SD Logroñés · History

On 3 April 2010 Sociedad Deportiva Logroñés sealed its first promotion: with several rounds still to play, the red-and-white side clinched the La Rioja Regional Preferente title and a place in the Tercera División. Only ten months had passed since its founding assembly, held on 4 June 2009 at Logroño's public library, and the club was already playing at Las Gaunas in front of a membership that topped 1,150 by June 2010.

A fan-owned club

SD Logroñés was born from the collapse of Club Deportivo Logroñés, which had represented the city for decades and was relegated to Regional Preferente on 18 January 2009. Members, supporters' groups and fans began meeting at Gate 0 of Las Gaunas, which gave the original movement its name: the Puerta Cero platform. More than 200 of the nearly 700 founding backers, each of whom had paid a 20-euro fee, attended the constituent assembly, where the statutes, budget and board were approved and the name, crest and kit were put to a vote. The club adopted a popular-shareholding model and holds the rights to the crest and symbols of the old CD Logroñés.

From the fourth tier to Segunda División B (2010-2014)

In its first season in Group XVI of the Tercera División, 2010-11, the team collected 88 points, level with Náxara, and finished second on head-to-head record; in the promotion play-offs it went out against Gimnástica Segoviana. Tato Abadía had taken over as coach in January 2011. The following campaign brought the league title with 96 points and, on 27 May 2012, promotion to Segunda División B, then the Spanish third tier. In its debut season there, 2012-13, the club finished tenth in Group II with 46 points and made its Copa del Rey debut with a 2-1 derby win over UD Logroñés, before losing 4-1 at Lucena in the second round. The 2013-14 season, in Group I, ended in 17th place and relegation.

Six years of play-off near misses (2014-2020)

The following seasons followed a familiar pattern: the team reached the promotion play-offs and fell just short. In 2015 it lost the final to Arenas de Getxo; in 2016, the semi-final to Palencia; in 2017, the first round to Alcobendas Sport on penalties. The 2017-18 season under David Ochoa produced the club's best points total, 101, but Tarazona ended the run. In 2018-19 it was second, six points behind Haro, and was knocked out by Las Rozas. During this period it won the La Rioja stage of the Copa Federación in 2012, 2016 and 2018. In 2019-20, with Albert Aguilá in charge, it led Group XVI when the pandemic halted play; the federation declared it champion and, in the express play-off, it beat Arnedo 2-0 and drew 1-1 with Varea on 25 July 2020, a result that was enough thanks to its higher league position. That same season it had hosted SD Eibar in the Copa del Rey, losing 5-0.

Primera Federación (2020-2024)

The specially formatted 2020-21 season ended with the team third in its group and sixth in the second phase, enough to enter the new Primera División RFEF, created for 2021-22 as the third tier of Spanish football. With Raúl Llona back on the bench, the debut campaign ended in 14th place: survival was secured on 15 May 2022 with a derby win over UD Logroñés, who had also been beaten in the first half of the season. In 2022-23 the club finished ninth in Group II. The 2023-24 season saw three coaches, Jordi Fabregat, Andrés García and Aitor Larrazabal, and relegation to Segunda Federación with two rounds to spare, in 19th place in Group I.

Grounds and identity

Las Gaunas was its first home, but not its only one. In 2011-12 the city council assigned the stadium to UD Logroñés and SD moved to the Mundial 82 ground, where it also played in 2012-13. In June 2018 it had to leave Las Gaunas again and fitted out the artificial pitch at Mundial 82 with temporary stands costing 110,000 euros; the next two seasons were played on the natural grass of the same complex. The club returned to Las Gaunas in 2021. The team wears red-and-white striped shirts with black shorts and socks, and the crest combines the initials SDL, the Stone Bridge over the Ebro and a small La Rioja flag.

Segunda Federación (2024-2026)

Back in the fourth tier, Carlos Pouso's side finished second in Group II in 2024-25 after contesting the title until the final day, then lost the promotion semi-final to CD Estepona at Las Gaunas. The 2025-26 season began under Adrián Cantabrana with a budget cut by 45%; after ten games without a win, Albert Aguilá returned as coach on 23 February 2026. The team went out in the first round of the Copa del Rey against Racing de Santander (0-4) and, after 17 league games without a win, had to defend its status in a relegation play-off against CD Castellón B. It won the tie with a 1-0 victory in the second leg at Las Gaunas on 17 May 2026 and kept its place in Segunda Federación.