Asociación Deportiva Ceuta was a Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Ceuta. Founded in 1996, its last season was 2011–12 in Segunda División B, holding home matches at Estadio Alfonso Murube, with a capacity of 6,500.
History Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta, another team from the city, was founded in 1972 and folded in 1991. The club played once in the Segunda División, in 1980–81.
In 1997 Asociación Deportiva Ceuta was born, reaching the third level in only two years; in its first decades of existence, it appeared – without success – in five second division promotion play-offs.
On 1 July 2012, Ceuta was relegated to the Tercera División for unpaid wages to its players.El Ceuta desciende a Tercera tras no recibir la ayuda de la ciudad (Ceuta relegated to Tercera after no help from the city); El Pueblo de Ceuta, 1 July 2012
After 2011–12 season, the club was administratively relegated to Regional Preferente de Ceuta due to unpaid wages from the previous season. Shortly after, club was disbanded with a €600,000 total debt.Been a year since AD Ceuta was wound up Ceuta Deportiva, 30 June 2013 In 2013, a new club called Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club was founded to inherit the club's history.
Club background Asociación Deportiva Ceuta — (1997–2012)
Other clubs from Ceuta Ceuta Sport Club — (1932–56); 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 Atlético de Ceuta — (1956–); renamed in 2013 to Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club Club Imperio de Ceuta Sociedad Deportiva — (1958–) Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta — (1969–91) Club Ceutí Atlético – (1996–97) Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club — (2013–)
Rivalry The Ceuta-Melilla derby was between Ceuta and UD Melilla. The two clubs travelled to each other via the Spanish mainland to avoid entering Morocco.
Season to season SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1996–9743ª1st1997–9843ª1st1998–9932ª B7thSecond round1999–200032ª B2nd2000–0132ª B4thRound of 322001–0232ª B2ndRound of 322002–0332ª B7thPreliminary2003–0432ª B6thRound of 32SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey2004–0532ª B3rdRound of 322005–0632ª B10thSecond round2006–0732ª B11th2007–0832ª B3rd2008–0932ª B7thFirst round2009–1032ª B5thSecond round2010–1132ª B6thRound of 322011–1232ª B14thFirst round
14 seasons in Segunda División B 2 seasons in Tercera División
Final squad
Famous players
See also AD Ceuta B, reserve team
References
External links Futbolme team profile Unofficial website (archived 26 December 2008)