Vélez CF

Association football club in Spain

Football club

Vélez CF

Full name| Vélez Club de Fútbol
Nickname(s)| Veleños, Veleñistas
Founded| 22 September 1922; 102 years ago (1922-09-22)
Ground| Vivar Téllez, Vélez-Málaga,
Andalusia, Spain
Capacity| 2,100[1]
Chairman| Jesper Norberg
Manager| Michael Jolley
League| División de Honor – Group 2
2023–24| Segunda Federación – Group 4, 17th of 18 (administratively relegated)

Home colours

Away colours

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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]

## 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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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

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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

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## Season to season

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| Season  | Tier  | Division  | Place  | Copa del Rey

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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

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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  | 3ª | 10th  |
1961–62 | 3  | 3ª | 8th  |
1962–63 | 3  | 3ª | 13th  |
1963–64 | 3  | 3ª | 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

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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  | 3ª | 15th  | First round
1978–79 | 4  | 3ª | 10th  |
1979–80 | 4  | 3ª | 12th  | First round
1980–81 | 4  | 3ª | 13th  |
1981–82 | 4  | 3ª | 13th  |
1982–83 | 4  | 3ª | 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  | 3ª | 22nd  |
1988–89  | 5  | Reg. Pref. | 2nd  |
1989–90 | 4  | 3ª | 13th  |
1990–91 | 4  | 3ª | 12th  |
1991–92 | 4  | 3ª | 1st  |
| Season  | Tier  | Division  | Place  | Copa del Rey

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1992–93 | 4  | 3ª | 13th  | Second round
1993–94 | 4  | 3ª | 2nd  |
1994–95 | 4  | 3ª | 4th  |
1995–96 | 3  | 2ª B | 14th  | Second round
1996–97 | 3  | 2ª B | 18th  |
1997–98 | 4  | 3ª | 4th  |
1998–99 | 4  | 3ª | 14th  |
1999–2000 | 4  | 3ª | 17th  |
2000–01 | 4  | 3ª | 12th  |
2001–02 | 4  | 3ª | 14th  |
2002–03 | 4  | 3ª | 18th  |
2003–04  | 5  | Reg. Pref. | 6th  |
2004–05  | 5  | 1ª And. | 11th  |
2005–06  | 5  | 1ª And. | 1st  |
2006–07 | 4  | 3ª | 7th  |
2007–08 | 4  | 3ª | 4th  |
2008–09 | 4  | 3ª | 8th  |
2009–10 | 4  | 3ª | 10th  |
2010–11 | 4  | 3ª | 15th  |
2011–12 | 4  | 3ª | 17th  |
| Season  | Tier  | Division  | Place  | Copa del Rey

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2012–13 | 4  | 3ª | 8th  |
2013–14 | 4  | 3ª | 6th  |
2014–15 | 4  | 3ª | 11th  |
2015–16 | 4  | 3ª | 8th  |
2016–17 | 4  | 3ª | 15th  |
2017–18 | 4  | 3ª | 12th  |
2018–19 | 4  | 3ª | 5th  |
2019–20 | 4  | 3ª | 16th  |
2020–21 | 4  | 3ª | 1st / 1st |
2021–22 | 4  | 2ª RFEF | 11th  |
2022–23 | 4  | 2ª Fed. | 13th  |
2023–24 | 4  | 2ª Fed. | 17th  |
2024–25  | 6  | Div. Hon. |  |

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* 2 seasons in Segunda División B
* 3 season in Segunda Federación/Segunda División RFEF
* 38 seasons in Tercera División

## Famous players

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* Fernando Hierro (Youth Academy)
* Angelo
* Alfonso Vera
* Thomas Gant

## 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.

## External links

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* Official website (in Spanish)
* Football team profile (in Spanish)

*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward
*[3ª Prov.]: Tercera Provincial
*[1ª Prov.]: Primera Provincial
*[1ª Reg.]: Primera Regional
*[1st]: Group 9 – Subgroup C (second phase)