Editing Málaga CF (section)

==History==
===Club Atlético Malagueño===
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Málaga's history trace back to [[CD Málaga]], a club founded in 1904. ''Club Atlético Malagueño'' was founded on 25 May 1948 as a former [[reserve team]] of CD Málaga, after the club absorbed ''CD Santo Tomás'' with the purpose of establishing a reserve team, took over as Málaga's main team.

''Club Atlético Malagueño'' and ''CD Málaga'' had found themselves together in the [[1959–60 Tercera División]] after ''CD Málaga'' was relegated at the end of the [[1958–59 Segunda División]]. As a reserve team, the former should have been relegated to regional competition. To avoid this, they separated from their parent club and registered as an independent club within the [[Royal Spanish Football Federation]]. That move made it possible for CA Malagueño to survive after CD Málaga suspended operations.

The 1992–93 season saw CA Malagueño playing in [[1992–93 Tercera División|Tercera División Group 9]]. After a successful campaign, the club was promoted to the [[Segunda División B]]. The following season, however, the club was relegated again and, facing financial difficulties, were in danger of folding.

===Name change to Málaga CF===
On 19 December 1993, in a referendum, the club's members voted in favour of changing names and, on 29 June 1994, CA Malagueño changed their name to Málaga Club de Fútbol S.A.D.

In the early 2000s, Málaga were a club rich in young and top quality players, and boasted a more modern and developed stadium. Although they never pushed for a [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] place, Málaga were always successful under the popular [[Joaquín Peiró]].

They made a solitary appearance in the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] in 2002, clinching their only official trophy by beating [[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]], [[Willem II (football club)|Willem II]] and [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]. Málaga's run in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] was something of an overachievement, and ended in a defeat on penalties in the quarter-finals to [[Boavista F.C.|Boavista]], after beating [[FK Željezničar Sarajevo|Željezničar Sarajevo]] (who had been eliminated from the Champions League by [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]), [[Amica Wronki]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] (after a 2–1 win at Elland Road, courtesy of two [[Julio Dely Valdés]] goals) and [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]].

After Peiró's retirement, a mass exodus slowly started. [[Darío Silva]], [[Kiki Musampa]], Dely Valdés and [[Pedro Contreras]] all left the club. [[Juande Ramos]] took over as coach and oversaw a 5–1 home thrashing of [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], the club's biggest victory against the Catalan giants, with a hat-trick from loanee [[Salva Ballesta]], who would end up missing out on the [[Pichichi Trophy]] by just two goals. Ramos, however, left for the [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] and [[Gregorio Manzano]] took charge.

===Slow decline and financial issues===
[[File:Estado de la Rosaleda (Málaga C.F.).jpg|thumb|[[La Rosaleda Stadium|Estadio de La Rosaleda]]]]
Despite steering Málaga to their second consecutive tenth-placed finish, Manzano could not prevent a lackluster side from being relegated, and they finished at the bottom of the league with a paltry 24 points to their name.

Málaga began the new second division season well. However, their form dipped dramatically and for two of the remaining six weeks were in the relegation zone. Málaga managed to address this situation and survived their first Segunda season.

The [[2007–08 Segunda División]] also began impressively, with seven straight victories. Málaga seemed to be on track for promotion but, after another slump in form, they were overtaken as leaders by [[CD Numancia|Numancia]]. They needed a victory in their final game, at home to [[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]], to assure promotion. Two goals from [[Antonio Hidalgo Morilla|Antonio Hidalgo]] secured a 2–1 triumph and Málaga returned to the top flight as runners-up.

