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UE Figueres

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Figueres
Full nameUnió Esportiva Figueres
Founded1919 (reformed in 2007)
GroundVilatenim, Figueres,
Catalonia, Spain
Capacity9,472[1]
PresidentDaniel Sala Peix
Head coachHéctor Simón
LeagueLliga Elit
2023–24Lliga Elit, 5th of 16

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

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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.

Season to season

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Vilatenim stadium
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1940–41 6 2ª Reg. 1st
1941–42 4 1ª Reg. B 4th
1942–43 3 1ª Reg. A 5th
1943–44 3 10th
1944–45 4 1ª Reg. A 5th
1945–46 4 1ª Reg. A 12th
1946–47 5 2ª Reg. 1st
1947–48 4 1ª Reg. A 10th
1948–49 4 1ª Reg. A 10th
1949–50 4 1ª Reg. A 9th
1950–51 4 1ª Reg. A 7th
1951–52 4 1ª Reg. A 5th
1952–53 4 1ª Reg. A 10th
1953–54 4 1ª Reg. 15th
1954–55 4 1ª Reg. 5th
1955–56 4 1ª Reg. 11th
1956–57 3 16th
1957–58 3 6th
1958–59 3 5th
1959–60 3 1st
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1960–61 3 7th
1961–62 3 3rd
1962–63 3 12th
1963–64 4 1ª Reg. 13th
1964–65 4 1ª Reg. 2nd
1965–66 3 14th
1966–67 3 10th
1967–68 3 10th
1968–69 3 17th
1969–70 3 9th
1970–71 4 Reg. Pref. 15th
1971–72 4 Reg. Pref. 3rd
1972–73 4 Reg. Pref. 6th
1973–74 4 Reg. Pref. 4th
1974–75 4 Reg. Pref. 5th
1975–76 4 Reg. Pref. 7th
1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1977–78 4 2nd
1978–79 4 8th
1979–80 4 3rd
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1980–81 4 2nd
1981–82 4 3rd
1982–83 4 2nd
1983–84 3 2ª B 4th
1984–85 3 2ª B 6th
1985–86 3 2ª B 1st
1986–87 2 14th First round
1987–88 2 7th Round of 32
1988–89 2 9th Third round
1989–90 2 12th First round
1990–91 2 7th Third round
1991–92 2 3rd Fourth round
1992–93 2 17th Round of 32
1993–94 3 2ª B 4th Third round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1994–95 3 2ª B 9th Second round
1995–96 3 2ª B 3rd
1996–97 3 2ª B 4th First round
1997–98 3 2ª B 7th Third round
1998–99 3 2ª B 8th
1999–00 3 2ª B 6th
2000–01 3 2ª B 8th Second round
2001–02 3 2ª B 13th Semifinals
2002–03 3 2ª B 16th
2003–04 3 2ª B 13th
2004–05 3 2ª B 8th
2005–06 3 2ª B 14th
2006–07 3 2ª B 12th[i]

Notes

Team refounded

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Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2007–08 9 3ª Terr. 1st
2008–09 8 2ª Terr. 1st
2009–10 7 1ª Terr. 1st
2010–11 6 Pref. Terr. 2nd
2011–12 5 1ª Cat. 1st
2012–13 4 6th
2013–14 4 11th
2014–15 4 4th
2015–16 4 10th
2016–17 4 9th
2017–18 4 10th
2018–19 4 12th
2019–20 4 13th
2020–21 4 9th / 4th
2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 15th
2022–23 6 1ª Cat. 4th
2023–24 6 Lliga Elit 5th
2024–25 6 Lliga Elit

Famous players

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Note: this list includes players that have played at least 70 league games and/or have reached international status.

Category:UE Figueres footballers

Famous coaches

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References

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  1. ^ "Spain - UE Figueres - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  2. ^ "The latest news from UE Figueres: squad, results, table". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  3. ^ "Unió Esportiva Figueres | Història del club" (in Catalan). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  4. ^ "Unió Esportiva Figueres, S.A.D. :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  5. ^ "El Barça cae con ridículo en Figueres". AS.com (in Spanish). 2001-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  6. ^ Canibe, Álvaro (2020-01-22). "Los fracasos históricos del Barcelona en Copa del Rey". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  7. ^ "Desaparece la histórica Unió Esportiva Figueres". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 28 June 2007. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
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