Alicante ( Spanish: Alicante Club de Fútbol , Alicante CF , in Valencia - Alacant Club de Futbol ) - Spanish football club from the city of Alicante . The club was founded in 1918 and then played in the Third Division of Spain - Terser ( Spanish Tercera División de España ).
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| Complete title | Alicante Club de Fútbol | ||
| Nicknames | Heavenly Moors | ||
| Based | 1918 | ||
| Disbanded | 2014 | ||
| Stadium | Ciudad Deportiva Villafranqueza | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
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| Competition | Regional preferente | ||
| 2013/14 | 6 | ||
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History
The Alicante Club, under a different name, appeared in 1918, joining the Valencia Football Federation five years later, whose first president (club) was Joaquin Thomas Terol. The vast majority of the football seasons the team spent in Tercera . For several short periods, the club also performed in the Spain Second Football League (1939–40 - as a football club; as well as 1951–52 and 1956–58). For eight years in the 1960s, he also acted as a farm club Ecrules ( Spanish Hércules CF ).
In the 2000s, the club firmly established itself as one of the strongest in Segunda B , losing only in consecutive playoff games. In 2007–08, Alicante returned to the second division again. Also this season the club has reached 4 rounds of the Spanish Football Cup 2007–2008 having lost 2-3 in the sum of two matches to Real Madrid football club.
Faced with serious economic problems, Alicante brilliantly performed in the first part of the season at Segunda División 2008-09, but ultimately left the division. The difficult financial situation continued in the following years, and on July 1, 2011, at the end of the 2010–11 season, the team flew to the fourth division - Tercer, unable to pay their players on time.
Club Seasons
- 5 seasons in the Second League of Spain on football (Segunda División)
- 8 seasons in Segunda B (Segunda División B)
- 44 seasons in Tercera (Tercera División)
- 16 seasons in the Regional football divisions in Spain
Stadium
FC Alicante holds home matches at the Ciudad Deportiva Villafranqueza stadium, intervening 4,000 people. Previously owned by the club, the stadium was then acquired by the town hall , and there the team has held its official matches since 1979 .
However, between 2001 and 2010 , Alicante played at the Jose Rico Perez Stadium , which is also the home arena for the Ekrules club , which seats 30,000 spectators. After returning to Tercer , the Ciudad Deportiva stadium did not have the necessary structure to host the games in this category, and the city authorities refused to extend them.
Achievements
First place
- Segunda B (2): 2004-05, 2006-07.
- Tercera (3): 1933–34, 1946–47, 2000–01.
Second place
- Segunda B (1): 2007–08.
- Tercera (3): 1950-51, 1955-56, 1958-59.