List of UD Almería records and statistics

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Almería playing against CA Osasuna in 2007, during its first season in La Liga

Unión Deportiva Almería (English: Almería Sports Union), often referred to as just Almería, is a professional football club, based in Almería, Andalusia, Spain.

Founded in 1989 under the name of Almería Club de Fútbol, changed its name to the current one in 2001.

Honours[edit]

Almería's bus during the promotion campaign in 2013.

UD Almería's only major trophy was the Segunda División title in the 2021–22 campaign. The club's precessor (AD Almería) also won the Segunda División in 1978–79, and won a Segunda División B trophy in the previous season.

Regional titles[edit]

  • Trofeo Benéfico UCAM:
  • Winners (1):
2014 – (2–1 UCAM Murcia)
  • Trofeo Festa d'Elx:
  • Winners (2):
2012 – (3–1 Elche)
2015 – (1–0 Elche)
  • Trofeo Memorial Juan Rojas:
  • Winners (7):
2001 – (2–1 Alicante)
2002 – (1–1 (5–4 p.) Villarreal)
2003 – (5–0 Málaga)
2005 – (2–0 Nacional Uruguay)
2008 – (3–1 Betis)
2010 – (2–0 Granada)
2011 – (0–0 (3–1 p.) Villarreal)
Leonardo Ulloa is Almería's second-best goalscorer, with 48 goals.
  • Trofeo Agroponiente:
  • Winners (1):
2011 – (3–0 Comarca de Níjar)
  • Trofeo Carabela de Plata:
  • Winners (1):
2011 – (2–1 Cartagena)
  • Trofeo Lagarto de Jaén:
  • Winners (1):
2009 – (2–0 Jaén)
  • Trofeo Vendimia:
  • Winners (1):
2007 – (1–0 Xerez)
  • Trofeo Alcalde de Águilas:
  • Winners (1):
2007
Fernando Soriano, Almería's former player and manager.
  • Trofeo Villa de Nerja:
  • Winners (1):
2007 – (3–2 Málaga)
  • Trofeo Costa Brava:
  • Winners (1):
2007
  • Trofeo Ciudad de Terrassa:
  • Winners (1):
2007

National titles[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Corona is the second player who most appeared for the Almería, playing in 276 matches.
  • Seasons in La Liga: 7
  • Best position in La Liga: 8th (2007–08)
Points obtained: 52
  • Worst position in La Liga: 20th (2010–11)
  • Seasons in Segunda División: 13
  • Best position in Segunda División: 1st (2021–22)
Points obtained: 81
Home:Almería 3 – Villarreal 0 (4 April 2009),[1] Almería 3 – Mallorca 1 (15 May 2011),[2] Almería 3 – Granada 0 (4 January 2014),[3] Almería 3 – Granada 0 (11 April 2015)[4]
Away:Sevilla 1 – Almería 4 (19 April 2008)[5]
  • Most goals conceded in a La Liga match:
Home: Almería 0 – Barcelona 8 (20 November 2010)[6][i]
Away: Real Madrid 8 – Almería 1 (21 May 2011)[7]

Overall seasons table in La Liga[edit]

Pos. Club Season In D1 Pl. W D L GS GA Dif. Pts Champion 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
37 Almería 7 266 73 64 129 293 431 -138 283 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 29 September 2023 [8]
Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goals scored; GA = Goals against; P = Points.
Colors: Gold = winner; Silver = runner-up.

Milestones[edit]

Francisco is Almería's fourth all-time top scorer, with 46 goals.

Players in bold are still playing for the club, and players in italic are still active.

  • All-time top scorer: Raúl Sánchez with 57 goals (1997–99, 2000–02)
  • Most appearances: José Ortiz with 338 matches (1997–2012)
  • Youngest player to debut: Gaspar Panadero, with 16 years and 277 days (against Córdoba CF on 12 September 2014)[9]
  • Youngest player to score: Hicham Khaloua, with 18 years and 341 days (against Real Sociedad on 24 March 2014)
  • Manager with most consecutive matches in charge: Rubi, with 92 (April 2021–June 2023)

Most appearances and goals[edit]

As of 29 September 20231
# Player name Nat. Apps
1 José Ortiz Spain 338
2 Corona Spain 333
3 Fernando Soriano Spain 328
4 Santi Acasiete Peru 213
5 Kalu Uche Nigeria 212
Albert Crusat Spain
7 Carlos García Spain 208
8 Verza Spain 183
9 César de la Hoz Spain 171
10 Ángel Trujillo Spain 163
# Player name Nat. Gls
1 Raúl Sánchez Spain 57
2 Leonardo Ulloa Argentina 48
3 José Ortiz Spain 47
4 Fernando Soriano Spain 46
5 Kalu Uche Nigeria 45
Francisco Spain
7 Umar Sadiq Nigeria 43
8 Luna Spain 39
9 Albert Crusat Spain 34
Manuel Sousa Spain

1 According to BDFutbol.[10]

Milestone goals in La Liga[edit]

Álvaro Negredo scored Almería's first goal in La Liga, back in 2007. He is also the club's top scorer in the main category, with 32 goals.
Goal Number Date Player Match & result Scored
1
26 August 2007 Spain Álvaro Negredo Deportivo La Coruña 0 – UDA 3 0 – 1
50
5 October 2008 Getafe 2 – UDA 2 2 – 1
100
5 December 2009 Spain Fernando Soriano Real Madrid 4 – UDA 2 1 – 1
200
20 April 2014 Spain Óscar Díaz UDA 2 – Celta Vigo 4 2 – 4
300
23 September 2023 Spain Sergio Arribas UDA 2 – Valencia 2 2 – 2

See also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ It was also La Liga's biggest win from an away team in the whole history.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

  • "UD Almería official website" (in Spanish). UD Almería. Retrieved 31 July 2014.