Lorca FC
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| Full name | Lorca Fútbol Club |
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| Nickname(s) |
El Brócoli Mecánico (The Clockwork Broccoli) |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Ground |
Francisco Artés Carrasco, Lorca, Murcia, Spain |
| Capacity | 8,000 |
| Owner | Xu Genbao |
| Chairman | Luis Jiménez |
| Manager | David Vidal |
| League | 2ªB – Group 4 |
| 2015–16 | 2ª B – Group 4, 6th |
Lorca Fútbol Club is a Spanish football team based in La Hoya, a hamlet of Lorca, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Founded in 2003, it currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 4, holding home games at Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco, which has a capacity of 8,000.
The team are nicknamed El Brócoli Mecánico (The Clockwork Broccoli) after the vegetable, a major local export. In 2013, they attracted attention for their kit which had the plant imprinted over the entire shirt and shorts.
The club was founded in 2003 as La Hoya Deportiva, changing its name to La Hoya Lorca Club de Fútbol in 2010, after the promotion of the club to Tercera División. In 2013, La Hoya Lorca won promotion to Segunda División B via the play-offs, defeating SCR Peña Deportiva on away goals after a 4–4 aggregate draw.
On 8 July 2016, the club changed its name to Lorca Fútbol Club when it was bought by former Chinese international player and manager Xu Genbao. When Lorca played FC Jumilla in November 2016 the match was broadcast live over the internet in China as Jumilla are also under Chinese ownership.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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