Club Recreativo Granada is a Spanish football team based in

Granada Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ...

, in the autonomous community of

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. Founded in 1947, it is the

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Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. (), known simply as Granada, is a Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that plays in the Segunda División, after being relegated from La Liga in the 2021� ...

and currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 4, holding home games at ''Estadio Miguel Prieto'', with a capacity for 2,500 spectators. Unlike the English League, reserve teams in

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play in the same

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pyramid as their senior team, rather than a separate league. However, reserve teams cannot play in the same division as the main squad. Reserve teams are also no longer permitted to enter the

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...

. Additionally, only under-23 players or under-25 players with a professional contract can switch between senior and reserve teams.

History

Founded in 1947 as ''Recreativo de Granada'', the team achieved a host of promotions and went on to feature several seasons in

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

. On 30 June 2013, Granada B finally achieved his first promotion to

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

, after a 1–2 defeat against

Extremadura UD Extremadura Unión Deportiva was a Spanish football team based in Almendralejo, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 2007, it last played in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at ''Estadio Francisco de la Her ...

. The club had a good first season in the new category by finishing 6th among 20 teams. On 9 March 2018, Granada announced that the reserve team will carry the name of ''Club Recreativo Granada'' from 1 July. In the 2018-19 season the club managed to save its position in the Segunda División B, having finished in the 14th position.

Season to season

*As an independent club ---- *As the reserve team of ''

'' ---- *8 seasons in

*2 seasons in

Segunda Federación Segunda Federación, previously called Segunda División RFEF, also officially known as Segunda B-Segunda Federación, is the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system containing 90 teams divided into five groups. It is administered by t ...

*29 seasons in

Current squad

From
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Out on loan

Current technical staff

Isaac Campos
José Miguel Funes

References

External links

Official website

B-side on official website

Futbolme team profile

Club & stadium history Estadios de España
{{Segunda Federación Group 4 Granada CF Spanish reserve football teams Football clubs in Andalusia Association football clubs established in 1947 1947 establishments in Spain