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Fran Fernández
Francisco Javier "Fran" Fernández Díaz (born 20 March 1980) is a Spanish football manager. Career Fernández started his career at Polideportivo Aguadulce, as a director of football and manager. He subsequently acted as an assistant manager at AD Adra and CD Español del Alquián before being named manager of AD Parador in 2009. In November 2011, Fernández was appointed Héctor Berenguel's assistant at Polideportivo Ejido in Segunda División B, but the club subsequently folded in the same campaign. The following July he joined UD Almería, initially in charge of the ''Cadete'' squad. After progressing through the club's youth setup, Fernández was appointed manager of the reserves in Tercera División on 29 June 2016. On 28 February of the following year, he was named manager of the main squad, after the dismissal of Fernando Soriano. Fernández's first professional match in charge occurred on 5 March 2017, a 2–1 Segunda División away win against CD Lugo. His tenur ...
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Almería
Almería (, , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city grew wealthy during the Islamic era, becoming a world city throughout the 11th and 12th centuries. It enjoyed an active port that traded silk, oil and raisins. Etymology The name "Almería" comes from the city's former Arabic name, ''Madīnat al-Mariyya'', meaning "city of the watchtower". As the settlement was originally port or coastal suburb of Pechina, it was initially known as ''Mariyyat al-Bajjāna'' (''Bajjāna'' being the Arabic name for Pechina). History The origin of Almería is connected to the 9th-century establishment of the so-called Republic of Pechina (Bajjana) some kilometres to the north, which was for a time autonomous from the Cordobese central authority: the settlement of current-day Almería initially developed as ...
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Mundo Deportivo (newspaper)
''Mundo Deportivo'' (; meaning ''Sports World'' in English) is a Spanish nationwide daily sports newspaper published in Barcelona. History and profile ''Mundo Deportivo'' was first published on 1 February 1906, as a weekly newspaper, and since 1929 daily. It is the oldest sports newspaper still published in Spain, and the second one in Europe, after the Italian ''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' which was founded in 1896. It is published in Barcelona and is owned by Grupo Godó. The group also owns ''La Vanguardia''. ''Mundo Deportive'' focuses primarily on the performances of FC Barcelona, but also covers the Spanish basketball league ( ACB), Grand Prix motorcycle racing and Formula One car racing, amongst others. Both ''Mundo Deportivo'' and ''Sport'' are the predominant sources of sports news in Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Auto ...
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2023–24 Segunda División
The 2023–24 La Liga 2, also known as La Liga Hypermotion due to sponsorship reasons, is the 93rd season of the Segunda División since its establishment in Spain. It commenced on 11 August 2023 and is scheduled to end in June 2024. Teams Team changes Promotion and relegation (pre-season) A total of 22 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2022–23 season, three relegated from the 2022–23 La Liga, and four promoted from the 2022–23 Primera División RFEF. ;Teams promoted to La Liga The first two teams to earn promotion from Segunda División were Granada and Las Palmas, who mathematically secured first and second positions, respectively, on the very last match day of the season. Granada returned to La Liga after a one-year absence, while Las Palmas came back after a five year absence. The third and final team to be promoted were Alavés, after winning the play-off final against Levante on 17 June 2023, returning after a onе-year absence. ;Teams ...
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Cadena SER
La Cadena SER (the SER Network) is Spain's premier radio network in terms of both seniority (it was created in 1924) and audience share (it had a regular listenership in 2018 of 4,139,000). The acronym SER stands for ''Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión'' (Spanish Broadcasting Company). Cadena SER's programmes – which includes news, sport, talk, entertainment and culture – can be received throughout Spain. The network's main studios are located on the Gran Vía in Madrid; In addition, studios across the country contribute with local and regional news and information, and local programming in each location amounting between 2 and 3.5 hours daily. Cadena SER is owned by Unión Radio, the majority shareholder in which is currently the PRISA group, a major player in the Spanish media market which also controls, music radio stations such as LOS40, Cadena Dial, Radiolé and a number of newspapers (including the influential national daily '' El País''), as well as other media ...
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2022–23 Primera Federación
The 2022–23 Primera Federación season is the second for the Primera Federación, the new third highest level in the Spanish football league system. Forty teams will participate, divided into two groups of twenty clubs each based on geographical proximity. In each group, the champions automatically promoted to Segunda División and the second to fifth placers will play promotion play-offs and the bottom five are relegated to the Segunda Federación. Overview before the season A total of 40 teams will join the league, including four relegated from the 2021–22 Segunda División, 26 retained from the 2021–22 Primera División RFEF, and 10 promoted from the 2021–22 Segunda División RFEF. Team changes Groups Group 1 Teams and locations Personnel and sponsorship {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" ! Team ! Manager ! Captain ! Kit manufacturer ! Shirt main sponsor , - , , , , , , - , , , , , , - , , , , , , - , , , , , , - , ...
