Tenerife Football Club Profile

Tenerife

Tenerife is a historic Spanish club rooted in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and closely identified with the island it represents. Founded in 1922, it carries a distinctive white-and-blue tradition and plays at the urban Heliodoro Rodríguez López. The club’s story includes a notable late-20th-century rise, European nights and a lasting place in Canary Islands football. Its professional identity combines local pride, national competition and a football culture shaped by the senior side and youth development.

Tenerife website
Xtra rating
1564
Conservative: 991
Rank club
670
Updated: 5 September 2026

Tenerife Upcoming matches by league

Segunda División

  • - Regular Season - 6
    Castellón
    Tenerife
  • - Regular Season - 7
    Tenerife
    Cadiz
  • - Regular Season - 8
    Cordoba
    No H2H
    Tenerife
  • - Regular Season - 9
    Tenerife
    No H2H
    Girona

Tenerife Last matches by league

Segunda División

  • - Regular Season - 5
    Tenerife
    Leganes
  • - Regular Season - 4
    Real Sociedad II
    Tenerife
  • - Regular Season - 3
    Tenerife
    Sporting Gijon
  • - Regular Season - 2
    Tenerife
    Almeria

Friendlies Clubs

  • - Club Friendlies
    Leganes
    Tenerife
  • - Club Friendlies
    Tenerife
    Tamaraceite
  • - Club Friendlies
    Tenerife
    Cadiz
  • - Club Friendlies
    Marino
    Tenerife

Primera División RFEF - Group 1

  • - Group 1 - 38
    Ourense CF
    Tenerife
    Estadio O Couto
  • - Group 1 - 37
    Tenerife
    Pontevedra
    Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez Lopéz
  • - Group 1 - 36
    Unionistas de Salamanca
    Tenerife
    Campo de Futbol Reina Sofía
  • - Group 1 - 35
    Tenerife
    Barakaldo
    Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez Lopéz

Copa del Rey

  • - Round of 128
    RSD Alcalá
    Tenerife
  • - Round of 32
    Tenerife
    Osasuna
    Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez Lopéz
  • - 2nd Round
    Zamora
    Tenerife
    Estadio Ruta de la Plata
  • - 1st Round
    Alfaro
    Tenerife
    Estadio La Molineta

Tenerife Team Roster

Tenerife’s latest squad list contains 32 players: 12 midfielders, eight attackers, eight defenders and four goalkeepers. The midfield offers a broad selection, including Marc Mateu, Nacho Gil, Juanjo, Noel López and Víctor Moreno. Enric Gallego, Iván Chapela, G. Ranos and De Miguel form the named attacking group, while José León, Jorge Moreno, David Rodríguez and R. Jureškin make up the featured defenders. Dani Martín and Alejandro Padilla Hernandez are among the listed goalkeepers. Daniel Fernández, Fabricio and M. Pečar provide further midfield options. The roster mixes domestic professionals with international or peninsular profiles.

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Last Tenerife Coachs

Álvaro Cervera’s recorded Tenerife appointment began on 1 December 2024, making it the latest start in the coaching chronology available. His status as current head coach is not established as of that date. Pepe Mel is listed from 1 September to 1 December 2024, while Óscar Cano begins an entry on 1 August 2024. Earlier chronology records Asier Garitano from July 2023 to June 2024 and Luis Miguel Ramis from November 2020 to June 2023. All five named coaches are Spanish.

