2008–09 UD Almería season

UD Almería
2008–09 season
President	Alfonso García
Head coach	Gonzalo Arconada (until 21 December); Hugo Sánchez (from 23 December)
Stadium	Juegos Mediterráneos
La Liga	11th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Álvaro Negredo (19); All: Álvaro Negredo (19)
Highest home attendance	21,000 vs. Real Madrid (2 Nov)
Lowest home attendance	7,500 vs. Espanyol (23 May)
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

In the 2008–09 season, UD Almería played in two competitions: La Liga and the Copa del Rey. It was their second season in the top flight since promotion from the 2006–07 Segunda División.

Squad[]

Retrieved on 14 December 2020^[4]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BRA	Diego Alves
2	DF	ESP	Bruno
3	DF	BRA	Guilherme Santos
5	FW	NGA	Kalu Uche
6	MF	BRA	Iriney
7	MF	ESP	Miguel Ángel Nieto
8	MF	ESP	Albert Crusat
9	FW	ESP	Álvaro Negredo
9	FW	ARG	Esteban Solari
10	MF	ESP	José Ortiz (captain)
11	FW	ARG	Pablo Piatti
12	DF	ESP	Chico
13	GK	ESP	Esteban


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	ESP	Julio Álvarez
15	MF	ESP	Corona
16	DF	BRA	Michel Macedo
17	MF	ESP	Juanma Ortiz
18	DF	PER	Santiago Acasiete
21	DF	ESP	Carlos García
22	DF	ESP	Mané
23	MF	ESP	Fernando Soriano
24	DF	ESP	Juanito
25	DF	ARG	Hernán Pellerano
26	GK	ESP	Álvaro
—	FW	ESP	Natalio

Out on loan[]

^[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
—	DF	ESP	Domingo Cisma (on loan at Numancia)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ESP	David Rodríguez (on loan at Celta Vigo^[6])

Almería B players[]

Retrieved on 15 December 2020^[7]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	DF	ESP	Ángel Trujillo
—	DF	ESP	Fran González
—	DF	ESP	Gabi Ramos
—	DF	ESP	Trini
—	MF	ESP	Antonio Cobos
—	MF	ESP	Javi Fernández


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ESP	José Galán
—	MF	ESP	Borja Prieto
—	MF	ESP	José Luis Vergara
—	FW	ESP	Javi Amaya
—	FW	ESP	Kike
—	FW	ESP	Javi López

Transfers[]

^[5]^[8]

In[]

#	Pos	Player	From	Notes
Summer
7	MF	Miguel Ángel Nieto	Real Madrid Castilla	Free transfer^[9]
9	FW	Esteban Solari	U.N.A.M.	€3.8 million^[10]
11	FW	Pablo Piatti	Estudiantes	€7 million^[11]
12	DF	Chico	Cádiz
13	GK	Esteban	Celta Vigo
14	MF	Julio Álvarez	CD Numancia	Free transfer^[12]
16	DF	Michel Macedo	Flamengo	^[13]
25	DF	Hernán Pellerano	Vélez Sarsfield	€3 million^[14]
	FW	Natalio	Cádiz	Loan return
	FW	David Rodríguez	Salamanca	€400,000^[15]

Out[]

#	Pos	Player	To	Notes
Summer
3	DF	Aitor López Rekarte	Released^a	^[16]
4	MF	Felipe Melo	Fiorentina	€13 million^[17]
7	FW	Veljko Paunović	Partizan
11	DF	Domingo Cisma	Numancia	Loan
13	GK	David Cobeño	Sevilla	Loan return
14	DF	Rubén Pulido	Real Zaragoza
16	FW	Mario Bermejo	Xerez	^[18]
25	GK	Aitor Alcalde	Lemona
	FW	David Rodríguez	Celta Vigo	Loan^[6]
Winter
	FW	Natalio	Córdoba	Loan

^a López Rekarte was subsequently signed by Eibar in March 2009.^[19]

