final day of the competition, a draw at Celta de Vigo proved enough for the title, as CD Tenerife lost 1–2 home to CD Castellón in the final minute. The first season of Xerez in the top flight would be short-lived, as it ended in relegation. After only collecting seven points from the first 19 games – which led to the sacking of coach José Ángel Ziganda – the club amassed 27 in the remaining 19 with Néstor Gorosito as boss, not good enough however to prevent the drop as last (the club, however, had chances to stay up until the final round, a 1–1 draw at CA Osasuna). Xerez ranked eighth and 14th in the two following second level seasons, respectively. The 2012–13 campaign, however, was disastrous on all levels, as the team finished in 22nd and last position as a direct consequence of enduring serious financial difficulties for several years, and the situation culminated with the club being relegated to the fourth division on 1 August. After the Xerez's season, a group of supporters founded a new club in the lower leagues, named Xerez Deportivo FC due to the club's institutional problems. While the latter was promoted to Primera Provincial, the former was again relegated, this time to Primera Andaluza, until May 2017, when Xerez came back to Tercera División. They managed a 16th-place finish in the 2017–18 season, avoiding relegation and managing another season in the Spanish fourth tier. The following season, Xerez improved and managed a 10th-place finish. Club background Xerez Fútbol Club - (1907–46) → ↓ Xerez Club Deportivo - (1947–) Club Deportivo Jerez - (1942–46) → ↑ Current squad Seasons Recent seasons {|class="wikitable" |-bgcolor="#efefef" ! Season ! Cat. ! Pos. ! Pl. ! W ! D ! L ! GS ! GA ! P !Cup !Notes |- |2002–03 |align=right |2D |align=right |6 |align=right|42||align=right|17||align=right|13||align=right|12 |align=right|55||align=right|53||align=right|64 |alingh=right |Round of 16 | |- |2003–04 |align=right |2D |align=right |9 |align=right|42||align=right|12||align=right|18||align=right|12 |align=right|47||align=right|49||align=right|54 |aling=right |3rd round | |- |2004–05 |align=right |2D |align=right |8 |align=right|42||align=right|14||align=right|17||align=right|11 |align=right|39||align=right|36||align=right|59 |aling=right |2nd round | |- |2005–06 |align=right |2D |align=right |7 |align=right|42||align=right|18||align=right|13||align=right|11 |align=right|60||align=right|46||align=right|67 |aling=right |5th round | |- |2006–07 |align=right |2D |align=right |8 |align=right|42||align=right|16||align=right|10||align=right|16 |align=right|47||align=right|42||align=right|58 |aling=right |Round of 32 | |- |2007–08 |align=right |2D |align=right |15 |align=right|42||align=right|12||align=right|16||align=right|14 |align=right|47||align=right|56||align=right|52 |aling=right |Round of 32 | |- |2008–09 |align=right |2D |align=right |1 |align=right|42||align=right|24||align=right|10||align=right|8 |align=right|73||align=right|42||align=right|82 |aling=right |2nd round |align=right |Promoted |- |2009–10 |align=right |1D |align=right |20 |align=right|38||align=right|8||align=right|10||align=right|20 |align=right|38||align=right|66||align=right|34 |aling=right |Round