GIRONA 
FUTBOL CLUB

The Catalan Club was founded in 1930 when football flourished in the region and Spain. With the support of the City Council, Girona entered the second division of the Catalan Championships, and five years later, it played in Spain's Segunda (second) División.

After that, Girona mainly oscillated between the third and fourth tiers of the national pyramid and returned to the second tier in 2008 after almost 50 years.

The Club made steady progress and finally achieved promotion to La Liga Primera (first) Division in 2016/17, ending an 87-year quest and joined the City Football Group family in 2017. The following season, Girona managed to secure their spot the following season thanks to many wins, including against the then-reigning European Champions Real Madrid. Unfortunately, they were relegated in 2018/19, but in 2021/22, after a more mature relation between the Club and CFG, they regained a spot in LaLiga 1st Division led by the Head Coach Michel Sanchez.

Their first season back in 2022/23 was highly successful as they defeated Real Madrid at home and drew away at both champions Barcelona and Real, finishing 10th. The 2023/24 season brought more success with the Club setting an all-time record of season ticket holders (9,700) at Montilivi and the Club’s first-ever qualification for UEFA Champions League.

The team plays its home games at the Estadi Montilivi, constructed in 1970 and has a capacity of around 14,000.

On the Women’s side, Girona merged the Club's two 7-a-side and one 11-a-side women's grassroots teams in 2017 to form Girona FC Femeni, their first official Women's team. The team began in the Provincial Divisions (the lowest level in the Spanish football pyramid) and has now progressed to compete in the highest division of the Catalan Football Federation. Girona Women's setup includes five teams spanning different age groups and has exclusive partnerships with sponsors Friselva, Alma and Torras.

The construction of the City Football Academy Girona represents a firm commitment to the development of young talent, with the aim of developing players who can go on to succeed at the professional level. Girona’s Academy has already produced great young talent – Pedro Porro, Valery and Arnau Martínez, among others – and the City Football Academy Girona campus will take the youth program to the next level.