Asociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of

Extremadura Extremadura ( ; ; ; ; Fala language, Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is a landlocked autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, Spain, Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central- ...

. Founded in 2013 it is a successor club of

CP Mérida Club Polideportivo Mérida was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Mérida, Spain, Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Having played twice in La Liga (1995–96 La Liga, 1995–96 and 1997–98 La Li ...

, it currently plays in

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– Group 1.

History

The club was founded on 19 February 2013 and six days later, it was registered in General Registry of Sports Entities of Extremadura.

Mérida UD 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 Roma ...

was dissolved later in 2013 and Mérida AD bought their place in

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. On 30 May 2015, the club was promoted to

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after defeating

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2–1 on aggregate in the

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. On 27 August that year, the team competed in the

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for the first time, losing 0–3 at home to

Peña Sport FC Peña Sport Fútbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Tafalla, in the autonomous community of Navarre. Founded in 1925 it plays in , holding home matches at ''Campo de San Francisco'', with a capacity of 4,000 seats. History Peña Sport ...

in the opening round. In 2017–18, the club were given a bye to the second round of the cup, where they lost 2–0 at

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. The season ended with relegation back to the fourth tier after a 2–2 aggregate defeat (away goals) to

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in the

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, but the club bounced back a year later with a penalty shootout win against

UD Socuéllamos Unión Deportiva Socuéllamos is a Spanish football team based in Socuéllamos, Ciudad Real, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. Founded in 1924, it plays in , holding home games at 2,500-seat '' Estadio Paquito Jiménez'' . Hi ...

. After a league restructuring in 2021, Mérida was placed in the new fourth-tier Segunda División RFEF. That season, they came runners-up in their group to

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and achieved promotion via the

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with a 2–0 extra-time win over

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Season to season

---- *4 seasons in

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*5 seasons in

*1 season in Segunda División RFEF *3 seasons in

Current squad

Reserve team

Out on loan

Stadium

Mérida plays its home games at ''

Estadio Romano Estadio Romano (''English'': Roman Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Mérida, Spain. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of Mérida AD. The stadium holds 14,600 people and opened in 1954. On 9 September 2009, the s ...

'', with a capacity of 14,600 spectators.
Google map for Estadio Romano

Managerial history

* Ángel Alcazar (2015) * Antonio Gómez (2016) * José Miguel Campos (2016) * Bernardo Plaza (2016) *

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(2016–17) * Mehdi Nafti (2017) * Loren Morón (2017–18) * Mehdi Nafti (2018) * Santi Amaro (2019) * Diego Merino (2019–20) * Juanma (2020) * Dani Mori (2020–21) * Miguel Rivera (2021) * Juan García (2021) *

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(2021–22) * Juanma (2022–)

References

External links

Official website

Official twitter

Futbolme team profile

Official blog

FEF profile
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