Ceares
Full nameUnión Club Ceares
Nickname(s)Ciares
Teyeros (Tilers)
Brickers
Short nameUCC
Founded1946 (1946)
GroundLa Cruz, Gijón,
Asturias, Spain
Capacity1,500
ChairmanAlberto Álvarez
ManagerPablo Busto
LeagueTercera Federación – Group 2
2022–23Tercera Federación – Group 2, 12th of 18
WebsiteClub website

Unión Club Ceares is a Spanish football team based in the neighbourhood of Ceares, Gijón, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1946, it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 2, holding home games at Campo de La Cruz, which has a capacity of 1,500 spectators.

History

Early years

The club was founded in 1946 as a merger of two clubs: Fortuna and Reconquista. In 1965 and being Mr. José Ramón Elvira Sastre the president, UC Ceares promotes for the first time to Tercera División, but finished in the last position, being subsequently relegated. Ceares continued playing in regional divisions until 1986, year that the team returned to Tercera División and played in it two years.

2000s: Comeback to Tercera División

In the seasons 2001–02 and 2002–03, Ceares achieved two consecutive promotions from Primera Regional to Tercera División with Rogelio García as head coach. He would coach UC Ceares during six consecutive seasons, with a break in 2007, remaining in Tercera starting the longest streak of the club in this division.

In 2007, former Real Sporting footballer José Antonio Redondo replaced him until 2009, when he resigned. With Redondo at the helm, on 5 April 2008, Ceares earned a 1–1 away draw in the last minute against Asturian powerhouse Oviedo[1] and qualified for the semi-finals of the Asturian tournament of the RFEF Cup, where they were eliminated by Langreo.

Rogelio would take the team again until the end of the 2008–09 season.[2] After that season, Florentino Angulo was hired as new manager. Angulo managed Ceares until 2012.

2010s: "People's football" project and promotion playoffs

Before the 2011–12 season, a new board takes the control of the club and gives it a new philosophy based on a claim of social and people's sport and criticism the actual business in football.[3] For this philosophy, Ceares board inspired on English football and clubs like St. Pauli or United of Manchester.

La Cruz stadium, full, at the playoffs game versus Águilas

The 2013–14 season was the 14th of the club in this league (the 11th consecutive one) and the second of Nacho Cabo as manager. Ceares started the season with only one defeat in the first fifteen games, earning 34 points, which allowed the club to lead the table during two weeks, after a win at L'Entregu CF by 1–3 in its 500th game in Tercera.[4]

Finally, Ceares qualified for the promotion playoffs to Segunda División B in the last week, after winning by 0–3 to Luarca CF. The team finished in the third position with 74 points, 21 wins, 54 goals scored and only 31 allowed. All these numbers were records in the history of the club.

In the first round, Ceares dropped Águilas by 2–1 in the aggregate. In the first leg, the brickers earned a draw by 1–1 thanks to a goal of Pablo Martínez in the 87th minute. Martínez also scored the only goal in the second game. This was the second time La Cruz registered an attendance of 1,500 fans. The first one was in 2003, when Oviedo visited the field for the first time.

Ceares faced Trival Valderas, the champion of the group of Madrid, in the second round, but was widely defeated in the first leg, played in Gijón, by 0–3. The team earned a 2–2 draw at Alcorcón, in a game where Borja Noval missed a penalty when the game was 2–1 for the brickers.

18 May 2014 Águilas 1–1 Ceares Águilas
17:00 (CEST) Ginés Meca 65' Report Pablo Martínez 87' Stadium: El Rubial
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Pérez León
25 May 2014 Ceares 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		ÁguilasGijón
17:00 (CEST) Pablo Martínez 35' Report Stadium: La Cruz
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Martín Pérez
1 June 2014 Ceares 0–3 Trival Valderas Gijón
17:00 (CEST) Report
  • Óscar 16', 51'
  • Herrero 32'
 Stadium: La Cruz
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Díaz Álvarez
8 June 2014 Trival Valderas 2–2
(5–2 agg.)		CearesAlcorcón
11:30 (CEST)
  • Palacios 45'
  • Óscar 94'
 Report
  • Ponte 63'
  • Juan Carlos 67'
 Stadium: La Canaleja
Attendance: 750
Referee: Creus Rodríguez

On 30 August 2014, Bryan Jiménez became the first Ceares player who played an international game. He made his debut with the Dominican Republic national team in a lost friendly against El Salvador.[5]

In 2015, Ceares signed a collaboration agreement with women's football club Gijón FF for sharing La Cruz stadium and to create a youth academy for boys and girls.[6]

2020–present: promotion to Segunda División RFEF

In the 2020–21 season, the one with a two-staged format, Ceares ended the first leg of the regular season as champion of one of the two subgroups. On 2 May 2021, Ceares had the option to directly promote to the newly created Segunda División RFEF, that would replace the Segunda División B, by defeating San Martín at home. However, they had to wait one more week as they were widely beaten by 1–4. Seven days later, Ceares clinched the Tercera División title and promotion after beating 0–2 in a do-or-die match at L'Entregu.

