{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Recreativo de Huelva | image = Recreativo huelva crest.png | image_size = 150px | fullname = Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. | nickname = ''Recre''<br/> ''Decano'' (Dean) <br/> ''Mineros'' (Miners) <br/> ''Los blanquiazules'' (The Blue and Whites) | founded = {{start date and age|1889|12|18|df=yes}} as ''Huelva Recreation Club'' | ground = Nuevo Colombino | capacity = 21,670 | chairman = Adrián Fernández-Romero | chrtitle = President | manager = Arzu | mgrtitle = Head coach | league = {{Spanish football updater|Recreativo Huelva}} | season = {{Spanish football updater|Recreativo Huelva2}} | position = {{Spanish football updater|Recreativo Huelva3}} | pattern_la1 =_rhuelva2526h | pattern_b1 =_rhuelva2526h | pattern_ra1 =_rhuelva2526h | pattern_sh1 =_rhuelva2526h | pattern_so1 =_3_stripes_blue | leftarm1 = 0000FF | body1 = 0000FF | rightarm1 = 0000FF | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = FFFFFF | pattern_la2 = _rhuelva2526a | pattern_b2 =_rhuelva2526a | pattern_ra2 =_rhuelva2526a | pattern_sh2 = _rhuelva2526a | pattern_so2 = _color_3_stripes_gold | leftarm2 = DFC06F | body2 = DFC06F | rightarm2 = DFC06F | shorts2 = DFC06F | socks2 = 000066 | pattern_la3 = _rhuelva2526t | pattern_b3 = _rhuelva2526t | pattern_ra3 = _rhuelva2526t | pattern_sh3 = | pattern_so3 = | leftarm3 = 134A29 | body3 = 134A29 | rightarm3 = 134A29 | shorts3 = 134A29 | socks3 = 134A29 | website = {{official URL}} | current = }} '''Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D.''' ({{IPA|es|reˈal ˈkluβ rekɾeaˈtiβo ðe ˈwelβa}}) is a Spanish football club based in Huelva, Andalucia, Spain. Founded on 18 December 1889, they are the oldest football club in Spain,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cariño |first=Carlos |date=2024-12-18 |title=El Recreativo cumple 135 años en pleno proceso de venta |url=https://as.com/futbol/mas_futbol/el-recreativo-cumple-135-anos-en-pleno-proceso-de-venta-n/ |access-date=2025-09-09 |website=Diario AS |language=es}}</ref> and currently play in {{Spanish football updater|Recreativo Huelva}}, holding home games at ''Estadio Nuevo Colombino'', which has a 21,670 seating-capacity.
Team colours are white shirts with blue vertical stripes and white shorts.
==History== ===Background=== Huelva was introduced to football by the British employees of the Rio Tinto Company Limited (RTCL), who began to arrive in 1873 to work at the copper mines of Rio Tinto.<ref name=Cradle>{{Cite web |url=http://lafutbolteca.com/tag/escocia-cuna-del-futbol-espanol/ |title=Escocia, cuna del futbol español |trans-title=Scotland, the cradle of Spanish football |language=es |website=lafutbolteca.com |date=1 November 2012 |accessdate=16 January 2025 }}</ref><ref name=Group>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thescotsfootballhistoriansgroup.org/riotinto |title=RioTinto |language=es |website=www.thescotsfootballhistoriansgroup.org |accessdate=16 January 2025 }}</ref><ref name=Vigo>{{Cite web |url=https://elpais.com/ccaa/2015/04/07/galicia/1428438109_464849.html |title=El fútbol llegó a Rio Tinto... o a Vigo |work=El País |trans-title=Football arrived in Riotinto... or Vigo |language=es |publisher=El Pais |date=12 April 2021 |accessdate=16 January 2025 |last1=Pontevedra |first1=Silvia R. }}</ref> Huelva thus became the home to a vast British colony, among whom a certain William Bice stood out, as he was the one who began organizing the first "kick-abouts" between the club's members, which were possibly the very first kick to a football ball on Spanish soil.<ref name=Group/><ref name=Vigo/>{{efn|In that same year, another colony of British workers did the same in Vigo, with the investigations about which one was the dean of football in Spain remaining inconclusive and open to debate by historians.<ref name=Vigo/>}} This colony eventually gave birth to a club in 1878, the Rio Tinto English Club (known in Huelva as ''Club Inglés Bella Vista''), where the mine workers played their favorite sports, such as cricket, rugby, and football.<ref name=Cradle/><ref name=Group/> The first president of this club was the Scot John Sutherland Mackay, the newly-arrived company doctor.<ref name=Group/> There are reports of football games between Rio Tinto and Huelva as early as 1882, but these teams were never officially established, so there is no legal record of their existence.<ref name=Group/>
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Rio Tinto FC was the catalyst of the ''Sociedad de Juego de Pelota'' ({{Langx|es|"Ball Game Society"}}), which was founded in 1884 by Dr. William Alexander Mackay, the brother of John Sutherland, who was a lover of sports and thus wanted to use physical exercise to improve the health of his patients.