SE Penya Independent

Penya Independent
Full name	Societat Esportiva Penya Independent
Founded	1975
Ground	Municipal; Sant Miquel de Balansat, Ibiza; Balearic Islands, Spain
Capacity	2,000
President	Toni Curuné
Manager	Mario Ormaechea
League	Tercera Federación – Group 11
2023–24	Segunda Federación – Group 3, 16th of 18 (relegated)
Home colours	Away colours

Societat Esportiva Penya Independent is a Spanish football club based in Sant Miquel de Balansat, in the island of Ibiza, in the Balearic Islands. Founded in 1975, they play in Tercera Federación – Group 11, holding home games at Campo Municipal de Futbol de Sant Miquel, with a capacity of 2,000 people.

History

Founded in 1975,^[1] Penya Independent played in the regional leagues until 2014, when the club became inactive. Back to action in 2019, the club played two seasons in the Regional Preferente before winning the Copa del Rey play-offs in 2021, subsequently qualifying to the preliminary rounds of the 2021–22 Copa del Rey;^[4] they were knocked out by CFJ Mollerussa, however.

On 19 June 2022, Penya Independent achieved a first-ever promotion to Tercera Federación, after defeating SCR Peña Deportiva's reserve team.^[5]

On 4 June 2023, Penya Independent achieved his second successive promotion defeating Ejea after extra time in the 2023 Tercera Federación play-offs after finishing in third position in regular league.

Season to season

^[6]^[7]

Season	Tier	Division	Place
1986–87	5	Reg. Pref.	6th
1987–88	DNP
1988–89	5	Reg. Pref.	5th
1989–90	5	Reg. Pref.	6th
1990–91	5	Reg. Pref.	3rd
1991–92	5	Reg. Pref.	7th
1992–93	5	Reg. Pref.	3rd
1993–94	5	Reg. Pref.	6th
1994–95	5	Reg. Pref.	5th
1995–96	5	Reg. Pref.	2nd
1996–97	5	Reg. Pref.	4th
1997–98	5	Reg. Pref.	4th
1998–99	5	Reg. Pref.	4th
1999–2000	5	Reg. Pref.	3rd
2000–01	5	Reg. Pref.	8th
2001–02	5	Reg. Pref.	2nd
2002–03	5	Reg. Pref.	3rd
2003–04	5	Reg. Pref.	4th
2004–05	5	Reg. Pref.	11th
2005–06	5	Reg. Pref.	11th

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
2006–07	5	Reg. Pref.	5th
2007–08	5	Reg. Pref.	6th
2008–09	5	Reg. Pref.	11th
2009–10	5	Reg. Pref.	11th
2010–11	5	Reg. Pref.	10th
2011–12	5	Reg. Pref.	9th
2012–13	5	Reg. Pref.	10th
2013–14	5	Reg. Pref.	13th
2014–2019	DNP
2019–20	5	Reg. Pref.	3rd
2020–21	5	Reg. Pref.	2nd
2021–22	6	Reg. Pref.	2nd	Preliminary
2022–23	5	3ª Fed.	3rd
2023–24	4	2ª Fed.	16th
2024–25	5	3ª Fed.

1 season in Segunda Federación
2 seasons in Tercera Federación

Current squad

As of 5 February 2024^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Lucas Martínez
2	DF	DOM	José de la Cruz
3	DF	ESP	Curuné
4	DF	ESP	Sebas González
5	DF	ESP	Álex Revuelta
6	MF	ESP	Marcos Bautista
7	FW	ESP	Javi Verdú
8	MF	ESP	Samu Pinto
9	FW	ESP	Joan Piera
10	FW	ESP	Vicent Albert
11	DF	ESP	Rulo Prieto


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	DF	ESP	Jorge Mena
13	GK	ESP	Dani Simón
14	DF	ARG	Fernando Losada
16	MF	ESP	Borja Jiménez
17	DF	ESP	Diego Espinosa
18	DF	ESP	Juanmi Heredero
19	FW	ESP	Rayco Pérez
20	FW	FRA	Bazo
21	DF	ESP	Lucas González
22	GK	ESP	Dani Guiseris
23	FW	ESP	Jaime Isuardi

References

^ ^a ^b SE Penya Independent on Instagram
^ "Toni Curuné presidente de la Penya Independent: "Intentaremos que Ormaechea siga"" [Toni Curuné president of Penya Independent: "We will try to make Ormaechea continue"] (in Spanish). Periódico de Ibiza. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ "Mario Ormaechea es el nuevo entrenador del primer equipo" [Mario Ormaechea is the new first team manager] (in Spanish). SE Penya Independent. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ "La Penya Independent buscará el billete para la Copa del Rey ante el Mollerussa" [Penya Independent will seek the ticket to the Copa del Rey against Mollerussa] (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ "La Penya Independent asciende a Tercera" [Penya Independent promote to Tercera] (in Spanish). Periódico de Ibiza. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ "Societat Esportiva Penya Independent" (in Spanish). Fútbol Regional. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ "Societat Esportiva Penya Independent" (in Spanish). Fútbol Regional. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ "Primer Equipo". penyaindependent.com/es. Retrieved 15 May 2024.