Málaga 2015/16 makes history

2015/16 season

• The team accumulated 48 points, with a balance of 12 victories, 12 draws and 14 defeats.  They claimed 8^th place, the third best classification for Málaga CF in the First Division, matching the 8^th place achieved in 2000/01 and 2008/09.
• Málaga CF only conceded 35 goals, the best defensive record in the First Division.
• Charles and Rosales played the most matches, 35, and the only players to exceed 3,000 minutes of play.
• Charles was the highest goal-scorer with 12 goals, forming an attacking duo with Duje Cop (7 goals), generating 50% of the team’s goals (19 of 38).

2008/09 season

• The team accumulated 55 points, with a balance of 15 victories, 10 draws and 13 defeats.  They claimed 8^th place.
• Málaga CF scored 55 goals, just 5 behind their best record in the elite.
• Eliseu and Baha played the most matches, 36. 
• Jesús Gámez and Weligton exceeded 3,000 minutes of play.
• Apoño and Baha were the highest goal-scorers with 9 goals.  Apoño scored 7 goals from the penalty spot, a record for Málaga CF in the First Division.

2000/01 season

• The team accumulated 56 points, with a balance of 16 victories, 8 draws and 14 defeats.  They claimed 8^th place.
• Málaga CF scored 60 goals, the best record in the gold category of Spanish football.
• José María Movilla played the most matches, 37.
• Rufete and ‘Koke’ Contreras exceeded 3,000 minutes of play.
• The Double D.  Between Dely Valdes (17) and Darío Silva (13), they scored half of the team’s 60 goals.

CD Málaga, Top 7 in the 70s

For its part, CD Málaga never reached 8^th position in 20 seasons in the First Division.  The best ranking was 7^th place on two occasions, with Sebastián Viberti as a Blue and Whites’ icon, achieved in the 1971/72 and 1973/74 seasons.

1973/74 season

• The team accumulated 36 points (a win was worth 2 points) with a balance of 12 victories, 12 draws and 10 defeats.  They claimed 7^th place.
• Málaga CF scored 31 goals, and conceded 32 goals.
• Deusto, Martínez and Vilanova played the most matches, 34.
• Vilanova and Galindo were the highest goal-scorers, with 5 goals each.

1971/72 season

• The team accumulated 35 points (a win was worth 2 points) with a balance of 9 victories, 17 draws and 8 defeats.  They claimed 7^th place.
• Málaga CF scored 27 goals, and conceded 31 goals.
• Deusto won the Zamora Trophy, conceding 23 goals in 30 matches.
• Migueli and Álvarez played the most matches, 33.
• Álvarez was the highest goal-scorer, with 7 goals.
• In the 34^th and last match of the season, CD Málaga achieved an historic victory by 0-1 at the Nou Camp against FC Barcelona.
• CD Málaga was the first team to draw in 17 League matches, a record later equalled by various teams, and exceeded by Deportivo de La Coruña this 2015/16 season (with 18).