Melilla Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Melilla. Founded in 1946 as Club Deportivo Tesorillo and dissolved in 1976, it played for four consecutive seasons in Segunda División.
History Founded in 1946 as Club Deportivo Tesorillo, the club was renamed Melilla Club de Fútbol in August 1956, after the dissolution of UD Melilla. Having won promotion to Tercera División in that year, they played for six consecutive seasons in the category, achieving an impressive first place in their debut season.
The club reached Segunda División in 1962, and played for four consecutive seasons in the category before suffering relegation. They went on to play in the third division until 1976, and after suffering relegation, they merged with Club Gimnástico de Cabrerizas, which had won promotion to the third level, to create Gimnástico Melilla Club de Fútbol.
Club background Juventud Español — (1940–43) Melilla Fútbol Club — (1921–43) Unión Deportiva Melilla — (1943–56) Club Deportivo Tesorillo — (1940–56) Melilla Club de Fútbol – (1956–76) Club Gimnástico de Cabrerizas – (1973–76) Sociedad Deportiva Melilla – (1970–76) Gimnástico Melilla Club de Fútbol – (1976–80) Unión Deportiva Melilla – (1980–)
Other clubs from Melilla Club Deportivo Real Melilla — (1939–) Club de Fútbol Melilla Industrial – (1968–74) Club de Fútbol Industrial Melilla – (1975–85) Melilla Fútbol Club — (1985–91)
Season to season SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey—Regional—1956–5733ª1st1957–5833ª14th1958–5933ª13th1959–6033ª9rh1960–6133ª2nd1961–6233ª2nd1962–6322ª11thFirst round1963–6422ª12thRound of 321964–6522ª12thFirst round1965–6622ª15thFirst roundSeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1966–6733ª6th1967–6833ª4th1968–6933ª2nd1969–7033ª3rdFourth round1970–7133ª11thFirst round1971–7233ª5thFirst round1972–7333ª7thFirst round1973–7433ª14thSecond round1974–7533ª15thFirst round1975–7633ª18thFirst round
4 seasons in Segunda División 16 seasons in Tercera División
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