Player statistics[]

Squad stats[]

Last updated on 7 December 2020.^[3]^[20]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	BRA	Diego Alves	31	0	31	0	0	0
2	DF	ESP	Bruno	37	0	34	0	1+2	0
3	DF	BRA	Guilherme Santos	11	0	6+1	0	4	0
5	FW	NGA	Kalu Uche	30	8	17+10	8	3	0
6	MF	BRA	Iriney	20	0	17+1	0	1+1	0
7	MF	ESP	Miguel Ángel Nieto	11	1	4+6	1	0+1	0
8	MF	ESP	Albert Crusat	30	1	24+6	1	0	0
9	FW	ESP	Álvaro Negredo	35	19	34	19	1	0
9	FW	ARG	Esteban Solari	12	3	2+6	1	3+1	2
10	MF	ESP	José Ortiz	29	3	3+22	0	4	3
11	FW	ARG	Pablo Piatti	33	6	19+12	5	2	1
12	DF	ESP	Chico	23	1	15+5	1	3	0
13	GK	ESP	Esteban	11	0	7	0	4	0
14	MF	ESP	Julio Álvarez	23	0	17+4	0	2	0
15	MF	ESP	Corona	31	2	16+14	1	0+1	1
16	DF	BRA	Michel Macedo	4	0	1+1	0	2	0
17	MF	ESP	Juanma Ortiz	35	4	31+1	4	2+1	0
18	DF	PER	Santiago Acasiete	19	1	17	1	2	0
21	DF	ESP	Carlos García	22	0	18+1	0	3	0
22	DF	ESP	Mané	33	1	31+1	1	1	0
23	MF	ESP	Fernando Soriano	26	1	17+7	1	1+1	0
24	DF	ESP	Juanito	33	0	27+3	0	2+1	0
25	DF	ARG	Hernán Pellerano	31	1	30+1	1	0	0
26	GK	ESP	Álvaro	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
	FW	ESP	Natalio	12	0	0+9	0	3	0

Top Scorers[]

Updated on 11 December 2020^[3]^[20]

Place	Position	Number	Name	La Liga	Copa del Rey	Total
1	FW	9	Álvaro Negredo	19	0	19
2	FW	5	Kalu Uche	8	0	8
3	FW	11	Pablo Piatti	5	1	6
4	MF	17	Juanma Ortiz	4	0	4
5	FW	9	Esteban Solari	1	2	3
5	MF	10	José Ortiz	0	3	3
7	MF	15	Corona	1	1	2
8	MF	7	Miguel Ángel Nieto	1	0	1
	MF	8	Albert Crusat	1	0	1
	DF	12	Chico	1	0	1
	DF	18	Santiago Acasiete	1	0	1
	DF	22	Mané	1	0	1
	MF	23	Fernando Soriano	1	0	1
	DF	25	Hernán Pellerano	1	0	1
			TOTALS	45	7	52

Disciplinary Record[]

Updated on 15 December 2020^[3]^[20]

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	La Liga		Copa del Rey		Total
22		DF	Mané	9	1	0	0	9	1
21		DF	Carlos García	10	0	0	0	10	0
9		FW	Álvaro Negredo	7	2	0	0	7	2
8		MF	Albert Crusat	8	1	0	0	8	1
2		DF	Bruno	6	1	1	0	7	1
17		MF	Juanma Ortiz	7	0	1	0	8	0
25		DF	Hernán Pellerano	5	2	0	0	5	2
24		DF	Juanito	7	0	0	0	7	0
6		MF	Iriney	6	0	0	0	6	0
23		MF	Fernando Soriano	6	0	0	0	6	0
3		DF	Guilherme Santos	3	1	0	1	3	2
5		FW	Kalu Uche	2	2	1	0	3	2
10		MF	José Ortiz	2	1	1	0	3	1
12		DF	Chico	3	1	0	0	3	1
1		GK	Diego Alves	3	0	0	0	3	0
11		FW	Pablo Piatti	2	0	1	0	3	0
18		DF	Santiago Acasiete	3	0	0	0	3	0
9		FW	Esteban Solari	0	0	2	0	2	0
13		GK	Esteban	1	0	1	0	2	0
15		MF	Corona	2	0	0	0	2	0
		FW	Natalio	1	0	1	0	2	0
7		MF	Miguel Ángel Nieto	1	0	0	0	1	0
14		MF	Julio Álvarez	1	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	95	12	9	1	104	13

