Melilla CF

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Melilla
Full nameMelilla Club de Fútbol
Founded1946
Dissolved1976
GroundEstadio Municipal Álvarez Claro
Capacity8,000

Melilla Club de Fútbol was a

Segunda División
.

History

Founded in 1946 as Club Deportivo Tesorillo, the club was renamed Melilla Club de Fútbol in August 1956, after the dissolution of UD Melilla.[1] Having won promotion to Tercera División in that year, they played for six consecutive seasons in the category, achieving an impressive first place in their debut season.

The club reached

Segunda División in 1962, and played for four consecutive seasons in the category before suffering relegation. They went on to play in the third division until 1976, and after suffering relegation, they merged with Club Gimnástico de Cabrerizas, which had won promotion to the third level, to create Gimnástico Melilla Club de Fútbol.[2]

Club background

Other clubs from Melilla

  • Club Deportivo Real Melilla(1939–)
  • Club de Fútbol Melilla Industrial(1968–74)
  • Club de Fútbol Industrial Melilla(1975–85)
  • Melilla Fútbol Club(1985–91)

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1940–1956 Regional
1956–57 3 1st
1957–58 3 14th
1958–59 3 13th
1959–60 3 9rh
1960–61 3 2nd
1961–62 3 2nd
1962–63 2
11th
1st round
1963–64 2
12th
Round of 32
1964–65 2
12th
1st round
1965–66 2
15th
1st round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1966–67 3 6th
1967–68 3 4th
1968–69 3 2nd
1969–70 3 3rd
4th round
1970–71 3 11th
1st round
1971–72 3 5th
1st round
1972–73 3 7th
1st round
1973–74 3 14th
2nd round
1974–75 3 15th
1st round
1975–76 3 18th
1st round

References

  1. ^ "Melilla Club de Fútbol" (in Spanish). Fútbol Regional. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Historial del Melilla Club de Fútbol" [History of Melilla Club de Fútbol] (in Spanish). La Futbolteca. Retrieved 24 November 2021.