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Xerez Club Deportivo, known simply as Xerez, is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 24 September 1947 it plays in Primera Andaluza, holding home matches at ''Estadio Municipal de Chapín'', with an overall 20,742-seat capacity. Team colours are usually blue shirt and socks, and white shorts. ==History== Due to the link between Jerez de la Frontera and the United Kingdom created by the exports of sherry (''Jerez'' in Spanish), football had its beginnings in the region towards the second half of the 19th century. In the early 20th century Sir Thomas Spencer, who worked with the William & Humbert winery, founded ''Sociedad Jerez Foot-Ball Club'' – he also served as chairman, player and captain. From 1942 to 1947 the club had several names, ending with ''Jerez Club Deportivo'', which was changed to the current name in 1960s. Xerez first reached the second division in 1953–54, remaining there for five years; previously, in the 1940s, the team had promoted on the field but, due to the "high national interest" of the dictatorial government, left its position to España de Tánger Football Club.〔(Finales de los años 40 (Late 40s) ); Fundación Xerez CD 〕 The team's new stadium, ''Estadio Municipal de Chapín'', was inaugurated on 10 July 1988, replacing the old ''Estadio Domecq'' – the first match there was a friendly against Real Madrid. After decades in that category and also in the third, it had a 2001–02 second level campaign which almost resulted in an historic La Liga promotion, only one year after doing the same thing; the club seemed certain to gain promotion all season, but ultimately failed after a dramatic loss of form towards its closure, only gaining four points in the last eight matches. Since then, Xerez finished in the top 10 in division two each campaign, except in the 2007–08 season when a weak start led to a 15th-place finish. The following campaign proved excellent, as the club was always in the top positions: on 13 June 2009, after beating SD Huesca 2–1 at home, it achieved promotion to the top division for the first time in its history. In the final day of the competition, a draw at Celta de Vigo proved enough for the title, as CD Tenerife lost 1–2 home to CD Castellón in the final minute.〔(El Xerez finaliza campeón y Nino, 'Pichichi' tras llegar a los 29 goles (Xerez ends as champion and Nino, 'Pichichi' after reaching 29 goals) ); El Correo, 22 June 2009 〕 The first season of Xerez in the top flight would be short-lived, as it ended in relegation. After only collecting seven points from the first 19 games – which led to the sacking of coach José Ángel Ziganda – the club amassed 27 in the remaining 19 with Néstor Gorosito as boss, not good enough however to prevent the drop as last (the club, however, had chances to stay up until the final round, a 1–1 draw at CA Osasuna). Xerez ranked eighth and 14th in the two following second level seasons, respectively. The 2012–13 campaign, however, was disastrous on all levels, as the team finished in 22nd and last position as a direct consequence of enduring serious financial difficulties for several years,〔(La afición crece pese a las dificultades (Fanbase grows in spite of difficulties) ); La Voz Digital, 26 November 2011 〕〔(Setién: "Los jugadores del Xerez tienen mucho mérito" (Setién: "The Xerez players deserve a lot of credit") ); El Mundo Deportivo, 28 March 2013 〕 and the situation culminated with the club being relegated to the fourth division on 1 August.〔(El Xerez desciende a la Tercera División (Xerez relegated to ''Tercera División'') ); Europa Press, 1 August 2013 〕 After the Xerez's relegation, a bunch of supporters founded a new club in the lower leagues, named ''Xerez Deportivo FC'' due to the club's institutional problems.〔(Xerez Deportivo FC, la revolución del fútbol modesto (Xerez Deportivo FC, the revolution of the modest football) ); Sport, 11 April 2014 〕 While the latter was promoted to ''Primera Provincial'', the former was again relegated, this time to ''Primera Andaluza''.〔(Tercer descenso en menos de un año (Third relegation in less than a year) ); Marca, 27 April 2014 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Xerez CD」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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