Hercules prepares to face nine or ten months of competition over the summer to advance to the First RFEF. includes the trip 17 competitors in the normal league that will force the blue-whites more than 12,000 kilometers Journeys are mostly by bus, except for four matches in the Balearic Islands.

An adventure that includes a significant portion of visits to artificial turf fields. Actually, 12 out of 17 competitors use this surfaceAs such, Hércules will have to play 35% of the League’s games this season (including those of Rico Pérez) on synthetic turf. Adapting to all such conditions will be crucial, as Rubén Torrecilla has already failed this preseason.

Hercules’ rivals

Alicantinos 10 groups repeat rivals compared to 2022/23: Atlético Saguntino, Alzira, Badalona Futur, Espanyol B, Formentera, Lleida Esportiu, Manresa, Peña Deportiva, Terrassa and Valencia Mestalla. Therefore, they already know most of their competitors well. There shouldn’t be any big surprises.

Andrach, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Europa and Penya Independent are the four clubs for which Hércules has not faced a formal commitment in its centennial history.. Finally, one season later with La Nucía (last season there was a derby but in the Cup), eight years later with Sant Andreu, and more than thirty years later with Torrent (their last match was 7- in 1991/92 with blue and white fit 1) .

In the history of the conflict, the presence of such a “classic” as the Valencia subsidiary (63 duels) and several “black monsters” stands out. Hercules lost in all visits to both Peña Deportiva and La Nucía (three in each case), while against Terrassa they have not won five games since 1999/00 and have never returned with a win (two draws) and two losses at Egarense territory ).

excursions

In total they will be 12,068 kilometersCounting back and forth to complete a new season in the second RFEF. Hercules has five opponents from the Valencian Community, eight from Catalonia, and the aforementioned four trips to the Balearic Islands, where he will have to face off against Andrach, Formentera, Penya Independent and Peña Deportiva. The longest journey will be to Manresa, 540 kilometers away.


Journeys of Hercules 2023/24

The large number of visits to competitors with artificial turf pitches deserve special attention; A setback that the people of Alicante need to solve once again on this course. Only two subsidiaries (Espanyol and Valencia), La Nucía and Lleida, play in stadiums with natural grass. In all other cases, it will be necessary to adapt both the grass and the dimensions.

The 2023/24 Hercules odometer will start on the first weekend of September. Ahead, an entire League. Fans are hoping that this time around the year-round points counter can progress at almost the same rate to get the long-awaited promotion.