2007–08 UD Almería season

In the 200708 season, UD Almería played in two competitions: La Liga and the Copa del Rey. It was their first season in the top flight since their foundation in 1989, having secured promotion from the 2006–07 Segunda División as runners-up. La Liga football returned to Almería for the first time since their predecessor club, AD Almería, were relegated after the 198081 season.

UD Almería
2007–08 season
PresidentAlfonso García
Head coachUnai Emery
StadiumJuegos Mediterráneos
La Liga8th
Copa del ReyRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Álvaro Negredo (13)[1]
All: Álvaro Negredo (13)
Highest home attendance21,500 vs. Levante (30 Mar)
Lowest home attendance13,148 vs. Osasuna (21 Oct)

Squad

Retrieved on 21 December 2020[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BRA Diego Alves
2 DF  ESP Bruno
3 DF  ESP Aitor López Rekarte
4 MF  BRA Felipe Melo
5 FW  NGA Kalu Uche
6 MF  ESP José Luis Cabrera
7 FW  SRB Veljko Paunović
8 MF  ESP Albert Crusat
9 FW  ESP Álvaro Negredo
10 MF  ESP José Ortiz (captain)
11 DF  ESP Domingo Cisma
12 MF  BRA Iriney
13 GK  ESP David Cobeño (on loan from Sevilla)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  ESP Rubén Pulido
15 MF  ESP Corona
17 MF  ESP Juanma Ortiz
18 DF  PER Santiago Acasiete
21 DF  ESP Carlos García
22 DF  ESP Mané
23 MF  ESP Fernando Soriano
24 DF  ESP Juanito
25 GK  ESP Aitor Alcalde
25 DF  BRA Guilherme Santos
MF  PAR Julio dos Santos (on loan from Bayern Munich)
FW  ESP Natalio
FW  CHI Mathías Vidangossy (on loan from Villarreal)

Out on loan

[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  ESP Mario Bermejo (on loan at Polideportivo Ejido)

Almería B players

Retrieved on 21 December 2020[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
29 DF  ESP Ángel Trujillo
DF  ESP Álex Carmona
DF  ESP Javier Devesa
DF  ESP Gabi Ramos
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ESP José Galán
MF  ESP Javi Lara
MF  ESP Sergio Ortiz
FW  ESP Hugo López

Transfers

[3][5]

In

#PosPlayerFromNotes
Summer
1GK Diego Alves Atlético Mineiro
3DF Aitor López Rekarte Real Sociedad
4MF Felipe Melo Racing Santander
9FW Álvaro Negredo Real Madrid Castilla
13GK David Cobeño SevillaLoan
14DF Rubén Pulido Getafe
17MF Juanma Ortiz Atlético Madrid
24DF Juanito Real Sociedad
25GK Aitor Alcalde Athletic Bilbao B
MF Julio dos Santos Bayern MunichLoan
FW Natalio Castellón
FW Mathías Vidangossy VillarrealLoan
Winter
7FW Veljko Paunović Rubin Kazan
25DF Guilherme Santos Vasco da Gama

Out

#PosPlayerFromNotes
Summer
1GK Sander Westerveld Sparta RotterdamFree transfer
3DF Rodri Deportivo La CoruñaLoan return
4DF Pedro Mairata Gimnàstic de Tarragona
7FW Míchel Xerez
12FW José María Mena Deportivo Alavés
14DF David Bermudo Pontevedra
16FW Mario Bermejo Polideportivo EjidoLoan[6]
17MF Gorka Larrea Real SociedadLoan return
19MF Alberto Hernández Ceuta
20FW Francisco Granada 74
24DF Laurent de Palmas Elche
25GK Joaquín Valerio Elche
26GK Ricardo Molina Alicante
Winter
6MF José Luis Cabrera Deportivo Alavés
MF Julio dos Santos Bayern MunichLoan return
FW Natalio CádizLoan
FW Mathías Vidangossy VillarrealLoan return

Player statistics

Squad stats

Last updated on 21 December 2020.[1][7]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaCopa del Rey
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Diego Alves 25022+1020
2 DF Bruno 3603401+10
3 DF Aitor López Rekarte 1204+6020
4 MF Felipe Melo 35730+4710
5 FW Kalu Uche 32310+20320
7 FW Veljko Paunović 721+6200
8 MF Albert Crusat 35331+3310
9 FW Álvaro Negredo 381334+2130+20
10 MF José Ortiz 2606+1801+10
11 DF Domingo Cisma 1309+2020
12 MF Iriney 802+6000
13 GK David Cobeño 16016000
14 DF Rubén Pulido 28425+2311
15 MF Corona 34121+11120
17 MF Juanma Ortiz 34229+420+10
18 DF Santiago Acasiete 21217+3210
21 DF Carlos García 34034000
22 DF Mané 3723620+10
23 MF Fernando Soriano 35226+8210
24 DF Juanito 33128+3120
25 GK Aitor Alcalde 000000
25 DF Guilherme Santos 200+2000
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
6 MF José Luis Cabrera 401+2010
MF Julio dos Santos 000000
FW Natalio 1512+11021
FW Mathías Vidangossy 000000

