Melilla CF

Melilla

Full name	Melilla Club de Fútbol
Founded	1946
Dissolved	1976
Ground	Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro
Capacity	8,000
Home colours

Melilla Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Melilla. Founded in 1946 as Club Deportivo Tesorillo and dissolved in 1976, it played for four consecutive seasons in 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. 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.

Club background

• Juventud Español — (1940–43)
• Melilla Fútbol Club — (1921–43)
• Unión Deportiva Melilla — (1943–56)
• Club Deportivo Tesorillo — (1940–56)
• Melilla Club de Fútbol – (1956–76)
• Club Gimnástico de Cabrerizas – (1973–76)
• Sociedad Deportiva Melilla – (1970–76)
• Gimnástico Melilla Club de Fútbol – (1976–80)
• Unión Deportiva Melilla – (1980–)

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 3ª 1st 1957–58 3 3ª 14th 1958–59 3 3ª 13th 1959–60 3 3ª 9rh 1960–61 3 3ª 2nd 1961–62 3 3ª 2nd 1962–63 2 2ª 11th First round 1963–64 2 2ª 12th Round of 32 1964–65 2 2ª 12th First round 1965–66 2 2ª 15th First round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1966–67 3 3ª 6th 1967–68 3 3ª 4th 1968–69 3 3ª 2nd 1969–70 3 3ª 3rd Fourth round 1970–71 3 3ª 11th First round 1971–72 3 3ª 5th First round 1972–73 3 3ª 7th First round 1973–74 3 3ª 14th Second round 1974–75 3 3ª 15th First round 1975–76 3 3ª 18th First round

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• 4 seasons in Segunda División
• 16 seasons in Tercera División