<ref name=Mackay>{{Cite web |url=https://recreativohuelva.com/oscar-arias-nuevo-director-deportivo-del-decano-2/ |title=William Alexander Mackay, un siglo como Hijo Adoptivo de Huelva |trans-title=William Alexander Mackay, a century as an adopted son of Huelva |language=es |website=recreativohuelva.com |date=7 July 2023 |accessdate=16 January 2025 }}</ref> He began organizing football and cricket games, usually between his compatriots living in Riotinto and those crews of the British ships, which were held in a large area of marshes filled with flooded soil opposite the Gas Factory run by fellow Scotsman Charles Wilson Adam,<ref name=Cradle/><ref name=Mackay/><ref name=A100>{{Cite web |url=https://recreativohuelva.com/100-anos-del-fallecimiento-de-charles-adam-y-100-anos-del-fin-del-doctor-mackay-al-frente-del-club/ |title=100 años del fallecimiento de Charles Adam, y 100 años del fin del doctor Mackay al frente del Club |trans-title=100 years since the death of Charles Adam, and 100 years since the end of Dr Mackay's tenure at the Club |language=es |website=recreativohuelva.com |date=10 September 2024 |accessdate=16 January 2025 }}</ref> who also played in some cricket matches himself.<ref name=Huelva24>{{Cite web |url=https://www.huelva24.com/recreativo/132807-historia-los-fundadores-charles-adam-201912271012-nth.html |title=La historia de los fundadores Charles Adam, Pedro Nolasco de Soto y José Muñoz |trans-title=The story of the founders Charles Adam, Pedro Nolasco de Soto and José Muñoz |language=es |website=www.huelva24.com |date=27 December 2019 |accessdate=16 January 2025 }}</ref>
The earliest known example of this dates dating to March 1888, when the club played football and cricket matches against the sailors of a merchant ship called ''Jane Cory'' who had just arrived in port; Mackay even invited a Spaniard Ildefonso Martínez to play.<ref name=Mackay/><ref name=ESPN>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/37409527/recreativo-anniversary-celebrations-british-irish-roots |title=Recreativo Huelva's anniversary celebration has British and Irish roots |website=www.espn.co.uk |date=19 December 2014 |accessdate=22 January 2025 }}</ref> Eventually, in the late 1880s, the local population began gathering there to watch this curious sport, which soon gained followers among the local youth, and as they became familiar with its rules, some of them asked Mackay to participate, which he happily accepted, as he did not conceive of his recreational club as something exclusive to the British colony.<ref name=Mackay/> Ildefonso Martínez, José García Almansa, Alfonso Le Bourg, and some others, thus became the first Spaniards to play football.<ref name=Mackay/>
===Foundation and first matches=== After a few years of consolidating these sports practices, Mackay and Adam decided to take a further step, so on 18 December 1889, they were among the seven men who founded ''Huelva Recreation Club'', thus becoming the first-ever football club in Spain, although it was originally founded as a sports club that provided physical recreation for the Rio Tinto mineworkers to improve their health.<ref name=Cradle/><ref name=Mackay/><ref name=A100/> The remaining five founding members were Edward Palin, Alfred Gough, Gavin Speirs, and the only two Spaniards: Pedro Nolasco de Soto and José Muñoz Pérez, both of whom had studied in Britain and thus had a great knowledge of the English language, with Nolasco having previous experience as a director of a sailing club, while Muñoz had a position within the local press.<ref name=Huelva24/> Even though Mackay was the fundamental head behind the club's creation, it was Adam who was elected as the club's first-ever president since he was the eldest of the group and owner of the land where the games were played.<ref name=Mackay/><ref name=A100/><ref name=Huelva24/> This position was then ratified as such at the meeting of 23 December 1889, in which four more members were added for a total of 11; the 27-year-old Speirs, an engineer, was named vice-president, and Palin was named secretary, while Mackay was appointed only as a member of the club's first board of directors.<ref name=Huelva24/>
thumb|''La Provincia'' newspaper reporting on the match between Club Recreativo and Sevilla FC on 30 March 1890. After Recreativo de Huelva, Sevilla FC is the next-oldest club in Spain, having been founded just a month later, on 25 January 1890, by Isaias White and Edward Farquharson Johnston, the British vice-consul of Seville, and unlike the Huelva clubs, Sevilla was solely devoted to football, so many considered Spain's first football club.<ref name=Cradle/> Two months later, on 8 March 1890, these two clubs played the first official football match in Spain at the Hipódromo de Tablada, which was refereed by Johnston, the president of Sevilla, who won the match 2–0; Huelva line-up the following players: William Alcock, Yates, George Wakelin, Guillermo Duclós, Coto, Kirk, Benito Daniel, Curtis, Gibbon, Geraldo Brady, and Smith.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://palabrasdefutbol.com/2023/05/31/partido-futbol-documentado-mas-antiguo-espana/ |title=Este es el partido de fútbol documentado más antiguo de España |trans-title=This is the oldest documented football match in Spain |language=es |website=palabrasdefutbol.com |date=31 May 2023 |accessdate=16 January 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://onefootball.com/es/noticias/se-cumplen-130-anos-del-primer-partido-de-futbol-en-espana-29404028 |title=Se cumplen 130 años del primer partido de Fútbol en España |trans-title=130 years have passed since the first football match in Spain |language=es |website=onefootball.com |date=8 March 2020 |accessdate=16 January 2025 }}</ref>
