Unión Deportiva Almería "B" is a Spanish football team based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 2001, it is the reserve team of UD Almería and currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 4, holding home games at Anexo al Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, with a 13,648 seat capacity.

Almería B
Full nameUnión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. "B"
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
GroundAnexo al Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Almería, Spain
Capacity13,648
PresidentTurki Al-Sheikh[1]
Head coachAlberto Lasarte
LeagueSegunda Federación – Group 4
2023–24Tercera Federación – Group 9, 4th of 18 (promoted via play-offs)

History

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Club background

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  • Almería Club de Fútbol "B" (1997–2001)
  • Unión Deportiva Almería "B" (2001–present)

Season to season

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Season Tier Division Place
1997–98 6 1ª Reg. 1st
1998–99 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1999–2000 5 Reg. Pref. 4th
2000–01 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd
2001–02 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
2002–03 4 9th
2003–04 4 9th
2004–05 4 15th
2005–06 4 9th
2006–07 4 11th
2007–08 4 8th
2008–09 4 2nd
2009–10 4 4th
2010–11 3 2ª B 13th
2011–12 3 2ª B 13th
2012–13 3 2ª B 5th
2013–14 3 2ª B 13th
2014–15 3 2ª B 3rd
2015–16 3 2ª B 20th
2016–17 4 3rd
Season Tier Division Place
2017–18 4 2nd
2018–19 3 2ª B 20th
2019–20 4 5th
2020–21 4 2nd / 5th
2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 4th
2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 9th
2023–24 5 3ª Fed. 4th
2024–25 4 2ª Fed.

Current squad

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As of 10 September 2024.[2]

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   ESP Bruno Iribarne (captain)
2 DF   ESP Miguel Peñalver
3 DF   ESP Carlos Ballestero
4 DF   ESP Paco Sanz
5 DF   ESP Edu Pla
6 DF   POR Alex Mendes
7 FW   ESP Valen Gómez
8 MF   ESP Joan Gázquez
9 FW   ESP Loren Sánchez
10 MF   ESP Antonio Cantón
11 FW   POR Hugo Neves
12 FW   MAR Rachad Fettal
13 GK   ESP Jesús López
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   SVK Martin Šviderský
15 MF   POR Gui Guedes
16 FW   ESP Yago Paredes
17 FW   ESP Luis Lara
18 FW   ESP Manu Morillo
19 DF   ESP René Pérez
20 MF   ESP Marsu
21 MF   ESP Josema Romera
22 MF   ESP Rubén Quintanilla
23 FW   ESP Sergio Dacal
24 DF   ESP Nacho Vila
25 GK   ESP Juanmi García
44 FW   MNE Marko Perović

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF   ESP Pablo Abarca
27 MF   MAR Ahmed Jubrin

Out on loan

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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 Álex Torres (at Motril until 30 June 2025)

Technical staff

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Position Staff
Head coach   Alberto Lasarte
Assistant coach   Ramiro García
  Carlos García
Goalkeeping coach   Ángel Férez
Team Manager   Chico Flores
Fitness coach   Javi Suárez
Physiotherapist   Toni Moreno
Analyst   Guille Jerez
Delegate   Jesús Padilla
Field Delegate   Jorge Peralta
Equipment Manager   Oscar Vargas

Last updated: September 2022
Source: UD Almería

Notable former players

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Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

Former managers

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See UD Almería B managers.

References

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  1. ^ Pascual, Jose (2020-04-23). "El alcalde agradece a la UD Almería y a su presidente Turki Al-Sheikh su generosidad en la donación de equipo médico". Radio Marca Almeria (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. ^ "Plantilla Unión Deportiva Almería SAD B | Almería - Web Oficial".
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