UD Almería

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 26 July 1989 and known as Almería Club de Fútbol until 2001, when was renamed Unión Deportiva Almería.[2] the club plays in Segunda División, and plays their homes games at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos,[3] with a 15,274-seat capacity.[4]

Almería
Full nameUnión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)Rojiblancos, La Unión, Almeriensistas, UDA, Indálicos
Founded26 July 1989 (1989-07-26)
GroundEstadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, Almería, Spain
Capacity15,274[1]
OwnerTurki Al-Sheikh
PresidentTurki Al-Sheikh
Head coachJosé Gomes
LeagueSegunda División
2019–20Segunda División, 4th of 22
WebsiteClub website

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. On 19 January 2001 the mayor of Almeria Santiago Martínez Cabrejas announced in the city council that the new club UD Almería had been formed after the merger of two city teams - Polideportivo Almería and Almería CF.[5] But UD Almería was not official until June 28, 2001, when Almeria CF approved at the General Meeting of Shareholders the renaming.[5] 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, as the away win against Deportivo de La Coruña 3-0 in the first La Liga match, the team achieved a final 8th league place in 2007–08.[5] 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,[6] but was sacked on 21 December 2008, after a string of poor results, albeit without ever reaching the last three.[7] 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.[5] 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),[8][9] and his successor José Luis Oltra met the same fate,[10] in April 2011.[11] He was replaced by Roberto Olabe.[12]

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 Javier Rodríguez Vílchez;[13] the team eventually managed to survive in 2013–14, finishing 16th.[14][15]

Francisco was sacked in December 2014, after only managing two points out of 24,[16] and was later replaced by Juan Ignacio Martínez.[17] "JIM" also only lasted until April of the following year,[18] and even with new manager Sergi Barjuán,[19] the club was relegated after finishing 19th.[20][21]

In the 2018-2019 season, Almería finally escaped the tough fight for the permanence in Segunda División until the last matches as during 3 previous seasons. This time they were closer to the promotion play-offs to La Liga, and finished 10th from 22 teams participated.[22]

On 2 August 2019 Turki Al-Sheikh became the owner of the club, replacing Alfonso García Gabarrón.[23] He named Mohamed El Assy as general director,[24] Dario Drudi as sporting director, who replaced Miguel Ángel Corona,[25] and manager Óscar Fernández was replaced by Pedro Emanuel.[26] On 5 November 2019 at 0:47 (UTC) it was announced Guti replaced Emanuel.[27] On 26 June 2020 he was ceased and replaced by Mario Silva,[28][29] who was himself replaced by José Gomes on 27 July.

Season to season
See also: List of UD Almería seasons
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
2018–19 2 2ª 10th Round of 32
2019–20 2 2ª 4th First round
2020–21 2 2ª TBD Quarter-finals

Current squad
As of 4 February 2021[30]

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  GEO Giorgi Makaridze
2 DF  ESP Aitor Buñuel
3 FW  ESP Jordi Escobar
4 FW  BRA Guilherme Schettine (on loan from Braga)
5 MF  ESP Manu Morlanes (on loan from Villarreal)
6 MF  ESP César de la Hoz (captain)
7 FW  ESP Juan Villar
8 MF  SRB Radosav Petrović
9 FW  NGA Umar Sadiq
10 MF  ESP Ager Aketxe
11 FW  URU Brian Rodríguez (on loan from Los Angeles FC)
12 DF  ESP Álex Centelles
13 GK  ESP Fernando (vice-captain)
14 MF  ARG Lucas Robertone
15 DF  ESP Sergio Akieme (on loan from Barcelona)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  ESP José Carlos Lazo
17 MF  ESP José Corpas (3rd captain)
18 DF  SRB Nikola Maraš
19 MF  POR João Carvalho (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
20 DF  ALB Iván Balliu
21 DF  ESP Chumi
22 MF  POR Samú Costa (on loan from Braga)
23 MF  ESP Fran Villalba (on loan from Birmingham City)
24 DF  ESP Jorge Cuenca (on loan from Villarreal)
25 DF  POR Ivanildo Fernandes (on loan from Sporting CP)
27 MF  ESP Dani Albiar
32 MF  BEL Largie Ramazani
34 FW  URU Juan Manuel Gutiérrez
39 GK  ESP Lluis Tarrés

Reserve team
Main article: UD Almería B

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  URU Cristian Olivera

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  SRB Dragan Rosić (at Fuenlabrada until 30 June 2021)
— GK  ESP Jero Lario (at Logroñés until 30 June 2021)
— DF  ESP Iván Martos (at Rayo Vallecano until 30 June 2021)
— DF  BRA Jonathan (at Las Palmas until 30 June 2021)
— DF  ESP Juan Ibiza (at Sabadell until 30 June 2021)
— DF  FRA Mathieu Peybernes (at Zaragoza until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ESP Francisco Callejón (at Betis B until 30 June 2021)
— MF  ESP Sergio Aguza (at Ponferradina until 30 June 2021)
— MF  ALG Yanis Rahmani (at Málaga until 30 June 2021)
— MF  ARG Valentín Vada (at Tenerife until 30 June 2021)
— FW  ESP Rubén Enri (at Andorra until 30 June 2021)
— FW  ENG Arvin Appiah (at Lugo until 30 June 2021)

Technical staff
Position Staff
Head coach José Gomes
Assistant manager Jorge Mendonça
Assistant manager André Bikey
Fitness coach Víctor Fortes
Fitness coach Jaime Milheiro
Goalkeeping coach Ricardo Molina
Goalkeeping coach Jorge Baptista
Analyst João Penedo
Analyst Cláudio Lopes

Last updated: June 2020
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 2020–21 season.
Period Kit Manufacturer Sponsors
2001–07 Cejudo Obrascampo
2007–08 UDA
2008–10 None1
2010–12 Rasán Urcisol
2012–19 Nike
2019–20 Adidas Arabian Centres
2020– Puma

1 The shirt contained messages such as Isla del Fraile or Corredor de Vida.

See also

References
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