Palencia CF (1960)

For the Spanish club founded in 1975 and dissolved in 2012, see CF Palencia. For the Spanish club founded in 2013, see Palencia CF.

Palencia

Full name	Palencia Club de Fútbol
Founded	1960
Dissolved	1986
Ground	La Balastera, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain
Capacity	13,468
Chairman	Bonifacio Aguayo
Manager	Crispi
League	2ªB - Group 1
1985–86	2ªB - Group 1, 7th
Away colours

Palencia Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football club based in Palencia, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1960, it held home games at Estadio La Balastera, with a 13,468-seat capacity.

History

Safe for five seasons in the regional leagues, Palencia spent the first 17 years of its existence in Tercera División. From 1977 to 1979, the club achieved two consecutive promotions, thus reaching Segunda División (second division), where it competed for four of the following five seasons, finishing a best-ever fifth in 1982–83, just three points off the promotion zone.

Palencia Club de Fútbol disappeared in 1986 due to serious economic debts, with the club now in Segunda División B. Another team was founded in the city following its demise, CF Palencia, which came to compete several seasons in that same category.

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1960–61 3 3ª 3rd 1961–62 3 3ª 4th 1962–63 3 3ª 2nd 1963–64 3 3ª 15th 1964–65 DNP 1965–66 DNP 1966–67 4 1ª Reg. 5th 1967–68 5 2ª Reg. 1st 1968–69 4 1ª Reg. 1st 1969–70 3 3ª 7th 1970–71 3 3ª 3rd 1971–72 3 3ª 11th 1972–73 3 3ª 3rd

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1973–74 3 3ª 6th 1974–75 3 3ª 4th 1975–76 3 3ª 9th 1976–77 3 3ª 8th 1977–78 3 2ª B 13th 1978–79 3 2ª B 1st 1979–80 2 2ª 15th 1980–81 2 2ª 18th 1981–82 3 2ª B 2nd 1982–83 2 2ª 5th 1983–84 2 2ª 19th 1984–85 3 2ª B 12th 1985–86 3 2ª B 7th

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• 4 seasons in Segunda División
• 5 seasons in Segunda División B
• 12 seasons in Tercera División

Selected former players

• Carlos Echarri
• Óscar Ferrero
• Joaquín López
• Hugo Módigo
• Norberto Huezo
• Paco Bonet
• Antonio Teixidó
• Benigno Chaparro

Selected former managers

• Luis Costa
• Francisco Gento
• Miguel Ángel Montes