Elche CF Ilicitano


Elche Club de Fútbol 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 Tercera División – Group 6, holding home games at the Ciutat Esportiva Juan Ángel Romero, with a capacity of 1,500 seats. Currently the team head coach is Sergio Pelegrín.
Unlike in England, reserve teams in Spain play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league.
The team is officially known as Elche CF Ilicitano on the club's official promotion and website, but Professional Football League rules prohibit B teams from having different names to their parent.

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.

Background



  • As reserve team of Elche CF

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