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Hércules

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Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. (Spanish pronunciation:

The Hercules began to dispute a youth championship, of which would proclaim champion in 1918. In 1919 took place the first official encounter, was against Athletic Club Benaluense, with victory of Hercules by 2-1. In its beginnings the team wore in white and red striped shirt and black pants.

After first appearing in La Liga in the 1935–36 season, Hércules would play sporadically in the category for the next 40 years, playing mainly in the second division but going as low as the third. From 1961 to 1969, neighbours Alicante acted as its feeder club.

After a ten-year spell in the top flight, encompassing 12 seasons in the 1970s and '80s, the club only returned again in the

In 2004–05, after five years in the third level, Hércules finished second, being subsequently promoted to the "silver category". After posting three consecutive solid seasons, the club narrowly missed out on a return to the top division in 2009, finishing fourth, three points behind last-promotee Tenerife.

The 2009–10 campaign saw Hércules promoted back into the top flight after 13 years in dramatic fashion: losing 0–1 at half-time at Rayo Vallecano, the team fought back to win 2–1 in the penultimate game of the season and leap frog Real Betis into third place. In the last round, a 2–0 away win against relegation-threatened Real Unión guaranteed promotion, with the 4–0 win of Betis over Levante eventually counting for nothing (all three teams – Levante, Hércules and Betis – ended equal on points).

Early into the 2010–11 season, one year, three months and 19 days after Barcelona's last home defeat in the league, Hércules recorded a shock 2–0 win at the Camp Nou thanks to a brace from Nelson Valdez^[2] – Barça had won their last 11 home matches, scored at least three times in each of their last six league fixtures and were protecting a 17-game unbeaten streak. Amazingly, however, this was the Alicante outfit's third successive win over the Catalans, having won both meetings in their previous top flight campaign 14 years before;^[3] after a solid first round of 19 games the team slumped in the table, eventually ranking in 19th position for an immediate relegation back.

In the 2013–14 campaign, they were relegated to the Segunda División B after finishing in last place in the Segunda División.

In the

Season to season

• 20 seasons in La Liga
• 43 seasons in Segunda División
• 13 seasons in Segunda División B
• 7 seasons in Tercera División

Current squad

As of 3 November 2017

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Ismael Falcón — GK  ESP Iván Buigues — DF  ESP Adrià Vilanova — DF  ENG Connor Ruane — DF  ESP Juanjo Nieto — DF  ESP Mikel Santamaría — DF  ESP Pedro Inglés — DF  ESP Paco Peña (captain ) — DF  ESP Pol Bueso — DF  ESP Samuel Llorca — DF  ESP Víctor Olmedo — MF  ESP Checa — MF  ESP Chechu Flores

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP José Gaspar — MF  ESP José Luis Miñano — MF  MAR Moha — MF  CHI Gerardo Navarrete — MF  ESP Miguel Ángel Nieto — MF  ESP Pedja — MF  ESP Pepelu — FW  ESP Carlos Fernández — FW  ESP Juli — FW  ESP Óscar Díaz — FW  ESP Álvaro Salinas — FW  ESP Alejandro Tarí

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  FRA David Trezeguet 18 FW  PAR Nelson Valdez — GK  POL Jan Tomaszewski — FW  ESP Franja Madrid — FW  ARG Mario Kempes

Former coaches

Relationships with other teams

• Iraklis – Since 2003, fans of both teams formed a friendship through the Internet, because "Iraklis" is a Greek name for "Hercules", the Roman name for Heracles, the Greek god of strength. There is even a Hércules supporters club that bears the name Iraklis, in honor of their friendship.^[4]

• Hércules CF B
• Ciudad de Alicante Trophy

References