Ciudad de Lorca CF

Ciudad de Lorca Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football club based in Lorca in the Region of Murcia. Founded in 1969 as Abarán CF and refounded in 1999 as Atlético Abarán, it disappeared in 2009; the club's home ground was Estadio Alfonso Embarre, which held 2,000 spectators.

Ciudad de Lorca

Full name	Ciudad de Lorca Club de Fútbol
Founded	1969 as Abarán CF 1999 as Atlético Abarán
Dissolved	2009
Ground	Alfonso Embarre, Lorca, Spain
Capacity	2,000
2008–09	3ª - Group 13, 20th
Home colours Away colours

History

Abarán Club de Fútbol was founded in 1969 to replace CD Abarán which were dissolved two years earlier. They first reached Tercera División in 1988, and spent eight consecutive seasons in the division before being renamed to Club Deportivo Abarán in 1996.

In 1999, CD Abarán suffered relegation due to debts, and their place in the fourth division was bought by Atlético Abarán; CD Abarán still played one further season in the Territorial Preferente before being dissolved. In 2001, Atlético Abarán changed name back to Abarán Club de Fútbol, but were bought by FC Cartagena in 2004, being renamed to Cartagena Promesas Club de Fútbol, moving to Cartagena and becoming their reserve team.

In 2006, the affiliation agreement with Cartagena ended, and the club played the season under the name of Club Imperial Promesas Rincón de Seca in Rincón de Seca [es]. In 2007, a local businessman named Gregorio Muñoz (Gori) bought the club, moved it to Lorca and renamed it to Ciudad de Lorca Club de Fútbol.

In 2009, after suffering relegation from the fourth division and having a € 40,000 debt, Gori unsuccessfully tried to sell the club to other businessmen, at they later were dissolved.

Club background

• Abarán Club de Fútbol (1969–1996; 2001–2004)
• Club Deportivo Abarán (1996–2000)
• Atlético Abarán (1999–2001)
• Cartagena Promesas Club de Fútbol (2004–2006)
• Club Imperial Promesas Rincón de Seca (2006–2007)
• Ciudad de Lorca Club de Fútbol (2007–2009)

Season to season

Abarán CF/CD Abarán

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1969–70 5 2ª Reg. 2nd 1970–71 5 2ª Reg. 2nd 1971–72 5 1ª Reg. 2nd 1972–73 4 Reg. Pref. 14th 1973–74 4 Reg. Pref. 19th 1974–75 5 1ª Reg. 3rd 1975–76 4 Reg. Pref. 17th 1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 18th 1977–78 5 Reg. Pref. 18th 1978–79 6 1ª Reg. 11th 1979–80 6 1ª Reg. 3rd 1980–81 5 Reg. Pref. 8th 1981–82 5 Reg. Pref. 17th 1982–83 5 Reg. Pref. 12th 1983–84 5 Reg. Pref. 13th 1984–85 5 Reg. Pref. 16th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1985–86 5 Reg. Pref. 14th 1986–87 5 Reg. Pref. 18th 1987–88 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 1988–89 4 3ª 4th 1989–90 4 3ª 6th 1990–91 4 3ª 12th 1991–92 4 3ª 15th 1992–93 4 3ª 11th 1993–94 4 3ª 14th 1994–95 4 3ª 8th 1995–96 4 3ª 15th 1996–97 4 3ª 10th 1997–98 4 3ª 14th 1998–99 4 3ª 13th 1999–2000 5 Terr. Pref. 8th

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• 11 seasons in Tercera División

Atlético Abarán/Abarán CF

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1999–2000 4 3ª 17th 2000–01 5 Terr. Pref. 2nd 2001–02 4 3ª 11th 2002–03 4 3ª 8th 2003–04 4 3ª 17th

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• 4 seasons in Tercera División

Cartagena Promesas

Season Tier Division Place 2004–05 4 3ª 9th 2005–06 4 3ª 4th

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• 2 seasons in Tercera División

Imperial Promesas

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2006–07 4 3ª 15th

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• 1 season in Tercera División

Ciudad de Lorca

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2007–08 4 3ª 16th 2008–09 4 3ª 20th

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• 2 seasons in Tercera División

External links

• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)