Elche CF
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| Full name | Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. |
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| Nickname(s) |
Los Franjiverdes (The Green-striped ones) Los Ilicitanos (The Ones from Elche) |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Ground |
Martínez Valero, Elche, Valencia, Spain |
| Capacity | 36,017 |
| Chairman | Juan Serrano |
| Manager | Alberto Toril |
| League | Segunda División |
| 2015–16 | Segunda División, 11th |
| Website | Club home page |
Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. (Valencian: Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), is a Spanish football team based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1922,the club currently plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, with a capacity of 36,017 seats.
Founded in 1923 as the result of a merger between all of the town's clubs, Elche entered the league system in 1929, reaching Segunda División in 1934 and La Liga in 1959, finishing fifth in the latter tournament in 1963–64. It was runner-up in the Copa del Rey in 1969. They were relegated at the end of the 2014–15 season due to unpaid tax debts.
Elche Club de Fútbol was founded in the summer of 1923, after the merger of all of the town's football teams. The club's first-ever game was against Monóvar, where they beat the home team 4–0, and its first official match was a 2–0 win over Crevillente. The team played its first league season in 1929–30, in Tercera División, achieving promotion to Segunda División in 1934; it suffered relegation for the first time six years later, but promoted back the following season.
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