Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in , playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condomina, which holds 31,179 spectators.

In domestic football, the club has won a record 8 Segunda División titles and 1 Spanish Royal Federation Cup.

Home colours are mainly scarlet shirt and white shorts.

History Officially founded in 1919 as Levante Foot-ball Club (records show earlier denominations, such 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 opened, with the club holding home games there for the next 82 years uninterrupted.

In 1929 the club first competed in the Tercera División (third tier), achieving its first ever promotion to La Liga in 1939–40. The highest position of 11th was reached in 1945, 1946, 1984 and 1987.

Murcia holds the record for the most Segunda División titles with eight, most recently in 2002–03 under manager David Vidal. In that season, the team also equalled its best run in the Copa del Rey by reaching the quarter-finals before losing on the away goals rule to Deportivo de La Coruña, despite a 4–3 win in the second leg at home.

Following an immediate descent back to Segunda in last place, the team won promotion to the top flight for the last time under Lucas Alcaraz in 2007, again lasting only one year. In June 2010, the team fell into Segunda División B for the first time in a decade with a 1–1 draw at Girona FC on the final day, with goalkeeper Alberto Cifuentes saving a penalty kick from Kiko Ratón in added time before it deflected in off himself.

Murcia returned immediately to the second tier, winning the 2010–11 Segunda División B title with a penalty shootout win over CE Sabadell FC in June after a 1–1 aggregate draw. In 2014, the team finished fourth and was top seeded for the playoffs, losing 2–1 on aggregate to eventual winners Córdoba CF; weeks later Murcia were relegated for non-compliance with Liga de Fútbol Profesional regulations.

In 2019, Murcia won the Spanish Royal Federation Cup for the first time with a penalty shootout victory over CD Tudelano.

Season to season

Murcia Regional Championship

SeasonTierPlaceCopa del Rey1925–26——Group stage1926–27——Group stage1927–28——Quarter-finals

Spanish football league

SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey192933ª2ndRound of 321929–3022ª8thRound of 161930–3122ª7thRound of 161931–3222ª5thRound of 321932–3322ª3rdQuarter-finals1933–3422ª3rdRound of 161934–3522ª2ndThird round1935–3622ª1stRound of 161939–4022ª1stFirst round1940–4111ª12thRound of 161941–4222ª2ndRound of 161942–4322ª3rdDNP1943–4422ª2ndSemi-finals1944–4511ª11thFirst round1945–4611ª11thRound of 161946–4711ª12thFirst round1947–4822ª11thQuarter-finals1948–4922ª7thFourth round1949–5022ª2ndSecond round1950–5111ª14thDNPSeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1951–5222ª5thDNP1952–5322ª11thRound of 161953–5422ª12thDNP1954–5522ª1stRound of 161955–5611ª13thDNP1956–5722ª3rdDNP1957–5822ª3rdDNP1958–5922ª6thRound of 321959–6022ª7thRound of 321960–6122ª8thRound of 321961–6222ª8thRound of 321962–6322ª1stRound of 321963–6411ª12thRound of 321964–6511ª13thRound of 161965–6622ª10thFirst round1966–6722ª7thFirst round1967–6822ª6thFirst round1968–6922ª8thDNP1969–7022ª18thQuarter-finals1970–7133ª9thThird round SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1971–7233ª1stFirst round1972–7322ª1stThird round1973–7411ª15thRound of 161974–7511ª18thFourth round1975–7622ª17thThird round1976–7733ª1stSecond round1977–7822ª5thFourth round1978–7922ª14thRound of 161979–8022ª1stFourth round1980–8111ª16thSecond round1981–8222ª5thThird round1982–8322ª1stThird round1983–8411ª11thThird round1984–8511ª18thThird round1985–8622ª1stThird round1986–8711ª11thSecond round1987–8811ª17thRound of 321988–8911ª19thRound of 321989–9022ª9thFirst round1990–9122ª3rdFifth roundSeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1991–9222ª11thRound of 161992–9332ª B1stThird round1993–9422ª18thFourth round1994–9532ª B17thThird round1995–9643ª1st1996–9732ª B13thFirst round1997–9832ª B8th1998–9932ª B4th1999–200032ª B2ndPreliminary round2000–0122ª13thRound of 162001–0222ª15thRound of 642002–0322ª1stQuarter-finals2003–0411ª20thRound of 322004–0522ª12thRound of 642005–0622ª16thSecond round2006–0722ª3rdSecond round2007–0811ª19thRound of 322008–0922ª14thRound of 322009–1022ª20thRound of 322010–1132ª B1stRound of 32 SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey2011–1222ª18thSecond round2012–1322ª19thSecond round2013–1422ª4thSecond round2014–1532ª B2ndSecond round2015–1632ª B2ndFirst round2016–1732ª B2ndFirst round2017–1832ª B3rdRound of 322018–1932ª B11thSecond round2019–2032ª B8thSecond round2020–2132ª B / 2021–2242ª RFEF3rd2022–2331ª Fed.6thFirst round2023–2431ª Fed.7thFirst round2024–2531ª Fed.2nd2025–2631ª Fed.10thRound of 322026–2731ª Fed.

18 seasons in Primera División 53 seasons in Segunda División 5 seasons in Primera Federación 14 seasons in Segunda División B 1 season in Segunda División RFEF 5 seasons in Tercera División

Current squad

Honours League Segunda División Winners (8) – record: 1939–40, 1954–55, 1962–63, 1972–73, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1985–86, 2002–03 Segunda División B Winners (1): 2010–11 Tercera División Winners (3): 1971–72, 1976–77, 1995–96

Cups Copa Federación de España Winners (1): 2019

See also Real Murcia Imperial – Murcia's reserve team

References

External links

Futbolme team profile BDFutbol team profile MurciaMania – all about the club La Futbolteca – Real Murcia CF