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Spanish clubs at a glance Posted: Tuesday August 27, 2002 7:46 PM
(AP) -- How the teams shape up at the start of the new Spanish season beginning Aug. 31: Alaves founded -- 1921 colors -- blue and white coach -- Jose Manuel 'Mane' Esnal (6th season) stadium -- Mendizorroza (capacity 19,500) honors -- none last season -- 7th new players -- Abelardo Fernandez (FC Barcelona), Richard Dutruel (FC Barcelona), Edu Alonso (Las Palmas), Luis Helguera (Udinese), Juan Epitie (Recreativo de Huelva) departures -- Martin Herrera (Fulham), Fabrizio Coloccini (Atletico de Madrid), Richard Witschge (Ajax) prospects -- Top eight finish. Athletic de Bilbao founded -- 1898 colors -- red, white and black stadium -- San Mames (capacity 40,000) coach -- Jupp Heynckes (Ger. 2nd season) honors -- 8 leagues, 24 cups last season -- 10th new players -- Aitor Karanka (Real Madrid) departures -- Rafa Alkorta (retired), Roberto Rios (released) prospects -- UEFA Cup place if defense improves. Atletico de Madrid founded -- 1903 colors -- red, white and blue stadium -- Vicente Calderon (capacity 57,500) coach -- Luis Aragones (2nd season) honors -- 9 leagues, 9 cups, 1 European Cup Winners Cup, 1 World Club Championship last season -- promoted new players -- Sergi Barjuan (FC Barcelona), Demetrio Albertini (AC Milan), Fabrizio Coloccini (AC Milan), Javi Moreno (AC Milan), Jose Mari Romero (AC Milan), Emerson (Deportivo de La Coruna), Luis Garcia (FC Barcelona), Esteban Suarez (Oviedo), Jorge Larena (Las Palmas) departures -- Juan Jose Luque (Espanyol), Juninho (Middlesbrough), Toni Jimenez (Elche), Constantin Munteanu (Albacete), Roberto Fresnedoso (Salamanca) prospects -- Could be in the running for a UEFA Cup place. FC Barcelona founded -- 1899 colors -- navy and crimson stadium -- Camp Nou (capacity 98,000) coach -- Louis van Gaal (Holl. 1st season) last season -- 4th honors -- 1 European Champions League, 3 UEFA Cups 2 European Supercups, 4 European Cup Winners Cups 16 leagues, 24 cups new players -- Robert Enke (Benfica), Juan Roman Riquelme (Boca Juniors), Gaizka Mendieta (Lazio) departures -- Rivaldo (AC Milan), Sergi Barjuan (Atletico de Madrid), Luis Garcia (Atletico de Madrid), Richard Dutruel (Alaves), Abelardo Fernandez (Alaves), Jose Manuel Reina (Villarreal), Francesco Coco (Inter Milan), Alfonso Perez (Betis) prospects -- Title outsider. Real Betis founded -- 1907 colors -- green and white stadium -- Manuel Ruiz de Lopera (capacity 62,000) coach -- Victor Fernandez (1st season) honors -- 1 league, 1 cup last season -- 6th new players -- Marcos Assuncao (AS Roma), Alfonso Perez (FC Barcelona), Fernando Fernandez (Real Madrid) departures -- Victor Ikpeba (Borussia Dortmund), Diego Crosa (Boca Juniors) Juan Merino (Recreativo de Huelva) prospects -- Another UEFA Cup place looks well within range. Celta de Vigo founded -- 1923 colors -- sky blue and white stadium -- Balaidos (capacity 31,800) coach -- Miguel Angel Lotina (1st season) honors -- none last season -- 5th new players -- Jandro Castro (Valencia), Jose Ignacio Saenz (Zaragoza) departures -- Florian Maurice (Bastia), Valery Karpin (Real Sociedad), Pedro Contreras (Sporting Lisbon) prospects -- Should finish in the leading six. Deportivo de La Coruna founded -- 1906 colors -- blue and white stadium -- Riazor (capacity 36,500) coach -- Javier Irueta (5th season) honors -- 1 league, 2 cups last season -- 2nd new players -- Roberto Acuna (Zaragoza), Jorge Andrade (Porto), Juanmi Garcia (Zaragoza), Fernando Sanchez (Osasuna) departures -- Emerson (Atletico Madrid), Nuno Herlander (FC Porto) prospects -- Excellent title chance. Espanyol founded -- 1900 colors -- blue and white stadium -- Olimpico Lluis Companys (capacity 56,000) coach -- Juande Ramos (1st season) honors -- 3 cups last season -- 14th new players -- Savo Milosevic (Parma), Alain Boghossian (Parma), Maxi Rodriguez (Newell's Old Boys), Fredson Camara (Paranaense), Xavi Roca (Villarreal), Jose Juan Luque (Atletico de Madrid), Cyril Domoraud (AC Milan), Moises Arteaga (Rayo Vallecano) departures -- Pablo Rotchen (Necaxa), Quique de Lucas (Chelsea), David Aganzo (Valladolid), Francisco Palencia (Cruz Azul), Paulo Sousa (retired), Toni Pacheco (Inter Milan) prospects -- Could spring a surprise. Malaga founded -- 1994 colors -- blue and white stadium -- La Rosaleda (capacity 37,500) manager -- Joaquin Peiro (5th season) honors -- none last season -- 9th new players -- Raul Iznata (Numancia) departures -- Domingo Larrainzar (Burgos) prospects -- Fortunes may downturn. Mallorca founded -- 1916 colors -- red and black stadium -- Son Moix (capacity 23,000) coach -- Gregorio Manzano (1st season) honors -- none last season -- 16th new players -- Harold Lozano (Valladolid), Federico Lussenhoff (Tenerife) departures -- Veljko Paunovic (Tenerife), Gustavo Siviero (Albacete) prospects -- Another relegation struggle ahead. Osasuna founded -- 1920 colors -- red and black stadium -- El Sadar (capacity 20,000) coach -- Javier Aguirre (Mex. 1st season) honors -- none last season -- 17th new players -- Manuel Vidrio (Pachuca), Carlos Ochoa (Tigres), Iban Perez (Gimnastic de Tarragona), Antonio Lopez (Atletico de Madrid) departures -- Oscar Arpon (Recreativo de Huelva), Rafael Olarra (Universidad Chile), Fernando Sanchez (Deportivo de la Coruna), prospects -- Relegation candidate. Racing de Santander founded -- 1913 colors -- white and green stadium -- El Sardinero (capacity 22,000) coach -- Manuel Preciado (1st season) honors -- none last season -- promoted new players -- Ilan Bachar (Happoel Tel Aviv), Yossi Benayoun (Maccabi Haifa), Pablo Lago (Las Palmas) departures -- Javier Mazzoni (released), Leider Preciado (released) prospects -- Relegation candidate. Rayo Vallecano founded -- 1924 colors -- white and red stadium -- Teresa Rivero (capacity 15,500) coach -- Fernando Vazquez (1st season) honors -- none last season -- 11th new players -- Urbano Santos (Polideportivo El Ejido) departures -- Julen Lopetegui (retired), Jesus Cota (retired), Moises Arteaga (Espanyol), Jordi Ferron (Zaragoza), Glaucio (released), Eric Roy (released) prospects -- Tough winter in store. Real Madrid founded -- 1902 colors -- white stadium -- Santiago Bernabeu (capacity 75,000) coach -- Vicente Del Bosque (4th season) honors -- 9 European Champions Cups, 2 Uefa Cups, 2 World Club Championships, 28 leagues, 17 cups. last season -- 3rd new players -- Esteban Cambiasso (River Plate) departures -- Aitor Karanka (Athletic de Bilbao), Geremi Njitap (Middlesbrough), Elvir Baljic (Galatasaray), Carlos Aranda (Villarreal), Fernando Fernandez (Betis) prospects: Champions League and league favorite. Needs to improve domestic away form. Real Sociedad founded -- 1909 colors -- blue and white stadium -- Anoeta (capacity 32,000) coach -- Raynald Deinoueix (Fra. 1st season) honors -- 2 leagues, 2 cups. last season -- 13th new players -- Gabi Schurrer (Las Palmas) Aitor Aldeondo (Eibar), Valery Karpin (Celta de Vigo) departures -- Luis Alberto (Porto Alegre), Mattias Asper (Malmo), Giorgi Demetradze (Alania), Edgaras Jankauskas (FC Porto), Lorenzo Juarros (retired), Stefane Collet (Strasbourg) prospects -- Should improve this season. Recreativo de Huelva founded -- 1889 colors -- blue and white stadium -- Nuevo Colombino (capacity 20,000) coach -- Lucas Alcaraz (3rd season) honors -- none last season -- Promoted new players -- Juan Merino (Betis), Carlos "Kaiku" Martin (Levante), Oscar Arpon (Polideportivo El Ejido) departures -- Juan Epitie (Alaves) prospects -- A swift return to second division. Sevilla founded -- 1905 colors -- red stadium -- Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan (capacity 45,500) coach -- Juan Caparros (3rd season) honors -- 1 league, 3 cups last season -- 8th new players -- Marcos Vales (Zaragoza), Vinnie Samways (Las Palmas) departures -- Nico Olivera (released), Frode Olsen (Viking Stavenger) prospects -- Midtable placing. Valencia founded -- 1919 colors -- white and black stadium -- Mestalla (capacity 49,000) coach -- Rafa Benitez (2nd season) honors -- 5 leagues, 6 cups, 2 UEFA Cups, 1 European Cup Winners Cup, 1 European Super Cup last season -- titlist new players -- none departures -- Jocelyn Angloma (retired), Jandro Castro (Celta de Vigo), Adrian Ilie (Como) prospects -- Top four finish. Valladolid founded -- 1928 colors -- purple and white stadium -- Jose Zorilla (capacity 26,500) coach -- Pepe More (3rd season) honors -- none last season -- 12th new players -- David Aganzo (Espanyol), Javier Mustafa (Rosario). departures -- Harold Lozano (Mallorca), Cuauhtemoc Blanco (America), Eusebio Sacristan (retired) prospects: Lower half of the standings. Villarreal founded -- 1923 colors -- yellow and blue stadium -- El Madrigal (capacity 22,000) coach -- Victor Munoz (3rd season) honors -- none last season -- 15th new players -- Juliano Belletti (Sao Paulo), Jose Manuel Reina (Barcelona), Carlos Aranda (Real Madrid), Josico Moreno (Las Palmas). departures -- Diego Cagna (Atletico Celaya), Xavi Roca (Espanyol), Gica Craioveanu (Getafe), Guillermo Amor (released) prospects -- Marginal improvement.
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