Córdoba CF

Chart of Córdoba CF league performance 1929-2023

Forerunners of Córdoba Club de Fútbol included names such as Sporting Fútbol Club de Córdoba, Sociedad Deportiva Electromecánicas and Racing Fútbol Club de Córdoba. The latter changed its name after the Spanish Civil War (as foreign names were banned under the new regime) to Club Deportivo Córdoba.

From 1940, its predecessor RCD Córdoba met varying success, spending most of its time in the second and third divisions of Spanish football. In 1944 it changed its home kit to green and white stripes, from the previous one of all white, and, the following year, Córdoba moved from Estadio America to Estadio del Arcángel. In 1954, RCD Córdoba was dissolved due to its many debts and Córdoba CF was refounded by acquiring the place of CD San Álvaro de Córdoba in the third category.

In the early 1960s and also in 1971–72, Córdoba amassed eight La Liga seasons. In its third presence it only conceded two goals at home as it went undefeated, the first being courtesy of Espanyol's Alfredo Di Stéfano. The club finished 5th, its best finish to date, but was not allowed to enter the following season's UEFA Cup due to city infrastructure issues.

In the following four decades Córdoba again fluctuated between divisions two and three, also spending 1984–85 in the fourth. After a successful 1999–2000 season in Segunda División B Córdoba was finally promoted to Segunda División.[2]

On 17 February 2014, former Spanish international Albert Ferrer was hired as Córdoba manager.[3] He led the team to a 7th-place finish, and then Córdoba defeated Las Palmas in the Segunda División play-off final to return to the top flight for the first time in 42 years. Ulises Dávila scored the decisive goal, a late equaliser in the away second leg, after Las Palmas fans had caused ten minutes to be added onto the game by invading the pitch.[4]

Match of Segunda División between Córdoba C.F. and C.D. Leganés (2:3), January 2016.

Córdoba experienced a difficult return to La Liga however. In their opening match of the 2014–15 season, Córdoba lost 2–0 away at Real Madrid, putting them in 19th place on the table, after round 1. Following that, the team did not achieve a single win, up until the 14th round, when they managed to win 0–1 away at Athletic Bilbao. This boosted their hopes for survival in the elite. Additional wins against CF Granada at home and Rayo Vallecano away in rounds 17 and 18 put the team in 14th place. However, ten straight defeats from rounds 20-29 again put the Andalusians in last place. The team did not improve, remaining in last place until the end of the season. They only collected two points from their last 18 games, thus losing all hopes for survival. At the end of the season, Córdoba only collected 20 points, 15 points behind Granada CF, which avoided relegation. Their relegation was confirmed with three games remaining after a 0–8 home defeat against FC Barcelona.[5]

On 15 June 2018, the club announced that it had purchased local women's club AD El Naranjo and their respective youth teams with the intention of turning them into the club's official women's team. The newly created Córdoba Club de Fútbol Femenino will play in the Spanish Segunda División (women) starting in the 2018–19 season.[6] After ranking second-to-last in the 2018–19 Segunda División (after disqualified Reus), the club was demoted to Segunda B.[7][8]

In December 2019, the club was purchased by Infinity, an investment fund from Bahrain, for a reported amount of €3.25 million[9][10] The club gained promotion to the Primera RFEF (third tier of the Spanish league system) in April 2022.[11]

Crowd at the Estadio Nuevo Arcángel

Córdoba currently plays at the Estadio Nuevo Arcángel, opened in 1993. Since 2004 the stadium has been going through a remodelling, converting it to a pure football stadium. Three of the four sides have been rebuilt. When the fourth stand is rebuilt the capacity will be 25,100 seats.

• As CD San Álvaro

• As Córdoba CF

• 9 seasons in La Liga
• 31 seasons in Segunda División
• 2 seasons in Primera Federación
• 22 seasons in Segunda División B
• 1 season in Segunda Federación
• 4 seasons in Tercera División

• Segunda División
  • Winners (1): 1961–62

• Segunda División B[lower-alpha 1]
  • Winners (2): 1994–95,[lower-alpha 2] 1996–97 [lower-alpha 3]

• Tercera División
  • Winners (1):[lower-alpha 4] 1955–56 [lower-alpha 5]

• Copa Federación de España
  • Winners (1): 2021

As of 6 February 2023.

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 Felipe Ramos 2 DF  ESP José Ruiz 3 DF  ESP Ekaitz Jiménez 4 DF  ESP José Calderón 5 DF  ESP Jorge Moreno (on loan from Rayo Vallecano) 6 MF  ENG Armando Shashoua (on loan from Ibiza) 7 FW  ESP Willy Ledesma 8 DF  SRB Dragiša Gudelj 9 FW  ESP Juan Villar (on loan from Huesca) 10 MF  ESP Miguel de las Cuevas 11 FW  ESP Canario 12 DF  ESP Alberto Jiménez 13 GK  ESP Carlos Marín

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 DF  ESP José Manuel Alonso 15 MF  ESP Antonio Caballero 16 DF  ESP Carlos Puga 17 MF  ESP Marco Camus (on loan from Racing Santander) 18 FW  MAR Simo Bouzaidi 19 FW  ESP Kike Márquez 20 FW  ESP Antonio Casas 21 MF  ESP Javi Flores (captain) 22 MF  MLI Yussi Diarra 23 MF  ESP Cristian Carracedo 24 GK  ESP Pablo Picón 29 MF  ESP Jan Reixach

Reserve team

Main article: Córdoba CF B

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 MF  ESP Christian Delgado 30 DF  ESP Manolo Ortiz

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 — MF  ESP Ramón Bueno (at Fuenlabrada until 30 June 2023)

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Germán Crespo
Assistant manager	Alfredo Sánchez
Fitness coach	Javier Ramos López

Last updated: June 2019
Source: Córdoba CF

See Category:Córdoba CF footballers

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