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Earliest Foundation
The first incarnation of Getafe Club de Fútbol existed since 1945, when five Getafe locals, Enrique Condes García, Aurelio Miranda Olavaria, Antonio Corredor Lozano, Manuel Serrano Vergara and Miguel Cubero Francés, decided to form a team from the area while meeting at the "La Marquesina" bar. Officially founded on the 24th February 1946, the club was called Club Getafe Deportivo. [1]
The earliest days of this club were played out of the Campo del Regimiento de Artillería, which did not have goals. Shortly after, the club moved to San Isidro, where the current Municipal Sports Center of San Isidro exists today. Here, Club Getafe gained promotion to the Tercera División following a victory against Villarrobledo in the 1956/57 season. Getafe even came close to promotion into Segunda during 1957/58, before being defeated by C.D. Almería. [2]
Club Getafe Deportivo
On the 2nd September 1970, the club finally inaugurated its own stadium as they gained promotion back into Tercera. Presided over by Chairman Francisco Vara, Las Margaritas was founded with a 3-1 victory over Michelín. The team survived in Tercera that season, and six years later gained a historic promotion to Segunda.[3]
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New History In Segunda
Club Getafe Deportivo Played six seasons in Segunda División, with little success. From 1976-1982, they never finished higher than tenth position. At the conclusion of the 1981/82 season, following unpaid payments to players, Getafe was automatically relegated and subsequently liquidated.
Meanwhile, on the 1st September 1976, a new club was founded in the National Sports Council and the Regional Federation of Castille. The club was Peña Madridista Getafe (the Real Madrid Supporter's Club of Getafe). This club played for four seasons in various divisions, until taking took the name Club Deportivo Peña Getafe, and played under this name for a further two seasons. On the 10th July, 1982, they joined with the much older "Club Getafe Promesas", and was registered again in the Regional Federation of Castille.[4]
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Present Existence
Based on the merger between Club Deportivo Peña Getafe and Club Getafe Promesas a year earlier, the present Getafe Club de Fútbol (Getafe C.F.) was officially founded on the 8th July 1983, after passing through the General Partners Assembly.[5]
Starting in the regional leagues in 1983/84, Getafe was promoted for four consecutive seasons until reaching Segunda División B. The Club started a new period with its promotion into the Segunda División in 1994/95, staying only two years.[6]
Meanwhile, Getafe's current stadium, the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, was inaugurated on the 1st January 1998.[7]
Returning to Segunda for the 1999/00 season, Getafe again lasted two seasons. One years later, however, they would return, following an amazing promotion during 2001/02 during which one of their players, Sebastián "Sebas" Gómez, was murdered, and controversy regarding unpaid payments of players following a debt of 3 million euros.[8]
Consolidating their position after one year, Getafe had a fantastic 2003/2004 season in Segunda. At the top of the table for most of the year, Getafe travelled to the Canary Islands on the final matchday needing a win to assure a historic promotion to Primera. Amazingly, they defeated C.D. Tenerife 5-3 with five goals from Sergio Valentín Pachón[9], thus becoming the first Madrid suburban team into Primera. With this promotion, Getafe had ascended the whole Spanish football pyramid, achieving this feat in only twenty years.
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2004/05: First La Liga season
Getafe were historically promoted into La Liga by finishing second in the Spanish Segunda División. They were tipped by many to be relegated straight back down, and at first the chance of relegation appeared to be likely with Getafe having a bad start to the 2004/05 season, hanging around regularly in the relegation zone.
But a big improvement in form suddenly came along during the middle and towards the end of the campaign, and with good results being produced, including a win over Real Madrid, this was enough to eventually ensure an excellent 13th place on the table for Getafe, as they survived relegation comfortably with games to spare. They were the only promoted team that stayed up that season, as both Levante UD and CD Numancia were relegated straight back down.
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2005/06: Further Progress
Their next season in the top-flight proved even better. Getafe had a solid start to the season and actually held pole position in the league for a week. However, late October and early November saw a slump in from as they crashed from the heady heights of Champions League qualification spots to mid-table. But the slide went no further and Getafe finished the season in a very respectable 9th position with 54 points. Their consistency and competitive spirit impressed pundits and fans alike and Getafe became regarded among the more difficult teams to beat in La Liga.
During the course of the season Getafe took several famous "scalps" with victories over quality teams like Valencia and Atlético Madrid. But their weapon up front was Serbian Veljko Paunovic who bagged 10 goals for the club. The Getafe left-back Pernía, with 10 goals (many of them spectacular or outrageous or both), played a big part in their success. During the 2006 World Cup, Pernía became Getafe's first ever Spanish international[10], before moving to Atlético.
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2006/07: First Trophies
Getafe's 2006/07 season in the top-flight proved even better than past two seasons. With an imposing record at home in the Coliseum, Getafe became regarded as one of the toughest sides to beat in La Liga. They beat Real Madrid and held on to an impressive draw against previous year's La Liga winner Barcelona. Getafe CF ended in 9th place, just two spots below the qualification for the UEFA Cup, which they achieved with their performance in the Copa del Rey.
