Real Jaén
Full nameReal Jaén Club de Fútbol, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)Los Blancos (The Whites)
Los Lagartos (The Lizards)
Founded13 August 1922 (13 August 1922)
as Jaén Football Club
GroundNuevo La Victoria
Capacity12,569[1]
PresidentIldefonso Ruiz
Head coachManolo Chumilla
LeagueTercera Federación – Group 9
2022–23Tercera Federación – Group 9, 2nd of 16
colours

Real Jaén Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1922 it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 9, holding home matches at Nuevo Estadio de La Victoria, with a capacity of 12,569 spectators.[2] The club's biggest achievement has been playing 3 seasons in La Liga, the Spanish top tier, during the 1950s.

History

Logo used from 2001 to 2022

The club was founded in 1922 as Jaén Football Club and reconstituted in 1929 as Sociedad Olímpica Jiennense. They changed their name to Real Jaén Club de Fútbol in 1947.[3] The team did not enroll in a national division until 1943 when it promoted to the Tercera Division. It immediately became a dominant team in the Spanish third division usually finishing in the top four.

After nine seasons in the Tercera Division, the "Lizards" were promoted to the Segunda Division in 1952. Their good form continued in the second division, as Real Jaén managed to win the 1952–53 Segunda Division group south, and managed to promote to La Liga for the first time ever. They won all of their home games that season including a 9–0 home win over fellow Andalusians Granada CF.

During Real Jaén's first ever season in the Spanish top tier (1953–54) the team finished 14th with 11 wins, 6 draws, and 13 defeats, meaning they obtained 28 points. This meant the team would be placed in the relegation group along with CA Osasuna and four teams from the Segunda Division. Jaén finished in last place with only one win and were relegated after just one season in the Spanish top flight.

Following their relegation from La Liga in 1954, key players departed from the team and Jaén finished in 7th place the following season. The next season was a lot better for Jaén. They managed to win the group South of Segunda Division, this time in the season 1955–56. This meant that La Liga again awaited the Real Jaén.

In their second top flight season, Jaén barely avoided relegation, finishing 14th, one point above relegated Deportivo de La Coruña. Jaén managed to stay in the Spanish elite. Their third top flight season was less successful and the team finished last with only 20 points collected. Real Jaén was relegated after two years in La Liga. The biggest highlight of the season was probably when Jaén managed a 1–0 home win over powerhouse FC Barcelona.

Following their second top flight relegation, Real Jaén never managed to compete for a return to the elite. Their best season was 1959–60, when the team managed a 3rd-place finish coming up two points behind the second placed Cordoba CF, which qualified the team for the promotion playoffs. Following the 1962–63 season, the "Lizards" were relegated to the Tercera Division. This was the first time the team played there since 1952.

For the following 12 seasons, Jaén only made one return to the Segunda, in 1967, but were immediately relegated. They managed to return to the second tier in 1976 and remained there for three seasons until 1979 when they were relegated to the newly created Segunda Division B, the new third tier in Spanish football. Jaén stayed in the third level until 1986, when the team was relegated to the Tercera Division, this time the fourth tier. They bounced between the Segunda B and the Tercera the following years.

In 1997, the team returned to the Segunda Division for the first time since 1979. The 1997–98 season was bad however, as they finished last and went back to the Segunda B. Real Jaén managed to return to the Segunda in 2000. They achieved a 10th-place finish in the 2000–01 season, but finished last the following season and were relegated again. The following 11 seasons were spent in the Segunda B, until 2013, when Jaén again returned to the Segunda. The "Lizards" finished second to last, in 21st place, meaning relegation followed again.

In 2017, Jaén finished 19th in the Segunda B, and were relegated to the Tercera Division for the first time since 1991.

