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]

Cartagena

Full name	Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Efesé Aladrokes Albinegros Boquerones Cartagos La Cebra (The Zebras)
Founded	25 July 1995; 27 years ago (25 July 1995) as Cartagonova Fútbol Club
Ground	Cartagonova
Capacity	15,105[1]
President	Paco Belmonte
Head coach	Luis Carrión
League	Segunda División
2021–22	Segunda División, 9th of 22
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

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

History

Cartagena was founded on 25 July 1995, in the place of Club Deportivo Balsicas, 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.

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

• 6 seasons in Segunda División
• 19 seasons in Segunda División B
• 2 seasons in Tercera División

Players

Current squad

As of 11 September 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  ESP Marc Martínez (captain) 3 FW  ESP Jaime Romero 4 DF  ESP Pedro Alcalá 5 DF  ESP Pablo Vázquez 6 DF  CRO Toni Datković 7 MF  ESP David Ferreiro 8 MF  ARG Pablo de Blasis (vice-captain) 9 FW  ESP Alfredo Ortuño 10 FW  ESP Borja Valle 11 MF  PHI Óscar Arribas 12 MF  KOR Lee Sang-hyeok 13 GK  ESP Aarón Escandell

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  ARG Franchu (on loan from Eibar) 15 MF  ESP Luca Sangalli 16 DF  ESP Iván Calero 17 MF  ESP Mikel Rico 18 MF  ARG Damián Musto 19 FW  ALB Armando Sadiku 20 DF  ESP Jairo Izquierdo 21 DF  ESP Kiko Olivas 22 DF  ESP Julián Delmás 23 MF  ESP Sergio Tejera 24 FW  SWE Isak Jansson

Reserve team

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  ESP Farru 27 GK  ESP Sergio Díaz 28 MF  ESP Neskes 29 FW  ESP Adrián Sanmartín

No. Pos. Nation Player 33 DF  ESP Carlos Sánchez 34 DF  ESP Pedro García 35 MF  ARG Nacho Pais 36 MF  CIV Djakaría Barro

Out on loan

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

Current technical staff

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

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 Cartagena Promesas, FC Cartagena-La Unión, Cartagena FC and CD Algar 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 Spain 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.

Famous coaches

• Víctor Manuel Fernández
• Juan Ignacio Martínez
• Francisco Jémez
• José Murcia

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to FC Cartagena.

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
• Peña Goto Cartago, fansite (in Spanish)

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