to Pego CF in the first of three Marina Alta derbies of the season but after wins against CD Dénia and Racing Rafelcofer CF, the side sat in second place. Just four defeats in the opening half of the season saw the side enter the Christmas break in fifth spot but the team had promised so much more and the board of directors acted, dismissing Juan Carlos Signes after a run of three games without a win saw Jávea slide slowly away from the top three. He was replaced in the New Year by Roberto Granero, a very experienced coach in the Valencian region who had recently guided UD Atzeneta into the Third Division. After a 0–0 draw at Pego CF, Granero masterminded a 2–1 win over CD Dénia to complete the double over the arch-rivals but the teams above refused to drop points and although CD Jávea kept on the pressure, they couldn't quite get out of that fifth position and by the time the season was suspended in March, thanks to the COVID-19 health crisis, they were still four points off the play-off spots. In May, the FFCV opted to end the 2019–20 season and CD Jávea would remain in 5th position. 2020–2021 A new coach was named at the end of May 2020 as CD Jávea prepared for the new season. After being mooted for the position at the beginning of the year when Juan Carlos Signes was dismissed, former CD Dénia coach Diego Miñana finally arrived in Jávea and he spent the summer building a strong squad with just one objective, promotion. At the end of July 2020, the FFCV announced that CD Jávea would be played in Group V of a new-look Regional Preferente which has been divided into smaller groups to reduce both the games and the travelling as Spain continued its fight against COVID-19. The new season would start a month later in October. CD Jávea started well with a 3–2 away win over fierce rivals CD Dénia but then confounded supporters by losing 0–2 at home to unfancied Racing Rafelcofer CF. Three wins in a row put Jávea amongst the front runners but a home defeat to league leaders (and eventual champions) CFI Alicante followed by a disappointing 0–0 draw in La Nucia saw the rojiblancos drop out of the top three. And then the third wave of COVID-19 infections swept across