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28th November 2008

The match at Poli Ejido next weekend is due to kick off on Sunday, 7th December at 17.00, so log into www.ondacadiz.es to see los amarillos play.

The new strip from Diadora has been unveiled today and the shirts will hopefully be worn by the team on Sunday but will not be available in the shops for some time. A new strip is currently being designed for the season 2009/2010 by Diadora, who have signed an agreement to provide the clubs kits for the rest of this season plus a further four seasons.

27th November 2008

Another chance for those of you who rarely get the chance to see los amarillos in action. The match being played during the weekend of the 6th December, when Cadiz visit Poli Ejido, is being televised by the local Cadiz television station Onda Cadiz. As before this will mean that anyone will be able to watch the match via the internet. Unfortunately the match day and kick off time will not be announced until next week so keep checking www.cadizcf.com for the details. To view the match you will need to log into www.ondacadiz.es at the kick off time and you should be able to see the match in full, although obviously the commentary will be in Spanish.

24th November 2008

Regrettably we are having to miss next weeks game at the Carranza against Marbella but we will bring you the result and a match report by the 6th December. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.

23rd November 2008

Cadiz 1-0 Ecija - With leading scores Toedtli and Juanma both injured for tonights game it was a chance to see how good the squad is at Cadiz. They came out victors by the single goal scored by Enrique in the first half, however they did hit the bar three times in the second half and really their dominance should have seen a greater victory margin. Read match report here.

16th November 2008

Real Betis B 0-1 Cadiz - A great result tonight in a hard fought battle against second in the table, Real Betis B, saw los amarillos come away with the three points thanks to a goal in the 85th minute from Rubiato. Read match report here.

9th November 2008

Cadiz 3-0 Antequera - Thanks to a quite superb first half performance in which Cadiz scored three and could easily have scored 4 or 5 los amarillos kept up the fight to storm away with this league title and give them two chances of getting back into the Segunda A. The goals tonight came from Caballero, in a sublime play of passing and movement between Caballero, Toedtli and Fran Cortes, plus another double for Toedtli, who is fast becoming an idol of the cadistas. Read match report here.

1st November 2008

Granada 3-3 Cadiz - In atrocious conditions this local Andalucian derby was like a cup tie with so much open play that it was hardly surprising that the final result was 3-3. After going behind Cadiz equalised thanks to an own goal to make it 1-1 at half time. They then went ahead through Raul Lopez before Granada equalised. Fleurquin made it 2-3 and then picked up a second yellow card when he was adjudged to have fouled in the Cadiz area, not only reducing los amarillos to 10 men for the final quarter of the match but also gave Granada the opportunity to equalise from the resultant penalty, which is what they did. At the end Cadiz will be thankful to come away with the point after a really tough battle. Read match report here.

28th October 2008

The match this weekend away at Granada is being televised by the local Cadiz television station Onda Cadiz. This will probably mean that anyone will be able to watch the match via the internet, although we are pretty certain that this will be the case we cannot guarantee it. The match is kicking off on Saturday 1st November at 18.00 (17.00 gmt), so if you log into www.ondacadiz.es at that time, hopefully you will be able to see the match in full, although obviously the commentary would be in Spanish.

26th October 2008

Cadiz 2-1 Lucena - A tough match against a well disciplined Lucena side saw Cadiz finally come out as victors thanks to a goal from Mansilla in the first half . The visitors scored an equaliser in the second half before Cadiz scored a second through Enrique, in time added on to finish 2-1 and take another three points. Read match report here.

19th October 2008

Puertollano 0-2 Cadiz - Another impressive display from los amarillos against a strong Puertollano team saw Cadiz come out victors by two goals to nil, with a goal in each half from Enrique and Toedtli. Read match report here.

13th October 2008

Cadiz 5-2 Ceuta - The one day delay in getting this match started was well worth the wait as Cadiz completely overran their opponents to come out 5-2 winners. A hat trick from Juanma, a great goal from Cristian and a further goal that looked like an own goal, although initially shown as a goal for Mansilla is where the goals for los amarillos came from. The visitors actually opened the scoring after a headed goal from a free kick which was not dealt with by the defense or the keeper. Their second goal came from a shocking mistake by the usually reliable Cristian. Read match report here.

12th October 2008

The clash against Ceuta has been postponed until Monday 13th October 2008, kick off at 17.30, because of flooding at the Carranza yesterday and the inclement weather in the Straits of Gibraltar causing problems for the team from Ceuta to make the journey.

5th October 2008

Linares 1-3 Cadiz - Another victory for los amarillos with Caballero causing them all sorts of problems and weighing in with two of the goals. Toedtli was the scorer of the other goal and he continues his great goal scoring record for Cadiz thus far with 5 goals in as many games. Read match report here.

3rd October 2008

There has been no reaction from Real Madrid and it looks likely that Acuña will be staying at Cadiz, at least for the present time. Meanwhile Julian De La Cuesta is out for 12 weeks through injury and so Mansilla is the likely replacement to join Fragoso at the centre of the defense.

30th September 2008

Cadiz have received an offer from Real Madrid for Javier Acuña, who in the three years he has been at the club has, regrettably for the club, not been given a good run out in the team but on the occasions that we have seen him on the pitch he has shown plenty of skill and ability that should have benefitted the club, especially last season when the club were crying out for someone who could create and score goals up front. But for whatever reason Acuña has not been a major part of any of the trainers game plans whilst at the club and indeed this year it looks as if he would be third or fourth choice striker behind Toedtli, Rubiato and Barreiro. The initial offer of €400,000 has not been accepted by the club and they have gone back with a counter offer and the players immediate future should be resolved in the next couple of days. Meanwhile Rosu, the Romanian international and ex Primera Liga player from Recreativo looks to be reaching match fitness, having played no games at all since the end of last season, and is hoping to make the squad in the next couple of games.

