Manchego CF

For the club founded in 1929 and dissolved in 2000, see CD Manchego. For the club founded in 2009, see CD Manchego Ciudad Real.
Manchego
Full nameManchego Ciudad Real Club de Fútbol
Founded2000
Dissolved2009
GroundJuan Carlos I, Ciudad Real,
Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Capacity2,900
2008–09Tercera División – Group 18, 3rd of 20
Websitehttp://www.manchegociudadreal.com

Manchego Ciudad Real Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Ciudad Real in the namesake province, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 2000, it held home games at Estadio Rey Juan Carlos I, with a capacity of 2,900 seats.

History

After the disappearance of CD Manchego in 2000, Manchego CF was created. In July 2009, after six seasons in the fourth division, the club was in risk of being dissolved due to its outstanding debts,[1] which reached €1.5 million.[2]

After Manchego CF supporters decided the club should continue, the president was forced to resign and, a day later, a new club, CD Ciudad Real was created.[3][4] The Professional Spanish Footballers Association extended the deadline for some clubs to pay debts to their players past July 31. However, on August 25, the Royal Spanish Football Federation relegated the club in spite of it having finished in third position, due to the club's economic situation, but Manchego decided not to take part in the championship.[5][6]

The team was succeeded by CD Ciudad Real.

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2000–01 6 2ª Aut. 1st
2001–02 5 1ª Aut. 4th
2002–03 5 1ª Aut. 1st
2003–04 4 3ª 15th
2004–05 4 3ª 7th
2005–06 4 3ª 6th
2006–07 4 3ª 8th
2007–08 4 3ª 5th
2008–09 4 3ª 3rd

Honours

  • 3 Campeonatos Diputación
  • 1 Campeonato Regional de la Copa Federación

Famous players

References

  1. ^ Borrón y cuenta nueva (Wiping the slate clean) Archived 2009-07-23 at the Wayback Machine; La Tribuna, 21 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ El Manchego se hace el hara-kiri (Manchego does hara-kiri); El Día de Ciudad Real, 11 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Nace el Deportivo Ciudad Real (Deportivo Ciudad Real is born); ABC, 21 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Habrá fútbol; nace el CD Ciudad Real (There will be football; CD Ciudad Real is born); El Día de Ciudad Real, 21 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ El Manchego es descendido de categoría (Manchego is relegated); FFCM, 25 August 2009 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ El Manchego no se inscribe en Preferente (Manchego does not sign up in Preferente); CRSport, 26 August 2009 (in Spanish)