Getafe CF

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Lore & Background

Founded in 1983, the club was promoted to La Liga for the first time in 2004, and participated in the top level of Spanish football for twelve years between 2004 and 2016, and again since 2017. The club maintain rivalries with neighbours Leganés, Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid.

In Their Own Story

The air inside the Vicente Calderón didn't just hum; it crackled with a specific, jagged tension that no European night could replicate. It was the scent of smoke and anticipation reserved solely for the neighbors from the south. As the Getafe squad emerged in their deep blue, the chorus of 'Getafe' cut through the sea of red and white scarves not as a greeting, but as a territorial challenge. The referee's whistle didn't signal a match; it ignited a local war where every tackle was a claim to the southern corridor.

Reader's Guide

Getafe play at the Estadio Coliseum, located in Getafe. Its pitch dimensions are 105x70 metres. The stadium was inaugurated on 1 January 1998, named after Spanish international Alfonso Pérez. Before playing in the Coliseum, Getafe played their home matches at the nearby Estadio de las Margaritas.

Did You Know?

• Getafe was founded on 8 July 1983 after a merger of Club Getafe Deportivo and Club Deportivo Peña Getafe.
• The club's first promotion to La Liga came in 2004 after a 5–3 win over Tenerife with five goals from Sergio Pachón.
• Getafe reached the Copa del Rey final in 2007 and 2008, losing to Sevilla and Valencia respectively.
• In the 2007–08 UEFA Cup, Getafe were eliminated by Bayern Munich on away goals after a dramatic 3–3 aggregate draw.