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Granada Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( spanish pronunciation : [ gɾaˈnaða ˈkluβ ðe ˈfuðβol ] ), known merely as Granada, is a spanish football cabaret based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous residential district of Andalusia, that presently plays in La Liga. Its main stockholder is the taiwanese company Desport, and its president Jiang Lizhang. The cabaret was founded in 1931 with the identify of Club Recreativo Granada, and plays its home matches at the Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes.

Since 17 July 2020 the Club is located at position 22 of the diachronic points classification of the First Division, and 20 of the historic First Division number of seasons classification, where it has participated in 25 seasons and finished in sixth place twice. Granada was the Copa del Rey runner-up in 1959 ( the rival was then known as the Copa del Generalísimo ). The cabaret finished the 2019–20 season in 7th, qualifying for the first time to the UEFA Europa League, [ 2 ] where they were quarter-finalists .

history [edit ]

basis [edit ]

Granada Club de Fútbol was founded on 6 April 1931, [ 3 ] primitively as Recreativo de Granada ; the first president was Julio López Fernández. It was him who registered the club in the Registry of Associations in the civil Government and presented the first Board of Directors. [ 4 ] The first football equal was played against the Deportivo Jaén on 6 December 1931, which resulted in a 2–1 victory. [ 5 ] The first gear goal in the match, and in the club ‘s history, was scored by Antonio Bombillar. The beginning home match was played against U.D. Andújar two weeks by and by. Granada won it 1–0. It took position at Campo de Las Tablas stadium. [ 5 ] In the 1931–32 temper, the baseball club finished 2nd in the Tercera Regional – Región Sur backing. [ 5 ] 4 wins in 6 matches helped Granada achieve promotion to the Segunda Regional. The club started the season in a new division with a new president, Gabriel Morcillo Raya. [ 6 ] During the 1932–33 season the golf club had the biggest acquire in its history, 11–0 against Xerez on 23 April 1933. [ 7 ]

La Liga entry and bill [edit ]

After several promotions, in 1941–42 the cabaret made its La Liga debut. It was the match against the Celta on 28 September 1941. The crippled ended improving in 1–1 draw. [ 8 ] The beginning Granada finish in the highest spanish division was scored by César Rodríguez Álvarez. [ 9 ] During that temper the Granada had some historical home wins, among them 8–0 against very Oviedo and 6–0 against Barcelona. [ 5 ] Granada finished the season in the tenth position among 14 teams. [ 10 ] From 1942 until the 1980s, it alternated between the crown flight and the Segunda División, with its golden old age coming during the late 1960s and mid 70s, as the andalusian club had eight back-to-back top flight seasons between 1968–69 and 1975–76 and made the Copa del Rey semifinal and quarter-finals on 4 occasions. These seasons besides included a best-ever one-sixth league places in the 1971–72 and 1973–74 seasons. Granada finished the 1971–72 temper with 9 wins in the last 10 home games, with powerhouses Barcelona and Real Madrid being among those wins. In 1959 Granada achieved its greatest landmark, being the runner-up of the Copa del Generalísimo ( late Copa del Rey ). In the final examination, played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, the team lost to Barcelona 4–1. The only goal for Granada was scored by the argentinian forth Ramón Carranza. [ 11 ] In the 1980s, Granada had some abbreviated appearances in the second base division. In 1983–84, they finished 8th among 20 teams in the Segunda División, barely 10 points aside from the supporter the Real Madrid Castilla and the runner-up the Bilbao Athletic. [ 12 ] In 1984–85, Granada finished 18th and were relegated to the Segunda División B ; [ 13 ] in the same temper, the club was eliminated by fourth-tier clubhouse Estepona in the second round of the Copa del Rey. [ 14 ] Although the club returned to the Segunda División after two years for the 1987–88 season, it was relegated again that like season after finishing 19th .

decline and revival [edit ]

