nonpayment of players' salaries.[12]

In July 2019, after the draw of the groups for the 2019–20 Segunda División B, Reus was excluded again due to the non-payment and relegated to Tercera División,[13] from which the club was expelled in September for the non-payment of its debt with the RFEF and non-appearance in the first two matches.[14] It was also ruled that the club could not play in the three Catalan regional leagues until its debts were settled.[15] In October 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ordered that Reus be reinstated to Segunda B[16] but could not be implemented, and in July 2020, the club was kept out of league football yet again for non-payment of its reserve team players.[17]

On 20 October 2020, Reus was liquidated by the court, after the club's owners failed to present a plan to pay off the debts, estimated in more than €9 million.[18] In 2022, CF Reddis merged with the youth sides of Reus to create a unique football project for the city, and the new club was called Reus FC Reddis.

Season to season

Logo of the club until the 2016–17 season
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1940–41 4 1ª Reg. 2nd
1941–42 4 1ª Reg. 5th
1942–43 4 1ª Reg. 3rd
1943–44 3 3ª 3rd Second round
1944–45 3 3ª 6th
1945–46 3 3ª 3rd
1946–47 3 3ª 9th
1947–48 3 3ª 12th Fourth round
1948–49 4 1ª Reg. 15th
1949–50 3 3ª 12th
1950–51 3 3ª 17th
1951–52 4 1ª Reg. 16th
1952–53 4 1ª Reg. 1st
1953–54 3 3ª 13th
1954–55 3 3ª 6th
1955–56 3 3ª 8th
1956–57 3 3ª 5th
1957–58 3 3ª 20th
1958–59 4 1ª Reg. 2nd
1959–60 4 1ª Reg. 1st
1960–61 3 3ª 3rd
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1961–62 3 3ª 4th
1962–63 3 3ª 8th
1963–64 3 3ª 11th
1964–65 3 3ª 8th
1965–66 3 3ª 18th
1966–67 3 3ª 5th
1967–68 3 3ª 11th
1968–69 3 3ª 14th
1969–70 3 3ª 18th Second round
1970–71 4 Reg. Pref. 12th
1971–72 4 Reg. Pref. 8th
1972–73 4 Reg. Pref. 15th
1973–74 4 Reg. Pref. 13th
1974–75 4 Reg. Pref. 6th
1975–76 4 Reg. Pref. 1st
1976–77 3 3ª 19th Second round
1977–78 4 3ª 6th Second round
1978–79 4 3ª 3rd First round
1979–80 4 3ª 2nd First round
1980–81 4 3ª 1st First round
1981–82 3 2ªB 14th First round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1982–83 3 2ªB 20th
1983–84 4 3ª 15th
1984–85 4 3ª 19th
1985–86 5 Reg. Pref. 1st
1986–87 4 3ª 19th
1987–88 4 3ª 16th
1988–89 4 3ª 6th
1989–90 4 3ª 6th
1990–91 4 3ª 19th First round
1991–92 5 1ª Cat. 2nd
1992–93 4 3ª 9th
1993–94 4 3ª 13th
1994–95 4 3ª 20th
1995–96 5 1ª Cat. 11th
1996–97 5 1ª Cat. 10th
1997–98 5 1ª Cat. 2nd
1998–99 4 3ª 12th
1999–2000 4 3ª 14th
2000–01 4 3ª 14th
2001–02 4 3ª 3rd
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2002–03 3 2ªB 18th
2003–04 4 3ª 2nd
2004–05 4 3ª 4th
2005–06 3 2ªB 17th
2006–07 4 3ª 1st
2007–08 4 3ª 3rd First round
2008–09 4 3ª 2nd
2009–10 4 3ª 2nd Second round
2010–11 4 3ª 4th
2011–12 3 2ªB 8th
2012–13 3 2ªB 14th
2013–14 3 2ªB 12th
2014–15 3 2ªB 3rd
2015–16 3 2ªB 1st Round of 32
2016–17 2 2ª 11th Second round
2017–18 2 2ª 14th Second round
2018–19 2 2ª DQ Third round
2019–20 4 3ª DQ
2020–21 No league

Retired numbers

7 – Spain Jordi Pitarque MF (2009–10) – posthumous honour[19]

Notable players

See also: Category:CF Reus Deportiu players

Players who appeared in more than 100 league matches for the club and/or reached international status.

Coaches

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reus, la avellana mecánica, reta al Atlético" (in Spanish). Sportyou. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Estadi Municipal de Reus" (in Catalan). CF Reus Deportiu. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Ten things you may not know about CF Reus Deportiu". Página web oficial de LaLiga | LaLiga. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Spain – Catalonia – List of Foundation Dates". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Història del CF Reus Deportiu" (in Catalan). CF Reus Deportiu. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  6. ^ "goalzz.com: Live sports scores, news and more". goalzz.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. ^ Redacció (30 May 2015). "El Reus no pot amb el seu somni davant el Racing Ferrol". FutbolCatalunya.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Atletico edge past Reus Deportiu, advance to round of 16 of Copa del Rey". Fox Sports. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Reus Deportiu 1-2 Atlético Madrid – December 01, 2015 / Copa del Rey 2015/2016". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Spanish Football Leagues".
  11. ^ "El Reus asciende a Segunda A" (in Spanish). El Periódico. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Nota Informativa" [Information note]. La Liga. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  13. ^ "El Andorra de Piqué ocupará la plaza vacante del Reus en Segunda B" [Piqué's Andorra will occupy Reus' vacant place in Segunda B] (in Spanish). RTVE. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  14. ^ "El Reus, excluido de Tercera División" [Reus excluded from Third Division]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). EFE. 10 September 2019.
  15. ^ "El Reus queda definitivament exclòs de Primera Catalana" [Reus are definitively excluded from the Primera Catalana] (in Catalan). Canal Reus TV. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  16. ^ Munday, Billy (15 October 2019). "Reus can re-enter the Segunda B... but their place is occupied by Pique's FC Andorra". Marca. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  17. ^ "El CF Reus queda exclòs de Segona Catalana" [CF Reus is excluded from Segona Catalana]. Diari Mès Digital (in Catalan). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Decretada por el juez la disolución de la SAD del CF Reus" [Ordered by the judge the dissolution of CF Reus' SAD] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  19. ^ "El Reus retira el número 7 de Jordi Pitarque" [Reus retires Jordi Pitarque's number 7]. La Vanguadia (in Spanish). 7 September 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

External links

Categories