Editing CD Numancia (section)

==History==
The club was founded on 9 April 1945.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdnumancia.com/club/hitos-historicos|title=HISTORIA CD NUMANCIA {{!}} Numancia – Web Oficial|website=HISTORIA CD NUMANCIA {{!}} Numancia – Web Oficial|language=es|access-date=2020-01-16|archive-date=10 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410160443/https://www.cdnumancia.com/club/hitos-historicos|url-status=dead}}</ref> Numancia was named after the ancient [[Celtiberians|Celtiberian]] town of [[Numantia]], near where [[Soria]] would be later founded. Having spent a long time in the ''[[Tercera División]]'', the club made consistent progress, reaching the [[La Liga|first division]] on three occasions: 1999, 2004 and 2008.<ref>[http://www.cdnumancia.com/vernoticia.asp?noti_id=1658& Numancia wins in Tarragona in the 94' and nears promotion] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408173311/http://www.cdnumancia.com/vernoticia.asp?noti_id=1658& |date=8 April 2008 }} {{in lang|es}}</ref>

The club became first widely known in Spain in [[1995–96 Segunda División B|1995–96]], while still playing at the [[Segunda División B|third level]], for its [[1995–96 Copa del Rey|extraordinary run]] in the [[Copa del Rey|Spanish Cup]], eliminating three top flight clubs ([[Real Sociedad]], [[Racing de Santander]] and [[Sporting de Gijón]]) and only being knocked out in the quarter-finals by [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], after Numancia drew in the first leg and took the lead in the second.<ref>http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com./EMD01/HEM/1996/02/15/MD19960215-002.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195442/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/02/15/MD19960215-002.pdf |date=10 September 2014 }} (Spanish)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20210201/491827712484/la-leyenda-del-numancia-cumple-25-anos.html|title=La leyenda del Numancia cumple 25 años|trans-title=The Numancia legend turns 25|author=Jordi Batalla|work=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|language=es|date=1 February 2021|access-date=23 April 2022|archive-date=23 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023005502/https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20210201/491827712484/la-leyenda-del-numancia-cumple-25-anos.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Numancia's most important milestone came in 1999, when the team managed to promote to La Liga for the first time. In the [[1998–99 Segunda Division|1998–99 season]], Numancia finished third in Segunda, only behind [[Málaga CF]] and [[Atlético Madrid B]], meaning the promotion to the top tier. Their first ever season in the Spanish elite proved to be challenging. Numancia eventually finished 17th, thus avoiding an immediate relegation to Segunda. Their survival was made possible because of unexpectedly good home results. Numancia won 9 home games, drew 6, and lost only 4 games at home. Their second season in the elite was less successful, as the team finished in last place. Numancia again displayed strong results at home, winning eight of their ten wins at home. However, that was eventually not enough to avoid a drop to Segunda, after a two-year spell in La Liga.

Numancia spent three seasons in Segunda Division, before promotion again after the [[2003–04 Segunda Division|2003–04 season]], as the club finished third. Numancia'second spell in the Spanish top tier was not successful as it only won 6 games. This meant that relegation followed just one season after.

Following another three years in Segunda, Numancia came back to La Liga for season [[2008–09 La Liga|2008–09]]. Following a 1–3 loss at Sporting de Gijón on 2 November 2008, Numancia had conceded a total of 200 goals in the top division in slightly more than three seasons, reaching 44th in the [[La Liga#All-time La Liga table|all-time]] list. It battled bravely against relegation, but eventually [[2008–09 La Liga|returned to level two after just one year]], as second from bottom, even though the season had started on a high note with a 1–0 home win against eventual champions Barcelona.<ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/252793?cc=5739 Numancia 1–0 Barcelona] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026130744/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/252793?cc=5739 |date=26 October 2012 }}; [[ESPN Soccernet]], 31 August 2008</ref>

Numancia was relegated to third division followed at the end of the [[2019–20 Segunda División|2019-20 season]] after 23 years playing between first and second division. On next season, due to restructuring of the [[Spanish football league system]], Numancia failed to survive in the third-tier and was relegated to the newly fourth-tier [[Segunda División RFEF]], for the 2021–22 season. In the following season, Numancia achieved promoted back to newly third division, [[Primera División RFEF]].