Orihuela CF
Encyclopedia
Orihuela Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Orihuela
, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1993, it plays in Segunda División B – Group 3
, holding home games at Municipal Los Arcos, with a capacity of 5,000 seats.
, the presidents of both clubs, Albarracín and Francisco González Polín, agreed on a merge, which created Orihuela Club de Fútbol.
The first club home kit was orange
shirts and white
shorts, as former Orihuela Juventud y Deportes, because the historical Orihuela Deportiva
(founded in 1944) were still competing. Once the latter disappeared in 1994, Orihuela CF adopted their colours (yellow
and blue
) and became the most important local team.
From 1993–96, the club played in Primera Regional, obtaining promotion to Regional Preferente
at the end of the third season. At the end of the 1996–97 season, new chairman Ángel Fenoll "acquired" the place of Club Deportivo Los Garres at Tercera División – Grupo 13
and Orihuela CF began their new era in Spanish national football.
It was with Paco Gómez as club owner that the side reached Segunda División B
for the first time in their history in 2002–03, after being defeated several times in the play-offs. However, a very bad season ended with the team back in the fourth level
.
In 2003–04 things didn't change for the better, as Gómez became owner of FC Cartagena
and focused his efforts on his new team, although he was still Orihuela's chairman. A year later, José Rodríguez Murcia acquired the club and after two seasons in charge the team were promoted again to Segunda B. However, under Rodríguez's management, Orihuela soon underwent financial problems because of their excessive expenses and, at the beginning of 2008–09, Antonio Pedrera, one of the co-owners by that time, took charge of the club and became the new chairman.
Orihuela CF managed to stay up after a great comeback during the second half of the season. Luis Tevenet
, who had begun the season as a player, became the new manager at the end of 2008 and was one of the keys to Orihuela's recovery. However, his good work did not assure his job since new owners took control of the team for the 2009–10 season and they brought a new manager and new players.
Fernando Presa was the head of the new board, but when he and the rest of his associates had to pay Orihuela's debt in order to avoid relegation to the fourth level, they left the club. With little time to spare, the former board took charge of the club again and paid the debt in the very last hour of the deadline. Orihuela CF stayed in Segunda División B and Francisco Rodríguez was named the new president.
These matters had very negative consequences for the team, as the new board had to cancel some of the high contracts that Presa had offered to some new players and bring new faces when the team should have been playing pre-season games. In spite of these setbacks, Orihuela had an excellent first half of the season that almost guaranteed their presence in Segunda B for another year. The board took advantage of this situation to release some of the best players such as Adrián Ripa
, José Manuel Meca or Álex Colorado in order to reduce the wage budget.
Orihuela struggled nearly the rest of the season, but a final recovery left the team 7th. During this second part of the season, Nacho Cobaleda became the first ever elected president of the club, but he was replaced by the current chairman Antonio Felices months later.
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Season
Division
Place
Copa del Rey
2003/04
3ª
5th
2004/05
3ª
5th
2005/06
3ª
1st
2006/07
2ªB
7th
Second Round
2007/08
2ªB
5th
2008/09
2ªB
11th
Round of 32
2009/10
2ªB
7th
2010/11
2ªB
4th
Third Round
2011/12
2ªB
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Orihuela
Orihuela is a city and municipality located at the feet of the Sierra de Orihuela mountains in the province of Alicante, Spain. The city of Orihuela had a population of 32,472 inhabitants in the beginning of 2006...
, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1993, it plays in Segunda División B – Group 3
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
, holding home games at Municipal Los Arcos, with a capacity of 5,000 seats.
History
On 4 August 1993, the chairman of Orihuela Juventud y Deportes, Pedro Albarracín, received a notification from the Valencian Community Football Federation), allowing him to change the name of the club to Orihuela Club de Fútbol. A few months before, when the youth team of Atlético Orihuela was promoted to Liga Nacional Juvenil de FútbolLiga Nacional Juvenil de Fútbol
The Liga Nacional Juvenil is the second level of the Spanish football league system for youth players 18 years old and under. It is administered by the RFEF and regional football federations. Currently the Liga Nacional has seventeen regional groups plus four groups from the autonomous region of...
, the presidents of both clubs, Albarracín and Francisco González Polín, agreed on a merge, which created Orihuela Club de Fútbol.
The first club home kit was orange
Orange (colour)
The colour orange occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum at a wavelength of about 585–620 nm, and has a hue of 30° in HSV colour space. It is numerically halfway between red and yellow in a gamma-compressed RGB colour space, the expression of which is the RGB colour wheel. The...
shirts and white
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
shorts, as former Orihuela Juventud y Deportes, because the historical Orihuela Deportiva
Orihuela Deportiva CF
Orihuela Deportiva Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Orihuela, in the Valencian Community.Founded in 1944 and dissolved 50 years later, it managed to play two seasons in Segunda División, the first in 1952...
(founded in 1944) were still competing. Once the latter disappeared in 1994, Orihuela CF adopted their colours (yellow
Yellow
Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...
and blue
Blue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
) and became the most important local team.
From 1993–96, the club played in Primera Regional, obtaining promotion to Regional Preferente
Regional Preferente de la Comunitat Valenciana
The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Valencian Community, are organized by Valencian Football Federation:*Regional Preferente *Primera Regional *Segunda Regional -Regional Preferente:...
at the end of the third season. At the end of the 1996–97 season, new chairman Ángel Fenoll "acquired" the place of Club Deportivo Los Garres at Tercera División – Grupo 13
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
and Orihuela CF began their new era in Spanish national football.
It was with Paco Gómez as club owner that the side reached Segunda División B
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
for the first time in their history in 2002–03, after being defeated several times in the play-offs. However, a very bad season ended with the team back in the fourth level
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
.