Top Scorers

Updated on 21 December 2020[1][7]

Place Position Nation Number Name La Liga Copa del Rey Total
1FW9Álvaro Negredo13013
2MF4Felipe Melo707
3DF14Rubén Pulido314
4FW5Kalu Uche303
MF8Albert Crusat303
6FW7Veljko Paunović202
MF17Juanma Ortiz202
DF18Santiago Acasiete202
DF22Mané202
MF23Fernando Soriano202
11MF15Corona101
DF24Juanito101
FWNatalio011
Own goals[8]101
TOTALS 42 2 44

Disciplinary Record

Updated on 21 December 2020[1][7]

Number Nation Position Name La Liga Copa del Rey Total
4MFFelipe Melo12000120
2DFBruno11000110
21DFCarlos García11000110
14DFRubén Pulido910091
24DFJuanito910091
23MFFernando Soriano10000100
8MFAlbert Crusat720072
17MFJuanma Ortiz900090
22DFMané900090
9FWÁlvaro Negredo301040
15MFCorona400040
11DFDomingo Cisma210021
18DFSantiago Acasiete210021
1GKDiego Alves300030
10MFJosé Ortiz300030
13GKDavid Cobeño110011
3DFAitor López Rekarte200020
6MFJosé Luis Cabrera000101
7FWVeljko Paunović010001
5FWKalu Uche100010
TOTALS 108 8 1 1 109 9

Season Results

La Liga

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Racing Santander 38 17 9 12 42 41 +1 60 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
7 Mallorca 38 15 14 9 69 54 +15 59
8 Almería 38 14 10 14 42 45 3 52[lower-alpha 1]
9 Deportivo La Coruña 38 15 7 16 46 47 1 52[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
10 Valencia 38 15 6 17 48 62 14 51 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:
  1. DEP 0–3 ALM; ALM 1–0 DEP
  2. Valencia entered UEFA Cup as winners of 2007–08 Copa del Rey.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 14 10 14 42 45  −3 52 9 5 5 18 14  +4 5 5 9 24 31  −7

Last updated: 21 December 2020.
Source: [9]

