Granada Club de Fútbol is a
Spanish football club based in
Granada, in the autonomous community of
Andalusia. Founded in 1931, it currently plays in
La Liga, holding home matches at
Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes.
Granada was the third Andalusian football team after
Sevilla and
Betis to compete in
La Liga, in
1941–42.
History
Granada Club de Fútbol was founded on 14 April 1931, originally as
Recreativo de Granada; the first president was Julio López Fernández.
The first football match was played against
Deportivo Jaén, which resulted in a 2–1 victory. The first goal in the match, and in the club's history, was scored by Antonio Bombillar. In the 1931–32 season, the club won the
Tercera Regional - Región Sur championship.
After several promotions, in 1941–42 the club made its
La Liga debut. From here until the '80s, it alternated between that category and
Segunda División, with its golden age coming during the '70s, with eight top flight seasons, which included a career-best two sixth league places (
1971–72,
1973–74).
In 1959 Granada achieved its greatest sports landmark, being
runner-up of the
Copa del Generalísimo (later
Copa del Rey). In
the final, played at the
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, the team lost to
FC Barcelona 4–1.
In the 1980s, Granada had some brief appearances in the second division, but it spent most seasons in
Segunda División B,
dropping another level in
2002–03, due to non-payment to its...
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