Club de Fútbol Atlético Ciudad was a Spanish football club based in

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, in the autonomous community of

. Founded in 2007 after the merger of Ciudad de Murcia and EMD Lorquí, it played its last season in ''

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'' (group IV), holding home matches at '' Estadio Juan de la Cierva'', with a 1,600-seat capacity. The club was refounded in 2010 as CAP Ciudad de Murcia.

History

On 6 June 2007, Ciudad de Murcia was acquired by an investor from

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, transferring to that city and being renamed it Granada 74 CF. As the second division team moved to Granada, the reserve team and the '' Escuela Municipal Deporte Lorquí'' (founded in 2003) merged, and ''CA Ciudad de Lorquí'' was founded. On 31 October 2008, the team changed its name to ''Club de Fútbol Atlético Ciudad''. Two years later, on 1 August, it was forced to relegate to ''

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

'' after not being able to pay a debt of

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700,000 euros, which consequently led to the club being dissolved.El Atlético Ciudad desciende a Tercera y el club se encuentra al borde de la desaparición (Atlético Ciudad relegates to Tercera and club faces folding)
; Sport Cartagena, 2 August 2010

Club names

*''Escuela Municipal Deporte Lorquí'' (2003–07) *''Club Atlético Ciudad de Lorquí'' (2007–08) *''Club de Fútbol Atlético Ciudad'' (2008–10)

Season to season

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*3 seasons in

Last squad (2009–10)

Famous players

* Cristian Díaz *

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* Patrick Amoah

References

External links

Official website
(archived 20 July 2008)
Futbolme team profile
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