Castellón's Historic Half-Season: Best in 45 Years
CD Castellón are enjoying their finest first half of a professional season since 1980-81, sitting fourth in Segunda División with 35 points from 19 matches.
Castellón have just completed their most impressive opening half to a professional season in nearly half a century, giving supporters genuine hope of a return to Spain’s top table.
Record-Breaking Numbers
The black and whites are absolutely flying in Segunda División, sitting pretty in fourth position with 35 points from their first 19 matches. Their impressive haul comes from:
- 10 victories
- 5 draws
- 6 defeats
You’d have to be a proper old geezer to remember the last time Castellón performed this well at the season’s halfway mark. We’re talking all the way back to the 1980-81 campaign – a whopping 45 years ago – when they actually topped the Segunda table at this stage.
Historical Context
That 1980-81 side, managed by Benito Joanet, went on to achieve promotion to La Liga as champions. After 19 matches, they’d accumulated seven wins, nine draws and just three defeats – slightly different distribution but similarly effective.
Not even during their last promotion to Primera in 1988-89 did Castellón start so strongly. That season, they sat seventh at the halfway point before going on an absolute tear in the second half – losing just twice – to clinch top spot and promotion.
Recent Comparison
The closest they’ve come to matching this season’s form was in 2008-09, when they gathered 33 points from the first half – just two shy of their current total. That campaign saw them sitting fifth at the midway point, level on points with the team in the automatic promotion spot. Unfortunately, they eventually finished seventh.
Significant Improvement
Pablo Hernández’s squad has shown remarkable progress compared to last term, accumulating six more points in the opening half of the season. This substantial improvement has fans dreaming of a return to La Liga – a promised land they haven’t visited for 37 years.
The team from La Plana has given themselves a right good chance of promotion. If they maintain anything like this form, they’ll be in with a serious shout of reaching Spain’s top division for the first time since the mid-1980s.