Córdoba CF

This article is about the Spanish football club. For the former Colombian football club, see Córdoba F.C.

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]), competing as Unión Futbolística Cordobesa 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 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]

History

Chart of Córdoba CF league performance 1929-2023

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]

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

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.

Stadium

Main article: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel

Crowd at the Estadio Nuevo Arcángel

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

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1951–52	5	2ª Reg.	1st
1952–53	4	1ª Reg.	1st
1953–54	3	3ª	4th

• As Córdoba CF

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1954–55 3 3ª 4th 1955–56 3 3ª 1st 1956–57 2 2ª 4th 1957–58 2 2ª 11th 1958–59 2 2ª 8th Round of 32 1959–60 2 2ª 2nd Round of 16 1960–61 2 2ª 9th Round of 32 1961–62 2 2ª 1st First round 1962–63 1 1ª 12th Round of 16 1963–64 1 1ª 11th Round of 16 1964–65 1 1ª 5th Round of 16 1965–66 1 1ª 11th Round of 16 1966–67 1 1ª 12th Semi-finals 1967–68 1 1ª 13th Round of 32 1968–69 1 1ª 16th Round of 16 1969–70 2 2ª 5th Round of 32 1970–71 2 2ª 4th Third round 1971–72 1 1ª 17th Fourth round 1972–73 2 2ª 13th Third round 1973–74 2 2ª 13th Fourth round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1974–75 2 2ª 4th Fourth round 1975–76 2 2ª 8th First round 1976–77 2 2ª 15th Fourth round 1977–78 2 2ª 18th Fourth round 1978–79 3 2ª B 17th Third round 1979–80 3 2ª B 7th Second round 1980–81 3 2ª B 2nd First round 1981–82 2 2ª 13th Second round 1982–83 2 2ª 20th First round 1983–84 3 2ª B 19th First round 1984–85 4 3ª 2nd 1985–86 3 2ª B 3rd First round 1986–87 3 2ª B 9th First round 1987–88 3 2ª B 5th Fourth round 1988–89 3 2ª B 13th Third round 1989–90 3 2ª B 12th 1990–91 3 2ª B 3rd Third round 1991–92 3 2ª B 11th Third round 1992–93 3 2ª B 9th Fourth round 1993–94 3 2ª B 7th Third round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1994–95 3 2ª B 1st Second round 1995–96 3 2ª B 4th Second round 1996–97 3 2ª B 1st First round 1997–98 3 2ª B 6th First round 1998–99 3 2ª B 3rd 1999–2000 2 2ª 12th First round 2000–01 2 2ª 12th Round of 64 2001–02 2 2ª 13th Quarter-finals 2002–03 2 2ª 15th Round of 64 2003–04 2 2ª 16th Round of 32 2004–05 2 2ª 19th Round of 32 2005–06 3 2ª B 6th Second round 2006–07 3 2ª B 4th First round 2007–08 2 2ª 18th Second round 2008–09 2 2ª 13th Second round 2009–10 2 2ª 10th Third round 2010–11 2 2ª 16th Round of 16 2011–12 2 2ª 6th Round of 16 2012–13 2 2ª 14th Round of 16 2013–14 2 2ª 7th Second round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2014–15 1 1ª 20th Round of 32 2015–16 2 2ª 5th Second round 2016–17 2 2ª 10th Round of 16 2017–18 2 2ª 16th Third round 2018–19 2 2ª 21st Round of 32 2019–20 3 2ª B 5th First round 2020–21 3 2ª B 5th / 3rd Round of 32 2021–22 4 2ª RFEF 1st First round 2022–23 3 1ª Fed. 9th First round 2023–24 3 1ª Fed. 2nd 2024–25 2 2ª TBD

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• 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

Honours

• 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

Notes

1. Third tier
2. Not promoted in play-offs
3. Not promoted in play-offs
4. Third tier
5. Promoted in play-offs

Current squad

As of 20 November 2024^[12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 DF  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

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. 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

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Retired numbers

Main article: Retired numbers in association football

8 Juanín (deceased) (1960–70)

Current technical staff

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

Last updated: 20 November 2024
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Former players

