Kick-off is on Wednesday at 15:15, broadcast on TVG2 (Televisión de Galicia) and Footters.
The Malaguistas (12th in LaLiga SmartBank with 25 points) will be up against the rival from Galicia in 8th position of Group 1A in Second Division B with eight points.
Jon Ander González Esteban from the Basque Country will be officiating. This will be his second time refereeing an official Málaga CF match. The first was held last season, in the Copa del Rey, against Unión Montañesa Escobedo, which ended in defeat for the Malaguistas (2-0).
Players and coaches in common Coruxo FC-Málaga CF
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- The first time Málaga CF and Coruxo FC will play one another in an official match.
- Coruxo FC have become a historic side in Second Division B. They have stayed in the category for 11 consecutive seasons, with their best ranking being last season, reaching 5th
- The Malaguista squad list includes 12 professional players, plus Benítez, Hicham, Quintana, Julio and Juan Cruz from the reserve team and juvenil player, Larrubia.
Málaga CF in Galicia in the Copa del Rey
- RC Deportivo de La Coruña 1-0 Málaga CF (14/12/1999) – Round of 32 (First leg)
- RC Celta de Vigo 2-2 Málaga CF (14/01/2004) – Round of 16 (First leg)
- RC Deportivo de La Coruña 1-1 Málaga CF (03/12/2014) – Round of 32 (First leg)
About Coruxo FC
Coruxo FC is a team from Coruxo, located within the municipality of Vigo (Pontevedra). Curiously, Málaga CF already knows Coruxo’s Do Vao ground, situated next to a beautiful beach.
On 29th April 2015, when Málaga CF were playing RC Celta de Vigo, the team underwent an activation session at this ground hours before the match kicked off.
This will be the third team from Galicia, after Deportivo de La Coruña and Celta de Vigo, that Málaga CF will face in this KO tournament.
