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| Full name | Club de Fútbol Benidorm | ||
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| Founded | 2016 (2016) | ||
| Ground | Guillermo Amor, Benidorm, Valencian Country, Spain | ||
| Capacity | 9,000 | ||
| Owner | DV7 Group | ||
| President | Jordi Bruixola Ruiz1 | ||
| Head coach | Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vidales2 | ||
| League | Lliga Comunitat – South | ||
| 2025–26 | Lliga Comunitat – South, 2nd of 16 | ||
| Website | https://cfbenidorm.es/ | ||
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Club de Fútbol Benidorm is a Spanish football team based in Benidorm, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 2016, they play in the Lliga Comunitat – South, holding home matches at the Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor, with a capacity of 9,000 people.3
History
Founded in 2016 under the name of Club de Fútbol Calvari Benidorm as an honour to dissolved Benidorm CF,4 the club started playing in the Segunda Regional in the following year, winning promotion as champions. In July 2019, after another promotion, the club reached an agreement with CD Polop to become their reserve team.5
On 6 July 2020, it was announced that Calvari would be renamed to Club de Fútbol Benidorm, but would be registered as Racing Club de Fútbol Benidorm in the Valencian Community Football Federation.6 On 25 March 2023, the club was bought by DV7 Group, owned by David Villa and Víctor Oñate.7
On 29 April 2024, Benidorm achieved a first-ever promotion to Tercera Federación with two rounds to go.8
Supporters
As of the 2023-24 season, the average attendance for matches at the Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor was around 2,000 spectators.9 The club has a notable British following, driven by Benidorm’s large expatriate community and its long-standing popularity with British tourists.10
Season to season
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- 1 season in Tercera Federación
References
References
- "Presidencia" [Presidency] (in Spanish). CF Benidorm. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- "El CF Benidorm cuenta con Miguel Ángel Martínez como su técnico en Tercera RFEF" [CF Benidorm count on Miguel Ángel Martínez as their manager in Tercera RFEF]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). esportbase media. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- "Club de Fútbol Benidorm". CF Benidorm | Web Oficial (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- "Historia" [History] (in Spanish). CF Benidorm. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- "El CF Calvari de Benidorm tendrá su propio filial en un club de la Marina Baja" [CF Calvari de Benidorm will have their own reserve team in a club from the Marina Baja] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- "El CF Calvari pasa a denominarse Club de Fútbol Benidorm" [CF Calvari is now called Club de Fútbol Benidorm] (in Spanish). Calvari El periódic del cor de Benidorm. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- "La sociedad del Guaje Villa compra el Benidorm" [The partnership of Guaje Villa buys Benidorm] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- "El FC Benidorm asciende a Tercera División a falta de dos jornadas para el final de liga" [FC Benidorm promote to Tercera División with two fixtures from the end of the season to go] (in Spanish). Onda Cero. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- benidorm stuff (2024-05-22). Benidorm - Who is this new FOOTBALL CLUB taking SPAIN by storm?. Retrieved 2026-02-09 – via YouTube. 1m 59s.
- benidorm stuff (2024-05-22). Benidorm - Who is this new FOOTBALL CLUB taking SPAIN by storm?. Retrieved 2026-02-09 – via YouTube. 9m 17s.
- "Club de Fútbol Benidorm" (in Spanish). Fútbol Regional. Retrieved 17 June 2024.