===Abdullah Al Thani era (2010–present)===
[[File:Málaga Club de Fútbol league performance 1929-2023.svg|thumb|Chart of Málaga CF league performance 1929–2023]]
Due to the club's economic problems, then-president [[Fernando Sanz]] found investments at [[Doha]] in [[Qatar]] to launch an ambitious project, entering in conversations with [[sheikh]] [[Abdullah bin Nasser bin Abdullah Al Ahmed Al Thani|Abdullah ben Nasser Al Thani]].<ref name="Historia">{{cite web | title = Historia de Málaga CF; Temporada 2002/2003 | url = http://www.malagacf.com/es/club/historia/temporada-2002-2003/81 | publisher = Málaga official web site |access-date=13 April 2013 }}</ref> On 11 June 2010, after a week of negotiations, Al Thani became the entity's new owner,<ref>{{cite web | title = Jeque compra Málaga| url = http://malagacf.sur.es/noticias/2010-06-12/sanz-esposa-firman-venta-20100612.htm | publisher = Málaga official web site |access-date=13 April 2013 }}{{dead link|date=April 2016}}</ref> being named president on 28 July<ref name="Historia"/> in the members' meeting.

On 28 June 2010, [[Jesualdo Ferreira]] was appointed as coach and [[Moayad Shatat]] was appointed as vice president and general manager. Following this was the signing of prominent players like [[Salomón Rondón]] and [[Eliseu]]. In November, however, Jesualdo was fired because he had not obtained the desired performance, positioning the club in the relegation places.<ref>{{cite web | title = El Jeque destituye a Jesualdo Ferreira | url = http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/jeque-despide-ferreira-negocia-pellegrini/dasftb/20101102dasdasftb_17/Tes | publisher = As.com|date=2 November 2010 }}</ref> Later, Shatat confirmed [[Manuel Pellegrini]] as coach.<ref>{{cite web|title=Manuel Pellegrini nuevo entrenador del Málaga Club de Fútbol |url=http://www.malagacf.com/noticias/manuel-pellegrini-nuevo-entrenador-del-malaga-club-de-futbol-3501.html |publisher=Málaga official web site |date=4 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108112457/http://www.malagacf.com/noticias/manuel-pellegrini-nuevo-entrenador-del-malaga-club-de-futbol-3501.html |archive-date=8 November 2010 }}</ref>

With ''"The Caretaker"'' in charge, it was decided to discard players of the squad and strengthen with players like centre back [[Martín Demichelis]] and midfielder [[Júlio Baptista]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Alta a Asenjo, Demichelis, Camacho y Julio Baptista | url = http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/ata-asenjo-demichelis-camacho-julio/20101228dasdaiftb_39/Tes | publisher = As.com |date=28 December 2010 }}</ref> A record five consecutive [[La Liga]] wins,<ref>{{cite web | title = Málaga bate registro histórico de cinco victorias seguidas | url = http://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/malagacf/2011/05/15/malaga-bate-registro-historico-cinco-victorias-seguidas/421677.html | work = La Opinión de Málaga |date=15 May 2011 }}</ref> alongside a draw against [[Athletic Bilbao]] at [[San Mamés Stadium (1913)|San Mamés]] at the start of January 2011, helped the team maintain momentum in the league,<ref>{{cite web | title = Remontada fulminante del Málaga | url = http://malagacf.diariosur.es/noticias/2011-05-18/remontada-fulminante-20110518.html | work = Malagacf.diariosur.es | publisher = [[Diario Sur]] |access-date=18 May 2011 }}</ref> finishing the [[2010–11 La Liga|2010–11 season]] in 11th place.

