UD Almería B

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 coachJosé María Salmerón
LeagueSegunda Federación – Group 4
2024–25Segunda Federación – Group 4, 6th of 18

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.

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 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. 6th
2025–26 4 2ª Fed.

Current squad

As of 8 April 2026[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP Zorro
2 DF  ESP Vicente Agulló
3 DF  GER Stevan Tasic
4 DF  ESP Miguel Operé
5 DF  ESP Edu Pla
6 DF  POR Alex Mendes
7 FW  GNB Marciano Sanca
8 MF  ESP Joan Gázquez
9 FW  ESP Iker Burgos
10 FW  ESP Yago Paredes
11 FW  ESP Nico Fernández
12 DF  MLI Ayouba Koné
13 GK  ESP Jesús López
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  ESP Carlos Jiménez
15 MF  ESP Miguel Romera
17 FW  ESP Taufek Bayoud
18 FW  ESP Juan Asirón
19 DF  ESP Sergio Rodríguez
20 MF  ESP Marsu Casadevall
21 MF  ESP José Manuel Romera
22 DF  POR Martim Alberto
23 MF  ESP Curro
24 DF  POR Luís Martins
27 FW  MAR Hou Kounia
29 DF  ESP Pedro Fidel
FW  ESP Félix Pérez

From Youth Academy

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF  ESP Ignacio Rubio
28 DF  ESP Diego Lorenzo
30 GK  ESP Sergio Villegas
31 FW  ESP Álvaro Muñoz
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF  ESP Iker Ecay
33 FW  SUI Iván Parra
34 MF  IRL Ramón Martos

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Spain José María Salmerón
Assistant coach Spain Ramiro García
Spain Carlos García
Goalkeeping coach Spain Ángel Férez
Team Manager Spain Chico Flores
Fitness coach Spain Javi Suárez
Physiotherapist Spain Toni Moreno
Analyst Spain Guille Jerez
Delegate Spain Jesús Padilla
Field Delegate Spain Jorge Peralta
Equipment Manager Spain 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.

  • Burkina Faso Jonathan Zongo
  • Ecuador Gianfranco Gazzaniga
  • Equatorial Guinea Gregorio
  • Equatorial Guinea Kike Boula
  • Equatorial Guinea Igor Engonga

Former managers

See UD Almería B managers.

  • Spain Esteban Navarro
  • Spain Fran Fernández
  • Spain Francisco
  • Spain Miguel Rivera

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). Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. ^ "Plantilla Unión Deportiva Almería SAD B | Almería – Web Oficial".