Real Murcia

Real Murcia

Full name	Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Los Pimentoneros (The Paprika-men)
Founded	1908
Ground	Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Capacity	31,079
Chairman	Vacant
Manager	José Manuel Aira
League	2ª B – Group 1
2014–15	2ª B – Group 1, 4th
Home colours Away colours

Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., known as Real Murcia ([reˈal ˈmuɾθja], "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the namesake region. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in Segunda División B, playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condomina, which holds 33,045 spectators.

Home colors are mainly scarlet shirt and white shorts.

History

Officially founded in 1908 (records show earlier denominations, as 1903's Foot Ball Club de Murcia and 1906's Murcia Football Club), Real Murcia was named as such, in 1923–24, by king Alfonso XIII. The following year, the La Condomina stadium was opened, with the club holding home games there for the next 82 years uninterrupted.

In 1929 the club first competed in the third division, achieving its first ever La Liga promotion in 1939–40, a feat repeated four years later. After years of mainly playing in the second level (even briefly returning to the fourth), it returned to the top division for 1980–81, for another nine-year spell.

During the 1990s Murcia also featured briefly in division four, but played mainly in the second division. Both the last match played at the old Condomina, on 11 November 2006, and the first at the new grounds 15 days later, resulted in home defeats (0–1 to Polideportivo Ejido and 1–4 against Real Valladolid); however, the club returned to the top level three years after its last spell.

Murcia started 2007–08 well, resisting in mid-table positions until early 2008, with not even the change in coach, with former Spanish national team boss Javier Clemente replacing Lucas Alcaraz, being able to prevent relegation.

During the 2008–09 season, with Murcia placed in the relegation zone, Clemente was also sacked, in mid-December 2008 – the Pimentoneros eventually retained their division status. However, in the following campaign, the club returned to division three.

Seasons

Recent seasons

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
2002–03	2D	1	42	23	10	9	59	22	79		Promoted to La Liga
2003–04	1D	20	38	5	11	22	29	57	26		Relegated to Segunda División
2004–05	2D	12	42	15	9	18	40	52	54
2005–06	2D	16	42	13	13	16	41	40	52
2006–07	2D	3	42	21	13	8	62	45	76		Promoted to La Liga
2007–08	1D	19	38	7	9	22	36	65	30		Relegated to Segunda División
2008–09	2D	14	42	14	10	18	48	58	52	Round of 32
2009–10	2D	20	42	11	17	14	49	51	50	Round of 32	Relegated to Segunda División B

Season to season

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1925–26 - - Group stage 1926–27 - - Group stage 1927–28 - - Quarter-finals 1928–29 3ª 2nd Round of 32 1929/30 2ª 8th Round of 16 1930/31 2ª 7th Round of 16 1931/32 2ª 5th Round of 32 1932/33 2ª 3rd Quarter-finals 1933/34 2ª 3rd Round of 16 1934/35 2ª 2nd Third round 1935/36 2ª 1st Round of 16 1939/40 2ª 1st First round 1940/41 1ª 12th Round of 16 1941/42 2ª 2nd Round of 16 1942/43 2ª 3rd DNP 1943/44 2ª 2nd Semi-finals 1944/45 1ª 11th First round 1945/46 1ª 11th Round of 16 1946/47 1ª 12th First round 1947/48 2ª 11th Quarter-finals 1948/49 2ª 7th Fourth round 1949/50 2ª 2nd Second round 1950/51 1ª 14th DNP

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1951/52 2ª 5th DNP 1952/53 2ª 11th Round of 16 1953/54 2ª 12th DNP 1954/55 2ª 1st Round of 16 1955/56 1ª 13th DNP 1956/57 2ª 3rd DNP 1957/58 2ª 3rd DNP 1958/59 2ª 6th Round of 32 1959/60 2ª 7th Round of 32 1960/61 2ª 8th Round of 32 1961/62 2ª 8th Round of 32 1962/63 2ª 1st Round of 32 1963/64 1ª 12th Round of 32 1964/65 1ª 13th Round of 16 1965/66 2ª 10th First round 1966/67 2ª 7th First round 1967/68 2ª 6th First round 1968/69 2ª 8th DNP 1969/70 2ª 18th Quarter-finals 1970/71 3ª 9th Third round 1971/72 3ª 1st First round 1972/73 2ª 1st Third round 1973/74 1ª 15th Round of 16

