Lorca FC

Lorca FC
Full name Lorca Fútbol Club, S.A.D.
Founded 2003
Ground Francisco Artés Carrasco, Lorca,
Murcia, Spain
Ground Capacity 8,000
Chairman Luis Jiménez
Manager Curro Torres
League Segunda División
2016–17 2ª B – Group 4, 1st (promoted)

Lorca Fútbol Club, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Lorca, in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2003, it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco, which has a capacity of 8,000.

History

La Hoya Deportiva, during a match of the 2009–10 season.
Logo used from 2010 to 2016.

The club was founded in 2003 as La Hoya Deportiva by constructor Pedro Rosell, whose entreprise sponsored the team in its first years.

In 2010, the club changes its name to La Hoya Lorca Club de Fútbol in 2010, after the promotion of the club to Tercera División, but continues playing in La Hoya. Rossell resigned as president and Luis Jiménez replaced him. During these years, the team was nicknamed as El Brócoli Mecánico (The Clockwork Broccoli) after the vegetable, a major local export. In 2011, La Hoya Lorca started playing its games at Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco in Lorca.

In 2013, La Hoya Lorca won promotion to Segunda División B via the play-offs, defeating SCR Peña Deportiva on away goals after a 4–4 aggregate draw.[1] The club previously finished the Copa Federación de España as runner-up, in the club's first success in national football.[2]

In successive seasons, the club attracted attention for their kit which had the plant imprinted over the entire shirt and shorts.[3][4]

On 8 July 2016, the club changed its name to Lorca Fútbol Club when it was bought by former Chinese international player and manager Xu Genbao.[5] When Lorca played FC Jumilla in November 2016 the match was broadcast live over the internet in China as Jumilla are also under Chinese ownership.[6]

On 27 May 2017, the club achieved promotion to Segunda División after a 0–0 away draw against Albacete Balompié in the play-offs (1–1 on aggregate).[7] Three weeks later, rumours about a possible transfer of the club started to appear. Xu Genbao supposedly would sell the club, and its place in the second division, by €9 million and the owner of Hércules CF would be interested in refounding the club from this one, as it has a serious financial trouble.[8]

Club background

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2003/04 6 1ª Terr. 13th
2004/05 6 1ª Terr. 4th
2005/06 6 1ª Terr. 6th
2006/07 6 1ª Terr. 3rd
2007/08 5 Terr. Pref. 10th
2008/09 5 Terr. Pref. 15th
2009/10 5 Terr. Pref. 1st
2010/11 4 3ª 7th
2011/12 4 3ª 4th
2012/13 4 3ª 1st
2013/14 3 2ªB 2nd First round
2014/15 3 2ªB 13th First round
2015/16 3 2ªB 6th
2016/17 3 2ªB 1st Second round
2017/18 2 2ª

Squad

As of 8 August 2017

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

No. Position Player
Spain GK Francisco Dorronsoro
Spain GK Jaume Valens
Uruguay GK Franco Torgnascioli
Spain DF Antonio López
Spain DF Juan Pedro Pina (Captain)
Spain DF Molo
Spain DF Carlos Pomares
Sweden DF Markus Holgersson
Spain DF Carlos Peña
Spain DF Fran Cruz
Spain DF José Carlos (on loan from Betis)
Spain MF Abel Gómez
Spain MF Cristian Bustos
Spain MF Carlos Martínez
No. Position Player
Spain MF Juanra
Spain MF Alberto Noguera
Spain MF Haritz Albisua
Spain MF Tropi (on loan from Valencia)
Spain MF Adán Gurdiel
Spain MF Javi Muñoz (on loan from Real Madrid)
Spain MF Santi Luque
Spain MF Eugeni (on loan from Valencia)
Spain MF Sito (on loan from Valencia)
Spain FW Chumbi
Spain FW Dani Ojeda
Spain FW Manel Martínez (on loan from Girona)
Spain FW Manuel Onwu
Uruguay FW Miguel Merentiel (on loan from Peñarol)

Honours

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Crónica Promoción Ascenso 2ª Div.B: La Hoya Lorca 1 – 1 Peña Deportiva" (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sant Andreu se proclama vencedor de la Copa Federación" (in Spanish). Marca. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Broccoli football kit for Spanish football team". BBC Sport. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Crazy! Spanish team La Hoya Lorca announce new broccoli away kit". Metro. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nace el Lorca Fútbol Club" [Lorca Fútbol Club is born] (in Spanish). La Verdad de Murcia. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "El Jumilla-Lorca podrá ser visto en China por 300 millones de personas" [Jumilla—Lorca will be seen in China by 300 million people] (in Spanish). FC Jumilla. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  7. ↑ "El Lorca se convierte en nuevo equipo de Segunda de la mano de David Vidal" [Lorca become the new team of Segunda on the hands of David Vidal] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "El Hércules medita comprar la plaza del Lorca FC" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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