UD Fuerteventura, Football
The start of the football season is always an exciting time. This weekend will be no exception as the Spanish leagues kick off the 2007/2008 season and most notably the newly promoted UD Fuerteventura.
UD Fuerteventura were in the 3rd Division, Group XII. However, a long and difficult 2006/07 season saw some strong team performances and as the saying goes ‘When the going gets tough, the tough gets going’, UD Fuerteventura sucessfully came through the playoff stages to gain promotion to the 2nd Division B, Group I. This year they will be playing the likes of Lanzarote, Deportivo B, Lugo and Athletico Madrid B.
UD Fuerteventura pay their home games on a Sunday in the capital Puerto Del Rosario, where there is plenty of local support and even a British supporters club who follow all the home games. This year there will be the opportunity to see the rising stars from the big clubs, as the ‘B’ teams are generally the reserves for La Liga teams Deportivo, Celta and At. Madrid.
Sunway Fuerteventura will be following UD Fuerteventura this season and you can get all their fixtures and results on www.futbolme.com , this weekend (26th August) they will be away to Lanzarote. Venga Fuerteventura!
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Footballs coming home…to your holiday home
SO there you are on the beach at the weekend with the sun sizzling your body and a beer at your side, you have some great investment properties to view, but you are still not happy. Something important and fundamental to your life is missing, you are pining for your football fix.
Lastweekend August 25 & 26, the Spanish La Liga season kicked off and the Canary Islands is a hot bed of football, all within 2 divisions of the big boys Real Madrid, Sevilla, Barcelona and the rest. The Segunda (2nd) Division is home to CD Tenerife (www.clubdeportivotenerife.com) and from Gran Canaria, UD Las Palmas (www.udlaspalmas.es) .Only 5 seasons ago they were both in La Liga and a good season this time round could see them back there within the year. Both teams get big crowds of 15,000 plus and play a very high standard of football with passion and noise replacing some of the more unsavoury aspects of UK crowds. CD Tenerife even have their own British based fan club the Armada Sur (www.armadasur.com) and the minimum ticket prices of 15 euros at either ground, would barely buy a bag of crisps at a UK game.
There is still a feeling that lower league football in Spain is still played on gravel type pitches but these days even little villages have excellent grass and not a burnt leg in sight. The third tier of Spanish football, Segunda B is home to a host of Canarian teams hoping to reach the big time. In Gran Canaria there are 2 aspirants, Universidad Las Palmas (www.ulpgc.es ) and in the south east, near the main resorts, Vecindario (www.udvecindario.es). Back in Tenerife, and also in the south east is Raqui San Isidro ( www.raquisanisidro.com ).
UD Lanzarote ( www.udlanzarote.es )are based at Arrecife and over on Fuerteventura they have 2 teams to cheer on, UD Fuerteventura (www.udfuerteventura.org ) and UD Pajara Playa de Jandia (www.udpajara-playasdejandia.com ) who both play at Puerto del Rosario. Fuerteventura and Lanzarote also have their own slightly smaller but just as passionate British following of ex pats.
None of these teams may be your first love but they may soon become your mistress and help to fill that void within you. They can’t promise you hot Bovril at half time but you will soon learn to enjoy an ice cream and a cold drink instead.