Córdoba CF

Córdoba
Full name Córdoba Club de Fútbol, S.A.D.
Nickname(s) Los Califas (The Caliphs)
Los Blanquiverdes (The White and Greens)
Founded 1954
Ground Nuevo Arcángel, Córdoba,
Andalusia, Spain
Ground Capacity 21,822
Chairman Carlos González
Manager José Luis Oltra
League Segunda División
2014–15 La Liga, 20th (relegated)
Website Club home page

Córdoba Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1954 as Club Deportivo San Álvaro, it plays in the Segunda División, with its home matches at the Estadio Nuevo Arcángel, which has a capacity of 21,822 seats.

History

Forerunners of Córdoba Club de Fútbol included names such as Sporting Fútbol Club de Córdoba, Sociedad Deportiva Electromecánicas and Racing Fútbol Club de Córdoba. The latter changed its name after the Spanish Civil War (as foreign names were banned under the new regime) to Club Deportivo Córdoba.

From 1940 the club met varying success, spending most of its time in the second and third divisions of Spanish football. In 1944 it changed its home kit to green and white stripes, from the previous one of all white, and, the following year, Córdoba moved from Estadio America to Estadio del Arcángel; in the 1953–54 season the team found itself in the third level alongside CD San Álvaro de Córdoba and, at the end of the campaign, the clubs merged.

In the early 1960s and also in 1971–72, Córdoba amassed eight La Liga seasons. In its third presence it only conceded two goals at home as it went undefeated, the first being courtesy of Espanyol's Alfredo Di Stéfano. The club finished 5th, its best finish to date, but was not allowed to enter the following season's UEFA Cup due to city infrastructure issues.

In the following four decades Córdoba again fluctuated between divisions two and three, also spending 1984–85 in the fourth.

On 17 February 2014, former Spanish international Albert Ferrer was hired as Córdoba manager.[1] He led the team to a 7th-place finish, and then Córdoba defeated Las Palmas in the Segunda División play-off final to return to the top flight for the first time in 42 years. Ulises Dávila scored the decisive goal, a late equaliser in the away second leg, after Las Palmas fans had caused ten minutes to be added onto the game by invading the pitch.[2] Córdoba returned to the second tier after one season in the top flight, their relegation confirmed with three games remaining after a 0–8 home defeat against FC Barcelona.[3]

Stadium

Match of Segunda División between Córdoba C.F. and C.D. Leganés (2:3), January 2016.

Córdoba currently plays at the Estadio Nuevo Arcángel, opened in 1993. Since 2004 the stadium is going through a remodelling converting it to a pure football stadium. Three of the four sides have currently been rebuilt. When the fourth stand is rebuilt the capacity will be 25,100 seats.

Season to season

Season Division Place Copa del Rey
1953/54 4th
Season Division Place Copa del Rey
1954/55 4th
1955/56 1st
1956/57 4th
1957/58 11th
1958/59 8th
1959/60 2nd
1960/61 9th
1961/62 1st
1962/63 12th
1963/64 11th
1964/65 5th
1965/66 11th
1966/67 12th
1967/68 13th
1968/69 16th
1969/70 5th
1970/71 4th
1971/72 17th
1972/73 13th
1973/74 13th
1974/75 4th
Season Division Place Copa del Rey
1975/76 8th
1976/77 15th
1977/78 18th
1978/79 2ªB 17th
1979/80 2ªB 7th
1980/81 2ªB 2nd
1981/82 13th
1982/83 20th
1983/84 2ªB 19th
1984/85 2nd
1985/86 2ªB 3rd
1986/87 2ªB 9th
1987/88 2ªB 5th
1988/89 2ªB 13th
1989/90 2ªB 12th
1990/91 2ªB 3rd
1991/92 2ªB 11th
1992/93 2ªB 9th
1993/94 2ªB 7th
1994/95 2ªB 1st
Season Division Place Copa del Rey
1995/96 2ªB 4th
1996/97 2ªB 1st
1997/98 2ªB 6th
1998/99 2ªB 3rd
1999/00 12th
2000/01 12th
2001/02 13th
2002/03 15th
2003/04 16th
2004/05 19th
2005/06 2ªB 6th
2006/07 2ªB 4th
2007/08 18th
2008/09 13th
2009/10 10th
Season Division Place Copa del Rey
2010/11 16th Round of 16
2011/12 6th Round of 16
2012/13 14th Round of 16
2013/14 7th Second round
2014/15 20th Round of 32
2015/16 Second round

Current squad

As of 1 February 2016[4]

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

No. Position Player
1 Ghana GK Brimah Razak
3 Spain DF Domingo Cisma
4 Spain DF Héctor Rodas
5 Spain MF Víctor Pérez (on loan from Valladolid)
6 Spain MF Luso
7 Chile FW Jean Paul Pineda
9 Spain FW Xisco
10 Romania FW Florin Andone
11 Azerbaijan MF Eddy Israfilov (on loan from Real Murcia)
13 Spain GK Ismael Falcón
14 Spain MF Rafa Gálvez
15 Spain DF Deivid
No. Position Player
16 Spain MF Fidel
17 Lithuania DF Marius Stankevičius
18 Spain MF Pedro Ríos
19 Spain MF López Silva
20 Spain FW Raúl de Tomás (on loan from Real Madrid)
21 Spain MF Carlos Caballero
22 Spain MF Nando García (on loan from Valencia B)
23 Serbia MF Saša Marković
24 Spain DF Albert Dalmau
28 Spain DF Abel Moreno
34 Democratic Republic of the Congo DF Jonathan Bijimine

Youth players

Main article: Córdoba CF B

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

No. Position Player
26 Spain GK Antonio Sillero
27 Spain DF Fran Serrano
No. Position Player
30 Mali FW Moha
33 Spain FW Javier Galán

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
Spain DF Samu de los Reyes (on loan at Llagostera)
Spain FW Arturo (on loan at Dundee)

Former players

See Category:Córdoba CF footballers

Former coaches

References

  1. "Albert Ferrer nuevo entrenador del Córdoba C.F." [Albert Ferrer new Córdoba C.F. manager] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  2. "Las Palmas-Cordoba La Liga play-off ends with pitch invasion". Goal.com. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  3. "Cordoba 0 Barcelona 8: Suarez nets hat-trick as hosts are relegated". Four Four Two. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  4. "Primer equipo" [First team] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. Retrieved 2 September 2014.

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