UD Almería
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| Full name | Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Rojiblancos, La Unión, Almeriensistas, UDA, Indálicos | ||
| Founded | 1989 (1989) | ||
| Ground | Juegos Mediterráneos, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Alfonso García | ||
| Manager | Fran Fernández | ||
| League | Segunda División | ||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División, 18th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Current seasonUnión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. (Spanish pronunciation: [uˈnjon depoɾˈtiβ(a) almeˈɾi.a]) is a Spanish football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1989 and known as Almería Club de Fútbol until 2001,[1] the club plays in Segunda División, and plays their homes games at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos,[2] with a 15,200-seat capacity.[3]
Contents
1 History
2 Season to season
3 Current squad
3.1 Reserve team
3.2 Out on loan
3.3 Current technical staff
4 Notable players
5 Uniform
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
History
AD Almería is a team that played in La Liga between 1979–81, but disappeared in 1982, and was arguably UD Almería's predecessor. In 1989, a club named Almería Club de Fútbol was born, but in 2001 was renamed Unión Deportiva Almería. After playing one season in the second division, it was relegated to the third and the fourth divisions.
After spending several seasons in the second level, Almería side was first promoted to the top flight after finishing runner-up in the 2006–07 season. After some outstanding performances, the team achieved a final 8th league place in 2007–08. At the club's helm was coach Unai Emery, as striker Álvaro Negredo finished team topscorer with 13 goals.
After Emery left for Valencia CF, Gonzalo Arconada stepped in, but was sacked on 21 December 2008, after a string of poor results, albeit without ever reaching the last three. Mexican Hugo Sánchez took the job, and fared slightly better, for a final mid-table position.
In 2010–11, Almería reached the semifinals of the Copa del Rey for the first time ever. In the league, however, the club was finally relegated after a four-year spell in the top flight; in November 2010, coach Juan Manuel Lillo was fired after a 0–8 home loss against FC Barcelona (precisely the team that ousted the Andalusians in the domestic cup's last-four, with the same score, but on aggregate), and his successor José Luis Oltra met the same fate, in April 2011.
After two seasons in the second level, Almería returned to the main category of Spanish football on 22 June 2013, after defeating Girona FC in the play-offs. After the departure of manager Javi Gracia, the club appointed their former player and manager of the reserves at the time Francisco; the team eventually managed to survive in 2013–14, finishing 16th.
Francisco was sacked in December 2014, after only managing two points out of 24, and was later replaced by Juan Ignacio Martínez. "JIM" also only lasted until April of the following year, and even with new manager Sergi Barjuán, the club was relegated after finishing 19th.
Season to season
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6 seasons in La Liga
12 seasons in Segunda División
6 seasons in Segunda División B
2 seasons in Tercera División
3 seasons in Categorías Regionales
Current squad
As of 31 August 2018[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Current technical staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Fran Fernández |
| Assistant manager | Jesús Muñoz |
| Fitness coach | Víctor Fortes |
| Fitness coach | Edu Frapoli |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ricardo Molina |
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Last updated: July 2018
Source: UD Almería
Notable players
Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.
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Uniform
Almería's uniform in the 2011–12 season.
| Years | Manufacturers | Sponsors |
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| 2001–07 | Cejudo | Obrascampo |
| 2007–08 | UDA | |
| 2008–10 | None1 | |
| 2010–12 | Rasán | Estrella Damm |
| 2012– | Nike |
1 The shirt contained messages such as Isla del Fraile or Corredor de Vida.
See also
UD Almería B – Almería's B team- AD Almería
- List of managers
- List of statistics
References
^ "Un club joven con un gran futuro". UD Almeria SAD (in Spanish). 2007. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Estadio Juegos del Mediterráneo". UDA Almeria SAD (in Spanish). Retrieved January 18, 2018.
^ "Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos". Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved January 18, 2018.
^ "Plantilla Unión Deportiva Almería SAD". UD Almería (in Spanish). Urcisol. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
External links
Official website (in Spanish)
Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
- BDFutbol team profile
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