Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in Basque : Eibar Kirol Elkartea ) is a Spanish professional football club based in Eibar , Gipuzkoa , in the autonomous Basque Country .
46-463: Founded on 30 November 1940, the team currently plays in the Segunda División , the second tier of Spanish football, having been relegated from La Liga at the end of the 2020–21 season. The club played in the top tier of Spanish football for seven consecutive seasons from 2014 to 2021, and participated in 26 Segunda División seasons (a spell in the 1950s, and most of the 1990s and 2000s), spending
92-593: A club other than Barcelona or Real Madrid, who finished second and third respectively, had won the title. Osasuna , Valladolid and Real Betis finished in the bottom three and were relegated. Cristiano Ronaldo won the La Liga Award for Best Player for the first time. As the top scorer with 31 goals, Ronaldo also won the Pichichi Trophy , along with sharing the European Golden Shoe . Ángel Di María had
138-419: A five-year stint and competing in division three for 25 of the following 28 years (in 1977 Tercera became the fourth level, after the creation of Segunda División B ). In 1988 , the side returned to the "silver category". That season also included a historic moment when goalkeeper José Ignacio Garmendia scored a goal in a game against Pontevedra via a kickout from his own area. After spending 18 years in
184-499: A row in Segunda División, Eibar was relegated to the third division at the end of the 2005–06 campaign . However, it won its group the next season , thereby qualifying for the promotion play-offs where it won its semi-final tie against Hospitalet 2–0 and defeated Rayo Vallecano 2–1 on aggregate in the decisive round, sealing its return after just one year. Eibar finished 21st in the 2008–09 season meaning they were relegated to
230-556: A similar vein, Italy's CONI and FIGC put the Serie A on hold due to the same health concerns. After a period of lockdown which saw a decrease in the spread of the virus, the government allowed sporting competitions to recommence, culminating on July 20 as the remaining games were played, mirroring events in the First Division. Nonetheless, on the final matchday, multiple players from Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. were diagnosed with
276-653: A two-legged final. The bottom four are relegated to Primera Federación . This season was the first since 2006–07 season without any teams from Catalonia , as well as the first season without any teams from Community of Madrid since 2007–08 season , and without any reserve teams since the 2020–21 season . Clubs in bold are competing in Segunda División as of the 2024–25 season . Clubs in italics no longer exist. Seasons in itallcs mean shared titles due to regionalisation (1949–1968). *Championships won by Málaga CF and CD Málaga 2013%E2%80%9314 La Liga The 2013–14 La Liga season (known as
322-567: Is Estadio Municipal de Ipurua , which seats 8,164 spectators. Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status. Last updated: 20 November 2024 Source: SD Eibar (in Spanish) Last updated: 9 April 2019 Source: SD Eibar Segunda Divisi%C3%B3n The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División , commonly known as Segunda División , and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons,
368-525: Is named "Eskozia la Brava", meaning "Scotland the Brave"). Under its new coach José Luis Mendilibar , Eibar finished its second top-flight season in 14th. Borja Bastón finished top ten in scoring and was named La Liga Player of the Month of October 2015, making him the first Armero to receive the award. In April 2017, Dani García became the first player to reach the milestone of 100 top division appearances for
414-459: Is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system . Administered by Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , it is contested by 22 teams, with the top two teams plus the winner of a play-off promoted to La Liga and replaced by the three lowest-placed teams in that division. The Second Division National Championship was inaugurated concurrently with
460-601: The 2013–14 Segunda División at the end of the previous season; Mallorca were relegated after sixteen years in La Liga , the longest period in the club's history, Zaragoza returned to the Segunda División after a four-year tenure in La Liga, and Deportivo made an immediate return to the second tier after being promoted the previous year. All three teams were relegated on the final matchday. The three relegated teams were replaced by three 2012–13 Segunda División sides: Elche returned to
506-581: The First Division , during the 1928-29 season. This setup comprised twenty teams divided into two groups: A and B. Group A functioned as the secondary national level, where the leading team would contest for promotion to the First Division and the bottom two faced relegation to the Third Division. Conversely, Group B represented the third tier, wherein two teams were promoted to the Second Division, while