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1974/75 1ª 18th Fourth round 1975/76 2ª 17th Third round 1976/77 3ª 1st Second round 1977/78 2ª 5th Fourth round 1978/79 2ª 14th Round of 16 1979/80 2ª 1st Fourth round 1980/81 1ª 16th Second round 1981/82 2ª 5th Third round 1982/83 2ª 1st Third round 1983/84 1ª 11th Third round 1984/85 1ª 18th Third round 1985/86 2ª 1st Third round 1986/87 1ª 11th Second round 1987/88 1ª 17th Round of 32 1988/89 1ª 19th Round of 32 1989/90 2ª 9th First round 1990/91 2ª 3rd Fifth round 1991/92 2ª 11th Round of 16 1992/93 2ªB 1st Third round 1993/94 2ª 18th Fourth round 1994/95 2ªB 17th Third round 1995/96 3ª 1st DNP 1996/97 2ªB 13th First round

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1997/98 2ªB 8th DNP 1998/99 2ªB 4th DNP 1999/00 2ªB 2nd Preliminary round 2000/01 2ª 13th Round of 16 2001/02 2ª 15th Round of 64 2002/03 2ª 1st Quarter-finals 2003/04 1ª 20th Round of 32 2004/05 2ª 12th Round of 64 2005/06 2ª 16th Second round 2006/07 2ª 3rd Second round 2007/08 1ª 19th Round of 32 2008/09 2ª 14th Round of 32 2009/10 2ª 20th Round of 32 2010/11 2ªB 1st Round of 32 2011/12 2ª 18th Second round 2012/13 2ª 19th Second round 2013/14 2ª 4th Second round 2014/15 2ªB 2nd Second round 2015/16 2ªB First round

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• 18 seasons in La Liga
• 53 seasons in Segunda División
• 9 seasons in Segunda División B
• 5 seasons in Tercera División (until 1976–77 as third level)

Current squad

As of 10 November 2015

The numbers are established according to the official website: www.realmurcia.es.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Simón Ballester GK Fernando Martínez DF José Miguel Ruiz DF Jaume Sobregrau DF Tomás Ruso DF Fernando Pumar DF Eneko Satrústegui DF Jordi Hostench (on loan from Elche) MF Sergi Guilló MF Sergio García (on loan from Eibar)

No. Position Player MF Javi López MF Isaac Palazón MF Alejandro Chavero MF Rafa de Vicente MF Armando Ortiz MF Arturo Molina FW Germán Sáenz FW Fran Moreno FW Gorka Azkorra FW Carlos Álvarez

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player MF Eddy Pascual (at Eibar)

Famous coaches

• Mark Haight
• Fernando Daucik
• Antoni Ramallets
• Ferenc Puskás
• László Kubala
• John Toshack
• Joaquín Peiró
• Javier Clemente
• José Miguel Campos

Women's team

After the Royal Spanish Football Federation decided to expand the Superliga Femenina in 2009, Real Murcia absorbed Santomeran second-tier club Apolo Properties. The team was thus registered in the competition and presented,^[1] but it was disbanded shortly after for financial reasons.^[2]

Three years later, Murcia Femenino in the third division became Murcia's new club.^[3]

See also

• Real Murcia Imperial – Murcia's reserve team

References

1. Puesta de largo del Real Murcia de fútbol femenino (Real Murcia women's football gets going); La Verdad, 19 August 2009 (Spanish)
2. El Real Murcia femenino muere antes de debutar (Real Murcia women's dies before making debut); La Verdad, 5 September 2009 (Spanish)
3. El Murcia Femenino competirá con el nombre y el escudo del Real Murcia (Murcia Femenino will compete under Real Murcia's name and badge); La Opinión de Murcia, 13 August 2012 (Spanish)

External links

• Official website (Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol team profile
• MurciaMania, all about the club (Spanish)