In preparation for the [[2011–12 Málaga CF season|2011–12 season]], the club signed with [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] as supplier of the club's kits.<ref>{{cite web | title = Fiebre por el Málaga | url = http://malagacf.diariosur.es/noticias/2011-05-24/fiebre-malaga-20110524.html | work = Malagacf.diariosur.es | publisher = [[Diario Sur]] |date= 24 May 2011 }}</ref> Málaga also reached a collaboration agreement with [[UNESCO]], which, in addition, became the principal sponsor of the club's kit.<ref>{{cite web | title = Responsables de la Unesco visitan la Rosaleda | url = http://malagacf.diariosur.es/noticias/2011-06-01/responsables-unesco-visitan-rosaleda-201106011434.html | work = Malagacf.diariosur.es | publisher = [[Diario Sur]] |date= 6 June 2011 }}</ref> The more prominent signings of that season were the Dutchman [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]],<ref>{{cite web | title = Baño de multitudes en La Rosaleda | url = http://malagacf.diariosur.es/noticias/2011-06-03/bano-multitudes-rosaleda-20110603.html | work = Malagacf.diariosur.es | publisher = [[Diario Sur]] |date= 7 July 2011 }}</ref> the ex-[[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] French midfielder, [[Jérémy Toulalan]],<ref>{{cite web | title = Toulalan es presentado por el Málaga ante unos ocho mil aficionados presentes | url = http://www.andaluciadeportes.com/noticias/ver/Toulalan+es+presentado+ante+8.000+malaguistas/8862/fotogalerias | work = Andaluciadeportes.com  |date= 9 July 2011 }}</ref> and the most expensive signing in the club's history, [[Santi Cazorla]], who arrived from [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] in a [[Euro|€]]21&nbsp;million deal.<ref>{{cite web | title = El Málaga ficha a Cazorla por 21 millones de euros | url = http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/malaga-ficha-cazorla-21-millones/20110726dasdaiftb_24/Tes | work = As.com |date= 26 June 2011 }}</ref> Other less prominent players like [[Isco]], former [[Spain national football team|Spanish international]] midfielder [[Joaquín (footballer, born 1981)|Joaquín]] and left back [[Nacho Monreal]], were key in the successful season which followed for the Málaga. For the first time in its history, the club qualified for the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] after finishing the [[2011–12 La Liga]] campaign in fourth.<ref>{{cite web | title = Málaga se clasifica a la Champions y el Villarreal desciende en la Liga española | url = http://www.eluniverso.com/2012/05/13/1/1372/malaga-clasifica-liga-campeones-villarreal-des}}{{dead link|date=April 2016}}</ref>
In the Champions League, Málaga were paired with Italian giants [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] and reigning Belgian and Russian champions [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] and [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]], respectively. Málaga made it out of the group stage unbeaten, winning their matches against all three clubs. In the round of 16, the team drew Portuguese champions [[FC Porto|Porto]], losing the first away game 1–0 while winning at home 2–0, advancing to the quarter-finals. In a highly anticipated tie against German champions [[Borussia Dortmund]], the home game ended 0–0, leaving ''Malagauistas'' with a reasonable chance to advance on the back of a draw in the away fixture. In a second leg marked by controversial referee decisions, the scoreboard showed 1–2 at the full 90 minutes mark, seemingly ensuring Málaga's place in the semi-finals, but two late goals by [[Marco Reus]] (90+1st minute) and [[Felipe Santana]] (90+3rd minute) turned the table in favour of the home team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://footballrefereeing.blogspot.com/2013/04/offside-goals-in-borussia-dortmund.html#.U_iqf7y1aTY |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413004005/http://footballrefereeing.blogspot.com/2013/04/offside-goals-in-borussia-dortmund.html |archive-date=13 April 2013 |title=Offside goals in Borussia Dortmund - Málaga CF - The Third Team}}</ref> Immediately after the elimination, club president [[Abdullah bin Nasser bin Abdullah Al Ahmed Al Thani|Abdullah ben Nasser Al Thani]] announced a formal complaint would be filed with [[UEFA]] and [[FIFA]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.laliganews.tv/malaga-owner-al-thani-slams-unjust-dortmund-winner/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029090137/http://www.laliganews.tv/malaga-owner-al-thani-slams-unjust-dortmund-winner/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-10-29|title=Malaga owner Al Thani slams "injust" Dortmund winner &#124; La Liga News.TV|date=29 October 2014}}</ref>

