Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club is a Spanish football club based in the autonomous city of Ceuta. Founded in 1956, it plays in , the second tier of Spanish football league system.
History The club was found in 1956, after a merger between Sociedad Deportiva Ceuta and Atlético Tetuán, under the name of Club Atlético de Ceuta. It eventually took the place of Tetuán in Segunda División, remaining in the category for six campaigns.
After a one-year spell in Tercera División, Atlético Ceuta returned to the second level and enjoyed a further five seasons before suffering relegation in 1968. The club subsequently fluctuated between the fourth and fifth levels, staying in the former for a short amount of time.
After being promoted to the fourth division in 2012 due to an administrative relegation, Atlético Ceuta tried to merge with AD Ceuta. However, due to the latter's high debts, the club remained under the same name, but with the staff and players of the Agrupación Deportiva.
In 2013, the club was officially named Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club, inheriting AD Ceuta's colours and logo.
After the 2020–21 Tercera División season, Ceuta won with an added-time goal in the playoff final against Xerez CD to win promotion to the new Segunda División RFEF, albeit still the fourth tier of Spanish football. The team stayed in that league for only one season, achieving promotion to the Primera Federación with a 2–0 playoff final win away to AD Unión Adarve; this put them in the third tier for the first time since 1970.
Manager Chus Trujillo, who oversaw the promotion, was dismissed on 19 September 2022 having lost all of the first four games of the 2022–23 Primera Federación season. He was replaced by José Juan Romero in his second spell at the club. The team defeated UD Ibiza of the Segunda División (3–2) and Elche CF of La Liga (1–0) to reach a best-ever last 16 of the Copa del Rey in the same season; there, they lost 5–0 at home to FC Barcelona. Striker Rodri finished the season with 20 goals, the most in the league.
In the 2024–25 campaign, Ceuta won their Primera Federación group and gained promotion to the second division 57 years since their last appearance, after defeating Fuenlabrada on 11 May 2025; it will also be the first time the city of Ceuta will have a representative in the category in 45 years.
Club background Ceuta Sport Club — (1932–41); renamed in 1941 to Sociedad Deportiva Ceuta Sociedad Deportiva Ceuta — (1941–56); in 1956 merged with the Spanish elements of Club Atlético Tetuán to form Club Atlético de Ceuta
Club naming Club Atlético de Ceuta (1956–92) Ceuta Atlético Club (1992-94) Club Atlético de Ceuta (1994-2012) Asociación Deportiva Atlético de Ceuta (2012-13) Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club (2013–present)
Other clubs from Ceuta Club Imperio de Ceuta Sociedad Deportiva — (1958–) Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta — (1969–91) Club Ceutí Atlético – (1996–97) Asociación Deportiva Ceuta (1997–2012)
Season to season As Club Atlético de Ceuta SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1956–5722ª8th1957–5822ª13th1958–5922ª11thFirst round1959–6022ª8thRound of 321960–6122ª2ndFirst round1961–6222ª15thRound of 321962–6333ª 1st1963–6422ª14thFirst round1964–6522ª5thFirst round1965–6622ª14thFirst round1966–6722ª13thRound of 321967–6822ª7thFirst round1968–6933ª 4th1969–7033ª 15thFirst round1970–714Reg. Pref.6th1971–724Reg. Pref.8th1972–734Reg. Pref.2nd1973–744Reg. Pref.4th1974–754Reg. Pref.4th1975–764Reg. Pref.2ndSeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1976–774Reg. Pref.1st1977–7843ª 20thFirst round1978–795Reg. Pref.3rd1979–805Reg. Pref.4th1980–815Reg. Pref.2nd1981–825Reg. Pref.1st1982–835Reg. Pref.4th1983–845Reg. Pref.4th1984–855Reg. Pref.1st1985–865Reg. Pref.3rd1986–875Reg. Pref.7th1987–885Reg. Pref.4th1988–895Reg. Pref.1st1989–9043ª 20th1990–915Reg. Pref.1st1991–9243ª 20th1992–935Reg. Pref.1st1993–9443ª 5th1994–9543ª 20th1995–965Reg. Pref.3rd SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1996–975Reg. Pref.3rd1997–985Reg. Pref.5th1998–995Reg. Pref.2nd1999–20005Reg. Pref.2nd2000–015Reg. Pref.3rd2001–025Reg. Pref.7th2002–035Reg. Pref.7thSeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey2003–045Reg. Pref.8th2004–055Reg. Pref.2nd2005–065Reg. Pref.1st2006–0743ª 18thDNP2011–125Reg. Pref.2nd2012–1343ª 5th
11 seasons in Segunda División 10 seasons in Tercera División
As Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey2013–1443ª 4th2014–1543ª 5th2015–1643ª 6th2016–1743ª 9th2017–1843ª 2nd2018–1943ª 2ndFirst round2019–2043ª5thSecond round2020–2143ª / 2021–2242ª RFEF4th2022–2331ª Fed.12thRound of 162023–2431ª Fed.5th2024–2531ª Fed.1stSecond round2025–2622ª11thSecond round2026–2722ª
2 seasons in Segunda División 3 seasons in Primera Federación 1 season in Segunda División RFEF 8 seasons in Tercera División
Players Current squad
Reserve team
Out on loan
Current technical staff
References
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