Real Murcia CF

Spanish association football club

Not to be confused with Racing Murcia FC.

Football club

Real Murcia

Full name| Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)| Pimentoneros
Founded| 6 December 1919; 104 years ago (6 December 1919)
as Levante Foot-ball Club
Ground| Nueva Condomina, Murcia,
Murcia, Spain
Capacity| 31,179
President| Agustín Ramos
Head coach| Fran Fernández
League| Primera Federación – Group 2
2023–24| Primera Federación – Group 2, 7th of 20
Website| Club website

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season

Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia ([reˈal ˈmuɾθja], "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 2, playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condomina, which holds 31,179[1] spectators.

In domestic football, the club has won a record 8 Segunda División titles and 1 Spanish Royal Federation Cup.

Home colours are mainly scarlet shirt and white shorts.

## History

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Officially founded in 1919 as Levante Foot-ball Club (records show earlier denominations, such 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 Tercera División (third tier), achieving its first ever promotion to La Liga in 1939–40. The highest position of 11th was reached in 1945, 1946, 1984 and 1987.

Murcia holds the record for the most Segunda División titles with eight, most recently in 2002–03 under manager David Vidal.[2] In that season, the team also equalled its best run in the Copa del Rey by reaching the quarter-finals before losing on the away goals rule to Deportivo de La Coruña, despite a 4–3 win in the second leg at home.[3]

Following an immediate descent back to Segunda in last place, the team won promotion to the top flight for the last time under Lucas Alcaraz in 2007, again lasting only one year. In June 2010, the team fell into Segunda División B for the first time in a decade with a 1–1 draw at Girona FC on the final day, with goalkeeper Alberto Cifuentes saving a penalty kick from Kiko Ratón in added time before it deflected in off himself.[4]

Murcia returned immediately to the second tier, winning the 2010–11 Segunda División B title with a penalty shootout win over CE Sabadell FC in June after a 1–1 aggregate draw.[5] In 2014, the team finished fourth and was top seeded for the playoffs, losing 2–1 on aggregate to eventual winners Córdoba CF;[6] weeks later Murcia were relegated for non-compliance with Liga de Fútbol Profesional regulations.[7]

In 2019, Murcia won the Spanish Royal Federation Cup for the first time with a penalty shootout victory over CD Tudelano.[8]

## Current squad

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As of 9 September 2024[9]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  ARG | Gianfranco Gazzaniga
2  | DF |  ESP | Jorge Mier
4  | DF |  MNE | Esteban Saveljich
5  | DF |  ESP | Antxón Jaso
6  | DF |  ESP | Alberto González
7  | FW |  ESP | Loren Burón
8  | MF |  ESP | Pablo Larrea
9  | FW |  ESP | Pedro Benito
11  | FW |  ESP | José Ángel Carrillo
12  | FW |  ESP | Raúl Alcaina (on loan from Deportivo La Coruña)
13  | GK |  ESP | Iker Piedra
14  | FW |  ESP | Pedro León (captain)
15  | MF |  VEN | Jorge Yriarte (on loan from Eibar)
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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16  | MF |  GHA | Richard Boateng
17  | FW |  ESP | Carlos Rojas (on loan from Almería)
18  | DF |  ESP | David Vicente
19  | FW |  ESP | Kenneth Soler (on loan from Espanyol)
20  | FW |  ENG | Ben Knight
21  | DF |  ESP | Kike Cadete
22  | MF |  ESP | Juan Carlos Real
23  | DF |  ESP | Andrés López
24  | MF |  ESP | Moha Moukhliss
29  | FW |  BRA | Matheus Cadorini
30  | MF |  BRA | João Pedro Palmberg
-- | MF |  ESP | Isi

See also: Real Murcia Imperial

### Out of loan

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | DF |  ESP | Jaime Escobar (at Orihuela until 30 June 2025)

## Season to season

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### Murcia Regional Championship

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| Season  | Tier  | Place  | Copa del Rey

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1925–26  | —  | —  | Group stage
1926–27  | —  | —  | Group stage
1927–28  | —  | —  | Quarter-finals

