Club Deportivo La Unión was a Spanish football team based in La Unión, Murcia. Founded in 1941, refounded in 2000 and dissolved in 2011, it played its last season in Tercera División – Group 13, holding home games at Polideportivo Municipal de La Unión, with a capacity for 2,000 spectators.
History In 2004, four years after being refounded, La Unión first reached Tercera División, finishing twice in the top four over the course of seven seasons, but consecutively falling short in the promotion playoffs. In July 2009, it became FC Cartagena's reserve team.El equipo técnico del FC Cartagena-La Unión se presenta el próximo lunes (FC Cartagena-La Unión coaching staff presents next Monday); La Verdad, 4 July 2009 Paco Sánchez quiere que un 60% de la plantilla sea de la ciudad (Paco Sánchez wants 60% of squad to hail from city); La Opinión de Murcia, 7 July 2009
Before the 2011–12 season started, the relationship between Cartagena and La Unión came to an end.Paco Gómez desvincula a todos los equipos de bases del Cartagena en La Unión (Paco Gómez rescinds link to all Cartagena youth teams in La Unión) ; Sport Cartagena, 20 June 2011
Club background Club Deportivo La Unión — (1941–56; 1965–75; 2000–09; 2011) Deportivo Unionense Educación y Descanso — (1956–65) Fútbol Club Cartagena-La Unión — (2009–11)
Season to season SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1945–4646th1946–4742nd1947–4845th1948–49410thDNP1956–5758th1957–58DNP1958–5952nd1959–60411th1960–6148th1961–6245th1962–63414thSeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1963–6448th1964–6546th1965–6648th1966–6741st1967–6833ª9th1968–6933ª12th1969–7033ª15th1970–71411th1971–72413th1972–73419th1973–74420th1974–75512th
3 seasons in Tercera División
Team refounded SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey2000–0161ª Terr.6th2001–025Terr. Pref.10th2002–035Terr. Pref.12th2003–045Terr. Pref.1st2004–0543ª15th2005–0643ª9th2006–0743ª6th2007–0843ª7th2008–0943ª3rd2009–1043ª5th2010–1143ª4th
7 seasons in Tercera División
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External links Former official website