28th September 2008

Cadiz 3-0 Melilla - With the weather today more like you would expect to find watching an English league match, wet and windy, Cadiz completely dominated the contest and ran out easy winners. With two goals in the first half from Caballero and Toedtli plus a third from Rubiato near the end los amarillos won 3-0 and it could have been many more than that. Both teams finished with ten men although it really was not a dirty game in any way. Read match report here.

24th September 2008

San Fernando 3-4 Cadiz - What a local derby! Los amarillos finally came out on top in this seven goal thriller and this was after having a penalty saved and having a man sent off for the second match running. After going behind 2-0 Cadiz drew level before again conceding a bad goal just before half time to go in 3-2 down. The second half however it was nearly all Cadiz and they equalised, after a bad mistake by the San Fernando keeper, before scoring the winner just before the end. Read match report here.

21st September 2008

Cadiz 2-3 Conquense - The team that put Cadiz out of this years Copa del Rey when they won 3-2 after extra time also managed to end the unbeaten start to the league season by Cadiz, when they came from 2-0 down to again beat los amarillos 2-3. Read match report here.

20th September 2008

A big week for Cadiz as they face three league matches in the space of 8 days. First up is the match tomorrow at the Carranza against Conquense, which kicks off at 19.00, this is followed by another local derby when los amarillos travel the few kilometres down the road to face San Fernando on Wednesday, which kicks off at 21.00 and then finally it's back to the Carranza next Sunday, 28th September for the match against Mellila, which kicks off at 12.00.

13th September 2008

Racing Club Portuense 1-2 Cadiz - Los amarillos remain unbeaten so far this season when they came from behind to beat local rivals Racing Club Portuense 1-2 in El Puerto de Santa Maria. Cadiz went behind after 14 minutes when a free kick near the edge of the box was well headed home by Iturralde. After a pretty scrappy first half Cadiz took a bit more control in the second half and were rewarded by an equaliser from Enrique in the 68th minute and then in the final minute of normal time, Toedtli, who came on after 56 minutes to make his debut for los amarillos leapt well to flick the ball past the keeper to make it 1-2 to Cadiz. Read match report here.

7th September 2008

Cadiz 2-0 Granada 74 - The first home game of the new season saw an extremely impressive display from los amarillos, who completely dominated their opponents. With a goal in each half from Juanma and Enrique the victory went to Cadiz 2-0, although it could easily have been at least double the score. Read match report here.

The next match is away at local opponents Racing Club Portuense of El Puerto de Santa Maria. The match is being played on Saturday 13th September 2008 kicking off at 18.15.

2nd September 2008

The final signing by Cadiz before the transfer deadline has been announced and it is a forward, Mariano Ramón Toedtli, who was born in Cordoba, Argentina on March 23 1976. He is 182 cm and 82 kg and after starting his professional career in the lower leagues in Argentina moved to Spain in 2000 when he joined Salamanca. The following season he joined Primera Liga outfit Sevilla where he remained for two seasons. In 2003 he went to Recreativo, who were at that time in the Segunda A and the following year he joined Ejido, where he has been for the last four seasons. Check out some of his early goals by clicking on this link, although the quality isn't great it certainly shows some impressive touches: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS2xhRVbtPo&feature=related

31st August 2008

Roquetas 0-2 Cadiz - An excellent start to the league season for los amarillos as they completely dominated the opposition and came out victors 0-2, with two second half goals from Rubiato and Juanma. Read match report here.

29th August 2008

As expected the decision of the CEDD has gone against Cadiz and the team will definitely be playing in the Segunda B, Group 4 and will start their league fixtures on Sunday when they travel to play Roquetas de Mar. The club have previously announced that they would continue their fight through the courts but when and if this happens, it will not change the fact that Cadiz will be playing this season in the Segunda B. With only a couple of days left for signing and selling players it is expected that the Sports Director will be very busy to complete the squad ready for the challenges that await them this season.

28th August 2008

Cadiz have today announced the signing of Romanian international player Laurentiu Dimitru Rosu, who comes on a free transfer from Recreativo. He is an attacking left sided midfielder who was born on the 26th October 1975. His early professional career was at top Romanian side, Steau Bucharest, where he played 159 games over 7 years and scored 45 goals. Whilst at the club he won 5 championship medals, 3 Romanian cup medals and played in more than 40 European games. He also broke into the National team, where he has thus far played 38 times and scored 5 times. In 2000 he moved to Numancia where he played 125 games in four seasons and scored 27 goals in the Primera and Segunda divisions. In 2004 he moved to Recreativo, although he didn't play in his first season there due to an injury. The following season he played 34 times and scored 9 times helping the club to win promotion to the Primera.