Season Results[]

Preseason[]

23 August 2008 Trofeo Memorial Juan Rojas	Almería	3 – 1	Real Betis	Almería, Spain
21:00^[21]	Ju. Ortiz 26' Negredo 29' (pen.) Piatti 73'	Report	52' Caffa	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos

25 August 2008	Lorca Deportiva	1 – 3	Almería	Lorca, Spain
	Perona 57'	Report	39' García 70' Crusat 75' Mané	Stadium: Francisco Artés Carrasco

La Liga[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
9	Mallorca	38	14	9	15	53	60	−7	51
10	Espanyol	38	12	11	15	46	49	−3	47
11	Almería	38	13	7	18	45	61	−16	46^[a]
12	Racing Santander	38	12	10	16	49	48	+1	46^[a]
13	Athletic Bilbao	38	12	8	18	47	62	−15	44	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round^[b]

Source: LFP and Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ALM 1–1 RAC; RAC 0–2 ALM
^ Since Barcelona, winners of the 2008–09 Copa del Rey, already qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, losing cup finalists Athletic Bilbao earned a spot in the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

Results summary[]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	13	7	18	45	61	−16	46	11	4	4	27	20	+7	2	3	14	18	41	−23

Last updated: 16 December 2020.
Source: ^[22]

Matches[]

31 August 2008 1	Athletic Bilbao	1 – 3	Almería	Bilbao, Spain
18:00	Llorente 33' Martínez 45' Vélez 57' Yeste 68'	Report	7' Pellerano 29' Alves 33' Negredo 50' Ju. Ortiz 67' Bruno 86' Uche 89' Crusat	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

14 September 2008 2	Almería	2 – 2	Valencia	Almería, Spain
20:00	Piatti 20' Mané 36' Negredo 39' Juanito 89'	Report	35' 60' Alexis 68' Villa	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

21 September 2008 3	Almería	1 – 0	Málaga	Almería, Spain
16:00	Mané 61' Negredo 75' Jo. Ortiz 86'	Report	21' Pablo 27' Cuadrado 32' Gámez 70' Calleja 80' Miguel Ángel	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González

25 September 2008 4	Real Valladolid	2 – 0	Almería	Valladolid, Spain
19:00	Prieto 31' Baraja 59' Rubio 67' 85' Medunjanin 90'	Report	83' Crusat 90' García	Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 14,300 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez

28 September 2008 5	Almería	1 – 0	Recreativo de Huelva	Almería, Spain
16:00	Negredo 90' Chico 90'	Report	80' Vázquez 84' Oliveira 86' Riesgo 90' Sisi	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 11,035 Referee: Carlos Clos

5 October 2008 6	Getafe	2 – 2	Almería	Getafe, Spain
16:00	Díaz 44' Belenguer 59' Uche 69' Casquero 71'	Report	45' Ju. Ortiz 83' Pellerano 87' Negredo 90' Chico	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Antonio Mateu

19 October 2008 7	Almería	0 – 1	Sevilla	Almería, Spain
20:00	Natalio 72'	Report	52' Adriano 64' Navas 77' Romaric 90' Fernando Rodríguez	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 12,051 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez

25 October 2008 8	Barcelona	5 – 0	Almería	Barcelona, Spain
21:00	Eto'o 4', 21', 24' Henry 13' Alves 37'	Report	30' Negredo 44' Ju. Ortiz 79' Soriano	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 63,566 Referee: Alfonso Pérez

