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Unión Deportiva Melilla is a Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Melilla. Founded in 1976, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 5, holding home matches at Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro, with a 8,000 capacity.[1][2]

Melilla

Full name	Unión Deportiva Melilla
Founded	29 June 1976; 46 years ago (29 June 1976) (as Gimnástico Melilla Club de Fútbol; re-founded)
Ground	Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro
Capacity	8,000
President	Luis Manuel Rincón
Head coach	Miguel Rivera
League	Segunda Federación
2021–22	2ª RFEF – Group 5, 9th of 18
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

Founded in 1976 as Gimnástico Melilla Club de Fútbol after a merger of Melilla CF and Club Gimnástico de Cabrerizas,[3] the club immediately took Cabrerizas' place in Tercera División. Renamed Unión Deportiva Melilla (as an honour to the club founded in the 1940s) in 1980, they reached Segunda División B in 1987, and has remained there until 2021 when the Spanish football structure changed.

Club background

• Juventud Español — (1940–43)
• Melilla Fútbol Club — (1921–43)
• Unión Deportiva Melilla — (1943–56)
• Club Deportivo Tesorillo — (1940–56)
• Melilla Club de Fútbol – (1956–76)
• Club Gimnástico de Cabrerizas – (1973–76)
• Sociedad Deportiva Melilla – (1970–76)
• Gimnástico Melilla Club de Fútbol – (1976–80)
• Unión Deportiva Melilla – (1980–)

Other clubs from Melilla

• Club Deportivo Real Melilla — (1939–)
• Club de Fútbol Melilla Industrial – (1968–74)
• Club de Fútbol Industrial Melilla – (1975–85)
• Melilla Fútbol Club — (1985–91)

Rivalry

The Ceuta-Melilla derby was between Melilla and AD Ceuta, who were dissolved in 2012. The two clubs travelled to face each other via the Spanish mainland to avoid entering Morocco.[4]

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1976–77 3 3ª 16th 1st round 1977–78 4 3ª 4th 1st round 1978–79 4 3ª 2nd 1st round 1979–80 4 3ª 10th 1st round 1980–81 4 3ª 3rd 1st round 1981–82 4 3ª 8th 1st round 1982–83 4 3ª 4th 1983–84 4 3ª 10th 1st round 1984–85 4 3ª 3rd 1985–86 4 3ª 8th 1st round 1986–87 4 3ª 3rd 1987–88 3 2ª B 7th 2nd round 1988–89 3 2ª B 15th 1st round 1989–90 3 2ª B 2nd 1990–91 3 2ª B 6th 2nd round 1991–92 3 2ª B 14th 1st round 1992–93 3 2ª B 15th 3rd round 1993–94 3 2ª B 15th 2nd round 1994–95 3 2ª B 12th 1st round 1995–96 3 2ª B 12th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1996–97 3 2ª B 11th 1997–98 3 2ª B 5th 1998–99 3 2ª B 1st 1999–2000 3 2ª B 9th 1st round 2000–01 3 2ª B 8th 2001–02 3 2ª B 16th 2002–03 3 2ª B 14th 2003–04 3 2ª B 7th 2004–05 3 2ª B 8th First round 2005–06 3 2ª B 8th 2006–07 3 2ª B 9th 2007–08 3 2ª B 7th 2008–09 3 2ª B 6th Third round 2009–10 3 2ª B 2nd Second round 2010–11 3 2ª B 3rd Third round 2011–12 3 2ª B 5th First round 2012–13 3 2ª B 9th Round of 32 2013–14 3 2ª B 8th 2014–15 3 2ª B 7th 2015–16 3 2ª B 9th First round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2016–17 3 2ª B 6th 2017–18 3 2ª B 5th First round 2018–19 3 2ª B 3rd Round of 32 2019–20 3 2ª B 13th First round 2020–21 3 2ª B 7th / 1st 2021–22 4 2ª RFEF 9th

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• 34 seasons in Segunda División B
• 1 season in Segunda División RFEF
• 11 seasons in Tercera División

Current squad

As of 12 April 2021[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Pol Ballesté — DF  ESP Pepe (captain) — MF  ESP Sergio Parla — DF  ESP Kike — DF  ESP Ali Ali Al-Lal — MF  ESP José Antonio González — MF  ESP Borja López — FW  URU Lucas Ligio — MF  ESP Asier Parra

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Baba Cissé — DF  PAN Jan Carlos Vargas (on loan from Tauro) — GK  ESP Gonzalo González — FW  ESP Mohamed Chabboura — FW  ESP Iker Hernández — DF  ESP David Amez — DF  ESP Jordan Hernández — DF  ESP Karlos Mahugo — FW  SUI Rubén del Campo (on loan from Famalicão)

Famous players

• Munir

Famous coaches

• Alvarito
• Juan Ramón López Caro

Reserve team

Their reserve team, UD Melilla B, played for several years in Primera Autonómica Melilla and in Tercera División before ceasing activities in 2012. In 2013, Casino del Real CF became their reserve side, and was subsequently renamed to Melilla B in 2014.

References

External links

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

На других языках

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[de] UD Melilla

Union Deportiva Melilla ist ein spanischer Fußballverein aus der Exklave Melilla.

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- [en] UD Melilla

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[es] Unión Deportiva Melilla

La Unión Deportiva Melilla es un club de fútbol de la ciudad autónoma de Melilla (España). Fue fundado en 1976 y juega en la Segunda División RFEF. Es el decano del fútbol melillense y ostenta el récord de campañas consecutivas en Segunda B, con 33 temporadas.[1]

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[ru] Мелилья (футбольный клуб)

«Мели́лья» (исп. UD Melilla) — испанский футбольный клуб из одноимённого города. Клуб первоначально был основан в 1943 году, но, просуществовав 13 лет, прекратил существование и был организован вновь в 1976 году. Домашние матчи проводит на стадионе «Альварес Кларо», вмещающем 10 000 зрителей. В Примере и Сегунде команда никогда не выступала, лучшим результатом является победа в группе в Сегунде В в сезоне 1998/99.

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