27th August 2008

Copa del Rey Preliminary round - Conquense 3-2 Cadiz (after extra time) - Whichever division Cadiz finally find themselves in they can now concentrate fully on the league as they crashed out of the Copa del Rey in the preliminary round, going down 3-2 to Conquense after extra time. With the game being played in some pretty awful weather with wind, rain and storms all around it was the home team who started the strongest looking to take the scalp of the mighty Cadiz. However it was los amarillos who struck first when Enrique crossed for Juanma to clip the ball home. Many of the Cadiz players looked nervous on the ball and at the moment the team, with all the new players, is not a confident unit with plenty of passes going astray. Despite this at the start of the second half Cadiz began to dominate and they had a good four chances to increase their lead but were unable to do so. As the time rolled on towards the final whistle los amarillos nerves were on edge as they tried to maintain their slender lead and regrettably the local side equalised when Beñat beat Casillas with a shot from outside of the area.

So to extra time and again it was Cadiz who went ahead when Enrique managed to score but then Martins scored twice, once at the end of the first half of extra time and the second at the start of the second period, after a terrible mistake by De la Cuesta. Despite the home team then being reduced to 10 men Cadiz were unable to get back on terms and are therefore out of the Copa del Rey.

25th August 2008

It would appear that Cadiz have made a surprise signing from Hercules. He is Peruvian International player Juan Carlos Marino, a right sided midfield player who has six international caps and has scored two goals for his country. He was born in Lima, Peru on the 2nd January 1982 and started his professional career at Argentinian first division side, Lanus, where he stayed for 5 seasons without really breaking into the first team. In 2006 he moved to Peruvian first division side, Cienciano, where he played 42 matches in two seasons, scoring 9 times. As a result of his performances at Cienciano he broke into the International side and moved to top Peruvian side Alianza Lima but he only managed four outings, scoring once before he came to Europe last year. He played 15 times last season for Hercules, scoring once but with the arrival of Abel Aguilar at Hercules the Peruvian was going to be second choice hence the move to Cadiz.

However the Peruvian will only play for Cadiz if they are in the Segunda A and therefore he could well be sent on loan to another Segunda A team or back to Peru if the decision of the CEDD on Friday results in Cadiz playing in the Segunda B this season.

The preliminary round of the Copa del Rey kicks off  on Wednesday night with Cadiz travelling to play away against Conquense at 21.45.

22nd August 2008

Cadiz finished second in the three team tournament in Huelva tonight. In the first game Cadiz took on local team Punta Umbria and won 2-0 with goals from Enrique, who had an excellent game and Rubiato.

In the next game hosts Recreativo took on the local team and won 3-0, which meant that Cadiz would have to beat the Primera Liga outfit to win the trophy.

In the match between Cadiz and Recreativo the hosts opened the scoring when Aitor converted a free kick into the box. Cadiz fought back well and Caballero equalised just a minute later but they were unable to get the winner and so Recreativo were victors on the basis of the extra goal they scored against Punta Umbria.

21st August 2008

Sanlucar 1-2 Cadiz - Cadiz played another friendly last night against Sanlucar and came out on top 1-2, after going behind in the first half to a goal from Ezequiel. Cadiz came back well and Acuña earned a penalty when he was fouled in the area and Barreiro stepped up to slot the penalty home to make it all square. Near the end a couple of defensive errors from Cadiz gave the home team opportunities to score, which they were unable to convert, which left the way open for Mansilla to head home a Lopez Silva free kick to make it 1-2 to los amarillos.

Cadiz continue their travels tomorrow for the three team trophy in Huelva against Primera Liga outfit, Recreativo and local team, Punta Umbria.

18th August 2008

Victor Manuel Ormazabal Escobar has finally signed for Cadiz. He is a central midfielder born in Buenos Aires on 2nd April 1985 and debuted for Boca Juniors in 2003. In 2006 he went to Maccabi Haifa but his stay was shortlived and he was soon off to Pontevedra, where he has been for the last two seasons and where Javier Gracia was his manager.

Two players have definitely left Cadiz with their contracts having been rescinded and they are Vella, who was going to be second choice behind Cristian for the right back slot and Andrade, who wants to play in a higher league. We expect a couple more comings and goings before the season starts.

16th August 2008

Trofeo de Carranza - Cadiz 0-3 Sevilla - A disappointing result for Cadiz in the final of the Trofeo de Carranza in front of an excellent crowd who were very vocal trying to encourage los amarillos at every occasion. The first quarter of the match was very even with both sides playing some good football but neither dominating however gradually Cadiz started to play in a very deep defensive set up allowing their Andalucian Primera Liga neighbours more space in the centre of the park although Sevilla were finding it difficult to break through. Eventually the tactics of Sevilla changed and they encouraged Cadiz to come forward allowing Sevilla to break quickly from defense into the spaces created by this ploy. They also started closing down the Cadiz players very quickly forcing errors from los amarillos. In the 29th minute Navas centred from the right band, Kone back heeled the ball into the path of Chevanton, who made no mistake in easily putting the ball past Dani, in the Cadiz goal, to make it 0-1 to Sevilla. A few minutes later and Dani was called into action to block another effort from Navas as he rushed onto the ball after avoiding the offside trap. Cadiz had some very good moments of play when some super one touch football saw them progress at pace down the wings. In one such attack the ball zoomed down the right wing before being played through to Acuña, who had made a great run, but his effort went into the side netting before the referee had whistled that he was marginally offside anyway.

