CD Málaga

Not to be confused with Málaga Club de Fútbol.

Málaga

Full name	Club Deportivo Málaga
Nickname(s)	Malaguistas Boquerones Albiazules Albicelestes Blanquiazules
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

Origins

Málaga FC 1922

The first football club in Málaga was established in 1904, with the formation of the Málaga Foot-Ball Club.^[2] It was nothing more than a society intended to promote football, a new sport in the city, carried from the United Kingdom. Its first rivals were small teams formed by crews of foreign ships arriving in the local harbor. In 1907, further attempts of popularizing football were performed by Málaga FC.^[2]

1912 saw the arrival of a rival club, FC Malagueño, and the establishment of a great rivalry with Málaga FC, which had merged with other minor clubs like Málaga Racing. In 1927, Málaga FC became the Real Málaga FC after they were granted royal patronage by Alfonso XIII.^[3]

During the 1929–30 season both Real Málaga FC and FC Malagueño clubs became founding members of the Tercera División. In late 1930, Real Málaga FC, were reformed as the Málaga Sport Club.^[3]

Club merging in 1933

In 1933 Málaga SC and FC Malagueño merged to become Club Deportivo Malacitano,^[4] although it wasn't a real merging at all, but a name change of FC Malagueño, which had economic wealth and a better squad than Málaga SC. By this operation, the CD Malacitano was able to heir the squad of FC Malagueño, having their contracts cancelled in the other way.^[4]

In 1934 this new club made its debut in the Segunda División when the division was expanded from ten teams to twenty four.^{[citation needed]} After various seasons in the Segunda División, with the competition interrupted because of the Spanish Civil War.

In 1941 the club changed their name to the Club Deportivo Málaga when the new La Rosaleda stadium was inaugurated.^[5]

First promotion to La Liga in 1949, first topflight years

In 1949, Málaga was promoted for the first time to La Liga after several seasons in the Segunda División and a couple in the third level.^{[citation needed]}

With chairman Miguel Navarro Nogueroles and coach Luís Urquiri, the club managed to get promoted in the last play of the 1948–49 season, in second position after Real Sociedad, and thanks to positive goal difference with Granada CF. Notable striker Pedro Bazán, who had previously scored nine goals in a sole match against the Hércules CF on January 4, 1949, in the Segunda División.^[6] He was the top goal scorer with 266 total goals and also one of the most important players of the team.

In this first run in La Liga, Málaga stayed for two consecutive seasons, with notable former player Ricardo Zamora as coach of the team, and until the first relegation of the club at the end of 1950–51 season, lacking just one point to maintain status.

In the subsequent seasons, Málaga achieved two new promotions to La Liga in 1951–52 and 1953–54, being relegated after just one year in both.^[7] The 1952–53 season was notable because of a resounding 6–0 thrashing of the Real Madrid at La Rosaleda, the major result up to date for Málaga against that club.^[8]

The golden years in the early 1970s

CD Málaga 1983

After several new fleeting first level promotions in the 1960s, which turned out in immediate relegations,^[7] Málaga were promoted once again in 1969–70 under the command of chairman Antonio Rodríguez López and coach Jenő Kálmár, to start a five-year top flight stay.^[7] However, president in charge Antonio Rodríguez López was brutally murdered by the Mafia in the year 1971,^[9] and was replaced by Rafael Serrano Carvajal for the next season.^[10]

With notable players like Migueli, Sebastian Viberti, Juan Antonio Deusto and José Díaz Macías, the club achieved two seventh-place finishes in the league in 1971–72^[11] and 1973–74^[12] (best results of the club up to date), a Ricardo Zamora Trophy^[13] in 1971–72 season performed by goalkeeper Deusto, and a 1972–73 run of the club in the Spanish Cup, where they were dumped out in the semifinals by Athletic Bilbao.^{[citation needed]} They also notably scored a victory at Camp Nou for the first time after winning against FC Barcelona at the end of the 1971–72 season.^{[citation needed]} The club also established in 1973 an official anthem^{[citation needed]}, Málaga La Bombonera, and from that moment the song is still the official anthem of the club.^{[citation needed]}

After a polemic exit by Viberti at the end of 1973–74 season, the so-called golden years^{[citation needed]} ended with a new relegation to the second level in 1974–75.^{[citation needed]}

Dissolution

In 1992, CD Málaga dissolved after financial difficulties.^[6]

