- Hércules CF
Football club infobox
clubname = Hércules
fullname = Hércules Club de Fútbol
nickname = "Herculanos"
"Blanquiazules"
founded = 1922
ground = José Rico Pérez,
Alicante ,
Valencian Community ,
Spain
capacity = 30,000
chairman = flagicon|Spain Valentín Botella Ros
manager = flagicon|Spain Juan Carlos Mandiá
league =Segunda División
season = 2007-08
position =Segunda División 6th
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leftarm2=000000|body2=000000|rightarm2=000000|shorts2=000000|socks2=000000Hércules Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team formed in 1922 and based in
Alicante . They will play the 2008-09 season in the "Segunda División ". The team is based in the city ofAlicante in the autonomous community of Valencia. They play in the José Rico Pérez Stadium, which seats 30,000 spectators.History
Hércules sporadically appeared in the top flight every decade up until the end of last century, with the 1970s being the most successful period. They last appeared in the first level in 1996/97 and, though relegated, managed two remarkable comeback wins over
FC Barcelona , which ultimately handed over the league title toReal Madrid .In 2004-05 they finished second in the "
Segunda División B ", being subsequently promoted to the second level.tatistics
*19 seasons in "
La Liga "
*36 seasons in "Segunda División "
*11 seasons in "Segunda División B "
*7 seasons in "Tercera División "Current squad
"The numbers are established according to the official website: [http://www.herculescf.es www.herculescf.es] and [http://www.lfp.es www.lfp.es]
"As of
9 September 2008 ."tatistics 2007/08
Segunda División Position Pts P W D L F A Hercules CF 6 58 42 14 16 12 66 55
*Top Scorers:
**Sendoa - 9 goals
**Tote - 8 goals
**Rubén Navarro - 7 goals
*Top Goalkeepers:
**Alba - 41 goals in 33 matches
**Prats - 11 goals in 7 matches
**Sanzol - 1 goal in 2 matchesFormer players
"see also cl|Hércules CF footballers"
Famous coaches
*flagicon|Hungary flagicon|Spain
Ferenc Puskás
*flagicon|SpainMiguel Muñoz
*flagicon|SpainManolo Jiménez
*flagicon|HungarySándor Kocsis
*flagicon|SpainCarlos Jurado
*flagicon|SpainArsenio Iglesias External links
* [http://www.herculescf.es Official website] es icon
* [http://www.machohercules.com Unofficial site]
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