Unión Deportiva Almería "B" is a Spanish football team based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 2001, it is the reserve team of UD Almería and currently plays in Tercera Federación – Group 9, holding home games at Anexo al Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, with a 13,648 seat capacity.

Almería B
Full nameUnión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. "B"
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
GroundAnexo al Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Almería, Spain
Capacity13,648
PresidentTurki Al-Sheikh[1]
Head coachAlberto Lasarte
LeagueTercera Federación – Group 9
2022–23Tercera Federación – Group 9, 9th of 16

History edit

Club background edit

  • Almería Club de Fútbol "B" (1997–2001)
  • Unión Deportiva Almería "B" (2001–present)

Season to season edit

Season Tier Division Place
1997–98 6 1ª Reg. 1st
1998–99 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1999–2000 5 Reg. Pref. 4th
2000–01 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd
2001–02 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
2002–03 4 9th
2003–04 4 9th
2004–05 4 15th
2005–06 4 9th
2006–07 4 11th
2007–08 4 8th
2008–09 4 2nd
2009–10 4 4th
2010–11 3 2ª B 13th
2011–12 3 2ª B 13th
2012–13 3 2ª B 5th
2013–14 3 2ª B 13th
2014–15 3 2ª B 3rd
2015–16 3 2ª B 20th
2016–17 4 3rd
Season Tier Division Place
2017–18 4 2nd
2018–19 3 2ª B 20th
2019–20 4 5th
2020–21 4 2nd / 5th
2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 4th
2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 9th
2023–24 5 3ª Fed.

Current squad edit

As of 13 February 2024.[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ESP Manuel Obón
2 DF   ESP Miguel Peñalver
3 DF   ESP Aarón Romero (vice-captain)
4 DF   ESP Álex Varó
5 DF   ESP Paco Sanz
6 DF   ESP René Pérez
7 FW   ESP Valen Gómez
8 MF   ESP Joan Gázquez
9 FW   ESP Loren Sánchez
10 MF   ESP Abel Mellado (captain)
11 FW   POR Hugo Neves
12 DF   POR Alex Mendes
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK   ESP Bruno Iribarne (4th captain)
14 FW   ESP Luis Lara
16 MF   ESP Antonio Jesús
18 FW   SRB Marko Milovanović
19 MF   BRA Keven
20 MF   ESP Marçal Casadevall
21 MF   ESP José Manuel Romera
22 DF   ESP Carlos Ballestero
23 MF   ESP Marcos Peña (3rd captain)
24 DF   ESP Alejandro Torres
29 FW   MAR Rachad Fettal

From Youth Academy edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK   ESP Jesús Castaño

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SVK Martin Šviderský (at Murcia until 30 June 2024)
FW   URU Juan Gutiérrez (at Boston River until 30 June 2024)

Technical staff edit

Position Staff
Head coach   Alberto Lasarte
Assistant coach   Ramiro García
  Carlos García
Goalkeeping coach   Ángel Férez
Team Manager   Chico Flores
Fitness coach   Javi Suárez
Physiotherapist   Toni Moreno
Analyst   Guille Jerez
Delegate   Jesús Padilla
Field Delegate   Jorge Peralta
Equipment Manager   Oscar Vargas

Last updated: September 2022
Source: UD Almería

Notable former players edit

Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

Former managers edit

See UD Almería B managers.

References edit

  1. ^ Pascual, Jose (2020-04-23). "El alcalde agradece a la UD Almería y a su presidente Turki Al-Sheikh su generosidad en la donación de equipo médico". Radio Marca Almeria (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. ^ "Plantilla Unión Deportiva Almería SAD B | Almería - Web Oficial".

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