Xativa Football Club
Football in Xativa can be traced back to 1924 when a number of clubs from the city played in the Valenciana Regional League. The current CD Olimpic Xativa were formed in 1932, and from that date have been the main representative of the city. During the Spanish Civil War, the club played in
many regional competitions and won promotion to the Tercera División in 1944. They lasted one season, but returned in 1946 and were close to promotion on a number of occasions. They resigned from the Tercera in 1951 due to financial pressures but regained their status in 1955.
Olimpics stadium is Campo de Futbol La Murta with capacity of 9,000, 2,000 of which are seats. The site has been a football field since the late 1920s or early 1930s and is the only home ground Olimpic have used. Until 1960,
the ground was very basic, consisting of a simple uncovered tribune on the east side of the ground and a single step around the pitch. In season 1960/61, leading player Richart was transferred to Sporting de Gijón and it is said that this money was used to build the popular terrace at the north
end of the ground. Simple improvements to the terracing occurred during the 1980s, but the next major improvement was the building of a new covered main stand in 2000. Plastic seats and an electronic scoreboard were added in 2002 and artificial turf was installed in October 2005.
