Mérida UD

Mérida Unión Deportiva is a Spanish football club based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1990, the club currently plays in Tercera División – Group 14.^[1]

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. This club disappeared in 2000 due to asphyxiating debts.

Eventually, the club's reserve team, Mérida Promesas, born in 1990, changed its named to Unión Deportiva, going on to take Club Polideportivo's place as the main team in the city. Having played mainly in the fourth level as a backup team, it did manage seven presences in the third independently, but returned to Tercera in 2009.

Club background

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

Season to season

• 7 seasons in Segunda División B
• 14 seasons in Tercera División
• 1 seasons in Categorías Regionales

Current squad

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

Stadium

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

• Google map for Estadio Romano

Famous players

• Luciano Becchio

References

External links

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