Álvaro Cervera Díaz

Álvaro Cervera Díaz

Equatorial Guinea
Coach since 1 December 2024
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
Álvaro Cervera Díaz Equatorial Guinea 1 December 2024
José Mel Pérez Spain 1 September 2024 1 December 2024
Óscar Pedro Cano Moreno Spain 1 August 2024
Asier Garitano Aguirrezábal Spain 1 July 2023 1 June 2024
Luis Miguel Ramis Monfort Spain 1 November 2020 1 June 2023
Francisco Javier Fernández Díaz Spain 1 July 2020 1 November 2020
Rubén Baraja Vegas Spain 1 December 2019 1 July 2020
Aritz López Garai Spain 1 June 2019 1 November 2019
Luis Ángel César Sampedro Spain 1 May 2019 1 June 2019
José Luis Oltra Castañer Spain 1 September 2018 1 May 2019
Joseba Andoni Etxeberria Lizardi Spain 1 February 2018 1 September 2018
Jose Luis Martí Soler Spain 1 November 2015 1 February 2018
Raúl Agné Montull Spain 1 February 2015 1 November 2015
Álvaro Cervera Díaz Equatorial Guinea 1 July 2012 1 February 2015
Andrés Jesús García Tébar Spain 1 January 2012 1 April 2012
Antonio Calderón Burgos Spain 1 July 2011 1 January 2012
José Luis Oltra Castañer Spain 1 July 2007 1 May 2010
Javier Clemente Lazaro Spain 1 March 2002 1 May 2002
José Mel Pérez Spain 1 July 2001 1 February 2002
Rafael Benítez Maudes Spain 1 July 2000 1 June 2001

Tenerife Transfers

Tenerife’s recorded arrivals include transfers, free-agent additions, a loan and several returns from loan. G. Ranos arrived from Borussia Mönchengladbach and Víctor Moreno from Villarreal, while M. Pečar joined from Bravo, all in transfers. M. Pittón, Jorge Moreno, A. Krdzalic and Jesús Álvarez are listed as free-agent arrivals. N. Viereck came from Utrecht on loan. B. Diocou, S. Aragoneses, Josep Calavera and Ander Zoilo are among the players recorded as returning from loan. Earlier entries also include Iván Chapela and Gastón Valles as transfers.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
C. Gomis
FC Schalke 04
Loan 31 August 2026
R. Jureškin
Spartak Trnava
Free agent 3 August 2026
M. Pittón
Union Santa Fe
Free agent 16 July 2026
G. Ranos
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Transfer 16 July 2026
N. Viereck
Utrecht
Loan 16 July 2026
M. Pittón
Union Santa Fe
Free agent 15 July 2026
G. Ranos
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Transfer 15 July 2026
Víctor Moreno
Villarreal
Transfer 10 July 2026
Jorge Moreno
Cadiz
Free agent 5 July 2026
A. Krdžalić
FK Sarajevo
Free agent 3 July 2026
A. Krdzalic
FK Sarajevo
Free agent 3 July 2026
M. Pečar
Bravo
Transfer 30 June 2026
Jesús Álvarez
Huesca
Free agent 30 June 2026
R. Jureškin
Spartak Trnava
Free agent 29 June 2026
Josep Calavera
Hércules
Return from loan 29 June 2026

Tenerife’s recorded departures feature transfers, free-agent exits, loans and returns to parent clubs. Gastón Valles moved to Sabadell in a transfer, while Ander Zoilo left as a free agent. Josep Calavera and Jeremy Jorge went to Ibiza and Rayo Majadahonda respectively on loan, and A. Ulloa also departed on loan to Lugo. Earlier 2026 entries show A. Yaakobishvili returning to Girona, alongside loans involving S. Aragoneses, B. Diocou and Ander Zoilo. The wider period also includes free-agent departures for Fabio González and Gabriel Palmero.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
Mahamadou Balde
Muaither SC
Loan 23 August 2026
Fran Sabina
Alcorcon
Loan 12 August 2026
Gastón Valles
Sabadell
Transfer 29 July 2026
Gastón Valles
Sabadell
Transfer 28 July 2026
Ander Zoilo
Barakaldo
Free agent 27 July 2026
Guillem Trilla
Castellón II
- 17 July 2026
Josep Calavera
Ibiza
Loan 14 July 2026
Jeremy Jorge
Rayo Majadahonda
Loan 13 July 2026
Cris Montes
Real Avilés
Free agent 30 June 2026
A. Ulloa
Lugo
Loan 30 June 2026
A. Yaakobishvili
Girona
Return from loan 29 June 2026
Gabriel Palmero
Kuching FA
Free agent 8 February 2026
S. Aragoneses
Arenas Getxo
Loan 31 January 2026
Fabio González
Racing Ferrol
Free agent 27 January 2026
B. Diocou
Granada CF
Loan 22 January 2026

