Racing Murcia City 1913 Fútbol Club is a

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club based in Murcia a district in center of Murcia Center, Murcia, Spain. Founded on 1 September 2013, it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 13, holding home games at the Estadio Universitario with a capacity of 10,000

History

The club was founded on 1 September 2013 under the name of ''DiTT Redmóvil Asociación Deportiva'', being registered in the

Football Federation of the Region of Murcia The Football Federation of the Region of Murcia ( es, Federación de Fútbol de la Región de Murcia; FFRM) is a regional association under the control of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), which organises official competitions within th ...

for the 2014–15 season. In 2016, the club was renamed into ''Racing Murcia FC'', after being in the ''Preferente Autonómica''. In 2020, Racing Murcia achieved promotion to Tercera División, while also qualifying for the Copa del Rey for the first time in their history. Funded by the

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, the club signed several former footballers to their organizational chart, such as

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, and Paul Pogba's brother Mathias Pogba as a player. Also in June 2021, the club appointed former Real Madrid and Liverpool legend Fernando Morientes as international director. In January 2021, president Morris Pagniello signed former

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Royston Drente Royston Ricky Drenthe (born 8 April 1987) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Murcia. Although primarily a left winger, he has also played as a left-back. Drenthe started his professional career with Eredivisie side Feyeno ...

. In January 2022, Indo-Canadian businessman and former sportsman Steve Nijaar was announced as the new president. Jose Montelogo was announced as the new chairman of the club and new partner of Racing City Group after the 2022-23 season.

Season to season

---- *1 season in Tercera División *1 season in Tercera División RFEF

Players

First-team squad

References

External links

Official website

Fútbol Regional team profile

Soccerway team profile
Football clubs in the Region of Murcia Association football clubs established in 2013 2013 establishments in Spain {{Spain-footyclub-stub