[citation needed] From 1940, its predecessor RCD Córdoba met varying success, spending most of its time in the second and third divisions of Spanish football.

[3] He led the team to a 7th-place finish, and then Córdoba defeated Las Palmas in the Segunda División play-off final to return to the top flight for the first time in 42 years.

Ulises Dávila scored the decisive goal, a late equaliser in the away second leg, after Las Palmas fans had caused ten minutes to be added onto the game by invading the pitch.

In their opening match of the 2014–15 season, Córdoba lost 2–0 away at Real Madrid, putting them in 19th place on the table, after round 1.

Additional wins against CF Granada at home and Rayo Vallecano away in rounds 17 and 18 put the team in 14th place.

The newly created Córdoba Club de Fútbol Femenino will play in the Spanish Segunda División (women) starting in the 2018–19 season.

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.