CE Constància

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Constància
Full nameClub Esportiu Constància
Nickname(s)Constanciers, inquers, blanc-i-negres
Founded2 December 1922
GroundNou Camp, Inca,
Balearic Islands, Spain
Capacity10,000[1]
PresidentValeria Bouzada
Head CoachGuillem Llaneras[2]
LeagueTercera Federación – Group 11
2022–23Tercera Federación – Group 11, 6th of 16

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]

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]

Entrance gate at the Nou Camp d'Inca
Entrance gate at the Nou Camp d'Inca

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 years 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 the 2nd of 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]

Simplified Spanish version of the logo of CE Constància at the Nou Camp d'Inca
Simplified Spanish version of the logo of CE Constància at the Nou Camp d'Inca

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] Something else that happened during this decade, concretely on the 29th of 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 barely 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 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 the centenary.[19]

Season to season[edit]

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1939–40 2 2ª 5th
1940–41 3 3ª 1st Second round
1941–42 2 2ª 4th
1942–43 2 2ª 3rd Round of 16
1943–44 2 2ª 3rd Round of 32
1944–45 2 2ª 12th First round
1945–46 3 3ª 2nd
1946–47 3 3ª 5th
1947–48 3 3ª 6th First round
1948–49 3 3ª 7th Second round
1949–50 3 3ª 15th
1950–51 3 3ª 14th
1951–52 DNP
1952–53 4 1ª Reg. 1st
1953–54 3 3ª 9th
1954–55 3 3ª 2nd
1955–56 3 3ª 8th
1956–57 3 3ª 5th
1957–58 3 3ª 3rd
1958–59 3 3ª 2nd
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1959–60 3 3ª 9th
1960–61 3 3ª 2nd
1961–62 3 3ª 1st
1962–63 2 2ª 12th First round
1963–64 2 2ª 10th Round of 32
1964–65 2 2ª 13th First round
1965–66 2 2ª 13th First round
1966–67 2 2ª 14th First round
1967–68 2 2ª 16th First round
1968–69 3 3ª 17th
1969–70 4 1ª Reg. 3rd
1970–71 4 1ª Reg. 4th
1971–72 4 1ª Reg. 1st
1972–73 4 Reg. Pref. 9th
1973–74 4 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1974–75 3 3ª 3rd Fourth round
1975–76 3 3ª 10th
1976–77 3 3ª 15th First round
1977–78 4 3ª 12th First round
1978–79 4 3ª 11th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1979–80 4 3ª 4th Second round
1980–81 4 3ª 2nd
1981–82 4 3ª 2nd First round
1982–83 4 3ª 1st First round
1983–84 4 3ª 1st Second round
1984–85 4 3ª 8th
1985–86 4 3ª 5th
1986–87 4 3ª 4th First round
1987–88 3 2ª B 17th Second round
1988–89 4 3ª 8th First round
1989–90 4 3ª 17th
1990–91 5 Reg. Pref. 7th
1991–92 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd
1992–93 4 3ª 15th
1993–94 4 3ª 8th
1994–95 4 3ª 11th
1995–96 4 3ª 5th
1996–97 4 3ª 1st
1997–98 4 3ª 2nd
1998–99 4 3ª 1st
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1999–2000 4 3ª 2nd
2000–01 4 3ª 5th
2001–02 4 3ª 3rd
2002–03 4 3ª 2nd
2003–04 4 3ª 6th
2004–05 4 3ª 1st
2005–06 4 3ª 13th First round
2006–07 4 3ª 15th
2007–08 4 3ª 6th
2008–09 4 3ª 10th
2009–10 4 3ª 3rd
2010–11 4 3ª 3rd
2011–12 4 3ª 1st
2012–13 3 2ª B 17th Third round
2013–14 3 2ª B 19th
2014–15 4 3ª 5th
2015–16 4 3ª 4th
2016–17 4 3ª 8th
2017–18 4 3ª 8th
2018–19 4 3ª 10th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
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

Honours[edit]

Statewide tournaments[edit]

Regional tournaments[edit]

List of presidents[edit]

During its history, Constància has had at least 35 different presidents.[20]

President Period President Period
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]

Scoreboard at the Nou Camp d'Inca
Scoreboard at the Nou Camp d'Inca

The Nou Camp d'Inca was inaugurated on the 29th of 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.[22]

Notable former players[edit]

Internationals[edit]

Other notable former players[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The latest news from Constància: squad, results, table". besoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  2. ^ "Histórico de Guillermo Llaneras Sáez (Guiem Llaneras)". puntobalonbalear.es. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  3. ^ "Federació Futbol de les Illes Balears - Consulta De Clubs". www.ffib.es. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  4. ^ "Instalacions". Club Esportiu Constància (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  5. ^ "Club Esportiu Constància :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  6. ^ García Gargallo 2023, p. 5.
  7. ^ García Gargallo 2023, p. 8.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ García Gargallo 2023, p. 9.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ García Gargallo 2023, p. 11.
  12. ^ García Gargallo 2023, p. 13.
  13. ^ García Gargallo 2023, p. 14.
  14. ^ a b c García Gargallo 2023, p. 15.
  15. ^ Oca, Carlos Montes de (2013-05-14). "68 años después de Cruellas". Ultima Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  16. ^ Quetglas Martorell 2022, p. 17.
  17. ^ García Gargallo 2023, p. 16.
  18. ^ "Procés participatiu: Honors i distincions". web (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  19. ^ "El CE Constància presenta l'escut del centenari". Club Esportiu Constància (in IdiomaWebModel). Retrieved 2024-06-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  20. ^ Quetglas Martorell 2022, p. 20.
  21. ^ "CLUB ESPORTIU CONSTÀNCIA - Instal·lacions". Club Esportiu Constància (in IdiomaWebModel). Retrieved 2024-06-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  22. ^ 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.

Bibliography[edit]

  • García Gargallo, Manuel (2023-01-01). 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]

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