### Spanish football league

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| Season  | Tier  | Division  | Place  | Copa del Rey

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

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

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1971–72 | 3  | 3ª | 1st  | First round
1972–73 | 2  | 2ª | 1st  | Third round
1973–74 | 1  | 1ª | 15th  | Round of 16
1974–75 | 1  | 1ª | 18th  | Fourth round
1975–76 | 2  | 2ª | 17th  | Third round
1976–77 | 3  | 3ª | 1st  | Second round
1977–78 | 2  | 2ª | 5th  | Fourth round
1978–79 | 2  | 2ª | 14th  | Round of 16
1979–80 | 2  | 2ª | 1st  | Fourth round
1980–81 | 1  | 1ª | 16th  | Second round
1981–82 | 2  | 2ª | 5th  | Third round
1982–83 | 2  | 2ª | 1st  | Third round
1983–84 | 1  | 1ª | 11th  | Third round
1984–85 | 1  | 1ª | 18th  | Third round
1985–86 | 2  | 2ª | 1st  | Third round
1986–87 | 1  | 1ª | 11th  | Second round
1987–88 | 1  | 1ª | 17th  | Round of 32
1988–89 | 1  | 1ª | 19th  | Round of 32
1989–90 | 2  | 2ª | 9th  | First round
1990–91 | 2  | 2ª | 3rd  | Fifth round
| Season  | Tier  | Division  | Place  | Copa del Rey

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1991–92 | 2  | 2ª | 11th  | Round of 16
1992–93 | 3  | 2ª B | 1st  | Third round
1993–94 | 2  | 2ª | 18th  | Fourth round
1994–95 | 3  | 2ª B | 17th  | Third round
1995–96 | 4  | 3ª | 1st  | DNP
1996–97 | 3  | 2ª B | 13th  | First round
1997–98 | 3  | 2ª B | 8th  | DNP
1998–99 | 3  | 2ª B | 4th  | DNP
1999–2000 | 3  | 2ª B | 2nd  | Preliminary round
2000–01 | 2  | 2ª | 13th  | Round of 16
2001–02 | 2  | 2ª | 15th  | Round of 64
2002–03 | 2  | 2ª | 1st  | Quarter-finals
2003–04 | 1  | 1ª | 20th  | Round of 32
2004–05 | 2  | 2ª | 12th  | Round of 64
2005–06 | 2  | 2ª | 16th  | Second round
2006–07 | 2  | 2ª | 3rd  | Second round
2007–08 | 1  | 1ª | 19th  | Round of 32
2008–09 | 2  | 2ª | 14th  | Round of 32
2009–10 | 2  | 2ª | 20th  | Round of 32
2010–11 | 3  | 2ª B | 1st  | Round of 32
| Season  | Tier  | Division  | Place  | Copa del Rey

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2011–12 | 2  | 2ª | 18th  | Second round
2012–13 | 2  | 2ª | 19th  | Second round
2013–14 | 2  | 2ª | 4th  | Second round
2014–15 | 3  | 2ª B | 2nd  | Second round
2015–16 | 3  | 2ª B | 2nd  | First round
2016–17 | 3  | 2ª B | 2nd  | First round
2017–18 | 3  | 2ª B | 3rd  | Round of 32
2018–19 | 3  | 2ª B | 11th  | Second round
2019–20 | 3  | 2ª B | 8th  | Second round
2020–21 | 3  | 2ª B | 6th / 4th |
2021–22 | 4  | 2ª RFEF | 3rd  |
2022–23 | 3  | 1ª Fed. | 6th  |
2023–24 | 3  | 1ª Fed. | 7th  | First round
2024–25 | 3  | 1ª Fed. |  |

* * *

* 18 seasons in Primera División
* 53 seasons in Segunda División
* 3 seasons in Primera Federación
* 14 seasons in Segunda División B
* 1 season in Segunda División RFEF
* 5 seasons in Tercera División

## Honours

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### League

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* Segunda División
* Winners (8) – record: 1939–40, 1954–55, 1962–63, 1972–73, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1985–86, 2002–03

### Cups

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* Copa Federación de España
* Winners (1): 2019–20

