Mérida AD

Mérida Asociación Deportiva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 2013, it currently plays in Segunda División B Group 4.

Mérida A.D.
Full nameMérida Asociación Deportiva, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)Romanos, Pecholatas
Founded2013 (Successor of CP Mérida, founded in 1912)
GroundEstadio Romano, Mérida,
Extremadura, Spain
Capacity14,600[1]
PresidentPaco Puertas
Head coachJuanma Berrero[2]
League2ªB - Group 4
2018–193ª – Group 14, 1st(promoted)
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded on February 19, 2013 and in 6 days, on February 25, it was registered in General Registry of Sports Entities of Extremadura.[3] Mérida UD was dissolved later in 2013 and Mérida AD bought their place in Tercera División.[4]

On 30 May 2015, the club was promoted to Segunda División B after defeating CD Laredo 2–1 on aggregate in the playoffs.[5] On 27 August that year, the team competed in the Copa del Rey for the first time, losing 0–3 at home to Peña Sport FC in the opening round.[6]

In 2017–18, the club were given a bye to the second round of the cup, where they lost 2–0 at CF Fuenlabrada.[7] The season ended with relegation back to the fourth tier after a 2–2 aggregate defeat (away goals) to Coruxo FC in the relegation play-offs,[8] but the club bounced back a year later with a penalty shootout win against UD Socuéllamos.[9]

Season to season
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2013/14 4 3ª 2nd
2014/15 4 3ª 1st
2015/16 3 2ªB 8th First round
2016/17 3 2ªB 5th
2017/18 3 2ªB 16th Second round
2018/19 4 3ª 1st
2019/20 3 2ªB Second round

Current squad
As of 4 January 2019

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

No. Position Player
15 FW Salomón Obama (on loan from Celta B)
18 MF Javi Chino
22 MF Santi Villa
GK Alex Lázaro
GK Felipe Ramos
DF Iván Pérez
DF Kike Pina
DF Michele Diana
DF Paco Aguza
No. Position Player
DF Selu
MF Álex Bernal
MF Chema Mato
MF Heo Eungang
MF Juanlu Hens
MF Julio de Dios
FW Hugo Díaz
FW Javi Gómez
FW Joel Sanabria

Stadium

Mérida plays its home games at Estadio Romano, with a capacity of 14,600 spectators.[10]

References
  1. "Estadio Romano | Mérida AD". www.admerida.es. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  2. "El ex atlético Juanma Barrero, nuevo entrenador del Mérida". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  3. "Asociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D. :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  4. El Mérida AD sustituirá al Mérida UD en Tercera (in Spanish)
  5. Gallego, Fernando (31 May 2015). "Redímete, Mérida" [Redeem yourself, Mérida] (in Spanish). Hoy. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  6. "Frustración en el Romano" [Frustration in the Romano]. Hoy (in Spanish). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  7. "Fuenlabrada rompe el sueño copero" [Fuenlabrada break the cup dream]. Hoy (in Spanish). 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  8. "Fin de ciclo para el Mérida en Coruxo" [End of the cycle for Mérida in Coruxo]. Hoy (in Spanish). 26 May 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  9. "El Mérida vuelve a ser de bronce" [Mérida returns to the third tier]. Hoy (in Spanish). 3 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  10. "Estadio Romano | Mérida AD". www.admerida.es. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
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