In the second half Cadiz pushed further forward looking to get back on terms but this meant more space for Sevilla to take advantage of and in the 54th minute Luis Fabiano slid a great defense busting ball through to Chevanton, who again had no problems in making it 0-2. Los amarillos didn't let their heads drop and continued to work hard to try and get back into the game but as they went up for a corner the ball broke from the Sevilla defense with three Sevilla players rushing forward against two Cadiz defenders and it was that man Navas again who was involved when he squared the ball from the right wing into the path of Adriano who made it 0-3. Still Cadiz went looking for at least one consolation goal and Acuña had the best chance of the game when a cross from the left found him just a couple of yards out with just the keeper ahead of him but he could not quite get the right connection with his head and the keeper was able to collect it with ease. Before the end Acuña was the one who caused most problems to the Sevilla defense when on two seperate occasions he pressed the man on the ball forcing them into mistakes, which he almost capitalised on. One when he rushed in to try and bravely head the ball before the Sevilla keeper could collect it, but he was always a yard short and on the next occasion he quickly volleyed a mis-kick from the keeper only to see the ball bounce agonisingly wide of the mark and so the score ended 0-3, with Sevilla collecting their fifth Trofeo de Carranza. 

Trofeo de Carranza - Athletico Bilbao 1-0 Villareal - The play off for the 3rd and 4th place went to Athletico Bilbao when Iraola slotted home in the 26th minute after a pass from Etxeberria despite the Villareal protests that the scorer was in an offside position. Villareal came back strongly after the goal but were unable to beat Iraizoz in the Athletico Bilbao goal, although he was beaten some six minutes from the end by an Ibagaza free kick but fortunately for Bilbao the ball smashed into the post and away to safety.

15th August 2008

Trofeo de Carranza - Sevilla 2-0 Villareal - The reds from Seville dominated this match against fellow Primera Liga outfit Villareal and the score could have easily have been doubled but for some good saves from the Villareal keeper. Romaric and Luis Fabiano were particularly impressive for Sevilla and it was the Brazilian Fabiano who opened the scoring in the 16th minute when he slotted the ball home after collecting a pass from Renato in the area. Just a few minutes later and Romaric, after some great individual skill, played Fabiano in but this time the keeper was there. However the Brazilian didn't need to wait long to double the lead when in the 26th minute he was first to react to a loose ball in the area and fire home. The second half was an ugly affair with tempers frayed and not much football going on. So much so that the referee sent off Eguren of Villareal in the 55th minute after he had only come on at the start of the second half. Seven minutes later and 2 more players were off this time it was Viera, the Villareal keeper and Capel from Sevilla, who had also come on at the start of the second half. The score remained 2-0 to Sevilla and so it will be an all Andalucian final with Cadiz against Sevilla kicking off at 22.00 Saturday night. The consolation final between Athletico Bilbao and Villareal kicks off earlier at 18.30.

14th August 2008

Trofeo de Carranza - Cadiz 2-0 Athletico Bilbao - In the first semi-final of the 54th edition of the Trofeo de Carranza los amarillos achieved a super victory against Primera Liga outfit, Athletico Bilbao. In the first half neither side got that close to scoring although the team from Bilbao looked the more dangerous going forward without really troubling Kiko Casillas in the Cadiz goal. The second half was just four minutes old when Cadiz were ahead. Good work down the right, where Enrique and Cristian combined well all night, allowed Dani Fragoso to put the ball across into the centre where Rubiato leapt high to get his head to the ball and clip it into the net to make it 1-0. From that moment on it was almost all Cadiz with Fran Cortes playing well through the middle and Cadiz looking dangerous down the right everytime they broke and Cristian came close when he stormed through onto the ball in the Bilbao box and lobbed the keeper, who in the second half was Armando, only to see his effort float agonisingly the wrong side of the post. Other efforts from Enrique and Acuna flew high over the bar and De la Cuesta had one header that clipped the outside of the post and also during this time Yeste, the Bilbao playmaker, picked up his second yellow card and was sent off. In the 89th minute the pressure finally told when Lopez Silva, who had come on to replace Enrique fired in a shot that the Bilbao keeper could only parry and Acuna was first to react and smash the ball home to make it 2-0 to los amarillos. The final few minutes, with almost five added on, saw some sloppy play from Cadiz at the back which allowed Bilbao to get into some very dangerous positions but Casillas was able to deal with all that came his way and so Cadiz now progress to the final on Saturday night kick off 22.00 against the winners of the Sevilla v Villareal. The club have just announced that as a thank you to the season ticket holders who have renewed for this season they will be able to get a free ticket to see the final. 

13th August 2008

As happened before the season started last year with the 'takeover' of the Baldasano group Cadiz looks to be a club in turmoil again with so much uncertainty, caused by the actions of the current administration. New signings are coming in with the start of the season just two weeks away and it now looks as if Vella is definitely leaving the club and either, or both, Fleurquin and Bezares are rumoured to have been told that they may no longer be required by the club. If this is indeed true it is a despicable way to have treated such stalwarts of the club for so many seasons and who have and would continue to give their all for los amarillos, unlike many of the signings from last year. Skeptics would say that the appeal by Antonio Munoz and his administration against the 'irregular' signing of Kiko, the Hercules player, to try and keep Cadiz in the Segunda A was a ploy to unite the cadistas behind them against the league authorities rather than to see the cadistas turn against the Munoz administration to blame them for the disaster of last season. Furthermore, now that the renewals of the season tickets have been completed and are now open for sale to the general public, it looks as if the squad is most definitely being put together as a Segunda B outfit, with the more experienced, and obviously more expensive players with regard to wages, being ousted, despite being a big part of the pre-season build up. Was the timing of these exits of the more experienced players another ploy by the administration to encourage season ticket renewals?

With more comings and goings in the next few days what effect will this have on the 'team' spirit just days before the season starts? Only time will tell but from past experience it does not augur well for the club at the moment. 

