Getafe Club de Fútbol is a resilient, highly competitive professional Spanish football club based in Getafe, a city in the South Metropolitan Area of Madrid. Universally known as "Los Azulones" (The Deep Blues) or "El Geta," the club competes in La Liga and plays its home matches at the 16,500-capacity Coliseum.
Refounded in 1983 following the restructuring of original local sides, Getafe traditionally plays in full deep-blue kits. The club achieved a miraculous rise through the Spanish league pyramid, making its top-flight La Liga debut in 2004 and going on to establish itself as an enduring, tough-to-beat staple of Spanish football.
Getafe reached two consecutive Copa del Rey finals in 2007 and 2008 and enjoyed famous European campaigns in the UEFA Cup / Europa League. Under long-serving manager José Bordalás, Getafe built a fierce global reputation for high-intensity defensive organization, physical discipline, and tactical resilience, reaching the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals in 2008 and the Round of 16 in 2020.
Getafe CF maintains passionate Madrid regional rivalries, contesting South Madrid Derby encounters against CD Leganés alongside top-flight capital fixtures against Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, and Rayo Vallecano.
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