Badajoz Football Team Profile and Club History

Badajoz is a historic Spanish football club founded in 1905 and rooted in the city of the same name in Extremadura. Known for its black-and-white identity and the Blanquinegros nickname, the club plays at Estadio Nuevo Vivero, opened in 1998. Its story spans regional competition, national league campaigns and periods in Spain’s second tier, with the 1990s forming an important part of its modern heritage. This team page brings together the latest recorded squad, coaching timeline, movement history and competition footprint available.

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Xtra rating
1586
Conservative: 903
Rank club
1063
Updated: 13 September 2026

Badajoz Upcoming matches by league

Segunda División RFEF - Group 4

  • - Group 4 - 3
    Badajoz
    Real Betis II
  • - Group 4 - 4
    Las Palmas II
    Badajoz
  • - Group 4 - 5
    Sevilla Atletico
    No H2H
    Badajoz
    Estadio Jesús Navas
  • - Group 4 - 6
    Badajoz
    No H2H
    Marbella

Badajoz Last matches by league

Segunda División RFEF - Group 4

  • - Group 4 - 2
    Xerez
    Badajoz
  • - Group 4 - 1
    Badajoz
    Tenerife II

Tercera División RFEF - Promotion - Play-offs

  • - Promotion Play-offs - 1
    Cuarte
    Badajoz
  • - Promotion Play-offs - 1
    Badajoz
    Cuarte

Tercera División RFEF - Group 14

  • - Final
    Badajoz
    Moralo
  • - Final
    Moralo
    Badajoz
  • - Semi-finals
    Badajoz
    Jaraíz
  • - Semi-finals
    Jaraíz
    Badajoz

Friendlies Clubs

  • - Club Friendlies 5
    Puebla
    Badajoz
  • - Club Friendlies 5
    Badajoz
    Extremadura 1924
  • - Club Friendlies 5
    Atlético Pueblonuevo
    Badajoz
  • - Club Friendlies 5
    Calamonte
    Badajoz

Primera División RFEF - Group 1

  • - Group 1 - 38
    Cordoba
    Badajoz
    Estadio Nuevo Arcángel
  • - Group 1 - 37
    Badajoz
    Pontevedra
    Estadio Municipal Nuevo Vivero
  • - Group 1 - 36
    Racing Ferrol
    Badajoz
    Estadio Municipal de A Malata
  • - Group 1 - 35
    Badajoz
    Cultural Leonesa
    Estadio Municipal Nuevo Vivero

Badajoz Team Roster

Badajoz have a recorded squad of 27 players, covering attack, defence, midfield and goalkeeping. The attacking group includes Álex Alegría, Ander Montori, Borja Domingo, David Grande and Santi Luque, while Adán Gurdiel, Álex Herrera and Javi Lobato are among the listed defenders. Alejandro Quesada, Alonso Pérez Viniegra, Gragera and Sergio Tienza provide the goalkeeping options. Midfield features Fran Miranda, Germán Garrido, Jairo Bas, Jorge Barba and José Bermúdez, alongside G. Quezada, Jesús Sánchez and S. Toscano.

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Last Badajoz Coachs

David Gonzalez is the recorded current coach of Badajoz, having started on April 1, 2025. The Spanish coach followed Luis Oliver, whose recorded spell ran from March 2024 to April 2025. Earlier entries place Iñaki Alonso and David Tenorio in the timeline during 2023 and 2024, while José Salmerón preceded them from October 2022 to March 2023. The sequence records several coaching changes across this period, although the available record does not provide tactical profiles or performance totals.

David Gonzalez Sanz

David Gonzalez Sanz

Spain
Coach since 1 April 2025
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
David Gonzalez Sanz Spain 1 April 2025
Luis Oliver Sierra Spain 1 March 2024 1 April 2025
José Iñaki Alonso Rodríguez Spain 1 October 2023 1 June 2024
David Tenorio Aguilera Spain 1 March 2023 1 June 2024
José María Salmerón Morales Spain 1 October 2022 1 March 2023
Isaac Jové Rubi Spain 1 February 2022 1 October 2022
Óscar Pedro Cano Moreno Spain 1 August 2021 1 February 2022
Fernando Estévez Martín Spain 1 October 2020 1 July 2021
José María Cidoncha Molina Spain 1 October 2020 1 October 2020
Pedro Manuel Munitis Álvarez Spain 1 February 2020 1 October 2020
Mehdi Ben Sadok Nafti France 1 October 2018 1 February 2020
Miguel Ángel Espejo Macías Spain 1 October 2018 1 October 2018
Mehdi Ben Sadok Nafti France 1 October 2018 1 February 2020
Francisco Salinas Fernández Spain 1 May 2018 1 October 2018
Juan Marrero Roig Spain 1 March 2017 1 May 2018
Alberto Jiménez Monteagudo Spain 1 April 2012 1 July 2012
Moisés García Fernández Spain 1 January 2012 1 April 2012
Víctor Manuel Torres Mestre Spain 1 June 2011 1 December 2011

