Málaga CF
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| Full name | Málaga Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Boquerones (The Anchovies) | |||
| Founded | 1948 (as Club Atlético Malagueño) | |||
| Ground | La Rosaleda, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain | |||
| Capacity | 28,963 | |||
| President | Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani | |||
| Manager | Manuel Pellegrini | |||
| League | La Liga | |||
| 2010–11 | La Liga, 11th | |||
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Málaga Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Málaga, Andalusia. They currently play in Spain's La Liga.
Málaga CF is generally seen as the heir of CD Málaga, one of the most historical Andalusian football clubs, by being a near-identical looking football club that even shares the same fanbase and traditions, although in legal terms it's a different entity with a separate register and another founding date, the one of its former reserve team, Atlético Malagueño. As such, after the twenty seasons in La Liga, twenty-nine in Segunda División, and nine in Tercera División played by the now disappeared CD Málaga, the current Málaga CF has played nine seasons in La Liga three in Segunda División, three in Segunda División B and one in Tercera División. They also won the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2002 and then they qualified for the following seasons UEFA Cup and reached the quarter-final stages.
In 2006 Lorenzo Sanz, a former Real Madrid president, purchased a 97% holding in the club and then appointed his son Fernando Sanz, the former captain of the team, as club president. The club was again sold in June 2010, as Qatarian investor, Abdullah ben Nasser Al Thani, bought the club from Sanz. The club has also its own reserve team, Atlético Malagueño.
The club also has a sizeable British following, mainly down to the large amount of British expats currently residing on the Costa del Sol.
Málaga participated in the Peace Cup 2009, held in Andalucia, with Sevilla, Huelva, Jerez and Málaga the host venues. Málaga were drawn against English team Aston Villa and the Mexicans Atlante. Málaga beat Aston Villa but lost to Atlante and finished bottom of their group.
Note: All related to former CD Málaga, here CD Málaga. Nowadays, Málaga CF do not have an official relationship with CD Málaga.
History
Club replacement in 1992
CD Málaga had a reserve club, founded on May 25 1948 when CD Málaga took over a junior club , CD Santo Tomás, with the purpose of establishing a reserve team. The club was renamed Club Atlético Malagueño, reviving the name of one of the two clubs that had merged to form CD Málaga in 1933.
During the 1959-60 season CA Malagueño and CD Málaga found themselves together in the third level. As a reserve team, the former should have been relegated. To avoid this, they separated from their parent club and registered as an independent club with the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
In 1992 when CD Málaga dissolved after financial difficulties, CA Malagueño continued playing. The 1992-93 season saw them playing in Tercera Division Group 9. After a successful campaign, the club was promoted to Segunda División B. However, the following season the club was relegated again and, facing financial difficulties, also seriously faced closure. On December 19, 1993, in a referendum, the club’s members voted in favour of changing names and, on June 29, 1994 CA Malagueño changed their name to Málaga Club de Fútbol S.A.D., becoming from then an official succession to what was previously called Club Deportivo Málaga.
A new rise in prominence in the early 2000's
In the early 2000s Málaga were a club rich in youth and top quality players, also boasting a more modern and developed stadium. Although they never pushed for a Champions League place, Málaga were always successful under the vastly popular Joaquín Peiró. They shared the sole appearance and only official trophy, the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2002, beating Gent, Willem II and an improving Villarreal CF. Málaga's run in the UEFA Cup was an overachievement, which ended in a defeat on penalties in the quarterfinals to Boavista FC, after beating FK Željezničar Sarajevo, (who'd been eliminated from the Champions League by Newcastle United), Amica Wronki, Leeds United (after a 2-1 win at Elland Road, courtesy of 2 Julio Dely Valdés goals) and AEK Athens.
After Peiró's retirement, a mass exodus slowly started to occur. Dario Silva, Kiki Musampa, Julio Dely Valdés and Pedro Contreras all left the club. Juande Ramos took over the helm and notably performed a resounding 5-1 home thrashing of FC Barcelona, the biggest victory to date of Málaga against Barcelona, with a hat trick from loanee Salva Ballesta (who would end up missing out on the Pichichi Trophy by just 2 goals). Ramos was then appointed Sevilla FC manager and Gregorio Manzano took charge.
The slow decline and economical issues
Although steering Málaga to their second consecutive 10th placed finish, Manzano couldn't prevent a lackluster side beating the drop, after finishing bottom of the league with 24 points to their name.
As the new second division season started, Málaga were in high hopes and started off well. However their form dramatically dropped and for 2 of the remaining 6 weeks, were in the relegation zone. Málaga luckily overturned this and survived their first Segunda season.
The new season wasn't one with much confidence, players were brought in and fans looked worried. By winning 8 of their first 11 games, Málaga seemed to be on track for promotion early into the season; however, after a drop of form and poor tactics, they sacrificed their lead to CD Numancia and faced a battle for promotion with one game remaining, against Sporting de Gijón and Real Sociedad. Needing a win or for either rival team to slip up in order to be promoted, Málaga won 2-1, after 2 goals by Antonio Hidalgo to finish second and return to the top flight, at Real Sociedad's expense.
The arrival of Sheikh Al Thani
Looking for a brighter economic future, the club negotiated with Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani to purchase Malaga. Al Thani purchased the club on June 11, 2010 and became president on July 28. Jesualdo Ferreira was signed on as the manager, but was eventually sacked because of a series of bad results. Chilean Manuel Pellegrini who formerly managed both Villarreal and Real Madrid became the new coach while the club was situated in relegation zone. Malaga was able to obtain five consecutive wins later in the season, an historic first for the club. With several new signings which include Maresca, Demichelis, and Julio Baptista, the club was able to get out of the relegation zone and finish in 11th place.
