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Lorca Atlético CF

Football club

Lorca Atlético

Full name

Lorca Atlético Club de Fútbol

Founded

1 July 2010; 13 years ago (1 July 2010)
(relocation of Sangonera Atlético Club de Fútbol)

Dissolved

1 August 2012; 11 years ago (1 August 2012)

Ground

Francisco Artés Carrasco,
Lorca, Murcia,
Spain

Capacity

8,120

Chairman

Cristóbal Sánchez

2011–12

2ªB – Group 4, 16th

Home colours

Away colours

Current season

Lorca Atlético Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Lorca, in the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2010, it held its home games at the Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco, with a capacity of 8,120 seats. The club was relegated to Preferente Autonómica for not paying its players and disappeared in August 2012.

History

In July 2010 Cristóbal Sánchez Arcas, an entrepreneur from Lorca, Spain, bought Murcia-based club Sangonera Atlético CF and moved it to his city.^[1]^[2] It started competing professionally in the third division.

In June 2012, Lorca Atlético was doubly relegated: after finishing the season in 16th position, it suffered a further drop to the regional championships for failing to pay its players.^[3]

Season to season

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
2010–11	3	2ªB	15th
2011–12	3	2ªB	16th

2 seasons in Segunda División B

References

^ Lorca y Sangonera Atlético se fusionan (Lorca and Sangonera Atlético merge); La Verdad, 10 July 2010 (in Spanish)
^ El Sangonera y el Lorca Atlético firman su fusión (Sangonera and Lorca Atlético sign merge); La Opinión de Murcia, 15 July 2010 (in Spanish)
^ El Lorca Atlético no paga y desciende a Preferente (Lorca Atlético does not pay and relegates to Preferente); La Opinión de Murcia, 30 June 2012 (in Spanish)