10 Facts About Getafe CF

Since promoting to La Liga for the first time in 2004, Getafe CF participated in the top level of Spanish football for twelve years between 2004 and 2016, and again since 2017.

Sociedad Getafe CF Deportivo was founded in 1923, only playing in lower divisions from 1928 to 1932.

Club Getafe CF Deportivo played six seasons in the Segunda Division, with little success.

Getafe CF had successful run in the Copa del Rey, reaching the final for a second year running.

Commonly called Marea Azul, or Azulones, Getafe CF supporters have steadily increased in number with the success of the team in recent years.

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Getafe CF supporters have grown far beyond the local area and are now known to have fans in Australia, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Argentina, Scotland, Denmark, the United States and Mexico.

Getafe CF created some controversy in 2007 when their season ticket campaign included biblical references of Abraham, Moses and Jesus sacrificing themselves for the team.

Getafe CF has a small group of Ultras supporters, called Comandos Azules.

In 2011, Getafe CF released a humorous tongue-in-cheek advertising campaign, pretending to decry the club's relatively small fanbase and encouraging male supporters to donate sperm in order to breed more fans.

Real Madrid's much greater stature, huge budget and expensive squad has never stopped Getafe CF from rising to the challenge and often playing their best football against their "bigger brother".