Founded after the merger of two clubs, named
Racing and
Sport, Badajoz became a competitive club in 1931, when Francisco Fernandes Marquesta donated the team their first ground, named
El Vivero. Subsequently, playing most of their history between the
third and
second divisions, the club achieved a consistent stay in the latter level during the 1990s. Never quite good enough to reach
La Liga, 11 seasons in the second division came to an end in 2003, with relegation to
Segunda División B, the new third level created in 1977. In 2006, Badajoz was saved from folding by the president of a junior club from the city,
AD Cerro de Reyes, who replaced them in the third level, with Badajoz falling to the fourth. On 1 July 2012 Badajoz was relegated to division four, due to a €70,000 debt contracted with its players during the
2011–12 season. being later disbanded through a liquidation process. After the dissolution, the club was refounded by the supporters with the name of
Club Deportivo Badajoz 1905. This re-foundation achieved two consecutive promotions, immediately to
Tercera División and, at its third attempt, the club finally came back to
Segunda División B on 25 June 2017 by beating
CD Calahorra in the last round of the
promotion play-offs. In
2019–20, the team dispatched
SD Amorebieta,
UD Las Palmas and La Liga club
SD Eibar to make the last 16 of the
Copa del Rey for only the second time, before losing 3–2 to
Granada CF after
extra time. In
2020–21, the final season of
Segunda B, Badajoz topped both of their groups to qualify for the new
Primera División RFEF, but lost by one goal to Amorebieta for a place in the second tier in the
play-off final. ==Stadium==