9 May 2021 L'Entregu0–2 Ceares El Entrego
Report Aitor Cañedo 14'
Juan Carlos 67'		 Stadium: Nuevo Nalón
Attendance: Limited to 300
Referee: Juan González Suárez

The first win in the new league arrived at round 3, after defeating Arenteiro by 2–0. However, a long streak of losses quickly demoted the team to the last position. On 30 November 2021, Ceares made its debut in the Copa del Rey, by facing local powerhouse Sporting de Gijón. The match was played at El Molinón, as La Cruz did not meet the requirements of the RFEF for hosting matches of this competition, and finished with a 0–1 defeat.

30 November 2021 Ceares0–1 Sporting Gijón Gijón
20:00 Report César 38' Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Stadium

La Cruz
Main entrance to La Cruz
Full nameCampo de La Cruz
LocationGijón, Spain
Coordinates43°31′46″N 5°39′19″W / 43.52940°N 5.65536°W / 43.52940; -5.65536
OwnerUC Ceares
Capacity1,500
Field size99 × 65 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1970s
Opened8 January 1978 (8 January 1978)
Renovated2004, 2020
Tenants
UC Ceares
Gijón FF (2005–2006; 2018–present)

During the 1960s, UC Ceares played its matches in the old pitch of Los Fresno, in Viesques, neighbourhood of Gijón. This location is today occupied by a school. During some years, due to not having an own stadium, played its matches in several fields until the current Campo de La Cruz was built in the 1970s.

The pitch is made of natural grass and has dimensions of 99 by 65 meters. The stadium has got a lateral tribune, improved in 2004, with 250 seats. It's located in Parque de Los Pericones in Gijón.

The stadium was used also by Gijón FF, for playing the 2005–06 Superliga Femenina, the only season the club played in the top women's league in Spain. It came back to La Cruz in 2018.

In April 2017, Ceares agreed with the Gijón Town Hall the renovation of the facilities and the construction of a second pitch made of artificial turf for Gijón FF and the youth teams of the club.[7][8] However, due to some controversies in the city, the Town Hall preferred to build the second pitch in other area of the neighbourhood.

One year later, Ceares authorised Gijón FF to play its games in the women's second division at La Cruz.

In July 2019, the Town Hall of Gijón refused to continue with the project of the new pitch mainly for the women's team and only offered Ceares to renovate La Cruz by building a new tribune and changing the pitch of natural grass for one made of artificial turf. This proposal was widely rejected by the club members.[9]

In 2020, the building of the lockers and club office and the kop, both located behind the goal, were reformed.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsors
2003–2004No providerNistal
2004–2008Farho
2008–2010SEAT Asturias Motor
2010–2011LuanviCubiastur
Gijón
2011–2012HuercoXixón
2012–2013Fachadas El Llano
Xixón
2013–2016Mazcatu
2016–2017GorbeatTierras Gallegas
Xixón
2017–2018Givova
2018–2021Adidas
2021–Scone
Xixón

Current squad

As of 20 November 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Kike
3 DF Spain ESP Héctor Zuazua
4 DF Spain ESP David Blanco
5 MF Spain ESP Sergio Orviz
6 MF Spain ESP Mario Buelga
7 DF Spain ESP Pelayo Muñiz
8 MF Spain ESP David Llerandi
9 FW Spain ESP Carlos Madeira
10 MF Spain ESP Juan Carlos (captain)
11 FW Spain ESP Óscar Fernández
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Spain ESP Guillermo Fernández
14 DF Spain ESP Aitor Elena
15 DF Spain ESP Varo Álvarez
16 FW Spain ESP Juan Cueto
18 MF Venezuela VEN Manu Medori
19 MF Spain ESP Abraham Ferreres
20 DF Spain ESP Edu García
21 DF Spain ESP Aitor Cañedo (vice-captain)
22 MF Spain ESP Noé Fernández

