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| Full name | Club de Fútbol Ciudad de Murcia, S.A.D. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 | ||
| Dissolved | 2007 (relocated) | ||
| Ground | La Condomina | ||
| Capacity | 16,000 | ||
Club de Fútbol Ciudad de Murcia, usually abbreviated toCiudad de Murcia, was aSpanish football club based inMurcia, inthe namesake autonomous community. They played at the 16,000-seaterEstadio de La Condomina.
Ciudad Murcia was relocated toGranada and renamedGranada 74 CF after the end of the2006–07 season.
Ciudad de Murcia was formed in the heat of the summer of 1999, whenQuique Pina, a former player ofReal Murcia, started the club with the help of local businesses and influential friendships.
In the2003–04 season, the new club first appeared inSegunda División. After reaching as high as a 12th place, it finished 17th, narrowly avoiding relegation, repeating the feat inthe following campaign (18th).
Impressive performances, particularly towards the back end of the season, saw Ciudad attain a much higher league standing in2005–06. Influential players such asJosé Juan Luque (20 goals) andDaniel Kome helped to keep the club in the promotion picture until the last day, eventually losing out toLevante UD for the third place; in the2006–07 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 fromGranada, transferring it to that city and renaming itGranada 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 thefourth level, became the club's first team in 2007–08.
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 1st | |
| 2000–01 | 4 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 2001–02 | 3 | 2ªB | 5th | Round of 16 |
| 2002–03 | 3 | 2ªB | 3rd | |
| 2003–04 | 2 | 2ª | 17th | |
| 2004–05 | 2 | 2ª | 18th | |
| 2005–06 | 2 | 2ª | 4th | |
| 2006–07 | 2 | 2ª | 4th | |
| 2007–2009 | asGranada 74 CF | |||
| Segunda División | Position | Pts | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciudad de Murcia | 4 | 63 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 44 |
Rolando ZárateDamián TimpaniCristian DíazLuciano BecchioTuru FloresJavier Liendo
AlexandreThiago Schumacher
David Eto'oBleriot HeuyotDaniel Kome
Juan Pablo Úbeda
Romain Ferrier
Carlos Torres
João Manuel PintoMarco Almeida
Leo LerincSlaviša Jokanović
Héctor FontJavier CamuñasRoberto CuevasIbán EspadasDaniel GüizaMikel LasaMikel LabakaDani BautistaJosé Juan LuqueRaúl MedinaAyozeXabi JiménezRubén Torrecilla
Roberto Merino
Henok Goitom
Ludovic Assemoassa
Jonay HernándezMiku
