Unionistas de Salamanca Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 2013, the club plays in , holding home games at Campo de Fútbol Municipal Reina Sofía with a 4895-seat capacity.

History After UD Salamanca's dissolution, a group of supporters founded Unionistas de Salamanca Club de Fútbol, a fan-based club created mainly to preserve UDS' memory.English summary ; Unionistas de Salamanca's official website, 5 September 2013 After the club's creation, famous people like Vicente del BosqueDel Bosque, socio 685 del Unionistas de Salamanca (Del Bosque, associate 685 of Unionistas de Salamanca); ABC, 2 December 2013 and Dani RoviraDani Rovira, nuevo socio de Unionistas (Dani Rovira, new associate of Unionistas); La Gaceta de Salamanca, 24 April 2014 became associates. A number of British citizens resident in Spain and England are also members. The fees contributed by the members of the club are a very important part of club's budget. 2,653 people who decided to become partial owners the club, all at individual title, in season 2018–2019. During the first season following its foundation, the club played home games at the “Rosa Colorado” municipal stadium.

On 2 September 2014, Unionistas was inscribed in Primera Provincial de Salamanca, the sixth level of Spanish football.Circular nº1 - D.P. Salamanca - PLAN COMPETICIONAL TEMPORADA 2014/15 (Note number 1 – Salamanca's Provincial Dep. – Competition plan 2014/15 season); Castile-León Football Federation, 2 September 2014 A day later it played its first official match, a 0–1 friendly loss against UD Santa Marta.Ilusionante estreno de Unionistas de Salamanca (Hopeful debut of Unionistas de Salamanca); El Norte de Castilla, 4 September 2014

Unionistas achieved promotion to Primera Regional in April 2015, after defeating Real Salamanca Monterrey.Por el espíritu del Salamanca (For Salamanca's spirit); Marca, 13 April 2015 Just one year later, it was promoted to Tercera División after defeating Onzonilla.

The first season of the club in Tercera division was successful, as it ended in the third position of the Castile and León group and qualified to the promotion play-offs to Segunda División B. The club qualified for a second attempt in the next season, after topping the group 8. This time it achieved promotion by defeating Socuéllamos in the last match, with a penalty kick scored in the 96th minute.

The first season in Segunda Division B was successful, as the team managed to finish in ninth place, avoiding relegation and qualifying for the Copa del Rey the following season.

In their debut in Copa del Rey in 2019, Unionistas reached the round of 32nd after beating Atlético Baleares and Deportivo La Coruña. In that round, they were eliminated by powerhouse Real Madrid, after losing 1–3. In the league, the season was more difficult. After first 11 league games the club was holding 19th position among 20 teams. However, the club avoided relegation after leaving the last positions and following the suspension of the league due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the 2023-24 season, the club made it to the round of 32 of the 2023-24 Copa del Rey after beating Gernika, Sporting de Gijón, where the club faced Villarreal on 8 January 2024.

After keeping the score to 0–0, Unionistas eventually conceded to Villarreal attacker Ilias Akhomach, but scored an 87th minute equalizer through an Alfred Planas penalty. The score remained 1–1 even after extra time, and the game went to penalties. However, due to a power outage, the stadium's floodlights failed and the penalty shootout was postponed to the following morning. In the morning's penalty shootout, Unionistas won the match with Adri Gómez scoring the winning penalty. This sent Unionistas to the Round of 16 of the competition, where they would meet FC Barcelona at home, losing 1–3 after taking the lead.

Club background Unión Deportiva Salamanca - (1923–2013)

Season to season SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey2014–1562015–1651ª Reg.2016–1743ª3rd2017–1843ª2018–1932ª B9thSecond round2019–2032ª B16thRound of 322020–2132ª B / 2021–2231ª RFEF7thSecond round2022–2331ª Fed.7th2023–2431ª Fed.7thRound of 162024–2531ª Fed.15thSecond round2025–2631ª Fed.8th2026–2731ª Fed.TBD

6 seasons in Primera Federación/Primera División RFEF 3 seasons in Segunda División B 2 seasons in Tercera División

Detailed list of seasons Season Tier Division Pos P W D L F A Pts Cup Top scorer(s) 2014–15 6 1ª Prov 1st 20 17 2 1 66 9 53 Nacho Sánchez 242015–16 5 1ª Reg 1st 34 27 7 0 114 27 88 Vitolo 242016–17 4 3ª 3rd 38 22 12 4 77 29 78 Cristo 202017–18 4 3ª 1st 38 25 5 8 72 34 80 Cristo 182018–19 3 2ªB 9th 38 12 16 10 39 37 52 Second round Carlos De la Nava /Unai 62019–20 3 2ªB 16th 28 8 7 13 39 43 31 Round of 32 Guille Andrés 7 2020–21 3 2ªB 2nd /4th 24 11 6 7 24 17 39 Carlos De la Nava 52021–22 3 1º RFEF 7th 38 16 13 9 55 37 61 Second round Jesús De Miguel 122022–23 3 1º Fed. 7th 38 15 11 12 38 40 56 Iván Chapela 82023–24 3 1º Fed. 7th 38 15 13 10 40 29 58 Round of 16Ivaylov Stankov "Slavy" 132024–2531º Fed.15th38101612424646Second round2025–2631º Fed.8th38151112534956

Current squad .

Reserve team

Out on loan

Honours Tercera División: 2017–18

Notable players Players who have reached international status or reached 100 league matches for the club Junior David Mitogo

Stadium In its first season, Unionistas de Salamanca played its home games at Polideportivo Rosa Colorado, commonly known as La Sindical, with a capacity of 2,000 spectators.Estadio (Stadium); Unionistas de Salamanca's official website, 12 August 2014

Since 2015, the club has played its games at Pistas del Helmántico (next to Helmántico Stadium), with a capacity of 3,000 spectators.

On 11 November 2017, it was announced that a new stadium would be built in the Zurguén district, in the southern part of Salamanca. The new home of Unionistas, "Estadio Zurguén" will presumably be open for the 2019–2020 season. Roughly one year later, however, the club announced an agreement with Real Salamanca Monterrey CF and the City Council to use the Reina Sofía stadium, with a planned expansion to 5,000 spectators; the transition to the new field was concluded for the 2020–21 season,La Gaceta de Salamanca: El Unionistas de Salamanca jugará finalmente en el Reina Sofía and was announced by the club on 5 October 2020.

Rivalries Unionistas de Salamanca has a strong rivalry with Salamanca UDS, formerly known as Salmantino. Both teams meet in their matches, called the derby of the 50 metres as their stadiums were separated by this distance.

While Unionistas was born as a homage of former UD Salamanca, dissolved in 2013, Salamanca CF claims it is its continuation by using their name and their shield, despite a judicial statement established it is a completely different club.

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Statistics data base Club & stadium history Estadios de España