Ciudad de Murcia
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| Full name | Club de Fútbol Ciudad de Murcia | ||
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| Founded | 1999 | ||
| Dissolved | 2006 (relocated) | ||
| Ground | Estadio de La Condomina, Murcia, Murcia, Spain | ||
| Capacity | 17,000 | ||
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Club de Fútbol Ciudad de Murcia, usually abbreviated to Ciudad de Murcia, was a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the namesake autonomous community. They played at the 16,000-seater Estadio de La Condomina.
Ciudad Murcia was relocated to Granada and renamed Granada 74 CF after the end of the 2006–07 season.
Contents
1 History
2 Season to season
3 Statistics 2006–07
4 Notable players
5 Famous coaches
6 References
7 External links
History
Ciudad de Murcia was formed in the heat of the summer of 1999, when Quique Pina, a former player of Real Murcia, started the club with the help of local businesses and influential friendships.
In the 2003–04 season, the new club first appeared in Segunda División. After reaching as high as a 12th place, it finished 17th, narrowly avoiding relegation, repeating the feat in the following campaign (18th).
Impressive performances, particularly towards the back end of the season, saw Ciudad attain a much higher league standing in 2005–06. Influential players such as José Juan Luque (20 goals) and Daniel Kome helped to keep the club in the promotion picture until the last day, eventually losing out to Levante UD for the third place; in the 2006–07 season, more of the same, but now 13 points behind the last promotee, neighbouring Real Murcia.
On 6 June 2007, Ciudad de Murcia was acquired by an investor from Granada, transferring it to that city and renaming it Granada 74 CF. The players still under contract with Ciudad had the option to cancel their contract or stay on with the newly formed club.[1]
As the second division team moved to Granada, the reserve team, CF Atlético Ciudad, playing in the fourth level, became the club's first team in 2007–08.
Season to season
| Season | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | Reg. Pref. | 1st | |
2000–01 | 3ª | 1st | |
2001–02 | 2ªB | 5th | |
2002–03 | 2ªB | 3rd | |
2003–04 | 2ª | 17th | |
2004–05 | 2ª | 18th | |
2005–06 | 2ª | 4th | |
2006–07 | 2ª | 4th |
4 seasons in Segunda División
2 seasons in Segunda División B
1 season in Tercera División
Statistics 2006–07
| Segunda División | Position | Pts | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciudad de Murcia | 4 | 63 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 44 |
Top Scorers:
- Goitom – 15 goals
- Luque – 11 goals
- Saizar – 8 goals
- Goitom – 15 goals
Top Goalkeepers:
- Jaime Jiménez – 23 goals in 21 matches
- José Juan – 20 goals in 20 matches
- Jaime Jiménez – 23 goals in 21 matches
Notable players
Rolando Zárate
Damián Timpani
Cristian Díaz
Luciano Becchio
Turu Flores
Javier Liendo
Alexandre
Thiago Schumacher
David Eto'o
Bleriot Heuyot
Daniel Kome
Juan Pablo Úbeda
Romain Ferrier
Carlos Torres
João Manuel Pinto
Marco Almeida
Leo Lerinc
Slaviša Jokanović
Héctor Font
Javier Camuñas
Roberto Cuevas
Ibán Espadas
Daniel Güiza
Mikel Lasa
Mikel Labaka
Dani Bautista
José Juan Luque
Raúl Medina
Ayoze
Xabi Jiménez
Rubén Torrecilla
Roberto Merino
Henok Goitom
Ludovic Assemoassa
Jonay Hernández
Miku
Famous coaches
Juan Manuel Lillo
Abel Resino
José Luis Oltra
References
^ Caso sin precedentes: el Granada 74, en Segunda, tras comprar su plaza al Ciudad de Murcia (Unprecedented: Granada 74 in Segunda, after buying berth from Ciudad de Murcia); Cadena SER, 6 June 2007 (in Spanish)
External links
Official website (in Spanish)
