Melilla Club de Fútbol was a
Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of
Melilla
Melilla (, ; ) is an autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of . It was part of the Province of Málaga un ...
. Founded in 1946 as ''Club Deportivo Tesorillo'' and dissolved in 1976, it played for four consecutive seasons in
Segunda División
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.
History
Founded in 1946 as ''Club Deportivo Tesorillo'', the club was renamed ''Melilla Club de Fútbol'' in August 1956, after the dissolution of
UD Melilla
Unión Deportiva Melilla is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Melilla. Founded in 1976, it currently plays in , holding home matches at ''Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro'', with an 8,000 capac ...
. Having won promotion to
Tercera División
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in that year, they played for six consecutive seasons in the category, achieving an impressive first place in their debut season.
The club reached
Segunda División
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in 1962, and played for four consecutive seasons in the category before suffering relegation. They went on to play in the third division until 1976, and after suffering relegation, they merged with ''Club Gimnástico de Cabrerizas'', which had won promotion to the third level, to create
''Gimnástico Melilla Club de Fútbol''.
Club background
*''Juventud Español'' — ''(1940–43)''
*''Melilla Fútbol Club'' — ''(1921–43)''
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''Unión Deportiva Melilla'' — ''(1943–56)''
*''Club Deportivo Tesorillo'' — ''(1940–56)''
*''Melilla Club de Fútbol'' – ''(1956–76)''
*''Club Gimnástico de Cabrerizas'' – ''(1973–76)''
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''Sociedad Deportiva Melilla'' – ''(1970–76)''
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''Gimnástico Melilla Club de Fútbol'' – ''(1976–80)''
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''Unión Deportiva Melilla'' – ''(1980–)''
Other clubs from Melilla
*''Club Deportivo Real Melilla'' — ''(1939–)''
*''Club de Fútbol Melilla Industrial'' – ''(1968–74)''
*''Club de Fútbol Industrial Melilla'' – ''(1975–85)''
*''Melilla Fútbol Club'' — ''(1985–91)''
Season to season
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*4 seasons in
Segunda División
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*16 seasons in
Tercera División
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References
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Defunct football clubs in Melilla
Association football clubs established in 1946
Association football clubs disestablished in 1976
1946 establishments in Spain
1976 establishments in Spain
Segunda División clubs