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#1732877232314552-516: The Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 83rd since its establishment. Matchdays were drawn on 9 July 2013. The season began on 17 August 2013 and concluded on 18 May 2014; all top-flight European leagues ended earlier than the previous season due to the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup . Elche , Villarreal and Almería competed in La Liga this season after being promoted from the second tier . Atlético Madrid , Real Madrid and Barcelona traded
598-572: The 2019-20 season onward, it became "LaLiga SmartBank". During the 2023-24 season, the new sponsor was introduced as EA Sports , resulting in the title "LaLiga Hypermotion". Real Murcia has participated in the Second Division for the most seasons, a total of 53, and has secured the championship title on eight occasions. They are followed by Sporting de Gijón with 48 seasons, Tenerife and Sabadell with 44, Hércules de Alicante with 43, and Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña , Castellón , and Cádiz each with 41 seasons. Sociedad Deportiva Eibar holds
644-452: The 2019–20, 2020–21 or 2022–23 seasons either, as Vitoria failed to achieve the same goal. Both teams were promoted directly as group winners in their respective divisions in 2023–24. Also in 2016, Eibar made a 3-year collaboration agreement with UD Logroñés , with Eibar players going on loan to the Segunda B club for experience with the aim of achieving promotion due to the additional talent in
690-495: The National Professional Football League and the bank of the same title. From the 2008-09 through to the 2015-16 seasons, the division was rebranded as "Liga Adelante" as the bank transitioned to sponsor the First Division. In the 2016-17 season, Banco Santander emerged as the primary sponsor, prompting the names "LaLiga 1|2|3" (with an enlarged "2" thus taking on the "LaLiga 2" moniker unsponsored). From
736-474: The Second Division B as the third level in the national football hierarchy. During the 2019-20 season, a global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 emerged, having originated in Asia and subsequently spreading to Europe. As the virus rapidly spread across the continent, leading to rising infections and fatalities, sports entities began implementing preventative measures. In Spain, to mitigate
782-586: The Segunda Division B. Eibar qualified for three straight promotion play-offs but could not get promoted to the Segunda División. In the 2012–13 edition of the Copa del Rey , Eibar ousted Basque neighbours Athletic Bilbao – who had appeared in two of the last four finals in the tournament – on the away goals rule to reach the round-of-16 following a 1–1 draw at the San Mamés Stadium . The decisive goal
828-404: The affiliation agreement between the club and Vitoria had ended, with the team which achieved promotion to Segunda Federación being fully integrated into Eibar's structure (under Eibar B) and with Vitoria starting a new project under their new board. In summer 2016, the club expanded its club structure further by integrating local team Urkomendi (of the 6th level Preferente de Guipúzcoa ) into
874-565: The aim of reaching the required share capital through a seasoned equity offering . On 15 July 2014 the club announced it had reached the established goal. Eibar finished its first top-flight season in 18th, ending in relegation. However, after the season ended, 13th-placed Elche were sent to the second tier as punishment for financial mismanagement, and Eibar were reinstated. On 18 July 2015, Eibar played its 75th-anniversary game against Celtic in Ipurua (1–4). This included an inaugural ceremony on
920-540: The championship. The subsequent season, 2012–13, witnessed Elche as the first team to maintain the top position throughout all 42 matchdays. The league contains 22 teams that play each other home and away for a 42-match season. Each year three teams are promoted to La Liga. The top two teams earn an automatic promotion. The third team to be promoted is the winner of a play-off between the teams that finished 3rd to 6th ( reserve teams are not eligible for promotion). The play-offs comprise two-legged semi-finals followed by
966-533: The club returned to the Spanish top flight after spending two years in the Segunda by defeating Girona in the final of the promotion play-offs. This was the first season since the 1988–89 campaign without any teams from the archipelagos of Spain (teams located on the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands ) in the top flight, as Mallorca were relegated and Las Palmas failed to return to La Liga after losing in
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#17328772323141012-454: The club. The club's 10th place in 2016–17 was improved to 9th the following season , with the latter campaign marking the first time ever that Eibar had finished as the highest-ranking of the Basque teams. On 16 May 2021, Eibar was relegated after a defeat to Valencia . This ended their seven-year stay in the top tier. The following season in Segunda, Eibar was in the top two of the league for
1058-412: The competition have evolved over time. In the 1934-35 season, the league was segmented into multiple groups. This format persisted until the 1968-69 season when it transitioned back to the singular group system that is in place today. From 1977 to 1984, when its management transitioned to the National Professional Football League, the tournament was referred to as Second Division A, after the introduction of
