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Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a club based in
Málaga Málaga (; ) is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 591,637 in 2024, it is the second-most populo ...
,
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, Spain, who compete in
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, the second tier of the Spanish league system, following their promotion from the Primera Federación in the 2023–24 season. They won the
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in 2002 and qualified for the following season's
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, reaching the quarter-final stages. They also qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, where they were quarter-finalists. Since June 2010, the owner of the club has been
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i investor Abdullah ben Nasser Al Thani.


History


Club Atlético Malagueño

Málaga's history trace back to CD Málaga, a club founded in 1904. ''Club Atlético Malagueño'' was founded on 25 May 1948 as a former
reserve team In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players who are under contract to a club but who do not regularly play in matches for the club's primary team. Reserve teams usually include players who are part of the larger first-team squad but ...
of CD Málaga, after the club absorbed ''CD Santo Tomás'' with the purpose of establishing a reserve team, took over as Málaga's main team. ''Club Atlético Malagueño'' and ''CD Málaga'' had found themselves together in the
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after ''CD Málaga'' was relegated at the end of the 1958–59 Segunda División. As a reserve team, the former should have been relegated to regional competition. To avoid this, they separated from their parent club and registered as an independent club within the
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. That move made it possible for CA Malagueño to survive after CD Málaga suspended operations. The 1992–93 season saw CA Malagueño playing in Tercera División Group 9. After a successful campaign, the club was promoted to the
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. The following season, however, the club was relegated again and, facing financial difficulties, were in danger of folding.


Name change to Málaga CF

On 19 December 1993, in a referendum, the club's members voted in favour of changing names and, on 29 June 1994, CA Malagueño changed their name to Málaga Club de Fútbol S.A.D. In the early 2000s, Málaga were a club rich in young and top quality players, and boasted a more modern and developed stadium. Although they never pushed for a Champions League place, Málaga were always successful under the popular Joaquín Peiró. They made a solitary appearance in the
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in 2002, clinching their only official trophy by beating Gent, Willem II and Villarreal. Málaga's run in the
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was something of an overachievement, and ended in a defeat on penalties in the quarter-finals to Boavista, after beating Željezničar Sarajevo (who had been eliminated from the Champions League by
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), Amica Wronki,
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(after a 2–1 win at Elland Road, courtesy of two Julio Dely Valdés goals) and
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. After Peiró's retirement, a mass exodus slowly started.
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, Kiki Musampa, Dely Valdés and Pedro Contreras all left the club. Juande Ramos took over as coach and oversaw a 5–1 home thrashing of
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, the club's biggest victory against the Catalan giants, with a hat-trick from loanee Salva Ballesta, who would end up missing out on the
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by just two goals. Ramos, however, left for the
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and Gregorio Manzano took charge.


Slow decline and financial issues

Despite steering Málaga to their second consecutive tenth-placed finish, Manzano could not prevent a lackluster side from being relegated, and they finished at the bottom of the league with a paltry 24 points to their name. Málaga began the new second division season well. However, their form dipped dramatically and for two of the remaining six weeks were in the relegation zone. Málaga managed to address this situation and survived their first Segunda season. The
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also began impressively, with seven straight victories. Málaga seemed to be on track for promotion but, after another slump in form, they were overtaken as leaders by Numancia. They needed a victory in their final game, at home to
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, to assure promotion. Two goals from Antonio Hidalgo secured a 2–1 triumph and Málaga returned to the top flight as runners-up.


Abdullah Al Thani era (2010–present)

