El Palo FC

El Palo
Full nameEl Palo Fútbol Club
Founded1971; 54 years ago (1971)
GroundSan Ignacio, Málaga,
Andalusia, Spain
Capacity2,000
Chairman Juan Romero
Manager Jesús Moro
LeagueTercera Federación – Group 9
2023–24Segunda Federación – Group 4, 15th of 18 (relegated)

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 Tercera Federación – Group 9, holding home matches at Estadio San Ignacio, with a 2,000-seat capacity.

History

Logo of the club from 1972 to 2019.

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

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. 15th
2024–25 5 3ª Fed.

Current squad

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

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