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
Capacity	20,989
Chairman	Jesús León
Manager	José Ramón Sandoval
League	Segunda División
2017–18	Segunda División, 16th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Córdoba Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkoɾðoβa]) 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 20,989 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, its predecessor RCD Córdoba 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 1954, RCD Córdoba was dissolved due the many debts and Córdoba CF was refounded by acquiring the place of CD San Álvaro de Córdoba in the third category.

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]

On 15 June 2018, the club announced that it had purchased local women's club AD El Naranjo and their respective youth teams with the intention of turning them into the club's official women's team. The newly created Córdoba Club de Fútbol Feminino will play in the Spanish Segunda División (women) starting in the 2018/19 season.^[4]

Stadium

Crowd at the Estadio Nuevo Arcángel

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 has been going through a remodelling, converting it to a pure football stadium. Three of the four sides have been rebuilt. When the fourth stand is rebuilt the capacity will be 25,100 seats.

Season to season

• As CD San Álvaro

• As Córdoba CF

• 9 seasons in La Liga
• 30 seasons in Segunda División
• 20 seasons in Segunda División B
• 3 seasons in Tercera División

Current squad

As of 31 August 2018^[5]

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

No. Position Player 4 DF Jesús Valentín 5 DF Aythami 7 MF Saša Jovanović 9 FW Federico Piovaccari 10 MF Alejandro Alfaro (captain) 11 MF Javi Galán 13 GK Carlos Abad (on loan from Tenerife) 14 MF Jaime Romero 15 DF Miguel Loureiro 16 DF Alex Quintanilla 17 DF José Manuel Fernández 18 MF Miguel de las Cuevas 19 FW Quim Araújo

No. Position Player 20 MF Franck-Yves Bambock 21 MF Álex Vallejo 22 MF Blati Touré 23 MF Javi Lara 24 DF Luis Muñoz (on loan from Málaga) 26 GK Marcos Lavín 27 MF Sebas Moyano 29 FW Erik Expósito (on loan from Las Palmas) 30 FW Andrés Martín 31 GK Alberto González 32 DF Luismi Quezada (on loan from Real Madrid) 37 MF Álvaro Aguado

Reserve team

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 28 MF Borja Estepa 33 GK Juan Llamas

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 — DF Josema (at Sochaux until 30 June 2019) — MF Zelu (at Cultural Leonesa until 30 June 2019) — FW Sergi Guardiola (at Getafe until 30 June 2019)

No. Position Player — FW Jona Mejía (at Lugo until 30 June 2019) — FW Alberto Quiles (at Recreativo until 30 June 2019)

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	José Ramón Sandoval
Assistant manager	Ismael Martínez
Fitness coach	Javi Poveda
Fitness coach	Cristóbal Fuentes
Goalkeeping coach	Sebas Moyano
Analyst	José Antonio Romero

Last updated: May 2018
Source: Córdoba CF

Former players

See Category:Córdoba CF footballers

Former coaches

References

External links

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