Season to season

SeasonTierDivisionPosPldWDLGFGAPts Copa del ReyCopa FederaciónTop scorer(s)
1948–4952ª Reg.2nd241464722734
PG1st650118710
1949–5041ª Reg.3rd20132528
1950–5141ª Reg.7th2610610464126
1951–5241ª Reg.11th266515376617
1952–53Did not participate as result of a protest[10]
1953–5441ª Reg.12th22131829795
1954–5552ª Reg.12th22411724629
1955–5652ª Reg.11th205411334414
1956–5752ª Reg.1st12813371617
PG8th14041015474
1957–5852ª Reg.6th16727293116
1958–59Did not enter any competition
1959–6052ª Reg.2411310444625
1960–6152ª Reg.2613310524229
1961–6241ª Reg.14th265615335616
1962–6341ª Reg.9th289613345424
1963–6441ª Reg.14th307914344723
1964–6541ª Reg.2nd301875643143
1965–6633ª16th303621368112
1966–6741ª Reg.9th3012315435227
1967–6841ª Reg.12th3011514425427
1968–6941ª Reg.13th3612618536630
1969–7041ª Reg.17th3812521488329
1970–7152ª Reg.7th2610610756226
1971–7252ª Reg.2nd221804831936
PG2nd842216812
1972–7352ª Pref.3rd26174538
1973–7452ª Pref.16th3813619536932
1974–7562ª Reg.1st20171235
PG3rd850316910
1975–7662ª Reg.1st161231471327
PG1st1052314812
1976–7752ª Pref.18th387526459019
1977–7862ª Pref.5th3819712636445
1978–7961ª Reg.2nd3823105642756
1979–805Reg. Pref.18th3871417326028
1980–815Reg. Pref.17th3813520594931
1981–825Reg. Pref.15th3815617486236
1982–835Reg. Pref.13th38131114584637
1983–845Reg. Pref.15th38111116577033
1984–855Reg. Pref.8th3817813715042 Edu14
1985–865Reg. Pref.2nd3819118603849 Edu17
1986–8743ª19th3851815275428 Edu7
RPW210132
1987–8843ª20th382927309513 Paulino13
1988–895Reg. Pref.17th3891019367028 Fredi12
1989–905Reg. Pref.15th3814915386437 Elías7
1990–915Reg. Pref.6th3816913503541 Fredi12
1991–925Reg. Pref.6th3816814433440 Roberto Colunga10
1992–935Reg. Pref.14th38111017446432 Roberto Colunga11
1993–945Reg. Pref.8th38141113454539 Roberto Colunga12
1994–955Reg. Pref.4th3821611583348 Carlos
Felipe Vega-Arango		9
1995–965Reg. Pref.13th3813718395346 Rafa7
1996–975Reg. Pref.13th38121016435046 Alfredo Ceñal7
1997–985Reg. Pref.8th38141212383654 Línter8
1998–995Reg. Pref.11th38111413374147 Línter9
1999–20005Reg. Pref.12th38121115394547 Mingotes12
2000–015Reg. Pref.18th3810523477135 Carlos11
2001–0261ª Reg.1st382594722484 Aitor24
2002–035Reg. Pref.1st382693801687 Iván Dueñas14
2003–0443ª10th38131312414552 Sergio Melón10
2004–0543ª11th3815716495552 Group stageChris
Rodri		8
2005–0643ª16th38101018354940 Group stageDavid Bouzo
José María Luengo		6
2006–0743ª9th38121214485848 José María Luengo12
2007–0843ª12th3814816535550 Group stageJavi Castaño10
2008–0943ª15th38101216455742 Semi-finalsBogdan Stoica10
2009–1043ª13th3812818395944 Jimmy8
2010–1143ª15th3810919395639 Pelayo Torre11
2011–1243ª16th3812422406240 Jimmy13
2012–1343ª12th3813916434848 Jorge Vázquez17
2013–1443ª3rd3821116543174 Borja Noval11
POR2412146
2014–1543ª6th3816157514163 Group stageÁlvaro Ponte11
2015–1643ª10th3813619426045 Group stageMarcos Iglesias20
2016–1743ª9th3814717476349 Group stageMarcos Iglesias12
2017–1843ª6th3815158463060 Group stageJuan Menéndez12
2018–1943ª13th38101414355144 Group stageJuan Menéndez
Wilmer		7
2019–2043ª15th286913283727 Group stageZucu9
2020–2143ª1st261664382554 Carlos Madeira12
2021–2242ª RFEF18th345326237818 First roundÓscar Fernández9
2022–2353ª Fed12th309714354434 Group stageFerrari
David Ferreiro		7

Source[11]

Awards and trophies

Statistics and records

In Segunda División RFEF

SeasonsPldWDLGFGA
13453262378

Updated as of the end of the 2021–22 season.

