Mérida Unión Deportiva was a
Spanish football club based in
Mérida, in the autonomous community of
Extremadura
Extremadura (; ext, Estremaúra; pt, Estremadura; Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is an autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central-western part of the Iberian Peninsula, it ...
. Founded in 1990, they last played in
Tercera División – Group 14 when dissolved in 2013, and hosted games at the
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 ...
.
History
''Mérida Unión Deportiva'' was the predecessor of
CP Mérida
Club Polideportivo Mérida was a Spanish football team based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura.
Having played twice in La Liga ( 1995–96 and 1997–98), the club was dissolved in 2000, due to serious economic debts. Its ...
, which had been founded in 1912 as ''Sportiva Emeritense'', and eventually came to play in
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...
, 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
Club Polideportivo Mérida was a Spanish football team based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura.
Having played twice in La Liga ( 1995–96 and 1997–98), the club was dissolved in 2000, due to serious economic debts. Its ...
until 2000, changed its name 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
is a light novel series, that has also been made into manga and anime series by Ryo Hoshino and illustrated by Ariko Ito. The anime series goes under the name . According to the New York Comic Convention, ''The Third'' has been licensed by ...
independently, but returned to ''Tercera'' in 2009,
El Mérida UD se inscribe en Tercera (Mérida registers in ''Tercera'')
where it played until being dissolved and replaced by new creation team Mérida AD
Asociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 2013 it is a successor club of CP Mérida, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1.
His ...
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Club background
*''UD Mérida Promesas'' — ''(1990–2000)''
*''UD Mérida'' — ''(2000–05)''
*''Mérida UD'' – ''(2005–13)''
Season to season
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*7 seasons in Segunda División B
Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...
*15 seasons in Tercera División
Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...
*1 seasons in Categorías Regionales
Final squad
Stadium
Mérida played 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 ...
'', with a capacity of 14,600 spectators.
Google map for Estadio Romano
Former players
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References
External links
Official website
Futbolme team profile
Official blog
FEF profile
1990 establishments in Extremadura
2013 disestablishments in Extremadura
Association football clubs established in 1990
Association football clubs disestablished in 2013
Defunct football clubs in Extremadura
Mérida, Spain
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