Here, being in the 4th level of the Spanish football, the club finished 3rd in the 2017–18 season and remained in that category.[4] On July 5, 2019, Real Jaén presented Alberto González as a new coach for the 2019–20 season.[5]

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1941–42 3 1ª Reg. 3rd
1942–43 3 1ª Reg. 4th
1943–44 3 3ª 2nd Fourth round
1944–45 3 3ª 4th
1945–46 3 3ª 2nd
1946–47 3 3ª 2nd
1947–48 3 3ª 8th Third round
1948–49 3 3ª 10th First round
1949–50 3 3ª 11th
1950–51 3 3ª 3rd
1951–52 3 3ª 1st
1952–53 2 2ª 1st Third round
1953–54 1 1ª 14th
1954–55 2 2ª 7th
1955–56 2 2ª 1st Quarterfinals
1956–57 1 1ª 14th Round of 16
1957–58 1 1ª 16th Quarterfinals
1958–59 2 2ª 9th First round
1959–60 2 2ª 3rd First round
1960–61 2 2ª 14th First round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1961–62 2 2ª 9th First round
1962–63 2 2ª 14th Round of 16
1963–64 3 3ª 4th
1964–65 3 3ª 1st
1965–66 3 3ª 5th
1966–67 3 3ª 1st
1967–68 2 2ª 11th First round
1968–69 3 3ª 5th
1969–70 3 3ª 8th First round
1970–71 3 3ª 8th Second round
1971–72 3 3ª 3rd First round
1972–73 3 3ª 9th First round
1973–74 3 3ª 10th Second round
1974–75 3 3ª 12th Third round
1975–76 3 3ª 1st Second round
1976–77 2 2ª 4th First round
1977–78 2 2ª 15th Second round
1978–79 2 2ª 17th Third round
1979–80 3 2ª B 12th First round
1980–81 3 2ª B 7th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1981–82 3 2ª B 15th First round
1982–83 3 2ª B 12th
1983–84 3 2ª B 3rd
1984–85 3 2ª B 7th Second round
1985–86 3 2ª B 18th Second round
1986–87 4 3ª 5th
1987–88 4 3ª 1st First round
1988–89 3 2ª B 11th
1989–90 3 2ª B 17th
1990–91 4 3ª 4th First round
1991–92 3 2ª B 10th Second round
1992–93 3 2ª B 4th Round of 16
1993–94 3 2ª B 4th First round
1994–95 3 2ª B 4th Third round
1995–96 3 2ª B 1st First round
1996–97 3 2ª B 3rd First round
1997–98 2 2ª 20th Second round
1998–99 3 2ª B 8th First round
1999–2000 3 2ª B 4th
2000–01 2 2ª 10th Round of 32
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2001–02 2 2ª 22nd Round of 32
2002–03 3 2ª B 12th Round of 64
2003–04 3 2ª B 12th
2004–05 3 2ª B 9th
2005–06 3 2ª B 13th
2006–07 3 2ª B 6th
2007–08 3 2ª B 9th Second round
2008–09 3 2ª B 2nd
2009–10 3 2ª B 3rd First round
2010–11 3 2ª B 8th Second Round
2011–12 3 2ª B 4th Second Round
2012–13 3 2ª B 1st Round of 32
2013–14 2 2ª 21st Round of 32
2014–15 3 2ª B 11th First Round
2015–16 3 2ª B 10th
2016–17 3 2ª B 19th
2017–18 4 3ª 3rd
2018–19 4 3ª 1st Second round
2019–20 4 3ª 4th Second round
2020–21 4 3ª 7th / 1st
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 13th
2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 2nd
2023–24 5 3ª Fed.

Honours

Current squad

As of 8 November 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Venezuela VEN Luis Arellano
— GK Spain ESP Emilio
— DF Spain ESP Higinio
— DF Spain ESP Ismael
— DF Spain ESP Juanlu
— DF Spain ESP Ramón
— DF Spain ESP Cristian Rentero
— MF Spain ESP Álvaro García
— MF Spain ESP José Cervera
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Spain ESP Adri Paz
— MF Spain ESP Manolo
— MF Poland POL Łukasz Skrzybski
— MF Spain ESP Antonio Vera
— MF Spain ESP Víctor Armero
— FW Spain ESP Juan Carlos
— FW Spain ESP Antonio Lopez Garcia
— FW Spain ESP Zacarias El Manssouri Ahmed

[6]

Famous players

Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

Women's football

Real Jaén was represented in the 2009–10 Superliga Femenina by FCF Atlético Jiennense.

References

  1. ↑ "The latest news from Real Jaén: squad, results, table". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  2. ↑ "Real Jaén - Tercera División G 9". www.resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  3. ↑ "Historia" [History] (in Spanish). Real Jaén. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Histórico Real Jaén - Tercera División G 9". www.resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  5. ↑ JAmador. "Alberto González, presentado como nuevo entrenador del Real Jaénjaenenjuego | jaenenjuego" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  6. ↑ "Squad".
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