Córdoba CF

Córdoba

Full name	Córdoba Club de Fútbol (Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.)
Nickname(s)	Los Califas (The Caliphs) Los Blanquiverdes (The White and Greens)
Founded	6 August 1954; 70 years ago (6 August 1954)
Ground	Estadio Municipal Nuevo Arcángel, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Capacity	25,800
Owner	Infinity Capital
President	Abdulla Jehad Abdulla Alzain
Head coach	Iván Ania
League	Segunda División
2023–24	Primera Federación – Group 2, 2nd of 20 (promoted via play-offs)
Website	www.cordobacf.com
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Córdoba Club de Fútbol (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 was refounded as Cordoba CF in 1954 after the dissolution of RCD Córdoba. Currently it plays in the Segunda Division, with its home matches at the Estadio Nuevo Arcángel, which has a capacity of 25,800 seats.^[1]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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 to its many debts and Córdoba CF was refounded by acquiring the place of CD San Álvaro de Córdoba in the third category.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

In the following four decades Córdoba again fluctuated between divisions two and three, also spending 1984–85 in the fourth. After a successful 1999–2000 season in Segunda División B Córdoba was finally promoted to Segunda División.^[2]

On 17 February 2014, former Spanish international Albert Ferrer was hired as Córdoba manager.^[3] 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.^[4]

Córdoba experienced a difficult return to La Liga however. In their opening match of the 2014–15 season, Córdoba lost 2–0 away at Real Madrid, putting them in 19th place on the table, after round 1. Following that, the team did not achieve a single win, up until the 14th round, when they managed to win 0–1 away at Athletic Bilbao. This boosted their hopes for survival in the elite. Additional wins against CF Granada at home and Rayo Vallecano away in rounds 17 and 18 put the team in 14th place. However, ten straight defeats from rounds 20-29 again put the Andalusians in last place. The team did not improve, remaining in last place until the end of the season. They only collected two points from their last 18 games, thus losing all hopes for survival. At the end of the season, Córdoba only collected 20 points, 15 points behind Granada CF, which avoided relegation. Their relegation was confirmed with three games remaining after a 0–8 home defeat against FC Barcelona.^[5]

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 Femenino will play in the Spanish Segunda División (women) starting in the 2018–19 season.^[6] After ranking second-to-last in the 2018–19 Segunda División (after disqualified Reus), the club was demoted to Segunda B.^[7][8]

In December 2019, the club was purchased by Infinity, an investment fund from Bahrain, for a reported amount of €3.25 million^[9][10] The club gained promotion to the Primera RFEF (third tier of the Spanish league system) in April 2022.^[11]

In June 2024, Córdoba finally promoted to second division after 5 years absence by beating Barcelona Atlètic in last play-off promotion.

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.

• As CD San Álvaro

• As Córdoba CF

• 9 seasons in La Liga
• 34 seasons in Segunda División
• 2 seasons in Primera Federación
• 22 seasons in Segunda División B
• 1 season in Segunda Federación
• 4 seasons in Tercera División

• Segunda División
  • Winners (1): 1961–62

• Segunda División B^[a]
  • Winners (2): 1994–95,^[b] 1996–97 ^[c]

• Tercera División
  • Winners (1):^[d] 1955–56 ^[e]

• Copa Federación de España
  • Winners (1): 2021

As of 20 November 2024^[12]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  ESP José Calderón 4 DF  ESP Adrián Lapeña 5 DF  ESP Marvel (on loan from Real Madrid) 6 MF  ESP Álex Sala 7 MF  FRA Théo Zidane 8 MF  ESP Isma Ruiz 9 FW  ESP Kuki Zalazar 10 FW  ESP Jacobo González 11 FW  ESP Ander Yoldi (on loan from Osasuna) 13 GK  ESP Carlos Marín (captain) 14 FW  RUS Nikolay Obolskiy

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  ESP Xavi Sintes 16 DF  ESP José Antonio Martínez 17 FW  POR Adilson 18 MF  ESP Genaro Rodríguez 19 FW  ENG Jude Soonsup-Bell 20 FW  ESP Antonio Casas 21 DF  ESP Carlos Albarrán 22 DF  ESP Carlos Isaac 23 FW  ESP Cristian Carracedo 26 GK  ESP Ramon Vila 27 DF  ESP Matías Barboza

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 DF  ESP Álex López 29 DF  ESP Adrián Vázquez 30 FW  ESP Álvaro Vázquez 32 FW  ESP Antonio Molina

No. Pos. Nation Player 34 DF  ESP Josema Ortiz 35 GK  ESP Alejandro Arévalo 36 MF  ESP Ntji Tounkara

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

8 Juanín (deceased) (1960–70)

Position	Staff
Manager	Iván Ania
Assistant manager	César Negredo
Goalkeeping coach	Sebas Moyano Fabián Fernández
Fitness coach	Pablo Gutiérrez Eu Gavilán

See Category:Córdoba CF footballers

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