Elche CF
Elche Full name Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. Nickname(s) Los Franjiverdes (The Green-striped ones) Los Ilicitanos (The Ones from Elche) Founded 1923 ( 1923 ) [1] Ground Martínez Valero, Elche, Valencia, Spain Ground Capacity 33,732 Chairman Juan Serrano Manager Pacheta League Segunda División 2017–18 Segunda División B, 3rd Website Club website Home colours Away colours Third colours Current season Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. (Valencian: Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D. ), is a Spanish football team based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club plays in the Segunda División B – Group 3, holding home matches at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero , with a capacity of 33,732 [2] seats. Founded in 1923 as the result of a merger between all of the town's clubs, Elche entered the league system in 1929, reaching Segunda División in 1934 and La Liga in 1959, finishing fifth in the latter tournament in 1963–64. It was runner-up in the Copa del Rey ...