The first official match between Girona FC and Málaga CF will be officiated by Santiago Jaime Latre. The referee from Aragón has arbitrated MCF on 6 occasions (4 times in away games), with a balance of 1 victory, 3 draws and 2 defeats for the Malaguistas.
Players in common Girona FC-Málaga CF
Alcalá, Kiko Olivas, Peragón, Roberto Santamaría, Keko and Cifu
Coaches in common Girona FC-Málaga CF
None
Coaches in common Girona FC-CD Málaga
Cristóbal Martí, Paco Bru, Domingo Balmanya and Waldo Ramos
To take into account
- Montilivi will be the 43rd stadium where Málaga CF will visit in the First Division.
- Pedro Alcalá and Kiko Olivas, part of the team that achieved Girona FC’s first LaLiga promotion last season, debuted in an official match with Málaga CF in a Salamanca-Málaga (0-0) held on 29th April 2007. Both were part of the central defence in that match in the silver division.
- With the debut of five footballers in the first League game (Roberto, Baysse, Diego González, Adrián and Borja Bastón), there are now 202 Málaga CF players who have competed in at least one First Division match.
- Luis Hernández was the player who stole the most balls in the competition debut in the whole category. He regained the ball on 12 occasions from Eibar.
Malacitano played in Gerona
13th October 1940 saw the first visit to Gerona by a Málaga team. CD Malacitano faced Girona FC in the 3rd match of Second Division Group 2. Girona won by 4-0 that day, in the match held at the then Vista Alegre ground.
The line-up for CD Malacitano, coached by José Quirante, was: Mendaro, Juanele, Montoro, Junco, Salazar, Mitje, Meri, Tomasín, Fuentes, Mesita and Chacho.