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2021–22 Segunda División
The 2021–22 Segunda División (known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons) football season, is the 91st since its establishment in Spain. Teams Team changes Promotion and relegation (pre-season) A total of 22 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2020–21 season, three relegated from the 2020–21 La Liga, and four promoted from the 2020–21 Segunda División B. This will include the winners of the play-offs. ;Teams promoted to La Liga On 8 May 2021, Espanyol became the first side to mathematically be promoted, assured of a return to the top flight following a 0–0 draw against Zaragoza. The second team to earn promotion was Mallorca, following Almería's 2-3 loss to Cartagena on 18 May 2021. Both teams made an immediate return to the first division after a season away. The final team promoted to La Liga was Rayo Vallecano by beating CD Leganés 5-1 and Girona FC 3-2 on aggration in promotion play-off. ;Teams relegated from La Liga The fi ...
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UD Logroñés
Unión Deportiva Logroñés, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 2009, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home matches at ''Estadio Las Gaunas'', with a capacity of 16,000 seats. History ''Unión Deportiva Logroñés'' was founded in 2009 after the extinction of CD Logroñés, occupying the seat of CD Varea, recently promoted to Segunda División B. They comfortably maintained their place in the division in their first season, (2009–10), and their reserve team, UD Logroñés B, finished in third position in the regional championship, thus promoting to Tercera División. UD Logroñés reached 5th place in the 2011–12 season. In 2016 the club made a 3-year collaboration agreement with SD Eibar, with their players going on loan to Logroñés for experience with the aim of achieving promotion due to the additional talent in the squad. Being in Segunda División B, UD Logro ...
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Cristóbal Parralo
Cristóbal Parralo Aguilera (born 21 August 1967), known simply as Cristóbal as a player, is a Spanish retired professional footballer, currently the manager of Racing de Ferrol. He played mainly as a right back, but could also appear as a central defender. Playing career Club A product of FC Barcelona's youth ranks, Cristóbal was born in Priego de Córdoba, Andalusia, and he made his professional debut in 1987–88, being regularly used as the Catalans lifted that season's Copa del Rey. Subsequently, he represented Real Oviedo and CD Logroñés, where solid displays earned him a return to the Camp Nou. Cristóbal was scarcely played in his second stint, and returned to Oviedo: in the subsequent nine campaigns (three plus six at ''Barça'' neighbours RCD Espanyol) he rarely missed a game, and left Spain in 2001 with 454 La Liga appearances to his credit. Aged 34, he still moved to Paris Saint-Germain FC, having two respectable Ligue 1 seasons before retiring at the end of ...
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Cultural Y Deportiva Leonesa
Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa (), better known as Cultural Leonesa or La Cultural, is a Spanish football team based in León, in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon. Founded on 5 August 1923, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at Estadio Reino de León, with a capacity of 13,346 seats. Ahead of the 2014–15 season, the club released a kit designed to look like a tuxedo. The kit, which attracted huge attention in the media and social networking sites, was worn in a pre-season charity match in support of local charities for mining families. History Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa was founded on 5 August 1923. In 1926, Cultural Leonesa won the Regional championship and in 1929 Cultural played the Segunda División B and promoted to the second division. In 1931, the club ceased activity and several teams were created in the city with the aim to replace them, but after the Spanish Civil War, Cultural Leonesa came back to the compet ...
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Lucas Alcaraz
Luis Lucas Alcaraz González (born 21 June 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer, currently manager of UD Ibiza. In a managerial career of over two decades, he competed in ten La Liga seasons at the helm of Recreativo, Racing de Santander, Granada and Levante. He was also in charge of eight clubs in Segunda División, winning promotion with Recreativo and Murcia, and had a brief spell in international selection with Algeria. Football career Born in Granada, Andalusia, Alcaraz started coaching with Granada CF in 1995 at the age of 29, achieving two top-four finishes in the third division in his three-year spell but failing to promote in the playoffs. In the following two seasons he managed in the same tier and region, with Almería CF and Dos Hermanas CF, suffering relegation with the former. In June 2000, 34-year-old Alcaraz signed for Recreativo de Huelva, helping the oldest club in Spain return to La Liga after an absence of 23 years in 2002 behind champions Atlétic ...
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2017–18 Segunda División
The 2017–18 Segunda División season, also known as LaLiga 1, 2, 3 for sponsorship reasons, was the 87th season of the Spanish football second division since its establishment. Name Previously named Liga Adelante, the competition was renamed LaLiga 1, 2, 3 ahead of the 2016–17 season, as a result of a three-year sponsorship agreement between the Liga de Fútbol Profesional and the banking group Banco Santander. Team changes Stadiums and locations Personnel and sponsorship Managerial changes League table Standings Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16. Sou ...
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Luis Miguel Ramis
Luis Miguel Ramis Monfort (born 25 July 1970) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender, currently manager of CD Tenerife. He amassed La Liga totals of 165 matches and eight goals over nine seasons, mainly in representation of Deportivo (three and a half years), Real Madrid and Tenerife (two apiece). Playing career Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, Ramis started his career with hometown club Gimnàstic de Tarragona and, already in his 20s, joined Real Madrid's reserves. In 1992–93 he managed seven La Liga appearances with the main squad, being definitely promoted the following season. In the 1994 Iberoamerican Cup, Ramis appeared in the second leg against Boca Juniors as a substitute, in a 2–1 loss in Buenos Aires (4–3 aggregate win). Shortly after, he moved to CD Tenerife as part of the deal involving Fernando Redondo and, after two solid top-flight campaigns, signed with fellow league side Sevilla FC, playing a career-best 39 ...
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