Córdoba CF

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]

Cordoba 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.

Their first season after relegation in Segunda Division was quite successful, as the team managed to achieve a 5th-place finish, meaning they qualified for the play-offs. However, Córdoba was eliminated by Girona FC in the first round. Next season was not as successful, as they finished in 10th place. They were relegated to Segunda Division B at the end of the 2018–19 season.[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 Feminino will play in the Spanish Segunda División (women) starting in the 2018–19 season.[6]

Crowd at the Estadio Nuevo Arcángel

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

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
• 21 seasons in Segunda División B
• 4 seasons in Tercera División (3 as third tier, 1 as fourth tier)

• 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]

As of 9 October 2020[7]

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 Edu Frías 2 DF  CMR Mohammed Djetei 3 DF  ESP Jesús Álvaro 4 DF  ESP Xavi Molina 5 DF  ESP Manu Farrando 6 DF  NED Darren Sidoel 7 MF  ESP Willy Ledesma 8 MF  SCO Anthony McDonald 9 FW  ITA Federico Piovaccari 10 MF  ESP Miguel de las Cuevas 11 MF  POR Thierry Moutinho 12 DF  ESP Bernardo Cruz

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 GK  ESP Isaac Becerra 14 DF  ESP Álex Robles (on loan from Sevilla) 15 MF  ESP Alain Oyarzun 16 MF  ESP Mario Ortiz 17 FW  ESP Carlos Valverde 18 FW  ESP Alberto Salido (on loan from Atlético Madrid) 19 MF  CIV Djakaridja Traoré 20 DF  ESP Berto Espeso 21 MF  ESP Javi Flores (captain) 22 FW  ESP Samu Delgado

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 23 MF  ESP Antonio Moyano 24 MF  ESP Fran Gómez 25 GK  BEL Juliaan Laverge 26 FW  ESP Luismi Redondo 27 DF  ESP Fran Núñez

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 MF  ESP Alberto del Moral 29 DF  ESP Juan Luna 31 DF  ESP Álex Sánchez 32 DF  ESP Álex Meléndez 33 MF  ESP Julio Iglesias

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 — GK  GIB Jaylan Hankins (at Extremadura until 30 June 2021)

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Enrique Martín
Assistant manager	Alfredo Sánchez
Fitness coach	Javier Ramos López

Last updated: June 2019
Source: Córdoba CF

See Category:Córdoba CF footballers

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
• BDFutbol team profile