AD Almería

Almería

Full name	Agrupación Deportiva Almería
Nickname(s)	Almerienses
Founded	1971; 54 years ago (1971)
Dissolved	1982; 43 years ago (1982)
Ground	Juan Rojas, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Capacity	13,468
League	Segunda División
1981–82	Segunda División, 18th
Home colours Away colours

Agrupación Deportiva Almería was a Spanish football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1971,^[1] it held home matches at Estadio Municipal Juan Rojas,^[2] with a 13,468-seat capacity.

History

In only two years, AD Almería were promoted from the newly created Segunda División B to La Liga, finishing ninth in their debut season in the latter. The club had been founded just eight years earlier.^[3]

In 1982, however, due to severe economic problems, the team was forced to fold,^[4] being replaced in the city by CP Almería and,^[5] in 1989, by UD Almería, which would also appear in the top flight, in the 2000s.^[6][7]

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1971–72 4 1ª Reg. 1st 1972–73 3 3ª 10th 1973–74 3 3ª 2nd 1974–75 3 3ª 16th 1975–76 3 3ª 2nd 1976–77 3 3ª 3rd 1977–78 3 2ª B 1st 1978–79 2 2ª 1st 1979–80 1 1ª 10th 1980–81 1 1ª 18th 1981–82 2 2ª 18th

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• 2 seasons in La Liga
• 2 seasons in Segunda División
• 1 season in Segunda División B
• 5 seasons in Tercera División

References

1. Valimaña, Antonio (20 January 2017). "UD Almería, el éxito de un club del siglo XXI". La Voz Digital (in Spanish). Canal Amarillo. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
2. Bretones, J.L. (28 January 2011). "Aquellas tardes de domingo..." Diario de Almería (in Spanish). Joly Digital. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
3. Martín, Pedro (11 February 2016). El gran libro de los récords: 200 historias del fútbol español. Córner. p. 44. ISBN 9788494425653.
4. Prados Rosa, Luis (12 April 2014). "La última vez, 8-1 al Almería". ABC (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
5. Laynez, Pablo (25 January 2013). "El Poli Almería los une". Diario de Almería (in Spanish). Joly Digital. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
6. García, Jorge; Ponte, Borja (24 November 2011). "Así es el UD Almería". Riazor (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
7. "Nuestro rival de esta jornada: Unión Deportiva Almería". Real Zaragoza (in Spanish). 24 April 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2019.