The 2007-08 campaign delivered a thrilling and heroic return to the top flight for Málaga, as the Boquerones clinched a vital 2nd-place finish in the Segunda División, securing automatic promotion to La Liga. Built on a modest 'zero' cost project under manager Juan Ramón Muñiz, the team started brilliantly with seven straight victories but battled through an agonizing second half of the season. Leading the charge was veteran midfielder Antonio Hidalgo, whose 14 goals proved decisive, culminating in his famous final-day double against Tenerife that sealed promotion at a packed La Rosaleda. It was a vital year that marked the club's hard-fought return to the First Division under the inspiring slogan 'Together We Can'.