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| Full name | Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. | ||
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| Nickname | Los Alfareros (The Potters) | ||
| Founded | 20 July 1971; 54 years ago (1971-07-20) | ||
| Ground | Estadio Municipal de Santo Domingo,Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain | ||
| Capacity | 5,100[1] | ||
| Owner | David Blitzer | ||
| President | Iván Bravo | ||
| Head coach | Pablo Álvarez | ||
| League | Primera Federación – Group 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Primera Federación – Group 2, 10th of 20 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Agrupación Deportiva AlcorcónS.A.D. is aSpanish football team based inAlcorcón, in the autonomous community ofMadrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays inPrimera Federación, holding home matches at theMunicipal de Santo Domingo, with a 5,100-seat capacity.[2]
Founded in 1971 by Dionisio Muñoz Jerez. The founding act of the club was signed on 20 July that year.[3] Alcorcón spent roughly its first 30 years of existence in between thefourth division and the regional leagues. Alcorcón played its first match on 8 September 1971 against Atlético Madrid (youth team) and lost it 0:2.[3] In 2000–01, it made itsSegunda División B debut, finishing in 12th place, and spending the following seasons immersed in mid-table positions. The 2003–04 season Alcolcórn led by coachRaúl González finished in 10th position in Segunda División B.[4]
In2008–09, a third place in theregular season meant Alcorcón was allowed to appear in the promotion play-offs for the first time in its history. After disposing ofSant Andreu andAlcoyano, the club was ousted byReal Unión ofIrun in the final round with a 3–1 aggregate scoreline.
On 27 October 2009, Alcorcón secured the most famous victory in its history after it defeatedLa Liga powerhouseReal Madrid 4–0 at home in the first leg of itsround-of-32 match in theCopa del Rey.[5] In the club's first ever official match against a team from the top flight, its opponent fielded nine international players in its starting eleven:Jerzy Dudek,Álvaro Arbeloa,Raúl Albiol,Christoph Metzelder,Royston Drenthe,Mahamadou Diarra,Guti,Esteban Granero,Raúl,Rafael van der Vaart andKarim Benzema, withRuud van Nistelrooy,Fernando Gago andMarcelo appearing as substitutes in the second-half.[6]
On 10 November, in the second leg at theSantiago Bernabéu, the club lost 1–0, but won 4–1 on aggregate, thereby going through to the next round of 16,[7] where the club was ousted byRacing de Santander, 2–3 on aggregate.
Following theAlcorconazo, inthe 2009–10 season, Alcorcón was finally promoted tolevel two after defeatingPontevedra (3–0 on aggregate) andOntinyent (4–3 on aggregate) in thepromotion play-offs. In the second tier, the club played twice thepromotion play-offs but were defeated byReal Valladolid in the final of the2012 edition and byGirona in the semi-finals of the2013 edition.
In 2017, Alcorcón qualified to theCopa del Rey quarter-finals for the first time in their history after a penalty shoot-out victory overEspanyol, but were beaten 2–0 on aggregate byAlavés. The club was 13th in the 2017–18 season in the Segunda División, just 4 points away from being relegated,[8] and also struggled in the next campaign, but retained its place in Segunda División after finishing the season in the 14th position.[9]
In June 2019,Roland Duchâtelet sold the club to a group led by American investorDavid Blitzer for around€13 million.[10] In April 2022, Alcorcon was relegated to third division after defeated byCartagena, ending their 12 years stay in second division. In 2023, AD Alcorcón signed a sponsorship deal with Hacksaw Gaming for the 2022/2023 season.[11][12]
On 24 June 2023, AD Alcorcón secure promotion toSegunda División from 2023 to 2024 after defeatingCD Castellon with an aggregate score of 1–2 in the promotion play-offPrimera Federación and returned to the second tier after a one-year absence, but they were immediately relegated in the2023–24 season.
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| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Mehdi Nafti |
| Assistant manager |  Carlos Sánchez Pepe Bermúdez |
| Fitness coach | Luis Muñoz |
| Goalkeeping coach | Víctor Miguel Fernández |
| Rehab fitness coach | Aarón Fueyo |
| Analyst | Maikel |
| Delegate | Pedro Cañizares |
| Kit man | Eduardo Alonso García Agustín Tamames |
| Director of Medical Services | Roberto Redondo |
| Doctor | Miguel González |
| Physiotherapists | Álex Rodríguez Jorge Barañano |
Last updated: July 2023
Source:AD Alcorcón(in Spanish)
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