Vélez CF

Full name	Vélez Club de Fútbol
Nickname(s)	Veleños , Veleñistas
Founded	22 September 1922; 101 years ago (1922-09-22)
Ground	Vivar Téllez, Vélez-Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Capacity	2,100[1]
Chairman	Jesper Norberg
Manager	Michael Jolley
League	Tercera Federación – Group 9
2023–24	Segunda Federación – Group 4, 17th of 18 (relegated)
Home colours Away colours

Vélez Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Vélez-Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 22 September 1922 it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 9, holding home matches at Estadio Vivar Téllez, with a capacity of 2,100 seats.^[2]

History

The club was founded in 1922 and officially registered in the South Regional Federation in 1940, spending its first years in provincial tournaments.^[3]

On 17 June 2019 Vélez appointed Francis Parrado as a head coach for the 2019–20 season in Tercera División.^[4]

Club background

• Sociedad Deportiva Vélez Fútbol Club (1922–1936)
• Vélez Fútbol Club (1940–1958)
• Club Deportivo Veleño Educación y Descanso (1958–1968)
• Club Deportivo Veleño (1968–1976)
• Vélez Club de Fútbol (1976–)

First-team squad

Updated 21 August 2022. Players listed on the First Team page on Vélez CF's club profile. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ESP Miguel Guerrero 3 DF  ESP Álvaro Ocaña 4 DF  ESP Álex Portillo 6 DF  ESP Adolfo Romero 8 MF  CGO Kaya Makosso 10 FW  ARG Damián Zamorano 13 GK  ESP Diego Barrios 14 DF  ARG Emanuel Bocchino 15 MF  POR Mauro Andrade 16 DF  MAR Essel 17 MF  URU Gonzalo Miranda

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  PAR Richard Gaona 19 FW  ESP Joselinho 22 FW  ESP Baltasar Moreno - GK  SWE Mio Didi - DF  ESP Héctor Martínez - DF  ESP Raúl Espinosa - MF  ESP Yael Ballesteros - MF  ESP Jorge Barba - MF  ESP Quique Escolano - FW  ESP Luismi Gutiérrez - FW  ESP Gastón Valles

Season to season