UD Melilla

Melilla

Full name	Unión Deportiva Melilla
Founded	29 June 1976; 45 years ago (29 June 1976) as Gimnástico Melilla Club de Fútbol (re-founded)
Ground	Álvarez Claro, Melilla, Spain
Capacity	10,000
President	Luis Manuel Rincón
Head coach	Ángel Viadero
League	2ª RFEF – Group 5
2020–21	2ª B – Group 5 (B), 7th of 10 2ª B – Group 5 (E), 1st of 8
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Union Deportiva Melilla is a football team based in the autonomous city of Melilla. Founded in 1943 and refounded in 1976 it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 5, holding home matches at Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro, with a 10,000-seat capacity.^[1]

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.^[2] Unión Deportiva Melilla was founded on February 6, 1943.^[2] The first official game was against C.D. African on March 21, 1943. UD Melilla won it 5:1.^[3] However then the club disappeared for 13 years. It was refounded in 1976, reached Segunda División B in 1987, and has remained there ever since.

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 – (1971–76)
• 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)

Rivalry[]

The Ceuta-Melilla derby was between Melilla and AD Ceuta, who were dissolved in 2012. The two clubs travelled to face each other via the Spanish mainland to avoid entering Morocco.^[4]

Season to season[]

UD Melilla (1943)[]

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1943–44 4 1ª Reg. 3rd round 1944–45 3 3ª 5th 1945–46 3 3ª 3rd 1946–47 3 3ª 1st 1947–48 3 3ª 1st 2nd round 1948–49 3 3ª 12th 3rd round 1949–50 3 3ª 2nd

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1950–51 2 2ª 10th 1951–52 2 2ª 8th 1952–53 2 2ª 5th 2nd round 1953–54 2 2ª 13th 1954–55 3 3ª 2nd 1955–56 3 3ª 2nd

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• 4 seasons in Segunda División
• 12 seasons in Tercera División

Melilla CF[]

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1956–57 3 3ª 1st 1957–58 3 3ª 14th 1958–59 3 3ª 13th 1959–60 3 3ª 9rh 1960–61 3 3ª 2nd 1961–62 3 3ª 2nd 1962–63 2 2ª 11th 1st round 1963–64 2 2ª 12th Round of 32 1964–65 2 2ª 12th 1st round 1965–66 2 2ª 15th 1st round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1966–67 3 3ª 6th 1967–68 3 3ª 4th 1968–69 3 3ª 2nd 1969–70 3 3ª 3rd 4th round 1970–71 3 3ª 11th 1st round 1971–72 3 3ª 5th 1st round 1972–73 3 3ª 7th 1st round 1973–74 3 3ª 14th 2nd round 1974–75 3 3ª 15th 1st round 1975–76 3 3ª 18th 1st round

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• 4 seasons in Segunda División
• 16 seasons in Tercera División

SD Melilla[]

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1974–75 3 3ª 10th 2nd round 1975–76 3 3ª 16th 2nd round

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• 2 seasons in Tercera División

UD Melilla (1976)[]

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1976–77 3 3ª 16th 1st round 1977–78 4 3ª 4th 1st round 1978–79 4 3ª 2nd 1st round 1979–80 4 3ª 10th 1st round 1980–81 4 3ª 3rd 1st round 1981–82 4 3ª 8th 1st round 1982–83 4 3ª 4th 1983–84 4 3ª 10th 1st round 1984–85 4 3ª 3rd 1985–86 4 3ª 8th 1st round 1986–87 4 3ª 3rd 1987–88 3 2ª B 7th 2nd round 1988–89 3 2ª B 15th 1st round 1989–90 3 2ª B 2nd 1990–91 3 2ª B 6th 2nd round 1991–92 3 2ª B 14th 1st round 1992–93 3 2ª B 15th 3rd round 1993–94 3 2ª B 15th 2nd round 1994–95 3 2ª B 12th 1st round 1995–96 3 2ª B 12th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1996–97 3 2ª B 11th 1997–98 3 2ª B 5th 1998–99 3 2ª B 1st 1999–00 3 2ª B 9th 1st round 2000–01 3 2ª B 8th 2001–02 3 2ª B 16th 2002–03 3 2ª B 14th 2003–04 3 2ª B 7th 2004–05 3 2ª B 8th First round 2005–06 3 2ª B 8th 2006–07 3 2ª B 9th 2007–08 3 2ª B 7th 2008–09 3 2ª B 6th Third round 2009–10 3 2ª B 2nd Second round 2010–11 3 2ª B 3rd Third round 2011–12 3 2ª B 5th First round 2012–13 3 2ª B 9th Round of 32 2013–14 3 2ª B 8th 2014–15 3 2ª B 7th 2015–16 3 2ª B 9th First round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2016–17 3 2ª B 6th 2017–18 3 2ª B 5th First round 2018–19 3 2ª B 3rd Round of 32 2019–20 3 2ª B 13th First round 2020–21 3 2ª B 7th / 1st 2021–22 4 2ª RFEF

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• 35 seasons in Segunda División RFEF
• 11 seasons in Tercera División

Current squad[]

As of 12 April 2021^[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 — GK  ESP Pol Ballesté — DF  ESP Pepe (captain) — MF  ESP — DF  ESP Kike — DF  ESP Ali Ali Al-Lal — MF  ESP José Antonio González — MF  ESP Borja López — FW  URU Lucas Ligio — MF  ESP Asier Parra — MF  FRA

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  PAN Jan Carlos Vargas (on loan from Tauro) — GK  ESP Gonzalo González — FW  ESP — FW  ESP Iker Hernández — DF  ESP David Amez — DF  ESP Jordan Hernández — DF  ESP — FW   SUI Rubén del Campo (on loan from Famalicão) — DF  KSA Aseel Abed (on loan from Al-Ittihad)

Famous players[]

• Munir

Famous coaches[]

• Alvarito
• Juan Ramón López Caro

Reserve team[]

Their reserve team, UD Melilla B, played for several years in Primera Autonómica Melilla and in Tercera División before ceasing activities in 2012. In 2013, Casino del Real CF became their reserve side, and was subsequently renamed to Melilla B in 2014.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)