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Granada
File:Logo-granada-cf.png
Full nameGranada Club de Fútbol, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)El Graná, Rojiblancos horizontales,
El 5001, Filipinos
Founded1931
GroundLos Cármenes, Granada,
Andalusia, Spain
Capacity22,524
OwnerGiampaolo Pozzo
ChairmanQuique Pina
ManagerJuan Antonio Anquela
LeagueLa Liga
2011–12La Liga, 17th
Websitehttp://www.granadacf.es/
Current season

Granada Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 14 April 1931, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home matches at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes.

Granada was the third Andalusian football team after Betis and Sevilla to compete in La Liga, in 1941–42.

History

Granada Club de Fútbol was founded on 14 April 1931,[1] originally as Recreativo de Granada; the first president was Julio López Fernández.

The first football match was played against Deportivo Jaén, which resulted in a 2–1 victory. The first goal in the match, and in the club's history, was scored by Antonio Bombillar. In the 1931–32 season, the club won the Tercera Regional - Región Sur championship.

After several promotions, in 1941–42 the club made its La Liga debut. From here until the '80s, it alternated between that category and Segunda División, with its golden age coming during the '70s, with eight top flight seasons, which included a career-best two sixth league places (1971–72, 1973–74).

In 1959 Granada achieved its greatest sports landmark, being runner-up of the Copa del Generalísimo (later Copa del Rey). In the final, played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, the team lost to FC Barcelona 4–1.

In the 1980s, Granada had some brief appearances in the second division, but it spent most seasons in Segunda División B, dropping another level in 2002–03, due to non-payment to its players.[2] After four seasons in the third division, former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz, along with his son Paco, arrived at the club. With their help, the Andalusian side was again promoted to the third category.

In 2006–07, Granada played in Group IV of the third level after four seasons in Tercera. Three years later, in July 2009, the club was in such financial difficulty that it was on the brink of closing.[3] The solution to the crisis came with the signing of a partnership agreement with Udinese Calcio, with the Spaniards incorporating large numbers of players contracted to the Italian club as well as receiving its youth players and reserves as part of the agreement.[3] At the end of the season, Granada won its group then promoted in the playoffs, returning to the second division after 22 years.

In 2010–11, Granada finished in fifth position, with most of the players loaned by Udinese still on board.[3] On 18 June 2011, the club became the first winner of the promotion playoffs - a different system was used from 1985–99 - after successively defeating Celta de Vigo (1–1, penalty shootout) and Elche CF (1–1 on aggregate, away goals rule), thus returning to the top division after a 35-year absence.[4][5]

Back in the top-flight after such a long absence, it was always going to be difficult. By the end of the 2011-12 season, Granada managed to survive though, finishing in 17th position.

Seasons

Main article: Granada CF seasons

Current squad

The numbers are established according to the official website: www.granadacf.es and www.lfp.es As of 20 June, 2012.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Toño
2 DF Cameroon CMR Allan Nyom (on loan from Udinese)
3 MF France FRA Yacine Brahimi (on loan from Rennais)
4 MF Spain ESP Fran Rico
5 DF Spain ESP Diego Mainz
6 DF Brazil BRA Guilherme Siqueira
7 FW Italy ITA Antonio Floro Flores (on loan from Udinese)
8 DF Spain ESP Iñigo López
9 FW Morocco MAR Youssef El-Arabi
10 MF Spain ESP Jaime Romero (on loan from Udinese)
11 MF Spain ESP Dani Benítez (on loan from Udinese)
12 FW Venezuela VEN Darwin Machís
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Spain ESP Roberto
14 MF Spain ESP Mikel Rico
15 DF Senegal SEN Pape Diakhaté
16 DF Colombia COL Brayan Angulo
17 MF Algeria ALG Hassan Yebda
18 DF Spain ESP Manuel Lucena (captain)
19 FW Chile CHI Fabián Orellana
20 DF Spain ESP Borja Gómez
21 MF Spain ESP Juanma Ortiz
22 MF Romania ROU Gabriel Torje (on loan from Udinese)
24 MF Brazil BRA Iriney
25 FW Nigeria NGA Odion Ighalo (on loan from Udinese)

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
— DF Colombia COL Jeison Murillo (at UD Las Palmas)
— DF Ghana GHA Jacob Akrong (at San Roque)
— MF Scotland SCO Ikechi Anya (at England Watford)
— MF Spain ESP Álex Bernal (at Mirandés)
— MF Spain ESP José María Cases (at Mirandés)
— MF Spain ESP Héctor Yuste (at Racing Santander)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Spain ESP Óscar Pérez (at Racing Santander)
— MF Chile CHI Matías Campos (at Italy Siena)
— FW Nigeria NGA Kabiru Akinsola (at Racing Santander)
— FW Colombia COL Wilson Cuero (at San Roque)
— FW Czech Republic CZE Daniel Pudil (at England Watford)

Honours

Official

Friendly

See also: Los Cármenes Trophy

Individual

Pichichi Trophy

Andalusia Derby

Main article: Derby of eastern Andalusia
Competition Played Granada wins Draws Málaga wins
La Liga 14 5 5 4
La Liga Play-off 2 1 1 0
Segunda 36 10 10 16
Segunda Play-off 2 1 0 1
Segunda B 8 3 5 0
Tercera 2 2 0 0
Copa del Rey 9 5 1 3
Overall 73 27 22 24

Stadium

Main article: Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes

After its foundation the team played its local matches at Campo de Las Tablas, inaugurated on 20 December 1931. The existence of this field ground is short because, on 23 December 1934, a new stadium was opened: Estadio Los Cármenes.

The club played in this stadium until 1995 when a new facility, named Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes, took its place. It was inaugurated on 16 May 1995, with a capacity of 16,212 seats originally and was expanded to 22,524 after the last promotion to La Liga in the summer of 2011.

Playing strip and colours

Upon its foundation, club colours were a shirt with blue and white vertical stripes and white shorts. After the Spanish Civil War the club owners went to Madrid to buy new ones, they couldn't find others than red and white stripes shirts which became the official colour until present.

At the end of the 1970s, the club changed the vertical to horizontal stripes to cheer the supporters. Since then, several changes (between horizontal and vertical) took place until 2004–05, when in a member assembly it was decided to use horizontal stripes definitively.

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1984–1987 Ressy La General
1987–1990 Umbro Puleva
1990–1992 Puma Citroën
1992–1993 Lotto CC Neptuno
1993–1994 None
1994–1995 Sierra Nevada 95
1995–1996 Cervezas Alhambra
1996–1998 Kelme
1998–2000 Joma Jimesa
2000–2003 La General
2003–2004 Bemiser Caja Rural
2004–2005 Elements Agua Sierra Cazorla
2005–2006 Umbro Puertas Castalla
2006–2007 CajaSur
2007–2009 Patrick
2009–2010 Macron Covirán
2010–2012 Legea Caja Granada
2012–2014 Luanvi

Famous players

see also Category:Granada CF footballers

Famous coaches

Main category: Category:Granada CF managers

References

  1. ^ Datos del club (Club data); Granada official website Template:Es icon
  2. ^ "22 años en el infierno" (in Spanish). Granada Hoy. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c "How Udinese beat the system and stands at the gates of La Liga". A Football Report. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Granada promoted to La Liga". Sky Sports. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Granada, en Primera 35 años después" (in Spanish). Marca. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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