Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional

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based in

Elche Elche ( ca-valencia, Elx) is a city and municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. According to 2014 data, Elche has a population of 228,647 inhabitants,Province of Alicante, in the

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. Founded in 1923, the club competes in

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, holding home matches at ''

Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero The Estadio Martínez Valero is a stadium located in the Spanish city of Elche in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community. It is the home stadium of Elche CF, a team that is currently playing in La Liga. Its name pays tribute to the late pre ...

'', with a capacity of 33,732 seats. Founded in 1923 as the result of a merger between all of the town's clubs, Elche entered the league system in 1929, reaching

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in 1934 and

in 1959, finishing fifth in the latter tournament in 1963–64. The club were runners-up in the

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in 1969. Elche became the first and only club in the history of La Liga to be relegated due to unpaid tax debts in the 2014–15 season. Elche returned to La Liga in

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after being promoted to the Segunda División and then La Liga in only three seasons.

History

Foundation and early years

Elche Club de Fútbol was founded in the summer of 1923, after the merger of all of the town's football teams. The club's first-ever game was against Monóvar, where they beat the home team 4–0, and its first official match was a 2–0 win over Crevillente. In its first years Elche, like many teams of the time, played in an all white uniform. The team played its first league season in 1929–30, in the

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, achieving promotion to the

in 1934. However, Elche suffered relegation for the first time six years later, but were promoted back the following season. In the late 1950s, Elche achieved two consecutive promotions from the third level to

, securing the club's first promotion to the latter competition with a 3–0 success against

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in 1959.

1959–78: La Liga

Elche opened its first season in the top level with a 1–1 draw against Real Oviedo, the first goal being scored by

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. The club finished tenth out of 16 sides, nine points ahead of relegated

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– the campaign included a 2–1 comeback home victory over

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, but also a 2–11 loss at

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. The following season saw the team having to compete in the relegation/promotion play-off, where it overcame a 0–1 loss in the away leg against Atlético Ceuta with a 4–0 home victory. Elche achieved their best-ever league finish in 1963–64, ranking in fifth position. The season also saw the club's

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, promote to

. In 1969 the club reached their first and only

final, following victories over

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and

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. The semi-final against the latter was won 2–0 in a replay in neutral

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, as the tie had finished 4–4 on aggregate; the final, played on June 15 at the

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in the same city, brought a 0–1 loss to Athletic Bilbao. After twelve seasons Elche were relegated to division two in

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, having finished second from bottom. Two years later the team returned to the main category, as champions. Its second spell in the top flight lasted five seasons, often immerse in relegation fights as the best campaign ( 1974–75) ended with the club in eighth position; at the end of 1977–78 the side returned to the second division after finishing 17th out of 18 clubs, the last game being a 4–4 draw with

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, which was led 2–4 with five minutes remaining.

80s and 90s: severe financial crisis

After the relegation in 1978 Elche suffered. Although on paper they had a good team they never managed to gain promotion to the top flight – in fact, in the first five years since their return to the second level, they were fourth on three occasions and fifth on two (and on a further two, even on points with the third-placed team but with a worse goal difference), often losing the chance of promotion on the last matchday. Especially traumatic was the finish of the 1980–81 season: with one game remaining, they were second two points ahead of

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and

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, only needing a draw against

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at the '' Martínez Valero''; the game ended however in a loss, and Elche finished with 45 points alongside Castellón, Cádiz, Racing and Rayo. A promotion finally occurred at the end of 1983–84, even though Elche only finished fifth in the

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– the first two positions were occupied by Real Madrid Castilla and Athletic Bilbao B, who could not promote as reserve sides. The whole of the top division campaign was spent in the relegation zone, and relegation consequently befell as 17th. In 1988 they were promoted again for another cameo appearance, as the side went on to finish dead last with eighteen points, dropping down a category alongside

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, who they trailed by nine points; the last match for years in the category was a 1–3 away loss against

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, the goal coming courtesy of

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. After the relegation in 1989, Elche started to suffer heavily in the financial department, and relegated to Segunda División B – the new third level created in 1977 – at the end of 1990–91. During the better part of the 1990s the club reached the second division promotion playoffs, only to consecutively fall short. In 1997 Elche finally managed to return to the second category, being immediately relegated back but gaining another promotion subsequently.

