FC Cartagena
Tier 3Primera Federación, Grupo 2Cartagena, Murcia, SpainOn the globe
- Founded
- 1995
- Ground
- Estadio Cartagonova15,105 seats · opened 1988
- Full name
- Fútbol Club Cartagena
- Website
- cartagenaefese.es
- Reserve side
- FC Cartagena B
Who owns FC Cartagena
FC Cartagena is controlled by Pedro Arribas, through Inversiones Arrisanz, S.L.
Owned by investorsOwner based at home: Spain
From the pitch to the top
The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.
Fields the first teamFútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D.
- Stake not knowncontrolsInversiones Arrisanz, S.L.Since 2025, figure as of July 2026The club announced the transfer of all its shares to Inversiones Arrisanz in July 2025; 2Playbook (July 2026) places the Arribas family at Cartagena. Wikipedia names Cortadone Inversiones, S.L. as owner; its relation to Arrisanz was not established.Medium confidenceSources: FC Cartagena, 2Playbook
- Stake not knowncontrols
Changes of control
- July 2025
Inversiones Arrisanz, S.L. took control (100%) from Duino Inversiones.
Sale of all shares; the seller had asked for €8m according to 2Playbook (an ask, not a price).
- Paid for the shares (100%)€5.50mreported
- Asking price€8.00mreported
Medium confidenceSources: FC Cartagena, 2Playbook, 2Playbook
Cartagena’s finances
From its published accounts and league records. Figures compare only with clubs at the tier it played that season.
Against its tier
Cartagena's revenue of €9.26m is the 14th highest of the 16 Segunda División clubs with published accounts
In 2024-25 it spent €0.66 on staff for every €1 of revenue; the typical Segunda División club spent €0.79.
- Cartagena
- Other Segunda División clubs
Revenue16 clubs
Staff per €1 of revenue16 clubs
- Equity
- €579k
- accounts, 2024-25
- Squad cost limit
- €4.16m
- maximum, 2024-25
- Public money
- €96.9k
- awarded, 2025-26, 2 records
The accounts
Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D., the entity that fields the team · 2014-15 to 2024-25
| Line | 2024-25Tier 2 · audited | 2023-24Tier 2 · audited | 2021-22Tier 2 · from filed accounts | 2014-15from filed accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit and loss | ||||
| Revenue | €9.26m | €9.64m | — | — |
| TV money | €5.55m | €6.10m | — | — |
| Matchday | €1.50m1 | €1.56m2 | — | — |
| Sponsorship | €2.21m3 | €1.98m4 | — | — |
| Subsidies | €0 | €146k | — | — |
| Other revenue | €204k5 | €64.2k5 | — | — |
| Staff costs | €6.11m | €5.76m | — | — |
| Wage bill | €5.30m6 | €4.83m7 | — | — |
| Players' wages | €3.69m8 | — | — | — |
| Other operating costs | €2.24m | €3.27m | — | — |
| Travel | €450k | €465k | — | — |
| Player amortisation | €09 | €09 | — | — |
| Other depreciation | €2.74m10 | €2.70m11 | — | — |
| Operating result | −€667k | €368k | — | — |
| Financial result | −€500k | −€241k | — | — |
| Result before tax | −€1.17m | €127k | — | — |
| Income tax | −€125k12 | €96.5k | — | — |
| Net result | −€1.04m | €30.3k | — | — |
| Balance sheet | ||||
| Total assets | €14.3m | €16.3m | — | — |
| Non-current assets | €13.1m13 | €14.5m | — | — |
| Player registrations (book value) | €122k | €121k | — | — |
| Property and equipment | €5.40m | €4.41m | — | — |
| Current assets | €1.23m | €1.77m | — | — |
| Cash | €7,485 | €169k | — | — |
| Equity | €579k14 | €3.54m15 | — | — |
| Share capital | €4.31m | €4.31m | €4.31m16 | €3.85m17 |
| Liabilities | €13.7m | €12.7m | — | — |
| Non-current liabilities | €8.27m | €9.41m | — | — |
| Current liabilities | €5.44m | €3.33m | — | — |
| Provisions | €914k18 | €421k18 | — | — |
| Financial debt | €7.59m19 | €7.74m20 | — | — |
| Tax and social security debt | €2.24m | €429k | — | — |
| Shareholder loans | €021 | €628k22 | — | — |
| Cash flow | ||||
| Cash from operations | −€265k | −€860k | — | — |
| Cash from investing | −€583k | −€529k | — | — |
| Cash from financing | €686k | €1.29m | — | — |
| Net change in cash | −€162k | −€96.7k | — | — |
| Money from owners | ||||
| Capital increase | €023 | — | €460k24 | — |
Notes on 24 figures, in the accounts’ own words
- Matchday: Competitions €135,075, members and season tickets €1,366,267.80.