## See also

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* Real Murcia Imperial – Murcia's reserve team

## References

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1. ^ "NUEVA CONDOMINA". Real Murcia. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
2. ^ "El Murcia regresa a Primera con Vidal" [Murcia return to Primera with Vidal]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 1 June 2003. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
3. ^ Llamas, Fernando (31 January 2003). "El Depor sigue en la Copa tras el martirio murciano" [Depor carry on in the Copa after the Murcian martyrdom]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
4. ^ Moreno, Ángela (20 June 2010). "El Murcia desciende de la forma más cruel" [Murcia go down in the cruellest way]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
5. ^ "El Real Murcia, campeón de Segunda B en los penaltis" [Real Murcia, champion of Segunda B on penalties]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 June 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
6. ^ "Los blanquiverdes, a un solo paso de su retorno a Primera" [The Blanquiverdes, just one step away from their return to Primera]. Marca (in Spanish). 15 June 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
7. ^ "La LFP desciende al Murcia a 2ªB y asciende al Mirandés" [The LFP relegate Murcia to 2ªB and promote Mirandés]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 August 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
8. ^ "Adiós a la Copa RFEF: un gran Tudelano merece la victoria pero cae en los penaltis ante el Real Murcia" [Goodbye to the Copa RFEF: a great Tudelano deserves the victory but falls on penalties against Real Murcia] (in Spanish). Navarra.com. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
9. ^ "Real Murcia – Primer equipo > Plantilla". realmurcia.es. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Real Murcia CF.

* Official website (in Spanish)
* Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
* BDFutbol team profile
* MurciaMania – all about the club (in Spanish)
* La Futbolteca – Real Murcia CF (in Spanish)

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Real Murcia Club de Fútbol

* History
* Seasons
* Europe
* Statistics
* Honours

Teams|

* Real Murcia CF
* Real Murcia Imperial
* CB Myrtia (basketball)

Home stadium|

* Nueva Condomina (2006–)
* Campo de La Condomina (1924–2006)
* Campo de la Torre de la Marquesa (1920–1924)
* Complejo Deportivo de Cobatillas (training)

Related articles|

* Imperial de Murcia CF
* Murcia-Cartagena rivalry

Seasons|

* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24 (current)

Murcia, Region of Murcia

* v
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* e

Primera Federación

2024–25 clubs|

| Group 1|

* Amorebieta
* Andorra
* Arenteiro
* Barakaldo
* Barcelona Atlètic
* Bilbao Athletic
* Celta Fortuna
* Cultural Leonesa
* Gimnàstic
* Gimnástica Segoviana
* Lugo
* Osasuna B
* Ourense
* Ponferradina
* Real Sociedad B
* Real Unión
* Sestao River
* Tarazona
* Unionistas
* Zamora

|

Group 2|

* Alcorcón
* Alcoyano
* Algeciras
* Antequera
* Atlético Madrid B
* Atlético Sanluqueño
* Betis Deportivo
* Ceuta
* Fuenlabrada
* Hércules
* Ibiza
* Intercity
* Marbella
* Mérida
* Murcia
* Real Madrid Castilla
* Recreativo
* Sevilla Atlético
* Villarreal B
* Yeclano

Former teams|

* Albacete
* Atlético Baleares
* Badajoz
* Calahorra
* Castellón
* Córdoba
* Cornellà
* Costa Brava
* Deportivo La Coruña
* Eldense
* Extremadura
* Internacional Madrid
* La Nucía
* Linares
* Linense
* SD Logroñés
* UD Logroñés
* Málaga
* Melilla
* Numancia
* Pontevedra
* Racing Ferrol
* Racing Santander
* Rayo Majadahonda
* Recreativo Granada
* Sabadell
* San Fernando
* SS Reyes
* Talavera
* Teruel
* Tudelano
* UCAM Murcia
* Valladolid Promesas

Seasons|

* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Play-offs|

* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Associated competitions|

* Promotion to Segunda División
* Relegation to Segunda Federación
* National cup: Copa del Rey
* Semi-professional cup: Copa Federación de España

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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