Novelda CF

Novelda
Full nameNovelda Club de Fútbol
Founded1925
GroundLa Magdalena
Novelda, Valencian Community, Spain
Capacity5,000
PresidentEmad William Elgawly
Head coachAnselmo Serrano
LeaguePrimera FFCV – Group 4
2025–26Primera FFCV – Group 4, 3rd of 16

Novelda Club de Fútbol is a football club based in Novelda, in the Valencian Community in Spain. The Spanish football team was founded in 1925. They play in Primera FFCV – Group 4, holding home games at Estadio La Magdalena, which has a capacity of 5,000 seats.

Novelda was initially folded on 8 June 2018 after merging with Intercity Alicante. However, the merger was not accepted by RFEF and thus, Novelda did not fold and remained in the league.

History

The first football games were played in Novelda in the 1915–17. The teams consisted of students and took place during holiday breaks.

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1929–1949 — Regional —
1949–50 4 1ª Reg. 1st
1950–51 3 3ª 10th
1951–52 3 3ª 4th
1952–53 3 3ª 10th
1953–54 3 3ª 18th
1954–55 3 3ª 8th
1955–56 3 3ª 5th
1956–57 3 3ª 17th
1957–58 3 3ª 9th
1958–59 3 3ª 6th
1959–60 3 3ª 9th
1960–61 3 3ª 12th
1961–62 3 3ª 15th
1962–63 4 1ª Reg. 17th
1963–64 4 1ª Reg. 3rd
1964–65 4 1ª Reg. 1st
1965–66 3 3ª 11th
1966–67 3 3ª 14th
1967–68 3 3ª 5th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1968–69 3 3ª 7th
1969–70 3 3ª 11th First round
1970–71 4 1ª Reg. 15th
1971–72 4 Reg. Pref. 11th
1972–73 4 Reg. Pref. 18th
1973–74 5 1ª Reg. 15th
1974–75 5 1ª Reg. 13th
1975–76 5 1ª Reg. 10th
1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 7th
1977–78 5 Reg. Pref. 1st
1978–79 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd
1979–80 5 Reg. Pref. 1st
1980–81 4 3ª 13th
1981–82 4 3ª 14th
1982–83 4 3ª 11th
1983–84 4 3ª 10th
1984–85 4 3ª 12th
1985–86 4 3ª 14th
1986–87 4 3ª 14th
1987–88 4 3ª 21st
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1988–89 5 Reg. Pref. 20th
1989–90 5 Reg. Pref. 5th
1990–91 5 Reg. Pref. 5th
1991–92 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd
1992–93 5 Reg. Pref. 4th
1993–94 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1994–95 4 3ª 3rd
1995–96 3 2ª B 18th Second round
1996–97 4 3ª 3rd
1997–98 3 2ª B 18th Third round
1998–99 4 3ª 2nd
1999–2000 3 2ª B 16th First round
2000–01 3 2ª B 5th
2001–02 3 2ª B 7th Round of 16
2002–03 3 2ª B 15th Round of 32
2003–04 3 2ª B 10th
2004–05 3 2ª B 19th
2005–06 4 3ª 7th
2006–07 4 3ª 5th
2007–08 4 3ª 6th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2008–09 4 3ª 11th
2009–10 4 3ª 3rd
2010–11 4 3ª 3rd
2011–12 4 3ª 8th
2012–13 4 3ª 2nd
2013–14 4 3ª 5th First round
2014–15 4 3ª 3rd
2015–16 4 3ª 7th
2016–17 4 3ª 6th
2017–18 4 3ª 10th
2018–19 4 3ª 15th
2019–20 4 3ª 9th
2020–21 4 3ª 10th / 8th
2021–22 6 Reg. Pref. 10th
2022–23 6 Reg. Pref. 18th
2023–24 7 1ª FFCV 5th
2024–25 7 1ª FFCV 7th
2025–26 7 1ª FFCV 3rd
2026–27 7 1ª FFCV

Famous players

Note: this list contains players that have played at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

References

  1. ↑ "Estadio La Magdalena, home to Novelda - Football Ground Map". www.footballgroundmap.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Cuerpo Técnico Novelda CF | NOVELDA CF - TERCERA DIVISIÓN G6" (in Spanish). 15 August 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Estadio de Futbol La Magdalena (Novelda). Hostales cercanos - Infohostal". www.infohostal.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "El Intercity compra la plaza de Tercera del Novelda y busca campo en Alicante" [Intercity buys the place of Novelda and looks for a pitch in Alicante] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ↑ cadenaser.com/emisora/2018/08/04/radio_elda/1533383307_037551.html
  6. ↑ "Historia | NOVELDA CF - TERCERA DIVISIÓN G6" (in Spanish). 29 August 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2020.