The team's kit consists of blue and white striped shirt, and blue shorts.
History
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.
In the
2009–10 season, Ponferradina returned to division two: after winning the regular season with 75 points it defeated
Sant Andreu on
penalties, in
the play-offs (after winning and losing 1–0 over the two legs); subsequently, the club appeared in the league final, losing to
Granada 0–1 on aggregate.
In
2010–11 Ponferradina played in the second division for the second time, meeting the same fate after finishing in 21st position.
The following campaign the team finished second in its group and, after ousting
Real Jaén,
Lucena and
Tenerife in
the play-offs, promoted back.
In
2015-16 season, Ponferradina were relegated after defeated by
Girona on the last matchday, finishing in 19th position.
After three seasons in the third-tier Segunda B division, on the 29th of June 2019, Ponferradina won their two-legged playoff against Hércules to secure promotion back to the Segunda División.
In
2022-23 season, Ponferradina were relegated to third division after four seasons in the second division.
Rivalries
The longest rivalry of SD Ponferradina is the province of
León rivalry with
Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa. However, the respective first teams of the two clubs haven't played each other since Ponferradina were promoted to the
Segunda División and Cultural were relegated to
Tercera División in 2010.
The team's kit consists of blue and white striped shirt, and blue shorts.
History
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.
In the
2009–10 season, Ponferradina returned to division two: after winning the regular season with 75 points it defeated
Sant Andreu on
penalties, in
the play-offs (after winning and losing 1–0 over the two legs); subsequently, the club appeared in the league final, losing to
Granada 0–1 on aggregate.
In
2010–11 Ponferradina played in the second division for the second time, meeting the same fate after finishing in 21st position.
The following campaign the team finished second in its group and, after ousting
Real Jaén,
Lucena and
Tenerife in
the play-offs, promoted back.
In
2015-16 season, Ponferradina were relegated after defeated by
Girona on the last matchday, finishing in 19th position.
After three seasons in the third-tier Segunda B division, on the 29th of June 2019, Ponferradina won their two-legged playoff against Hércules to secure promotion back to the Segunda División.
In
2022-23 season, Ponferradina were relegated to third division after four seasons in the second division.
Rivalries
The longest rivalry of SD Ponferradina is the province of
León rivalry with
Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa. However, the respective first teams of the two clubs haven't played each other since Ponferradina were promoted to the
Segunda División and Cultural were relegated to
Tercera División in 2010.