FC Cartagena

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This article is about Cartagena CF's second successor club and Cartagena FC's former parent club. For the original club from Cartagena founded in 1918, see Cartagena CF. For the previous feeder club of FC Cartagena founded in 1940 as UD Cartagenera, see Cartagena FC.

Cartagena
Cartagena crest
Full nameFútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)Efesé
Aladrokes
Albinegros
Boquerones
Cartagos
Founded25 July 1995; 26 years ago (25 July 1995)
as Cartagonova Fútbol Club
GroundCartagonova
Capacity15,105[1]
PresidentPaco Belmonte
Head coachLuis Carrión
LeagueSegunda División
2020–21Segunda División, 16th of 22
WebsiteClub website
Away colours
Third colours
Current season

Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Estadio Cartagonova, with a capacity of 15,105 spectators.[2]

The club is considered to be a continuation of Cartagena CF, founded in 1919.

History[]

Fútbol Club Cartagena was founded on 25 July 1995 due to serious economic problems of the first team of the city, Cartagena FC, the first president Florentino Manzano was the founder. In the first eight years it was known as Cartagonova Fútbol Club, and first played in the third division in the 1998–99 season.

Cartagonova logo

The club then changed its name to Fútbol Club Cartagena and Luis Oliver took over as president, starting his tenure with the club immerse in economic problems and close to relegation. Being saved from folding by local entrepreneur Francisco Gómez after the 2002–03 campaign, it consolidated itself in the third level and achieved another promotion, now to division two, in 2009.[3]

Historic side Cartagena FC, which was founded much earlier, acted as reserve team between 2003 and 2009, eventually re-gaining its independence. In 2009–10's second division season Efesé nearly achieved another promotion, finishing eventually in fifth position; all promotion hopes were dashed in the 41st and penultimate matchday, with a 0–1 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva.[4]

Cartagena was relegated from the second tier at the end of 2011–12.[5] In May 2015, a late goal from Carlos Martínez saved the club from a further drop by winning a play-off on the away goals rule against Las Palmas Atlético.[6] Three years later, the team fell at the final promotion hurdle to Extremadura UD by a single goal.[7]

On 19 July 2020, Cartagena was promoted to Segunda Division after an 8-year absence.

Season to season[]

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1989–1995 as CD Balsicas
1995–96 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1996–97 4 3ª 1st
1997–98 4 3ª 1st
1998–99 3 2ª B 2nd Second round
1999–2000 3 2ª B 8th Preliminary
2000–01 3 2ª B 13th
2001–02 3 2ª B 12th
2002–03 3 2ª B 11th
2003–04 3 2ª B 15th
2004–05 3 2ª B 13th
2005–06 3 2ª B 1st
2006–07 3 2ª B 5th Second round
2007–08 3 2ª B 8th Second round
2008–09 3 2ª B 1st
2009–10 2 2ª 5th Third round
2010–11 2 2ª 13th Second round
2011–12 2 2ª 20th Second round
2012–13 3 2ª B 2nd First round
2013–14 3 2ª B 2nd Round of 32
2014–15 3 2ª B 16th First round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2015–16 3 2ª B 7th
2016–17 3 2ª B 4th Second round
2017–18 3 2ª B 1st Round of 32
2018–19 3 2ª B 2nd Second round
2019–20 3 2ª B 1st Second round
2020–21 2 2ª 16th First round
2021–22 2 2ª

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 22 March 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Marc Martínez (vice-captain)
3 DF Spain ESP Pedro Alcalá
4 DF Argentina ARG Julio Buffarini (on loan from Huesca)
5 DF Spain ESP Pablo Vázquez
6 MF France FRA Yann Bodiger
7 FW Spain ESP Rubén Castro (3rd captain)
8 MF Argentina ARG Pablo de Blasis
9 FW Spain ESP Alfredo Ortuño
10 FW Spain ESP Álex Gallar (on loan from Girona)
12 MF Ghana GHA Richard Boateng
13 GK France FRA Jérôme Prior
14 MF Spain ESP Alberto Cayarga
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Croatia CRO Toni Datković
16 FW Japan JPN Shinji Okazaki
17 FW Ghana GHA Mo Dauda (on loan from Anderlecht)
19 DF Spain ESP Antonio Luna
20 DF Uruguay URU Gastón Silva
21 MF Spain ESP Nacho Gil
22 DF Spain ESP Julián Delmás
23 MF Spain ESP Sergio Tejera
24 DF Spain ESP Alberto de la Bella (captain)
25 MF Uruguay URU Sebastián Cristóforo
28 MF Spain ESP Neskes

Reserve team[]

Main article: FC Cartagena B

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF Spain ESP
27 GK Spain ESP
31 MF Spain ESP Xavi Pons
34 FW Spain ESP Josema Vivancos
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 MF Spain ESP
36 DF Spain ESP
47 MF Spain ESP José Manuel

Out on loan[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Argentina ARG Uriel Jové (at Águilas until 30 June 2022)
— MF Panama PAN Adalberto Carrasquilla (at Houston Dynamo until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Teddy Sutherland (at Atlético Madrid B until 30 June 2022)

Current technical staff[]

Position Staff
Manager Spain Luis Carrión
Assistant manager Spain Domingo Cisma
Fitness coach Spain Paco Imbernón
Spain Fran Xavier
Goalkeeping coach Spain Fran Sanz
Analyst Spain Ricardo Redondo
Sports readaptator Spain Víctor Ruiz
Match delegate Spain Paco Egea
Spain Simón Ruiz
Kit man Spain Pedro Arango

Last updated: November 2021
Source: FC Cartagena (in Spanish)

Reserve team[]

FC Cartagena B is FC Cartagena's reserve team since 2015. It was founded in that year and plays in Tercera División.

In the past, other sides such as , FC Cartagena-La Unión, Cartagena FC and were the club's B-team.

Stadium[]

Cartagena holds home matches at Estadio Cartagonova. Inaugurated on 7 February 1988, it has a capacity of 14,532 spectators, measuring 105 x 68 meters; it underwent renovation in January 2000.

The ground's biggest attendance was recorded 30 June 1999 in a second division promotion playoff match against Córdoba CF, with 20,000 spectators in the stands. On 26 January of the following year, the first Spanish national team game ever hosted in the Region of Murcia took place, a friendly with Poland.

Kit evolution[]

1995–1998
1998–2001
2001–2002
2002–2003
2003–2007
2007–2008
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012

Famous players[]

Note: this list includes players that have played at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

See also: Category:FC Cartagena footballers

Famous coaches[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Estadio Cartagonova - Cartagena - The Stadium Guide". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Estadio Cartagonova - Cartagena - The Stadium Guide". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Cartagena vuelve a Segunda 22 años después" [Cartagena returns to Segunda 22 years later] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  4. ^ "El Cartagena deja en Huelva sus opciones de ascenso" [Cartagena leaves promotion options in Huelva] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  5. ^ "El Córdoba condena al Cartagena al descenso" [Córdoba sentence Cartagena to relegation]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 22 May 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Las Palmas Atlético muere en la orilla" [Las Palmas Atlético come so close] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  7. ^ Sánchez, Diego (24 June 2018). "Otro amargo final" [Another bitter ending]. La Opinión de Murcía (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2019.

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