1104-404: The difficult postwar years, the team played sporadically, which caused Eibar to disappear from official competitions during the 1942–43 season. Originally an irregular team, it was not until the 1943–44 season that it was reorganised into more of a full-time unit. Promoted to Tercera División in 1950, Eibar achieved promotion to Segunda División three seasons later, being relegated again after
1150-574: The goalkeeper with the lowest ratio of goals conceded to matches played. A goalkeeper had to play at least 28 matches of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy. Player scored four goals Player scored five goals (H) – Home; (A) – Away Source: Official websites and other Spanish media Notes: Attendance numbers without playoff matches. 1: Team played last season in Segunda División 2: Athletic Bilbao played game 1 in Anoeta, with an attendance of 16,000. La Liga's governing body,
1196-463: The lead several times throughout the season. Entering the final weekend of play, Atlético Madrid were three points ahead of 2013 champions Barcelona. However, with the two teams facing off, Barcelona could claim the title with a win. The game ended in a draw , giving the Colchoneros their first league title in eighteen years, and their tenth overall. It was the first time since the 2003–04 season that
1242-473: The league scoring title with 31 goals. Messi was second and Costa third. Ángel Di María had most assists with 17. Thibaut Courtois won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy for best goalkeeper. Barcelona was the least penalised team. The Pichichi Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the player who scores the most goals in a season. The Ricardo Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to
1288-444: The lowest capacity of any La Liga teams. Although Eibar is the sole professional club of its town, it contests several Basque derbies with other clubs from the region. Eibar is the only football club which has the quality certificate UNE-EN-ISO 9001 . Formed by the merger of Deportivo Gallo and Unión Deportiva Eibarresa , the club was originally known as Eibar Fútbol Club , before changing to Sociedad Deportiva Eibar . During
1334-403: The majority of the season, however, the team had to eventually settle for third place. In the playoffs, Eibar lost to Girona , and failed to make an immediate return to La Liga. In 2015, the club signed a collaboration agreement with CD Vitoria ( Tercera División ) to act as an Eibar feeder team for emerging players. Eibar had previously disbanded their own B team in 2012 to cut costs while
1380-480: The most assists, with 17. Thibaut Courtois won the Zamora Trophy for best goalkeeper. A total of twenty teams contested the league, including seventeen sides from the 2012–13 season and three promoted from the 2012–13 Segunda División . This included the top two ranked teams from the Segunda División, and the victorious team of the play-offs . Mallorca , Deportivo La Coruña and Zaragoza were relegated to
1426-449: The organisation as a reserve team to act as a link between the youth level and Vitoria, to be known as Eibar Urko . Playing in the town's Unbe Sports Complex , Eibar Urko gained promotion to the provincial fifth level in 2018, but were blocked from a further promotion after Vitoria were relegated to the same due to rules preventing teams owned by the same club competing in the same division. This also meant Urko could not be promoted in
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1472-588: The pitch with a parade of 19th-century-clothed Basque soldiers with a Saltire and bagpipes playing " Scotland the Brave ", with officials from both clubs shooting a 350 kg 19th-century cannon . Eibar stated that they invited Celtic as their opponent for the game due to the strong connection between the Basque Country and Scotland , and also due to the Scottish presence in Eibar through the years (the main supporter group
1518-419: The record for consecutive seasons in the division, with 18 seasons running from 1987/88 to 2005/06. Among all teams that have ever competed in this division, only six have never featured in lower divisions: Atlético de Madrid , Espanyol , Valencia , Sevilla , Real Sociedad , and Sporting de Gijón . In the 2011-12 season, Deportivo de La Coruña set a new record by amassing 91 points, leading them to clinch
1564-660: The remaining eight joined the newly formed Third Division in the subsequent season. For this inaugural season, Group A consisted of the following clubs: Sevilla F. C. , Iberia S. C. , Deportivo Alavés , Real Sporting de Gijón , Valencia F. C. , Real Betis Balompié , Real Oviedo F. C. , Real Club Celta , R. C. Deportivo de La Coruña , and Racing Club de Madrid . On the other hand, Group B featured Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa , Real Murcia F. C. , C. D. Castellón , C. D. Torrelavega , Zaragoza C. D. , Real Valladolid Deportivo , C. A. Osasuna , Tolosa C. F., Barakaldo C. F., and Cartagena F. C.. The structure and number of teams in