Following the success of the first match, the clubs decided to play a return fixture in Huelva just three weeks later, on 7 April 1890, in front of a crowd of 500, and even though Sevilla scored the opening goal via Gilbert Pollock, thus becoming the first-ever player to score an away goal on Spanish soil, Huelva managed to fight back to win 2–1, partly because they had been fortified by "some athletes from the British colony of Rio-Tinto".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sevillafc1890.com/2017/04/surprising-story-of-life-of-spanish.html |title=Surprising Story of the Life of a Spanish Football Pioneer |website=www.sevillafc1890.com |date=10 April 2017 |access-date=16 January 2025 }}</ref>
===1890s=== thumb|175px|left|Huelva's line-up in a press release for a match between Recreativo and Riotinto on 6 May 1892. The ''Recreation Club'' demonstrated an organizational capacity that was out of the ordinary for a sports club of that time, playing many more matches against Sevilla and the ''Club de Río Tinto'' in the early 1890s, fielding the likes of Wakelin, Alcock, James Reeves, and captain Almansa, who scored a late winner against Sevilla in February 1892.<ref name=Elsport>{{Cite web |url=https://hemerotecadigital.bne.es/hd/es/viewer?id=29276d47-edd1-4212-adc1-2dddf15cb99e&page=3 |title=El sport en Huelva |trans-title=Sport in Huelva |language=es |publisher=El Sport |website=hemerotecadigital.bne.es |page=3 |date=29 February 1892 |access-date=16 January 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.huelva.es/archivo/HEMEROTECA_HISTORICA/La_Provincia/1892/05-MAYO/18920506_0007.jpg?width=640 |title=Riotinto contra Huelva |trans-title=Riotinto against Huelva |language=es |publisher=La Provincia |website=www.huelva.es |page=7 |date=5 May 1892 |access-date=16 January 2025 }}</ref> In 1892, Mackay created the club's first crest, the blue and white heart, because those were the colors of the Mackay clan crest, the flags of Scotland and Huelva, and even Lybster FC, his hometown club.<ref name=Mackay/>
In that same year, Mackay and Adam formed the club's subcommittee charged with planning and supervising the works of the so-called ''Campo del Velódromo'' on the plot of land located on the Seville road opposite the ''Hotel Colon'', which was the first sports venue built in Spain for the practice of football,<ref name=Mackay/><ref name=Huelva24/> and which was inaugurated on 20 August, just in time to host the sporting events that had been organized by Recreativo in commemoration of the IV Centenary of the Discovery of America.<ref name=Huelva24/> After the departure of Edward Palin in 1891, Muñoz became the new secretary of the club, and as such, he played a key role in the organization of this event that took place between August and October 1892,<ref name=Huelva24/> and whose program remains the oldest surviving original document from Recreativo, in which the club has specific and established rules for football, cricket, and tennis games, hence making them the oldest rules that had been created in Spain in relation to the practice of football.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.huelva.es/archivo/BIBLIOTECA_DIGITAL/BDAMH-0009/BDAMH-0009_Descargar.pdf |title=PROGRAMA de los varios sports que en honor del 4° Centenario del Descubrimiento de América |trans-title=PROGRAM of the various sports in honor of the 4th Centenary of the Discovery of America |language=es |website=www.huelva.es |pages=1–5 |access-date=16 January 2025 }}</ref>
Charles Adam held the club's presidency from its foundation on 18 December 1889 until his resignation on 29 November 1896, being replaced by Mackay, who, in turn, held this position for nearly three decades until 1924, except for a brief period in 1903.<ref name=Mackay/><ref name=A100/> In March 1915 it was William Alexander Mackay himself who hand-delivered to the Minister of the Interior the letter requesting the King Alfonso VIII to accept the Honorary Presidency of the Club, and since then Recreativo has been Royal.<ref name=Mackay/><ref name=corona>{{Cite web |url=https://www.huelvainformacion.es/recreativo/corona-real-cumple-anos_0_1118288559.html |title=La corona real cumple 102 años |trans-title=The royal crown turns 102 years old |language=es |website=www.huelvainformacion.es |date=17 March 2017 |access-date=16 January 2025 }}</ref>
===First cups=== thumb|The Seaman's Institute Cup. In 1891, most of the founders and promoters of Recreativo, including Adam, founded an organization called "Seamen's Institute", which was meant to provide shelter, entertainment, and company to the English sailors who anchored their ships at the port of Huelva for relatively long periods while they waited for the mineral and finished loading it onto the ships.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cuadernosdefutbol.com/2009/11/el-recre-entre-1893-y-1904-una-etapa-de-hermetismo/ |title=El Recre entre 1893 y 1904: una etapa de hermetismo |trans-title=The Recre between 1893 and 1904: a period of hermeticism |language=es |website=www.cuadernosdefutbol.com |publisher=CIHEFE |date=17 October 2009 |accessdate=16 January 2025 }}</ref> In 1903, after many years as secretary, Muñoz became the vice-president of Recreativo, and later that year, his proposal to create an annual football tournament between Recreativo and the British sailors of the Seamen's Institute was approved at the board meeting held on 9 December 1903.