Almería

Almería is a football (soccer) club from Spain.

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Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. is a Spanish La Liga football club based in Almería, Almería (province). Almería was founded in 1989, and currently plays in La Liga.

History

AD Almería was a team that played in La Liga 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 Segunda División, they got relegated to the Segunda División B and the Tercera División.

After spending several seasons in the second division, the side was first promoted to the top flight after finishing runner-up in Segunda División 2006-07. After some outstanding performances, Almería achieved a final 8th league place in La Liga 2007-08. At Almería'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. Mexico Hugo Sánchez took the job, and fared slightly better, for a La Liga 2008-09.

Famous matches in the first division

- Sevilla FC 1-4 Almería
- Almería 2-0 Real Madrid
- Deportivo de La Coruña 0-3 Almería
- Almería 2-2 FC Barcelona
- Valencia CF 0-1 Almería
- Almería 3-0 Villareal

Achievements/milestones

- Promoted to Segunda División in 1994/95
- Relegated to Segunda División B in 1996/97
- Relegated to Tercera División in 1998/99
- Promoted to second division B in 1999/00
- Promoted to second division in 2001/02
- Promoted to La Liga in 2006/07

Season to season

- 6 seasons in Segunda División
- 6 seasons in Segunda División B
- 2 seasons in Tercera División
- 3 seasons in Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol

The numbers are established according to the official website,

Almería, Athletic Club Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, Deportivo La Coruña, Espanyol, FC Barcelona, Getafe CF, Málaga CF, Mallorca, Numancia, Osasuna, Racing Santander, Real Betis, Real Madrid, Recreativo Huelva, Sevilla FC, Sporting Gijón, Valencia CF, Valladolid, Villarreal CF