Unión Deportiva Almería (English: Almería Sports Union), often referred to as just Almería, is a professional football club, based in Almería, Andalusia, Spain.
Founded in 1989 under the name of Almería Club de Fútbol, changed its name to the current one in 2001.
Honours
UD Almería's only major trophy was the Segunda División title in the 2021–22 campaign. The club's precessor (AD Almería) also won the Segunda División in 1978–79, and won a Segunda División B trophy in the previous season.
Regional titles
- Trofeo Benéfico UCAM:
- Winners (1):
- 2014 – (2–1 UCAM Murcia)
- Trofeo Festa d'Elx:
- Trofeo Memorial Juan Rojas:
- Winners (7):
- 2001 – (2–1 Alicante)
- 2002 – (1–1 (5–4 p.) Villarreal)
- 2003 – (5–0 Málaga)
- 2005 – (2–0 Nacional
) - 2008 – (3–1 Betis)
- 2010 – (2–0 Granada)
- 2011 – (0–0 (3–1 p.) Villarreal)
- Trofeo Agroponiente:
- Winners (1):
- 2011 – (3–0 Comarca de Níjar)
- Trofeo Carabela de Plata:
- Trofeo Lagarto de Jaén:
- Winners (1):
- 2009 – (2–0 Jaén)
- Trofeo Vendimia:
- Winners (1):
- 2007 – (1–0 Xerez)
- Trofeo Alcalde de Águilas:
- Winners (1):
- 2007
- Trofeo Villa de Nerja:
- Winners (1):
- 2007 – (3–2 Málaga)
- Trofeo Costa Brava:
- Winners (1):
- 2007
- Trofeo Ciudad de Terrassa:
- Winners (1):
- 2007
National titles
- Runners-up (1): 1992–93
Statistics
- Seasons in La Liga: 7
- Best position in La Liga: 8th (2007–08)
- Points obtained: 52
- Worst position in La Liga: 20th (2010–11)
- Seasons in Segunda División: 13
- Best position in Segunda División: 1st (2021–22)
- Points obtained: 81
- Worst position in Segunda División: 18th (2002–03, 2015–16, 2017–18)
- Most goals scored in a season: 88 (1992–93)
- Most goals scored in a La Liga match:
- Home:Almería 3 – Villarreal 0 (4 April 2009),[1] Almería 3 – Mallorca 1 (15 May 2011),[2] Almería 3 – Granada 0 (4 January 2014),[3] Almería 3 – Granada 0 (11 April 2015)[4]
- Away:Sevilla 1 – Almería 4 (19 April 2008)[5]
- Most goals conceded in a La Liga match:
- Home: Almería 0 – Barcelona 8 (20 November 2010)[6][i]
- Away: Real Madrid 8 – Almería 1 (21 May 2011)[7]
Overall seasons table in La Liga
Pos. Club Season In D1 Pl. W D L GS GA Dif. Pts Champion 2nd place 3rd place 4th place 37 Almería 7 266 73 64 129 293 431 -138 283 0 0 0 0
Last updated: 29 September 2023
[8]
Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goals scored; GA = Goals against; P = Points.
Colors: Gold = winner; Silver = runner-up.
Milestones
Players in bold are still playing for the club, and players in italic are still active.
- All-time top scorer: Raúl Sánchez with 57 goals (1997–99, 2000–02)
- Most appearances: José Ortiz with 338 matches (1997–2012)
- Youngest player to debut: Gaspar Panadero, with 16 years and 277 days (against Córdoba CF on 12 September 2014)[9]
- Youngest player to score: Hicham Khaloua, with 18 years and 341 days (against Real Sociedad on 24 March 2014)
- Manager with most consecutive matches in charge: Rubi, with 92 (April 2021–June 2023)
Most appearances and goals
- As of 29 September 20231
|
|
1 According to BDFutbol.[10]
Milestone goals in La Liga
| Goal Number | Date | Player | Match & result | Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
26 August 2007 |  Álvaro Negredo
|
Deportivo La Coruña 0 – UDA 3 | 0 – 1 |
50
|
5 October 2008 | Getafe 2 – UDA 2 | 2 – 1 | |
100
|
5 December 2009 | Fernando Soriano
|
Real Madrid 4 – UDA 2 | 1 – 1 |
200
|
20 April 2014 | Óscar Díaz
|
UDA 2 – Celta Vigo 4 | 2 – 4 |
300
|
23 September 2023 | Sergio Arribas
|
UDA 2 – Valencia 2 | 2 – 2 |
See also
Footnotes
- ^ It was also La Liga's biggest win from an away team in the whole history.
References
- ^ Y Negredo se vistió de 'gunner' (And Negredo dressed himself as a 'gunner'); Marca, 4 April 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Mallorca naufraga en el Mediterráneo (Mallorca sinks in the Mediterráneo games); Marca, 15 May 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Un dulce de Reyes (A Three Kings' Day candy); Marca, 5 January 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Almería pide turno por la salvación (Almería asks for a chance to save itself); Marca, 11 April 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Almería se divierte en el Pizjuán (Almería has fun in Pizjuán); Marca, 19 April 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Un súper Barça destroza al Almería (0-8) (A super Barça destroys Almería (0–8); 20 Minutos, 20 November 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Real Madrid 8-1 Almeria: Ronaldo bags 40th La Liga strike as Mourinho's men end season with 102 goals; Goal.com, 21 May 2011
- ^ Clasificación Histórica (Historical classification); LFP. Retrieved 31 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Gaspar se convierte en el jugador más joven en debutar con el Almería (Gaspar becomes the youngest player to debut with Almería) Archived 14 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Almería's official website, 13 September 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Players UD Almería; BDFutbol. Retrieved 31 July 2014
External links
- "UD Almería official website" (in Spanish). UD Almería. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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