Vélez Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Vélez-Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 22 September 1922 it plays in División de Honor – Group 2, holding home matches at Estadio Vivar Téllez, with a capacity of 2,100 seats.[2]

Vélez CF
Full nameVélez Club de Fútbol
Nickname(s)Veleños, Veleñistas
Founded22 September 1922; 102 years ago (1922-09-22)
GroundVivar Téllez, Vélez-Málaga,
Andalusia, Spain
Capacity2,100[1]
ChairmanJesper Norberg
ManagerMichael Jolley
LeagueDivisión de Honor – Group 2
2023–24Segunda Federación – Group 4, 17th of 18 (administratively relegated)

History

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The club was founded in 1922 and officially registered in the South Regional Federation in 1940, spending its first years in provincial tournaments.[3]

On 17 June 2019 Vélez appointed Francis Parrado as a head coach for the 2019–20 season in Tercera División.[4]

Club background

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  • Sociedad Deportiva Vélez Fútbol Club (1922–1936)
  • Vélez Fútbol Club (1940–1958)
  • Club Deportivo Veleño Educación y Descanso (1958–1968)
  • Club Deportivo Veleño (1968–1976)
  • Vélez Club de Fútbol (1976–)

First-team squad

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Updated 21 August 2022. Players listed on the First Team page on Vélez CF's club profile. 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 Miguel Guerrero
3 DF   ESP Álvaro Ocaña
4 DF   ESP Álex Portillo
6 DF   ESP Adolfo Romero
8 MF   CGO Kaya Makosso
10 FW   ARG Damián Zamorano
13 GK   ESP Diego Barrios
14 DF   ARG Emanuel Bocchino
15 MF   POR Mauro Andrade
16 DF   MAR Essel
17 MF   URU Gonzalo Miranda
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   PAR Richard Gaona
19 FW   ESP Joselinho
22 FW   ESP Baltasar Moreno
- GK   SWE Mio Didi
- DF   ESP Héctor Martínez
- DF   ESP Raúl Espinosa
- MF   ESP Yael Ballesteros
- MF   ESP Jorge Barba
- MF   ESP Quique Escolano
- FW   ESP Luismi Gutiérrez
- FW   ESP Gastón Valles

Season to season

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Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1928–29 3 3ª Prov.
1929–30 6 3ª Prov.
1930–31 6 3ª Prov.
1931–32 6 3ª Prov.
1932–33 6 3ª Prov.
1933–34 6 3ª Prov.
1934–35 6 3ª Prov.
1935–36 6 3ª Prov.
1940–41 6 3ª Prov.
1941–42 4 2ª Prov.
1942–43 4 2ª Prov.
1943–44 5 2ª Prov.
1944–45 5 2ª Prov.
1945–46 5 2ª Prov. 1st
1946–47 5 2ª Prov. 3rd
1947–48 5 2ª Prov. 4th
1948–49 5 2ª Prov.
1949–50 5 2ª Prov.
1950–51 5 2ª Prov.
1951–52 4 1ª Prov. 4th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1952–53 5 1ª Prov. 1st
1953–54 4 1ª Prov. 15th
1954–55 5 2ª Prov. 5th
1955–56 5 2ª Prov. 4th
1956–57 5 2ª Prov. 3rd
1957–58 5 2ª Prov. 7th
1958–59 5 2ª Prov. 5th
1959–60 4 1ª Prov. 1st
1960–61 3 10th
1961–62 3 8th
1962–63 3 13th
1963–64 3 16th
1964–65 4 1ª Reg. 1st
1965–66 4 1ª Reg. 11th
1966–67 4 1ª Reg. 3rd
1967–68 4 1ª Reg. 11th
1968–69 4 Reg. Pref. 3rd
1969–70 4 Reg. Pref. 8th
1970–71 4 Reg. Pref. 7th
1971–72 4 Reg. Pref. 7th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1972–73 4 Reg. Pref. 16th
1973–74 4 Reg. Pref. 3rd
1974–75 4 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1975–76 4 Reg. Pref. 9th
1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 7th
1977–78 4 15th First round
1978–79 4 10th
1979–80 4 12th First round
1980–81 4 13th
1981–82 4 13th
1982–83 4 20th
1983–84 5 Reg. Pref. 6th
1984–85 5 Reg. Pref. 5th
1985–86 5 Reg. Pref. 9th
1986–87 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1987–88 4 22nd
1988–89 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1989–90 4 13th
1990–91 4 12th
1991–92 4 1st
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1992–93 4 13th Second round
1993–94 4 2nd
1994–95 4 4th
1995–96 3 2ª B 14th Second round
1996–97 3 2ª B 18th
1997–98 4 4th
1998–99 4 14th
1999–2000 4 17th
2000–01 4 12th
2001–02 4 14th
2002–03 4 18th
2003–04 5 Reg. Pref. 6th
2004–05 5 1ª And. 11th
2005–06 5 1ª And. 1st
2006–07 4 7th
2007–08 4 4th
2008–09 4 8th
2009–10 4 10th
2010–11 4 15th
2011–12 4 17th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2012–13 4 8th
2013–14 4 6th
2014–15 4 11th
2015–16 4 8th
2016–17 4 15th
2017–18 4 12th
2018–19 4 5th
2019–20 4 16th
2020–21 4 1st / 1st
2021–22 4 2ª RFEF 11th
2022–23 4 2ª Fed. 13th
2023–24 4 2ª Fed.

Famous players

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References

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  1. ^ "Spain - Vélez CF - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  2. ^ "The latest news from Vélez CF: squad, results, table". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  3. ^ "Historia". Vélez C.F. (in European Spanish). 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  4. ^ Hoy, Málaga (2019-06-17). "Francis Parrado será el nuevo entrenador del Vélez". Málaga Hoy (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-19.
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