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.

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

History

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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

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Other clubs from Melilla

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  • 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

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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

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  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.