Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a

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club based in

Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...

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, Spain, that competes in the

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, the second tier of the Spanish league system. 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 Club Deportivo Málaga was a Spanish football club based in Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It played twenty seasons in La Liga, before being dissolved in 1992. History Origins The first football club in Málaga was establ ...

, a club founded in 1904. ''Club Atlético Malagueño'' was founded on 25 May 1948 as a former

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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

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. 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

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. They made a solitary appearance in the

in 2002, clinching their only official trophy by beating

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, Willem II and

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. Málaga's run in the

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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(after a 2–1 win at Elland Road, courtesy of two

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goals) and

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. After Peiró's retirement, a mass exodus slowly started.

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, Dely Valdés and

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all left the club.

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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

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, 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

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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

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found investments at

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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,

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was appointed as coach and Moayad Shatat was appointed as vice president and general manager. Following this was the signing of prominent players like

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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

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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

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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,

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, and the most expensive signing in the club's history,

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, who arrived from the

in a

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21 million deal. Other less prominent players like

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, former Spanish international midfielder

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and left back

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, 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

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campaign in fourth. In their first ever participation 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

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, 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

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(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 the 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. Partido Málaga - Sevilla 23-5-2015 (17468629643)

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

, but was eliminated in the first round of the

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. For the 2019–20 Segunda División season, Víctor Sánchez del Amo will continue 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.

Honours

Domestic

** Winners (1): 1998–99 *

** Winners (1): 1997–98 *

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** 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 *

: ** Winners (1):

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Friendly

* Trofeo Costa del Sol ** Winners (7): 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 * Schalke 04 Cup ** Winners (1): 2014 * Copa EuroAmericana ** ''Runner-up (1)'': 2015

Trofeo Costa del Sol

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and

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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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, Everton,

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and

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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

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. The two clubs are located approximately 90 kilometers apart.

Current squad

Reserve team

On loan

Personnel

Current technical staff

Seasons

Recent seasons

European record

Season to season

*As ''Club Atlético Malagueño'' (reserve team of

) *''As an independent team'' *''As Málaga Club de Fútbol'' ----- *17 seasons in

*8 seasons in

*4 seasons in

*39 seasons in

Stadium information

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Notable players

;Albania * Keidi Bare ;Algeria *

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;Argentina *

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* Ariel Zárate ;Brazil * Júlio Baptista ;Cameroon * Carlos Kameni ;Chile * Manuel Iturra ;Costa Rica *

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;Denmark *

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;France *

;Mexico *

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;Morocco *

Nordin Amrabat Noureddine "Nordin" Amrabat ( ar, نورالدين أمرابط, ber, ⵏⵓⵓⵔⴷⴷⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⵔⴰⴱⴰⵜ; born 31 March 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club AEK Athens. Amrabat played ...

Youssef En-Nesyri Youssef En-Nesyri ( ar, يوسف النصيري; pronounced ; born 1 June 1997) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Sevilla and the Morocco national team. En-Nesyri has spent his entire senior football ...

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Nabil Baha Nabil Baha (Arabic: نبيل باها; born 12 August 1981) is a retired footballer who played as a striker. He started playing for Montpellier in 2000 and spent much of his career in the top divisions of Portugal and Spain, with notable stin ...

;Netherlands *

Joris Mathijsen Joris Mathijsen (born 5 April 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is the director of football at Willem II. Club career Mathijsen started his football career at SV VOAB in Goirle after he visited a tr ...

;Panama * Julio Dely Valdes ;Paraguay *

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;Portugal *

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;Spain * Apoño *

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* Basti * Francisco Bravo * Javier Calleja *

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* Luis Hernández * Antonio Hidalgo *

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* Domingo Larrainzar *

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* Miguel Ángel *

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* Recio *

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* Sergio Sánchez *

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* Vicente Valcarce *

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;Uruguay *

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;Venezuela * Juanpi *

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Previous coaches

* Abdallah Ben Barek (1969–70) * Antonio Benítez (1976–979) * Ricardo Albis (1994) * Antonio Benítez (1994–95) * Pepe Cayuela (1996) * Ricardo Albis (1997) * Ismael Díaz (1997–98) *

(1 July 1998 – 16 June 2003) *

(1 July 2003 – 14 June 2004) *

(2004–05) *

Antonio Tapia Antonio Tapia Flores (born 13 November 1959) is a Spanish football manager. Career Born in Baena, Córdoba, Tapia had an unassuming career as a footballer, only representing Atlético Malagueño and amateurs UD Fuengirola. Still not in hi ...

(12 January 2005 – 30 January 2006) *

Manolo Hierro Manuel "Manolo" Ruiz Hierro (born 8 February 1962) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He amassed La Liga totals of 175 matches and seven goals over ten seasons, representing mainly Tenerife (four years) ...

(2006) *

Marcos Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' *Marcos (given name) Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Nélson Marcos, Portug ...

(2006) * Juan Muñiz (2006–08) *

(1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009) * Juan Muñiz (2009–10) *

(2010) *

Rafa Gil Rafael "Rafa" Gil Sánchez (born 11 October 1975) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Malaysian club Johor Darul Ta'zim II FC. Manager career Born in Tolox, Málaga, Andalusia, Gil began his managerial career at local CD Alha ...

''(interim)'' (2010) *

(5 November 2010 – 23 June 2013) *

(12 June 2013 – 16 May 2014) *

Javi Gracia Javier "Javi" Gracia Carlos (; born 1 May 1970) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He played 430 matches both major levels of Spanish football combined, in a 15-year professional career. Afte ...

(1 July 2014 – 24 May 2016) *

(27 May 2016 – 27 December 2016) *

(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)

References

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