Real Burgos Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1983, it ceased to compete in 1996 and returned in 2011, holding home games at Complejo Deportivo San Amaro, with a capacity of 1,000 spectators. It was dissolved in 2022, after a liquidation process.

The team's greatest success in its short history came in 1990, when they managed to promote to La Liga for the first time. Their spell in the top tier lasted three seasons, ending with relegation in 1993.

History Burgos CF was founded in 1936, also known as Gimnástica Burgalesa Club de Fútbol. In 1983, the club disappeared due to serious economic problems and the reserve team, Burgos Promesas, was renamed Real Burgos Club de Fútbol.

1990 proved to be a historic year for Real Burgos. In the 1989–90 Segunda Division season, Real Burgos managed to finish in first place and promote to La Liga for the first time, just seven years after its foundation as a professional club. In its first season in the top tier, Real Burgos surprised many by finishing in the 11th place, with 37 points and a positive goal difference of +5. The team even managed to steal points from the best in the league, by beating Real Madrid at home 2–1, and drawing against Barcelona away 0-0. The following season was even more successful for Real Burgos, as they managed to finish in the ninth place, with 37 points again. Burgos again showed skills against Barcelona, managing two draws against the eventual champions. This was the golden era of the club, as it received the nickname of Matagigantes (Killers of giants), as the club defeated Real Madrid and earned points away against Barcelona and Atlético Madrid. The third season in La Liga, however, was a failure as Real Burgos eventually finished last, with only four wins in the entire season, and collecting only 22 points.

In 1994, Real Burgos was relegated to the fourth tier due to the debts owed to its players. It did not enter any competition for the 1994–95 season, being readmitted in the league for the 1995–96 season. After this season, the club definitively ceased in activity until 2011, when Real Burgos returned to competition, taking part in the Provincial League of Burgos.

Six years later, in April 2017, the club was promoted to Tercera División where it played 21 years after the last time. However, the club could not avoid relegation in its comeback season.

In 2018, Real Burgos sued the Castile and León Football Federation, claiming a place in Tercera División alleging irregularities in the announcement of the fixtures during the last rounds of the 2017–18 season. Finally, the place was not given and Real Burgos did not enter any competition as they were later expelled from the Regional Preferente. In May 2019, the judge of a court in Majadahonda ordered the club's reinstatement in the Tercera División.

In December 2022, after withdrawing from the Primera Regional in the 2021–22 season, Real Burgos went into a liquidation process.

Background Burgos Promesas CF - (1970–1983) (reserve team of Burgos CF (I)) Real Burgos CF - (1983–present)

Season to season SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1983–8443ª1st1984–8543ªThird round1985–8632ª B2ndRound of 161986–8732ª BSecond round1987–8822ª13thFourth round1988–8922ª14thRound of 321989–9022ªFirst round1990–9111ª11thFourth round1991–9211ª9thRound of 161992–9311ªFourth round1993–9422ªThird round1994–95DNP1995–9643ª10thSeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1996–2011DNP2011–1261ª Prov.5th2012–1361ª Prov.2013–1451ª Reg.9th2014–1551ª Reg.11th2015–1651ª Reg.7th2016–1751ª Reg.2017–1843ª2018–19DNP2019–2043ª11th2020–2143ª10th / 2021–2261ª Reg.

3 seasons in La Liga 4 seasons in Segunda División 2 seasons in Segunda División B 6 seasons in Tercera División

Detailed list of seasons SeasonLeagueCupTier Division 1983–84 4 3ª División 8 1st 38 28 6 4 111 21 62 2 1 0 1 1 4 1984–85 4 3ª División 8 1st 38 28 8 2 97 13 64 R3 4 2 2 0 3 0 1985–86 3 2ª División B 1 2nd 38 18 12 8 47 32 48 R161986–87 3 2ª División B 4th 42 19 16 7 45 20 54 R21987–88 2 2ª División 13th 38 11 12 15 34 50 34 R41988–89 2 2ª División 14th 38 9 18 11 27 34 36 R321989–90 2 2ª División 1st 38 18 14 6 53 24 50 R11990–91 1 La Liga 11th 38 10 17 11 32 27 37 R41991–92 1 La Liga 9th 38 12 13 13 40 43 37 R161992–93 1 La Liga 20th 38 4 14 20 29 69 22 R41993–94 2 2ª División 19th 38 10 6 22 38 68 26 R31994–95 did not enter any competition1995–96 4 3ª División 8 10th 38 13 15 12 50 51 54 1996–2011 did not enter any competition2011–12 6 1ª Provincial 5th 20 8 5 7 31 33 29 2012–13 6 1ª Provincial 1st 18 14 4 0 54 15 46 2nd 14 7 4 1 26 6 252013–14 5 1ª Regional 1 9th 32 13 7 12 55 57 43 2014–15 5 1ª Regional 1 11th 31 10 8 13 52 57 38 2015–16 5 1ª Regional 1 7th 33 14 8 11 41 42 50 2016–17 5 1ª Regional 1 1st 34 26 7 1 86 22 85 2017–18 4 3ª División 8 18th 38 8 8 22 31 82 32 2018–19 did not enter any competition2019–20 4 3ª División 8 11th 29 10 6 13 36 39 36 2020–21 4 3ª División 8B 10th 22 4 7 11 18 37 19 8E 11th 32 5 7 20 25 59 22 2021–22 6 1ª Regional 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Selected former players

Gavril Balint Ivica Barbarić Predrag Jurić Zsolt Limperger Agustín Elduayen Loren Javier Olaizola

References

External links

Real Burgos forum