1610-559: The rest of their history competing at lower levels. The team plays in claret and blue shirts with blue shorts (originating from the kit of FC Barcelona ) and holds home games at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium . SD Eibar is a fan-owned club, with about 8,000 shareholders from 48 countries. Until SD Huesca qualified for the top flight in 2018, the club was considered the smallest to have played in Spain's top division, and its stadium had
1656-403: The same colours and had anticipated winning the Spanish league title a week earlier, but that did not come to pass). Simultaneously, however, the club was threatened with relegation back to division three due to the financial inability of the S.A.D. to have a share capital of at least €2,146,525.95 before 6 August 2014. The club launched a campaign named Defiende al Eibar (Defend Eibar) with
1702-423: The semi-finals of the promotion play-offs. As in the previous years, Nike provided the official ball for all matches, with a new Nike Incyte Liga BBVA model being used throughout the season for all matches. The 2013–14 La Liga season was the 83rd since its establishment. Match days were drawn on 9 July 2013. The season began on 17 August 2013 and ended on 18 May 2014. For the first time since 1951 and just
1748-486: The senior side languished in Segunda División B but decided to seek a new formal arrangement for a subsidiary club after retaining their place in La Liga . Within two years of the partnership, Vitoria gained promotion to the third tier for the first time in their history; they were relegated in 2018–19 and their home matches back in the Tercera División were then moved to Eibar. On 26 July 2024, Eibar announced that
1794-534: The spread, only one match was held behind closed doors, without spectators, yet the concern and rate of infections did not diminish, with several players and club executives testing positive. In light of the escalating situation, La Liga opted to halt all competitions temporarily, following a precedent set by UEFA , which had suspended both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League . In
1840-706: The squad. Four players made the move that summer: goalkeeper Jon Ander , defender Amelibia, midfielder Sergio García and winger Thaylor. *Avoided relegation to the second tier after the 2014–15 season due to Elche 's administrative relegation because of tax problems. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Eibar's home stadium
1886-529: The third time in league history, the La Liga title came down to a head-to-head match on the final weekend of play. Atlético Madrid were three points ahead of 2013 champion Barcelona , but had its final game on the road in Barcelona . Barcelona took a 1–0 lead into the half and Atlético lost two starters to injury in the half. A second half header, however, secured a 1–1 draw, earning the Colchoneros their first league title in 18 years, and their 10th overall. It
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1932-443: The top level as Segunda División champions, after 24 years of absence and having spent the last fourteen consecutive seasons in the Segunda División. Second-placed Villarreal were also promoted to La Liga, making an immediate return to the top flight after a win over Almería in a decisive match near the end of the season which would see the winners directly promoted to La Liga. Almería themselves also eventually achieved promotion;
1978-416: The virus. Consequently, their pivotal game against Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña , which was of great importance to the league standings, was delayed. This disruption impacted several clubs and the ensuing promotion playoffs. The 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons marked the first instances when the championship adopted a commercial designation, being named "Liga BBVA " following a sponsorship agreement between
2024-514: The winner in Atlético's first victory over Real Madrid since 1999. Koke had 18 assists on the year (13 in league play), to go with seven goals. Earlier in the season, Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Barcelona ended a 31-match unbeaten streak for Real Madrid. The same day, Atlético beat Real Betis to claim the league lead. A loss against Levante and draw against Málaga left Atlético vulnerable heading into their final match. Cristiano Ronaldo won
2070-498: Was scored by Mikel Arruabarrena who played youth football with the opposition, as did manager Gaizka Garitano ; the same season the team managed to return to the "silver category", following a four-year absence. In 2013–14 Eibar earned, for the first time in its history, one of two direct promotion berths to La Liga , which was certified on 25 May 2014 with a 1–0 home win against Deportivo Alavés . (they celebrated their feat with confetti originally produced by Barcelona, who wear
2116-487: Was the first time since the 2003–04 La Liga that a club other than Barcelona or Real Madrid, which finished tied for second, won the title. It was also the first time in the 67-year history of the Camp Nou stadium that a visiting team had clinched the title in the stadium. The emergence of Diego Costa and Koke was a large part of Atlético Madrid's success. Costa scored 36 goals on the season (27 in league play), including
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