Imperio Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football club based in

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History

Founded in 1923 under the name of Imperio Foot-Ball Club, the club changed its name to Imperio Club de Fútbol in 1940 due to the new language rules in all country. After the

Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing p ...

ended in 1939, the Imperio CF reorganized and created a new board with the aim of competing in the Castilla Championship. The team's greatest achievement was competing in Spain's

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for one season in 1939–40 season, under coach

José Quirante José Quirante Pineda (10 May 1883 in Alicante, Spain – 30 May 1964 in Barcelona, Spain) was a footballer who played as a midfielder, being one of the first players to play for both FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. He is also remembered for being ...

, and with the likes of

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, Antonio Muñoz, and Cuestita, which ended in relegation. Imperio's members, aware of the delicate nature of the moment and in need of financial aid, know how to move quickly and skillfully, establishing contacts with the recently merged Athletic-Aviación Club, the future

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. Seeing the potential resources that this club has, Ángel Lehoz, Luis Mesa, Ventura Miguel, and Gregorio Lázaro arrange a meeting with the Atlético's

Manuel Gallego Manuel Gallego Suárez-Somonte (22 June 1894 – 24 December 1965) was a Spanish soldier, lieutenant general of the Air Force, and the 15th president of Atlético Madrid between 1941 and 1945. Under his leadership the team won its second league ti ...

, and

Juan Touzón Juan Touzón Jurjo (7 May 1898 – 13 August 1972) was a Spanish lawyer and sports leader who served as the 16th president of both Atlético Madrid between 1946 and 1947, and of the Spanish Football Federation between 1954 and 1956, during which ...

, and Imperio FC is declared a colchonero subsidiary with Ángel Lehoz as president. In 1943 the club achieved promotion to

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

, but folded after four years. In its first season in the Third Division in 1943–44, Imperio, then coached by

Luis Urquiri Luis Urquiri Uraín (1 September 1906 – 1 May 1979) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for Deportivo Alavés and Atlético Madrid, He later became a manager, achieving 4 promotions to the first division with four different clu ...

, participated for the first time in the

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, beating

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(9–0),

RSD Alcalá Real Sociedad Deportiva Alcalá is a Spanish football team based in Alcalá de Henares in the Community of Madrid. Founded in 1929 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 7, holding home matches at ''Estadio Municipal del Val'', with a capac ...

(1–2), and

CD Acero Club Deportivo Acero (often shortened to CDA or CD Acero, 'Steel Sporting Club' in Spanish) is a Spanish football team based in Puerto de Sagunto (an urban nucleus in Sagunto), in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1919 it plays in , ...

in the previous qualifying rounds to be eliminated by

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 5 July 1939, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish foo ...

in fifth round (1–4 on aggregate).

Season to season

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*4 seasons in

References

External links

ArefePedia team profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Imperio Defunct football clubs in the Community of Madrid Association football clubs established in 1923 Association football clubs disestablished in 1947 1923 establishments in Spain 1947 disestablishments in Spain Segunda División clubs