2 November 2008 9	Almería	1 – 1	Real Madrid	Almería, Spain
18:00	Uche 55' Juanito 60' Piatti 81' Negredo 90' Soriano 90'	Report	38' Raúl 61' Sneijder 90' Casillas	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez

9 November 2008 10	Villarreal	2 – 1	Almería	Villarreal, Spain
16:00	Rossi 1' 44' Llorente 15' López 20' Soriano 29' Capdevila 90'	Report	61' Piatti 75' Pellerano 84' Juanito	Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Julián Rodríguez Santiago

16 November 2008 11	Almería	2 – 1	Real Mallorca	Almería, Spain
16:00	Negredo 44', 67' (pen.) Santos 71'	Report	17' Corrales 64' Josemi 90' Keita	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez

23 November 2008 12	Osasuna	3 – 1	Almería	Pamplona, Spain
16:00	Azpilicueta 6' Pandiani 13' Flaño 41' Pellerano 71' (o.g.) Juanfran 85' Vadócz 90'	Report	7' (pen.) Negredo 8' Santos 30' Mané 55' Juanito	Stadium: Reyno de Navarra Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila

30 November 2008 13	Almería	0 – 1	Deportivo La Coruña	Almería, Spain
16:00	Crusat 53' Negredo 53' García 60'	Report	17' Lopo 48' Lafita 60' Mista 68' 76' Verdú 77' Tomás 90' Riki	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

7 December 2008 14	Numancia	2 – 1	Almería	Soria, Spain
16:00	Juan Pablo 10' Ortega 14' del Pino 19' Barkero 21' 68' Goiria 51' 83'	Report	11' (pen.) Solari 21' Ju. Ortiz 36' Alves 59' Piatti 60' Santos 69' García	Stadium: Los Pajaritos Attendance: 8,000 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

14 December 2008 15	Almería	1 – 1	Racing Santander	Almería, Spain
16:00	Álvarez 26' Acasiete 31' 62' Crusat 37' García 75' Soriano 90'	Report	3' Pereira 20' Navas 25' Gonçalves 33' Garay 57' Pinillos 74' Lacen	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Julián Rodríguez Santiago

21 December 2008 16	Sporting de Gijón	1 – 0	Almería	Gijón, Spain
16:00	Carmelo 20' Maldonado 27' 38' Míchel 28' Matabuena 44' Cámara 66'	Report	15' Bruno 65' Juanito	Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Alfonso J. Alvarez Izquierdo

4 January 2009 17	Almería	1 – 0	Real Betis	Almería, Spain
16:00	Mané 24' Corona 35' García 42' Uche 87'	Report	31' Capi 90' García	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila

11 January 2009 18	Espanyol	2 – 2	Almería	Barcelona, Spain
18:00	Sánchez 57' Martínez 62' Pareja 70' 90' Hurtado 77' Chica 89' Jarque 90'	Report	4', 54' Uche 34' Corona 65' Chico 90' Bruno	Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 11,325 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez

18 January 2009 19	Almería	1 – 1	Atlético Madrid	Almería, Spain
20:00	Uche 6' Iriney 38' Pellerano 53' Mané 62' García 66'	Report	14' Perea 22' 37' Sinama Pongolle 90' Banega	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro

25 January 2009 20	Almería	2 – 1	Athletic Bilbao	Almería, Spain
16:00	Ju. Ortiz 26' Uche 39' Bruno 71'	Report	54' Balenziaga 54' J. Etxeberria 65' del Olmo 90' Ustaritz	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Antonio Mateu

1 February 2009 21	Valencia	3 – 2	Almería	Valencia, Spain
18:00	Joaquín 5' Villa 29' (pen.), 61' Maduro 34' Baraja 45' Marchena 64'	Report	22', 64' Negredo 52' Soriano 81' García	Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González

