History
Establishment
Formed by the
merger of
Deportivo Gallo and
Unión Deportiva Eibarresa, the club was originally known as
Eibar Fútbol Club, before changing to
Sociedad Deportiva Eibar. Originally an irregular team, it was not until the 1943–44 season that it was reorganised into a more full-time unit.
Tercera Division
Promoted to
Tercera División in 1950, Eibar achieved promotion to
Segunda División three seasons later,
being relegated again after a five-year stint and competing in division three for 25 of the following 28 years (in 1977
Tercera became the fourth level, after the creation of
Segunda División B). In
1988, the side returned to the "silver category".
Promotion to Segunda Division
Eibar was relegated to the third division at the end of the
2005–06 campaign. However, it won its group
the next season, thereby qualifying for the
promotion play-offs where it won its semi-final tie against
Hospitalet 2–0 and defeated
Rayo Vallecano 2–1 on aggregate in the decisive round, sealing its return after just one year.
[2] Eibar finished 21st in the 2008–09 season meaning they were relegated to the Segunda Division B.
Relegation to Segunda B (2009–13)
Eibar qualified for three straight promotion play-offs but could not get promoted to the Segunda Division.
In the
2012–13 edition of the
Copa del Rey, Eibar ousted
Basque neighbours
Athletic Bilbao – who had appeared in two of the last four finals in the tournament – on the
away goals rule to reach the
round-of-16 following a 1–1 draw at the
San Mamés Stadium. The decisive goal was scored by
Mikel Arruabarrena who played youth football with the opposition, as did manager
Gaizka Garitano;
[3] the same season the team managed to return to the "silver category", following a four-year absence.
[4]
Segunda Division and Promotion (2013–14)
In
2013–14 Eibar earned, for the first time in its history, one of two direct promotion berths to
La Liga,
[5] which was certified on 25 May 2014 with a 1–0 home win against
Deportivo Alavés.
[6] Simultaneously, however, the club was threatened with relegation back to division three due to the financial inability of the
S.A.D. to have a
share capital of at least 2,146,525.95€ before 6 August 2014. The club launched a campaign named
Defiende al Eibar (Defend Eibar) with the aim of reaching the required share capital through a
seasoned equity offering.
[7] On 15 July 2014 the club announced it had reached the established goal.
[8]
Eibar finished its first top-flight season in 18th, ending in relegation. However, after the season ended, 13th-placed
Elche CF were sent to the second tier as punishment for financial mismanagement, and Eibar were reinstated.
[9]
75th Anniversary
On 18 July 2015, Eibar played its 75th Anniversary game against
Celtic F.C. in
Ipurua (1-4). This included a inaugural ceremony on the pitch with a parade of 19th-century-clothed Basque soldiers with a
Saltire and bagpipes playing "
Scotland the Brave", with officials from both clubs shooting a 350
kg 19th-century cannon. Eibar stated that they invited Celtic as their opponent for the game due to the strong connection between the
Basque Country and
Scotland,
and also due to the Scottish presence in Eibar through the years (the
main supporter group is named "Eskozia la Brava", meaning "Scotland the
Brave").
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Season to season
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