Matches

26 August 2007 1 Deportivo La Coruña 0 3 Almería A Coruña, Spain
18:00 Report  18' Negredo
 33' Soriano
 50' Crusat
Bruno
Jo. Ortiz
Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Francisco Javier Ontanaya López-Astilleros
2 September 2007 2 Almería 1 2 Valencia Almería, Spain
18:00 Soriano  33'
Negredo  63'
Crusat  69'
Melo  88'
Report  46'  70' Morientes
 57' Albelda
 80' Moretti
Baraja
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
15 September 2007 3 Real Madrid 3 1 Almería Madrid, Spain
19:00 Guti  30'
Saviola  36'
Ramos  59'
Sneijder  68'
Higuaín  88'
Gago  88'
Report  60' Crusat
 66' Soriano
 73' Uche
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Alfonso J. Alvarez Izquierdo
23 September 2007 4 Almería 1 1 Real Mallorca Almería, Spain
16:00 Mané  35'
García  64'
Report  17' Héctor
 78' Güiza
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lizondo Cortés
26 September 2007 5 Real Murcia 0 1 Almería Murcia, Spain
19:00 Pignol  6'
Gallardo   59'
Regueiro   62'
Peña  63'
Mejía  88'
Report  25' Bruno
 41' Melo
Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina
Attendance: 24,250
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
30 September 2007 6 Almería 0 1 Racing Santander Almería, Spain
16:00 García  38'
Soriano  50'
Melo  63'
Report  7' Garay
 79' López
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez
7 October 2007 7 Athletic Bilbao 1 1 Almería Bilbao, Spain
16:00 Iraola  8'
Ocio  18'
Etxeberria  31'
del Horno  42'
Martínez  69'
Susaeta  76'
Orbaiz
Report  19' Juanito
 20'  61' Melo
Corona
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez
21 October 2007 8 Almería 2 0 Osasuna Almería, Spain
16:00 Bruno  19'
Melo  51' (pen.)
Juanito  60'
Negredo  69'
Report  7' García
 49' Elía
 55' Puñal
Corrales
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 13,148
Referee: Francisco Javier Ontanaya López-Astilleros
28 October 2007 9 Barcelona 2 0 Almería Barcelona, Spain
18:00 Milito  6'
Henry  37'
Messi  81'
Abidal  90'
Report  2' Juanito
 39' Acasiete
 81' Bruno
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 79,253
Referee: Miguel Ayza Gámez
31 October 2007 10 Almería 0 1 Real Zaragoza Almería, Spain
19:00 Cobeño  77' Report  49' Diogo
 49' García
 51' Sánchez
 52' Oliveira
 78' (pen.) Milito
 80' Luccin
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 13,964
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández
4 November 2007 11 Levante 3 0 Almería Valencia, Spain
16:00 Riganò  1', 16', 34'
Tommasi  52'
Fuego  70'
Report  81' Melo Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 12,950
Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro
11 November 2007 12 Almería 0 0 Atlético Madrid Almería, Spain
16:00 García  33'
Bruno  51'
Juanito  80'
Mané  80'
Report  39' Agüero
 82' Perea
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Alfonso Pérez
25 November 2007 13 Villarreal 1 1 Almería Villarreal, Spain
16:00 Nihat  13'  79'
Fuentes  14'
Soriano  48'
Ángel Angulo  49'
Cani  84'
Cygan  90'
Report  47' García
 71' López Rekarte
 80' Juanito
 86' Ju. Ortiz
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Carlos Clos
1 December 2007 14 Almería 1 0 Sevilla Almería, Spain
19:00 Mané  43'
López Rekarte  67'
Crusat  74'
Melo  80'
Acasiete  87'
Ju. Ortiz  88'
Report  44' Poulsen
  46' Alves
 72' Martí
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 17,284
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
9 December 2007 15 Almería 1 0 Real Valladolid Almería, Spain
16:00 Bruno  47'
Negredo  76'
García  84'
Crusat  90'
Report  55' Sisi
 74' García Calvo
 88' Borja Fernández
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 14,320
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González
16 December 2007 16 Real Betis 3 1 Almería Seville, Spain
16:00 Caffa  12'
Ilić  18'
Edu  28' (pen.)
Pavone  50', 83'
Capi
Report  10' (pen.) Negredo
  14' Acasiete
 23' Cobeño
Mané
Pulido
Soriano
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
22 December 2007 17 Almería 0 2 Getafe Almería, Spain
19:00 García  23'
Melo  30'
Uche  56'
Pulido  73'
Crusat   77'
Mané  90'
Report  18'  85' de la Red
 18' Hernández
 21' Cortés
 29' Díaz
 37' Licht
 39' Abbondanzieri
 63' Pallardó
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 13,476
Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa
6 January 2008 18 Recreativo de Huelva 1 1 Almería Huelva, Spain
16:00 Sinama Pongolle  13'
Poli  37'
Bouzón  50'
Report  19' Mané
 42' Melo
 49' Negredo
 89' Alves
 90' Pulido
Stadium: Nuevo Colombino
Attendance: 13,198
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez
13 January 2008 19 Almería 1 0 Espanyol Almería, Spain
16:00 Ju. Ortiz  24'
García  57'
Mané  60'
Uche  87'
Report  42' D. García
 47' Ángel
 78' Lacruz
 89' Hurtado
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez
27 January 2008 21 Valencia 0 1 Almería Valencia, Spain
16:00 Arizmendi  51'
Moretti  57'
Miguel  86'
Report  21'  34' Melo
 52' Pulido
 65' Jo. Ortiz
 90' Alves
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