12th August 2008

The match in Huelva on the 22nd August has now turned into a three team trophy event with local team CD Punta Umbria joining Recreativo and Cadiz in the line up.

Another new signing has been announced by Cadiz and it is central midfielder CARLOS Caballero Pérez who was born on 5th October 1984 in Alcorcon, where he played most of his football before moving to Linares, where he has been for the last two seasons. He has been signed for the next two seasons and begins training with the squad today.

A further 2 players are being considered by Cadiz. Firstly a 20 year old Argentinian wide player, Rodrigo Lamardo, has started to train with the squad to see if Cadiz will sign him. Meanwhile Victor Manuel Ormazabal Escobar, a midfielder, from Pontevedra, Javier Gracia's previous club, looks likely to be signed by Cadiz in the next couple of days.

10th August 2008

Whilst the club still hope that the team will be playing in the Segunda A for the forthcoming season, the uncertainty of the status of the team continues to cause problems for the trainer and sports director, as they are having to try to decide which player is staying, who is going or who is still to come in to the squad, without really having a clear idea to whether they should be preparing a Segunda A or a Segunda B team. In the last week both Yago Yao and Parri rejected the offers of Cadiz to accept a contract to play in the Segunda B, with an increased contract if in the end the team were in the Segunda A and so both players are no longer part of the future plans. Similarly the situation regarding De la Cuesta and Vella is still to be resolved and it is looking more and more likely that whatever the final outcome of the appeal by Cadiz the squad that has thus far been put together is more geared for the Segunda B.

Despite Cadiz, at this present time, playing in the Segunda B next season there have been over 9,000 season tickets already renewed and these tickets have still not gone on general sale.

Another pre-season match has just been announced and it will take place on 22nd August in Huelva against Primera Liga outfit, Recreativo. 

3rd August 2008

Racing Club Portuense 1-1 Cadiz (Portuense won 6-5 on penalties) - The contest tonight for the Trofeo Ciudad del Puerto was going to be very interesting as it brought Cadiz up against fellow Segunda B rivals Racing Club Portuense. Javier Gracia continues to put out different combinations of players from game to game and during the first half both Cadiz and the home team were pretty ineffectual with Lopez Silva, Acuña and Mansilla looking to be the pick of the players for Cadiz. Los amarillos almost scored five minutes from half time when good play between Parri and Rubiato, whose shot was off target. On the stroke of half time the home side were ahead when Carrasco slotted the ball in after it had rebounded off the bar to make it 1-0. In the second half Gracia made four significant changes by bringing on Raul Lopez, Enrique, Dani Fragoso and Fran Cortes and suddenly Cadiz looked like a different team and started to dominate their opponents, Within five minutes of the restart los amarillos were back on level terms when Fran put the ball through to Andrade, in a good position in the box, and he was able to slip the ball past Manu Taranilla, the Portuense keeper to make it 1-1.

Cadiz continued pushing forward with Dani Fragoso impressing in midfield and Andrade had another great chance but he was a little slow getting his shot away and the effort was deflected wide. However it was the home team who came close to going ahead again when half way through the second half a header just went wide of the goal, defended tonight by Dani. Cadiz looked to have sealed a winner when Barreiro nodded the ball in off the bar but the referee and his officials ruled that the ball had not crossed the line and so the match ended all square at 1-1. So, as it was the night before, the winner of theTrophy was going to be decided on penalties. This time they did not favour Cadiz when after all previous penalties had gone in Mansilla failed to convert the sixth effort for Cadiz and so Portuense came out victors 6-5.

2nd August 2008

Puerto Real 0-0 Cadiz (Cadiz won 4-3 on penalties) - In the X1X Trofeo Villa de Puerto Real the fans saw a goalless 90 minutes followed by the excitement of a penalty shoot out. Cadiz started very brightly and looked a completely different outfit to the one that lost in Conil last week. Los amarillos dominated the first half with Enrique again causing plenty of problems down the right but despite efforts from Juanma, Bezares and Barreiro Cadiz were unable to open the scoring. The home team on the other hand relied on breaking quickly out of defense to try and catch the visitors out and in the most dangerous play of the half good play, between Palacios and Uceda forced Kiko Casilla, making his debut for Cadiz, pull off a good stop to keep the scores level. In the second half the home team made several changes and the teams were much more evenly matched with neither side dominating. For Cadiz Rubiato and Acuña looked lively in front of goal but were unable to score, Parri had a super free kick smash into the bar on the hour mark and five minutes from time Juanma had a free kick easily caught by Raul, the Puerto Real keeper and the game finished 0-0.

As there was a trophy up for grabs the match went to penalties and the hero of the hour was Kiko Casilla who pulled off 2 saves to give Cadiz their first, and hopefully not their last, trophy of the season with the final score being 4-3 in favour of los amarillos.

Tonight Cadiz are playing for the Trofeo Ciudad de El Puerto de Santa Maria against Racing Club Portuense at the Cuvillo stadium with kick off at 22.00.

1st August 2008

The third pre-season game for los amarillos kicks off tonight at 21.00 against Puerto Real in the Sancho Davila stadium.

