Extremadura is the name carried by a succession of football clubs based in Almendralejo, Spain, whose visual identity has remained closely tied to the blue-and-garnet (azulgrana) colors of the city’s historic football tradition. The most recent entity, Club Deportivo Extremadura SAD, was founded in 2022 and adopted a round crest featuring the Torre de los Almendros, a landmark of Almendralejo.[1]
Design and History
The original CF Extremadura, founded in 1924, wore red-and-black shirts before switching to blue-and-garnet in the 1950s.[2] When the club dissolved in 2010, its successor, Extremadura Unión Deportiva, founded in 2007, had already positioned itself as the heir to that legacy. The new club inherited the same colors, the same stadium, and a nearly identical crest, changing only the initials.[3] Local press described the choice of crest and name as an evident nod to the historic predecessor.[4]
Extremadura UD was liquidated in early 2022.[3] Later that year, businessman Daniel Tafur registered a new club, initially named CD Extremadura 1924, to continue football in Almendralejo.[5] The new crest was presented as a restyling with a round shape, incorporating the Torre de los Almendros, one of the main symbols of Almendralejo, and keeping the azulgrana colors identified with the history of the various Extremadura clubs.[1] In February 2024, the club dropped the “1924” suffix and became Club Deportivo Extremadura SAD.[6]
Meaning and Symbolism
The round crest of the current CD Extremadura is built around the Torre de los Almendros, a prominent tower in Almendralejo, chosen as a local landmark to anchor the club’s identity to its city.[1] The azulgrana palette is the documented link to the earlier Extremadura clubs that preceded it in Almendralejo.[1] The club’s own anthem, presented in 2024, references the crest as a symbol that “shines yesterday and today and will always shine.”[7]
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