CD Málaga

Málaga

Full name	Club Deportivo Málaga
Founded	1904 (as Málaga Football Club)[1]
Dissolved	1992
Ground	La Rosaleda (before rebuilding), Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Capacity	28,963
Home colours

Club Deportivo Málaga was a Spanish football club based in Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It played twenty seasons in La Liga, before being dissolved in 1992.

History

The foundational origins of the club are traced in 1904 when the team known as Málaga Football Club played the first matches in the city of Málaga. The rival club Football Club Malagueño, originated soon after, established a competition between both squads until it was decided that both should merge into a sole club, with the physical entity of FC Malagueño being used as basis due to the fact of having a wealther economy and better players. In April 12, 1933, FC Malagueño was renamed to Club Deportivo Malacitano and, in 1934, made its debuts in the second level, when the category was expanded from ten teams to twenty four.

In 1941, the club changed its name once again to Club Deportivo Málaga. After last competing in division three in 1960, the team fluctuated between both major levels of Spanish football, achieving a best position in La Liga in the 1971–72 season and the 1973-74 season, finishing both in seventh position.^[2]

CD Málaga folded after the 1991–92 campaign, spent in the second division - being relegated - immersed in overwhelming financial problems. Málaga Club de Fútbol, the former reserve team of the club which was known as Club Atlético Malagueño, managed to ellude the folding through a claim of independent autonomy, and became since them the spiritual continuity of CD Málaga and all its line of heir. Málaga CF is currently working into obtaining a legal link to CD Málaga and being officially recognised by RFEF and LFP as the same club.

Season to season

• As Fútbol Club Malagueño

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1929/30 3ª 2nd 1930/31 3ª 2nd 1931/32 3ª 3rd 1932/33 3ª 1st

• As Club Deportivo Malacitano

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1933/34 3ª 3rd 1934/35 2ª 5th 5th Round 1935/36 2ª 5th 3rd Round 1939/40 2ª 3rd 1st Round 1940/41 2ª 5th 3rd Round

• As Club Deportivo Malacitano

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1933/34 3ª 3rd 1934/35 2ª 5th 5th Round 1935/36 2ª 5th 3rd Round 1939/40 2ª 3rd 1st Round 1940/41 2ª 5th 3rd Round

• As Club Deportivo Málaga

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1941/42 2ª 4th Round of 32 1942/43 2ª 5th Round of 32 1943/44 3ª 1st 1944/45 3ª 2nd 1945/46 3ª 1st 1946/47 2ª 9th Round of 16 1947/48 2ª 4th 6th Round 1948/49 2ª 2nd 5th Round 1949/50 1ª 12th Round of 16 1950/51 1ª 13th 1951/52 2ª 1st Quarterfinals 1952/53 1ª 15th 1953/54 2ª 3rd 1954/55 1ª 16th 1955/56 2ª 11th 1956/57 2ª 5th 1957/58 2ª 14th 1958/59 2ª 15th 1st Round

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1959/60 3ª 1st 1960/61 2ª 12th 1st Round 1961/62 2ª 2nd Round of 16 1962/63 1ª 16th Quarterfinals 1963/64 2ª 9th Round of 32 1964/65 2ª 2nd 1st Round 1965/66 1ª 13th Round of 16 1966/67 2ª 1st Round of 32 1967/68 1ª 10th Round of 16 1968/69 1ª 14th Quarterfinals 1969/70 2ª 2nd Round of 32 1970/71 1ª 9th Quarterfinals 1971/72 1ª 7th 5th Round 1972/73 1ª 10th Semifinals 1973/74 1ª 7th 5th Round 1974/75 1ª 16th Round of 16 1975/76 2ª 3rd Round of 16 1976/77 1ª 18th 3rd Round

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1977/78 2ª 13th 3rd Round 1978/79 2ª 2nd 4th Round 1979/80 1ª 18th 4th Round 1980/81 2ª 6th 2nd Round 1981/82 2ª 3rd Round of 16 1982/83 1ª 10th 4th Round 1983/84 1ª 9th 4th Round 1984/85 1ª 16th 3rd Round 1985/86 2ª 11th 4th Round 1986/87 2ª 6th 3rd Round 1987/88 2ª 1st 4th Round 1988/89 1ª 16th Round of 32 1989/90 1ª 17th Round of 16 1990/91 2ª 4th 5th Round 1991/92 2ª 18th 5th Round

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• 20 seasons in La Liga
• 31 seasons in Segunda División
• 9 seasons in Tercera División

Honours

• Segunda División: 1951–52, 1966–67, 1987–88
• Tercera División: 1943–44, 1945–46, 1959–60

Trofeo Costa del Sol

Between 1961 and 1983, Málaga organised its own summer tournament, the Trofeo Costa del Sol. The hosts won it on three occasions, successively defeating Real Madrid, Red Star Belgrade and Derby County. In 2003, the competition was revived by Club Deportivo's successor, Málaga CF.^[3]

In 1976, CD Málaga won a similar summer trophy, the Trofeo Ciudad de La Línea, played in La Línea de la Concepción, near Gibraltar. The triumph arrived after penalty shootout defeats of FC Dinamo Tbilisi and Valencia CF, after 0–0 draws.^[4]

Selected former players

Sebastián Viberti Cyril Makanaky Albeiro Usuriaga Miguel Guerrero Luka Bonačić Kim Christofte John Lauridsen Abdallah Ben Barek Antonio Cabral Sebastián Fleitas Pedro Bazán

Juan Antonio Deusto Jesús Garay Pedro Luis Jaro Juanito Antonio Mata Paquito Miguel Ramos Vargas Esteban Vigo Gustavo Matosas Pertti Jantunen

see also Category:CD Málaga footballers

Famous coaches

• Helenio Herrera
• Otto Bumbel
• Jenő Kálmár
• Ladislao Kubala
• Domènec Balmanya
• Antonio Benítez
• Marcel Domingo
• Ricardo Zamora
• José María Zárraga
• Milorad Pavić

see also Category:CD Málaga managers

References

1. Malaga CF
2. Historia del Fútbol en Málaga (History of Football in Málaga)
3. Trofeo Costa del Sol (Málaga-Spain) 1961-2008; at RSSSF
4. Trofeo Ciudad de La Línea (La Línea de la Concepción,Cádiz - Spain)) 1970-2008; at RSSSF

External links

• File of CD Málaga at La futbolteca