UD Almería
| Full name | Unión Deportiva Almería | ||
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| Founded | 1989/2001 | ||
| Ground | Estadio del Mediterráneo, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Alfonso García Gabarrón | ||
| Manager | Unai Emery | ||
| League | Primera Division | ||
| 2006-07 | Segunda División, 2nd | ||
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Unión Deportiva Almería, usually known simply as Almería, is a Spanish top division football club based in Almería, Province of Almería, South East of Spain . The club played in La Liga as AD Almeria between 1979-1981.
History
The club was founded in 1989 as Almería Club de Futbol (Almería CF), but in 2001 the club was renamed Unión Deportiva Almería.
Trophies
- Promoted to the Second Division at the end of the 1994/95 season.
- Relegated to the Second Division B at the end of the 1996/97 season.
- Relegated to the Third Division at the end of the 1998/99 season.
- Promoted to the Second Division B at the end of the 1999/00 season.
- Promoted to the Second Division at the end of the 2001/02 season.
- Promoted to La Primera Division at the end of the 2006/07 season.
- 6 seasons in Segunda División
- 6 seasons in Segunda División B
- 2 seasons in Tercera División
Current squad 2007/08
The numbers are established according to the official website:www.udalmeriasad.com and www.lfp.es
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Primera Division 2007/08
Almeria recorded their first win of the season on the opening day surprising Deportivo 3-0. This was later followed up by a win at rivals Murcia, a draw with Mallorca and two close defeats to title contenders Valencia and Real Madrid.
Statistics 2006/07
| Segunda División | Position | Pts | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| UD Almería | 2 | 80 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 73 | 49 |
- Top Scores:
- Michel - 13 goals
- Crusat - 10 goals
- Ortiz - 10 goals
- Top Goalkeepers
- Westerveld - 34 goals In 33 Matches
- Valerio - 14 goals In 8 Matches
Famous players
see also ‹The template Category link is being considered for merging.› Category:UD Almería footballers