UD Almería

Almería
Full name Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D.
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

Unión 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]

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

Season Level Division Place Copa del Rey
1989/90 5 Reg. Pref. 1st
1990/91 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd
1991/92 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1992/93 4 3ª 2nd
1993/94 3 2ªB 11th Fourth round
1994/95 3 2ªB 2nd Second round
1995/96 2 2ª 16th Second round
1996/97 2 2ª 17th Second round
1997/98 3 2ªB 7th First round
1998/99 3 2ªB 18th
1999/00 4 3ª 4th
2000/01 3 2ªB 11th
2001/02 3 2ªB 3rd
2002/03 2 2ª 18th Round of 32
2003/04 2 2ª 13th Round of 32
2004/05 2 2ª 16th Second round
2005/06 2 2ª 6th First round
2006/07 2 2ª 2nd Third round
2007/08 1 1ª 8th Round of 32
2008/09 1 1ª 11th Round of 16
Season Level Division Place Copa del Rey
2009/10 1 1ª 13th Round of 32
2010/11 1 1ª 20th Semifinals
2011/12 2 2ª 7th Round of 32
2012/13 2 2ª 3rd Round of 32
2013/14 1 1ª 17th Round of 16
2014/15 1 1ª 19th Round of 16
2015/16 2 2ª 18th Round of 32
2016/17 2 2ª 15th Second round
2017/18 2 2ª 18th Second round

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.

No. Position Player
1 Spain GK René
2 Spain DF Fran Rodríguez
3 Cameroon DF Lucien Owona
4 Spain DF José Romera
5 Spain DF Ángel Trujillo
6 Spain MF César de la Hoz
7 Spain MF Gaspar
8 Spain MF Chema
9 Argentina FW Pablo Caballero
10 Spain MF Juan Carlos
11 Spain DF Samu de los Reyes
12 Colombia FW Juanjo Narváez (on loan from Betis)
13 Spain GK Fernando
No. Position Player
14 Spain MF Luis Rioja
15 Spain DF Juan Ibiza (on loan from Villarreal)
16 Spain MF Sergio Aguza
17 Spain MF José Corpas
18 Spain DF Andoni López (on loan from Athletic Bilbao)
19 Senegal FW Sekou Gassama
20 Spain FW Álvaro Giménez
21 Spain DF Nano
22 Spain DF Adri Montoro
23 Argentina MF Joaquín Arzura (on loan from River Plate)
24 Montenegro DF Esteban Saveljich (on loan from Levante)
25 Cameroon MF Yan Eteki

Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
29 Spain DF Iván Martos
30 Spain GK Guille Lara
33 Spain FW Sergio Pérez
No. Position Player
36 Spain MF Mario Abenza
39 China MF Lin Liangming (on loan from Real Madrid)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
— Morocco FW Hicham Khaloua (on loan at Castellón until 30 June 2019)

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Manager Spain Fran Fernández
Assistant manager Spain Jesús Muñoz
Fitness coach Spain Víctor Fortes
Fitness coach Spain Edu Frapoli
Goalkeeping coach Spain Ricardo Molina

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.

Uniform

Almería's uniform in the 2011–12 season.
Years Manufacturers Sponsors
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

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Estadio Juegos del Mediterráneo". UDA Almeria SAD (in Spanish). Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos". Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Plantilla Unión Deportiva Almería SAD". UD Almería (in Spanish). Urcisol. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
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