Full name | Getafe Club de Fútbol S.A.D. | |||
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Nickname(s) | Geta Azulones (Deep Blue Ones) | |||
Founded | 8 July 1983 | |||
Ground | Estadio Coliseum | |||
Capacity | 16,500 | |||
Owner | Ángel Torres | |||
President | Ángel Torres | |||
Head coach | José Bordalás | |||
League | La Liga | |||
2023–24 | La Liga, 12th of 20 | |||
Website | getafecf.com | |||
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Getafe Club de Fútbol S.A.D. (Spanish pronunciation: [xeˈtafe ˈkluβ ðe ˈfuðβol]) is a Spanish professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. They compete in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football. The team has played its home matches in the 16,500-capacity Estadio Coliseum since 1998.
Founded in 1946 and refounded in 1983, the club was promoted to La Liga for the first time in 2004, and participated in the top level of Spanish football for twelve years between 2004 and 2016, and again since 2017. The club maintain rivalries with neighbours Leganés, who are based near the town of Getafe, Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid.