UE Figueres

Unió Esportiva Figueres is a Spanish football team based in Figueres, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1919 and refounded in 2007 it plays in the Primera Catalana league, holding home matches at Estadi Municipal de Vilatenim, with a seating capacity of 9,472.^[2]

Figueres

Full name	Unió Esportiva Figueres
Founded	1919 (reformed in 2007)
Ground	Vilatenim, Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
Capacity	9,472[1]
President	Daniel Sala Peix
Head coach	Héctor Simón
League	Lliga Elit
2024–25	Lliga Elit, 5th of 16
Home colours Away colours

History

Figueres was first founded on April 13, 1919.^[3] Bernat Palmer was elected as its first president, and Camp de l’Horta de l’Institut became its first stadium.^[4] In 1983 the club first reached Segunda División B, and promoted to Segunda División only three years later, maintaining that status for seven seasons and appearing once in the La Liga promotion playoffs after finishing third in the regular season; it eventually lost on aggregate to Cádiz.

In the 2001-02 season, Figueres became the first club from third division to advance to the Copa del Rey semi-finals. Their campaign began with a 10-1 aggregate victory over CD Teruel. In the following round, the round of 64 Figueres was faced with powerhouse Barcelona, beating them in extra time in historic fashion.^[5][6] In the round of 32, the club eliminated another first division club, this time beating Osasuna on penalties after a 0–0 draw. In the round of 16, which was now played over two legs, Figueres beat Novelda 2–1 on aggregate. In the quarter-finals, Figueres pulled off another upset, beating Second division club Córdoba 2–0 on aggregate. In the semi-finals, Figueres was faced with Deportivo de La Coruña, one of the best teams in Spain at the time and league champions in 2000. The first leg in Figueres ended in a 1–0 loss, and the second leg ended in a 1–1 draw, with Figueres being eliminated and Deportivo going on to beat Real Madrid in the final.

For most of the 90s and 2000s, Figueres was consolidated in the third level, only now and then vying for promotion. On 27 June 2007 the principal shareholder transferred the club to Castelldefels due to little support of the public, and the side would eventually disappear.^[7]

In August 2007 UE Figueres was refounded by minority shareholders, with the team starting playing in the lowest division of Spanish football, Quarta Catalana.

Season to season

Vilatenim stadium

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1940–41 6 2ª Reg. 1st 1941–42 4 1ª Reg. B 4th 1942–43 3 1ª Reg. A 5th 1943–44 3 3ª 10th 1944–45 4 1ª Reg. A 5th 1945–46 4 1ª Reg. A 12th 1946–47 5 2ª Reg. 1st 1947–48 4 1ª Reg. A 10th 1948–49 4 1ª Reg. A 10th 1949–50 4 1ª Reg. A 9th 1950–51 4 1ª Reg. A 7th 1951–52 4 1ª Reg. A 5th 1952–53 4 1ª Reg. A 10th 1953–54 4 1ª Reg. 15th 1954–55 4 1ª Reg. 5th 1955–56 4 1ª Reg. 11th 1956–57 3 3ª 16th 1957–58 3 3ª 6th 1958–59 3 3ª 5th 1959–60 3 3ª 1st

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1960–61 3 3ª 7th 1961–62 3 3ª 3rd 1962–63 3 3ª 12th 1963–64 4 1ª Reg. 13th 1964–65 4 1ª Reg. 2nd 1965–66 3 3ª 14th 1966–67 3 3ª 10th 1967–68 3 3ª 10th 1968–69 3 3ª 17th 1969–70 3 3ª 9th 1970–71 4 Reg. Pref. 15th 1971–72 4 Reg. Pref. 3rd 1972–73 4 Reg. Pref. 6th 1973–74 4 Reg. Pref. 4th 1974–75 4 Reg. Pref. 5th 1975–76 4 Reg. Pref. 7th 1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 2nd 1977–78 4 3ª 2nd 1978–79 4 3ª 8th 1979–80 4 3ª 3rd

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1980–81 4 3ª 2nd 1981–82 4 3ª 3rd 1982–83 4 3ª 2nd 1983–84 3 2ª B 4th 1984–85 3 2ª B 6th 1985–86 3 2ª B 1st 1986–87 2 2ª 14th First round 1987–88 2 2ª 7th Round of 32 1988–89 2 2ª 9th Third round 1989–90 2 2ª 12th First round 1990–91 2 2ª 7th Third round 1991–92 2 2ª 3rd Fourth round 1992–93 2 2ª 17th Round of 32 1993–94 3 2ª B 4th Third round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1994–95 3 2ª B 9th Second round 1995–96 3 2ª B 3rd 1996–97 3 2ª B 4th First round 1997–98 3 2ª B 7th Third round 1998–99 3 2ª B 8th 1999–00 3 2ª B 6th 2000–01 3 2ª B 8th Second round 2001–02 3 2ª B 13th Semifinals 2002–03 3 2ª B 16th 2003–04 3 2ª B 13th 2004–05 3 2ª B 8th 2005–06 3 2ª B 14th 2006–07 3 2ª B 12th[i]

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• 7 seasons in Segunda División
• 17 seasons in Segunda División B
• 19 seasons in Tercera División

Notes

1. Renamed UE Miapuesta Castelldefels

Team refounded

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2007–08 9 3ª Terr. 1st 2008–09 8 2ª Terr. 1st 2009–10 7 1ª Terr. 1st 2010–11 6 Pref. Terr. 2nd 2011–12 5 1ª Cat. 1st 2012–13 4 3ª 6th 2013–14 4 3ª 11th 2014–15 4 3ª 4th 2015–16 4 3ª 10th 2016–17 4 3ª 9th 2017–18 4 3ª 10th 2018–19 4 3ª 12th 2019–20 4 3ª 13th 2020–21 4 3ª 9th / 4th 2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 15th 2022–23 6 1ª Cat. 4th 2023–24 6 Lliga Elit 5th 2024–25 6 Lliga Elit 14th

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• 9 seasons in Tercera División
• 1 season in Tercera División RFEF

Famous players

Note: this list includes players that have played at least 70 league games and/or have reached international status.

Emil Walter Marc Pujol Justo Ruiz Juan Cuyami Francisco Carrasco Luis Cembranos Martín Domínguez Pere Gratacós

Toni Jiménez Tintín Márquez Albert Serra Tito Vilanova Tab Ramos Peter Vermes José Herrera

Category:UE Figueres footballers

Famous coaches

• Pichi Alonso
• Francisco
• Mané