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Alicante
Full name	Alicante Club de Fútbol
Nickname(s)	Celestes, Moros
Founded	14 April 1918; 106 years ago
Dissolved	23 March 2015; 9 years ago
Ground	Estadio Alicante CF; Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
Capacity	4,000
President	Andrés Ariza
Head coach	Modesto Coloma Moyá
League	Regional Preferente
2013–14	Regional Preferente, 6th
Home colours	Away colours

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^[1] and replaced by CFI Alicante,^[2] who adopted its colors and its logo.

Season to season

As Alicante Football Club

Season	Tier	Division	Place
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	4th

As Lucentum Club de Fútbol

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1941–42	4	1ª Reg.	3rd

As Alicante Club de Fútbol

Season	Tier	Division	Place
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	6th

Season	Tier	Division	Place
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

Season	Tier	Division	Place
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.	2nd

Season	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

5 seasons in Segunda División
9 seasons in Segunda División B
45 seasons in Tercera División

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.