Transfers Synthesis

The recorded movement around Tenerife shows a busy sequence of squad change across two recent windows, but it should be treated as a partial snapshot rather than a complete account. The incoming side combines transfer arrivals such as G. Ranos, Víctor Moreno and M. Pečar with free-agent additions including M. Pittón, Jorge Moreno, A. Krdzalic and Jesús Álvarez. N. Viereck represents a loan arrival, while several names return from temporary spells elsewhere. Outgoing activity includes the transfer of Gastón Valles, a free-agent departure for Ander Zoilo, loans for players including Josep Calavera and Jeremy Jorge, and returns to parent clubs such as A. Yaakobishvili. The movement history also shows that a player may reappear in different phases, as illustrated by B. Diocou and Ander Zoilo, whose recorded movements include loan returns or further loans. With no amounts shown, the available information supports a description of movement types and timing, not a financial balance or complete transfer total.

Leagues Tenerife has participated in

Tenerife’s recorded competition profile includes the Copa del Rey from 2018 through 2025 and Friendlies Clubs from 2020 through 2025. Both have recent participation markers in the available record, with 2025 as the latest listed year, so they represent the most recently documented cup-style entries rather than a confirmed 2026 schedule. Primera División RFEF - Group 1 is recorded for 2025 and also carries recent participation status. Segunda División appears across 2016 to 2024 and is historical in this profile because its latest listed year predates the relevant recent period. The record does not establish a present league position.

More about Tenerife

Club Deportivo Tenerife, commonly known as Tenerife, is based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and has represented the island in Spanish football since its modern foundation in 1922. Its identity is immediately recognizable through the traditional white shirt and blue shorts, a visual heritage associated with the club’s blue-and-white character. The team plays at Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, an urban ground in the heart of the capital. Opened in the 1920s, the stadium is closely woven into the city and is known for an intimate bowl-like setting that gives home fixtures a distinctive local atmosphere.

Tenerife’s history reaches beyond its domestic schedule. The club has carried the island’s name into European competition, including UEFA Cup appearances during a notable late-20th-century period. That continental footprint forms part of a wider story shaped by the club’s place within the Canary Islands, where football carries a strong regional identity and a longstanding island rivalry. Tenerife is also known by the nicknames Blanquiazules, Tete and Chicharreros, while its crest and traditional colors reinforce the connection between sporting identity and place. The shield-shaped crest uses blue-and-white elements alongside regional heraldic references.

Structurally, the organization operates as Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D., a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva used by professional Spanish football entities. Its football ecosystem sits within the league and cup framework administered through the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The club’s squad-building tradition combines players developed through the Canarian youth pathway with experienced domestic professionals and selected international or peninsular recruits. That blend links local development with the demands of national competition.

Tenerife therefore occupies a distinctive position in Spanish football, a professional institution rooted in an island capital and marked by a recognizable visual culture, a historic stadium and a past that includes both domestic prominence and European competition. Its enduring significance comes from the way club, city and island identity remain closely connected.

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Latest start lineups Tenerife (XI)

Tenerife vs Leganes
Segunda División 2026 - 1569924
Real Sociedad II vs Tenerife
Segunda División 2026 - 1569912
Tenerife vs Sporting Gijon
Segunda División 2026 - 1569903
Tenerife vs Almeria
Segunda División 2026 - 1569892
Eibar vs Tenerife
Segunda División 2026 - 1569875
Almeria vs Tenerife
Segunda División 2024 - 1217950
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2026-2027

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2022-2023

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2022-2023

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3rd
2022-2023

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2021-2022

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2021-2022

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2021-2022

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2021-2022

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2021-2022

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