Elche Ilicitano Club de Fútbol, known officially as Elche Ilicitano is a
Spanish football team
The Spain national football team ( es, Selección Española de Fútbol) has represented Spain in international men's football competitions since 1920. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football i ...
based in
Elche, in the autonomous community of
Valencia. Founded in 1932 as Club Deportivo Ilicitano, a
farm team, it is the
reserve team of
Elche CF, and plays in
Tercera Federación – Group 6, holding home games at the
Estadio José Díez Iborra, with a capacity of 1,500 seats.
Unlike in nations such as
England, reserve teams in
Spain play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league.
History
The city of Elche started the 1930s with just over thirty-five thousand inhabitants, who shared interest in football. In April 1932 a new sports initiative arose, when a group of young people founded Club Deportivo Ilicitano (Sportman Club Ilicitano).
Background
*''Sportman Club Ilicitano'' - (1932–41)
*''Club Deportivo Ilicitano'' - (1941–92)
*''Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. "B"'' - (1992–2005)
*''Elche Ilicitano'' - (2005–present)
Season to season
*As CD Ilicitano, an independent team
*As
reserve team of
Elche CF
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*2 seasons in
Segunda División
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*2 seasons in
Segunda División B
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*38 seasons in
Tercera División
*2 seasons in
Tercera Federación
Current squad
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From Youth Academy
Coaching staff
Dani Llácer
Alejandro Martínez
Fran
References
External links
Elche official websiteFutbolme team profileClub news
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Football clubs in the Valencian Community
Association football clubs established in 1932
Spanish reserve football teams
Elche CF
1932 establishments in Spain
Segunda División clubs