The club was founded in 1948 as Atlético Malagueño, changing to Málaga CF in 1994 after taking over the mantle, and inheriting the fanbase, of Club Deportivo Málaga, that had gone bankrupt. Home matches are played at La Rosaleda, which has a capacity of 28,693. In 2006 Lorenzo Sanz, a former Real Madrid president, purchased a 97 per cent holding in the club and then appointed his son Fernando Sanz, the former captain of the team, as club president. The club has a sizeable British following, unofficially called ‘The Guiri Army’, drawn from the British expat community in the Costa del Sol
The club was founded in 1948 as Atlético Malagueño, changing to Málaga CF in 1994 after taking over the mantle, and inheriting the fanbase, of Club Deportivo Málaga, that had gone bankrupt. Home matches are played at La Rosaleda, which has a capacity of 28,693. In 2006 Lorenzo Sanz, a former Real Madrid president, purchased a 97 per cent holding in the club and then appointed his son Fernando Sanz, the former captain of the team, as club president. The club has a sizeable British following, unofficially called ‘The Guiri Army’, drawn from the British expat community in the Costa del Sol
Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in Euro millions.
Financial Overview
Year |
Turnover |
Pre-tax profit |
Wages / Turnover ratio (%) |
Employees |
|
2006/07 |
6.584 |
-11.225 |
|
69 |
|
2005/06 |
19.269 |
-9.643 |
87.9 |
|
|
2004/05 |
19.725 |
-12.566 |
86.1 |
|
|
2003/04 |
18.871 |
-14.775 |
94.3 |
|
|
2002/03 |
17.069 |
-13.580 |
|
|
|
2001/02 |
15.668 |
|
|
|
|
2000/01 |
14.651 |
|
|
|
|
1999/00 |
15.054 |
-6.890 |
|
|
|
1998/99 |
5.313 |
-4.367 |
|
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