Elche

History and achievements

Elche is a football side that was created in 1923. The fans nickname the team Franjiverdes and Ilicitanos.

In 1929 the side started competing in the third division and It was only three decades later that Elche reached the top flight, making their debut in the season 1959/1960. The side was competing in La Liga throughout the 1960s and 1970s once finishing 5th. In the season 1968/1969 Elche became a runner-up in the domestic cup.

Overall the team spent 19 seasons in the first division, 35 seasons in the second league, 7 seasons in Segunda División (B) and for 19 years played in the third league.

Martínez Valero is the home arena that can hold up to 38,750. José Sepulcre is the team’s chairman.

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Club top players

№	Name and surname	Role	Ranking	Age	Weight	Height	Country
1	Javier Pastore	midfielder	24	35 years		187 cm	Argentina
2	Manu Herrera	goalkeeper	1	43 years	75 kg	182 cm	Spain
3	Garry Rodrigues	forward	1	34 years	70 kg	172 cm	Netherlands
4	Fernando Quesada	midfielder	0	31 years	72 kg	179 cm	Spain
5	Edu Albácar	defender	0	45 years	71 kg	176 cm	Spain
6	Sergio Pelegrín	defender	0	46 years	81 kg	185 cm	Spain
7	Sergio Mantecón	midfielder	0	44 years	71 kg	174 cm	Spain
8	Coro	forward	0	42 years	65 kg	171 cm	Spain
9	Aarón	midfielder	0	36 years	68 kg	170 cm	Spain
10	David Lombán	defender	0	37 years	80 kg	185 cm	Spain