Club Esportiu Constància is a Spanish football team based in Inca, Mallorca, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded in 1922, it's first men's team currently plays in the Tercera Federación – Group 11, the fifth division. Its first women's team is active in the Primera Autonómica, the fourth tier, and its first u-19 team is active in the División de Honor, the highest category. Moreover, Constància has dozens of teams in its youth academy.[3]
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| Full name | Club Esportiu Constància | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Constanciers Inquers Blanc-i-negres | |||
| Founded | 2 December 1922 | |||
| Ground | Nou Camp, Inca, Balearic Islands, Spain | |||
| Capacity | 10,000[1] | |||
| President | Valeria Bouzada | |||
| Head Coach | Guillem Llaneras[2] | |||
| League | Tercera Federación – Group 11 | |||
| 2022–23 | Tercera Federación – Group 11, 6th of 16 | |||
Constància has played 11 seasons in the Segunda División during the 20th century, becoming the second-most successful football club in the history of the Balearic Islands. Moreover, the club has played over 60 seasons in the Tercera División, being the Balearic team with most seasons in this competition.
Its home matches are played at the Nou Camp d'Inca, in the city of Inca, the club's stadium since its inauguration in 1964.[4] The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 seats, which makes it the second biggest stadium on the Balearic Islands.
History edit
Name evolution edit
- Constancia Foot-ball Club (1922-1941)
- Club Deportivo Constancia (1941-2010)
- Club Esportiu Constància (2010-present)[5]
Beginnings of football in Inca edit
The first football team in Inca was FC Inca (1910), the football section of the recreation organisation Centro Recreativo in the same city, but this stop ceased its activity a few months after its creation.[6] Inca was left without a football club during many years, something that only changed in 1921 with the creation of FC Inquense, related to the same recreation organisation.[7]
Foundation of CE Constància (1922) edit
Club Esportiu Constància was founded on 2 December 1922 as the football section of the provident society with the same name.[8] Initially, there existed a rivalry between Constància and Inquense, but when the former outgrew the latter, Inquense was dissolved and many of its players joined Constància.[9]
In 1924, Constància made its debut in the Mallorcan Championship, where the club obtained much influence in the footballing panorama of Mallorca. Meanwhile, Constància developed as a club with a working-class base, given that Inca used to be a town with a high number of factories.[10] Moreover, the club became a symbol of football in the Part Forana (the parts of Mallorca outside of Palma), being the most potent football club outside of the capital.[11]
The 1930s. Development, titles, and war edit
During the 1930s, Constància was already the main competitor of Alfons XIII (the current RCD Mallorca), which fueled their rivalry, accentuated by the socioeconomic and political differences between the supporters of Alfons XIII and Constància. In the same decade, Constància won the Mallorcan Championship on three consecutive occasions (1933, 1934, and 1935), while being crowned champion of the Balearic Islands on one occasion (1935).
The outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 had a significant influence on the club's development. According to recent investigations, Constància was one of the most retaliated football clubs in Spain, and four of its players were executed by the Francoist troops.[12] During the war, the competities continued, and Constància won the Mallorcan Championship for the fourth time in 1939.