The CEDD have rejected the request from Cadiz to suspend the start of the Segunda A and B leagues until the case from Cadiz for reinstatement into the Segunda A because of the alleged infringement of the rules by Hercules in the last match of last season, whose result meant relegation for Cadiz. The CEDD however have yet to sit to study the 70 page allegation presented to them by the club and, as a result, the club continues 'in limbo' not knowing for definite in which division they will be playing in, although in our opinion it is very unlikely that it will be the Segunda A. The club have announced that if the decision by the CEDD goes against them that they will then seek 'justice' through the law courts. All football fans want to see their team play in the highest possible league against quality opponents and for the clubs owners there is a substantial financial benefit to playing in the higher league but as this matter drags on it would seem that, in general, outside of Cadiz, public opinion seems to be turning against the club. Although there may well have been some irregularity, because it would appear that the regulations may have been open to different interpretations, concerning the registration of Kiko for Hercules, should this technicality be used to annul the result of that last match of the season and award three points to Cadiz?. When in fact in all honesty the team were just not good enough on the pitch last season, which was not only down to the players but also down to plenty of mistakes made by the administrators of the club, for example using no less than 4 managers throughout the season. At this present time the team that has been put together for next season looks to have been compiled for a Segunda B battle and surely it is now too late to get a team together for the Segunda A with very limited time for any training together before the season starts.

Meanwhile fellow Segunda B outfit and neighbours, Real Club Portuense, from El Puerto de Santa Maria, narrowly avoided being pushed into the Tercera Division yesterday after they managed to clear outstanding payments to players and suppliers from last season amounting to about €440,000.

30th July 2008

The draw has been made for the forthcoming Trofeo Carranza as follows:-

1st semi-final - Cadiz v Athletico Bilbao k.o. 22.00 on Thursday 14th August 

2nd semi-final - Sevilla v Villareal k.o. 22.00 on Friday 15th August

The 3rd and 4th place match, between the 2 losing semi-finalists, and the final, between the 2 winners of the semi-finals, will both take place on Saturday 16th August, k.o. 18.30 and 22.00 respectively.

27th July 2008

Conil 2-1 Cadiz - Defeat tonight for Cadiz in Conil when Javier Gracia again put out different teams for each half. This time the first half team struggled against a determined Conil and were behind within 3 minutes, when Kike beat Dani. In the second half Fleurquin and Parri came in to control the centre of the field and Cadiz started playing some good football, whilst the home team dropped further back trying to defend their slender lead. In the 75th minute the perseverance from Cadiz led to an equalizer when Manu Barreiro, scored his second in the two games, to make it all square. In the final minute of the game with a draw looking the likely result a quick break by the home team saw Perla latch on to a defensive mistake to slot the ball past David to make it 2-1 to the home team.

David Garcia Haro, a 28 year old Valencian defender, who can play in the centre or in the wide back position, has been signed from Gimnastic, having started his career playing for Barcelona B.

Andres Fleurquin will be staying at Cadiz for next season, after much speculation that he was wanted by Cordoba. Also Gustavo Lopez, one of the successes of last season, has confirmed that if Cadiz do play in the Segunda A he will be available for the club, otherwise he has received an offer from Independiente de Avellanada.

26th July 2008

Arcos 1-2 Cadiz - In the first pre-season friendly tonight Cadiz came out victorious at Arcos. They were soon ahead when Manu Barreiro fired home in the 6th minute. Eight minutes later and it was 0-2 when Enrique headed home a cross from Juanma. The home team pulled one back in the 36th minute when Sierra converted from the penalty spot after Bezares handled the ball inside the area. Both teams completely changed in the second half and after a good first half display by los amarillos the display in the second was mediocre, at best, with plenty of the players looking way off the pace but the result remained at 1-2.

25th July 2008

An important new signing for Cadiz sees a new goalkeeper at the club. He is Francisco Casilla Cortes, known as Kiko Casilla, who was born on 2nd October 1986 in Tarragona. He started his career at Real Madrid Castilla (Real Madrid B), where he played for 2 years although rarely as first choice keeper. In 2007 he was acquired by Primera Liga outfit Espanyol on a free transfer. He played just 4 times for the first team last year and there was some speculation that Arsenal were looking at him. He is 1.92m tall and has previously been chosen for the under 21 Spanish side.

24th July 2008

Details of the dates and teams taking part in the Trofeo Carranza have today been confirmed. The event will take place over the 14th,15th and 16th August at the Ramon de Carranza Stadium and the teams competing for the trophy will be Cadiz, Sevilla, Villareal and Athletico Bilbao.

23rd July 2008

As expected the Committee of Appeal of the RFEF has upheld the earlier decision of the Competition Committee and means that Cadiz will be playing in the Segunda B, although if the club so wished they could continue the appeal through the Comite Espanol de Disciplina Deportiva (CEDD), the Committee of Discipline in Sports and if still unsuccessful could continue through the law courts.

22nd July 2008

Another new signing today adds strength to the centre of defence. Roberto Carlos Mansilla Abellan has been signed from Segunda B outfit, Merida, who made it to the first group knock out stages for promotion to the Segunda A last season. He was born in Madrid on the 31st July 1981 and stands 1.95m tall and weighs 86kgs and has played in the lower leagues before moving to Merida.

Two more pre-season games have also been announced. On Saturday, 2nd August the team will play for the Trofeo Villa de Puerto Real at the Sancho Davila stadium, kicking off at 21.00. The following day on the Sunday they will be playing for the Trofeo Ciudad de El Puerto de Santa Maria against fellow Segunda B outfit Racing Club de Portuense. The match kicks off at 22.00 at the Jose del Cuvillo stadium.

The Copa del Rey draw was undertaken yesterday and Cadiz have been drawn in the first preliminary round away at Conquense on the 27th August. If they are successful, on the 3rd of September, they will travel to take on the winners of the San Fernando - Ejido match.

