Marbella

Marbella Futbol Club, formerly known as Union Deportiva Marbella, is a Spanish football team based in Marbella, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1997 it currently plays in Segunda Division B – Group 4, holding home matches at Estadio Municipal de Marbella.

History

Union Deportiva Marbella was founded in 1997 immediately after the defunction of Club Atletico Marbella, which was born 38 years before and was owned by Jesus Gil, also the chairman of Atletico de Madrid. The club was registered on 30 January 1998 as U.D. Marbella and San Pedro Alcantara. In 2000–01, the team won its Tercera Division group but came second to Real Betis B in the promotion play-offs. It subsequently qualified to the Copa del Rey for the first time, losing 0–1 at home to CD Diter Zafra in the preliminary round. In 2003, it was finally promoted to Segunda Division B.

Marbella was taken over by leading businessmen Ian Radford and Wayne Elliott of the HI Group, an international sports, leisure, property and travel company in September 2007.

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