CD Trinidad
Ground: Camp Municipal de Futbol Trinitat Vella
Capacity: 2,000
Club Founded: 1928
League: Tercera Catalana Grupo 9 - 9th Tier (current level)
Club Deportivo Trinidad is a fine example of a suburban football club in Barcelona with excellent facilities providing many teams for the local community.
CD Trinidad Background
The Early Years
The club was formed in 1928 by the Santísima Trinidad Cyclist Group, founded by Mr José Díaz and Nemesio Fernández. The club’s history is littered with moves to several locations in the quest to find a permanent home, with the team starting out playing on a field between Carrer de Mireia and Carrer de Finestrelles.
The field was built on for housing, forcing the club to develop another site, where Ramón y Cajal School now stands on Carrer Mare de Déu de Lorda.
On the Move - Again
A further move came once again due to local urbanisation; this time to where the entrance to Trinitat Vella Metro station is now located. The venue was far from ideal, with a lamppost located in the middle of the pitch. In 1959, Trinidad finished runners-up in the Catalana Categoría de Aficionados, losing in the final to CD Calella.
The local football authorities didn’t permit a move to senior football at the ground, so Trinidad found themselves playing in several locations. A field was enlarged in 1962 by Baró de Viver so that the club could enter the regional football competition.
On the Field Success and a New Home
In 1967, the club was offered some land by the local Water Company between the railway and the Besos River. Trinidad would enjoy their greatest success at the venue as the team won promotion from Tercera Catalana to Segunda Catalana in 1974, the second tier of regional football.
Trinidad were on the move again in 1992, moving into a new facility at the Campo de Fútbol Municipal Trinitat Vella. In 2003, the team progressed to the Primera Catalana on their seventy-fifth anniversary.
Recent Years
Trinidad spent the next decade or so in the various regional divisions before emerging in the Tercera Catalana in 2014-15. The team avoided relegation through the playoffs in 2017-18. A much-improved fourth-place finish ensued twelve months later.
The 2020-21 season saw the club withdraw. Trinidad returned to action three seasons later, with the team being placed in Grupo XVII of Quarta Catalana, the tenth tier of Spanish football and fifth tier of Catalan football.
Tomas Garcia's goals, with assistance from Mamdou Traore and Ibrahim Balde, led Trinidad to the title, with Tidiane Diao managing the side. The side was promoted to Tercera Catalana, where they were placed in Grupo 9. The side quickly consolidated at their higher status.
My visit
CF Besos Baron de Viver 2 CD Masnou 2 (Sunday 21st January 2018) Segona Catalana Grupo 2 (att: c100)
For a full report, please click here. It was good to find posters advertising Trinidad matches inside the bar area at the stadium. They would probably become the main tenants once Besos Baron de Viver move to their own home.
