Málaga CF

Club Atlético Malagueño

Málaga's history traces 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, it 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 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, were in danger of folding due to financial struggles.

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 had a roster of talented young players and a modern stadium. Although they never pushed for a Champions League place, under manager Joaquín Peiro the club won trophies and was promoted to a…

Domestic

Segunda División Winners (1): 1998–99 Segunda División B Winners (1): 1997–98 Tercera División Winners (3): 1963–64, 1992–93, 1994–95

International

UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals (1): 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Quarter-finals (1): 2002–03 UEFA Intertoto Cup: Winners (1): 2002

Friendly

Trofeo Costa del Sol Winners (10): 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2023, 2025, 2026 Schalke 04 Cup Winners (1): 2014 Copa EuroAmericana Runner-up (1): 2015

Trofeo Costa del Sol

Between 1961 and 1983, the club organised its own summer tournament, the Trofeo Costa del Sol. In this first age of the tournament, the club won this competition themselves on three occasions, beating Real Madrid, Red Star Belgrade and Derby County in the finals. After a long time of inactivity from 1983 onwards, the competition was revived in 2003. Since then, the club has won the competition on seven occasions, beating Newcastle United, Real Betis, Parma, Peñarol, Everton, Lekhwiya, Sampdoria and Fulham in the finals. All ten trophies are currently placed together in the Museo Malaguista in La Rosaleda.

Eastern Andalusia Derby

Málaga's main rivalry is with Granada CF, known as the Derby of eastern Andalusia. The two clubs are located approximately 90 kilometers apart.