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 the
Lliga Elit, holding home matches at Estadi Municipal de Vilatenim, with a
seating capacity of 9,472.[2]
History
Figueres was first founded on April 13, 1919.[3] Bernat Palmer was elected as its first president, and Camp de l’Horta de l’Institut became its first stadium.[4] 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.
In the
2001-02 season, Figueres became the first club from third division to advance to the Copa del Rey semi-finals. Their campaign began with a 10-1 aggregate victory over
CD Teruel. In the following round, the round of 64 Figueres was faced with powerhouse
Barcelona, beating them in extra time in historic fashion.[5][6] In the round of 32, the club eliminated another first division club, this time beating
Osasuna on penalties after a 0–0 draw. In the round of 16, which was now played over two legs, Figueres beat
Novelda 2–1 on aggregate. In the quarter-finals, Figueres pulled off another upset, beating Second division club
Córdoba 2–0 on aggregate. In the semi-finals, Figueres was faced with
Deportivo de La Coruña, one of the best teams in Spain at the time and league champions in 2000. The first leg in Figueres ended in a 1–0 loss, and the second leg ended in a 1–1 draw, with Figueres being eliminated and Deportivo going on to beat
Real Madrid in the final.
For most of the 90s and 2000s Figueres was 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.[7]
In August 2007 UE Figueres was refounded by minority shareholders, with the team starting playing in the lowest division of Spanish football,
Quarta Catalana.
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 the
Lliga Elit, holding home matches at Estadi Municipal de Vilatenim, with a
seating capacity of 9,472.[2]
History
Figueres was first founded on April 13, 1919.[3] Bernat Palmer was elected as its first president, and Camp de l’Horta de l’Institut became its first stadium.[4] 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.
In the
2001-02 season, Figueres became the first club from third division to advance to the Copa del Rey semi-finals. Their campaign began with a 10-1 aggregate victory over
CD Teruel. In the following round, the round of 64 Figueres was faced with powerhouse
Barcelona, beating them in extra time in historic fashion.[5][6] In the round of 32, the club eliminated another first division club, this time beating
Osasuna on penalties after a 0–0 draw. In the round of 16, which was now played over two legs, Figueres beat
Novelda 2–1 on aggregate. In the quarter-finals, Figueres pulled off another upset, beating Second division club
Córdoba 2–0 on aggregate. In the semi-finals, Figueres was faced with
Deportivo de La Coruña, one of the best teams in Spain at the time and league champions in 2000. The first leg in Figueres ended in a 1–0 loss, and the second leg ended in a 1–1 draw, with Figueres being eliminated and Deportivo going on to beat
Real Madrid in the final.
For most of the 90s and 2000s Figueres was 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.[7]
In August 2007 UE Figueres was refounded by minority shareholders, with the team starting playing in the lowest division of Spanish football,
Quarta Catalana.