El Palo FC

El Palo
Full nameEl Palo Fútbol Club
Founded1971; 53 years ago (1971)
GroundSan Ignacio, Málaga,
Andalusia, Spain
Capacity2,000
ChairmanSpain Juan Romero
ManagerSpain Jesús Moro[1]
LeagueSegunda Federación – Group 4
2022–23Tercera Federación – Group 9, 3rd of 16 (promoted)

El Palo Fútbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1971 it currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 4, holding home matches at Estadio San Ignacio, with a 2,000-seat capacity.[2]

History

Logo of the club from 1972 to 2019.

The club was founded in 1971 as Centro de Deportes El Palo. On October 20, 2017 Juan Francisco Funes became a new head coach of the club.[3] On 3 July 2019, the club changed its name to El Palo Fútbol Club.[4]

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1971–72 4 Reg. Pref. 5th
1972–73 4 Reg. Pref. 13th
1973–74 4 Reg. Pref. 10th
1974–75 4 Reg. Pref. 19th
1975–76 5 1ª Reg. 11th
1976–77 5 1ª Reg. 14th
1977–78 6 1ª Reg. 5th
1978–79 6 1ª Reg. 12th
1979–80 6 1ª Reg. 7th
1980–81 6 1ª Reg. 9th
1981–82 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1982–83 4 3ª 19th
1983–84 5 Reg. Pref. 4th
1984–85 5 Reg. Pref. 7th
1985–86 5 Reg. Pref. 6th
1986–87 5 Reg. Pref. 10th
1987–88 5 Reg. Pref. 1st
1988–89 4 3ª 12th
1989–90 4 3ª 20th
1990–91 5 Reg. Pref. 14th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1991–92 5 Reg. Pref. 4th
1992–93 5 Reg. Pref. 9th
1993–94 5 Reg. Pref. 9th
1994–95 5 Reg. Pref. 6th
1995–96 5 Reg. Pref. 4th
1996–97 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd
1997–98 5 Reg. Pref. 5th
1998–99 5 Reg. Pref. 5th
1999–2000 5 Reg. Pref. 10th
2000–01 5 Reg. Pref. 11th
2001–02 5 Reg. Pref. 16th
2002–03 5 Reg. Pref. 16th
2003–04 6 Reg. Pref. 2nd
2004–05 6 Reg. Pref. 10th
2005–06 6 Reg. Pref. 5th
2006–07 6 Reg. Pref. 4th
2007–08 6 Reg. Pref. 1st
2008–09 5 1ª And. 2nd
2009–10 4 3ª 3rd
2010–11 4 3ª 13th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2011–12 4 3ª 9th
2012–13 4 3ª 1st
2013–14 3 2ª B 12th First round
2014–15 3 2ª B 19th
2015–16 4 3ª 5th
2016–17 4 3ª 8th
2017–18 4 3ª 10th
2018–19 4 3ª 4th
2019–20 4 3ª 8th
2020–21 4 3ª 3rd / 6th
2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 10th
2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 3rd
2023–24 4 2ª Fed.

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Spain ESP Pol Ballesté
— GK Spain ESP Adri Jiménez
— DF Spain ESP Manolo Gaspar
— DF Spain ESP Jesule
— DF Spain ESP Nacho Aranda
— DF Spain ESP Igna
— MF Spain ESP Rafita Villén
— MF Spain ESP Antonio Muñoz
— MF Spain ESP Javi Amaya
— MF Spain ESP Quique
— MF Spain ESP José Marín
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Spain ESP Jorge Durán
— MF Spain ESP Cala
— MF Argentina ARG Damián Zamorano
— MF Spain ESP Juanillo
— MF Spain ESP Apoño
— FW Spain ESP Antonio Moreno
— FW Spain ESP Pirulo
— FW Spain ESP Salvi
— FW Argentina ARG Julián Cardellino
— FW Spain ESP Falu Aranda
— FW Argentina ARG Pibe

Former players

References

  1. ^ "Jesús Moro - El Palo F.C. :: Fútbol de Andalucía ::". www.lapreferente.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  2. ^ "Estadio Nuevo San Ignacio" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  3. ^ Hoy, Granada (2017-10-20). "El lojeño Funes, entrenador de El Palo". Granada Hoy (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  4. ^ Hoy, Málaga (2019-07-03). "Transformación del CD El Palo, cambio de nombre y de escudo". Málaga Hoy (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-14.

External links

  • Official website
  • Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
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