Alicante CF

Alicante

Full name	Alicante Club de Fútbol
Nickname(s)	Celestes, Moros
Founded	14 April 1918 (14 April 1918)
Dissolved	23 March 2015 (23 March 2015)
Ground	Estadio Alicante CF Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
Capacity	4,000
President	Andrés Ariza
Head coach	Modesto Coloma Moyá
League	Regional Preferente
2013–14	Regional Preferente, 6th
Home colours Away colours

Alicante Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1918, it played its home matches at Estadio Alicante CF, with a 4,000-seat capacity.

History

Alicante Club de Fútbol, under their previous name, were formed in 1918. Five years later, in 1923, the club joined the Valencian Football Federation, with Joaquín Tomás Terol being its first official president.

The team spent the vast majority of its early existence in the Tercera División, whilst also having very brief spells in the second division (1939–40 – as Alicante Football Club – 1951–52 and 1956–58). For eight years in the 60's, the club acted as the feeder team for neighbours Hércules CF.

In the 2000s, the club firmly established itself as one of the third level's strongest sides. However, the team still failed to get promoted, frequently missing promotion via the playoffs, until 2007–08, in which Alicante were finally promoted to the Segunda División. In the same season, the team famously took La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid to task in the fourth round of the Copa del Rey, only losing in 2–3 on aggregate against the team two divisions above.

Facing severe economic problems during the 2008–09 season, Alicante were immediately relegated back to the third division, despite a strong start to the season. The financial situation persisted in the following years and, on 1 July 2011, at the end of 2010–11, the team was relegated to the fourth division after failing to pay its players on time.

In June 2014, Alicante CF was dissolved and replaced by CFI Alicante, who adopted its colors and its logo.

Season to season

As Alicante Football Club Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1928–29 4 Regional 1929–30 4 Regional 1930–31 4 Regional 1931–32 3 3ª 3rd 1932–33 4 Regional 1933–34 3 3ª 1st 1934–35 4 Regional 1935–36 4 Regional 1939–40 2 2ª 3rd 1940–41 3 3ª 4th

As Lucentum Club de Fútbol Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1941–42 4 1ª Reg. 3rd

• As Alicante Club de Fútbol

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1942–43 4 1ª Reg. 3rd 1943–44 3 3ª 4th 1944–45 3 3ª 8th 1945–46 3 3ª 9th 1946–47 3 3ª 1st 1947–48 3 3ª 4th 1948–49 3 3ª 7th 1949–50 3 3ª 9th 1950–51 3 3ª 2nd 1951–52 2 2ª 15th 1952–53 3 3ª 8th 1953–54 3 3ª 5th 1954–55 3 3ª 5th 1955–56 3 3ª 2nd 1956–57 2 2ª 15th 1957–58 2 2ª 17th 1958–59 3 3ª 2nd 1959–60 3 3ª 12th 1960–61 3 3ª 5th 1961–62 3 3ª 6th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1962–63 3 3ª 9th 1963–64 3 3ª 8th 1964–65 3 3ª 5th 1965–66 3 3ª 4th 1966–67 3 3ª 3rd 1967–68 3 3ª 15th 1968–69 4 1ª Reg. 8th 1969–70 4 1ª Reg. 11th 1970–71 4 1ª Reg. 2nd 1971–72 4 Reg. Pref. 5th 1972–73 4 Reg. Pref. 2nd 1973–74 4 Reg. Pref. 8th 1974–75 4 Reg. Pref. 2nd 1975–76 4 Reg. Pref. 12th 1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 8th 1977–78 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd 1978–79 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 1979–80 4 3ª 14th 1980–81 4 3ª 10th 1981–82 4 3ª 4th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1982–83 4 3ª 10th 1983–84 4 3ª 16th 1984–85 4 3ª 10th 1985–86 4 3ª 12th 1986–87 4 3ª 10th 1987–88 4 3ª 11th 1988–89 4 3ª 18th 1989–90 4 3ª 10th 1990–91 4 3ª 9th 1991–92 4 3ª 14th 1992–93 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 1993–94 4 3ª 8th 1994–95 4 3ª 10th 1995–96 4 3ª 12th 1996–97 4 3ª 19th 1997–98 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1998–99 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 1999–2000 4 3ª 4th 2000–01 4 3ª 1st 2001–02 3 2ª B 6th 2002–03 3 2ª B 5th Round of 16 2003–04 3 2ª B 6th 2004–05 3 2ª B 1st 2005–06 3 2ª B 3rd 2006–07 3 2ª B 1st 2007–08 3 2ª B 2nd 2008–09 2 2ª 20th 2009–10 3 2ª B 13th 2010–11 3 2ª B 9th 2011–12 4 3ª 19th 2012–13 5 Reg. Pref. 14th 2013–14 5 Reg. Pref. 6th

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• 5 seasons in Segunda División
• 9 seasons in Segunda División B
• 45 seasons in Tercera División

Stadium

Alicante held home games at Estadio Alicante CF, inside the Ciudad Deportiva de Villafranqueza, with a 4,000-seat capacity. Previously owned by the club, it was then purchased by the City Hall, and the team held their official matches there since 1979.

However, between 2001 and 2010, Alicante played at the Estadio José Rico Pérez, the home ground of Hércules CF. After returning to the third division, Villafranqueza did not possess the required structures to host games in the category, and the municipal authorities refused to renew them.

Notable former players

Main page: Category:Alicante CF footballers

See also

• Alicante CF B, Alicante CF's reserve team

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
• FFCV team profile (in Spanish)