CD Lugo

Lugo
Full name	Club Deportivo Lugo S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Albivermellos (White and red); Luguiño (Little Lugo); O nabo mecánico (The Clockwork Game)
Founded	8 July 1953; 71 years ago
Ground	Anxo Carro, Lugo,; Galicia, Spain
Capacity	7,114
Owner	Frisaqués, S. L.
President	Constantino Saqués
Head coach	Lolo Escobar
League	Primera Federación – Group 1
2023–24	Primera Federación – Group 1, 10th of 20
Website	http://www.cdlugo.com/
	Current season

Club Deportivo Lugo is a Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Primera Federación, holding home games at Estadio Anxo Carro.

History

The new board of directors was officially formed under the presidency of Emilio Núñez Torrón on Wednesday, 8 July 1953, after a merger between SG Lucense and CD Polvorín. CD Lugo played their first official match against Pontevedra CF on Sunday, 13 September 1953. Lugo won it 3:1.^[2] With the new configuration of the Tercera División from the 1956–57 season Lugo permanently played there for many further years. In the 1961-62 Lugo led by the coach Luis Diestro won their first trophy, becoming Tercera División champion.^[3]

Lugo earned promotion for the first time to Segunda División in 1992, but could not remain more than one season in the league. The 1992-93 season was unsuccessful for the club, as it had only 25 points in 38 games and finished in the 18th position among 20 teams.^[4] Lugo became a representative of the middle class of the Segunda División B. Between 1994 and 2000 the club had no problems retaining its place in the category.^[5]

It took 20 years before the club earned promotion again to the second division after beating Cádiz in the last round of the promotion play-offs, after a penalty shootout.

In 2013 the club started their second consecutive season in the Segunda. Lugo finished in 12th position with 54 points, just 4 points from being relegated to Segunda División B.^[3]

The 2014–15 season was the sixth and the last for coach Quique Setién. With 49 points Lugo reached 15th position and achieved their goal to retain its place in Segunda División.^[2] Luis Milla was chosen as a new coach for the 2015–16 season. Unfortunately, he left the club in February 2016. He explained that it was for personal reasons and the club accepted his resignation.^[6]

In October 2017, after twelve rounds of the 2017–18 season, Lugo for the first time in their history led the table of the Segunda División.^[7] However, the team finished that season in the 12th position.^[6]

During the 2018-19 season Lugo was fighting to stay in the Segunda División, and finally ended up on the 18th position which allowed them to remain in the Spanish Second Division for a seventh consecutive season.^[2] The club went undefeated in the last 6 games of the season^[8] which helped them finish just 2 points above the relegation zone.^[9]

In the 2022–23 Season, Lugo were relegated to third division, ending their 11 years in second division.

Kit

The current kit consists of a red and white vertical striped shirt, light blue shorts and light blue socks. The shirt has remained unchanged since 1955 except in 1996 when horizontal stripes were chosen instead of vertical. The second kit isn't set and has changed multiple times. However, the light blue similar to the Flag of Galicia is the one that has been used the longest.

For the 2013–14 Second Division season, the company originally commissioned to make the kit was the Italian company Kappa, but due to disagreements over the retail price, the agreement was cancelled, and a new agreement was reached with the company Enfíos.

Kit history

2010

2013-14

2014-15

2015-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

Season to season

Deportivo de La Coruña vs. CD Lugo

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1953–54	3	3ª	5th	DNP
1954–55	3	3ª	8th	DNP
1955–56	3	3ª	9th	DNP
1956–57	3	3ª	3rd	DNP
1957–58	3	3ª	4th	DNP
1958–59	3	3ª	3rd	DNP
1959–60	3	3ª	5th	DNP
1960–61	3	3ª	2nd	DNP
1961–62	3	3ª	1st	DNP
1962–63	3	3ª	2nd	DNP
1963–64	3	3ª	4th	DNP
1964–65	3	3ª	3rd	DNP
1965–66	3	3ª	5th	DNP
1966–67	3	3ª	2nd	DNP
1967–68	3	3ª	4th	DNP
1968–69	3	3ª	5th	DNP
1969–70	3	3ª	2nd	Fourth round
1970–71	3	3ª	10th	First round
1971–72	3	3ª	16th	Second round
1972–73	4	Serie A	1st	DNP