21st July 2008

The first of the pre-season friendlies have been announced today and they are both being played this weekend. The first is on Saturday night the 26th July against Arcos kick off in Arcos at the Antonio Barbadillo stadium at 21.00 and the following night Cadiz will be in Conil at the Jose Antonio Perez Ureba stadium with the kick off at 20.30.

Cadiz have also signed another player today and it is Luis Miguel Rodrigo a central defender, just 20 years old, who has been signed from Almeria B and previously played for Numancia B and Fuenlabrada. He has been signed with the intention to play him in Cadiz B, although he will be training with the first team.

19th July 2008

The fixtures for the Segunda B have been published and Cadiz are listed in Group IV. Please click here to view the fixtures for Cadiz and see the other teams in their group. Please note that the weekend dates shown are all for the Sunday, when most matches are played, however matches can also be played on the Saturday. The actual date of the weekend games is only known within a week or two of the actual match.  

Despite the fixtures including Cadiz in the Segunda B, the clubs appeal is still to be heard on Wednesday and the club continue pressing for the Hercules result to be overturned because of the 'irregularities' concerning Kikos registration to play. In another twist the new rules and regulations have been published concerning the dates when players have to be registered for the next season and there is a new proviso been included that players registered before the stipulated dates would automatically be considered to have been registered correctly. This proviso has obviously been inserted because of the case brought up by Cadiz and by its insertion does indeed appear to indicate that the previous rules were not as clear as they should have been and were open to different interpretation.

18th July 2008

After 5,000 Cadistas turned up at the Carranza last week, another 10,000 held a walk through the streets of Cadiz last night in protest at the 'alleged' non compliance of Kiko's signing to allow him to play for Hercules in the last match of the season. Although Cadiz are still hoping to be playing in the Segunda A next season the schedule has already been published for the dates of the matches next season in the Segunda A and by coincidence the two teams at the centre of Cadiz' appeal are facing each other in the first game of the season, namely Cordoba v Hercules.

Chico, the young central defender who was on loan at Portuense and then Barcelona B last season has been sold by Cadiz to Primera Liga outfit Almeria. Another one on the move is Abraham Paz who, following his failure to agree terms with Polish side Legia Warszawa, has now been signed by Hercules. Paz has been a true stalwart at the club during his 9 seasons and has been at the centre of the many ups, and downs, during that time.

17th July 2008

A little bit of good news for Cadiz, if indeed they are to play in the Segunda B next season. The Spanish Football federation (RFEF) have approved a change to the way that teams are promoted so that the four winners of each of the groups have two chances to gain promotion. Next season the four group winners will first be drawn, by raffle, to play in two matches, home and away, with the winners of the two double headers being promoted the two losing teams will then go into the hat with the other top four teams from each group for the play offs and therefore have another chance to gain promotion. 

17th July 2008

Cadiz continue to reinforce the first team squad with a further two new signings. The first is Daniel Fragoso Escribano born in Mataro, Barcelona on 31/03/82. He is a central midfielder who can also play in defence. He comes from the lower sides of Espanyol, having also played for Real Madrid B, Extremadura, Barcelona B and Granada 74. The next signing is Juan Manuel Hernández Sánchez, known as Juanma, born in Jaen on 22/07/86. He follows Daniel Escribano from the lower sides of Espanyol and is a wide left player. We haven't seen the new signings play yet but from their histories it would seem that the ranks are being built for the challenges of the Segunda B rather than the Segunda A. 

16th July 2008

2 new faces are being presented in the Carranza today and they are the first signings for the new season. First is Borja RUBIATO Martinez, who was born in Madrid on 13/11/84. He is a forward who has been signed from Athletic Madrid, where he played for the B team last year scoring 17 goals and he has been signed for 3 seasons. Next up is Jose María LOPEZ de Silva Sanchez, who was born in Huelva on 2/1/83. He is a wide player able to play down either flank and started his playing career in the inferior teams at Real Madrid and Valencia, without breaking into the better teams and in the last few years he has been playing in the lower leagues for Burgos, El Linares, El Alcala and Orihuela.

15th July 2008

Whilst the uncertainty continues at the club as to which division they will be playing in next year the trainer has named his first squad of players to commence training in earnest from the 28th July, when the squad will be staying at the Gran Hotel Ciudad del Sur in Puerto Real, which is close to their training facilities at El Rosal. The initial players named are as follows, although except some to go and others to come in before the squad is finalised for the next season:-

Goalkeepers: Dani and David.

Defense: Cristian, Raúl López, Chico, Yago Yao, De la Cuesta, Jesús, Lucas, Ezequiel and Germán.

Midfield: Andrade, Bezares, Parri, Fleurquin, Parada, Fran and Guedes.

Forwards: Manu Barreiro, Rubiato, Enrique, Bienve and Acuña.

15th July 2008

The club have now published the details of season ticket prices for the next season. As they still do not know for sure which division they will be playing in prices have been published for both the Segunda B and the Segunda A. Full information of these is on the ticket info page.

12th July 2008

Xabi Gracia Carlos has now been presented as the new trainer of Cadiz. he was born in Pamplona, Navarra on the 1st May 1970 and is one of the youngest trainers around. He started his professional playing career with Bilbao Athletic before moving on to Lleida, Valladolid, Real Sociedad and Villareal before moving into training at Cordoba followed by Pontevedra. He took Pontevedra to the final phases of the Segunda B last season although they missed out on promotion. He has signed for 2 seasons.

