FC Cartagena

Cartagena
Full name	Fútbol Club Cartagena
Nickname(s)	Efesé, Aladrokes, Albinegros,; Boquerones, Cartagos
Founded	1995
Ground	Cartagonova, Cartagena,; Murcia, Spain; (Capacity: 15,105)
Chairman	Francisco Gómez
Manager	Duncan Hershey
League	Segunda División
2010–11	Segunda División, 13th
	Current season

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Fútbol Club Cartagena is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Founded in 1995, it currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estadio Cartagonova, with a capacity of 15,105 spectators.

[edit] History

Fútbol Club Cartagena was founded in July 25, 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 1998–99.

Cartagonova logo

The club changed its name to Fútbol Club Cartagena and takes over the presidency of the club Luis Oliver Albesa, he starts with a difficult period when the Cartagena is hit by economic problems and came close to relegation. Being saved from folding by local entrepreneur Francisco Gómez Hernández after 2002–03, the club consolidated itself in level three, and achieved another promotion, now to the second division, in the 2008–09 season.

Historic side Cartagena FC, which was founded much earlier, acted as reserve team between 2003–09, eventually re-gaining its independence. In 2009–10's second division campaign, 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.

[edit] Season to season

Season	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1995/96	Preferente	2nd	-
1996/97	3ª	1st	-
1997/98	3ª	1st	-
1998/99	2ªB	2nd	-
1999/00	2ªB	8th	Preliminary
2000/01	2ªB	13th	-
2001/02	2ªB	12th	-
2002/03	2ªB	11th	-
2003/04	2ªB	15th	-

Season	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
2004/05	2ªB	13th	-
2005/06	2ªB	1st	-
2006/07	2ªB	5th	Second round
2007/08	2ªB	8th	Second round
2008/09	2ªB	1st	-
2009/10	2ª	5th	Third round
2010/11	2ª	13th	Second round
2011/12	2ª	-	-

3 seasons in Segunda División
11 seasons in Segunda División B
2 seasons in Tercera División
1 season in Categorías Regionales

[edit] Current squad

As of 9 January, 2012. The numbers are established according to the official website: www.futbolclubcartagena.com and www.lfp.es Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Manolo Reina
2	DF	Raúl Goni
3	DF	Manu Torres
4	DF	Txiki
5	MF	Cléber
6	MF	Mariano Sánchez
7	DF	Chus Herrero
8	MF	Miguel Ángel Riau
9	FW	Braulio
10	MF	Dimas
11	MF	Ander Lafuente
12	MF	Julien Fernandes
13	GK	Juanma

No.	Position	Player
14	MF	Héctor Font
15	FW	Salva Chamorro (on loan from Villarreal)
16	MF	Toni Moral
17	MF	Juan Collantes
18	MF	Álvaro Antón
19	DF	Josemi
20	DF	Manolo Gaspar
21	FW	Iván Bolado
22	FW	Marc Fernández
23	DF	Gorka Kijera
24	DF	Abraham Paz
25	FW	Nicolás Raimondi

[edit] Reserve team

Cartagena FC acts as FC Cartagena's reserve team since 2011. It was founded in 1919 and plays in Tercera División. Before the economic crisis that hit the club in the 90's, it was the main club in city.

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

[edit] 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.