Lorca Atlético Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Lorca, in the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2010, it held its home games at the Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco, with a capacity of 8,120 seats. The club was relegated to Preferente Autonómica for not paying its players and disappeared in August 2012.
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| Full name | Lorca Atlético Club de Fútbol | ||
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| Founded | 1 July 2010 (relocation of Sangonera Atlético Club de Fútbol) | ||
| Dissolved | 1 August 2012 | ||
| Ground | Francisco Artés Carrasco, Lorca, Murcia, Spain | ||
| Capacity | 8,120 | ||
| Chairman | Cristóbal Sánchez | ||
| 2011–12 | 2ªB – Group 4, 16th | ||
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History edit
In July 2010 Cristóbal Sánchez Arcas, an entrepreneur from Lorca, Spain, bought Murcia-based club Sangonera Atlético CF and moved it to his city.[1][2] It started competing professionally in the third division.
In June 2012, Lorca Atlético was doubly relegated: after finishing the season in 16th position, it suffered a further drop to the regional championships for failing to pay its players.[3]
Season to season edit
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- 2 seasons in Segunda División B
References edit
- ^ Lorca y Sangonera Atlético se fusionan (Lorca and Sangonera Atlético merge); La Verdad, 10 July 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Sangonera y el Lorca Atlético firman su fusión (Sangonera and Lorca Atlético sign merge); La Opinión de Murcia, 15 July 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Lorca Atlético no paga y desciende a Preferente (Lorca Atlético does not pay and relegates to Preferente); La Opinión de Murcia, 30 June 2012 (in Spanish)
External links edit
- Official website[permanent dead link] (in Spanish)
- Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
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