Alicante Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1918, it played its home matches at Estadio Alicante CF, with a 4,000-seat capacity.

History

Alicante Club de Fútbol, under their previous name, were formed in 1918. Five years later, in 1923, the club joined the Valencian Football Federation, with Joaquín Tomás Terol being its first official president.

The team spent the vast majority of its early existence in the Tercera División, whilst also having very brief spells in the second division (1939–40– as Alicante Football Club– 1951–52 and 1956–58). For eight years in the 60's, the club acted as the feeder team for neighbours Hércules CF.

In the 2000s, the club firmly established itself as one of the third level's strongest sides. However, the team still failed to get promoted, frequently missing promotion via the playoffs, until 2007–08, in which Alicante were finally promoted to the Segunda División. In the same season, the team famously took La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid to task in the fourth round of the Copa del Rey, only losing in 2–3 on aggregate against the team two divisions above.

Facing severe economic problems during the 2008–09 season, Alicante were immediately relegated back to the third division, despite a strong start to the season. The financial situation persisted in the following years and, on 1 July 2011, at the end of 2010–11, the team was relegated to the fourth division after failing to pay its players on time.

In June 2014, Alicante CF was dissolved and replaced by CFI Alicante, who adopted its colors and its logo.

Season to season

SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
As Alicante Football Club Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1928–29 4 Regional 1929–30 4 Regional 1930–31 4 Regional 1931–32 3 3ª 3rd 1932–33 4 Regional 1933–34 3 3ª 1st 1934–35 4 Regional 1935–36 4 Regional 1939–40 2 2ª 3rd 1940–41 3 3ª 4thAs Lucentum Club de Fútbol Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1941–42 4 1ª Reg. 3rd
1928–294Regional
1929–304Regional
1930–314Regional
1931–3233ª3rd
1932–334Regional
1933–3433ª1st
1934–354Regional
1935–364Regional
1939–4022ª3rd
1940–4133ª4th
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1941–4241ª Reg.3rd
  • As Alicante Club de Fútbol
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1942–43 4 1ª Reg. 3rd 1943–44 3 3ª 4th 1944–45 3 3ª 8th 1945–46 3 3ª 9th 1946–47 3 3ª 1st 1947–48 3 3ª 4th 1948–49 3 3ª 7th 1949–50 3 3ª 9th 1950–51 3 3ª 2nd 1951–52 2 2ª 15th 1952–53 3 3ª 8th 1953–54 3 3ª 5th 1954–55 3 3ª 5th 1955–56 3 3ª 2nd 1956–57 2 2ª 15th 1957–58 2 2ª 17th 1958–59 3 3ª 2nd 1959–60 3 3ª 12th 1960–61 3 3ª 5th 1961–62 3 3ª 6thSeason Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1962–63 3 3ª 9th 1963–64 3 3ª 8th 1964–65 3 3ª 5th 1965–66 3 3ª 4th 1966–67 3 3ª 3rd 1967–68 3 3ª 15th 1968–69 4 1ª Reg. 8th 1969–70 4 1ª Reg. 11th 1970–71 4 1ª Reg. 2nd 1971–72 4 Reg. Pref. 5th 1972–73 4 Reg. Pref. 2nd 1973–74 4 Reg. Pref. 8th 1974–75 4 Reg. Pref. 2nd 1975–76 4 Reg. Pref. 12th 1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 8th 1977–78 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd 1978–79 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 1979–80 4 3ª 14th 1980–81 4 3ª 10th 1981–82 4 3ª 4th
1942–4341ª Reg.3rd
1943–4433ª4th
1944–4533ª8th
1945–4633ª9th
1946–4733ª1st
1947–4833ª4th
1948–4933ª7th
1949–5033ª9th
1950–5133ª2nd
1951–5222ª15th
1952–5333ª8th
1953–5433ª5th
1954–5533ª5th
1955–5633ª2nd
1956–5722ª15th
1957–5822ª17th
1958–5933ª2nd
1959–6033ª12th
1960–6133ª5th
1961–6233ª6th
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1962–6333ª9th
1963–6433ª8th
1964–6533ª5th
1965–6633ª4th
1966–6733ª3rd
1967–6833ª15th
1968–6941ª Reg.8th
1969–7041ª Reg.11th
1970–7141ª Reg.2nd
1971–724Reg. Pref.5th
1972–734Reg. Pref.2nd
1973–744Reg. Pref.8th
1974–754Reg. Pref.2nd
1975–764Reg. Pref.12th
1976–774Reg. Pref.8th
1977–785Reg. Pref.3rd
1978–795Reg. Pref.1st
1979–8043ª14th
1980–8143ª10th
1981–8243ª4th
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1982–83 4 3ª 10th 1983–84 4 3ª 16th 1984–85 4 3ª 10th 1985–86 4 3ª 12th 1986–87 4 3ª 10th 1987–88 4 3ª 11th 1988–89 4 3ª 18th 1989–90 4 3ª 10th 1990–91 4 3ª 9th 1991–92 4 3ª 14th 1992–93 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 1993–94 4 3ª 8th 1994–95 4 3ª 10th 1995–96 4 3ª 12th 1996–97 4 3ª 19th 1997–98 5 Reg. Pref. 2ndSeason Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1998–99 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 1999–2000 4 3ª 4th 2000–01 4 3ª 1st 2001–02 3 2ª B 6th 2002–03 3 2ª B 5th Round of 16 2003–04 3 2ª B 6th 2004–05 3 2ª B 1st 2005–06 3 2ª B 3rd 2006–07 3 2ª B 1st 2007–08 3 2ª B 2nd 2008–09 2 2ª 20th 2009–10 3 2ª B 13th 2010–11 3 2ª B 9th 2011–12 4 3ª 19th 2012–13 5 Reg. Pref. 14th 2013–14 5 Reg. Pref. 6th
1982–8343ª10th
1983–8443ª16th
1984–8543ª10th
1985–8643ª12th
1986–8743ª10th
1987–8843ª11th
1988–8943ª18th
1989–9043ª10th
1990–9143ª9th
1991–9243ª14th
1992–935Reg. Pref.1st
1993–9443ª8th
1994–9543ª10th
1995–9643ª12th
1996–9743ª19th
1997–985Reg. Pref.2nd
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1998–995Reg. Pref.1st
1999–200043ª4th
2000–0143ª1st
2001–0232ª B6th
2002–0332ª B5thRound of 16
2003–0432ª B6th
2004–0532ª B1st
2005–0632ª B3rd
2006–0732ª B1st
2007–0832ª B2nd
2008–0922ª20th
2009–1032ª B13th
2010–1132ª B9th
2011–1243ª19th
2012–135Reg. Pref.14th
2013–145Reg. Pref.6th

Stadium

Alicante held home games at Estadio Alicante CF, inside the Ciudad Deportiva de Villafranqueza, with a 4,000-seat capacity. Previously owned by the club, it was then purchased by the City Hall, and the team held their official matches there since 1979.

However, between 2001 and 2010, Alicante played at the Estadio José Rico Pérez, the home ground of Hércules CF. After returning to the third division, Villafranqueza did not possess the required structures to host games in the category, and the municipal authorities refused to renew them.

Notable former players

See also

External links

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