Football
Here in the Canary Islands, soccer matches are a much more sociable occasion than in England.
The Spanish league is reckoned to be among the best in the world. The set up here is a bit different, though.
Spain has one Premier League, a First Division and a Second division. Then comes Second Division B which is made up of four regional leagues. Still with us ...?
This is followed by a Third Division made up of 13 leagues - which is where the Canary Islands soccer teams come in.
UD Fuerteventura, whose stadium is in Puerto del Rosario, were relegated from the Second Division B but bounced right back in 2006. Union Antigua, which competed in the same Third Division, were not in the same league and struggled.
Fuerteventura's best team is Playas Jandia who play in the Benito Alonso stadium in La Pared. They earned promotion to Second Division B in 1996 and put in respectable performances even finishing runners up in 2004 above UD Lanzarote ad UD Las Palmas.
All these teams dream of winning the Copa del Rey (King's Cup) which s similar to the FA Cup.
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kick off on time - in Fuerteventura it is roughly between 11.45-noon Sunday
mornings. A burger or pie is not tradtional at half time - instead stock up
n pumpkin seeds.Join in the spirit by yelling "Venga!!" - come on - "Uy!!" when the ball goes just wide and "GOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAL!" when they score.
Football clubs from the Canary Islands
UD Fuerteventura
Union Antigua
Playas Jandia
UD Lanzarote
Maritima
UD Las Palmas
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