Lorca FC

Lorca Futbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Lorca, in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2003, it plays in Tercera Division – Group 13, holding home games at Estadio Francisco Artes Carrasco, which has a capacity of 8,120.

History

The club was founded in 2003 as La Hoya Deportiva Club de Futbol by constructor Pedro Rosell, whose enterprise sponsored the team in its first years.

In 2010, the club changes its name to La Hoya Lorca Club de Futbol in 2010, after the promotion of the club to Tercera Division, but continues playing in La Hoya. Rossell resigned as president and Luis Jimenez replaced him. During these years, the team was nicknamed as El Brocoli Mecanico (The Clockwork Broccoli) after the vegetable, a major local export. In 2011, La Hoya Lorca started playing its games at Estadio Francisco Artes Carrasco in Lorca.

In 2013, La Hoya Lorca won promotion to Segunda Division B via the play-offs, defeating SCR Pena Deportiva on away goals after a 4–4 aggregate draw.

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