Lorca Atlético Club de Fútbol was a
Spanish football team based in
Lorca, in the
Region of Murcia
The Region of Murcia (, ; ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain located in the southeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. The region is in area and had a popul ...
. Founded in 2010, it held its home games at the
Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco, with a capacity of 8,120 seats. The club was relegated to Preferente Autonómica for not paying its players and disappeared in August 2012.
History
In July 2010 Cristóbal Sánchez Arcas, an entrepreneur from
Lorca, Spain
Lorca () is a municipality and city in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia in south-eastern Spain, southwest of the city of Murcia. The municipality had a population of 95,515 in 2020, up from the 2001 census total of 77,477. Lorca ha ...
, bought
Murcia
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-based club
Sangonera Atlético CF and moved it to his city. It started competing professionally in the
third division.
In June 2012, Lorca Atlético was doubly relegated: after finishing
the season in 16th position, it suffered a further drop to the regional championships for failing to pay its players.
El Lorca Atlético no paga y desciende a Preferente (Lorca Atlético does not pay and relegates to ''Preferente'')
La Opinión de Murcia, 30 June 2012
Season to season
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*2 seasons in Segunda División B
Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...
References
External links
Official website
Futbolme team profile
Association football clubs established in 2010
Defunct football clubs in the Region of Murcia
Lorca, Spain
Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol clubs
2010 establishments in Spain
Association football clubs disestablished in 2012
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