Season to season

• As Fútbol Club Malagueño

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

• As Club Deportivo Malacitano

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

• As Club Deportivo Málaga

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1941–42 2 2ª 4th Round of 32 1942–43 2 2ª 5th Round of 32 1943–44 3 3ª 1st 1944–45 3 3ª 2nd 1945–46 3 3ª 1st 1946–47 2 2ª 9th Round of 16 1947–48 2 2ª 4th 6th Round 1948–49 2 2ª 2nd 5th Round 1949–50 1 1ª 12th Round of 16 1950–51 1 1ª 13th 1951–52 2 2ª 1st Quarterfinals 1952–53 1 1ª 15th 1953–54 2 2ª 3rd 1954–55 1 1ª 16th 1955–56 2 2ª 11th 1956–57 2 2ª 5th 1957–58 2 2ª 14th 1958–59 2 2ª 15th 1st Round 1959–60 3 3ª 1st 1960–61 2 2ª 12th 1st Round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1961–62 2 2ª 2nd Round of 16 1962–63 1 1ª 16th Quarterfinals 1963–64 2 2ª 9th Round of 32 1964–65 2 2ª 2nd 1st Round 1965–66 1 1ª 13th Round of 16 1966–67 2 2ª 1st Round of 32 1967–68 1 1ª 10th Round of 16 1968–69 1 1ª 14th Quarterfinals 1969–70 2 2ª 2nd Round of 32 1970–71 1 1ª 9th Quarterfinals 1971–72 1 1ª 7th 5th Round 1972–73 1 1ª 10th Semifinals 1973–74 1 1ª 7th 5th Round 1974–75 1 1ª 16th Round of 16 1975–76 2 2ª 3rd Round of 16 1976–77 1 1ª 18th 3rd Round 1977–78 2 2ª 13th 3rd Round 1978–79 2 2ª 2nd 4th Round 1979–80 1 1ª 18th 4th Round 1980–81 2 2ª 6th 2nd Round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1981–82 2 2ª 3rd Round of 16 1982–83 1 1ª 10th 4th Round 1983–84 1 1ª 9th 4th Round 1984–85 1 1ª 16th 3rd Round 1985–86 2 2ª 11th 4th Round 1986–87 2 2ª 6th 3rd Round 1987–88 2 2ª 1st 4th Round 1988–89 1 1ª 16th Round of 32 1989–90 1 1ª 17th Round of 16 1990–91 2 2ª 4th 5th Round 1991–92 2 2ª 18th 5th Round

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

Honours

Domestic

• Segunda División
  • Champions (3): 1951–52, 1966–67, 1987–88
• Tercera División
  • Champions (3): 1943–44, 1945–46, 1959–60

Friendly

• Trofeo Costa del Sol
  • Winners (3): 1963, 1971, 1974

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.^[14]

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.^[15]

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 Archived 2012-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
2. Urdiales, Antonio Fernando. "Historia del Fútbol en Málaga - Los primeros clubs". futbol.antoniourdiales.es. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
3. Urdiales, Antonio Fernando. "Historia del Fútbol en Málaga - El Málaga F.C." futbol.antoniourdiales.es. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
4. Urdiales, Antonio Fernando. "Historia del Fútbol en Málaga - El C.D. Malacitano". futbol.antoniourdiales.es. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
5. "La Rosaleda viaja en el tiempo a 1941". Málaga - Web Oficial (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
6. "Historia | Málaga - Web Oficial". Historia | Málaga - Web Oficial (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
7. Urdiales, Antonio Fernando Urdiales. "Historia del Fútbol en Málaga - El C.D. Málaga II". futbol.antoniourdiales.es. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
8. Prados Roa, Luis. "La goleada del Málaga al Real Madrid". abc (in European Spanish).
9. Relaño, Alfredo (2016-07-31). "Asesinato del presidente del Málaga (1971)". AS.com (in Spanish).
10. "Historial Años 70s (Atlético Malagueño)". AREFEpedia. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
11. Urdiales, Antonio Fernando. "Historia del Fútbol en Málaga - C.D. Málaga - 1972". futbol.antoniourdiales.es. Archived from the original on 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
12. Urdiales, Antonio Fernando. "Historia del Fútbol en Málaga - C.D. Málaga - 1974". futbol.antoniourdiales.es. Archived from the original on 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
13. Puga, Manuel. "Fallece Deusto, único 'Zamora' del CD Málaga". La opinion de Málaga. Archived from the original on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
14. Trofeo Costa del Sol (Málaga-Spain) 1961-2008 Archived 2024-06-10 at the Wayback Machine; at RSSSF
15. Trofeo Ciudad de La Línea (La Línea de la Concepción, Cádiz - Spain)) 1970-2008 Archived 2023-04-04 at the Wayback Machine; at RSSSF

External links

• File of CD Málaga at La futbolteca