SD Eibar
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Sociedad Deportiva Eibar, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team from Eibar
Éibar
Eibar is a city and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country of Spain. The city was chartered by Alfonso XI of Castile in 1346...

, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....

. Founded on 30 November 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División B
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...

.

Eibar plays in azulgranaclaret
Claret
Claret is a name primarily used in British English for red wine from the Bordeaux region of France.-Usage:Claret derives from the French clairet, a now uncommon dark rosé and the most common wine exported from Bordeaux until the 18th century...

 and blue, with blue shorts, holding home games at Estadio Municipal de Ipurua
Estadio Municipal de Ipurua
Estadio Municipal de Ipurua is a multi-use stadium in Eibar, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SD Eibar. The stadium holds 5,250 and was built in 1947. The pitch measures 103 x 65 m....

.

History

Formed by the merger of Deportivo Gallo and Unión Deportiva Eibarresa, the club was originally known as Eibar Fútbol Club, before changing to Sociedad Deportiva Eibar. Originally an irregular team, it wasn't until the 1943–44 season that it were reorganised into a more full-time unit.

Promoted to the third division
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

 in 1950, Eibar achieved promotion to the upper level
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

 three seasons later, being relegated again after a five-season stint, and competing in division three for 25 of the following 28 years (in 1977, Tercera División became the fourth level, after the creation of Segunda División B
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...

). In 1988, the team returned to the "silver category".

Eibar club was relegated to the third divisio at the end of 2005–06
2005–06 Segunda División
-Classification 2005–06:-Relegated to Segunda División B:* UE Lleida -- Relegated to Segunda División B - Group 3* Ferrol -- Relegated to Segunda División B - Group 1* Eibar -- Relegated to Segunda División B - Group 4...

. However, it won Segunda B (group IV) in the immediate season and, during the promotion play-offs, won the semi-final tie against CE L'Hospitalet 2–0, beating Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D., often abbreviated to Rayo, is a Spanish football team based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas...

 2–1 on aggregate in the finals, returning after just a one-year absence.

Season to season

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Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
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1949/50 Regional
1950/51
Tercera División
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1st
1951/52
Tercera División
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2nd
1952/53
Tercera División
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1st
1953/54
Segunda División
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7th
1954/55
Segunda División
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8th
1955/56
Segunda División
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14th
1956/57
Segunda División
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10th
1957/58
Segunda División
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17th
1958/59
Tercera División
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2nd
1959/60
Tercera División
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7th
1960/61
Tercera División
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3rd
1961/62
Tercera División
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1st
1962/63
Tercera División
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1st
1963/64
Tercera División
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2nd
1964/65
Tercera División
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2nd
1965/66
Tercera División
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2nd
1966/67
Tercera División
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1st
1967/68
Tercera División
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2nd
class="wikitable"> Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
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1968/69
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

6th 1969/70
Tercera División
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2nd 1970/71
Tercera División
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7th 1971/72
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

4th 1972/73
Tercera División
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12th 1973/74
Tercera División
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2nd 1974/75
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

16th 1975/76
Tercera División
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19th 1976/77 Regional — 1977/78 Regional — 1978/79 Regional — 1979/80
Tercera División
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4th 1980/81
Tercera División
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3rd 1981/82
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

1st 1982/83
Tercera División
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2nd 1983/84
Tercera División
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2nd 1984/85
Tercera División
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2nd 1985/86
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

1st 1986/87 2ªB
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...

7th
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Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
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1987/88 2ªB
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...

1st
1988/89
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

16th
1989/90
Segunda División
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16th
1990/91
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

10th
1991/92
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

12th
1992/93
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

16th
1993/94
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

10th
1994/95
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

5th
1995/96
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

12th
1996/97
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

5th
1997/98
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

10th
1998/99
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

18th
1999/00
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

11th
2000/01
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

15th
class="wikitable"> Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
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2001/02
Segunda División
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8th 2002/03
Segunda División
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17th 2003/04
Segunda División
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10th 2004/05
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

4th 2005/06
2005–06 Segunda División
-Classification 2005–06:-Relegated to Segunda División B:* UE Lleida -- Relegated to Segunda División B - Group 3* Ferrol -- Relegated to Segunda División B - Group 1* Eibar -- Relegated to Segunda División B - Group 4...

