Mérida UD

Mérida UD

Full name	Mérida Unión Deportiva
Nickname(s)	Romanos, Pecholatas
Founded	1990
Dissolved	2013
Ground	Estadio Romano, Mérida, Extremadura, Spain
Capacity	14,600
2012–13	3ª - Group 14, 6th
Home colours Away colours

Mérida Unión Deportiva was a Spanish football club based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1990, they last played in Tercera División – Group 14 when dissolved in 2013, and hosted games at the Estadio Romano.

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, disappearing in 2000 due to asphyxiating debts.

Founded in 1990 as Mérida Promesas after the merge of Santa Eulalia and Los Milagros, the club was affiliated to CP Mérida until 2000, changed its name to Unión Deportiva, going on to take Club Polideportivo's place as the main team in the city. Having played mainly in the fourth division as a backup team, it did manage seven presences in the third independently, but returned to Tercera in 2009,^[1] where it played until being dissolved and replaced by new creation team Mérida AD.

Club background

• UD Mérida Promesas — (1990–2000)
• UD Mérida — (2000–05)
• Mérida UD – (2005–13)

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1990–91 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 1991–92 4 3ª 6th 1992–93 4 3ª 10th 1993–94 4 3ª 3rd 1994–95 4 3ª 9th 1995–96 4 3ª 4th 1996–97 4 3ª 5th 1997–98 4 3ª 2nd 1998–99 4 3ª 4th 1999–2000 4 3ª 1st 2000–01 4 3ª 2nd 2001–02 3 2ª B 4th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2002–03 3 2ª B 13th Preliminary 2003–04 3 2ª B 18th 2004–05 4 3ª 1st 2005–06 3 2ª B 9th Second round 2006–07 3 2ª B 15th 2007–08 3 2ª B 4th 2008–09 3 2ª B 7th Second round 2009–10 4 3ª 5th Third round 2010–11 4 3ª 5th 2011–12 4 3ª 8th 2012–13 4 3ª 6th

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• 7 seasons in Segunda División B
• 15 seasons in Tercera División

Final squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Isaac — DF  ESP Popo — DF  ESP José Mari — DF  ESP Abadías — DF  ESP José Ángel — MF  ESP Abela — MF  ESP Borja

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP Sancho — MF  ESP Ardila — MF  ESP Aguinaco — FW  ESP Albertino — FW  ESP Juanan — FW  ESP Pedro Juan — FW  ESP Álvaro

Stadium

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

• Google map for Estadio Romano

Former players

• Category:Mérida UD footballers

References

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

External links

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