<ref name=Huelva24/><ref name=Cup>{{Cite web |url=https://recreativohuelva.com/la-copa-seamens/ |title=La Copa Seamen's |trans-title=The Seamen's Cup |language=es |website=recreativohuelva.com |date=11 July 2021 |accessdate=16 January 2025 }}</ref> Muñoz decided to follow the footsteps of the Copa del Rey, which had been inaugurated earlier that year with a cup donated by Alfonso XIII, and also ordered a cup made of silver in London, with the first match taking place on 2 January 1904, and being won by the British.<ref name=Cup/> This was followed by another match on 30 April, which was postponed to 6 November to coincide with the inauguration of the new facilities at the Velodrome, but the British won again 4–2.<ref name=Cihefe>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cuadernosdefutbol.com/2013/03/1904-la-copa-seamens-el-trofeo-mas-antiguo-de-andalucia/ |title=La Copa Seamen's de 1904: el trofeo más antiguo de Andalucía |trans-title=The 1904 Seamen's Cup: the oldest trophy in Andalusia |language=es |website=www.cuadernosdefutbol.com |publisher=CIHEFE |date=14 February 2013 |accessdate=16 January 2025 }}</ref> It was only two weeks later, on 20 November, that Recreativo finally won this cup, and despite some indications that the club had lifted the ''Copa de la Raza'' in 1893 and the ''Copa Heráldica'' in 1898, it can be reliably and based on strict documentary evidence that the ''Copa Seamen's Institute'' was the first time that a captain of Recreativo lifted a trophy; it was William Alcock, near the Anglican Chapel of the "Seamen's Institute".<ref name=Cihefe/>
After declining invitations in previous years due to financial problems, Recreativo decided to participate in the 1906 edition of the Copa del Rey, playing two matches at the ''Hipódromo de la Castellana'' against Athletic Club and Madrid FC (currently known as Athletic Bilbao and Madrid FC), both ending in losses.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1906.html |title=Spain - Cup 1906 |publisher=RSSSF |date=13 January 2000 |access-date=16 January 2025 }}</ref> The Huelva squad that played in this tournament included the likes of Antonio Tellechea, Tomás Estrada, Robert Geoghegham, and William Waterston.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1905-0631.html |title=Squad of Recreativo de Huelva 1905-06 King's Cup |website=www.bdfutbol.com |access-date=16 January 2024 }}</ref>
On 1 January 1911, Recreativo achieved its third consecutive victory over the Seamen's (12–0), and in doing so, the ''Copa Muñoz'' became the definitive property of Huelva, and it still is the oldest trophy kept by Recreativo in its museum.<ref name=Cup/><ref name=Cihefe/> Muñoz held the club's vice-presidency for three years, until 1906, when he was replaced by the Spaniard Manuel Pérez de Guzmán, whose six sons all played for the club between 1903 and 1920.<ref name=Photo>{{Cite web |url=https://www.diariodehuelva.es/articulo/deportes/el-recreativo-recupera-un-trozo-de-su-historia/20170411110031160344.html |title=El Recreativo recupera un trozo de su historia |trans-title=Recreativo recovers a piece of its history |language=es |website=www.diariodehuelva.es |date=11 April 2017 |access-date=16 January 2025 }}</ref> In the first half of the 1910s, two of the Pérez de Guzmán brothers (Manuel and José), along with Tomás Estrada, played a crucial role in helping the team win three non-official Andalusian regional championships, which Recreativo itself organized, and the ''Copa Centenario de las Cortes de Cádiz'' in 1912, beating Español de Cádiz 3–0 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cadizcf.com/noticias/resena-historica-la-copa-centenario |title=Reseña histórica: La Copa Centenario |trans-title=Historical review: The Centenary Cup |language=es |website=www.cadizcf.com |date=11 April 2016 |access-date=16 January 2025 }}</ref> During this period, Estrada was everything at Recreativo: player, captain, referee, and manager, and also correspondent in Huelva for the weekly ''Madrid Sport''.<ref name=Loans>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eldesmarque.com/futbol/recreativo/20170211/el-decano-cedio-a-camilo-bel-perez-al-sevilla-en-1905_90037105.html |title=El Decano cedió a Camilo Bel Pérez al Sevilla en 1905 |trans-title=The Dean loaned Camilo Bel Pérez to Sevilla in 1905 |language=es |website=www.eldesmarque.com |date=11 February 2017 |access-date=16 January 2025 |archive-date=27 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227171752/https://www.eldesmarque.com/futbol/recreativo/20170211/el-decano-cedio-a-camilo-bel-perez-al-sevilla-en-1905_90037105.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Huelva also became the first Spanish side to defeat a Portuguese team, winning against Sporting Clube de Portugal. In 1940, it first reached ''Segunda División'', only lasting however one year and not returning until 1957. Since 1965, the team also began hosting the ''Trofeo Colombino''.
===Later years=== In 1977–78, led by, amongst others, former Real Madrid youth graduate Hipólito Rincón, Recreativo first gained promotion to the top flight. After just one season, it returned to level two, staying there until 1990, the year of a ''Segunda División B'' relegation.
