This article is about the club's first team. For the club's reserve team, see CF Reus Deportiu B.
This article is about the club in Reus, Catalonia that dissolved in 2020. For the current club, see Reus FC Reddis.
CF Reus Deportiu
ClubnameReus
FullnameClub de Futbol
Reus Deportiu, S.A.D.
Founded23 November 1909 (age 116) (as Club Deportivo de Reus)
Dissolved20 October 2020 (age 6)
GroundEstadi Municipal, Reus,
Catalonia, Spain
Capacity4,700
ChairmanClifton V Onolfo
ChrtitlePresident
OwnerClifton Onolfo via Global Cities SHH Capital, Ltd
Websitehttp://www.cfreusdeportiu.com/

Club de Futbol Reus Deportiu, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Reus, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1909, it last competed in the Segunda Division (while its B team competed in the Tercera Division) before folding during the 2018–19 Segunda División season. It held its home games at Estadi Municipal, with a capacity of 4,700 seats.[1]

History

CD Reus was founded on 23 November 1909 after the dissolution of Reus Sport Club.[2] On 29 September 1917, the club merged with Club Velocipedista and SC Olímpia becoming the multi-sports club Reus Deportiu.[3]

In 1951, Reus Deportiu was restructured into two independent entities: CF Reus Deportiu, entirely dedicated to football, and Reus Deportiu, supporting the other sports,[4] roller hockey being the most well known.

After several years playing in Segunda División B, Reus qualified in 2015 to the promotion play-offs for the first time in its history.[5] It was defeated in the second round by Racing Ferrol.[6]

In 2015, the club reached the round of 32 of the 2015–16 Copa del Rey, where it was defeated by Atlético Madrid.[7][citation needed] In that season, the club also qualified to the promotion play-offs, this time as champion of the Segunda División B Group 3. In the first leg, Reus beat Racing de Santander by 3–0 away,[8] and achieved the first promotion ever to Segunda División after a 1–0 home win in the second leg, played on 29 May 2016.[9]

On 18 January 2019, the Liga de Fútbol Profesional suspended the rights of Reus to continue competing in the competition and ten days later the club was expelled from the competition for three years plus a fine of €250,000 due to the nonpayment of players' salaries.[10]

In July 2019, after the draw of the groups for the 2019–20 Segunda División B, Reus was excluded again due to the non-payment and relegated to Tercera División,[11] from which the club was expelled in September for the non-payment of its debt with the RFEF and non-appearance in the first two matches.[12] It was also ruled that the club could not play in the three Catalan regional leagues until its debts were settled.[13] In October 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ordered that Reus be reinstated to Segunda B[14] but could not be implemented, and in July 2020, the club was kept out of league football yet again for non-payment of its reserve team players.[15]

On 20 October 2020, Reus was liquidated by the court, after the club's owners failed to present a plan to pay off the debts, estimated in more than €9 million.[16] In 2022, CF Reddis merged with the youth sides of Reus to create a unique football project for the city, and the new club was called Reus FC Reddis.

Season to season

SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1940–4151ª Reg. B2nd
1941–4231ª Reg.5th
1942–4331ª Reg.3rd
1943–4433ª3rdSecond round
1944–4533ª6th
1945–4633ª3rd
1946–4733ª9th
1947–4833ª12thFourth round
1948–4941ª Reg.15th
1949–5033ª12th
1950–5133ª17th
1951–5241ª Reg.16th
1952–5341ª Reg.1st
1953–5433ª13th
1954–5533ª6th
1955–5633ª8th
1956–5733ª5th
1957–5833ª20th
1958–5941ª Reg.2nd
1959–6041ª Reg.1st
1960–6133ª3rd
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1961–6233ª4th
1962–6333ª8th
1963–6433ª11th
1964–6533ª8th
1965–6633ª18th
1966–6733ª5th
1967–6833ª11th
1968–6933ª14th
1969–7033ª18thSecond round
1970–714Reg. Pref.12th
1971–724Reg. Pref.8th
1972–734Reg. Pref.15th
1973–744Reg. Pref.13th
1974–754Reg. Pref.6th
1975–764Reg. Pref.1st
1976–7733ª19thSecond round
1977–7843ª6thSecond round
1978–7943ª3rdFirst round
1979–8043ª2ndFirst round
1980–8143ª1stFirst round
1981–8232ª B14thFirst round
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1982–8332ª B20th
1983–8443ª15th
1984–8543ª19th
1985–865Reg. Pref.1st
1986–8743ª19th
1987–8843ª16th
1988–8943ª6th
1989–9043ª6th
1990–9143ª19thFirst round
1991–9251ª Cat.2nd
1992–9343ª9th
1993–9443ª13th
1994–9543ª20th
1995–9651ª Cat.11th
1996–9751ª Cat.10th
1997–9851ª Cat.2nd
1998–9943ª12th
1999–200043ª14th
2000–0143ª14th
2001–0243ª3rd
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
2002–0332ª B18th
2003–0443ª2nd
2004–0543ª4th
2005–0632ª B17th
2006–0743ª1st
2007–0843ª3rdFirst round
2008–0943ª2nd
2009–1043ª2ndSecond round
2010–1143ª4th
2011–1232ª B8th
2012–1332ª B14th
2013–1432ª B12th
2014–1532ª B3rd
2015–1632ª B1stRound of 32
2016–1722ª11thSecond round
2017–1822ª14thSecond round
2018–1922ªDQThird round
2019–2043ªDQ
2020–21DNP

Retired numbers

7 – Jordi Pitarque MF (2009–10) – posthumous honour[17]

Notable players

See also:

Players who appeared in more than 100 league matches for the club and/or reached international status.

Coaches

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Ten things you may not know about CF Reus Deportiu". Página web oficial de LaLiga | LaLiga. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  3. ^ "Spain – Catalonia – List of Foundation Dates". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  4. ^ "Història del CF Reus Deportiu" (in Catalan). CF Reus Deportiu. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  5. ^ "goalzz.com: Live sports scores, news and more". goalzz.com. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  6. ^ Redacció (2015-05-30). "El Reus no pot amb el seu somni davant el Racing Ferrol" (in Catalan). FutbolCatalunya.com. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  7. ^ "Atletico edge past Reus Deportiu, advance to round of 16 of Copa del Rey". Fox Sports. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Spanish Football Leagues"[dead link]
  9. ^ "El Reus asciende a Segunda A" (in Spanish). El Periódico. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Nota Informativa" [Information note]. La Liga. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  11. ^ "El Andorra de Piqué ocupará la plaza vacante del Reus en Segunda B" [Piqué's Andorra will occupy Reus' vacant place in Segunda B] (in Spanish). RTVE. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  12. ^ "El Reus, excluido de Tercera División" [Reus excluded from Third Division] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. EFE. 10 September 2019.
  13. ^ "El Reus queda definitivament exclòs de Primera Catalana" [Reus are definitively excluded from the Primera Catalana] (in Catalan). Canal Reus TV. 3 October 2019. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  14. ^ Munday, Billy (15 October 2019). "Reus can re-enter the Segunda B... but their place is occupied by Pique's FC Andorra". Marca. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  15. ^ "El CF Reus queda exclòs de Segona Catalana" [CF Reus is excluded from Segona Catalana] (in Catalan). Diari Mès Digital. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Decretada por el juez la disolución de la SAD del CF Reus" [Ordered by the judge the dissolution of CF Reus' SAD] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  17. ^ "El Reus retira el número 7 de Jordi Pitarque" [Reus retires Jordi Pitarque's number 7] (in Spanish). La Vanguadia. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2019.