Vélez CF

Vélez CF

Full name	Vélez Club de Fútbol
Nickname(s)	Veleños , Veleñistas
Founded	22 September 1922 (1922-09-22)
Ground	Vivar Téllez, Vélez-Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Capacity	2,100
Chairman	Jesper Norberg
Manager	Álex Ortiz
League	2ª RFEF – Group 4
2020–21	3ª – Group 9 (B), 1st of 10 3ª – Group 9 (C), 1st of 6 (promoted)
Home colours Away colours

Vélez Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Vélez-Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 22 September 1922 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 4, holding home matches at Estadio Vivar Téllez, with a capacity of 2,100 seats.

History

The club was founded in 1922 and officially registered in the South Regional Federation in 1940, spending its first years in provincial tournaments.

On 17 June 2019 Vélez appointed Francis Parrado as a head coach for the 2019–20 season in Tercera División.

Club background

• Sociedad Deportiva Vélez Fútbol Club (1922–1936)
• Vélez Fútbol Club (1940–1958)
• Club Deportivo Veleño Educación y Descanso (1958–1968)
• Club Deportivo Veleño (1968–1976)
• Vélez Club de Fútbol (1976–)

First-team squad

Updated 21 August 2022. Players listed on the First Team page on Vélez CF's club profile. 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	ESP	Miguel Guerrero
3	DF	ESP	Álvaro Ocaña
4	DF	ESP	Álex Portillo
6	DF	ESP	Adolfo Romero
8	MF	CGO	Kaya Makosso
10	FW	ARG	Damián Zamorano
13	GK	ESP	Diego Barrios
14	DF	ARG	Emanuel Bocchino
15	MF	POR	Mauro Andrade
16	DF	MAR	Essel
17	MF	URU	Gonzalo Miranda

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	PAR	Richard Gaona
19	FW	ESP	Joselinho
22	FW	ESP	Baltasar Moreno
-	GK	SWE	Mio Didi
-	DF	ESP	Héctor Martínez
-	DF	ESP	Raúl Espinosa
-	MF	ESP	Yael Ballesteros
-	MF	ESP	Jorge Barba
-	MF	ESP	Quique Escolano
-	FW	ESP	Luismi Gutiérrez
-	FW	ESP	Gastón Valles

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Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1928–29 3 3ª Prov. 1929–30 6 3ª Prov. 1930–31 6 3ª Prov. 1931–32 6 3ª Prov. 1932–33 6 3ª Prov. 1933–34 6 3ª Prov. 1934–35 6 3ª Prov. 1935–36 6 3ª Prov. 1940–41 6 3ª Prov. 1941–42 4 2ª Prov. 1942–43 4 2ª Prov. 1943–44 5 2ª Prov. 1944–45 5 2ª Prov. 1945–46 5 2ª Prov. 1st 1946–47 5 2ª Prov. 3rd 1947–48 5 2ª Prov. 4th 1948–49 5 2ª Prov. 1949–50 5 2ª Prov. 1950–51 5 2ª Prov. 1951–52 4 1ª Prov. 4th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1952–53 5 1ª Prov. 1st 1953–54 4 1ª Prov. 15th 1954–55 5 2ª Prov. 5th 1955–56 5 2ª Prov. 4th 1956–57 5 2ª Prov. 3rd 1957–58 5 2ª Prov. 7th 1958–59 5 2ª Prov. 5th 1959–60 4 1ª Prov. 1st 1960–61 3 3ª 10th 1961–62 3 3ª 8th 1962–63 3 3ª 13th 1963–64 3 3ª 16th 1964–65 4 1ª Reg. 1st 1965–66 4 1ª Reg. 11th 1966–67 4 1ª Reg. 3rd 1967–68 4 1ª Reg. 11th 1968–69 4 Reg. Pref. 3rd 1969–70 4 Reg. Pref. 8th 1970–71 4 Reg. Pref. 7th 1971–72 4 Reg. Pref. 7th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1972–73 4 Reg. Pref. 16th 1973–74 4 Reg. Pref. 3rd 1974–75 4 Reg. Pref. 2nd 1975–76 4 Reg. Pref. 9th 1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 7th 1977–78 4 3ª 15th First round 1978–79 4 3ª 10th 1979–80 4 3ª 12th First round 1980–81 4 3ª 13th 1981–82 4 3ª 13th 1982–83 4 3ª 20th 1983–84 5 Reg. Pref. 6th 1984–85 5 Reg. Pref. 5th 1985–86 5 Reg. Pref. 9th 1986–87 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd 1987–88 4 3ª 22nd 1988–89 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd 1989–90 4 3ª 13th 1990–91 4 3ª 12th 1991–92 4 3ª 1st

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1992–93 4 3ª 13th Second round 1993–94 4 3ª 2nd 1994–95 4 3ª 4th 1995–96 3 2ª B 14th Second round 1996–97 3 2ª B 18th 1997–98 4 3ª 4th 1998–99 4 3ª 14th 1999–2000 4 3ª 17th 2000–01 4 3ª 12th 2001–02 4 3ª 14th 2002–03 4 3ª 18th 2003–04 5 Reg. Pref. 6th 2004–05 5 1ª And. 11th 2005–06 5 1ª And. 1st 2006–07 4 3ª 7th 2007–08 4 3ª 4th 2008–09 4 3ª 8th 2009–10 4 3ª 10th 2010–11 4 3ª 15th 2011–12 4 3ª 17th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2012–13 4 3ª 8th 2013–14 4 3ª 6th 2014–15 4 3ª 11th 2015–16 4 3ª 8th 2016–17 4 3ª 15th 2017–18 4 3ª 12th 2018–19 4 3ª 5th 2019–20 4 3ª 16th 2020–21 4 3ª 1st / 1st 2021–22 4 2ª RFEF

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• 2 seasons in Segunda División B
• 1 season in Segunda División RFEF
• 38 seasons in Tercera División

Famous players

• Fernando Hierro (Youth Academy)
• Angelo
• Alfonso Vera
• Thomas Gant

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Football team profile (in Spanish)