In 1999–2000, Recreativo were due to be relegated to the third division, but were redeemed when Atlético Madrid descended into the second and thus their reserves were ejected.<ref name=marca>{{cite news |title=El Decano se vuelve a estrellar en El Sadar como hace 15 años |trans-title="The Dean" crashes again in El Sadar just like 15 years ago|url=http://www.marca.com/2015/06/01/futbol/equipos/recreativo/1433167371.html |access-date=2 August 2018 |work=Marca |date=1 June 2015 |language=es}}</ref> With a new stadium and the appointment of Lucas Alcaraz as manager, and the club returned to the top flight for the first time in 23 years on 19 May 2002 with a 2–1 home win over fellow Andalusians Xerez CD.<ref name=guardian>{{cite news |last1=Stevens |first1=Tom |title='It's a real matter of faith:' Life as a Recreativo Huelva supporter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/feb/23/its-a-real-matter-of-faith-life-as-a-recreativo-huelva-supporter |access-date=2 August 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=23 February 2016}}</ref> After this one season at the top, the team was immediately relegated back. However, in the same campaign, it reached the final of the Copa del Rey for the first time, being defeated by Mallorca 0–3 in Elche.<ref name=guardian/>
In 2005–06, after beating Numancia on 4 June 2006, Marcelino García Toral's Recreativo mathematically secured promotion with two matches left to be played. Ahead of the new season, the club bought players including France youth international striker Florent Sinama Pongolle from Liverpool,<ref>{{cite news |title=Recreativo land Sinama-Pongolle |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6626005.stm |access-date=2 August 2018 |work=BBC Sport |date=4 May 2007}}</ref> and young winger Santi Cazorla from Villarreal CF, with a budget of only €15 million.<ref name=lowe>{{cite news |last1=Lowe |first1=Sid |title=Recreativo rip up the form book, and Real with it |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/dec/21/europeanfootball.sport1 |access-date=2 August 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=21 December 2006}}</ref> The club finished eighth in the table, at 54 points, a best-ever, and made headlines with a 3–0 win against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.<ref name=lowe/> The club's leading goalscorer was Sinama Pongolle with 12 goals to his name, while García Toral left at its conclusion for Racing de Santander.<ref>{{cite news |title=Marcelino, nuevo entrenador del Racing de Santander |trans-title=Marcelino, new Racing de Santander manager|url=http://cadenaser.com/ser/2007/06/26/deportes/1182814102_850215.html?int=masinfo |access-date=2 August 2018 |publisher=Cadena SER |date=26 June 2007 |language=es}}</ref> thumb|Recre players greeting the fans before a 2008–09 La Liga fixture against Athletic. ''Recre'' narrowly avoided relegation the following season, and in 2008–09, one win in its last 15 matches led to it coming in last place and returning to ''Segunda'' after three years. Overspending in aim of returning to the top flight led to debts.<ref name=guardian/> At the end of the 2014–15 season, the team fell into Segunda B for the first time in 18 years.<ref name=marca/> A year later, the club was nearing extinction due to financial problems.<ref name=bbc>{{cite news |last1=Farni |first1=Azi |title=Recreativo de Huelva: Spain's oldest club on the brink of extinction |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35884725 |access-date=2 August 2018 |work=BBC Sport |date=23 March 2016}}</ref> In May 2021, due to restructuring of the Spanish football league system, the club was relegated two tiers to the fifth level for the first time in its history.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Núñez |first1=Manuel S. |title=El Recreativo de Huelva desciende sin jugar|trans-title=Recreativo go down without playing|url=https://www.huelvainformacion.es/recreativo/Recreativo-segundo-descenso-categoria_0_1572442748.html |access-date=9 May 2021 |publisher=Huelva Información |date=9 May 2021 |language=es}}</ref> Journalist Damián Ortiz of the ''Diario de Huelva'' called the entire squad "bastards without honour" and "a black mark on the history of Recreativo de Huelva".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ortiz |first1=Damián |title=¡Bajad, bastardos sin honor! (1-2)|trans-title=Go down, you bstards without honour!|url=https://www.diariodehuelva.es/2021/05/09/sin-honor/ |access-date=13 May 2021 |work=Diario de Huelva |date=9 May 2021 |language=es}}</ref> In April 2022, ''Recre'' achieved promoted back to fourth division. In June 2023, ''Recre'' achieved second consecutive promoted to third division after beating Cacereño in last playoff.
