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Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Elche CF, is a Spanish football club founded on January 10, 1923, after a merger of several local teams in the city of Elche (Elx), located in the province of Alicante in the Valencian Community. The team is nicknamed “Los Franjiverdes” (“The Green-Striped Ones”) and “Los Ilicitanos” (“The Ones from Elche”).
The club joined Spain’s league system in 1929, reaching the Segunda División in 1934. They earned their first promotion to La Liga in the 1959–60 season, and their best top-flight finish came in 1963–64 when they placed fifth. In 1969, Elche reached the Copa del Generalísimo final. Throughout the following decades, they experienced multiple promotions and relegations. In 2015, despite finishing mid-table in La Liga, they were relegated for financial irregularities, but they rebuilt and returned to the top flight in 2025 for the seventh time in their history.
The club plays at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, which opened on September 8, 1976, replacing the old Campo de Altabix. Designed by Juan Boix Matarredona, it was renamed in 1988 to honor a former club president. The stadium seats around 33,000 spectators and has one of the largest pitches in Europe (108 m × 70 m). It was a venue for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, hosting the record 10–1 win by Hungary over El Salvador, and staged the 2003 Copa del Rey final. Renovations in 2013–14 and the early 2020s modernized facilities, with a major upgrade planned for 2025–2027 to mark its 50th anniversary.
Elche, the city, is known for its palm groves (Palmeral de Elche, a UNESCO World Heritage Site), Mediterranean climate, and deep historical roots dating back to the Iberians and Romans. The football club is a central part of its community identity, celebrated passionately by locals.
