Unión Deportiva Villa de Santa Brígida is a
Spanish football team based in
Santa Brígida, Las Palmas
Santa Brígida is a town and a municipality in the northeastern part of the island of Gran Canaria in the Province of Las Palmas of the Canary Islands. Its population is 18,791 (2013),[Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...]
. Founded in 2004, it plays in
Tercera División RFEF – Group 12, holding home matches at ''Estadio de los Olivos'', with a capacity of 600 seats.
History
''Unión Deportiva Villa Santa Brígida'' was founded in 2004, after the
merger
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred to or consolidated with another company or business organization. As an aspect ...
between ''Club Deportivo Santa Brígida'' and ''Sociedad Deportiva Santa Brígida''. It first reached the
third division three years later, lasting two seasons in the category. In June 2019 Israel Quintana became the new head coach of the club.
Club background
''Club Deportivo Santa Brígida'' - ''(1984–2004)'' → ↓
::::::::''Unión Deportiva Villa Santa Brígida'' - ''(2004–)''
''Sociedad Deportiva Santa Brígida'' - ''(1965–2004)'' → ↑''
Season to season
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*2 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 ...
*14 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 season in
Tercera División RFEF
Honours
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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 ...
:
2015–16
Famous players
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Héctor Figueroa
Héctor Figueroa Cabrera (born 30 October 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Gran Tarajal as a forward.
Football career
Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Figueroa finished his graduation with local UD Villa de San ...
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José María Ojeda
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Antonio Robaina
Antonio Segura "Toni" Robaina (born 30 November 1974) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Robaina was born in Las Palmas. After starting out with local UD Las Palmas, playing mainly in Segunda División B, the ...
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Jerónimo Santana
See also
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UD Villa de Santa Brígida B,
reserve team
In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players under contract to a club but who do not normally play in matches for the first team. Reserve teams often include back-up players from the first team, young players who need playing time to i ...
References
External links
Official websiteFutbolme team profile
Football clubs in the Canary Islands
Sport in Gran Canaria
Association football clubs established in 2004
2004 establishments in Spain
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