- Matchday: Competitions €148,367, members and season tickets €1,413,663.27.
- Sponsorship: Ingresos de comercialización y publicidad, described as sponsorship and advertising (note 18); merchandising is run by the kit supplier.
- Sponsorship: Ingresos de comercialización y publicidad, described as sponsorship and advertising (note 18).
- Other revenue: Ingresos accesorios y otros de gestión corriente.
- Wage bill: Sports squad €3,486,479.72 and other staff €1,810,409.78 (wages, salaries and similar).
- Wage bill: Sports squad €3,723,648.28 and other staff €1,104,509.15 (wages, salaries and similar).
- Players' wages: Registrable squad players: wages €3,289,457.62 and social security €401,784.10 (note 12).
- Player amortisation: Amortización de derechos de adquisición de jugadores: nil.
- Other depreciation: Mostly the stadium use rights, matched by €2,559,740.47 of capital grants released to income.
- Other depreciation: Mostly the stadium use rights, matched by €2,535,525.46 of capital grants released to income.
- Income tax: A tax income.
- Non-current assets: Includes €4,939,258.92 of stadium use rights and €2,324,250 of equity instruments (the LaLiga financial participation).
- Equity: Own funds −€4,378,821.61 and capital grants €4,958,231.95.
- Equity: Own funds −€3,336,429.95 and capital grants €6,878,083.10.
- Share capital: Subscribed capital after the act published on 2021-08-13, not at the financial year end.
- Share capital: Subscribed capital after the act published on 2014-12-03, not at the financial year end.
- Provisions: Long-term provisions for claims.
- Financial debt: Other financial liabilities (long term €5,703,714.07, short term €1,883,250.83): loans from several lenders secured on LaLiga's relegation rights (note 8.3).
- Financial debt: Other financial liabilities (long term €6,691,655.31, short term €1,052,747.95), including the sole shareholder's loan of €627,965.40; the notes put loans from lenders at €6,802,880.91.
- Shareholder loans: The sole shareholder's loan (€627,965.40 a year earlier) was repaid during the year.
- Shareholder loans: The sole shareholder's loan, within other financial liabilities.
- Capital increase: Cash-flow statement: no issue of equity.
- Capital increase: Sum of the season's registered nominal increases (acts in the record note); share premium not included.
