CD El Cotillo

Founded in 1983, Club Deportivo El Cotillo are based in the small fishing village of El Cotillo on the north-west coast of Fuerteventura in Spain's Canary Islands. The club have spent much of their history competing within the Canarian regional football system, while also enjoying periods at national Tercera División level. Representing a community far smaller than those behind most Spanish clubs, El Cotillo have developed a distinctly local identity closely connected to their island home. Their blue-and-white colours and Campo Municipal de El Cotillo have become familiar features of football on Fuerteventura.

5 facts you might not know

1. They represent a tiny coastal community
   El Cotillo is a small fishing village on Fuerteventura, making the club's appearances in Spain's national league structure particularly notable.
2. The club were founded relatively recently
   CD El Cotillo were established in 1983, making them considerably younger than many of Spain's traditional football clubs.
3. They climbed into the Tercera División
   El Cotillo progressed beyond regional football to compete in the Canary Islands group of Spain's historic fourth-tier Tercera División.
4. Away trips can involve another island
   Competing in Canarian football means fixtures can require travel between the islands, giving clubs such as El Cotillo unusually distinctive away journeys.
5. Their identity is rooted in Fuerteventura
   Rather than representing one of the Canary Islands' major cities, El Cotillo carry the name of their village, giving the club particularly strong ties to their local community.