Mérida AD
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| Full name | Asociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Romanos Pecholatas | ||
| Founded | 19 February 2013 as Mérida Asociación Deportiva | ||
| Ground | Estadio Romano, Mérida, Extremadura, Spain | ||
| Capacity | 14,600[1] | ||
| Owner | Mark Heffernan | ||
| President | Paco Puertas | ||
| Head coach | Juanma Barrero | ||
| League | 1ª RFEF – Group 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2ª RFEF – Group 4, 2nd of 18 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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 Primera División RFEF – Group 1.
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 |
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| 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 | 2nd | |
| 2022–23 | 3 | 1ª RFEF |
- 1 season in Primera División RFEF
- 5 seasons in Segunda División B
- 1 season in Segunda División RFEF
- 3 seasons in Tercera División
Current squad
- As of 1 September 2022.[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Stadium
Mérida plays its home games at Estadio Romano, with a capacity of 14,600 spectators.[10]
References
- ^ "Estadio Romano | Mérida AD". www.admerida.es. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "Asociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D. :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ El Mérida AD sustituirá al Mérida UD en Tercera (in Spanish)
- ^ Gallego, Fernando (31 May 2015). "Redímete, Mérida" [Redeem yourself, Mérida] (in Spanish). Hoy. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Frustración en el Romano" [Frustration in the Romano]. Hoy (in Spanish). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Fuenlabrada rompe el sueño copero" [Fuenlabrada break the cup dream]. Hoy (in Spanish). 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "El Mérida vuelve a ser de bronce" [Mérida returns to the third tier]. Hoy (in Spanish). 3 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "PRIMER EQUIPO". AD Mérida (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Estadio Romano | Mérida AD". www.admerida.es. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Official twitter (in Spanish)
- Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
- Official blog (in Spanish)
- FEF profile (in Spanish)