8 February 2009 22	Málaga	3 – 2	Almería	Málaga, Spain
16:00	Gámez 27' A. Luque 48' 52' Eliseu 50' Weligton 53' Duda 58' Salva 64', 75'	Report	22' Ju. Ortiz 25' Uche 39' Pellerano 44' Negredo 55' 84' Mané 58' Crusat	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa

15 February 2009 23	Almería	3 – 2	Real Valladolid	Almería, Spain
16:00	Iriney 35' Acasiete 44' Crusat 61' Bruno 64' Chico 67' Uche 70' 77' Negredo 78' Alves 90'	Report	17' León 22' 76' Goitom 36' Bea 72' Prieto 81' Rivas	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 12,000 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

22 February 2009 24	Recreativo de Huelva	1 – 1	Almería	Huelva, Spain
16:00	Barber 24' Ruben 39' Camuñas 58' Lamas 74'	Report	14' García 21' Crusat 75' (pen.) Negredo 83' Piatti 90' Soriano	Stadium: Nuevo Colombino Attendance: 15,689 Referee: Julián Rodríguez Santiago

1 March 2009 25	Almería	2 – 1	Getafe	Almería, Spain
16:00	Negredo 16', 64' 49' Ju. Ortiz 32' Crusat 58' Juanito 66'	Report	7' Guerrón 36' Polanski 59' Casquero 67' Mario 71' Díaz 90' Celestini	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez

8 March 2009 26	Sevilla	2 – 1	Almería	Seville, Spain
18:00	Kanouté 5' Romaric 61' Renato 62' 70' Escudé 90'	Report	66' Jo. Ortiz 70' (pen.) 84' Negredo	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez

15 March 2009 27	Almería	0 – 2	Barcelona	Almería, Spain
20:00	Acasiete 21' Pellerano 28' Jo. Ortiz 76' Negredo 87'	Report	53', 56' Bojan	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 9,300 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González

22 March 2009 28	Real Madrid	3 – 0	Almería	Madrid, Spain
16:00	Marcelo 23' Pepe 29' Raúl 40' Ramos 48' Huntelaar 52', 65' Heinze 78' Gago 84'	Report	62' Bruno 73' Iriney	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 78,000 Referee: Antonio Mateu

4 April 2009 29	Almería	3 – 0	Villarreal	Almería, Spain
19:00	Negredo 7' Piatti 20' Mané 35' Pellerano 41' Ju. Ortiz 44'	Report	21' Fuentes 25' Venta 58' Pires 61' Gonzalo Rodríguez	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 16,291 Referee: Alfonso J. Alvarez Izquierdo

12 April 2009 30	Real Mallorca	2 – 0	Almería	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
16:00	Aduriz 45' Arango 57' Santana 60' Jurado 71' Ramis 72' Ayoze 75' Varela 79' Castro 90'	Report	3' Bruno 51' Corona 89' Pellerano 90' Crusat	Stadium: Ono Estadi Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Carlos Clos

19 April 2009 31	Almería	2 – 1	Osasuna	Almería, Spain
16:00	Mané 31' García 41' Iriney 67' Negredo 71', 89'	Report	19' Azpilicueta 63' Roberto 83' Pandiani 87' Flaño 89' Vadócz	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa

22 April 2009 32	Deportivo La Coruña	2 – 0	Almería	A Coruña, Spain
19:00	Colotto 44' Verdú 49' Bodipo 56' Lassad 68'	Report	41' Mané	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

25 April 2009 33	Almería	2 – 1	Numancia	Almería, Spain
19:00	Uche 6' Soriano 41' Iriney 84' Esteban 89'	Report	80' Goiria 83' Cisma 88' Bravo	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Antonio Mateu

3 May 2009 34	Racing Santander	0 – 2	Almería	Santander, Spain
16:00	Moratón 24' Lacen 32' Marcano 81'	Report	3', 13' Ju. Ortiz 49' Juanito	Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Miguel Ayza Gámez