Badajoz Transfers

The latest listed arrival is Lolo González, who joined from Estepona as a free agent on January 10, 2026. The July 2025 intake included Alejandro Gálan from Manchego, Gorka Iturraspe from Don Benito, Pablo Rodriguez from Calamonte, Álvaro Barrena from Diocesano and Pedro Pata from Calvo Sotelo. Earlier free arrivals included Borja Domingo, Alejandro Quesada, Santi Luque, G. Quezada, Ginés González, Jorge Pérez, Ander Montori, Javi Lobato, José Bermúdez, Fran Miranda and Jorge Barba. No arrival is listed as a loan, and no fee is recorded for these arrivals.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
Julen Agirre
Eibar
Free agent 25 July 2026
Edu López
Juventud Torremolinos
Free agent 30 June 2026
Nacho Sánchez
FC Cartagena
Free agent 1 February 2026
Lolo González
Estepona
Free agent 10 January 2026
Alejandro Gálan
Manchego
Free Transfer 29 July 2025
Gorka Iturraspe
Don Benito
Free Transfer 5 July 2025
Pedro Pata
Calvo Sotelo
Free Transfer 1 July 2025
Álvaro Barrena
Diocesano
Free Transfer 1 July 2025
Pablo Rodriguez
Calamonte
Free Transfer 1 July 2025
Borja Domingo
Don Benito
Free Transfer 29 January 2025
Alejandro Quesada
Colonia Moscardó
Free Transfer 7 January 2025
Santi Luque
El Palo
Free 29 August 2024
G. Quezada
Llerenense
Free 13 August 2024
Ginés González
Antoniano
Free 12 August 2024
Jorge Pérez
Mutilvera
Free 9 August 2024

The departure record is largely made up of free transfers. David Grande moved to Mensajero in August 2025, while Jorge Pérez joined Cuarte and Ander Montori joined Peña Deportiva in July. Santi Luque and Ginés González each appear with more than one recorded destination entry, including Tomori Berat, UD San Pedro and Gévora. Agustín Izquierdo is listed as moving to Villafranca on loan. Other departures include Germán Garrido, Dani Cordero, S. Toscano, Felipe Chacartegui, D. Petcoff, Bilal Kandoussi, Toni Jou, Fidel, Óscar Santiago and Samu Manchón. No fee is recorded.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
David Grande
Mensajero
Free Transfer 26 August 2025
Jorge Pérez
Cuarte
Free Transfer 28 July 2025
Santi Luque
UD San Pedro
Free Transfer 17 July 2025
Santi Luque
Tomori Berat
Free Transfer 17 July 2025
Dani Cordero
Racing Santander II
Free Transfer 1 July 2025
Germán Garrido
Atlético Pueblonuevo
Free Transfer 1 July 2025
Agustín Izquierdo
Villafranca
Loan 1 July 2025
Ginés González
Gévora
Free Transfer 1 July 2025
Ander Montori
Peña Deportiva
Free Transfer 1 July 2025
Ginés González
Tomori Berat
Free Transfer 1 July 2025
S. Toscano
Reddis
Free Transfer 18 January 2025
S. Toscano
Dinamo Tirana
Free Transfer 18 January 2025
S. Toscano
Reddis
Free agent 31 December 2024
Felipe Chacartegui
Beroe
Free 1 September 2024
D. Petcoff
Deportiva Minera
Free 25 August 2024

Transfers Synthesis

Across the recorded movement period, Badajoz’s arrivals and departures show a clear free-transfer pattern. The listed incoming activity from July 2024 to January 2026 consists of free-agent or free-transfer moves, with players arriving from clubs such as Estepona, Don Benito, Calamonte, Diocesano and Cacereño. The departure entries from July 2024 to August 2025 are similarly weighted toward free transfers, with one explicitly listed loan involving Agustín Izquierdo. Several names appear more than once with different destinations, so the movement history should be understood as a record of listed transactions rather than a complete account of squad turnover. No fees are recorded for the movements presented. The pattern indicates frequent roster movement within Spanish regional and lower-league football, but it does not establish the club’s full recruitment policy, total departures or overall financial balance.

Leagues Badajoz has participated in

Badajoz’s recent recorded competition footprint is anchored by Tercera División RFEF - Group 14, listed for 2024 and 2025, and Friendlies Clubs, recorded from 2021 through 2025. These are the latest competitions marked as recently active in the available history, rather than confirmation of a 2026 schedule. The promotion play-offs for Tercera División RFEF - Group 14 are recorded for 2024 only. Earlier participation includes Segunda División RFEF - Group 5 in 2023, Primera División RFEF groups in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, and Copa del Rey appearances recorded between 2019 and 2021.

More about Badajoz

Club Deportivo Badajoz, S.A.D., commonly known as CD Badajoz or simply Badajoz, was founded in 1905 in the Extremaduran city of Badajoz, southwestern Spain. The city lies near the Portuguese border, giving the club a distinct frontier setting and a broad regional identity. Badajoz is traditionally associated with black and white, giving rise to its Blanquinegros nickname, while Lobos, meaning Wolves, is also used as a symbol of the team’s character. The striped colours and heraldic badge connect the football club with the city it represents.

The club’s history has included periods of reinvention and institutional change, a pattern reflected in the resilience often attached to its identity. Its strongest modern national profile came through campaigns in Spain’s professional pyramid, including notable spells in Segunda División during the 1990s. Badajoz has also built its sporting story through domestic league and Copa del Rey football. It has not appeared in official UEFA club competitions, so its wider footprint remains principally regional and national.

Estadio Nuevo Vivero has been the club’s principal home since its inauguration in 1998, when it replaced the older El Vivero ground. With an approximate capacity of 15,198 spectators, the stadium provides a substantial setting for football in Extremadura and remains an important part of the club’s public identity.

Badajoz operates as a corporate sports joint-stock company within a governance landscape shaped by changing private ownership groups. Its sporting environment is the Spanish football pyramid, where regional recruitment, domestic coaching expertise and promotion ambitions have long influenced the club’s competitive culture. The club’s enduring profile therefore combines historic city representation, black-and-white tradition, a significant home venue and a continuing place in Spain’s domestic football ecosystem.

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