Real Murcia

Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the region of Murcia. Founded in 1908, it currently plays in the second division, playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condomina, which can hold 33,045 spectators.

Home colors are mainly scarlet shirt and white shorts.

History

Officially founded in 1908 (posterior 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 inaugurated, with the club holding home games there for the next 82 years uninterrupted.

In 1929, the club first competed in Tercera División, 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 first division for 1980–81, for another nine-year spell.

During the 1990's, Murcia also featured briefly in Tercera, but played mainly in the second division. Both the last match played at the old Condomina, on November 11, 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, Murcia returned to the first division 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 taking over Lucas Alcaraz, being able to prevent relegation.

In 2008–09, 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 season, 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

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

Current squad

The numbers are established according to the official website: www.realmurcia.es. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Famous players

Famous coaches

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

See also

• Real Murcia Imperial - Murcia's reserve team

External links

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