See Category:Córdoba CF footballers

• Vicente del Bosque
• Florin Andone
• José Antonio Reyes
• Daniel Onega
• Juanin
• Miguel Reina
• Paco Jémez
• Rafael Berges
• Toni Muñoz
• Javi Moreno
• Roque Olsen
• Oleg Salenko
• Fernando Cáceres
• Miguel de las Cuevas
• Federico Piovaccari
• Javi Flores
• Rene Krhin
• Fidel Escobar
• Nicolás Olivera
• Ariel Montenegro
• Alejandro Alfaro
• Paweł Kieszek
• Lauren
• Cristian Osvaldo Álvarez
• Juan Luna Eslava
• Jaime Romero
• Robert Fernández
• Jesús García Sanjuán
• Silvio González
• Charles Dias de Oliveira
• Bebé
• Fede Vico
• Xisco Jiménez
• Alessandro Pierini
• Rafa Navarro
• Borja García
• Javier Patiño

Former coaches

• José Juncosa (1955–57)
• Roque Olsen (1959–63)
• Rosendo Hernández (1963–64)
• Ignacio Eizaguirre (1964–65)
• Eduardo Toba (1965–66)
• Marcel Domingo (1966–68)
• László Kubala (1968–69)
• Ignacio Eizaguirre (1969–70)
• José Juncosa (1970–71)
• Vavá (1971–72)
• Joseíto (1972–73)
• Vavá (1974–75)
• Ignacio Eizaguirre (1975–77)
• Pachín (1981)
• Cayetano Ré (1981–82)
• Zdravko Rajkov (1981–83)
• Manuel Ruiz Sosa (1983–84)
• Josu Ortuondo (1985–86)
• Vicente Carlos Campillo (1987–88)
• Francisco Parreño (1991–92)
• Julio Cardeñosa (1991–92)
• Luis Costa (1993)
• Sánchez Duque (2001)
• José Murcia (2001–02)
• Mariano García Remón (2002)
• Josu Ortuondo (2002–03)
• Fernando Zambrano (2003)
• Fernando Castro Santos (2003)
• Miguel Ángel Portugal (2003–04)
• Roberto (2004)
• Esteban Vigo (2004)
• Quique Hernández (1 July 2005 – 1 Oct 2005)
• Paco Jémez (1 July 2007 – 30 May 2008)
• José González (2008)
• Juan Luna Eslava (9 Dec 2008 – 30 June 2009)
• Lucas Alcaraz (1 July 2009 – 30 June 2011)
• Paco Jémez (1 July 2011 – 13 June 2012)
• Rafael Berges (1 July 2012 – 8 April 2013)
• Juan Esnáider (13 April 2013 – 30 June 2013)
• Pablo Villa (1 July 2013 – 9 Feb 2014)
• Luis Carrión (interim) (9 Feb 2014 – 16 Feb 2014)
• Albert Ferrer (17 Feb 2014 – 20 Oct 2014)
• Miroslav Đukić (20 Oct 2014 – 16 March 2015)
• José Antonio Romero (interim) (2015)
• José Luis Oltra (2015–16)

References

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2. "Historia del Córdoba | Córdoba - Web Oficial". Historia del Córdoba | Córdoba - Web Oficial (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
3. "Albert Ferrer nuevo entrenador del Córdoba C.F." [Albert Ferrer new Córdoba C.F. manager] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
4. "Las Palmas-Cordoba La Liga play-off ends with pitch invasion". Goal.com. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
5. "Cordoba 0 Barcelona 8: Suarez nets hat-trick as hosts are relegated". Four Four Two. 2 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
6. "Nace el Córdoba Club de Fútbol Femenino | Córdoba - Web Oficial". Nace el Córdoba Club de Fútbol Femenino | Córdoba - Web Oficial (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
7. López, Cisco (10 June 2019). "El Córdoba CF acaba como el peor equipo de LaLiga 1|2|3, y por méritos propios". El Día de Córdoba. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
8. "El fracaso del descenso del Córdoba CF a Segunda B, en cinco datos dramáticos". 13 May 2019.
9. "El Córdoba, vendido a un grupo inversor de Baréin". sport.es. 5 December 2019. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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12. "Plantillas - Primer Equipo" (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

External links

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