2 February 2008 22 Almería 2 0 Real Madrid Almería, Spain
19:00 Juanito  16'
Melo  24'
Alves  27'
Negredo  47' (pen.)
Soriano  87'
Report  28' Casillas
 43' Sneijder
 68' Ramos
 75' Guti
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 21,300
Referee: Carlos Clos
10 February 2008 23 Real Mallorca 0 0 Almería Palma de Mallorca, Spain
16:00 Güiza  44'
Nunes  87'
Report  9' Ju. Ortiz
 64' Bruno
Stadium: Ono Estadi
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa
17 February 2008 24 Almería 1 0 Real Murcia Almería, Spain
16:00 Pulido  23'
Negredo  43'  80'
Ju. Ortiz  63'
Bruno  68'
Juanito  82'
Mané  90'
Report  36' Regueiro
 55' García
 64' de Coz
 90' Arzo
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Miguel Ayza Gámez
24 February 2008 25 Racing Santander 1 0 Almería Santander, Spain
16:00 Tchité  42'  61'
Toño  83'
Report  39' Juanito
  77' Cisma
  90' Paunović
Stadium: El Sardinero
Attendance: 18,624
Referee: Francisco Javier Ontanaya López-Astilleros
2 March 2008 26 Almería 1 1 Athletic Bilbao Almería, Spain
20:00 Mané  17'
Melo  36'
Ju. Ortiz  46'
Negredo  59' (pen.)
Bruno  74'
Report  30' Amorebieta
 35' Susaeta
 44' Ocio
 51' Yeste
 56' Etxeberria
 69' Orbaiz
 72' Llorente
 90' Armando
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 14,161
Referee: Alberto Undiano
9 March 2008 27 Osasuna 2 1 Almería Pamplona, Spain
16:00 Sola  5'
Josetxo  14'
Cruchaga  30'
Juanfran  38'
Puñal  82'
Vela  89'
Report  20'  29' Corona
 25' Mané
 32' Melo
 86' Pulido
Stadium: Reyno de Navarra
Attendance: 15,849
Referee: Lizondo Cortés
16 March 2008 28 Almería 2 2 Barcelona Almería, Spain
18:00 Pulido  33'
Uche  85'
Report  17' Bojan
 30' Puyol
 56' Eto'o
 59' Iniesta
 67' Guðjohnsen
  70' Milito
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 18,605
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez
23 March 2008 29 Real Zaragoza 1 1 Almería Zaragoza, Spain
16:00 Gabi   61'
Oliveira  68'
Ayala  87'
Report  23' Juanito
 36' Cisma
 88' Negredo
 90' Corona
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
30 March 2008 30 Almería 2 1 Levante Almería, Spain
16:00 Soriano  2'  32'
Melo  36'
Pulido  54'
Ju. Ortiz  64'
García  68'
Report  34' Armando
 83' Gaspar
 90' Iborra
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 21,500
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández
6 April 2008 31 Atlético Madrid 6 3 Almería Madrid, Spain
16:00 López  3'
Forlán  6' (pen.)
Simão  34', 45'
Agüero  54', 70'  75'
Report  5' Pulido
 11' Melo
 18' Ju. Ortiz
 37' Negredo
  40' Juanito
Crusat
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Alfonso Pérez
13 April 2008 32 Almería 1 0 Villarreal Almería, Spain
20:00 Negredo 19'
Ju. Ortiz  57'
Crusat  60'
Acasiete  84'
García  90'
Report  8' Eguren
 17' López
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 14,330
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
19 April 2008 33 Sevilla 1 4 Almería Seville, Spain
21:00 Poulsen  22'
Adriano  64'
Kanouté 69'  72'
Alves  81'
Keita  86'
Report  18' Soriano
 24' (o.g) Alves
30'  47', 65' Negredo
 31'  62' Ju. Ortiz
 84' Pulido
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Carlos Clos
27 April 2008 34 Real Valladolid 1 0 Almería Valladolid, Spain
16:00 Baraja  40'
Víctor 43'
Sisi  45'
Camacho  81'
Sesma  90'
Report  33' Cisma
 87' Crusat
Stadium: José Zorrilla
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Miguel Ayza Gámez
4 May 2008 35 Almería 1 1 Real Betis Almería, Spain
16:00 Melo  29'
Pulido  47'
Bruno  72'
Acasiete  87'
Report  44' Odonkor
 67' Arzu
 83' Capi
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 14,375
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
7 May 2008 36 Getafe 4 2 Almería Getafe, Spain
19:00 Albín  33'
Granero  44'  76' (pen.)
Licht  62'
del Moral  63', 69'  70'
Report  4' Crusat
 12' Paunović
 28' Juanito
 75' García
 75' Negredo
 80' Corona
 89' Soriano
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez
11 May 2008 37 Almería 0 2 Recreativo de Huelva Almería, Spain
20:00 Crusat  45'
Pulido  51'
Soriano  56'
Bruno  57'
Report  24' Vázquez
 43' Sinama Pongolle
  45' Bouzón
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Alfonso J. Alvarez Izquierdo
18 May 2008 38 Espanyol 1 3 Almería Barcelona, Spain
20:00 L. García  58' (pen.)
Coro
Riera
Zabaleta
Report  44' Melo
 54' Crusat
 87' Paunović
García
Mané
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Miguel Ayza Gámez

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

14 November 2007 1st leg Levante 2 1 Almería Valencia, Spain
20:30 Mustapha  3', 42'
Gaspar  73'
Miguel Ángel  81'
Report  20' Natalio
 58' Cabrera
 80' Negredo
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez
3 January 2008 2nd leg Almería 1 1 Levante Almería, Spain
19:30 Pulido  90' Report  76' Kujović
 89' Juanma
 90' Álvaro
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Referee: Francisco Javier Ontanaya López-Astilleros

Levante won 32 on aggregate

References

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