==Season-by-season record== {{Unreferenced section|date=July 2024}} {| |- | style="vertical-align:top;"| {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#f0f6fa;" !Season !Tier !Division !Place !Copa del Rey |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1939–40 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|6th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1940–41 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|2nd !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1941–42 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|3 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|{{Abbr|1ª Reg.|Primera Regional}} |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1st !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1942–43 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|3 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|{{Abbr|1ª Reg.|Primera Regional}} |style="background:#EFEF99;"|2nd !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1943–44 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|6th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1944–45 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|6th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1945–46 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|6th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1946–47 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1st !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1947–48 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|2nd !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1948–49 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1949–50 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1950–51 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1st !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1951–52 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|6th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1952–53 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|8th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1953–54 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|10th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1954–55 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|5th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1955–56 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|7th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1956–57 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1st !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1957–58 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|15th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1958–59 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1st !style="background:#efefef;"| |} | style="vertical-align:top;"| {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#f0f6fa;" !Season !Tier !Division !Place !Copa del Rey |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1959–60 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|13th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1960–61 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1st !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1961–62 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|5th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1962–63 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|5th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1963–64 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|11th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1964–65 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|9th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1965–66 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|11th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1966–67 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|11th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1967–68 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|13th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1968–69 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1st !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1969–70 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1970–71 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3rd !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1971–72 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|13th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1972–73 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|8th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1973–74 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1st !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1974–75 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|14th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1975–76 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|10th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1976–77 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|9th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1977–78 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2nd !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1978–79 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1ª |style="background:#FFEA64;"|18th !style="background:#efefef;"| |} |} {| | style="vertical-align:top;"| {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#f0f6fa;" !Season !Tier !Division !Place !Copa del Rey |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1979–80 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|12th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1980–81 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|16th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1981–82 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|14th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1982–83 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|10th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1983–84 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|12th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1984–85 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|10th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1985–86 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|9th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1986–87 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|3rd !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1987–88 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|15th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1988–89 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|5th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1989–90 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|19th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|1990–91 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2ª B |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2nd !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|1991–92 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2ª B |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|6th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|1992–93 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2ª B |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|8th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|1993–94 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2ª B |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3rd !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|1994–95 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2ª B |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|14th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|1995–96 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2ª B |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|8th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|1996–97 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2ª B |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|4th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|1997–98 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2ª B |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2nd !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1998–99 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|12th !style="background:#efefef;"| |} | style="vertical-align:top;"| {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#f0f6fa;" !Season !Tier !Division !Place !Copa del Rey |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1999–2000 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|21st !