Málaga CF
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| Full name | Málaga Club de Fútbol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Boquerones the anchovies |
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| Founded | 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain |
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| Capacity | 33,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Fernando Sanz Durán |
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| Manager | Juan Ramón López Muñiz |
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| League | Segunda División | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | La Liga, 20th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Málaga Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Málaga, Andalusia. They currently play in the Segunda División. The club was originally the reserve team of CD Málaga, an earlier football club from the same city. After making their La Liga debut in 1999, they won the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2002. They then qualified for the following seasons UEFA Cup and reached the quarter-final stages. They were relegated from La Liga in 2006. In 2006 Lorenzo Sanz, a former Real Madrid president, purchased a 97% holding in the club and then appointed his son Fernando Sanz, a former player with both Málaga CF and Real Madrid, as club president. The club now has its own reserve team, Málaga CF B.
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[edit] History
[edit] Atlético Malagueño
The club was founded on May 25 1948 when CD Málaga took over a junior club , CD Santo Tomás, with the purpose of establishing a reserve team. The club was renamed Club Atlético Malagueño, reviving the name of one of the two clubs that had merged to form CD Málaga in 1933. During the 1959-60 season CA Malagueño and CD Málaga found themselves together in the Tercera División. As a reserve team CA Malagueño should have been relegated. However to avoid this, they separated from their parent club and registered as an independent club with the Spanish Football Federation. This allowed the club to stay in the Tercera División.
In 1992 when CD Málaga dissolved after financial difficulties, CA Malagueño continued playing. The 1992-93 season saw CA Malagueño playing in Tercera Division Group 9. After a successful campaign, the club was promoted to Segunda División B. However the following season the club was relegated back to the Tercera División and, facing financial difficulties they almost went the same way as CD Málaga. On December 19 1993 in a referendum, the club’s members voted in favour of changing the club name and on June 29 1994 CA Malagueño changed their name to Málaga Club de Fútbol S.A.D..
[edit] Intertoto Cup Winners
In 1997-98 Málaga CF were promoted to the Segunda División and after just one season they were champions. During the 1999-00 season, their first in La Liga, the club’s top scorer, Catanha scored 24 goals, finishing as joint second top scorer. Despite having to sell key players like Catanha to secure financial survival, the club enjoyed a brief golden age under coach Joaquín Peiró and in 2002 they entered the UEFA Intertoto Cup. After beating Villarreal CF in one of the three finals, they qualified for the UEFA Cup. In the early rounds of the competition they beat Leeds United and AEK Athens FC before losing to Boavista in the quarter finals.
[edit] Honours
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1
- 2002
- Segunda División: 1
- 1998-99
- Trofeo Ciudad de Torcal: 5
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005
- Trofeo Costa del Sol: 1
- 2006
- 7 seasons in the La Liga
- 2 season in the Segunda División
- 3 seasons in the Segunda División B
- 1 season in the Tercera División
[edit] 2006/07 Squad
The numbers are established according to the official website:www.malagacf.es and www.lfp.es
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[edit] Squad changes during 2006/07 season
In:
- Ivan Rosado - Signed From CA Osasuna
Gabriel Schürrer - Signed From Olympiacos- Calleja - Signed From Villarreal CF
- Sandro - Signed From Levante UD
- Jesule - Signed From Levante UD
O.J. Morales - Signed From Real Valladolid- Jonathan Valle - On Loan From Racing de Santander
Stošić - Signed From OFK Beograd
Out:
- Francis Duran - Transfered To Liverpool
- Paco Esteban - Transfered To Polideportivo Ejido
- Salva Ballesta - On Loan To Levante UD
- César Navas - On Loan To Gimnàstic de Tarragona
- Nacho - Transferred To Getafe CF
- Juan Rodríguez - Transferred To Deportivo de La Coruña
- Antonio López - Return To Sevilla FC
- Alexis - Transferred To Getafe CF
Duda - Transferred To Sevilla FC- Gerardo - Transferred To Real Sociedad
- Jorge Pina - Transferred To UD Salamanca
- Litos - Transferred To Académica
- Diego Castro - Transferred To Sporting de Gijón
- Fernando Sanz - New President
Ricardo Bóvio - Transferred To Panathinaikos FC- Calatayud - Transferred To Racing de Santander
González-Vigil - Transferred To Zulte-Waregem
[edit] Statistics 2005/06
- Top Scores:
- Salva Ballesta - 6 goals
- Hidalgo - 4 goals
- Alexis - 4 goals
- Top Goalkeepers
- Arnau - 61 goals In 36 Matches
- Goitia - 7 goals In 2 Matches
[edit] Recent history
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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes 1999-2000 1D 12 38 11 15 12 55 50 48 2000-2001 1D 8 38 16 8 14 60 61 56 2001-2002 1D 10 38 13 14 11 44 44 53 2002-2003 1D 14 38 11 13 14 44 49 46 UC quarter-final 2003-2004 1D 10 38 15 6 17 50 55 51 2004-2005 1D 10 38 15 6 17 40 48 51 3rd round 2005-2006 1D 20 38 5 9 24 36 68 24 3rd round relegated 2006-2007 2D 18 30 9 9 13 29 37 36 ongoing
[edit] Stadium Information
[edit] Selected former players
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see also Cat:Málaga CF footballers
[edit] Selected former coaches
- Joaquín Peiró
- Juande Ramos
- Gregorio Manzano
- Antonio Tapia
- Manuel Hierro
see also Cat:Málaga CF managers
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Málaga CF Official Website
- (English) International Supporters' Club site
- (Spanish) History of Football in Málaga
- (English) Trofeo Costa del Sol
- (English) Trofeo Ciudad de Torcal
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