10th July 2008

The uncertainties of which division the club are going to be playing in next season continue to cause problems at the club. A new Sports Director has been brought in, Julio Peguero, who has been with Recreativo for many years. His first task has been to find a new trainer for next season and he has had discussions with Victor Esparrago, who looks to have decided against returning to the Carranza possibly because of the situation at the club, although personal reasons have been intimated at. He has also had discussions with Javi López, ex trainer of Gimnastic but it looks as if he is looking to train a team in the Segunda A or higher and therefore may also turn down the chance to train Cadiz. Another likely candidate is Xabi Gracia, formally the young trainer at Pontevedra and ex footballer who was playing in the same team as Fleurquin in Cordoba. He looks to be the favourite at the moment as he has shown his interest in coming to the club whether they are in the Segunda A or Segunda B, although he does have less experience than other candidates. Again at the present time no definite decision has been made and we understand that other options are being pursued. The uncertainty also passes down to the players as many are waiting to see what will happen with the clubs appeal before deciding whether to stay or go. For example Paz has still not completed his move to Poland, Fleurquin has been linked with Cordoba and many others are in limbo. One player who has been released from his contract by Cadiz is Kamil Kosowski who has been signed by Apoel F.C. of Cyprus.

As regards the appeal it is understood that the relative papers will be presented by the club by Monday of next week, Hercules and Cordoba then have 5 days in which to present theirs and it is likely that the Tribunal will sit to consider the matter during the week commencing 22nd July and so it could be another two weeks with everything in limbo and the club unable to make definitive preparations for the next season. The Cadistas are gathering in the Carranza this evening at 20.00 to show their support for the club. 

4th July 2008

At last the decision has been made and it is that Cadiz will be playing in the Segunda B next season. The Competition Committee rejected the appeal by Cadiz regarding Hercules playing Kiko in the last match of the season despite, according to Cadiz, his registration was not strictly in accordance with the regulations. Cadiz have 10 days in which to appeal the decision but it looks as if they are clutching at straws and maybe it would be better to swallow the bitter pill of relegation and get on with the work to strive for immediate promotion back to where the team should be. Instead of looking for technicalities to try and survive in the Segunda A perhaps they should be looking at why it all went so wrong last season and look to learn from the many mistakes made and move forward.

1st July 2008

Still the uncertainty continues at the club as to which division they will be playing in next season. Although the Competition Committee sat yesterday to consider the appeals from Cadiz, Hercules and Cordoba and indeed reached a decision, they have yet to make their decision public. Their announcement has to be 'edited' and it is hoped that this will be made public by the latest of this Friday. Speculation is rife about what all this delay means with many believing that the decision has gone in favour of Cadiz and the extra time now being taken is to resolve the number of teams to be playing in the Segunda A and the Segunda B for next season.

27th June 2008

Much is going on at Cadiz at the moment, although it is very difficult to make definite plans for the future until the club know which division they will be playing in next year. The appeal by the club against Hercules playing Kiko in the last game of the season, despite his registration for the first team not being completed within the specified dates, is to be heard early next week. There is plenty of speculation in the press about the situation and many are pointing at previous similar precedents', which seem to point to Cadiz being awarded three points for the last game of the season, which would put them above Cordoba in the final table and, theoretically, mean that Cordoba would be relegated instead. However if Cadiz are indeed awarded the three points it is more than likely that for next season the Segunda A would be increased to 23 or 24 teams.

Whilst all this is going on Cadiz have been looking at a replacement sports director and high in the frame is Julio Peguero from Recreativo, who could take over from Jose Manuel Barla. Two of the most experienced Cadistas have pledged to stay with the club even if they are relegated to the Segunda B and they are Raul Lopez and Enrique. Whilst another true Cadista, Bezares, offered to forgo his salary for last season after the match against Hercules, which looked to have sealed the drop to the Segunda B. 

20th June 2008

As at todays date the move by Paz to Polish side, Legia Warszawa, has not been completed because the Polish side have, allegedly, changed certain conditions in his contract that had been previously agreed with the players agent.

Meanwhile back in Cadiz desperate times call for desperate measures and Antonio Munoz is trying to get the Hercules result overturned because of an 'alleged' breach of the rules surrounding the Alicante team playing Kiko. It is unlikely that this will succeed but we will keep posting updates.

The relegation of the team will cost the investors in the club considerable sums of money as many of the players will become free agents because of mutually agreed 'get-out' clauses in their contracts in the case of relegation. As a result the 'asset' value of those players has immediately been wiped off the clubs books. Additionally the club will lose sponsorship money and money from TV rights as there are very few Segunda B games televised and finally, it remains to be seen how the relegation will affect season ticket sales for next season but it is very likely that sales will be down and the price of those tickets should also be much lower.

We will try to briefly explain the football league system as far as it affects the first team of Cadiz. Football in Spain is governed by the RFEF, Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol , however the Primera Liga and the Segunda A are run by the LFP, Liga de Futbol Profesional, as separate entities in coordination with the RFEF. The main difference for Cadiz now is in the promotion and relegation systems in the Segunda B. Basically the Segunda B is made up of  80 teams split into 4 leagues of 20 teams in roughly regional divisions. Cadiz will participate in group 4 made up of teams from Andalucia, Castille La Mancha, Ceuta and Melilla. At the end of the season the top 4 teams from each league will qualify for play-offs to determine which of those 16 teams will gain promotion to the Segunda A, which makes it a very difficult category to get out of as it effectively comes down to a knock out competition at the end of the normal league season.