Mérida AD

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Mérida
Merida AD logo.png
Full nameAsociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)Romanos
Pecholatas
Founded19 February 2013; 9 years ago (19 February 2013)
as Mérida Asociación Deportiva
GroundEstadio Romano, Mérida,
Extremadura, Spain
Capacity14,600[1]
PresidentPaco Puertas
Head coachMiguel Rivera
League2ª RFEF – Group 4
2020–212ª B – Group 5 (B), 6th of 10
2ª B – Group 5 (D), 4th of 6
WebsiteClub website

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 Segunda División RFEF – Group 4.

History[]

The club was founded on February 19, 2013 and in 6 days, on February 25, it was registered in General Registry of Sports Entities of Extremadura.[2] Mérida UD was dissolved later in 2013 and Mérida AD bought their place in Tercera División.[3]

On 30 May 2015, the club was promoted to Segunda División B after defeating CD Laredo 2–1 on aggregate in the playoffs.[4] On 27 August that year, the team competed in the Copa del Rey for the first time, losing 0–3 at home to Peña Sport FC in the opening round.[5]

In 2017–18, the club were given a bye to the second round of the cup, where they lost 2–0 at CF Fuenlabrada.[6] The season ended with relegation back to the fourth tier after a 2–2 aggregate defeat (away goals) to Coruxo FC in the relegation play-offs,[7] but the club bounced back a year later with a penalty shootout win against UD Socuéllamos.[8]

Season to season[]

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2013–14 4 3ª 2nd
2014–15 4 3ª 1st
2015–16 3 2ª B 8th First round
2016–17 3 2ª B 5th
2017–18 3 2ª B 16th Second round
2018–19 4 3ª 1st
2019–20 3 2ª B 19th Second round
2020–21 3 2ª B 6th / 4th
2021–22 4 2ª RFEF

Current squad[]

As of 12 April 2021[9]

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 Spain ESP
2 DF Spain ESP Felipe Alfonso
3 DF Spain ESP
4 DF Spain ESP
5 MF Spain ESP
6 MF Spain ESP Marc Carbó
7 FW Spain ESP Chirri
8 FW Australia AUS
10 FW Spain ESP José Gaspar
11 FW Spain ESP
12 DF Spain ESP
13 GK Russia RUS (on loan from Levante B)
14 DF Spain ESP (captain)
15 FW Spain ESP
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Spain ESP Carlos Selfa
17 FW Spain ESP
18 DF Spain ESP
19 FW Spain ESP (on loan from Mallorca B)
20 FW Spain ESP
21 MF Spain ESP
22 MF Spain ESP David Rocha
26 FW Australia AUS
28 FW Spain ESP
31 DF Venezuela VEN Johan Montes
- MF Spain ESP Edu Cortina

Stadium[]

Mérida plays its home games at Estadio Romano, with a capacity of 14,600 spectators.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Estadio Romano | Mérida AD". www.admerida.es. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  2. ^ "Asociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D. :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  3. ^ El Mérida AD sustituirá al Mérida UD en Tercera (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Gallego, Fernando (31 May 2015). "Redímete, Mérida" [Redeem yourself, Mérida] (in Spanish). Hoy. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Frustración en el Romano" [Frustration in the Romano]. Hoy (in Spanish). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Fuenlabrada rompe el sueño copero" [Fuenlabrada break the cup dream]. Hoy (in Spanish). 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Fin de ciclo para el Mérida en Coruxo" [End of the cycle for Mérida in Coruxo]. Hoy (in Spanish). 26 May 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  8. ^ "El Mérida vuelve a ser de bronce" [Mérida returns to the third tier]. Hoy (in Spanish). 3 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  9. ^ "PRIMER EQUIPO". AD Mérida (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Estadio Romano | Mérida AD". www.admerida.es. Retrieved 2019-11-14.

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