CD Tenerife football match with Armada Sur

KirstyJay · 31st January 2007, 18:14

Now I'm a bit biased, as I've been a member of Armada Sur for a number of years now, and I'm also in charge of the website for the fanclub, however the first time I went to see a match I was workin for The Paper and I went along to write an article on the fanclub...

4 years later, I'm still a member and go to as many games as I can... however due to having two children to a bloke I met at that first game, it's not as easy as it once was!

All I can say about the trip is as follows...

It's cheap. Compared to a UK Premiership game, the coach and ticket to the match is peanuts! 30€ (about 20 quid) for non-residents, residents get a discount and if you become a member of the fanclub it gets cheaper still.

The coach picks up from a bar in Torviscas Alto called the Toby Jug, then it stops at the Royal Oak II in Las Americas and it also picks up at the Las Chafiras exit of the TF1 motorway for people living/staying on the Golf/Costa del Silencio or surrounding areas.

You can drink on the coach (so bring a few tinnies), as long as you respect it, as it's usually not allowed.

The coach stops at a bar on the way up for further refeshments and a 'rest' break.

Once in Santa Cruz, you are dropped off at a bar close to the ground where you have about an hour to get a little more 'refreshed' or have a look around the stalls outside the ground for souvenirs if you prefer.

Once in the ground you CANNOT drink, however you CAN stand, sing and wave flags! You can't do that at a Chelsea game!

The team currently play in the Segunda A division, which is similar to the Championship in the UK.

All in all, it's a damn good day out and there's a fantastic atmosphere.

Give it a go!

Check out the Armada Sur website for details of fixtures, results and how to attend.

brownie · 31st January 2007, 18:59

This is to anyone contemplating going to see CD Tenerife play @Santa Cruz,I took my 10 year old son as a suprise,he is now converted into a mad tenerife fan and always looks at the armada sur website to get the latest gossip.

We organised the trip through armarda sur supporters club,it cost 30euros for an adult and i think about 20euros for a child,It was well worth it ,we were picked up from the pub in a coach and took the lovely scenic road upto Santa cruz,we stopped half way for a drink and breather (The die hard fans can get a bit vocal after the first stop and the atmosphere doesnt stop until you get home).

On arrival at the ground we all pile into a little bar for more drinks and then onto the ground,we were to impaitent to wait for the others and ended up going on ahead but going into the wrong turnstile and couldnt get back out to the other english supporters,but it didnt matter the spanish people were lovely,very passionate but lovely.

The game flew by, we lost 4-0 but it didn't bother my son to much and vowed to return again.we had another drink while waiting for the coach and then home.The only thing i will warn all adults and children,take a hat and plenty of sunblock!!

Thank you armarda sur and DJ, see you next time,and maybe the supporters club will get so big we will have to organise a uk branch for the Armarda Sur?

KirstyJay · 31st January 2007, 19:14

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Originally Posted by brownie

...and maybe the supporters club will get so big we will have to organise a uk branch for the armarda sur?

There pretty much already is!

Fred Perry · 3rd February 2007, 17:10

Glad you enjoyed the trip!
The game you went to was our worst performance in years at The Heliodoro stadium though

Anyway we are slightly better now and slowly climbing the league. In a couple of hours we have a very difficult away to Cadiz. If we scrape a draw I will be as happy as a prune in custard.

clarets4ever · 15th September 2007, 07:30

I would just like to say a big thankyou to DJkirsty for organising a day out to watch CD Tenerife on there opening home game match of the new season. To watch those fans who are absolute fanatical is a understatement and what about the guy who goes about banging the metal sheeting and clambering over, very funny to watch and apparently a icon of CD Tenerife.

Hope you have a good season and now i am back home its onto championship football and a great match instore this saturday as we ( Burnley ) are playing the donkey lashers Blackpool, big attendance anticipated.

Thanks once again and and lets not forget Oasis, Oasis, Oasis.