Córdoba CF

Córdoba

Full name	Córdoba Club de Fútbol, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Los Califas (Caliphs) Blanquiverdes (White and Green)
Founded	1954
Ground	Nuevo Arcángel, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain (Capacity: 18,280)
Chairman	Carlos González
Manager	Paco Jémez
League	Segunda División
2010–11	Segunda División, 16th
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Córdoba Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1954, it plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at Estadio Nuevo Arcángel, with a capacity of 18,280 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 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 of green and white stripes, from the previous one of all white. The following year, Córdoba moved from Estadio America to Estadio del Arcángel. In the 1953–54 season, the club found itself in the third level, alongside CD San Álvaro de Córdoba. At the end of that campaign, the clubs merged.

In the early 60's and also in 1971–72, Córdoba amassed eight La Liga seasons; in its third presence, it only allowed two goals at home as it went undefeated, the first being courtesy of RCD Español's Alfredo di Stéfano. The club finished fifth, but was not allowed to play European competition due to city infrastructures issues.

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

Season to season

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1954/55 3ª 4th 1955/56 3ª 1st 1956/57 2ª 4th 1957/58 2ª 11th 1958/59 2ª 8th 1959/60 2ª 2nd 1960/61 2ª 9th 1961/62 2ª 1st 1962/63 1ª 12th 1963/64 1ª 11th 1964/65 1ª 5th 1965/66 1ª 11th 1966/67 1ª 12th 1967/68 1ª 13th 1968/69 1ª 16th 1969/70 2ª 5th 1970/71 2ª 4th 1971/72 1ª 17th 1972/73 2ª 13th

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1973/74 2ª 13th 1974/75 2ª 4th 1975/76 2ª 8th 1976/77 2ª 15th 1977/78 2ª 18th 1978/79 2ªB 17th 1979/80 2ªB 7th 1980/81 2ªB 2nd 1981/82 2ª 13th 1982/83 2ª 20th 1983/84 2ªB 19th 1984/85 3ª 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

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1992/93 2ªB 9th 1993/94 2ªB 7th 1994/95 2ªB 1st 1995/96 2ªB 4th 1996/97 2ªB 1st 1997/98 2ªB 6th 1998/99 2ªB 3rd 1999/00 2ª 12th 2000/01 2ª 12th 2001/02 2ª 13th

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 2002/03 2ª 15th 2003/04 2ª 16th 2004/05 2ª 19th 2005/06 2ªB 6th 2006/07 2ªB 4th 2007/08 2ª 18th 2008/09 2ª 13th 2009/10 2ª 10th 2010/11 2ª 16th Round of 16 2011/12 2ª —

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• 8 seasons in La Liga
• 27 seasons in Segunda División
• 20 seasons in Segunda División B
• 3 seasons in Tercera División

Current squad

As of 31 August 2011

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Alberto García 2 DF Cerra 3 DF Juan Fuentes 4 DF Gaspar 5 DF Jaime Astrain 6 MF Afonso Taira 7 FW Pepe Díaz 8 DF Cristian 9 FW Javier Patiño 10 MF Borja 11 FW Charles

No. Position Player 13 GK Carlos Arias 14 MF Aritz López Garai 17 DF José Manuel Fernández 18 FW Sebastián Balsas 19 MF José López Silva 20 MF Alberto 21 MF Carlos Caballero 22 DF David Prieto 23 MF Juan Quero 25 DF Miguel Ángel Tena 26 GK Antonio Sillero

Former players

See Category:Córdoba CF footballers

Former coaches

• Vavá
• László Kubala
• Mariano García Remón
• Zdravko Rajkov

External links

• Official website (Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (Spanish)