2010s: return to the top flight

In 2010–11, again in the "silver category", the team finished fourth and thus qualified for the play-offs: after disposing of

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in the first round (3–2 on aggregate) the dream of top flight promotion ended at the hands of

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, on the

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. On May 18, 2013, following

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and Alcorcón's 1–1 draw, Elche was automatically promoted to the top level, returning to the competition after 24 years. In the meantime the team coached by

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had broken a number of Segunda División records, being the only team to date able to lead the competition from the first until the last match of the season, setting in the process a new record of both matches won and points scored to date as well as the best first round in the history of Segunda's championship. During the 2013–14 season, the team managed to keep in the top competition, with an average attendance to home matches estimated at 25,104 people. In the 2014–15 season, despite managing once again to keep in the top flight (the team was already safe from relegation four dates before the end of the competition) Elche became the first team ever in the history of the Spanish ''Primera División'' being relegated to ''Segunda'' following new regulations by the Spanish football league limiting excess debt and economic mismanagement. In the 2016–17 season, Elche were relegated to third level after 18 years in professional league. One year later, Elche promoted back to second level after defeating Villarreal B in the final play-off promotion to second level. In the 2018–19 season, Elche finished right in the middle, on 11th place among 22 teams. In the 2019–20 season, Elche were promoted to La Liga by beating

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in the promotion play-off final 1–0 on aggregate. They were promoted back to La Liga after five years in the second and third divisions.

Seasons

Season to season

*As ''Elche Football Club'' *As ''Elche Club de Fútbol'' ---- *24 seasons in

*39 seasons in

*8 seasons in Segunda División B *19 seasons in

Current squad

Reserve team

Out on loan

Coaching staff

Jose Ortega
Manuel Sempere
Fidel
Óscar Suarez
Dr. Paulino Vázquez
Carlos Valero
Sergio Tur
Béranger

Honours

*Winners: 1958–59, 2012–13

*Runners-up: 1969

International players

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* Juan Carlos Heredia *

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* Dominique Malonga *

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* Wakaso *

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* José Cardona *

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* Albert Nadj * Saša Petrović *

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* Tabaré Silva *

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* Carlos Sánchez

Coaches

* César (1959 – June 30, 1960) * Antonio Barrios (July 1, 1960 – February 6, 1961) *

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(1962–63) *

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(July 1, 1963 – June 30, 1964) * Rosendo Hernández (1964) * Martim Francisco (1964–65) *

(1965–67) *

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(1968) *

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(July 1, 1968 – December 31, 1969) *

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(1970) *

(1970–71) *

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(1971–74) * Néstor Rossi (1974–75) *

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(1975–76) *

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(1976–77) *

(1977–78) *

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(1980) *

(1981–82) * Luis Cid (1982–83) *

(1983–84) * Antonio Ruiz (1984) *

(1984–85) * Delfín Álvarez (1986–87) *

(1987–88) *

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(1988–89) * Luis Costa (1989) * Tomeu Llompart (1991–92) *

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(July 19, 1994 – June 30, 1995) *

(1995–96) *

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(1996) * Marcial (1996–97) * Ciriaco Cano (1997–98) * Delfín Álvarez (1997–98) *

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(January 25, 2000 – June 30, 2000) *

(2000) * Marcial (2000) *

(December 21, 2000 – April 16, 2001) * Marcial (2001) *

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Reserve team

Elche's reserve team,

, was founded in 1932. It managed to spend two seasons in the second division, when the main squad was in the top flight.

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References

External links

Official website

Futbolme team profile

{{La Liga teamlist Football clubs in the Valencian Community La Liga clubs Association football clubs established in 1923 1923 establishments in Spain Segunda División clubs

History

Foundation and early years

1959–78: La Liga

80s and 90s: severe financial crisis

2010s: return to the top flight

Seasons

Season to season

Current squad

Reserve team

Out on loan

Coaching staff

Honours

International players

Coaches

Reserve team

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See also

References

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