In 2003–04 things didn't change for the better, as Gómez became owner of FC Cartagena
FC Cartagena
Fútbol Club Cartagena is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Founded in 1995, it currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estadio Cartagonova, with a capacity of 15,105 spectators....
and focused his efforts on his new team, although he was still Orihuela's chairman. A year later, José Rodríguez Murcia acquired the club and after two seasons in charge the team were promoted again to Segunda B. However, under Rodríguez's management, Orihuela soon underwent financial problems because of their excessive expenses and, at the beginning of 2008–09, Antonio Pedrera, one of the co-owners by that time, took charge of the club and became the new chairman.
Orihuela CF managed to stay up after a great comeback during the second half of the season. Luis Tevenet
Luis Tevenet
Luis García Tevenet is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a forward, and a current coach.In a 13-year professional career, spent mainly with Sevilla, he appeared in 359 matches in the two major divisions of Spanish football, scoring 70 goals.-Football career:Born in Seville, Andalusia, and...
, who had begun the season as a player, became the new manager at the end of 2008 and was one of the keys to Orihuela's recovery. However, his good work did not assure his job since new owners took control of the team for the 2009–10 season and they brought a new manager and new players.
Fernando Presa was the head of the new board, but when he and the rest of his associates had to pay Orihuela's debt in order to avoid relegation to the fourth level, they left the club. With little time to spare, the former board took charge of the club again and paid the debt in the very last hour of the deadline. Orihuela CF stayed in Segunda División B and Francisco Rodríguez was named the new president.
These matters had very negative consequences for the team, as the new board had to cancel some of the high contracts that Presa had offered to some new players and bring new faces when the team should have been playing pre-season games. In spite of these setbacks, Orihuela had an excellent first half of the season that almost guaranteed their presence in Segunda B for another year. The board took advantage of this situation to release some of the best players such as Adrián Ripa
Adrián Ripa
Adrián Ripa Cruz is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Numancia in the Spanish second division, as a left defender.-External links:** *...
, José Manuel Meca or Álex Colorado in order to reduce the wage budget.
Orihuela struggled nearly the rest of the season, but a final recovery left the team 7th. During this second part of the season, Nacho Cobaleda became the first ever elected president of the club, but he was replaced by the current chairman Antonio Felices months later.
Season to season
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| Season | Division | Place | Copa del Rey Copa del Rey The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol .... |
|---|---|---|---|
| from 93–94 | Regional | — | |
| to 96–97 | Regional | — | |
| 1997/98 | 3ª Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
7th | |
| 1998/99 | 3ª Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
1st | |
| 1999/00 | 3ª Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
4th | |
| 2000/01 | 3ª Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
2nd | |
| 2001/02 | 3ª Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
1st | |
| 2002/03 | 2ªB Segunda División B Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division... |
20th | Preliminary Round |
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
2009–10 Segunda División B
The 2009–10 Segunda División B season was the 79th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 29 August 2009, and the season ended on 20 June 2010 with the promotion play-off finals.- Group 1:...
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
2010–11 Segunda División B
The 2010–11 Segunda División B season is the 80th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 28 August 2010, and the season ended on 26 June 2011 with the promotion play-off finals.- Group 1:...
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
2010–11 Copa del Rey
The 2010–11 Copa del Rey was the 107th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition began on August 21, 2010 and ended on April 20, 2011 with the final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia, in which Real Madrid lifted the trophy for the eighteenth time in their history with a 1–0 victory over...
2011–12 Segunda División B
The 2011–12 Segunda División B season is the 81st since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 20 August 2011, and the season is scheduled to end on 24 June 2012 with the promotion play-off finals.-Group 1:...
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
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- 6 seasons in Segunda División BSegunda División BSegunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
- 8 seasons in Tercera DivisiónTercera DivisiónTercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
- 4 seasons in Categorías RegionalesDivisiones Regionales de FútbolThe Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol are the Spanish football lower divisions. They are administered by the Autonomous football federations. The level immediately above is the Tercera División. The autonomous regional divisions are:-External links:*...
Current squad
Notable former players
| Marcos Argüello Marcos Argüello Marcos Argüello is a Argentinian football goalkeeper who plays for the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Club Bolívar.-Anorthosis Famagusta:... Cristian Green Rómulo Severini Martín Tártara Damián Timpani Damián Óscar Timpani Damián Óscar Timpani is a retired Argentine footballer.He played for several lower league clubs in Argentina before moving to Spain where he played for Xerez, Elche, Real Murcia, Ciudad de Murcia and Orihuela....  KilyDavid Álvarez Aguirre David Álvarez Aguirre , better known as Kily, is a naturalized Equatoguinean football defender. He currently plays for Langreo in the Spanish Tercera División .-External links:* at Facebook.com* *... José Luis Diezma Kike Mateo Kike Mateo Enrique 'Kike' Mateo Montoya is a Spanish footballer who plays for Elche CF as an attacking midfielder.-Football career:... |
Kiko Ratón Kiko Ratón Francisco José González Expósito, aka Kiko Ratón , is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Tenerife in the Spanish second division, as a striker.-Club career:... Manolo Cases José Manuel Meca Javi Meseguer Francisco Javier Pineda José Manuel Roca José Manuel Roca Cases José Manuel Roca Cases is a Spanish footballer who plays for Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos F.C. in Greece, as a goalkeeper.-External links:** *... José Sigüenza Luis Tevenet Luis Tevenet Luis García Tevenet is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a forward, and a current coach.In a 13-year professional career, spent mainly with Sevilla, he appeared in 359 matches in the two major divisions of Spanish football, scoring 70 goals.-Football career:Born in Seville, Andalusia, and... |