Getafe CF
The pride of Getafe, rising from the regional leagues to La Liga.
Getafe Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. They compete in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. The team has played its home matches at the 16,500-capacity Estadio Coliseum since 1998.
Quick Facts
- Club
- Getafe
- Full name
- Getafe Club de Fútbol, S.A.D.
- Nickname
- Geta; Azulones (Deep Blue Ones)
- Founded
- 8 July 1983
- Stadium
- Estadio Coliseum
- Capacity
- 16,500
- Owner
- Ángel Torres
- Manager
- José Bordalás
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.
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.
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