Lorca FC

Lorca FC
Full name Lorca Fútbol Club
Nickname(s) El Brócoli Mecánico
(The Clockwork Broccoli)
Founded 2003
Ground Francisco Artés Carrasco, Lorca,
Murcia, Spain
Ground Capacity 8,000
Owner Xu Genbao
Chairman Luis Jiménez
Manager Julio Algar
League 2ªB – Group 4
2015–16 2ª B – Group 4, 6th
Not to be confused with CF Lorca Deportiva.

Lorca Fútbol Club is a Spanish football team based in La Hoya, a hamlet of Lorca, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Founded in 2003, it currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 4, holding home games at Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco, which has a capacity of 8,000.

The team are nicknamed El Brócoli Mecánico (The Clockwork Broccoli) after the vegetable, a major local export. In 2013, they attracted attention for their kit which had the plant imprinted over the entire shirt and shorts.[1][2]

History

Logo used from 2010 to 2016.

The club was founded in 2003 as La Hoya Deportiva changing its name to La Hoya Lorca Club de Fútbol in 2010, after the promotion of the club to Tercera División. In 2013, La Hoya Lorca promotes to Segunda División B.

On 8 July 2016, the club changed its name to Lorca Fútbol Club when it was bought by former Chinese international player and manager Xu Genbao.[3] When Lorca played FC Jumilla in November 2016 the match was broadcast live over the internet in China as Jumilla are also under Chinese ownership.[4]

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2003/04 6 1ª Terr. 13th
2004/05 6 1ª Terr. 4th
2005/06 6 1ª Terr. 6th
2006/07 6 1ª Terr. 3rd
2007/08 5 Terr. Pref. 10th
2008/09 5 Terr. Pref. 15th
2009/10 5 Terr. Pref. 1st
2010/11 4 3ª 7th
2011/12 4 3ª 4th
2012/13 4 3ª 1st
2013/14 3 2ªB 2nd First round
2014/15 3 2ªB 13th First round
2015/16 3 2ªB 6th
2016/17 3 2ªB — Second round

Squad

As of 29 October 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Spain GK Francisco Dorronsoro
Spain GK David Robador
Spain DF Molo
Spain DF Mikel Fernández
Spain DF Borja García
Spain DF Antonio López
Spain DF Sergio Menéndez
Spain DF Juan Pedro Pina
Spain DF Carlos Pomares
Spain MF Haritz Albisua
No. Position Player
Spain MF Cristian Bustos
Spain MF Javi López
Spain MF Carlos Martínez
Spain MF Borja Martínez
Spain MF Juanra
Spain MF Samu Martínez
Spain MF Gonzalo Poley
Spain FW Urko Arroyo
Spain FW Chumbi
Spain FW Manuel Onwu

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Broccoli football kit for Spanish football team". BBC Sport. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Crazy! Spanish team La Hoya Lorca announce new broccoli away kit". Metro. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nace el Lorca Fútbol Club" (in Spanish). La Verdad de Murcia. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "F.C. Jumilla » "ABC Deportes" El Jumilla-Lorca podrá ser visto en China por 300 millones de personas". Retrieved 2016-11-13.
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