Club Deportivo Palencia Cristo Atletico is a Spanish football team based in Palencia, in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon. Founded in 1985, it plays in Segunda Division RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at Estadio Nueva Balastera, with a capacity of 8,100 seats.
History
Founded in 1985, Cristo Atletico promoted for the first time to the fourth division in 2004, but could not avoid the relegation positions in its first experience. The club came back in 2009 but would not consolidate in the league 2011, when it remained in Tercera Division for the first time.
In 2017, Cristo Atletico qualified for the first time to the promotion play-offs to Segunda Division B, where after eliminating Real Aviles in the first round, was eliminated after a penalty shootout by Deportivo Alaves B.
Club background
- Club Deportivo Cristo Atletico Palencia 1985–2017
- Club Deportivo Palencia Cristo Atletico 2017–present