Due to the club's economic problems, then-president Fernando Sanz found investments at
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in
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to launch an ambitious project, entering in conversations with
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Abdullah ben Nasser Al Thani. On 11 June 2010, after a week of negotiations, Al Thani became the entity's new owner, being named president on 28 July in the members' meeting. On 28 June 2010, Jesualdo Ferreira was appointed as coach and Moayad Shatat was appointed as vice president and general manager. Following this was the signing of prominent players like Salomón Rondón and
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. In November, however, Jesualdo was fired because he had not obtained the desired performance, positioning the club in the relegation places. Later, Shatat confirmed
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as coach. With ''"The Caretaker"'' in charge, it was decided to discard players of the squad and strengthen with players like centre back Martín Demichelis and midfielder Júlio Baptista. A record five consecutive
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wins, alongside a draw against
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at San Mamés at the start of January 2011, helped the team maintain momentum in the league, finishing the 2010–11 season in 11th place. In preparation for the 2011–12 season, the club signed with Nike as supplier of the club's kits. Málaga also reached a collaboration agreement with
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, which, in addition, became the principal sponsor of the club's kit. The more prominent signings of that season were the Dutchman
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, the ex-
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French midfielder, Jérémy Toulalan, and the most expensive signing in the club's history, Santi Cazorla, who arrived from Villarreal in a
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21 million deal. Other less prominent players like Isco, former Spanish international midfielder Joaquín and left back Nacho Monreal, were key in the successful season which followed for the Málaga. For the first time in its history, the club qualified for the Champions League after finishing the 2011–12 La Liga campaign in fourth. In the Champions League, Málaga were paired with Italian giants
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and reigning Belgian and Russian champions
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and Zenit Saint Petersburg, respectively. Málaga made it out of the group stage unbeaten, winning their matches against all three clubs. In the round of 16, the team drew Portuguese champions
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, losing the first away game 1–0 while winning at home 2–0, advancing to the quarter-finals. In a highly anticipated tie against German champions
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, the home game ended 0–0, leaving ''Malagauistas'' with a reasonable chance to advance on the back of a draw in the away fixture. In a second leg marked by controversial referee decisions, the scoreboard showed 1–2 at the full 90 minutes mark, seemingly ensuring Málaga's place in the semi-finals, but two late goals by
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(90+1st minute) and Felipe Santana (90+3rd minute) turned the table in favour of the home team. Immediately after the elimination, club president Abdullah ben Nasser Al Thani announced a formal complaint would be filed with
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and
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. The following season, Málaga was banned by UEFA, along with other clubs for its debts. In a statement the agency declared that the club would be excluded from a subsequent competition, for which it would otherwise qualify, in the next four seasons. However, the ban was eventually downgraded to one season and the club was excluded from the 2013–14 Europa League. In the summer of 2013, Isco was sold to
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, Joaquín to
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and midfielder Jérémy Toulalan to
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. The managerial position also changed, with
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taking over from Manuel Pellegrini. Following 2013, Málaga encountered a steady decline that would result in them finishing in a lower position in the league each year. On 19 April 2018, Málaga faced Levante U.D. hoping to end their run of ten consecutive defeats that left them placed 20th in LaLiga. However, fate took a turn for the worse and Málaga conceded a goal to Levante's Emmanuel Boateng in stoppage time to see the final score at 0–1. This loss meant that Málaga would be relegated to the Segunda División, ending a run of ten consecutive seasons in the top flight. In 2019, Málaga came close to being promoted to La Liga, finishing third in the
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, but was eliminated in the first round of the play-offs by
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. For the 2019–20 Segunda División season, Víctor Sánchez del Amo continued as coach. In early 2020, reports emerged that club owner Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani and his family who owe Málaga €7.3m in loans and credit lines, were buying out shares from smaller shareholders to be directed to their personal expenses and business interests, yet up to February 2022 no evidence has proven any misconduct to allow the courts to rule that a criminal case is justified. In August 2020, the court appointed administrator issued a statement that he would lay off the entire first-team squad to save the club from oblivion. In May 2023, Málaga fell into the third tier for the first time since 1998. In the first season back in Primera Federación, The team ended in 3rd position. Twelve points behind the promoted
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and seven points behind the 2nd ranked
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. In the first round of the play-off they knocked out Celta B 4-3 on aggregate. The final was against
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(who had finished 2nd in the regular season). Málaga won the first leg at home 2-1. In the second leg, Gimnàstic scored early and forced extra time. After going 2-0 down, the Albiazules scored two goals in the second half of extra time to draw the game 2-2, winning 4-3 on aggregate and winning promotion back to the second tier of Spanish football.


Honours


Domestic

*
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** Winners (1): 1998–99 *
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** Winners (1): 1997–98 *
Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...
** Winners (3): 1963–64, 1992–93, 1994–95


International

*
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**''Quarter-finals (1):'' 2012–13 *
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**''Quarter-finals (1):'' 2002–03 *
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: ** Winners (1):
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Friendly

* Trofeo Costa del Sol ** Winners (8): 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2023 * Schalke 04 Cup ** Winners (1): 2014 * Copa EuroAmericana ** ''Runner-up (1)'': 2015


Trofeo Costa del Sol

Between 1961 and 1983, the club organised its own summer tournament, the Trofeo Costa del Sol. In this first age of the tournament, the club won this competition themselves on three occasions, beating
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and Derby County in the finals. After a long time of inactivity from 1983 onwards, the competition was revived in 2003. Since then, the club has won the competition on seven occasions, beating
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,
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,
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, Everton, Lekhwiya and Sampdoria in the finals. All ten trophies are currently placed together in the ''Museo Malaguista'' in La Rosaleda.