10 May 2009 35	Almería	3 – 1	Sporting de Gijón	Almería, Spain
16:00	Nieto 27' Uche 55' Negredo 64' García 72' Soriano 79' Piatti 90' Ju. Ortiz 90'	Report	16' 31' Carmelo 81' Barral	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Alfonso Pérez

17 May 2009 36	Real Betis	2 – 0	Almería	Seville, Spain
16:00	González 6' 82' Edu 20' Melli 23' Rivera 25' Arzu 65' Rivas 75' Nélson 85'	Report	20' Chico 32' Santos 63' Nieto	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro

23 May 2009 37	Almería	0 – 3	Espanyol	Almería, Spain
20:00	Mané 30' Iriney 47' Negredo 63' Crusat 84'	Report	26', 72' 68' Alonso 89' Coro	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

30 May 2009 38	Atlético Madrid	3 – 0	Almería	Madrid, Spain
20:00	Agüero 19' R. García 27' Assunção 36' Forlán 50' L. García 70' Ujfaluši 78'	Report	64' Negredo	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro

Copa del Rey[]

Round of 32[]

29 October 2008 1st leg	Rayo Vallecano	1 – 2	Almería	Madrid, Spain
20:00	Yuma 31' Juanma 48' Perera 82'	Report	9' Natalio 28', 37' 77' Solari 84' Bruno	Stadium: Estadio Teresa Rivero Referee: Miguel Ayza Gámez

12 November 2008 2nd leg	Almería	3 – 0	Rayo Vallecano	Almería, Spain
20:00	Jo. Ortiz 60', 63' Uche 70' Corona 88'	Report	65' Reyes 66' Aganzo 76' Pachón	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Referee: Antonio Mateu

Almería won 5–1 on aggregate

Round of 16[]

8 January 2009 1st leg	Real Mallorca	3 – 1	Almería	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
20:00	Keita 8' Aduriz 18' Santana 43' 77' Varela 56' Jurado 69'	Report	10' 73' Jo. Ortiz 55' Esteban 56' Piatti 66' Solari	Stadium: Ono Estadi Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez

14 January 2009 2nd leg	Almería	1 – 1	Real Mallorca	Almería, Spain
19:00	Piatti 3' Ju. Ortiz 36' Santos 89'	Report	20' Santana 28' Arango 61' Callejón 68' Suárez	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Real Mallorca won 4–2 on aggregate

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^ "Hugo Sánchez back in Spain with Almería". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "UD Almería » Appearances Primera División 2008/2009". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ "UD Almería » Squad 2008/2009". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "UD Almería » Transfers 2008/2009". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b Barreira, Borja (22 July 2008). "David Rodríguez jugará en el Celta" [David Rodríguez will play in Celta]. Atlántico Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 April 2018.
^ "UD Almería B » Squad 2008/2009". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ "UD Almería » Squad 2007/2008". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ Nieto se convierte en el cuarto fichaje almeriense (Nieto becomes fourth Almería signing); Marca, 2 July 2008 (in Spanish)
^ Mercado: Esteban Solari firma por el Almería (Market: Esteban Solari signs for Almería); Goal, 15 June 2008 (in Spanish)
^ Heredia, Juan A. (22 May 2008). "El Almería se hace con Piatti, el nuevo Messi" [Almería get Piatti, the new Messi]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^ "Fútbol.- El Almería ficha al centrocampista organizador Julio Álvarez para las dos próximas temporadas" [Football.- Almería sign playmaker Julio Álvarez for the next two seasons]. El Economista (in Spanish). 3 July 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
^ "Official, Michel signs for Almeria seven years". Transfer Market Web. 23 June 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ La definición de un pase eterno (Closure to an eternal negotiation) Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine; Olé, 7 July 2008 (in Spanish)
^ Nieto, Luis (23 September 2008). ""Dos años en Primera sanearían al Salamanca"" ["Two years in Primera would clear Salamanca's debts"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ López Rekarte se desvincula del Almería (López Rekarte cuts ties with Almería); Marca, 27 August 2008 (in Spanish)
^ "Felipe Melo ficha por la Fiorentina". AS (in Spanish). 13 March 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
^ Mario Bermejo ya es oficialmente jugador del Xerez (Mario Bermejo is officially a Xerez player); La Voz Digital, 24 August 2008 (in Spanish)
^ El Eibar ficha a López Rekarte (Eibar sign López Rekarte); Marca, 18 March 2009 (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b ^c "UD Almería » Appearances Copa del Rey 2008/2009". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ "UD Almería - Real Betis – 23.08.2008 - Club Friendly Games". 777score.co.za. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ "UD Almería » Fixtures & Results 2008/2009". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