Segunda División
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22nd 2006/07 2ªB
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...

1st 2007/08
Segunda División
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13th 2008/09
Segunda División
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21st 2nd Round 2009/10
2009–10 Segunda División B
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2ªB
Segunda División B
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2nd 2010/11
2010–11 Segunda División B
The 2010–11 Segunda División B season is the 80th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 28 August 2010, and the season ended on 26 June 2011 with the promotion play-off finals.- Group 1:...

2ªB
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...

1st First round
2010–11 Copa del Rey
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2011/12
2011–12 Segunda División B
The 2011–12 Segunda División B season is the 81st since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 20 August 2011, and the season is scheduled to end on 24 June 2012 with the promotion play-off finals.-Group 1:...

2ªB
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...


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  • 23 seasons in Segunda División
    Segunda División
    The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

  • 5 seasons in Segunda División B
    Segunda División B
    Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...

  • 28 seasons in Tercera División
    Tercera División
    Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

  • 4 seasons in Categorías Regionales
    Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol
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Current squad

(on loan from Barcelona
FC Barcelona
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)
(on loan from Gimnàstic
Gimnàstic de Tarragona
Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, usually referred to as Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team currently plays in Segunda División....

)

Honours / Achievements

  • Fourth Division
    Tercera División
    Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

    : 1950–51, 1952–53, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1966–67, 1981–82, 1985–86
  • Third Division
    Segunda División B
    Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...

    : 1987–88, 2006–07, 2010–11
  • Promotion to the Fourth Division
    Tercera División
    Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

    : 1949–50
  • Promotion to the Second Division
    Segunda División
    The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

    : 1987–88

Stadium

Eibar's home stadium is Estadio Municipal de Ipurua
Estadio Municipal de Ipurua
Estadio Municipal de Ipurua is a multi-use stadium in Eibar, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SD Eibar. The stadium holds 5,250 and was built in 1947. The pitch measures 103 x 65 m....

, which seats 5,250 spectators.

Famous players

Frederic Peiremans
Frédéric Peiremans
Frédéric Peiremans is a retired Belgian football player who played for Anderlecht, Charleroi, FC Twente, Real Sociedad and SD Eibar, as well as the Belgian national team.The band Peiremans is named after him....

 Avimileth Rivas Igor Lediakhov Manuel Almunia
Manuel Almunia
Manuel Almunia Rivero is a professional footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Arsenal.-Early career:Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Almunia started his senior career with Osasuna's reserve team in 1997, playing two seasons with the team in Segunda División B...

 Xabi Alonso
Xabi Alonso
Xabier "Xabi" Alonso Olano is a Spanish World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a midfielder.Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home region Gipuzkoa. After a brief loan period at Eibar he returned to Sociedad where then manager John Toshack appointed...

  Roberto Echeverria Ciriaco Errasti
Ciriaco Errasti
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 Ramón Gabilondo
Ramón Gabilondo
Ramón Gabilondo Alberdi was a Spanish international football player who played club football for Real Valladolid and Atlético Madrid....

 José Garate
Gaizka Garitano
Gaizka Garitano Aguirre
Gaizka Garitano Aguirre is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.-Football career:...

 José Garmendia
José Ignacio Garmendia
José Ignacio Garmendia Mendizábal is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Football career:During his career, Garmendia played solely for Basque club SD Eibar, in a career which spanned 20 years...

 Pepe Muguerza Asier Riesgo David Silva
David Silva
David Josué Jiménez Silva is a Spanish footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Spanish national team. Silva is capable of playing on the wing, as a traditional number 10 and sometimes as a supporting striker...

 Aitor López Rekarte
Aitor López Rekarte
Aitor López Rekarte is a retired Spanish footballer.He played as a defender on the right side, and sporadically on the other flank; his professional career was closely connected to Real Sociedad, where he played 13 of 15 total seasons.-Club career:López Rekarte played a decade for the Basque side...

 Federico Magallanes Iván Pailos
Iván Pailós
Jorge Iván Pailos Gaitán is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Club Sportivo Cerrito in the Uruguayan Primera División.-Club career:...

 Ricardo Varela
Ricardo Varela
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see also

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