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UE Figueres
Unió Esportiva
Figueres
is a
Spanish football team
based in Figueres, in the
autonomous community
of
Catalonia
. Founded in 1919 and refounded in 2007 it plays in
Tercera División – Group 5
,
holding
home
matches
at
Estadi
Municipal
de Vilatenim
, with a
seating capacity
of 9,472.
History
Figueres was first founded on
April 13
, 1919. Bernat Palmer was elected as its first president, and
Camp de l’Horta de l’Institut
became its first
stadium
. In
1983
the club first reached
Segunda División B
, and
promoted
to
Segunda División
only three years later, maintaining that status for seven seasons and
appearing
once in the
La Liga
promotion playoffs: after
finishing third in the regular season
, it eventually lost on aggregate to
Cádiz CF
.
Figueres spent the next fourteen years consolidated in the
third level
, only now and then vying for promotion. On
27 June
2007 the principal shareholder transferred the club to
Castelldefels
due to little support of
the public
, and the side would eventually disappear.
In August
2007 UE Figueres was refounded by
minority shareholders
, with the team starting playing in the lowest division of
Spanish football
,
Tercera Catalana
.
Season to
season
Team refounded
Famous players
Note: this list includes players that have played at least 70 league
games
and/or have reached international status.
Famous coaches
Pichi Alonso
Francisco
Mané