Mérida UD

Mérida

Full name	Mérida Unión Deportiva
Nickname(s)	Romanos, Pecholatas
Founded	1990
Ground	Estadio Romano, Mérida, Extremadura, Spain (Capacity: 14,600)
Chairman	María Luisa Gil
Manager	Diego Quintero
League	3ª - Group 14
2010–11	3ª - Group 14, 5th
Home colours Away colours

Mérida Unión Deportiva is a Spanish football club based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1990, the club currently plays in Tercera División – Group 14.^[1]

History

Mérida Unión Deportiva was the predecessor of CP Mérida, which had been founded in 1912 as Sportiva Emeritense, and eventually came to play in La Liga. This club disappeared in 2000 due to asphyxiating debts.

Eventually, the club's reserve team, Mérida Promesas, born in 1990, changed its named to Unión Deportiva, going on to take Club Polideportivo's place as the main team in the city. Having played mainly in the fourth level as a backup team, it did manage seven presences in the third independently, but returned to Tercera in 2009.

Club background

• UD Mérida Promesas — (1990–2000)
• UD Mérida — (2000–05)
• Mérida UD – (2005–currently)

Season to season

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1990/91 Regional 1st 1991/92 3ª 6th 1992/93 3ª 10th 1993/94 3ª 3rd 1994/95 3ª 9th 1995/96 3ª 4th 1996/97 3ª 5th 1997/98 3ª 2nd 1998/99 3ª 4th 1999/00 3ª 1st 2000/01 3ª 2nd

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 2001/02 2ªB 4th 2002/03 2ªB 13th 1st Round 2003/04 2ªB 18th 2004/05 3ª 1st 2005/06 2ªB 9th 2nd Round 2006/07 2ªB 15th 2007/08 2ªB 4th 2008/09 2ªB 7th 2nd Round 2009/10 3ª 5th 3rd Round 2010/11 3ª 5th 2010/11 3ª

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• 7 seasons in Segunda División B
• 14 seasons in Tercera División
• 1 seasons in Categorías Regionales

Current squad

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

No. Position Player GK Isaac DF Popo DF José Mari DF Abadías DF José Ángel MF Abela MF Borja

No. Position Player MF Sancho MF Ardila MF Aguinaco FW Albertino FW Juanan FW Pedro Juan FW Álvaro

Stadium

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

Estadio Romano – 2009

• Google map for Estadio Romano

Famous players

• Luciano Becchio

References

1. ^ El Mérida UD se inscribe en Tercera (Mérida registers in Tercera) (Spanish)

External links

• Official website (Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (Spanish)
• Official blog (Spanish)