Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the

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, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in

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, holding home games at ''

Estadio Cartagonova Estadio Cartagonova is a multi-purpose stadium in Cartagena, Spain, Cartagena, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and hosts the home matches of Segunda División club, FC Cartagena. The capacity of the s ...

'', with a capacity of 15,105 spectators. The club is considered to be a

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Cartagena CF Cartagena Club de Fútbol was a football club based in Cartagena, Region of Murcia. The club played 7 seasons in Segunda División. Cartagena CF disappeared at the end of the 1951–52 season for not paying its players. Immediately after Cartag ...

, founded in 1919.

History

Cartagena was founded on 25 July 1995, in the place of ''

Club Deportivo Balsicas Centro Deportivo Balsicas was a football team based in Balsicas, Torre-Pacheco, in the Region of Murcia. The club was dissolved in 2002. History Club Deportivo Balsicas started playing in 1982, managing to reach the ''Regional Preferente'' befo ...

'', due to serious economic problems of the first team of the city,

Cartagena FC Cartagena Fútbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the autonomous community of Murcia. They were formerly called UD Cartagenera. Founded in 1940, they are focused on youth football, and hold home games at ''Ciudad Deport ...

, the first president Florentino Manzano was the founder. In the first eight years it was known as ''Cartagonova Fútbol Club'', and first played in the third division in the 1998–99 season. The club then changed its name to ''Fútbol Club Cartagena'' and Luis Oliver took over as president, starting his tenure with the club immerse in economic problems and close to relegation. Being saved from folding by local entrepreneur Francisco Gómez after the 2002–03 campaign, it consolidated itself in the third level and achieved another

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, now to division two, in

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. Historic side

, which was founded much earlier, acted as

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between 2003 and 2009, eventually re-gaining its independence. In 2009–10's second division season ''Efesé'' nearly achieved another promotion, finishing eventually in fifth position; all promotion hopes were dashed in the 41st and penultimate matchday, with a 0–1 away loss against

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. Cartagena was relegated from the second tier at the end of 2011–12. In May 2015, a late goal from Carlos Martínez saved the club from a further drop by winning a

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on the

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against Las Palmas Atlético. Three years later, the team fell at the final promotion hurdle to

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by a single goal. On 19 July 2020, Cartagena was promoted to Segunda Division after an 8-year absence. On 13 April 2025, Cartagena was relegated to third division after five years stay in second division following a 1-2 defeated by

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Season to season

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*1 seasons in

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*19 seasons in

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*2 seasons in

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Players

Current squad

Reserve team

Current technical staff

Reserve team

FC Cartagena B Fútbol Club Cartagena B is the reserve team of FC Cartagena, a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Founded in 2015, it currently plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Ciudad Jardín''. History ...

is FC Cartagena's

since 2015. It was founded in that year and plays in

. In the past, other sides such as Cartagena Promesas,

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and CD Algar were the club's B-team.

Stadium

Cartagena holds home matches at ''

''. Inaugurated on 7 February 1988, it has a capacity of 14,532 spectators, measuring 105 x 68 meters; it underwent renovation in January 2000. The ground's biggest attendance was recorded 30 June 1999 in a second division promotion playoff match against

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, with 20,000 spectators in the stands. On 26 January of the following year, the first Spain national team game ever hosted in the

took place, a friendly with

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Kit evolution

Famous players

Note: this list includes players that have played at least 100 league games, have reached international status, or both.

Famous coaches

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Juan Ignacio Martínez Juan Ignacio Martínez Jiménez (; born 23 June 1964), commonly known by his initials JIM, is a Spanish football coach and former player, who played as a left back. He last managed Foolad in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Having only played as h ...

* Francisco Jémez * José Murcia

References

External links

*
Futbolme team profile

''Peña Goto Cartago'', fansite
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