SD Ponferradina
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| Full name | Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. |
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| Nickname(s) | La Ponfe, La Deportiva |
| Founded | 1922 |
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El Toralín, Ponferrada, El Bierzo, León, Spain |
| Capacity | 8,800 |
| Chairman | José Fernández Nieto |
| Manager | Pedro Munitis |
| League | 2ª B – Group 1 |
| 2015–16 | Segunda División, 19th (relegated) |
| Website | Club home page |
Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922 it plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at Estadio El Toralín, a soccer-specific stadium with a seating capacity of 8,800 spectators.
The team's kit consists of a blue and white striped shirt, and blue shorts.
Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina was founded in 1922. The first idea of the executive committee to arrange a stadium was to build it inside the castle of Ponferrada, which was eight centuries old. King Alfonso XIII denied the building permit, which led to the construction of Santa Marta; the opening match was played 8 September 1923, a friendly against Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.
Ponferradina spent the vast majority of its professional years in the fourth and third divisions. In 1967, with the club in the former category, it achieved an historic 6–1 win against La Liga giants Real Madrid. Eight years later, due to financial difficulties, Santa Marta was sold, and the team relocated to Fuentesnuevas.
On 5 September 2000 El Toralín was inaugurated as the club's new grounds: the first game there was a friendly with Celta de Vigo. In 2006–07 Ponfe competed for the first time in the second level after knocking out Universidad Las Palmas and Alicante in the promotion play-offs, but would be immediately relegated back as third from the bottom.
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