Unión Deportiva Melilla was a

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based in the autonomous city of

Melilla Melilla ( , ; ; rif, Mřič ; ar, مليلية ) is an autonomous city of Spain located in north Africa. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of . It was par ...

. Founded in 1943 and dissolved in 1956, it played for four consecutive seasons in

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History

At the beginning of the 1930s, Melilla city had four local football teams: Melilla C.F., Sociedad Deportiva Melillense, Deportivo Español and La Hípica. ''Unión Deportiva Melilla'' was founded on 6 February 1943. The first official game was against C.D. African on 21 March 1943. UD Melilla won it 5:1. The club reached Tercera División after only one year of existence, and in 1950, achieved promotion to

. They suffered relegation in 1954, and folded two years later. Melilla CF took their place.

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)''

Season to season

---- *4 seasons in

*8 seasons in Tercera División

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Melilla Football clubs in Melilla Association football clubs established in 1943 Association football clubs disestablished in 1956 1943 establishments in Spain 1956 establishments in Spain Segunda División clubs