Lorca FC

Lorca FC
Full name Lorca Fútbol Club, S.A.D.
Founded 2003; as La Hoya Deportiva
Ground Francisco Artés Carrasco, Lorca,
Murcia, Spain
Capacity 8,120
Chairman Roberto Torres
Manager Antonio Alcázar
League 3ª – Group 13
2017–18 Segunda División, 21st (relegated)

Lorca Fútbol Club, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Lorca, in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2003, it plays in Tercera División – Group 11, holding home games at Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco, which has a capacity of 8,120.

History

La Hoya Deportiva, during a match of the 2009–10 season.
Logo used from 2010 to 2016.

The club was founded in 2003 as La Hoya Deportiva by constructor Pedro Rosell, whose entreprise sponsored the team in its first years.

In 2010, the club changes its name to La Hoya Lorca Club de Fútbol in 2010, after the promotion of the club to Tercera División, but continues playing in La Hoya. Rossell resigned as president and Luis Jiménez replaced him. During these years, the team was nicknamed as El Brócoli Mecánico (The Clockwork Broccoli) after the vegetable, a major local export. In 2011, La Hoya Lorca started playing its games at Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco in Lorca.

In 2013, La Hoya Lorca won promotion to Segunda División B via the play-offs, defeating SCR Peña Deportiva on away goals after a 4–4 aggregate draw.[1] The club previously finished the Copa Federación de España as runner-up, in the club's first success in national football.[2]

In successive seasons, the club attracted attention for their kit which had broccoli imprinted over the entire shirt and shorts.[3][4]

On 8 July 2016, the club changed its name to Lorca Fútbol Club when it was bought by former Chinese international player and manager Xu Genbao.[5] When Lorca played FC Jumilla in November 2016 the match was broadcast live over the internet in China as Jumilla are also under Chinese ownership.[6]

On 27 May 2017, the club achieved promotion to Segunda División after a 0–0 away draw against Albacete Balompié in the play-offs (1–1 on aggregate).[7] Three weeks later, rumours about a possible transfer of the club started to appear. Xu Genbao supposedly would sell the club, and its place in the second division, by €9 million and the owner of Hércules CF would be interested in refounding the club from this one, as it has a serious financial trouble.[8]

In the 2017–18 season, Lorca didn't manage to avoid relegation with just 33 points in 42 matches. During the summer, RFEF announced that Lorca FC would be banned for playing in the third tier next season for not meeting the economic requirements.[9]

Club background

  • La Hoya Deportiva - (2003–2010)
  • La Hoya Lorca Club de Fútbol - (2010–2016)
  • Lorca Fútbol Club - (2016–present)

Season to season

La Hoya Deportiva

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2003/04 6 1ª Terr. 13th
2004/05 6 1ª Terr. 4th
2005/06 6 1ª Terr. 6th
2006/07 6 1ª Terr. 3rd
2007/08 5 Terr. Pref. 10th
2008/09 5 Terr. Pref. 15th
2009/10 5 Terr. Pref. 1st

La Hoya Lorca

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2010/11 4 3ª 7th
2011/12 4 3ª 4th
2012/13 4 3ª 1st
2013/14 3 2ªB 2nd First round
2014/15 3 2ªB 13th First round
2015/16 3 2ªB 6th

Lorca FC

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2016/17 3 2ªB 1st Second round
2017/18 2 2ª 21st Second round
2018/19 4 3ª

Current squad

As of 29 August 2018[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

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

No. Position Player
1 Spain GK Gorka Magunazelaia
2 Spain DF Alain García
3 Spain DF Juan Antonio Morros
4 Spain DF Diego Portilla
5 Spain DF Francisco Cifuentes
6 Spain MF Sergi Fernández
7 Spain MF Victor Julià
8 Spain DF Álvaro Rodríguez
9 Spain FW Andrés Navarro
10 Spain MF Vicent
11 Spain FW Gerard Artigas
12 Spain FW Farru
No. Position Player
13 Spain GK Francisco Andugar
14 Spain MF Javier Pelayo
15 Spain MF Iñigo Barrenetxea
16 Spain MF Albert
— Ghana FW Tone Glenn

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Manager Spain Antonio Alcázar

Last updated: August 2018
Source:

Honours

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Crónica Promoción Ascenso 2ª Div.B: La Hoya Lorca 1 – 1 Peña Deportiva" (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sant Andreu se proclama vencedor de la Copa Federación" (in Spanish). Marca. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Broccoli football kit for Spanish football team". BBC Sport. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Crazy! Spanish team La Hoya Lorca announce new broccoli away kit". Metro. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nace el Lorca Fútbol Club" [Lorca Fútbol Club is born] (in Spanish). La Verdad de Murcia. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "El Jumilla-Lorca podrá ser visto en China por 300 millones de personas" [Jumilla—Lorca will be seen in China by 300 million people] (in Spanish). FC Jumilla. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  7. ↑ "El Lorca se convierte en nuevo equipo de Segunda de la mano de David Vidal" [Lorca become the new team of Segunda on the hands of David Vidal] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "El Hércules medita comprar la plaza del Lorca FC" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "OFICIAL. El Lorca FC, inhabilitado al no cumplir los requisitos económicos" (in Spanish). RFEF. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  10. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BmYn2IjAMUR/?taken-by=lorcafutbolclubsad
  11. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BmZEnIBgHY7/?taken-by=lorcafutbolclubsad
  12. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BmiT5sTgoTR/?taken-by=lorcafutbolclubsad
  13. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BmoEW7nAD44/?taken-by=lorcafutbolclubsad
  14. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm0nkxnAEkR/?taken-by=lorcafutbolclubsad
  15. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm0n__OgkNn/?taken-by=lorcafutbolclubsad
  16. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm0oL9Gglog/?taken-by=lorcafutbolclubsad
  17. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm0oYjxgGUc/?taken-by=lorcafutbolclubsad
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