UD Almería B

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 Tercera Federación – Group 9, 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 (1997)
GroundAnexo al Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Almería, Spain
Capacity13,648
PresidentTurki Al-Sheikh[1]
Head coachAlberto Lasarte
LeagueSegunda Federación
2023–24Tercera Federación – Group 9, 4th of 18 (promoted via play-offs)

History

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

Season to season
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 3ª 9th
2003–04 4 3ª 9th
2004–05 4 3ª 15th
2005–06 4 3ª 9th
2006–07 4 3ª 11th
2007–08 4 3ª 8th
2008–09 4 3ª 2nd
2009–10 4 3ª 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 3ª 3rd
Season Tier Division Place
2017–18 4 3ª 2nd
2018–19 3 2ª B 20th
2019–20 4 3ª 5th
2020–21 4 3ª 2nd / 5th
2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 4th
2022–23 5 3ª RFEF 9th
2023–24 5 3ª RFEF 4th

Current squad
As of 13 February 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 Manuel Obón
2 DF  ESP Miguel Peñalver
3 DF  ESP Aarón Romero (vice-captain)
4 DF  ESP Álex Varó
5 DF  ESP Paco Sanz
6 DF  ESP René Pérez
7 FW  ESP Valen Gómez
8 MF  ESP Joan Gázquez
9 FW  ESP Loren Sánchez
10 MF  ESP Abel Mellado (captain)
11 FW  POR Hugo Neves
12 DF  POR Alex Mendes
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK  ESP Bruno Iribarne (4th captain)
14 FW  ESP Luis Lara
16 MF  ESP Antonio Jesús
18 FW  SRB Marko Milovanović
19 MF  BRA Keven
20 MF  ESP Marçal Casadevall
21 MF  ESP José Manuel Romera
22 DF  ESP Carlos Ballestero
23 MF  ESP Marcos Peña (3rd captain)
24 DF  ESP Alejandro Torres
29 FW  MAR Rachad Fettal

From Youth Academy

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK  ESP Jesús Castaño
26 DF  ESP Pablo Abarca
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW  MAR Ahmed Jubrin
28 GK  ESP Juanmi García

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SVK Martin Šviderský (at Murcia until 30 June 2024)
— FW  URU Juan Gutiérrez (at Boston River until 30 June 2024)

Technical staff
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

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

Former managers

See UD Almería B managers.

References
  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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