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1973–74	3	3ª	10th	First round
1974–75	3	3ª	5th	Third round
1975–76	3	3ª	15th	First round
1976–77	3	3ª	14th	First round
1977–78	4	3ª	1st	First round
1978–79	3	2ª B	18th	Second round
1979–80	4	3ª	7th	First round
1980–81	4	3ª	1st	First round
1981–82	4	3ª	3rd	First round
1982–83	4	3ª	4th	First round
1983–84	4	3ª	4th	Second round
1984–85	4	3ª	4th	First round
1985–86	4	3ª	1st	Second round
1986–87	3	2ª B	11th	Second round
1987–88	3	2ª B	9th	Third round
1988–89	3	2ª B	5th	Third round
1989–90	3	2ª B	5th	DNP
1990–91	3	2ª B	2nd	First round
1991–92	3	2ª B	2nd	Fourth round
1992–93	2	2ª	18th	Fifth round

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1993–94	3	2ª B	8th	Third round
1994–95	3	2ª B	11th	Third round
1995–96	3	2ª B	10th	DNP
1996–97	3	2ª B	20th	DNP
1997–98	3	2ª B	6th	DNP
1998–99	3	2ª B	11th	DNP
1999–2000	3	2ª B	8th	DNP
2000–01	3	2ª B	15th	DNP
2001–02	3	2ª B	9th	DNP
2002–03	3	2ª B	18th	DNP
2003–04	4	3ª	6th	DNP
2004–05	4	3ª	3rd	DNP
2005–06	4	3ª	2nd	DNP
2006–07	3	2ª B	9th	Second round
2007–08	3	2ª B	7th	DNP
2008–09	3	2ª B	8th	First round
2009–10	3	2ª B	7th	DNP
2010–11	3	2ª B	1st	DNP
2011–12	3	2ª B	3rd	First round
2012–13	2	2ª	11th	Second round

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
2013–14	2	2ª	12th	Third round
2014–15	2	2ª	15th	Third round
2015–16	2	2ª	14th	Third round
2016–17	2	2ª	9th	Second round
2017–18	2	2ª	12th	Third round
2018–19	2	2ª	18th	Round of 32
2019–20	2	2ª	16th	First round
2020–21	2	2ª	18th	Second round
2021–22	2	2ª	16th	Second round
2022–23	2	2ª	22nd	First round
2023–24	3	1ª Fed.	10th	Round of 32
2024–25	3	1ª Fed.

12 seasons in Segunda División
2 seasons in Primera Federación
23 seasons in Segunda División B
34 seasons in Tercera División
1 season in Categorías Regionales

Current squad

As of 27 September 2024^[10]

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	ESP	Marcos Lavín
2	DF	ESP	Álex Lizancos
3	DF	ESP	Ander Zoilo
4	DF	ESP	Erik Ruiz
5	DF	ESP	Bernardo Cruz
6	DF	NGA	Nathaniel Nicholas
7	FW	ESP	Raúl Hernández
8	MF	ESP	Yayo (on loan from Oviedo)
9	FW	MEX	Bryan Mendoza (on loan from Celaya)
10	FW	ESP	Jon Cabo
11	FW	ESP	Guille Perero
13	GK	ESP	Pablo Cacharrón


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	ESP	Dani Vidal
17	FW	ESP	Martín Ochoa (on loan from Deportivo La Coruña)
18	FW	PAR	Fernando Lesme (on loan from Celaya)
19	FW	BOL	Jaume Cuéllar
20	DF	ESP	Marcos Sánchez
21	MF	ESP	Jon Ceberio
22	MF	ESP	Alberto Vaquero (on loan from Zaragoza)
23	DF	ESP	Juan Rodríguez
24	MF	ESP	Roger Martínez (on loan from Espanyol)
27	FW	ESP	Jorge González
—	FW	ESP	Willy Ledesma

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ESP	David Rosón (at Don Benito until 30 June 2025)

Reserve team

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Fran Justo
Assistant manager	Millán Fernández
Assistant coach	Ángel Mociño
Analyst	Adrià Díaz
Fitness coach	Antón Eiré
Goalkeeping coach	Rubén Arce
Assistant fitness coach	Santiago Pineda
Technical assistant	Secho
Doctor	Roberto Díaz
Physiotherapists	Irene Mallo Ricardo Pérez Alejandro Vázquez
Rehab fitness coach	Erik Penedo
Nutritionist	Daniel Pedrosa
Delegate	José Luis Corral

Last updated: December 2022
Source: CD Lugo (in Spanish)

Stadium

CD Lugo play its home matches at the Estadio Anxo Carro. It has a capacity of approximately 8,000. Built in 1974 it was inaugurated on 31 August 1974, with a triangular tournament featuring also Deportivo de La Coruña and Club Lemos.