The seasonal highlight for Getafe however came on the return leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal against FC Barcelona played on May 10, in which they overturned a 5-2 deficit from the first leg with a stunning 4-0 domination in the Coliseum. Following on a glorious cup run with aggregate victories over Xerez, Valencia and Osasuna, this led Getafe to their first final in the Spanish domestic cup, the Copa del Rey. Sevilla eventually overcame them 1-0 in the final at the Bernabéu.
Getafe resulted to have the best defence in La Liga in the 2006/07 season season, equalling FC Barcelona in having conceded only 33 goals in 38 matches. At home, they only conceded 11 goals in 19 matches. Goalkeeper "Pato" Abbondanzieri was judged the top keeper in La Liga for the campaign, winning the Zamora Trophy having recorded 12 clean sheets.
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Stadium
Main article: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Getafe play at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, located in Getafe. The stadium was inaugurated on the 1st January 1998, and named after the famous footballer Alfonso Pérez. Though Pérez never played for Getafe, let alone against them or even in the stadium, he is perhaps the most famous footballer to come out of the area and was at the height of his career during the mid-1990s.
Before playing in the Coliseum, Getafe CF played their home matches at the nearby Estadio de las Margaritas, part of the greater Sports City of Las Margaritas. The Coliseum was built as a natural extension to the much smaller facilities at Las Margaritas. The Coliseum, since it's foundation, has had numerous renovations, and now seats 14,400 people and several thousand more standing. As such, the exact capacity of the is variable and ambiguous. Getafe generally fill the stadium for local matches against Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, as well as against FC Barcelona, most famously in the 2006-07 Copa del Rey Semi Final, where, riding on the back of enormous support, the team produced a 4-0 home win.
The Coliseum's pitch dimensions are 105x70 metres.
Getafe President Ángel Torres has expressed interest in upgrading the Coliseum to an a much greater 20,000 seat arena, in conjunction with Madrid's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. The failure of this bid and poor crowd averages has put this redevelopment in doubt.
Getafe use the nearby Ciudad Deportiva (Sports City) when training. These facilities include several training pitches with both grass and artificial turf, full medical rooms and recuperation facilities.
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Supporters
Commonly called Marea Azul, or Getafeños, Getafe supporters have steadily grown to their team. The team has 18 Peñas, and 12,000 Socios. Former Real Madrid player Pavón is a well-known Socio of Getafe, while Fernando Alonso and Rafael Nadal have attended matches at the Coliseum in the past.
Despite the lowest crowd averages in La Liga, Getafe fans passionately support their team, invading the field on numerous occasions, such as when surviving in the 2004/05 season in Primera, and when they defeated Barcelona 4-0 in the Copa del Rey.
Despite being a suburban team, Getafe supporters have grown far beyond the area and are now known to have fans in Australia, Sweden, Finland, Argentina, Scotland, Denmark, United States and Mexico. In 2007, a peña was founded in Venezuela to make the club truly worldwide.
Getafe fans in the past have been involved in some unfortunate racial incidents, most notably against Samuel Eto'o. Repeatedly fined by the LFP, the club famously threatened to black out their players faces for the next match in an effort to squash the racism.
Getafe also created controversy in 2007 when their Season Ticket campaign included biblical references of of Abraham, Moses and Jesus sacrificing themselves for the team. The club responded by withdrawing the first scene involving Abraham.
Upon important or famous victories, Getafe fans celebrate at the Cibelina statue in the town centre. Prior to the Copa del Rey final, Getafe President Ángel Torres implored the fans to "tear down the Cibelina" upon victory, promising to pay for a new design. During that final, thousands of supporters rushed to get tickets and packed into the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, yet were vastly outnumbered by Sevillistas, creating much controversy and outrage among the Getafe fans. However, those who failed to get tickets - most of which went to season ticket holders for the 2007/08 campaign - were able to watch the match on a big screen in Getafe's central square.
Small pockets of Getafe supporters have travelled to watch the team play away UEFA Cup matches against Tottenham, FC Twente, and Aalborg BK.
Getafe has a small grooup of Ultras supporters, called Comandos Azules.
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Rivalries
Historically, due to their close geographical position, Getafe has always held a strong rivalry with CD Leganés. They played out numerous encounters in the lower division, before the two teams fortunes began to contrast as Getafe gained ascendency and Leganés began to deteriorate.
Though Getafe's tenure in La Liga is still young, they have formed numerous rivalries with a number of the larger clubs in Primera. Though the two clubs have close mutual ties, Real Madrid and Getafe have held some tremendous matches in the last few years of Primera, with the ledger being most recently being squared at 3 wins each. Real Madrid's greater stature, budget and squad has never stopped Getafe from often playing their best football against their "bigger brother". Getafe also has a smaller rivalry with Atlético Madrid.
More recently, Getafe has developed a rivalry with Barcelona, which culminated in their famous 4-0 victory over their more fancied opponents during the 2006-07 Copa del Rey Semi Final. Also, Valencia CF has succumbed numerous times to el Geta, often quite heavily, as was the case during the 2006-07 Copa del Rey, which ensured Getafe's first ever appearance in the Copa's Quarter-Finals with a 2-4 win at the Mestalla. This rivalry is propped up heathily by the regular transfer of Getafe players (and coach Quique Sánchez Flores) to Valencia.
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