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Spanish Primera Division
Spain
The Spanish league, called Liga BBVA this year!
FC Sevilla vs Getafe CF
Official name Sevilla Fútbol Club
City Sevilla
Founded 1905
Club colors White / White / Black
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Getafe CF
Official name Getafe Club de Fútbol
City Getafe (Madrid)
Founded 1983
Club colors Blue-Yellow / Blue /White
Match scheduled:
Date: 19-12-2009
Time:19:00 until 21:00
Week 15 / Jornada 15 :: LFP La Liga BBVA 2009/2010 :: BWIN doesn't have the tv rights for Spain, Italy, UK, France and Scandinavia. In Scandanavia Bet365/Betfair have got the rights!
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Sevilla is owned by its fans, with the stocks distributed across a few major holders and a large base of fans. The club supports one of the most renowned training academies in the country, which has produced many famous players.
Sevilla has also promoted innovations, such as a school of sport psychologists, who provide support for the younger as well as the professional players, and also more recently sports nutrition and medicine. Another recent success for Sevilla FC has been the establishment of its own radio station, "Sevilla FC Radio" (the first of its kind in Spain), their own local tv channel, "SFC TV", as well as other official media.
Sevilla FC's stadium is named after its former president Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán and has a spectator capacity of 45,500. The stadium is located in the neighborhood of Nervión. Sevilla's performance in La Liga in the last few seasons has led to an increase in the number of season ticket holders, making it necessary to create a waiting list for tickets.
The team wears white, with red-striped sleeves and black socks, for home games and red, with white-striped sleeves,for away games. Their kit is provided by the sports clothing and equipment manufacturer Joma.
Some fans of the team (those who stand in of the north end of the stadium) call themselves Biris. They got their name from Alhaji Momodo Nije, who was nicknamed Biri-Biri. Alhaji, a Gambian player known for his intensity and mercurial nature, was so popular with the Sevilla fans that the most loyal fans named their cheering section (and thus, themselves) after him. They are also the oldest football fan group in Spain.
The clubs reserves Sevilla Atlético play in the Segunda División - Group 4. The club is also affiliated to Sevilla, a team playing in the Puerto Rico Soccer League.
Getafe hired Quique Sánchez Flores as coach for their first season in the top division, but were widely tipped to be relegated.[citation needed] The club started 2004–05 poorly, lying at the bottom of the table,. Home wins over Espanyol, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia and Real Madrid,[10] followed by a sole away win of the season over Athletic Bilbao,[11] saw Getafe climb to finish 13th, being the only promoted side to avoid relegation. At the end of the season the club lost coach Flores, and several players to rival clubs.[12] In Getafe's next season the club briefly topped the table [13] before slipping to finish 9th.[14] During the 2006 World Cup, Argentine-born Mariano Pernía became Getafe's first ever Spanish international,[15] before moving to Atlético Madrid.[16]
In 2006–07 Getafe again finished ninth in the league,[17] conceding only 33 goals in 38 matches and goalkeeper Roberto "Pato" Abbondanzieri was awarded the Zamora Trophy, having recorded 12 clean sheets. The highlight of the club's season was reaching the Copa del Rey 2006-07 final, a competition in which Getafe had never even reached the quarter-finals before. The run included a two-legged semi-final against Barcelona in which Getafe lost the first leg 5-2 at the Camp Nou[18] before producing a 4-0 rout in the second leg at the Coliseum.[19] Getafe lost their first ever major final 1–0 to Sevilla in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[20] Through this the club qualified for the following season's UEFA Cup qualification, as Sevilla had already qualified for the UEFA Champions' League through their league position.
The following season, coach Bernd Schuster left after two seasons to become head coach at Real Madrid,[21] and Getafe appointed Michael Laudrup as his replacement.[22] Under Laudrup's leadership Getafe again finished the league mid-table. In the UEFA Cup, the team managed to progress to the quarterfinals after finishing top of Group G, only losing once,[23] setting up a tie against four-times European Cup winners Bayern Munich. Getafe drew the away leg 1-1 ,[24] thanks to an injury time equaliser from Cosmin Contra. In the second leg Rubén de la Red was sent off after six minutes. Contra put Getafe ahead just before halftime, but in the 89th minute Franck Ribéry equalised, sending the game into extra time. Two quick goals, from Javier Casquero and substitute Braulio, gave Getafe a 3-1 lead but Bayern pulled a goal back from Luca Toni, before Toni again scored seconds before the end of extra time, giving Bayern an away goals win.[25] Getafe also had successful run in the Copa del Rey, reaching the final for a second year running. In the final, at the Vicente Calderón Stadium, Getafe were beaten 3–1 by Valencia.[26]
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