Granada spent most of the succeed seasons in the Segunda División B, and were relegated to the fourthly tier in 2002–03, ascribable to failing to pay its players under the presidency of Francisco Jimena. [ 15 ] After four seasons in the fourthly division, former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz, along with his son Paco, arrived at the club. With their help, the andalusian side was again promoted to the one-third class but got itself into good fiscal perturb. In the 2005–06 temper Granada won Group 9 of the Tercera División and qualified for the promotional play-offs, where the beginning rival was Linense. After the two games ended up in 1–1 draws, Granada won in the penalty gunfight. After that they had to face Guadalajara, winning 3–1 on sum, which gave them forwarding to the one-third tier. [ 16 ] In 2006–07, Granada played in Group IV of the third degree after four seasons in the Tercera. The president Paco Sanz, with the massive corroborate of the fans, continued to lead the plan with the purpose of bringing the team to the top division, but the lack of time after the forwarding led to hasty actions. [ 17 ] In July 2009, the club was in such fiscal difficulty that it was on the brink of dissolving. [ 18 ] The solution to the crisis came with the sign of a partnership agreement between Granada and Udinese Calcio, with the Spaniards incorporating large numbers of players contracted to the italian club ampere well as receiving its young person players and reserves as part of the agreement. [ 18 ] At the end of the season, Granada won its group and then got promoted by beating Alcorcón in the play-offs, returning to the second class after 22 years. [ 19 ] [ 15 ]
In 2010–11, Granada finished in fifth position, with most of the players loaned by Udinese still on board. [ 18 ] On 18 June 2011, the cabaret became the first achiever of the promotion play-offs – a unlike arrangement was used from 1985 to 1999 – after successively defeating Celta de Vigo ( 1–1, penalty gunfight ) and Elche ( 1–1 on sum, aside goals rule ), thus returning to the top division after a 35-year absence. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] In June 2016, Chinese businessman Jiang Lizhang became the new owner of the club, buying the Pozzo family ‘s controlling stake. [ 22 ] After surviving in the top flight for six seasons, the team was relegated in 2016–17 after being defeated by very Sociedad. [ 23 ] Under new coach Diego Martínez, Granada returned to the clear flight as runner-up to CA Osasuna in the 2018–19 Segunda División. [ 24 ] The succeed season, the team finished 7th in the top flight, earning qualification for the UEFA Europa League, the beginning time the golf club qualified for any european rival. It besides reached the Copa del Rey semi-finals for the first base time in 50 years, narrowly losing to Athletic Bilbao on away goals after a 2–2 aggregate draw. [ 25 ] They reached the quarter-finals in Europe, being eliminated by Manchester United. [ 26 ]

Seasons [edit ]

Fuente de las Batallas in Granada, meeting point of the fans for the celebrations .

Players [edit ]

stream police squad [edit ]

As of 31 August 2021[27]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Reserve team [edit ]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Out on lend [edit ]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

current technical staff [edit ]

last update : June 2021
Source : Granada CF

Honours [edit ]

National [edit ]

regional tournaments [edit ]

  • Andalucia Cup: 1932–33
  • Andalucia Championship reservations: 1971–72

friendly [edit ]

  • Antonio Puerta Trophy: 2010

individual [edit ]

Pichichi Trophy [edit ]

european record [edit ]

Derby of eastern Andalusia [edit ]

The Eastern Andalusia Derby is played between Granada and Málaga. Stats are updated to derby # 86 played on 17 January 2021 ( Copa del Rey, last 16 )

Competition Played Granada wins Draws Málaga wins Granada goals Málaga goals
La Liga 24 8 8 8 22 29
La Liga Play-off 2 1 1 0 3 2
Segunda 38 12 10 16 42 58
Segunda Play-off 2 1 0 1 3 3
Segunda B 8 3 5 0 6 3
Tercera 2 2 0 0 5 2
Copa del Rey 10 6 1 3 17 11
Overall 86 32 25 28 98 108

stadium [edit ]

After its initiation, the team played its home matches at the Campo de Las Tablas, inaugurated on 20 December 1931. On that day Granada CF won the match against the U.D. Andújar 1-0 in the Tercera Regional. [ 28 ] Granada ‘s stay at this background was a short-circuit one ; on 23 December 1934, a modern municipal stadium, Estadio Los Cármenes, was opened. The cabaret played in this stadium until 1995 when they moved to the Nuevo Los Cármenes Stadium ( besides owned by the Ayuntamiento de Granada ). [ 29 ] It was inaugurated on 16 May 1995, with a friendly regular between Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen, whereas Granada CF played for the first time in the Summer of 1995, playing a friendly regular against Real Betis. [ 29 ] The stadium featured an original capacity of 16,212 seats. This was expanded to 22,524 after Granada CF ‘s promotion to La Liga in the summer of 2011. After achieving promotion to the First Division in 2019, the stadium has been renovated, [ 30 ] such as the surrogate of the play open, the repair and paint of seats plus the addition of white seats to form the words “ Granada Cf ” across from the main bandstand and “ 1931 ” on the South Stand, the expansion of the official cabaret store ( now located on the corner where the erstwhile tickets function was located ), and finally, the surrogate of the illuminance system in note with the alight requirements of LaLiga. In summation, the clubhouse is working with Granada ‘s council to get a bargain for a durable occupancy with the calculate of performing a series of investments [ 31 ] like a re-build of the stadium corners ( which had been previously dismantled ), establish shopping and entertainment zones or the expansion and renovation of presenter and advertise areas .

  • Dimensions: 105 × 68 meters
  • Address: C/ Pintor Manuel Maldonado s/n
  • Inauguration date: 16 May 1995, Real Madrid–Bayer Leverkusen (1–0)
  • First Granada CF match: 22 August 1995, Granada–Real Betis (4–1) XXIII Granada Trophy

Kit and colours [edit ]

Upon its initiation, the club ‘s kits were a shirt with blue and white vertical stripes and whiten shorts. After the spanish Civil War the golf club owners went to Madrid to buy new ones, but they could n’t find other than red and white striped shirts. That became the official color outline from then on. In the 1970s, the club changed the erect stripes to horizontal. The kit alternated horizontal and vertical deprive patterns until 2004–05, when a member assembly decided to settle for the horizontal form .

Coaches [edit ]

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