FC Vilafranca

Vilafranca
Full nameFutbol Club Vilafranca
Founded1904
GroundMunicipal,
Vilafranca del Penedès,
Catalonia, Spain
Capacity5,000[1]
ChairmanJoan Soler[2]
ManagerIván Moreno[3]
LeagueLliga Elit
2023–24Tercera Federación – Group 5, 16th of 18 (relegated)

Futbol Club Vilafranca is a Spanish football team based in Vilafranca del Penedès, Catalonia. Founded in 1904, it currently plays in Lliga Elit, holding home matches at Camp Municipal with a capacity for 5,000 seats.[4]

History

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The club was founded in 1904, being one of the oldest football clubs in Spain.[5] In August 2020, the club became the farm team of Lleida Esportiu.[6]

In May 2021, Vilafranca achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División RFEF (which replaced the old Segunda División B),[7] but as Lleida failed to achieve promotion to Primera División RFEF, Vilafranca became ineligible for promotion.[8]

Season to season

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Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1939–40 7 2ª Reg. 6th
1940–41 6 2ª Reg. P. 1st
1941–42 6 2ª Reg. P. 3rd
1942–43 4 1ª Reg. B 3rd
1943–44 5 2ª Reg. 1st
1944–45 5 1ª Reg. B 2nd
1945–46 4 1ª Reg. A 9th
1946–47 4 1ª Reg. A 3rd
1947–48 4 1ª Reg. A 3rd
1948–49 4 1ª Reg. A 8th
1949–50 4 1ª Reg. A 5th
1950–51 4 1ª Reg. A 2nd
1951–52 4 1ª Reg. A 6th
1952–53 4 1ª Reg. A 15th
1953–54 4 1ª Reg. 18th
1954–55 4 1ª Reg. 7th
1955–56 4 1ª Reg. 5th
1956–57 3 4th
1957–58 3 16th
1958–59 4 1ª Reg. 5th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1959–60 4 1ª Reg. 18th
1960–61 4 1ª Reg. 10th
1961–62 4 1ª Reg. 1st
1962–63 3 9th
1963–64 3 12th
1964–65 3 19th
1965–66 4 1ª Reg. 4th
1966–67 4 1ª Reg. 5th
1967–68 4 1ª Reg. 2nd
1968–69 3 16th
1969–70 3 19th
1970–71 4 Reg. Pref. 8th
1971–72 4 Reg. Pref. 11th
1972–73 4 Reg. Pref. 17th
1973–74 5 1ª Reg. 3rd
1974–75 5 1ª Reg. 15th
1975–76 5 1ª Reg. 4th
1976–77 5 1ª Reg. 5th
1977–78 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1978–79 5 Reg. Pref. 1st
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1979–80 4 13th Second round
1980–81 4 4th
1981–82 4 7th First round
1982–83 4 14th
1983–84 4 14th
1984–85 4 12th
1985–86 4 18th
1986–87 5 Reg. Pref. 7th
1987–88 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1988–89 4 17th
1989–90 4 19th
1990–91 5 Reg. Pref. 7th
1991–92 5 1ª Cat. 13th
1992–93 5 1ª Cat. 10th
1993–94 5 1ª Cat. 8th
1994–95 5 1ª Cat. 8th
1995–96 5 1ª Cat. 2nd
1996–97 4 11th
1997–98 4 16th
1998–99 4 20th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1999–2000 5 1ª Cat. 9th
2000–01 5 1ª Cat. 4th
2001–02 5 1ª Cat. 10th
2002–03 5 1ª Cat. 16th
2003–04 6 Pref. Terr. 3rd
2004–05 6 Pref. Terr. 2nd
2005–06 5 1ª Cat. 11th
2006–07 5 1ª Cat. 8th
2007–08 5 1ª Cat. 5th
2008–09 5 1ª Cat. 17th
2009–10 5 1ª Cat. 1st
2010–11 4 11th
2011–12 4 8th
2012–13 4 16th
2013–14 4 13th
2014–15 4 5th
2015–16 4 4th
2016–17 4 4th
2017–18 4 9th
2018–19 4 9th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2019–20 4 7th
2020–21 4 2nd N/A[i]
2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 11th N/A[i]
2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 14th
2023–24 5 3ª Fed. 16th
2024–25 6 Elit

Notes
  1. ^ a b Reserve team of Lleida Esportiu

References

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  1. ^ "The latest news from FC Vilafranca: squad, results, table". BeSoccer. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. ^ "La Directiva". FC Vilafranca. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Moreno: "L'Hospitalet no es mereix un pocavergonya com el seu tècnic"". betevé (in Catalan). 24 November 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Spain - FC Vilafranca - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Història". FC Vilafranca. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. ^ "El FC Vilafranca s'afilia amb el Club Lleida Esportiu" [FC Vilafranca is affiliated to Club Lleida Esportiu] (in Catalan). La Fura. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  7. ^ "El FC Vilafranca depende del Lleida Esportiu para ascender" [FC Vilafranca depend on Lleida Esportiu to achieve promotion] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. ^ "La derrota del Lleida a Alacant deixa el Vilafranca sense l'històric ascens a Segona RFEF" [The defeat of Lleida to Alicante leaves Vilafranca without the historical promotion to Segunda RFEF] (in Catalan). Eix Diari. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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