CAP_Ciudad_de_Murcia
CAP Ciudad de Murcia
Association football club in Spain
Club de Accionariado Popular Ciudad de Murcia is a Spanish football club based in Murcia. Founded in 2010, it currently plays in Tercera Federación – Group 13.
| Full name | Club de Accionariado Popular Ciudad de Murcia | ||
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| Nickname(s) | El Ciudad, El City | ||
| Founded | 2010 | ||
| Ground | José Barnés, Murcia, Spain | ||
| Capacity | 2,500[1] | ||
| Chairman | José Francisco Navarro | ||
| Manager | Paco Lorca | ||
| League | Tercera Federación – Group 13 | ||
| 2022–23 | Tercera Federación – Group 13, 11th of 16 | ||
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The club was founded in October 2010 by a group of supporters of dissolved CF Ciudad de Murcia, which relocated in 2006, and was founded after CF Atlético Ciudad, its original reserve team which de facto acted as its first team for four years, was dissolved in 2010. The club is owned and democratically run by its supporters.[2]
On September 25, 2011, Ciudad de Murcia played its first official game in Segunda Autonómica de Murcia, seventh tier, and defeated CDA Ciudad de Cehegín by 2–0. In its first season, Ciudad de Murcia promoted to Primera Autonómica after winning 22 of the 26 games played.[citation needed]
The club repeated the success in the next season, promoting to Preferente Autonómica despite finishing in the fourth position.
On May 10, 2015, Ciudad de Murcia promoted to Tercera División for the first time since its refoundation.[3] It would remain in the fourth tier only two seasons before suffering its first relegation ever.
Club background
- CF Ciudad de Murcia - (1999–2006)
- CF Atlético Ciudad - (2007–2010)
- CAP Ciudad de Murcia - (2010–)
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 7 | 2ª Aut. | 1st | |
| 2012–13 | 6 | 1ª Aut. | 4th | |
| 2013–14 | 5 | Pref. Aut. | 6th | |
| 2014–15 | 5 | Pref. Aut. | 2nd | |
| 2015–16 | 4 | 3ª | 13th | |
| 2016–17 | 4 | 3ª | 18th | |
| 2017–18 | 5 | Pref. Aut. | 1st | |
| 2018–19 | 4 | 3ª | 18th | |
| 2019–20 | 4 | 3ª | 19th | |
| 2020–21 | 4 | 3ª | 9th / 2nd | |
| 2021–22 | 5 | 3ª RFEF | 9th | |
| 2022–23 | 5 | 3ª Fed. | 11th | |
| 2023–24 | 5 | 3ª Fed. |
- 5 seasons in Tercera División
- 3 seasons in Tercera Federación/Tercera División RFEF
Detailed list of seasons
| Season | League | Cup | Copa Federación | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | Division | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||||
| 2011–12 | 7 | 2ª Aut. (G. II) | 1st | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 27 | 66 | |||
| 2012–13 | 6 | 1ª Aut. | 4th | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 67 | 31 | 58 | |||
| 2013–14 | 5 | Pref. Aut. | 6th | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 50 | 45 | |||
| 2014–15 | 5 | Pref. Aut. | 2nd | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 61 | 27 | 71 | |||
| 2015–16 | 4 | 3ª (G. 13) | 13th | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 45 | 56 | 36[lower-alpha 1] | Regional Tournament | QF | |
| 2016–17 | 4 | 3ª (G. 13) | 18th | 38 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 63 | 38 | Regional Tournament | QF | |
| 2017–18 | 5 | Pref. Aut. | 1st | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 63 | 29 | 73 | |||
| 2018–19 | 4 | 3ª (G. 13) | 18th[lower-alpha 2] | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 43 | 70 | 44 | |||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 3ª (G. 13) | 19th[lower-alpha 3] | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 51 | 19 | |||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 3ª (G. 13) | 9th | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 2021–22 | 5 | 3ª RFEF | 9th | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 45 | 47 | |||
| 2022–23 | 5 | 3ª Fed. | 11th | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 31 | 35 | |||
- Remained in the league after the exclusion of Jumilla due to unpaid wages to their players.
- League suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Relegations were revoked.
In February 2016, Ciudad de Murcia announced the creation of a women's team that would start competing in the Murcian Autonomous League.[4] In its second season, the club promoted to Segunda División.
Season to season
| Season | Level | Division | Place | Copa de la Reina |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 3 | Aut. | 4th | |
| 2017–18 | 3 | Reg. Pref. | 1st | |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 2ª | 14th[lower-alpha 1] | |
- Due to the creation of the new Primera División B, the team remained in the same league but it became the third level.
- "The latest news from Ciudad de Murcia: squad, results, table". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- "La afición del Ciudad no se rinde y crea su propio equipo". infodeportemurcia.com (in Spanish). December 2, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
- "El CAP Ciudad de Murcia es equipo de Tercera" (in Spanish). Wanderers. May 10, 2015. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- "Ellas también juegan…2016/17" (in Spanish). Ciudad de Murcia. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- Official website (in Spanish)