Honours
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1
- 2002
- Segunda División:
- Winners 1998–99: 1
- Runners-Up 2007–08: 1
- Segunda División B: Group IV
- Winners 1997-98: 1
- Trofeo Costa del Sol: 3
- 2005, 2008, 2010
Honours CD Málaga
- Ricardo Zamora Trophy: 1
- 1971–72 (Deusto)
- Segunda División
- Winners 1987–88: 1
- Runners-Up 1948–49, 1969–70, 1978–79: 3
- Segunda División Group 2
- Winners 1966–67, 1951–52: 2
- Runners-Up 1961–62, 1964–65: 2
- Trofeo Costa del Sol: 3
- 1971, 1974, 1963
Note: CD Málaga material trophies and belongings are now possession of Málaga CF, placed in its display cabinet
Trofeo Costa del Sol
Between 1961 and 1983 the club organised its own summer tournament, the Trofeo Costa del Sol. The former CD Málaga won this competition themselves on three occasions, beating Real Madrid, Red Star Belgrade and Derby County in the finals. After a long time of inactivity from 1983 onwards, the competition was revived in 2003. Since then, the current Málaga CF has won the competition on two occasions, beating Newcastle United F.C. and Real Betis Balompie in the finals. The five trophies are currently placed together in Málaga CF display cabinet.
Shirt sponsor
On 27 August 2009, Málaga CF announced that they had signed a three year sponsorship agreement with gambling company William Hill, where the William Hill brand will be displayed on the front of the Málaga CF shirts.[1] The contract however ended already in 17th September 2010 as the new Málaga ownership didn't want to continue with a company dealing with gambling as it was against his religion.
Current squad
The numbers are established according to the official website:www.malagacf.es and www.lfp.es
As of 3 June 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Personnel
Current technical staff
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- See also Category:Málaga CF managers
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Manuel Pellegrini |
| Assistant Coach | Rubén Cousillas |
| Fitness Trainer | José Cabello |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Xabi Mancisidor |
| Technical Assistant | Vicente Valcarce |
Last updated: 2 April 2011
Source: Málaga CF
Seasons
Recent seasons
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Spanish Cup Europe Notes 1999-00 1D 12 38 11 15 12 55 50 48 2000-01 1D 8 38 16 8 14 60 61 56 2nd Round 2001-02 1D 10 38 13 14 11 44 44 53 2nd Round 2002-03 1D 14 38 11 13 14 44 49 46 3rd round UC quarter-final 2003-04 1D 10 38 15 6 17 50 55 51 Round of 16 2004-05 1D 10 38 15 6 17 40 48 51 Round of 32 2005-06 1D 20 38 5 9 24 36 68 24 Round of 32 relegated 2006-07 2D 15 42 14 13 15 49 50 55 Round of 16 2007-08 2D 2 42 20 12 10 58 42 72 Round of 32 promoted 2008-09 1D 8 38 15 10 13 55 59 55 Round of 32 2009-10 1D 17 38 7 16 15 42 48 37 Round of 16
Season to season (Former CD Málaga)
- As Club Deportivo Malacitano
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Season to season (Current Málaga CF)
(From 1948 to 1994, Málaga CF was known as Club Atlético Malagueño)
- As Club Atlético Malagueño (as reserve team of CD Málaga)
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- As Club Atlético Malagueño (as independent team)
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- As Málaga Club de Fútbol
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- As Málaga CF:
- 10 seasons in La Liga
- 3 seasons in Segunda División
- 4 seasons in Segunda División B
- 39 season in Tercera División
- 7 seasons in Categorías Regionales
- As CD Málaga:
- 21 seasons in the La Liga
- 29 season in the Segunda División
- 9 season in the Tercera División
Stadium information
Selected former players
(This list includes players of CD Málaga and current Málaga CF)
see also Category:CD Málaga footballers
see also Category:Málaga CF footballers
Selected former coaches
(This list includes managers of CD Málaga and current Málaga CF)
Luís Urquiri (1948–49)- Ricardo Zamora (1949–51)
- Antonio Barrios (1951–52)
Helenio Herrera (1952)- Luís Casas Pasarín (1953–54)
- Sabino Barinaga (1961–63)
- Zárraga (1964), (1969)
- Domènec Balmanya (1964–65)
- Ernesto Pons Forn (1966–67)
Jenő Kálmár (1970–72), (1978–80)- Marcel Domingo (1972–74)
Milorad Pavić (1975–77)- Sebastian Viberti (1978–80) (unofficial, Jenő Kálmár assisted and figured as official)
- Antonio Benítez (1981–85), (1988–90), (1994–95)
- Ladislao Kubala (1987–88)
Abdellah Ben Barek (1990–91)- Joaquín Peiró (1998–03)
- Juande Ramos (2003–04)
- Gregorio Manzano (2004–05)
- Antonio Tapia (2005–06), (2008–09)
- Marcos Alonso (2006)
- Juan Ramón López Muñiz (2006–08), (2009–10)
Jesualdo Ferreira (2010)
Manuel Pellegrini (2010-)
see also Category:CD Málaga managers
see also Category:Málaga CF managers
See also
References
- ^ "Malaga sign William Hill sponsor deal". footballshirtculture.com. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
External links
- Official website Template:Es icon
- International supporters' site Template:En icon
- History of Football in Málaga Template:Es icon
- Foro Malaguista Template:Es icon
- Unofficial website
- Trofeo Costa del Sol Template:Es icon
- Trofeo Ciudad de Torcal Template:Es icon
- Fan's Blog
- The on-line trading cards collection of Málaga C.F!