# UCAM Murcia CF

Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Fútbol, commonly known as UCAM Murcia or simply UCAM, is a Spanish football club based in Murcia. Founded in 1999 it plays in Segunda Federación – Group 4, holding home games at Estadio de La Condomina, with a capacity of 6,500 spectators.

## History

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia Club de Fútbol was founded in 1999 and had previously a team which played in Tercera División from 2000 to 2005. In parallel was founded in 2004 the Club de Fútbol Los Garres, making its first appearance in Tercera División in 2008–09 as Murcia Deportivo Club de Fútbol. In 2009 a businessman from Beniaján, Murcia, acquired the club and moved it to his local town; one year later the club relocated again, now to Sangonera la Verde, and, in 2011, UCAM became its new owner.
At the end of the 2011–12 season, after Orihuela suffered relegation from Segunda División B due to irregularities, UCAM Murcia took its place. After suffering relegation, the club bounced back to the third level immediately, and achieved a respectable second place in his group during the 2014–15 campaign; it missed out promotion in the play-offs, after being knocked out by Bilbao Athletic B, which would later achieve promotion.
In the 2015–16 season, UCAM Murcia finished the regular season as champions of the Group 4, six points ahead of neighbours Real Murcia. The club achieved the promotion to Segunda División in the play-offs after beating Real Madrid Castilla 4–3 on aggregate.
The first season of UCAM in the second flight would be short-lived, as they ended in the 19th position, and subsequently relegated to the third tier, after being defeated in a do-or-die game by Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the last matchday. In the 2018–19 season the club finished 5th with 66 points in the Segunda División B, Group 4.

### Club names

* Murcia Deportivo Club de Fútbol (1999–2005)
* Murcia Deportivo-Rincón de Seca Club de Fútbol (2007–2008)
* Murcia Deportivo Club de Fútbol-UCAM (2008–2009)
* Costa Cálida-Beniaján Club de Fútbol (2009–2010)
* Costa Cálida-Sangonera Club de Fútbol (2010–2011)
* UCAM Murcia Club de Fútbol (2011–2015)
* UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Fútbol (2015-)

## Season to season

Old UCAM Murcia
Season
Tier
Division
Place
Copa del Rey
1999–2000
5
Terr. Pref.
1st
2000–01
4
3ª
14th
2001–02
4
3ª
10th
2002–03
4
3ª
11th
2003–04
4
3ª
16th
2004–05
4
3ª
19th
Los Garres
Season
Tier
Division
Place
Copa del Rey
2004–05
6
1ª Terr.
4th
2005–06
6
1ª Terr.
1st
Murcia Deportivo
Season
Tier
Division
Place
Copa del Rey
2006–07
5
Terr. Pref.
10th
2007–08
5
Terr. Pref.
4th
2008–09
4
3ª
12th
Costa Cálida
Season
Tier
Division
Place
Copa del Rey
2009–10
4
3ª
4th
2010–11
4
3ª
1st :

### New UCAM Murcia CF

| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 2011–12 | 4 | 3ª | 6th | Second round |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 2ª B | 17th | |
| 2013–14 | 4 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 2014–15 | 3 | 2ª B | 2nd | Third round |
| 2015–16 | 3 | 2ª B | 1st | Third round |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 2ª | 19th | Round of 32 |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 2ª B | 7th | First round |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 2ª B | 5th | Second round |
| 2019–20 | 3 | 2ª B | 10th | Second round |
| 2020–21 | 3 | 2ª B | 1st / 2nd | First round |
| 2021–22 | 3 | 1ª RFEF | 18th | First round |
| 2022–23 | 4 | 2ª Fed. | 5th | |
| 2023–24 | 4 | 2ª Fed. | 8th | First round |
| 2024–25 | 4 | 2ª Fed. | | |
* 1 season in Segunda División
* 1 season in Primera División RFEF
* 7 seasons in Segunda División B
* 3 seasons in Segunda Federación
* 8 seasons in Tercera División

## Support

UCAM Murcia's highest home attendance is 5,877, in a 2016–17 Segunda División match against Rayo Vallecano. The club's two main supporters groups are Los T-UCAM who were founded in 2015 and Los Blue Gold who were founded in 2016.

## Current squad

    As of 8 August 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | URU | Facundo Ackermann |
| 2 | DF | ESP | José Ruiz |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Jeremy Socorro |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Javi Ramírez |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Fernando Román |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Juan Antonio Segura |
| 7 | FW | MAR | Amin Bouzaig |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Urtzi Urzelay |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Andrés Silvente |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Albert Luque |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Andreu Guiu |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Miguel Prieto |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Diego López |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Nacho Martínez |
| 16 | FW | ESP | Ale Marín |
| 17 | FW | ESP | Alexis García |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Victor Rodriguez |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Víctor Esquerdo |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Iker Abellán |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Louis Booker |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Julio Martínez |
| 23 | DF | ESP | Marcos Sevila |
| 24 | DF | ESP | Miki Bosch |

### Reserve team
## Honours

* Segunda División B
** Champions (1): 2015–16
* Tercera División
** Champions (2): 2010–11, 2013–14

## Coaches

* Luis Tevenet (2012–13)
* Gabriel Correa (2013–14)
* Eloy Jiménez (2014–15)
* José María Salmerón (2015–16)
* Francisco (2016–17)
* Lluís Planagumà (2017)
* José Miguel Campos (2017–2018)
* Pedro Munitis (2018–2019)
* Juan Merino (2019)
* Rubén Albés (2019)
* Miguel Rivera (2019–2020)
* Sergio Aracil (2020)
* Asier Santana (2020)
* José María Salmerón (2020–present)