Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta was a

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based in the autonomous city of

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. Founded in 1969 and dissolved in 1991, it held home matches at ''

Estadio Alfonso Murube Estadio Alfonso Murube is a association football, football stadium in the autonomous city of Ceuta, Spain in Northern Africa. It is the home stadium of AD Ceuta FC, who currently play in Segunda División B, Segunda División B - Group 4, with a c ...

'', with a capacity of 6,500.

History

From 1977 until 1991, Ceuta played 13 seasons in

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. The only exception was 1980–81, when the club competed in

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, finishing 20th and last; on 7 September 1980, the first game in the category was played, a 2–0 home win against

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, one of 11 during the campaign (the top and the bottom-ranked teams were separated by only 16 points). In summer 1991, following severe economic problems – which led to the club's relegation to

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for not paying its players – Agrupación Deportiva folded, being replaced by

AD Ceuta Asociación Deportiva Ceuta was a Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Ceuta. Founded in 1996, its last season was 2011–12 in Segunda División B, holding home matches at '' Estadio Alfonso Murube'', with a capacity of 6,500. ...

Club background

*''Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta'' (1969–91)

Other clubs from Ceuta

*'' Ceuta Sport Club'' — (1932–56); renamed in 1941 to ''Sociedad Deportiva Ceuta'' *'' Sociedad Deportiva Ceuta'' — (1941–56); in 1956 merged with the Spanish elements of Club Atlético Tetuán to form ''Club Atlético de Ceuta'' *'' Club Atlético de Ceuta'' — (1956–); renamed in 2013 to ''Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club'' *'' Club Imperio de Ceuta Sociedad Deportiva'' — (1958–) *''Club Ceutí Atlético'' (1996–97) *'' Asociación Deportiva Ceuta'' (1997–2012) *'' Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club'' — (2013–)

Season to season

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*13 seasons in

*7 seasons in

Selected former players

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Association football clubs established in 1970 Association football clubs disestablished in 1991 Defunct football clubs in Ceuta 1970 establishments in Spain 1991 disestablishments in Spain Segunda División clubs {{Ceuta-stub