The 1940s. Promotion to the second tier and almost to the first one edit
After the end of the Civil War in 1939, the Spanish football competitions were restructured, and Constància was selected to play in the Segunda División because of its championship the season before. In 1939-40, the club was relegated, but returned for the 1941-42 season.[13] Constància maintained the category for four consecutive seasons, of which 1943-44 stood out, as the club finished third and almost achieved promotion to La Liga.[14] The following season, Constància played the final match of the regular season against CD Mallorca with both teams close to the relegation zone, and the match ended in favor of Mallorca after many controversial decisions by referee Agustí Cruellas, remembered in Inca for decades, after which Constància had to participate in the relegation play-off. The club lost and got relegated to the Tercera División.[15]
The 1950s. Hitting rock bottom edit
After the relegation to the Tercera División in 1945, Constància was not able to return to the second tier quickly and even had to temporarily cease its activity after a severe institutional and economic crisis. The club was relegated to the regional categories, but recovered the third division some years later.[14]
The 1960s. Last years in the Segunda División edit
After a strong season, Constància achieved promotion to the Segunda División for the third time in 1962. Despite players more consecutive seasons in the second division than during the 1940s, the six seasons between 1962 and 1968 consisted of more disappointing classifications. The 1967-68 season would be the last one of the 11 seasons that Constància has played in the second tier.[14] Another highlight of this decade, concretely on 29 August 1965, was the opening of the Nou Camp d'Inca stadium.[16]
Rest of the 20th century. Going down and consolidation in the Tercera División edit
The 1968 relegation caused a new crisis at the club, which ended in another successive relegation, this time to the regional amateur competitions. Constància needed five years to go back up to the Tercera División, a competition that it has rarely escaped since.
Moreover, the rivalry between Constància and RCD Mallorca was lost after the 1960s because of the lack of direct confrontations and the geographical distance between Palma and Inca.
During the rest of the 20th century, Constància only played in the Tercera División, except for one season in the Segunda División B (1987-88) and two seasons in the Regional Preferente (1990-92).
21st century. A new promotion and the centenary edit
The dynamics of the last decades of the 20th century did not change during the first decades of the 21st century. Constància has almost only played in the Tercera División (until 2021) and the replacing Tercera Federación (after 2021), except for two seasons in the Segunda División B (2012-13 and 2013-14), its last seasons outside of the current fifth tier of Spanish football.[17]
In 2022, the year of the celebrations of the club's centenary, Constància was awarded the Medal of Honour and Gratitude of the Island of Mallorca by the Insular Council of Mallorca.[18] Moreover, the club designed a commemorative crest and shirt for its centenary.[19]
Season to season edit
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| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
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| 2019–20 | 4 | 3ª | 8th | |
| 2020–21 | 4 | 3ª | 3rd / 5th | |
| 2021–22 | 5 | 3ª RFEF | 7th | |
| 2022–23 | 5 | 3ª Fed. | 6th | |
| 2023–24 | 5 | 3ª Fed. | 7h |
- 11 seasons in Segunda División
- 3 seasons in Segunda División B
- 59 seasons in Tercera División
- 3 seasons in Tercera Federación
- 9 seasons in Divisiones Regionales
Honours edit
Statewide tournaments edit
- Tercera División (8): 1940–41, 1961–62, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2011–12
- Categorías Regionales: 1952–53, 1971–72
Regional tournaments edit
- Mallorcan Championship (4): 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1938–39
- Balearic Championship (1): 1934–35
List of presidents edit
During its history, Constància has had at least 35 different presidents.[20]
| President | Period | President | Period |
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| Miguel Beltrán Planas | 1922-25 | Juan Amer Llobera | 1969-73 |
