El Palo FC

El Palo

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Full name	El Palo Fútbol Club
Founded	1971 (1971)
Ground	San Ignacio, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Juan Romero
Manager	Jesús Moro
League	Tercera Federación – Group 9
2024–25	Tercera Federación – Group 9, 11th of 18
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El Palo Fútbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1971 it currently plays in Tercera Federación – Group 9, holding home matches at Estadio San Ignacio, with a 2,000-seat capacity.

History

Logo of the club from 1972 to 2019.

The club was founded in 1971 as Centro de Deportes El Palo. On 20 October 2017 Juan Francisco Funes became the new head coach of the club. On 3 July 2019, the club changed its name to El Palo Fútbol Club.

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1971–72 4 Reg. Pref. 5th 1972–73 4 Reg. Pref. 13th 1973–74 4 Reg. Pref. 10th 1974–75 4 Reg. Pref. 19th 1975–76 5 1ª Reg. 11th 1976–77 5 1ª Reg. 14th 1977–78 6 1ª Reg. 5th 1978–79 6 1ª Reg. 12th 1979–80 6 1ª Reg. 7th 1980–81 6 1ª Reg. 9th 1981–82 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd 1982–83 4 3ª 19th 1983–84 5 Reg. Pref. 4th 1984–85 5 Reg. Pref. 7th 1985–86 5 Reg. Pref. 6th 1986–87 5 Reg. Pref. 10th 1987–88 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 1988–89 4 3ª 12th 1989–90 4 3ª 20th 1990–91 5 Reg. Pref. 14th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1991–92 5 Reg. Pref. 4th 1992–93 5 Reg. Pref. 9th 1993–94 5 Reg. Pref. 9th 1994–95 5 Reg. Pref. 6th 1995–96 5 Reg. Pref. 4th 1996–97 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd 1997–98 5 Reg. Pref. 5th 1998–99 5 Reg. Pref. 5th 1999–2000 5 Reg. Pref. 10th 2000–01 5 Reg. Pref. 11th 2001–02 5 Reg. Pref. 16th 2002–03 5 Reg. Pref. 16th 2003–04 6 Reg. Pref. 2nd 2004–05 6 Reg. Pref. 10th 2005–06 6 Reg. Pref. 5th 2006–07 6 Reg. Pref. 4th 2007–08 6 Reg. Pref. 1st 2008–09 5 1ª And. 2nd 2009–10 4 3ª 3rd 2010–11 4 3ª 13th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2011–12 4 3ª 9th 2012–13 4 3ª 1st 2013–14 3 2ª B 12th First round 2014–15 3 2ª B 19th 2015–16 4 3ª 5th 2016–17 4 3ª 8th 2017–18 4 3ª 10th 2018–19 4 3ª 4th 2019–20 4 3ª 8th 2020–21 4 3ª 3rd / 6th 2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 10th 2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 3rd 2023–24 4 2ª Fed. 15th 2024–25 5 3ª Fed. 11th 2025–26 5 3ª Fed.

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• 2 seasons in Segunda División B
• 1 season in Segunda Federación
• 13 seasons in Tercera División
• 4 seasons in Tercera Federación/Tercera División RFEF

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	Pol Ballesté
—	GK	ESP	Adri Jiménez
—	DF	ESP	Manolo Gaspar
—	DF	ESP	Jesule
—	DF	ESP	Nacho Aranda
—	DF	ESP	Igna
—	MF	ESP	Rafita Villén
—	MF	ESP	Antonio Muñoz
—	MF	ESP	Javi Amaya
—	MF	ESP	Quique
—	MF	ESP	José Marín

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ESP	Jorge Durán
—	MF	ESP	Cala
—	MF	ARG	Damián Zamorano
—	MF	ESP	Juanillo
—	MF	ESP	Apoño
—	FW	ESP	Antonio Moreno
—	FW	ESP	Pirulo
—	FW	ESP	Salvi
—	FW	ARG	Julián Cardellino
—	FW	ESP	Falu Aranda
—	FW	ARG	Pibe

Former players

• Jaume Doménech
• Ángel Guirado

External links

• Official website (archived)
• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)