CD Tenerife
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Tete, Chicharreros, Insulares, Los blanquiazules | |||
| Founded | 1922 | |||
| Ground | Heliodoro Rodríguez López, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Capacity: 24,000) |
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| Chairman |  Miguel Concepción |
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| Manager | Gonzalo Arconada |
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| League | Segunda División | |||
| 2009–10 | La Liga, 19th (relegated) | |||
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Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, with a 24,000-seat capacity.
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History
Club Deportivo Tenerife was founded in 1922, but some documents show the existence of Sporting Club Tenerife ten years earlier, which could have been the club's precursor.
Spain's La Liga started in 1928, but Tenerife played in regional divisions until it was promoted to the second division in 1953. The team first reached the topflight in 1961, being immediately relegated back. In the following decades, it bounced back between the third and third divisions, also spending six years - five in a row - in Segunda División B, the newly-created third level (in 1978).
In 1985, when Tenerife were relegated to the third division for a second time, Javier Pérez became president of the club. The side was promoted this year to the second level and, two years later, returned to the first, after winning the promotion playoff against Real Betis (4–1 on aggregate).
In 1991, Argentine Jorge Valdano took charge of the club as manager, and would help rob former side Real Madrid of two consecutive league titles in the last round, to the benefit of FC Barcelona; in the first season, the Canary Islands outfit barely avoided relegation, but would finish in a best-ever fifth position in the following year, eventually reaching the round of 16 in the subsquent UEFA Cup, losing to Juventus FC 2–4 on aggregate.
German Jupp Heynckes became coach of Tenerife in 1995, leading the club to another fifth position, and the quarterfinals of the domestic cup. In the 1996–97 UEFA Cup, the islanders fared better, reaching the last-four, after defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv FC, S.S. Lazio, Feyenoord and Brøndby IF (the winner coming late in extra time from an Antonio Mata free kick), only bowing out to eventual winners FC Schalke 04.
Tenerife then went on a downward spiral which eventually led to relegation to the Segunda División in 1999, prompting various managerial changes within the club. In 2001 the club was again promoted, led by Rafael Benítez, who promptly left to take up the manager's job at Valencia CF; the promotion was achieved in the last match of the campaign, thanks to a goal from Hugo Morales.
Pepe Mel became the new trainer but the first division season never took off, as Tenerife were beaten heavily at home by Barcelona 0–6, which cost the manager his job. Javier Clemente, the former manager of Spain, took the reins, but could not hel prevent the eventual immediate relegation.
Tenerife suffered from serious economic problems in the following years, owing more than €40 million. President Pérez was replaced with Víctor Perez de Ascanio, who resigned due to bad management, leaving his position to Miguel Concepción, who negotiated with local politicians and businessmen, also creating a construction company as a subsidiary of the side.
On 13 June 2009, Tenerife secured a topflight return after a seven-year absence, after a 1–0 win at Girona FC 0–1. In the following season, even though the team held on until the last round, another relegation befell, after the 0–1 loss at third-placed Valencia CF.
Current squad
As of 14 August 2010 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Seasons
Recent seasons
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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 1997–98 1D 15 38 11 12 15 44 57 45 1998–99 1D 19 38 7 13 18 41 63 34 relegated Two seasons in Segunda 2001–02 1D 19 38 10 8 20 32 58 38 relegated 2002–03 2D 8 42 13 18 11 53 39 57 2003–04 2D 8 42 11 21 10 40 40 54 2004–05 2D 9 42 13 18 11 42 45 57 2005–06 2D 18 42 13 12 17 53 60 51 2006–07 2D 7 42 18 6 18 48 51 60 2007–08 2D 11 42 12 17 13 51 57 53 2008–09 2D 3 42 24 9 9 79 47 81 promoted 2009–10 1D 19 38 9 9 20 40 74 36 relegated
Season to season
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- 13 seasons in La Liga
- 35 seasons in Segunda División
- 6 seasons in Segunda División B
- 3 seasons in Tercera División
- 5 seasons in Categorías Regionales
Statistics 2009–10
| Primera División | Position | Pts | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| CD Tenerife | 19 | 36 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 74 |
- Top Scorers:
- Nino – 14 goals
- Alfaro – 7 goals
- Román Martínez – 5 goals
- Top Goalkeepers:
- Aragoneses – 74 goals in 38 matches
Famous players
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see also Category:CD Tenerife players
Famous coaches
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Fans
Fans of Tenerife are called Chicharreros because in early days, the inhabitants of a small fishing village called Santa Cruz (later the capital of Tenerife) consumed "chicharros" (Atlantic horse mackerel) as a main part of their diet.
Other inhabitants of Tenerife and Canary Islands used the moniker as a pejorative name, but finally the inhabitants of Santa Cruz accepted it affectionately.
External links
- Official website (Spanish)
- Futbolme.com profile (Spanish)
- Armada Sur, fansite
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