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Unión Deportiva Almería is a Spanish top division football club based in Almería, Province of Almería. The club was founded in 1989.
It was first promoted to La Liga after finishing runner-up in 2006-07's Segunda División. After some outstanding performances, the team achieved a final 8th league place in 2007-2008.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Achievements/milestones
[edit] Current squad
The numbers are established according to the official website, www.udalmeriasad.com and www.lfp.es
[edit] Statistics 2007/08
| La Liga |
Position |
Pts |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
| UD Almería |
8 |
52 |
40 |
14 |
10 |
14 |
42 |
45 |
- Top Scores:
- Negredo - 13 goals
- Felipe Melo - 7 goals
- Pulido - 3 goals
- Top Goalkeepers
- Diego Alves - 25 goals In 22 Matches
- Cobeño - 20 goals In 16 Matches
[edit] Famous players
see also Cat:UD Almería footballers
[edit] Famous coaches
see also Cat:UD Almería managers
[edit] External links