  • Best position: 18th (2021–22).
  • Record home win: 2–0 vs Arenteiro.
  • Consecutive games undefeated: 2.
  • Consecutive games without goals against: 2.
  • Top scorer: Óscar Fernández (9 goals).
  • Most games played: Héctor Zuazua (33 games).
  • Coach with more games: Pablo Busto (34 games).

In Tercera División

SeasonsPldWDLGFGA
217672422083188661112

Updated as of the end of the 2020–21 season.[12]

  • Best position: 1st (2020–21).
  • Consecutive season in Tercera División: 17th (2003–04 to 2019–20).
  • Record home win: 6–0 vs Condal (2017–18).
  • Record away win: 0–4 vs Llanes (2012–13), 1–5 vs Siero (2019–20).
  • Consecutive games undefeated: 13 (2020–21).
  • Consecutive wins: 7 (2020–21).
  • Consecutive games without goals against: 5 (2009–10 and 2020–21).
  • Top scorer: Jimmy (47 goals).
  • Most games played: Juan Carlos (295 games, including playoffs).
  • Coach with more games: In Tercera División: Nacho Cabo (156 games, including playoffs).

Most capped players

Below is a list of the ten players with the most caps for Ceares in national leagues, Copa del Rey and Copa RFEF, as of the end of the 2022–23 season. Players in bold are currently playing at Ceares.

# Player Period Caps Goals
1 Juan Carlos 2011–2023 362 37
2 Pablo Martínez 2013–2020 236 20
3 Fonso Bellón 2012–2019 234 7
4 Jimmy 2009–2016 228 48
5 Chery 2014–2020 221 3
6 Pablo Prendes 2003–2006
2007–2009
2014–2015		 203 10
7 David Bermejo 2003–2009 176 1
8 Chelís 2003–2009 172 4
9 Mario de la Roca 2003–2007
2011–2012		 161 6
10 Aitor Cañedo 2013–2018
2020–2023		 160 6

Top goalscorers

Below is a list of the top ten goalscorers for Ceares in national leagues, Copa del Rey and Copa RFEF, as of the 2021–22 season. Players in bold are currently playing at Ceares.

# Player Period Goals Caps Average
1 Jimmy 2009–2016 48 228 0.21
2 Juan Carlos 2011–2023 37 362 0.10
3 Marcos Iglesias 2015–2017 34 68 0.50
4 Francisco Castaño 2006–2009 30 112 0.27
5 Álvaro Ponte 2013–2016 25 97 0.26
6 José María Luengo 2005–2007
2011–2012		 23 104 0.22
7 Carlos Madeira 2017–2018
2020–		 23 97 0.24
8 Juan Menéndez 2017–2019 20 78 0.26
Pablo Martínez 2013–2020 20 236 0.08
9 Jorge Vázquez 2010–2011
2012–2013		 18 58 0.31
Borja Noval 2011–2014 18 93 0.19
Dani Peláez 2005–2007
2016–2017		 18 106 0.17

Famous players

Head coaches

Rogelio García, one of the most prolific coaches in the club's history

All official games are counted.

NameFirst match dateLast match datePldWDLPCT
Nardo19851987 78262923.333
Eugenio Méndez29 August 198710 January 1988 191414.053
Amaro17 January 198824 January 1988 2011.000
Armando Sanz31 January 198822 May 1988 171412.059
César Fernández4 September 19888 October 1989 4491124.205
Aníbal López15 October 198927 May 1990 3211813.344
Serafín Menéndez1 September 19911 September 1991 1001.000
Angelín8 September 199110 January 1993 56201422.435
Quintanal17 January 19938 December 1996 148593356.399
Nicolás Jiménez Mármol31 August 199730 May 1999 4011623.275
Graciano Fano (2 times)15 December 199616 January 2000 3771317.189
José Ramón Trapero22 January 20004 February 2001 4011623.275
Javier González11 February 200127 May 2002 322381.719
Brasi (2 times)12 April 199714 April 2002 382783.711
Berrocal21 April 200226 May 2002 6213.333
José Antonio Redondo5 August 200712 January 2008 249213.375
Rogelio García (2 times)1 September 200217 May 2009 260957689.365
Florentino Angulo (2 times)2 September 199013 May 2012 152503072.329
Miguelín30 July 20143 October 2015 51231513.451
Iñaki Eraña11 October 201515 May 2016 318617.258
Tino del Corzo31 July 201614 May 2017 4214820.333
Nacho Cabo (2 times)26 August 201219 May 2019 164625151.378
Alberto Menéndez31 July 20197 March 2020 3271114.219
Pablo Busto15 November 202015 May 2022 6121931.344

