Mérida UD

Mérida UD

Full name	Mérida Unión Deportiva
Nickname(s)	Romanos, Pecholatas
Founded	1990
Dissolved	2013
Ground	Estadio Romano, Mérida, Extremadura, Spain
Ground Capacity	14,600
League	Tercera División
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 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 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

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

Final squad

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

No. Position Player GK Isaac DF Popo DF José Mari DF Abadías DF José Ángel MF Abela MF Borja

No. Position Player MF Sancho MF Ardila MF Aguinaco FW Albertino FW Juanan FW Pedro Juan FW Álvaro

Stadium

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

• Google map for Estadio Romano

Notable former players

• Luciano Becchio
• Sanel Jahić
• Federico Magallanes
• Category:Mérida UD footballers

References

External links

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