The following season, Málaga was banned by UEFA, along with other clubs for its debts.  In a statement the agency declared that the club would be excluded from a subsequent competition, for which it would otherwise qualify, in the next four seasons.<ref name="Punishment">{{cite web | title = La UEFA castiga al Málaga por sus deudas| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/9761090/Malaga-banned-for-a-year-from-Champions-League-and-Europa-League-for-non-payment-of-wages.html | work = [[Telegraph.co.uk]] |date= 21 December 2012 }}</ref> However, the ban was eventually downgraded to one season and the club was excluded from the [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|2013–14 Europa League]].
[[File:Deportivomalaga.JPG|thumb|[[Deportivo de La Coruña]] vs. Málaga CF.]]
In the summer of 2013, Isco was sold to [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2013/06/26/4076647/real-madrid-announce-isco-signing |title=Real Madrid announce Isco signing |publisher=Goal.com |date=26 June 2013 |access-date=22 April 2014}}</ref> Joaquín to [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] and midfielder Jérémy Toulalan to [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2013/07/06/4099398/official-toulalan-signs-for-monaco |title=Official: Toulalan signs for Monaco |publisher=Goal.com |date=15 April 2014 |access-date=22 April 2014}}</ref> The managerial position also changed, with [[Bernd Schuster]] taking over from Manuel Pellegrini.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22905679 |title=BBC Sport – Malaga name Bernd Schuster as Manuel Pellegrini's replacement |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=14 June 2013 |access-date=22 April 2014}}</ref>
[[File:Partido Málaga - Sevilla 23-5-2015 (17468629643).jpg|thumb|A home fixture versus Sevilla in May 2015]]
Following 2013, Málaga encountered a steady decline that would result in them finishing in a lower position in the league each year.  On 19 April 2018, Málaga faced Levante U.D. hoping to end their run of ten consecutive defeats that left them placed 20th in LaLiga. However, fate took a turn for the worse and Málaga conceded a goal to Levante's [[Emmanuel Boateng (footballer, born 1996)|Emmanuel Boateng]] in stoppage time to see the final score at 0–1. This loss meant that Málaga would be relegated to the Segunda División, ending a run of ten consecutive seasons in the top flight.

In 2019, Málaga came close to being promoted to La Liga, finishing third in the [[2018–19 Segunda División|Segunda División]], but was eliminated in the first round of the [[2019 Segunda División play-offs|play-offs]] by [[Deportivo de La Coruña]]. For the [[2019–20 Segunda División]] season, [[Víctor Sánchez (footballer, born 1976)|Víctor Sánchez del Amo]] continued as coach.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Suárez |first1=César |title=Víctor Sánchez del Amo seguirá al frente del banquillo del Málaga |url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/malaga/2019/06/30/5d18adb846163fca438b45a9.html |website=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]] |access-date=1 July 2019 |language=es |date=30 June 2019}}</ref>

In early 2020, reports emerged that club owner Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani and his family who owe Málaga €7.3m in loans and credit lines, were buying out shares from smaller shareholders to be directed to their personal expenses and business interests, yet up to February 2022 no evidence has proven any misconduct to allow the courts to rule that a criminal case is justified.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.football-espana.net/2020/03/03/family-of-malaga-owner-al-thani-owes-club-e7-3m |title=Family of Malaga owner Al Thani owes club €7.3m |website=Football Espana |date=3 March 2020 }}</ref> In August 2020, the court appointed administrator issued a statement that he would lay off the entire first-team squad to save the club from oblivion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.football-espana.net/2020/08/24/crisis-club-malaga-to-release-entire-first-team-squad |title=Crisis club Malaga to release entire first-team squad |website=Football Espana |date=24 August 2020 }}</ref>

In May 2023, Málaga fell into the third tier for the first time since 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malaga fans pretend random visitor is Spanish football club's new player in prank protest at lack of signings |url=https://news.sky.com/story/malaga-fans-pretend-random-visitor-is-spanish-football-clubs-new-player-in-prank-protest-at-lack-of-signings-12945627 |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>
In the first season back in [[Primera Federación]], The team ended in 3rd position. Twelve points behind the promoted [[CD Castellón]] and seven points behind the 2nd ranked [[Córdoba CF]]. In the first round of the play-off they knocked out [[RC Celta Fortuna|Celta B]] 4-3 on aggregate. The final was against [[Gimnàstic de Tarragona]] (who had finished 2nd in the regular season). Málaga won the first leg at home 2-1. 
In the second leg, Gimnàstic scored early and forced extra time. After going 2-0 down, the Albiazules scored two goals in the second half of extra time to draw the game 2-2, winning 4-3 on aggregate and winning promotion back to the second tier of Spanish football.