Memorial Pepe Ortiz

Since 2011, UC Ceares starts the pre-season playing a friendly trophy called Memorial Pepe Ortiz in hommage of the former player of Sporting de Gijón from 1949 to 1963, considered as the best player of the history of the neighbourhood.[13]

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
2011[lower-alpha 1]RocesCeares1–0
2012Sporting BCeares2–0
2013AvilésCeares2–1
2014Sporting BCeares2–0
2015CearesLa Bañeza2–1
2016Atlético PintoCeares2–1
2017CearesGijón Industrial2–1
2018CearesCandás3–2
2019LangreoCeares2–0
2020CearesCandás2–0
2021CearesGijón Industrial1–1 (5–3 p)
2022UD OurenseCeares1–0
2023CearesCovadonga1–0
  1. ↑ Four teams played the first edition. Racing La Guía finished third and Manuel Rubio fourth.

Agreed and affiliated teams

Aboño

Aboño
Full nameCultural Deportiva de Aboño
Founded1929
GroundGómez Lozana, Aboño
Carreño, Asturias,
Spain
Capacity500
LeagueTercera Asturfútbol – Group 1
2022–23Tercera RFFPA – Group 1, 7th of 14

Since July 2019, Cultural Deportiva de Aboño acts as the reserve team of Ceares.[14]

The club, founded in 1929 in Aboño, Carrió, Carreño, currently plays in Tercera Asturfútbol – Group 1, eight and last tier, and in its best years reached the Regional Preferente, fifth division.[15]

Season to season (as reserve team)

Season Tier Division Place
2019–20 7 2ª Reg. 13th
2020–21 7 2ª Reg. 4th
2021–22 8 2ª Reg. 6th
2022–23 8 3ª RFFPA 7th
2023–24 8 3ª Astur.

Gijón FF

Gijón Fútbol Femenino is the only women's football team of Gijón that played in the Superliga.

In 2015, Gijón FF started to act as de facto's women's section of Ceares and both created the Mixed Football Academy.

Veriña

Veriña Club de Fútbol, located in the namesake parish, is one of the most important youth football teams in the city. The collaboration agreement started in 2020, during the months Ceares had to play at Estadio Lloreda due to the improvement works at La Cruz.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "El Oviedo cede un empate ante el Ceares en tiempo añadido" (in Spanish). El Comercio hemerotec. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "El Ceares es el mejor club para la despedida" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 26 April 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "De las gradas a los despachos: Fútbol popular y anglófilo en Ceares" (in Spanish). Los ideales del gol. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "El Ceares se hace con el liderato en casa de L'Entregu" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "2-0.El Salvador vence a dominicanos en primer triunfo en era del español Roca" [2-0.El Salvador defeat to Dominicans in first victory in era of Spanish Roca] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Resumen de la Asamblea Extraordinaria de soci@s" (in Spanish). UC Ceares. 6 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "El Ceares ampliará las instalaciones de La Cruz con un segundo campo" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ceares y Gijón Femenino tendrán sintético" (in Spanish). FutbolAsturiano.es. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Sobre la instalación de hierba sintética en La Cruz" [About the set up of synthetic grass in La Cruz] (in Spanish). UC Ceares. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  10. ↑ Comercio;place=Gijón;day=27;month=08;year=1952;page=004;filename=52G27;encoding=utf-8 "La Federación Nacional desestima el recurso de los equipos regionales" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 27 August 1952. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  11. ↑ Profile at Fútbol Regional
  12. ↑ "Histórico UC Ceares" (in Spanish). Futbolme.net. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "III Trofeo 'Pepe Ortiz': UC Ceares – Real Avilés" (in Spanish). UC Ceares website. 24 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "La Cultural Deportiva de Aboño, nuevu filial del Ciares" (in Asturian). UC Ceares. 6 July 2019.
  15. ↑ CD Aboño at Jugadores Segunda B. (in Spanish)
  16. ↑ "El Veriña CF améstase na escuela mista y va ser filial del UC Ceares. El AD Lloreda entama con nos como club collaborador" (in Asturian). UC Ceares. 9 March 2020.
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