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2000–01 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|6th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2001–02 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|3rd !style="background:#efefef;"|Round of 32 |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|2002–03 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1ª |style="background:#FFEA64;"|18th !style="background:#efefef;"|Runners-up |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2003–04 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|6th !style="background:#efefef;"|Second round |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2004–05 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|5th !style="background:#efefef;"|Round of 16 |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2005–06 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1st !style="background:#efefef;"|Second round |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|2006–07 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1ª |style="background:#FFEA64;"|8th !style="background:#efefef;"|Round of 32 |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|2007–08 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1ª |style="background:#FFEA64;"|16th !style="background:#efefef;"|Round of 16 |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|2008–09 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1ª |style="background:#FFEA64;"|20th !style="background:#efefef;"|Round of 32 |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2009–10 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|9th !style="background:#efefef;"|Round of 16 |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2010–11 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|12th !style="background:#efefef;"|Second round |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2011–12 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|17th !style="background:#efefef;"|Second round |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2012–13 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|13th !style="background:#efefef;"|Second round |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2013–14 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|8th !style="background:#efefef;"|Round of 32 |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2014–15 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2ª |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|20th !style="background:#efefef;"|Third round |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2015–16 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2ª B |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|13th !style="background:#efefef;"|First round |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2016–17 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2ª B |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|12th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2017–18 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2ª B |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|15th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2018–19 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2ª B |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|1st !style="background:#efefef;"|
|} |} {| | style="vertical-align:top;"| {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#f0f6fa;" !Season !Tier !Division !Place !Copa del Rey |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2019–20 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2ª B |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|13th !style="background:#efefef;"|Round of 32 |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2020–21 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2ª B |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|8th / {{tooltip|6th|relegated}} !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|2021–22 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|5 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3ª RFEF |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1st !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2022–23 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|4 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2ª Fed. |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2nd !style="background:#efefef;"|First round |- |style="background:#F4DFC8;"|2023–24 |style="background:#F4DFC8;"|3 |style="background:#F4DFC8;"|1ª Fed. |style="background:#F4DFC8;"|6th !style="background:#efefef;"|First round |- |style="background:#F4DFC8;"|2024–25 |style="background:#F4DFC8;"|3 |style="background:#F4DFC8;"|1ª Fed. |style="background:#F4DFC8;"|19th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2025–26 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|4 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2ª Fed. |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|6th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2026–27 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|4 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2ª Fed. |style="background:#DEC5AB;"| !style="background:#efefef;"| |} |} ---- *'''5''' seasons in La Liga *'''38''' seasons in Segunda División *'''2''' seasons in Primera Federación *'''14''' seasons in Segunda División B *'''3''' seasons in Segunda Federación *'''23''' seasons in Tercera División *'''1''' season in Tercera División RFEF *'''2''' seasons in Divisiones Regionales
==Current squad== {{updated|6 February 2026}}.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1555/recreativo-huelva/squad/|title=Recreativo Huelva » Squad 2025/2026|access-date=29 September 2025}}</ref> {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 1|nat=ESP|pos=GK|name=Jero Lario}} {{Fs player|no= 2|nat=URU|pos=DF|name=Juancho Villegas}} {{Fs player|no= 3|nat=BLR|pos=DF|name=Leo Mascaró}} {{Fs player|no= 4|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Manuel Bonaque}} {{Fs player|no= 5|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=David Alfonso}} {{Fs player|no= 6|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=José Carlos}} {{Fs player|no= 7|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Paolo Romero}} {{Fs player|no= 8|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Pepe Mena}} {{Fs player|no= 9|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Caye Quintana}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Antonio Domínguez}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Antonio Arcos}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Alberto Vela}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=ESP|pos=GK|name=David Gil}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Xabi Dominguez}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Álex Bernal}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Iván Romero}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Aitor García}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Javi Castellano}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Miki Juanola}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Mario da Costa}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Alberto López}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=EQG|pos=DF|name=Néstor Senra}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Roni}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Álex Carrasco}} {{Fs end}}
===Youth players=== {{Main|Recreativo de Huelva B}}
==Coaches== {{See also|Category:Recreativo de Huelva managers}} {| |- style="vertical-align: top;" | * {{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Pérez Arroyo (1939–40) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Arcadio Arteaga (1940–41) * {{flagicon|HUN}} Károly Plattkó (1943–44) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Luís Graiño (1944–45) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Adolfo Bracero (1945–47) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Basilio Marquínez (1947) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Santiago Núñez Sánchez (1947–48) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Andrés Aranda (1948–49) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Diego Forcén Cabito (1949–50) * {{flagicon|ESP}} José Luis Riera (1950–51) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Diego Villalonga (1951–52) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Leoncito (1952–53) * {{flagicon|ESP}} José Valera Nocera (1953–55) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Andrés Aranda (1955) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Camilo Liz (1955–56) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Ruiz Cambra (1956–58) * {{flagicon|FRA}} Adolfo Bracero (1958–59) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Francisco Trinchant (1959–60) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Francisco Antúnez (1960–63) * {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Rodríguez Aretio (1963–64) * {{flagicon|ESP}} José Luis Riera (1964) * {{flagicon|PAR}} Ramón Cobo (1964–66) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Casimiro Benavente (1966–67) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Francisco Antúnez (1967–68) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Enrique Alés (1968–70) || * {{flagicon|ESP}} Francisco Antúnez (1970–71) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Vasquero Caño (1971–72) * {{flagicon|ESP}} José Valera Nocera (1972) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Antonio Barrios (1972) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Enrique Alés (1972–74) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Cheché Martín (1974–75) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Santos Bedoya (1975–76) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Eusebio Ríos (1976–79) * {{flagicon|FRA}} Marcel Domingo (1979) * {{flagicon|ESP}} José Antonio Naya (1979–80) * {{flagicon|ARG}} Roque Olsen (1980–81) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Jesús