Linares CF

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Linares
Full nameLinares Club de Fútbol
Nickname(s)Azulillos (Little Blues)
Founded1961
Dissolved1990 (29 years)
GroundLinarejos, Linares,
Andalusia, Spain
Capacity10,000
ChairmanN/A
ManagerJosu Ortuondo
League2ªB - Group 3
1989–902ªB - Group 3, 7th

Linares Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football club based in Linares, Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1961 it disappeared 29 years later due to serious economic problems, and held home matches at Estadio de Linarejos, with a 10,000-seat capacity.

History

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Founded in 1961, Linares reached the national leagues four years later. It would eventually play five seasons in the second division, four of those consecutive (1980–84), never finishing higher than 12th. From 1962 to 1967, the club competed under the name Santana Linares Club de Fútbol.

After being relegated in the 1983–84 season, Linares played five out of its last six years in Segunda División B – created in 1977 as the new third level. Following the team's disappearance another club was founded in the city, CD Linares: in its 19 years of existence it appeared in seven seasons in the fourth division and eight in the third (seven consecutive), before folding in 2009.

Seasons

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Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1962–1965 4 Regional
1965–66 3 11th
1966–67 3 7th
1967–68 3 5th
1968–69 3 11th
1969–70 3 10th
1970–71 4 1ª Reg. 1st
1971–72 3 16th
1972–73 3 1st
1973–74 2 20th
1974–75 3 3rd
1975–76 3 4th
1976–77 3 4th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1977–78 3 2ªB 14th
1978–79 3 2ªB 9th
1979–80 3 2ªB 1st
1980–81 2 12th
1981–82 2 15th
1982–83 2 14th
1983–84 2 17th
1984–85 3 2ªB 9th
1985–86 3 2ªB 14th
1986–87 4 1st
1987–88 3 2ªB 6th
1988–89 3 2ªB 3rd
1989–90 3 2ªB 7th

Famous players

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