Marbella FC

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Marbella
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Full nameMarbella Fútbol Club
NicknameIndustrial (Industry)
Founded1997; 29 years ago (1997) as Unión Deportiva Marbella
GroundDama de Noche football ground
Marbella, Spain
Capacity1,500
PresidentZhao Zhen
Head coachDavid Movilla
LeaguePrimera Federación – Group 2
2024–25Primera Federación – Group 2, 15th of 20

Marbella Fútbol Club, formerly known as Unión Deportiva Marbella, is a Spanish football team based in Marbella, the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1997, it currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 2, playing home matches at Dama de Noche football ground.

History

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Unión Deportiva Marbella was founded in 1997 immediately after the defunction of Club Atlético Marbella, which was founded 38 years before and was owned by Jesús Gil, also the chairman of Atlético de Madrid. In 2000–01, the team won its Tercera División group but came second to Real Betis B in the promotion play-offs. It subsequently qualified to the Copa del Rey for the first time, losing 0–1 at home to CD Díter Zafra in the preliminary round. In 2003, it was finally promoted to Segunda División B.

Marbella was taken over by businessmen Ian Radford and Wayne Elliott of the HI Group, an international sports, leisure, property and travel company in September 2007.[1] In 2009, the club contested the play-offs for promotion to Segunda División for the first time, losing 2–1 on aggregate to Lorca Deportiva. In the ensuing domestic cup season, it reached the last 32 before an 8–0 aggregate loss to Atlético;[2] the league campaign ended with relegation after seven years in the third tier.

On 28 June 2013 Unión was renamed Marbella Fútbol Club, by consent of the Russian ownership presided by Alexander Grinberg, in order to appeal to a wider foreign fanbase.[3] At the end of the season, it ended four years in the fourth division with a 3–2 aggregate win over CD Eldense after extra time in the play-offs.[4] By finishing second in the regular season, Marbella played in the 2018 Segunda División B play-offs, and lost on penalties in the first round to Celta de Vigo B.[5]

Grinberg sold the club to Chinese investor Zhao Zhen in November 2018.[6] In 2019–20, the team again came second and qualified for the play-offs, where all games were held in the local area due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, they lost 2–0 in the first round to SCR Peña Deportiva.[7] A league restructuring meant that Marbella were relegated from the last season of the Segunda División B in 2020–21, dropping to the fifth-tier Tercera Federación.[8]

After two years in the fifth tier, Marbella achieved promotion in April 2023 as champions of their group. Goalkeeper Alberto Lejárraga celebrated the occasion by coming out as gay.[9][10]

Marbella's first season in the Segunda Federación ended in success, with promotion to the Primera Federación in June 2024.[11] They defeated Getafe B and then UD Logrones in two two-legged play off games. Following promotion, it was announced that Brazilian midfielder Casemiro would be investing in the club.[12]

Club background

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Season to season

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  • As UD Marbella
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1997–98 5 Reg. Pref. 1st
1998–99 4 3ª 6th
1999–2000 4 3ª 8th
2000–01 4 3ª 1st
2001–02 4 3ª 6th Preliminary
2002–03 4 3ª 2nd
2003–04 3 2ª B 15th
2004–05 3 2ª B 5th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2005–06 3 2ª B 12th Preliminary
2006–07 3 2ª B 7th
2007–08 3 2ª B 15th
2008–09 3 2ª B 4th
2009–10 3 2ª B 19th Round of 32
2010–11 4 3ª 10th
2011–12 4 3ª 3rd
2012–13 4 3ª 11th
  • As Marbella FC
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2013–14 4 3ª 1st
2014–15 3 2ª B 10th First round
2015–16 3 2ª B 14th
2016–17 3 2ª B 7th
2017–18 3 2ª B 2nd Second round
2018–19 3 2ª B 7th First round
2019–20 3 2ª B 2nd Second round
2020–21 3 2ª B 9th / 4th Second round
2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 3rd
2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 1st
2023–24 4 2ª Fed. 3rd First round
2024–25 3 1ª Fed. 15th Round of 32
2025–26 3 1ª Fed.

Current squad

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As of 22 November 2025[13]

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
1 GK File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Manu García
2 DF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Jorge Álvarez
3 DF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Álex Martínez
4 DF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Aitor Puñal
5 MF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Luis Acosta
6 MF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Álex López
7 FW File:Flag of Ghana.svg GHA Tahiru Awudu
8 MF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Eugeni
9 FW File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Rodri
10 MF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Luis Alcalde
11 FW File:Flag of Morocco.svg MAR Hicham
12 DF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Valentino Fattore
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg BUL David Vassilev
14 DF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Marcos Olguín
15 DF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Gabriel Clemente
16 MF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Adrián Ruiz (on loan from Cultural Leonesa)
17 FW File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA Alexiel (on loan from Santo André)
18 FW File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN Du Yuezheng
19 FW File:Flag of Ghana.svg GHA Ernest Ohemeng
20 FW File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP José Cambra
21 FW File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Pau Palacín
22 FW File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Alejandro Toper
23 DF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Alberto Escassi
25 MF File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Luis Muñoz

Honours

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Former players

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See also: Category:Marbella FC players

Former coaches

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Stadium

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Marbella's traditional home ground is at Estadio Municipal de Marbella. However, with this stadium being redeveloped,[14] Marbella currently plays its home games at Dama de Noche football ground, a training pitch that has been converted into a very basic stadium by the addition of temporary stands, and has a capacity of around 1,500 spectators. As a result of the basic and limited facilities at Dama De Noche, the local council and football club have been under pressure from the supporters to conclude the restoration of Estadio Municipal de Marbella.

Affiliated clubs

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The following club is currently affiliated with Marbella FC:

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