Aranguren (1981–84) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Carlos Touriño (1984–85) * {{flagicon|URU}} Víctor Espárrago (1985–87) * {{flagicon|ARG}} Manolo Cardo (1987–88) * {{flagicon|ESP}} José Ramón Fuertes (1988–89) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Julio Fernández Peguero (1989) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Julio Rubio (1989–90) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Luis del Sol (1990) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Julio Fernández Peguero (1990–91) * {{flagicon|ESP}} José Ramón Fuertes (1991–92) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Cándido Rosado (1992) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Manolo Villanova (1992–96) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Joaquín Caparrós (1996–99) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Luis Alfonso del Barrio (1999–2000) || * {{flagicon|ESP}} Julio Fernández Peguero (2000) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Lucas Alcaraz (2000–2003) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Paco Herrera (2003) * {{flagicon|CRO}} Sergije Krešić (2003–04) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Quique Hernández (2004–05) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Marcelino García Toral (2005–07) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Víctor Muñoz (2007–08) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Manolo Zambrano (2008) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Lucas Alcaraz (2008–09) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Raül Agné (2009–10) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Pablo Alfaro (2010) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Ríos (2010–11) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Cervera (2011–12) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Juanma Pavón (2012) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergi Barjuan (2012–14) * {{flagicon|ESP}} José Luis Oltra (2014–15) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Juanma Pavón (2015) * {{flagicon|POR}} José Dominguez (2015) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Alejandro Ceballos (2015–17) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Juanma Pavón (2017) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Javier Casquero (2017) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Ángel López (2017–18) * {{flagicon|ESP}} César Negredo (2018) * {{flagicon|ESP}} José María Salmerón (2018–19) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Alberto Monteagudo (2019–2020) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Claudio Barragán (2020–) |}
==Presidents== <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.recreativohuelva.com/pag/historia_presidente.asp |title=Presidentes RCR Huelva |language=es |website=www.recreativohuelva.com |date=8 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508110424/http://www.recreativohuelva.com/pag/historia_presidente.asp |access-date=22 January 2025 |archive-date=8 May 2012 }}</ref> {| |- | style="vertical-align:top;"| {| class="wikitable" |- ! Dates ! Name |- | 1889–96 | {{flagicon|Scotland}} Charles Wilson Adam |- | 1896–02 | {{flagicon|Scotland}} William Alexander Mackay |- | 1902–03 | {{flagicon|Scotland}} E. L. Ricketts |- | 1903–24 | {{flagicon|Scotland}} William Alexander Mackay |- | 1924–27 | {{flagicon|Spain}} José Ochoa de Mora |- | 1927–29 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Montagú Brown |- | 1929–31 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Manuel Narváez Hernández |- | 1931–32 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Manuel Narváez Villa |- | 1932 | {{flagicon|Spain}} José Ramírez Cruzado |- | 1932–33 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Ramón López García |- | 1933–34 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Alfredo Fiel |}
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{| class="wikitable" |- ! Dates ! Name |- | 1934–35 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Simón Ferrer |- | 1935 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Arturo López Damas |- | 1935–39 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Manuel Pérez de Guzmán |- | 1939–40 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Arturo López Damas |- | 1940–41 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Juan Estefanía |- | 1941–42 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Víctor Revilla Alonso |- | 1942–43 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Antonio Minchón |- | 1943–44 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Joaquín Maján Guilloto |- | 1944–46 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Antonio de la Corte Amo |- | 1946–47 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Pedro Morón Blanco |- | 1947–48 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Luis Vela Hidalgo |}
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{| class="wikitable" |- ! Dates ! Name |- | 1948–54 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Jerónimo Rodriguez |- | 1954–57 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Ramón López García |- | 1957–59 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Arturo López Damas |- | 1959–60 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Luis Pérez de Quevedo |- | 1960–64 | {{flagicon|Spain}} José Luis Díaz González |- | 1964–67 | {{flagicon|Spain}} José Luis Martín |- | 1967–70 | {{flagicon|Spain}} José Luis Díaz González |- | 1970–71 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Francisco Díaz Ortega |- | 1971–75 | {{flagicon|Spain}} José Luis Martín |- | 1975–79 | {{flagicon|Spain}} José Martínez Oliva |- | 1979–84 | {{flagicon|Spain}} José Muñoz Lozano |}
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{| class="wikitable" |- ! Dates ! Name |- | 1984–89 | {{flagicon|Spain}} José Antonio Mancheño |- | 1989–91 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Juan Andivia Sardiña |- | 1991–92 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Antonio Pereira Lagares |- | 1992–95 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Miguel Galardi Cobos |- | 1995–2000 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Diego de la Villa |- | 2000–01 | {{flagicon|Spain}} José España Prieto |- | 2001–10 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Francisco Mendoza |- | 2010–11 | {{flagicon|Spain}} José Miguel de la Corte |- | 2011–15 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Pablo Comas |- | 2015–16 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Benjamín Naranjo |- | 2016–21 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Manuel Zambrano Díaz |- | 2021–23 | {{flagicon|Spain}} José Antonio Sotomayor |- | 2023–present | {{flagicon|Spain}} Jesús Vázquez |} |}
==Honours== *Tercera División: 1956–57, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1968–69, 1973–74 *Segunda División: 2005–06 *Tercera Federación: 2021–22
==International players== {| |- style="vertical-align: top;" | *{{flagicon|Argentina}} Marco Ruben *{{flagicon|Austria}} Hubert Baumgartner *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Edwin Congo *{{flagicon|Cote d'Ivoire}} Kanga Akalé *{{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} Rodolfo Bodipo *{{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} Juan Cuyami *{{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} Juan Epitié *{{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} Juvenal *{{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} Yago Yao *{{flagicon|France}} Florent Sinama Pongolle *{{flagicon|Ghana}} Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu *{{flagicon|Hungary}} Ferenc Plattkó *{{flagicon|Nigeria}} Ikechukwu Uche *{{flagicon|Paraguay}} Virgilio Ferreira *{{flagicon|Paraguay}} Herminio Toñánez *{{flagicon|Paraguay}} Nelson Zelaya *{{flagicon|Poland}} Paweł Brożek || *{{flagicon|Portugal}} Beto *{{flagicon|Portugal}} Carlos Martins *{{flagicon|Portugal}} Mário Silva *{{flagicon|Portugal}} Silvestre Varela *{{flagicon|Romania}} Laurențiu Roșu *{{flagicon|South Africa}} Nasief Morris *{{flagicon|Spain}} Luis Aragonés *{{flagicon|Spain}} Santi Cazorla *{{flagicon|Spain}} Gerard *{{flagicon|Spain}} Daniel Güiza *{{flagicon|Spain}} Julio Alberto *{{flagicon|Spain}} Juanito *{{flagicon|Spain}} José María Maguregui *{{flagicon|Spain}} Manolin *{{flagicon|Spain}} Manu *{{flagicon|Spain}} Enrique Mateos *{{flagicon|Spain}} Mariano Pernía || *{{flagicon|Spain}} Poli Rincon *{{flagicon|Spain}} Curro Torres *{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Alain Nef *{{flagicon|Turkey}} Ersen Martin *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} Martín Cáceres *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} Víctor Espárrago *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} Arsenio Luzardo *{{flagicon|Venezuela}} Andreé González *{{flagicon|Venezuela}} Josmar Zambrano |}
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Real Club Recreativo de Huelva}} * {{official website|https://recreativohuelva.com/w}} * [http://www.futbolme.com/com/equipo.asp?id_equipo=548 Futbolme team profile] * [http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/e/e31.html BDFutbol team profile]
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