2024-25: Source: FC Cartagena2023-24: Source: FC Cartagena2021-22: Source: Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BOE)2014-15: Source: Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BOE)
League figures, wage bills, budgets and public money 19 records
| Season | TV money | Squad cost limit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | €5.48mpaid | €4.16mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga |
| 2023-24 | €6.23mpaid | €5.21mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga |
| 2022-23 | €6.20mpaid | €6.42mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional) |
| 2021-22 | €6.06mpaid | €6.14mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional) |
| Public money, season or year | Total | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | €96.9kawarded | 2 |
| 2025-26 | €25kmaximum | 2 |
| 2024 | €398kawarded | 2 |
| 2024 | €150kcontracted | 1 |
| 2022 | €575kawarded | 2 |
| 2022 | €300kcontracted | 2 |
- 2025-26€60kawarded from Real Federación Española de Fútbol: Programa Futuro, Primera Federación, T. 2025/2026 (Primera Federación section): laboralidad €60,000.. Source: Real Federación Española de Fútbol
- 2025-26€36.9kawarded from Real Federación Española de Fútbol: Programa Futuro, Segunda y Tercera Federación, T. 2025/2026 (Tercera Federación section): profesionalización €35,000 + desplazamientos €1,945.20.. Source: Real Federación Española de Fútbol
- 2025-26€20kmaximum from Real Federación Española de Fútbol: Programa Futuro, Primera Federación, T. 2025/2026 (Primera Federación section): incentivo económico €20,000 (importe variable o condicionado).. Source: Real Federación Española de Fútbol
- 2025-26€5,000maximum from Real Federación Española de Fútbol: Programa Futuro, Segunda y Tercera Federación, T. 2025/2026 (Tercera Federación section): incentivo económico €5,000 (importe variable o condicionado).. Source: Real Federación Española de Fútbol
- 27 December 2024€110kawarded from AYUNTAMIENTO DE CARTAGENA: CONCESION DIRECTA DE SUBVENCION AL FC CARTAGENA SAD. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 26 July 2024€150kcontracted from INSTITUTO DE TURISMO DE LA REGION DE MURCIA: PATROCINIO PUBLICITARIO DEL EQUIPO DE FÃTBOL F.C. CARTAGENA DURANTE EL AÃO 2024. (negociaciãn sin publicidad, 5 meses y 6 dÃas); award amount as published, VAT treatment not stated.. Source: Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia
- 7 February 2024€288kawarded from AYUNTAMIENTO DE CARTAGENA: CONVENIO CON EL FC CARTAGENA S.A.D. PARA LA MEJORA DE LA ILUMINACIÓN DEL ESTADIO MUNICIPAL CARTAGONOVA.. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 30 December 2022€150kcontracted from INSTITUTO DE TURISMO DE LA REGION DE MURCIA: PATROCINIO PUBLICITARIO DEL EQUIPO DE FÃTBOL CLUB CARTAGENA DURANTE EL AÃO 2023 (negociaciãn sin publicidad, 12 meses); award amount as published, VAT treatment not stated.. Source: Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia
Where Cartagena has played
Season by season
- 2026-273Primera Federación, Grupo 2
- 2025-263Primera Federación, Grupo 2
- 2024-252Segunda División, relegated
- 2023-242Segunda División
- 2022-232Segunda División
- 2021-222Segunda División
- 2020-212Segunda División
- 2019-203Segunda División B, Grupo 4, promoted
- 2018-193Segunda División B, Grupo 4
- 2017-183Segunda División B, Grupo 4
- 2016-173Segunda División B, Grupo 4
Not yet established
What we looked for and could not find in public sources. If you know, send a correction with a source.
- The club's accountsNo free accounts found for 2016-17 to 2022-23 (seasons played in tiers 1–3). Only the 2024-25 accounts are posted (the Atlas's website for the club belongs to Cartagena FC 'Efesé').
Sources12
- La propiedad total del FC Cartagena SAD será transferida a un grupo inversor liderado por el empresario Pedro Arribas FC Cartagena, Club, July 2025. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Resolución definitiva de ayudas a clubes de Primera Federación, temporada 2025/2026 Real Federación Española de Fútbol, Federation, 2025. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Resolución definitiva de ayudas para la temporada 2025/2026 a clubes de Segunda Federación y Tercera Federación (Programa Futuro) Real Federación Española de Fútbol, Federation, October 2025. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Resolución definitiva de concesión de ayudas Scouting 2026 Real Federación Española de Fútbol, Federation, September 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Calendario Primera Federación 2026/2027, Grupo 2 Real Federación Española de Fútbol, Federation, 29 June 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Oficial: el FC Cartagena pasa a manos de Alejandro Arribas por 5,5 millones 2Playbook, News, November 2025. Checked 3 October 2026.
- El expropietario del Rayo Majadahonda compra el FC Cartagena tras su caída de LaLiga 2Playbook, News, 10 July 2025. Checked 3 October 2026.
- De Apollo a Taito Suzuki: ¿cómo el fútbol español ha llegado a los 30 dueños extranjeros? 2Playbook, News, 14 July 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Relación de S.A.D. de fútbol Consejo Superior de Deportes, Regulator. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Estadio Cartagonova Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Primera Federación 2026-27 Wikipedia (es), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Also on Wikidata (Q611653).