FC La Unión Atlético
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Fútbol Club La Unión Atlético is a Spanish football team based in La Unión, Murcia, in the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2010, it plays in Segunda Federación – Group 4, holding home matches at Municipal.
History
Founded in 2010 as Torre Pacheco Fútbol Club Pinatar in San Pedro del Pinatar, the club took the place of Club Deportivo Dolores Torre Pacheco and started playing in the Preferente Autonómica, fifth tier. The club were renamed to Fútbol Club Pinatar in 2011, and to Fútbol Club Pinatar Arena in the following year due to sponsorship reasons.
Pinatar Arena achieved their first-ever promotion to Tercera División in 2014, and moved back to their previous name FC Pinatar in the following year. In 2018, the club moved to La Unión and were renamed to Fútbol Club La Unión Atlético, due to financial problems.
On 4 June 2023, La Unión Atlético achieved promotion to Segunda Federación for the first time ever, after defeating L'Entregu CF in the play-offs.
O clube manda os seus jogos no Estádio Municipal de La Unión, com capacidade para 2.000 espectadores. As cores tradicionais do clube são o azul e o branco.
O FC La Unión Atlético nunca disputou a Primera División, a primeira divisão do futebol espanhol. A melhor classificação do clube foi o 4º lugar na Segunda Divisão B, alcançado na temporada 2016/17.
O clube também nunca disputou competições europeias.
Alguns jogadores notáveis que jogaram pelo FC La Unión Atlético incluem:
* José Antonio Ñíguez
* Manuel Martínez
* Juan Carlos Ceballos
* Jesús María Pereda
* Javi Guerrero