Xerez Deportivo Fútbol Club, also known as Xerez DFC, is a football club in Jerez de la Frontera. It was founded in 2013 by a group of fans due to the critical situation of Xerez CD.^[1] It plays in the Tercera Federación – Group 10, holding home matches at the Estadio Municipal de Chapín, with an overall 20,742-seat capacity. The team colours are usually blue shirts and socks, with white shorts.

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Xerez Deportivo

Full name	Xerez Deportivo Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	Xerecistas, Azulinos
Founded	28 June 2013; 10 years ago (28 June 2013)
Ground	Chapín Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Capacity	20,742
Owner	4,500 partners
President	Jesús Viloita
Coach	David Sánchez Rodríguez
League	Tercera Federación – Group 10
2022–23	Segunda Federación – Group 4, 14th of 18 (relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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In June 2013, Joaquín Morales, chairman of Xerez CD, announced he was going to liquidate the club for economic reasons (the club had been in debt for years). A group of fans met and decided to form a new club to replace the old one, and on 28 June the new club, Xerez Deportivo FC, was inaugurated.^[2] Morales consequently decided to sell Xerez CD to Ricardo García, a businessman who had considered liquidating another city club, Jerez Industrial CF.^[3]

On 17 July 2013, the Salvemos al Xerez (Save Xerez) group held a special session, the Asamblea Xerecista (Assembly of Xerecistas),^[4] with club supporters voting to decide the question: "Está usted de acuerdo en que el Xerez Deportivo FC comience a competir en la temporada 2013/14?" (Do you agree that Xerez Deportivo FC should play in the 2013–14 season?) The vote resulted in a 75.79% majority voting 'yes' (for: 689; against: 201; abstentions: 10),^[5] and the new club started to play in the eighth national league.

With Sixto de la Calle as provisional president in its first season, the club. Retrieved 5,865 subscribers, a record for a non-professional club. On 30 December 2013, José Ravelo was elected its new president. On 6 April 2014, Deportivo FC was promoted to the seventh national league and won 3–1 against CD Guadiaro.^[6]

In the summer of 2014, the assembly voted to create a futsal and a track team, and the club came to terms with the SD Jerez 93 futsal team and the Club Atletismo Chapín track team to include both as part of Xerez Deportivo FC.

The following season, the club acquired 4,102 subscribers and was able to attract players from higher categories. In early 2015, the board of directors decided to democratize the club and allow all members to attend assemblies and elect the president. On 22 February 2015, Xerez Deportivo FC was promoted to the sixth national league and won 6–0 against Espera CF. On 25 May 2015, Carlos Orúe resigned as coach due to disagreements with Pedro Ruiz (responsible for sports affairs) and some of the players. He was replaced by Daniel Pendín.

On 7 July 2015, it was disclosed that Xerez CD and Xerez Deportivo FC were negotiating to combine both clubs into one single club. The board of directors decided to convene an assembly on 23 July to make a decision. On 23 July, the Assembly met in Alcazar of Jerez de la Frontera, where over 350 partners of Xerez Deportivo FC decided for the "Unification of xerecismo" (for: 317; against: 39; abstentions: 7).^[7] But finally the "Unification of Xerecismo" was not carried out, because Xerez CD fans voted "no" (for: 0; against: 56; abstentions: 11).^[8]

On 17 August, the assembly decided to create a rugby team.^[9] Xerez Deportivo FC and Club Rugby Xerez, a rugby team founded in 1992, came to an collaboration agreement, so Club Rugby Xerez became a sports club. Early in September, most of Xerez DFC fans showed their discomfort with their board of directors and the Ayuntamiento de Jerez due to use of the Estadio Municipal de Chapín.^{[citation needed]}

At the start of the new season, the club continued getting good results. In 2016 on Easter Sunday, Xerez Deportivo FC was promoted to the fifth national league and won 2–0 against Puerto Real CF. On 25 May, the Asamblea de Socios approved reaching an agreement with Estella CD to be the reserve team of Xerez DFC. In summer 2016, the club ended the affiliation contract with the "Atletismo Chapin" and "CRUXE" Rugby teams.

The following season, the club acquired 3,300 subscribers. In the beginning, the team didn't get good results and the coach, Dani Pendín, was relegated and replaced by Antonio Sanchez Franzon, who turned the results around. Pedro Ruiz, responsible for sports affairs, continued in the club despite complaints from the club's partners. Juan Carlos Ramírez was appointed Sports Director.

In 2018 they promoted to Tercera División.^[10]

In the 2018–19 season the team debuts in national category in a very disputed competition. As a historical fact, the first exit out of Andalusia takes place, in a visit to Ceuta in which the "azulinos" impose 0–3 against the AD Ceuta FC in the Alfonso Murube Stadium.

In the 2020–2021 season, in a competition with two stages due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team earns the promotion to the newly created Segunda Division RFEF^[11]

Estadio Municipal de Chapín is a multi-purpose stadium in Jerez, Spain, currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home ground of Xerez Deportivo FC. Built in 1988, the stadium holds 20,523 spectators.

In 2002 the stadium was remodeled to accommodate the 2002 FEI World Equestrian Games, the entire grandstand being covered with a roof; a hotel, spa, and gym were added to the complex as well.

Since its foundation in 1988 until 2015, it was the home ground of Xerez CD and since 2013, it's the home ground of Xerez Deportivo FC.

On 23 March 2015, the president and the secretary of Xerez founded Fundación Xerecismo en Libertad, an organisation dedicated to protecting the interests of Xerez Deportivo FC.

As of September 2023

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