UD Almería
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| Full name | Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. | |||
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| Founded | 1989 | |||
| Ground | Estadio del Mediterráneo, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |||
| Capacity | 22,000 | |||
| Chairman |  Alfonso García Gabarrón | |||
| Manager |  Hugo Sánchez | |||
| League | La Liga | |||
| 2008-09 | La Liga, 11th | |||
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Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. is a Spanish top division football club based in Almería, Province of Almería. The club was founded in 1989, and currently plays in La Liga.
History
AD Almería was a team that played in the first division between 1979-1981, 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, they got relegated to the second B and the third divisions.
After spending several seasons in the second division, the side was first promoted to the top flight after finishing runner-up in 2006-07. 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 December 21, 2008, after a string of poor results, without however never reaching the last three. Mexican Hugo Sánchez took the job, and fared slightly better, for a final mid-table position.
Famous matches in the first division
- Sevilla 1-4 Almería
- Almería 2-0 Real Madrid
- Deportivo La Coruña 0-3 Almería
- Almería 2-2 Barcelona
- Valencia 0-1 Almería
- Almería 3-0 Villareal
Achievements/milestones
- Promoted to second division in 1994/95
- Relegated to second division B in 1996/97
- Relegated to third division in 1998/99
- Promoted to second division B in 1999/00
- Promoted to second division in 2001/02
- Promoted to first division in 2006/07
Season to season
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- 2 seasons in La Liga
- 6 seasons in Segunda División
- 6 seasons in Segunda División B
- 2 seasons in Tercera División
- 3 seasons in Categorías Regionales
Current squad
The numbers are established according to the official website, www.udalmeriasad.com and www.lfp.es
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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