Eastern Andalusia Derby

Málaga's main rivalry is with
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, known as the Derby of eastern Andalusia. The two clubs are located approximately 90 kilometers apart.


First-team squad


Reserve team


Out on loan


Personnel


Current technical staff


Seasons


Recent seasons


European record


Season to season

*As ''Club Atlético Malagueño'' *''As an independent team'' *''As Málaga Club de Fútbol'' ---- *17 seasons in
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*10 seasons in
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*1 season in Primera Federación *4 seasons in
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*39 seasons in
Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...


Stadium information

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Notable players

;Argentina * Willy Caballero * Martín Demichelis * Javier Saviola * Ariel Zárate ;Brazil * Júlio Baptista ;Cameroon * Carlos Kameni ;Chile * Manuel Iturra ;Costa Rica * Paulo Wanchope ;Denmark * Patrick Mtiliga ;France * Jérémy Toulalan ;Mexico *
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;Morocco * Nordin Amrabat * Youssef En-Nesyri * Munir Mohamedi * Nabil Baha ;Netherlands * Joris Mathijsen *
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;Panama * Julio Dely Valdes ;Paraguay * Roque Santa Cruz ;Portugal *
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;Serbia * Zdravko Kuzmanovic ;Spain * Apoño *
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* Basti * Francisco Bravo * Javier Calleja * Ignacio Camacho * Santi Cazorla * Pedro Contreras * Jesús Gámez * Gerardo * Luis Hernández * Antonio Hidalgo * Fernando Hierro * Isco * Joaquín *
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* Domingo Larrainzar * Albert Luque * Miguel Ángel * Nacho Monreal * José María Movilla * Recio * Miguel Ángel Roteta * Francisco Rufete * Salva Ballesta * Sergio Sánchez *
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* Fernando Sanz * Vicente Valcarce * Manuel Velázquez * Esteban Vigo ;Uruguay * Sebastián Fernández * Marcelo Romero *
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;Venezuela * Juanpi * Salomón Rondón * Roberto Rosales


Previous coaches

* Abdallah Ben Barek (1969–70) * Antonio Benítez (1976–979) * Ricardo Albis (1994) * Antonio Benítez (1994–95) * Pepe Cayuela (1996) * Ricardo Albis (1997) * Tolo Plaza (1997) * Ismael Díaz (1997–98) * Joaquín Peiró (1 July 1998 – 16 June 2003) * Juande Ramos (1 July 2003 – 14 June 2004) * Gregorio Manzano (2004–05) * Antonio Tapia (12 January 2005 – 30 January 2006) * Manolo Hierro (2006) * Marcos (2006) * Juan Muñiz (2006–08) * Antonio Tapia (1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009) * Juan Muñiz (2009–10) * Jesualdo Ferreira (2010) * Rafa Gil ''(interim)'' (2010) *
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(5 November 2010 – 23 June 2013) *
Bernd Schuster Bernd Schuster (born 22 December 1959) is a German former professional footballer of the late 1970s through early 1990s, who won club titles playing for the Spanish sides Barcelona (1980–1988) and Real Madrid (1988–1990). He played as a midf ...
(12 June 2013 – 16 May 2014) * Javi Gracia (1 July 2014 – 24 May 2016) * Juande Ramos (27 May 2016 – 27 December 2016) * Marcelo Romero (28 December 2016 – 6 March 2017) * Míchel (7 March 2017 – 13 January 2018) * José González (13 January 2018 – 20 June 2018) * Juan Muñiz (20 June 2018 – 14 April 2019) * Víctor Sánchez (15 April 2019 – 11 January 2020) * Sergio Pellicer (11 January 2020 – 31 May 2021) * José Alberto (1 June 2021 – 24 January 2022) * Natxo González (27 January 2021 – 2 April 2022) * Pablo Guede (2 April 2022 – 21 September 2022) *
Pepe Mel José "Pepe" Mel Pérez (born 28 February 1963) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker, currently a manager. He amassed Segunda División totals of 215 matches and 78 goals over eight seasons, for Real Madrid Cast ...
(21 September 2022 – 25 January 2023) * Sergio Pellicer (25 January 2023 – today)


See also

* Atlético Malagueño * CD Málaga * Trofeo Costa del Sol * Football in Spain


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