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
Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The t ...
. It has not registered in any competition since 2009, it held home matches at ''Estadio La Victoria de Pinos Puente'', with a capacity of 4,400 spectators.
History
''Granada 74 CF'' was created on 6 June 2007 when
Carlos Marsá, an investor from
Granada, bought
Segunda División team
Ciudad de Murcia
Club de Fútbol Ciudad de Murcia, usually abbreviated to Ciudad de Murcia, was a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the namesake autonomous community. They played at the 16,000-seater ''Estadio de La Condomina''.
Ciudad Murcia was reloca ...
. Ciudad's footballing rights and contracts were transferred to the newly founded side, which in practice meant Ciudad had been relocated to Granada even if the club was considered a new entity.
Ciudad players still under contract for the
2007–08 season had the option to stay with the new club or cancel their contract. Also, as part of the new setup,
Tercera División
Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the '' Segunda División'', and the semi-professional '' Segunda ...
's
CP Granada 74
Club Polideportivo Granada 74 was a Spanish football club based in Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1974, it last played in Tercera División in 2009, holding home games at ''Ciudad Deportiva Granada 92'', with a ca ...
became the
reserve team
In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players under contract to a club but who do not normally play in matches for the first team. Reserve teams often include back-up players from the first team, young players who need playing time to i ...
.
For the 2009–10 campaign, Granada 74 was not registered in any category.
El '74' no negocia ni se acoge a la concursal y esta medianoche bajará a la Liga Andaluza ('74' does not negotiate nor appeal to the law and will relegate to ''Liga Andaluza'' this midnight)
Ideal, 31 July 2009
Seasons
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*1 season in Segunda División
*1 season in Segunda División B
See also
*CP Granada 74
Club Polideportivo Granada 74 was a Spanish football club based in Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1974, it last played in Tercera División in 2009, holding home games at ''Ciudad Deportiva Granada 92'', with a ca ...
(reserve team)
*Relocation of professional sports teams
Relocation of professional sports teams occurs when a team owner moves a team, generally from one metropolitan area to another, but occasionally between municipalities in the same conurbation. The practice is most common in North America, where ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Authority control
Football clubs in Andalusia
Sport in Granada
Association football clubs established in 2007
Association football clubs disestablished in 2009
2007 establishments in Spain
2009 disestablishments in Spain
Segunda División clubs