Añorga Kirol eta Kultur Elkartea (Spanish: Sociedad Deportiva y Cultural Añorga) is a Spanish sports and culture club from San Sebastián settled in the city's Añorga district. Founded in 1922, it comprises football, Basque pelota, basketball, mountaineering, chess, cyclotourism, and Basque folk dance sections. The men's football club play in , while the women's team play in Tercera Federación (women) – Group 2.
Club history The club is best known for its women's football team, established in 1980. Through the 1980s Añorga reached but lost the final of the national cup (until 1988, the only national championship) in 1984,Dep. Karbo - PB Barcilona play today the final. El Mundo Deportivo, 23/06/85 1987 and 1989. In 1990 it finally won the competition by beating RCD Espanyol 2–0 in the final.2-0: No options for Espanyol. El Mundo Deportivo, 25/06/90 This marked the beginning of the team's golden era as Añorga became one of the two leading Spanish teams in the first half of the 1990s along with CD Oroquieta Villaverde, winning three national leagues and two more national cups Royal Spanish Football Federation until 1996.
However, the team declined through the next years. In 2001 Añorga the national federation invited Añorga to take part in the reunified Superliga which replaced the 48-teams, 4-groups + Final Four system held since 1997, but the club declined the offer due to financial reasons,Añorga tries to return to its origins. El Diario Vasco so it was relegated to the second tier where it has played since.2011-12 Segunda División Group 2 tables and results in soccerway.com As the options to regain its former glory faded, the club supported the newly founded local powerhouse Real Sociedad, which soon made it into top-flight.Añorga, source of great talents. El Diario Vasco, 24/03/09
Honours División de Honor (3) 1992, 1995, 1996 Copa de la Reina 1990, 1991, 1993
Season to season Men's team SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1944–4552nd1945–4651st1946–4745th1947–48411th1948–4952nd1949–5055th1950–5155th1951–5252nd1952–53413th1953–54413th1954–55412th1955–56411th1956–5751stDNP2010–1175th2011–1275th2012–1372nd2013–14DNP2014–1571st2015–166Pref.4thSeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey2016–176Pref.1st2017–185Div. Hon.14th2018–195Div. Hon.15th2019–205Div. Hon.5th2020–215Div. Hon.3rd2021–226Div. Hon.10th2022–236Div. Hon.2nd2023–2453ª Fed.18th2024–256Div. Hon.1st2025–2653ª Fed.
2 seasons in Tercera Federación
Women's team SeasonDivisionPlaceCopa de la Reina1989/902ª ?Winner1990/911ª 3rdWinner1991/921ª 1stQuarter-finals1992/931ª 2ndWinner1993/941ª 3rdSemifinals1994/951ª 1stRunner-up1995/961ª 1stQuarter-finals1996/971ª 1st/2nd1997/981ª (G1)8th1998/991ª (G1) 9th1999/001ª (G1)5th2000/011ª (G1)4th2001/022ª (G1)4th2002/032ª (G1)3rd2003/042ª (G1)2nd2004/052ª (G1)2ndSeasonDivisionPlaceCopa de la Reina2005/062ª (G1)2nd2006/072ª (G1)2nd2007/082ª (G1)5th2008/092ª (G1)10th2009/102ª (G1)6th2010/112ª (G1)6th2011/122ª (G2)5th2012/132ª (G2)5th2013/142ª (G2)5th2014/152ª (G2)7th2015/162ª (G2)4th2016/172ª (G2)5th2017/182ª (G2)7th2018/192ª (G2)5th2019/201ªN1st
Notable players
Former internationals Ángeles Arizeta Ainhoa Bakero Ixiar Bakero Elixabete Capa Beatriz García Nahikari García Arantza Iradi Paula Kasares Arantza del Puerto Idoia Sarasa
References
External links Añorga at Txapeldunak