CF_Fuenlabrada
CF Fuenlabrada
Spanish professional football club
Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. is a football club based in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, the third tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded in 1975. It holds home matches at Estadio Fernando Torres.[2]
| Full name | Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. | |||
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| Founded | June 1975; 48 years ago (1975-06) | |||
| Ground | Estadio Fernando Torres | |||
| Capacity | 5,400 | |||
| President | Jonathan Praena | |||
| Head coach | Alfredo Sánchez[1] | |||
| League | Primera Federación – Group 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Primera Federación, 11th of 20 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Fuenlabrada was founded in 1975, as a merge between San Esteban and Atlético Fuenlabrada.[3] The idea came from the mayor of the city, Regino Benítez, who suggested the directors of both clubs can unite their efforts and by this receive a higher municipal grant.[4] A key role in the birth of the new club was played by Ramón García Pajuelo, who was appointed secretary of the entity and is still linked to the club as its delegate.[4] In 1986, the team was first promoted to Tercera Division, finishing third from bottom in their debut campaign.[5]
With Julián Pérez as a president, Fuenlabrada achieved new level, culminating with the promotion to Segunda División B in 1994.[4] They bounced between that and Segunda Division B for the next 30 years. For the 1997-98 season, the club made infusions of certain amounts of money to hire a new coach Eduardo Caturla and new players in order to achieve promotion, but finished the season only in 9th position in the Segunda División B.[4] With the will to achieve promotion, for the following season the club bet on another coach of recognized prestige and with the experience in La Liga, Felix Barderas.[4]
The team had its best result in the Copa del Rey in 2017–18, reaching the last 32 through a bye and wins over Mérida AD and CD Calahorra. In a two-game tie with European champions Real Madrid, the side lost 4–2 on aggregate, having drawn the second leg 2–2 away at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[6]
Fuenlabrada played at La Aldehuela before moving into the Estadio Fernando Torres in August 2011, named after former Spanish international forward Fernando Torres, who was born in the town but never represented the club.[7][8] In 2016–17, the club finished in 3rd position in Segunda División B, before losing each match of the playoffs 0-1 to CF Villanovense.[4] Mere was appointed as coach for the 2018-19 season.[9]
On 2 June 2019, Fuenlabrada was promoted for the first time ever to Segunda División by defeating Recreativo de Huelva 4–1 on aggregate in the play-offs.[10] Ten days later, the club took the Segunda B title with a 2–1 aggregate win over Racing de Santander.[11]
On 7 May 2022, Fuenlabrada was relegated to Primera RFEF,[12] bringing their three-season spell in the second tier to an end.
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- 3 seasons in Segunda División
- 2 seasons in Primera Federación
- 19 seasons in Segunda División B
- 14 seasons in Tercera División
Current squad
- As of 1 February 2024.[13]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Technical staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Alfredo Sánchez |
| Assistant coach | Rubén Anuarbe |
| Fitness coach | Chamo |
| Goalkeeping coach | Dele |
| Physioterapist | Antonio Javi |
| Analyst | Miguel Ángel Sierra |
| Sport readaptator | Joselu |
| Chief doctor | Juan Manuel Blanco |
| Nutritionist | Kevin Ardón |
| Kit man |  Baba Sule Jota |
Last updated: 2 March 2023
Source: CF Fuenlabrada (in Spanish)
Fuenlabrada's reserve team was founded in 2015, and it currently plays in the Preferente de Madrid – Group 2.
- "Comunicado Oficial | Alfredo Sánchez" [Official Communication | Alfredo Sánchez] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- Simón, Paco (2019-09-10). "(CF FUENLABRADA) El estadio Fernando Torres acaba de ser ampliado y ya empieza a quedarse pequeño". alcabodelacalle (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- "El Fuenlabrada ante el partido de su vida". marca.com. 26 October 2017.
- "Historia de fútbol del C.F. Fuenlabrada | C.F. Fuenlabrada". www.cffuenlabrada.es. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- "Histórico Fuenlabrada - Tercera División G 7 1986/1987". www.resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- "Real Madrid 2–2 Fuenlabrada". BBC Sport. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "Cinco cosas que quizá no sabías del Estadio Fernando Torres" [Five things that you perhaps did not know about the Estadio Fernando Torres] (in Spanish). La Liga. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- "El Fuenlabrada inaugurará el estadio "Fernando Torres" frente al Atlético" [Fuenlabrada will inaugurate the Estadio Fernando Torres against Atlético] (in Spanish). La Información. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- "Mere Hermoso: "Es importante que lleguen los fichajes"". Diario AS (in Spanish). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- "El Fuenlabrada reina en Huelva y asciende a Segunda por primera vez en su historia" [Fuenlabrada reign in Huelva and rise to Segunda for the first time in their history]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 June 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "El Fuenlabrada empata ante el Racing de Santander y se proclama campeón de Segunda B" [Fuenlabrada draw with Racing de Santander and become champions of Segunda B] (in Spanish). Libertad Digital. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- Romano, Marcos (7 May 2022). "El Fuenlabrada desciende y regala una esperanza". as.com.
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
- Club & stadium history – Estadios de España (in English)