Club de Fútbol Ciudad de Murcia, usually abbreviated to Ciudad de Murcia, was a Spanish football club based in
Murcia
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Estadio de La Condomina
La Condomina is a multi-use stadium in Murcia, Spain. The stadium holds 16,500 spectators (6,500 seated) and it is currently used mostly for football matches and music concerts.
History
La Condomina was built in 1924 with an initial capacity of ...
''.
Ciudad Murcia was relocated to
Granada
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and renamed
Granada 74 CF
Granada 74 Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Granada 74, was a Spanish football team based in Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It has not registered in any competition since 2009, it held home matches at ''Estadio La ...
Ciudad de Murcia was formed in the heat of the summer of 1999, when Quique Pina, a former player of
Real Murcia
Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in , playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condo ...
, 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
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''. 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
José Juan Luque Jiménez (born 16 October 1977) is a Spanish footballer who played as a left winger.
Club career
Born in Cantillana, Province of Seville, Luque started playing professionally for Sevilla FC, appearing mostly for the reserves. ...
(20 goals) and Daniel Kome helped to keep the club in the promotion picture until the last day, eventually losing out to
Levante UD
Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community.
Founded on 6 September 1909, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025– ...
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
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, transferring it to that city and renaming it
Granada 74 CF
Granada 74 Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Granada 74, was a Spanish football team based in Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It has not registered in any competition since 2009, it held home matches at ''Estadio La ...
Cadena SER
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Cadena SE ...
, 6 June 2007
As the second division team moved to Granada, the reserve team,
CF Atlético Ciudad
Club de Fútbol Atlético Ciudad was a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Founded in 2007 after the merger of Ciudad de Murcia and EMD Lorquí, it played its last season in ''Segunda División B'' (gro ...
, playing in the fourth level, became the club's first team in 2007–08.
Season to season
*4 seasons in
Segunda División
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*2 seasons in
Segunda División B
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*1 season in
Tercera División
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Rolando Zárate
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Club career
Born in Haedo, Buenos Aires Province, Zárate spent most of his career for Club ...
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Damián Timpani
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He played for several lower league clubs in Argentina before moving to Spain where he played for Xerez, Elche, Real Murcia, Ciudad de Murcia and Orihuela
Orihuel ...
Romain Ferrier
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His previous clubs include AS Cannes, Bordeaux, Montpellier HSC and Guingamp. He also played in Europe with Bordeaux and Montpellier and had a spell ...
João Manuel Pinto
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Playing career
Pinto was born in ...
Leo Lerinc
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Career
A graduate of the youth system at his hometown club Vojvodina, Lerinc made his first-team debut in 1994. He was a regular member of the team t ...
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Slaviša Jokanović
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A physical player considered st ...
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Héctor Font
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He played 274 professional league matches in his career, split nearly exactly between La Liga and Segunda División, representing ...
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Javier Camuñas
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He amassed La Liga totals of ...
Ibán Espadas
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Across the two major levels of Spanish football, he appeared in 104 games and scored 14 goals over nine seasons. In La Liga, he represente ...
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Daniel Güiza
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Mikel Lasa
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He played 267 La Liga matches over 13 seasons (six goals scored), representing Real Sociedad, Real Madrid and A ...
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Mikel Labaka
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He totalled 111 La Liga matches and five goals over six seasons, rep ...
José Juan Luque
José Juan Luque Jiménez (born 16 October 1977) is a Spanish footballer who played as a left winger.
Club career
Born in Cantillana, Province of Seville, Luque started playing professionally for Sevilla FC, appearing mostly for the reserves. ...
Henok Goitom
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He spent most of his 18-year career with AIK (two spells) and in Spain, where he played 215 matches ...
Jonay Hernández
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He held a Spanish passport due to having spent almost his entire professional career in that nation, mainly in the Segunda Divis ...
Juan Manuel Lillo
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Having started coaching before his 20s, he was the youngest manager in charge of a La Liga club, having taken over Salamanca at not yet 30 years of age. He al ...
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Abel Resino
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Nicknamed ''El Gato'' (The Cat) due to his reflexes,
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José Luis Oltra
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Playing career
Born in Valencia, Oltra spend the vast majority of his 14-year senior career in the lower leagues, re ...