Linares Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football club based in

Linares, Jaén Linares (; ) is a city located in the Andalusian province of Jaén, Spain. It is considered the second-most important city in that province and had a population of 56,525 in the most recent census (2021). The altitude is and the total area of ...

, in the autonomous community of

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. Founded in 1961 it disappeared 29 years later due to serious economic problems, and held home matches at '' Estadio de Linarejos'', with a 10,000-seat capacity.

History

Founded in 1961, Linares reached the national leagues four years later. It would eventually play five seasons in the

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, four of those consecutive (1980–84), never finishing higher than 12th. From 1962–67, the club competed under the name ''Santana Linares Club de Fútbol''. After being relegated in the 1983–84 season, Linares played five out of its last six years in ''

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'' – created in 1977 as the new third level. Following the team's disappearance another club was founded in the city, CD Linares: in its 19 years of existence it appeared in seven seasons in the fourth division and eight in the

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(seven consecutive), before folding in 2009.

Seasons

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*8 seasons in

*11 seasons in

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(10 as third tier, 1 as fourth tier) *4 seasons in Categorías Regionales

Famous players

Defunct football clubs in Andalusia Association football clubs established in 1960 Association football clubs disestablished in 1990 1960 establishments in Spain 1990 disestablishments in Spain Linares, Jaén Segunda División clubs {{Spain-footyclub-stub