| Bartomeu Payeras Ferrer | Jaume Moyer Martorell | 1973-77 | |
| Lorenzo Marqués Ramis | Andreu Pol Bonín | 1977-79 | |
| Pere Siquier Martí | 1939-42 | Jordi Cerdà Borràs | 1979-86 |
| Bartomeu Fluxà Mut | José García Cerdà | 1986-90 | |
| Andrés Mateu Pericàs | Manuel García Alba | 1990-91 | |
| Rafel Ramis | Àngel García Bonafè | 1991-95 | |
| Luis Aguacil Montis | Miquel Llompart Mora | 1995-98 | |
| Miguel Guasp Ferrer | Andreu Sacares Genestra | 1998-99 | |
| Andreu Bestard Oliver | 1952-55 | Antonio Martorell Llompart | 1999-2001 |
| Pere Prast Janer | 1955-56 | Jorge Guirado Martínez | 2001-11 |
| Antoni Prats Balaguer | 1956-57 | Antonio Ramis Martínez | 2011-14 |
| Antoni Benàssar Rolando | 1960-63 | Gabriel Burguera Canals | 2014-16 |
| Antoni Ferrari Campaner | 1963-66 | Andreu Gili Biscaí | 2016-17 |
| Miquel Sastre Terrasa | 1966-67 | Rafel Palou Amer | 2017-23 |
| Mateu Pieras Balle | 1967-68 | Valeria Bouzada | 2023-present |
| P. Siquier | 1968-69 | ||
| A. Melis | |||
| T. Vaquer |
Stadium edit
The Nou Camp d'Inca was inaugurated on 29 August 1965 and has a capacity of 10,000 seats. It is the second-biggest football stadium of the Balearic Islands after the Estadi de Son Moix. The surface of the playing field is natural grass, and has a size of 105x67 meters.[21]
Before, the club played in different stadiums. The first one was the Camp des Blanquer (1923-1929), and the second one was the Camp des Cos (1929-1965), which the club had to sell because of a severe economic crisis.[8]
Notable former players edit
Internationals edit
José Luis Riera- Tomeu Llompart
- Antoni Amengual
- Miguel Gual
- Gonzalo Beitia
Florencio Amarilla- Faust Laguardia
Other notable former players edit
References edit
- ^ "The latest news from Constància: squad, results, table". besoccer.com. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Histórico de Guillermo Llaneras Sáez (Guiem Llaneras)". puntobalonbalear.es. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Federació Futbol de les Illes Balears - Consulta De Clubs". www.ffib.es. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Instalacions". Club Esportiu Constància (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Club Esportiu Constància :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ García Gargallo 2023, p. 5.
- ^ García Gargallo 2023, p. 8.
- ^ a b Dolç, Miquel (1989). Gran Enciclopèdia de Mallorca, tom III [Big Encyclopedia of Mallorca, part III] (in Catalan). Palma: Promallorca edicions. pp. 317–8. ISBN 84-86-617-02-2.
- ^ García Gargallo 2023, p. 9.
- ^ Capellà, Llorenç (1995). L'esport a les Balears (1936-1959) [Sport on the Balearic Islands (1936-1959)] (in Catalan). Palma: Council of Culture, Education, and Sport (Balearic Government). pp. 76–79. ISBN 84-86617-27-8.
- ^ García Gargallo 2023, p. 11.
- ^ García Gargallo 2023, p. 13.
- ^ García Gargallo 2023, p. 14.
- ^ a b c García Gargallo 2023, p. 15.
- ^ Oca, Carlos Montes de (14 May 2013). "68 años después de Cruellas". Ultima Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Quetglas Martorell 2022, p. 17.
- ^ García Gargallo 2023, p. 16.
- ^ "Procés participatiu: Honors i distincions". web (in Catalan). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "El CE Constància presenta l'escut del centenari". Club Esportiu Constància (in IdiomaWebModel). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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- ^ "CLUB ESPORTIU CONSTÀNCIA - Instal·lacions". Club Esportiu Constància (in IdiomaWebModel). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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Bibliography edit
- García Gargallo, Manuel (1 January 2023). Los 100 años del Constancia de Inca [The 100 years of Constancia from Inca]. Cuadernos de Fútbol (in Spanish). Vol. 149. CIHEFE. ISSN 1989-6379.
- Quetglas Martorell, Andreu (1982). Síntesis histórica del CD Constancia [Historic synthesis of CD Constancia] (in Spanish). Inca: Impr. Colón.
- Quetglas Martorell, Andreu (2022). 100è Aniversari de la Fundació del CE Constància d'Inca [100th anniversary of the Foundation of CE Constància from Inca] (in Catalan). Palma: Comissió de Centenari del CE Constància d'Inca. DL MP 00617-2022.
External links edit
- Official website (in Spanish)
- FFIB team profile (in Spanish)
- Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)