Full name | Unión Deportiva Melilla |
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Founded | 1943 1976 (re-founded) |
Ground |
Álvarez Claro, Melilla, Spain |
Capacity | 12,000 |
Chairman | Cristóbal Sánchez |
Manager | Josu Uribe |
League | 2ªB – Group 4 |
2015–16 | 2ªB – Group 4, 9th |
Union Deportiva Melilla is a Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Melilla. Founded in 1943 and refounded in 1976 it currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 4, holding home matches at Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro, with a 12,000-seat capacity.
Unión Deportiva Melilla was founded in 1943, disappearing 13 years later. It was refounded in 1976, first reaching Segunda División B in 1987, and remaining there for the subsequent decades.
The Ceuta-Melilla derby was between Melilla and AD Ceuta, who were dissolved in 2012. The two clubs travelled to face each other via the Spanish mainland to avoid entering Morocco.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.