Founded in 1963, the club succeeded two earlier Cambados-based teams, Juventud Católica and Club Deportivo Cambados (1950–1961), which had dissolved two years prior.[2] All three clubs played at the A Merced football ground, owned by theCatholic youth association, Juventud Católica, which was instrumental in popularising football in the town.
The team experienced a brief period of notable success between 1989 and 1992, largely attributed to financial support from local drug trafficker, Sito Miñanco.[3] During this time, Cambados reached as high as 4th in Spain's third division. However, following Miñanco's arrest and the subsequent loss of funding, the club was forced to part ways with many of its star players, leading to a decline in performance on the pitch.
