Elche CF Ilicitano explained

Clubname:	Elche Ilicitano
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Fullname:	Elche Ilicitano Club de Fútbol
Founded:	1932
Ground:	Estadio José Díez Iborra Elche, Valencian Community, Spain
Capacity:	1,500^[1]
Chairman:	Joaquín Buitrago Marhuenda^[2]
Chrtitle:	President
Manager:	Ángel Donato
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
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Elche Ilicitano Club de Fútbol, known officially as Elche Ilicitano is a Spanish football team based in Elche, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1932 as Club Deportivo Ilicitano, a farm team, it is the reserve team of Elche CF, and plays in, holding home games at the Estadio José Díez Iborra, with a capacity of 1,500 seats.^[3]

Unlike in nations such as England, reserve teams in Spain play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league.

History

The city of Elche started the 1930s with just over thirty-five thousand inhabitants, who shared interest in football. In April 1932 a new sports initiative arose, when a group of young people founded Club Deportivo Ilicitano (Sportman Club Ilicitano).^[4]

Background

• Sportman Club Ilicitano - (1932–41)
• Club Deportivo Ilicitano - (1941–92)
• Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. "B" - (1992–2005)
• Elche Ilicitano - (2005–present)

Season to season

• As CD Ilicitano, an independent team

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1934–35 5 1935–36 5 1939–40 5 4th 1940–41 5 1941–42 4 1st 1942–43 3 5th 1943–44 DNP 1944–45 4 5th 1945–46 4 10th 1946–47 4 7th 1947–48 4 6th 1948–49 4 8th 1949–50 4 4th 1950–51 4 9th 1951–52 4 3rd 1952–53 DNP 1953–54 DNP 1954–55 DNP 1955–56 4 4th 1956–57 4 2nd

Season Tier Division Place Copa del rey 1957–58 4 3rd 1958–59 4 5th 1959–60 4 1960–61 4 17th 1961–62 DNP 1962–63 4 2nd 1963–64 3 3ª 12th 1964–65 3 3ª 8th 1965–66 3 3ª 13th 1966–67 3 3ª 9th 1967–68 3 3ª 1st 1968–69 2 2ª 16th 1969–70 2 2ª 16th 1970–71 3 3ª 15th 1971–72 3 3ª 18th 1972–73 4 12th 1973–74 4 6th 1974–75 4 14th 1975–76 4 6th 1976–77 4 5th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del rey 1977–78 5 5th 1978–79 5 16th 1979–80 5 14th 1980–81 4 3ª 12th 1981–82 4 3ª 15th 1982–83 4 3ª 13th 1983–84 4 3ª 5th 1984–85 4 3ª 4th Second round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1985–86 4 3ª 4th 1986–87 4 3ª 17th First round 1987–88 4 3ª 5th 1988–89 4 3ª 17th 1989–90 4 3ª 4th 1990–91 4 3ª 5th 1991–92 4 3ª 9th

• As reserve team of Elche CF

Season Tier Division Place 1992–93 5 Reg. Pref. 15th 1993–94 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd 1994–95 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd 1995–96 5 Reg. Pref. 4th 1996–97 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd 1997–98 4 3ª 8th 1998–99 4 3ª 1st 1999–2000 4 3ª 7th 2000–01 4 3ª 14th 2001–02 4 3ª 9th 2002–03 4 3ª 8th 2003–04 4 3ª 13th 2004–05 4 3ª 6th 2005–06 4 3ª 14th 2006–07 4 3ª 17th 2007–08 4 3ª 20th 2008–09 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd 2009–10 4 3ª 18th 2010–11 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd 2011–12 5 Reg. Pref. 1st

Season Tier Division Place 2012–13 4 3ª 2013–14 3 2ª B 6th 2014–15 3 2ª B 19th 2015–16 4 3ª 4th 2016–17 4 3ª 8th 2017–18 4 3ª 16th 2018–19 4 3ª 16th 2019–20 4 3ª 15th 2020–21 4 3ª / 2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 8th 2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 11th 2023–24 5 3ª Fed. 1st 2024–25 4 2ª Fed.

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• 2 seasons in Segunda División
• 2 seasons in Segunda División B
• 1 season in Segunda Federación
• 38 seasons in Tercera División
• 3 seasons in Tercera Federación/Tercera División RFEF

Current squad

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From Youth Academy

External links

• • Futbolme team profile
• Club news

Notes and References

1. Web site: Estadios de Fútbol en España. estadios4.rssing.com. 2020-02-26.
2. Web site: ORGANIGRAMA Elche - Web Oficial. ORGANIGRAMA Elche - Web Oficial. es. 2020-02-26.
3. Web site: Datos del campo Estadio Díez Iborra. Siguetuliga. es. 2020-02-26.
4. Web site: ciudad deportiva diez iborra :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español. ES-es. 2020-02-26.
5. Web site: Plantilla Ilicitano. Squad. Elche CF. es. 23 September 2022.