El Palo FC

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 División – Group 9, holding home matches at Estadio San Ignacio, with a 2,000-seat capacity.[2]

El Palo

Full name	El Palo Fútbol Club
Founded	1971
Ground	San Ignacio, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Juan Romero
Manager	Jesús Moro[1]
League	3ª – Group 9
2019–20	3ª – Group 9, 8th
Home colours Away colours

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 1999–00 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 1ª Reg. 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 2ªB 12th First round 2014–15 3 2ªB 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

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• 2 seasons in Segunda División B
• 13 seasons in Tercera División

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  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

• Jaume Doménech
• Ángel Guirado

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 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 Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-14.

External links

• Official website
• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)