[table_hth_UDA0.22979821601408-22] ALM 1–1 RAC; RAC 0–2 ALM

[table_note_res_EL30.22979821601408-23] Since Barcelona, winners of the 2008–09 Copa del Rey, already qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, losing cup finalists Athletic Bilbao earned a spot in the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

[1] "Gonzalo Arconada, destituido en Almería" [Gonzalo Arconada, dismissed in Almería] (in Spanish). Defensa Central. 21 December 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2010.

[2] "Hugo Sánchez back in Spain with Almería". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[laliga-3] "UD Almería » Appearances Primera División 2008/2009". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[4] "UD Almería » Squad 2008/2009". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[transfers-5] "UD Almería » Transfers 2008/2009". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[rodriguez-6] Barreira, Borja (22 July 2008). "David Rodríguez jugará en el Celta" [David Rodríguez will play in Celta]. Atlántico Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 April 2018.

[7] "UD Almería B » Squad 2008/2009". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[8] "UD Almería » Squad 2007/2008". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[9] Nieto se convierte en el cuarto fichaje almeriense (Nieto becomes fourth Almería signing); Marca, 2 July 2008 (in Spanish)

[10] Mercado: Esteban Solari firma por el Almería (Market: Esteban Solari signs for Almería); Goal, 15 June 2008 (in Spanish)

[11] Heredia, Juan A. (22 May 2008). "El Almería se hace con Piatti, el nuevo Messi" [Almería get Piatti, the new Messi]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[12] "Fútbol.- El Almería ficha al centrocampista organizador Julio Álvarez para las dos próximas temporadas" [Football.- Almería sign playmaker Julio Álvarez for the next two seasons]. El Economista (in Spanish). 3 July 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

[13] "Official, Michel signs for Almeria seven years". Transfer Market Web. 23 June 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[14] La definición de un pase eterno (Closure to an eternal negotiation) Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine; Olé, 7 July 2008 (in Spanish)

[15] Nieto, Luis (23 September 2008). ""Dos años en Primera sanearían al Salamanca"" ["Two years in Primera would clear Salamanca's debts"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[16] López Rekarte se desvincula del Almería (López Rekarte cuts ties with Almería); Marca, 27 August 2008 (in Spanish)

[17] "Felipe Melo ficha por la Fiorentina". AS (in Spanish). 13 March 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2010.

[18] Mario Bermejo ya es oficialmente jugador del Xerez (Mario Bermejo is officially a Xerez player); La Voz Digital, 24 August 2008 (in Spanish)

[19] El Eibar ficha a López Rekarte (Eibar sign López Rekarte); Marca, 18 March 2009 (in Spanish)

[copadelrey-20] "UD Almería » Appearances Copa del Rey 2008/2009". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[21] "UD Almería - Real Betis – 23.08.2008 - Club Friendly Games". 777score.co.za. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[24] "UD Almería » Fixtures & Results 2008/2009". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

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v t Unión Deportiva Almería S.A.D.
Players Managers Seasons Statistics Honours Current season
Teams	UD Almería UD Almería B
History	Athletic Almería UD Almería (1947–1953) / Atlético Almería (1953–1960) CD Hispania / CD Almería (1960–1969) AD Almería (1971–1982)
Home stadium	Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Training ground	Estadio Municipal Juan Rojas La Manga Stadium
Seasons	1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22