UD Salamanca

Salamanca

Full name	Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Charros Unionistas
Founded	9 February 1923 (9 February 1923)
Dissolved	18 June 2013 (18 June 2013)
Ground	Estadio Helmántico
Capacity	17,341
League	Unregistered
2012–13	2ª B – Group 1, 8th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. (Spanish pronunciation: [uˈnjon depoɾˈtiβa salaˈmaŋka]) was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León.

Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed Los Charros, the club played in white shirts and black shorts, holding home games at Estadio Helmántico, which seated 17,341 spectators.

History

Initially formed by Irish students, Salamanca first played in early Spanish championships in 1907, before an official league was founded later on. On 16 March 1923, at the tables of Café Novelty, situated in the Plaza Mayor, Dionisio Ridruejo set the club's early official foundations and, from 1939 and during the following three decades, it fluctuated between the third and the second levels of the Spanish football league.

In the 1974–75 season, Salamanca made its La Liga debuts, overachieving for a final 7th position (out of 18 teams), which eventually would be its best classification ever. The team lasted in the topflight until 1981, mainly coached by José Luis García Traid, then returned the following year for a further two seasons, being further relegated to Segunda División B – the new third division created in 1977 – in 1984–85, and spending three years in that category before promoting back.

In 1994–95's second division, after finishing fourth in the league, Salamanca lost the first leg of the promotion/relegation playoffs against Albacete Balompié, 0–2 at home, but won 5–0 away, returning to the main level after eleven years. The club was managed by 29-year-old Juan Manuel Lillo, also in charge for the following season, as the Castile and León club ranked 22nd and last in the top level.

From 1999 onwards (with two more visits to the first division, with 15th and 20th-place finishes respectively), Salamanca stabilized in the second level, save for the 2005–06 season spent in the third division, with the club winning the regular season and promoting in the playoffs. Veteran Quique Martín was arguably the most important player of the club in the decade, whilst Argentine Jorge D'Alessandro, who held the record for most games in the top division in the club's history, worked with the team as a manager in a further two spells (three in total).

2010–11 brought a club record ten consecutive defeats between December 2010/February 2011, and two coaching changes, as Salamanca returned to the third division after five years. On 18 June 2013, 90 years after its foundation, the club was liquidated due to the accumulation of unpaid debts.

Café Novelty: Salamanca's official beginnings were set here, in 1923.

Club background

• Unión Deportiva Salamanca - (1923–2013)
• Salamanca Athletic Club - (2013–2016) did not play in any matches
• Salamanca Club de Fútbol UDS - (2013-)
• Unionistas de Salamanca Club de Fútbol - (2013-)

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1935–36 3 Regional Group stage 1939–40 2 2ª 5th 1940–41 2 2ª 7th First round 1941–42 2 2ª 2nd First round 1942–43 2 2ª 8th First round 1943–44 3 3ª 3rd First round 1944–45 3 3ª 1st 1945–46 2 2ª 13th First round 1946–47 3 3ª 2nd 1947–48 3 3ª 1st Second round 1948–49 3 3ª 2nd Fifth round 1949–50 2 2ª 4th First round 1950–51 2 2ª 2nd 1951–52 2 2ª 7th 1952–53 2 2ª 13th First round 1953–54 2 2ª 15th 1954–55 3 3ª 2nd 1955–56 3 3ª 1st 1956–57 3 3ª 1st 1957–58 3 3ª 3rd

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1958–59 3 3ª 2nd 1959–60 3 3ª 2nd 1960–61 2 2ª 10th First round 1961–62 2 2ª 12th First round 1962–63 2 2ª 11th First round 1963–64 2 2ª 15th First round 1964–65 3 3ª 1st 1965–66 3 3ª 3rd 1966–67 3 3ª 1st 1967–68 3 3ª 2nd 1968–69 3 3ª 1st 1969–70 2 2ª 19th Round of 32 1970–71 3 3ª 10th Third round 1971–72 3 3ª 2nd First round 1972–73 3 3ª 1st Second round 1973–74 2 2ª 3rd Fourth round 1974–75 1 1ª 7th Fourth round 1975–76 1 1ª 9th Fourth round 1976–77 1 1ª 12th Semifinals 1977–78 1 1ª 9th First round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1978–79 1 1ª 10th Round of 16 1979–80 1 1ª 11th Fourth round 1980–81 1 1ª 17th Quarter-finals 1981–82 2 2ª 2nd Round of 16 1982–83 1 1ª 13th Round of 16 1983–84 1 1ª 18th Third round 1984–85 2 2ª 17th Second round 1985–86 3 2ª B 3rd Second round 1986–87 3 2ª B 5th Third round 1987–88 3 2ª B 1st Fourth round 1988–89 2 2ª 7th Second round 1989–90 2 2ª 13th First round 1990–91 2 2ª 18th Fourth round 1991–92 3 2ª B 1st Second round 1992–93 3 2ª B 2nd Third round 1993–94 3 2ª B 1st Fourth round 1994–95 2 2ª 4th Second round 1995–96 1 1ª 22nd Third round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1996–97 2 2ª 2nd Second round 1997–98 1 1ª 15th Third round 1998–99 1 1ª 20th Third round 1999–2000 2 2ª 4th First round 2000–01 2 2ª 9th Round of 64 2001–02 2 2ª 11th Round of 16 2002–03 2 2ª 7th Round of 64 2003–04 2 2ª 11th Round of 32 2004–05 2 2ª 21st Round of 64 2005–06 3 2ª B 1st Second round 2006–07 2 2ª 12th Second round 2007–08 2 2ª 7th Second round 2008–09 2 2ª 9th Third round 2009–10 2 2ª 16th Round of 32 2010–11 2 2ª 19th Second round 2011–12 3 2ª B 9th Second round 2012–13 3 2ª B 8th

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• 12 seasons in La Liga
• 34 seasons in Segunda División
• 9 seasons in Segunda División B
• 19 seasons in Tercera División

Last squad

Numbers taken from the official website: www.udsalamanca.es and www.lfp.es

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	Adrián Murcia
2	DF	ESP	Iban Zubiaurre
3	DF	ESP	Raúl Fuster
4	MF	ESP	Rubén García
5	DF	ESP	Pol Bueso
6	DF	ESP	José Ángel
7	FW	ESP	Piojo
8	MF	ESP	Víctor Andrés
9	FW	BRA	Igor
10	MF	ESP	Pablo de Lucas

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	MF	ESP	Javi Hernández
13	GK	ESP	Raúl Moreno
14	FW	ESP	Coque
15	FW	ESP	Aitor Pons
16	DF	POR	João Faria
18	DF	ESP	José Rodríguez
20	MF	ESP	David Lázaro
21	FW	ESP	Borja Sánchez
22	MF	GNB	Almami Moreira

Players

See Category:UD Salamanca footballers

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
• Unofficial website (in Spanish)
• Unofficial supporters forum (in Spanish)