Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a
Spanish football club based in the region of
Murcia. Founded in 1908, it currently plays in the
second division, playing home matches at
Estadio Nueva Condomina, which can hold 33,045 spectators.
Home colors are mainly scarlet shirt and white shorts.
History
Officially founded in 1908 (posterior records show earlier denominations, 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 inaugurated, with the club holding home games there for the next 82 years uninterrupted.
In 1929, the club first competed in
Tercera División, achieving its first ever
La Liga promotion in 1939–40, a feat repeated four years later. After years of mainly playing in the
second level (even briefly returning to the fourth), it returned to the first division for
1980–81, for another nine-year spell.
During the 1890's, Murcia also featured briefly in
Tercera, but played mainly in the second division. Both the last match played at the old
Condomina, on November 11, 2006, and the first at
the new grounds, 15 days later, resulted in home defeats (0–1 to
Polideportivo Ejido and 1–4 against
Real Valladolid); however, Murcia
returned to the first division three years after its last spell.
Murcia started
2007–08 well, resisting in mid-table positions until early 2008, with not even the change in coach, with former
Spanish......
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