The 2015–16 season was UD Almería's twentieth sixth season of existence and the first in Segunda División since suffering relegation in the last round of the 2014–15 La Liga. The club returned to the second tier after a two-year absence.
Squad
No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Clubcaps Clubgoals Int.caps Int.goals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End Goalkeepers1Julián CuestaGK Campotéjar 29 0 – –Sevilla6 June 2014Undisc.30 June 201713CastoGK P. del Guadiana 36 0 – –Las Palmas2 July 2015Free30 June 201730YerayGK Selva – – – –Almería B19 December 2014Free30 June 2017 Defenders2Michel MacedoRBRio de Janeiro 140 4 – –Flamengo 23 June 2008Undisc.30 June 20163Fran VélezCB/LB/DM Tarragona 54 1 – –Almería B13 January 2014Free30 June 20184Ximo NavarroRB/CB Guadahortuna 51 1 – –Mallorca12 June 2014Free30 June 20175Carlos CuéllarCB/RB Madrid 18 0 – –Norwich 10 August 2015Free30 June 20166Esteban SaveljichCBTandil 17 1 3 0Racing 24 January 2016Loan30 June 201615Ernesto GoñiLB/CBMontevideo 2 0 – –Tigre 8 January 2016Free30 June 201616Sebastián DubarbierLB/LWLa Plata 89 1 – –Córdoba28 June 2013Free30 June 201921Jorge MorcilloCB/LB Valencia 36 3 – –Rayo Vallecano4 July 2015Free30 June 201827Charlie TookCBDouala – – – –Almería B14 October 2015Free30 June 201628JosemaCB Lorquí – – – –Almería B1 December 2015Free30 June 201631Xavi CarmonaRB Santa Coloma – – – –Almería B14 October 2015Free30 June 201632Adri CastellanoLB Córdoba 6 0 – –Almería B2 September 2015Free30 June 2017 Midfielders7Iago DíazLW/RW/RB Barcelona 21 2 – –Lugo12 June 2015Free30 June 20188Mohammed FatauDM/CMAccra 21 1 – –Granada21 July 2015Loan30 June 201611Juan RamírezLW/RWMoreno 15 1 – –Colorado Rapids 24 January 2016Loan30 June 201618Ramon AzeezCM/DMAbuja 56 2 4 0Almería B28 June 2013Free30 June 201620José ÁngelCM Seville 30 1 – –Almería B14 June 2015Free30 June 201922Iván SánchezLW/RW Jaén 27 0 – –Almería B14 June 2015Free30 June 201725Lolo ReyesDM/CMTalcahuano 38 2 4 0Betis31 August 2015Loan30 June 201626JoaquínCM/DM Huércal de Almería 4 0 – –Almería B14 October 2015Free30 June 2016 Forwards9Quique GonzálezSS/RW/LW Valladolid 47 17 – –Guadalajara21 May 2014Free30 June 201810José Ángel PozoST Málaga 33 5 – –Manchester City 31 August 2015€500K30 June 202012ChuliST Huelva 36 6 – –Betis9 July 2015€500K30 June 202014Kalu UcheSS/ST/AMAba 199 43 36 5Pune City 7 January 2016Free30 June 201617Antonio PuertasST/RW/LW Benahadux 14 0 – –Almería B14 June 2015Free30 June 201719Jonathan ZongoST/RWOuagadougou 103 7 15 2Almería B1 August 2011Free30 June 201727HichamSTSan Javier 5 1 – –Almería B17 December 2013Free30 June 2018
Coaches Name Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Role Departure Manner Contract EndSergi Barjuán Les FranquesesFree agent6 April 2015Permanent3 October 2015Sacked30 June 2016Miguel Rivera Alhaurín de la TorreAlmería B4 October 2015Interim19 October 2015Ended tenure30 June 2016Joan Carrillo MonistrolFree agent19 October 2015Permanent20 December 2015Sacked30 June 2016Néstor GorositoSan Fernando Argentinos Jrs23 December 2015Permanent16 May 2016Sacked30 June 2016Fernando Soriano ZaragozaPlayer17 May 2016Permanent30 June 2016
Staff members Name Staff roleJesús RocheFitness coachÁngel FérezGoalkeeping coachPepe MoralesScoutAntonio RíosDoctorFran SimónPhysioPedro SerranoPhysioAlberto BenitoDirector of football Source: UD Almería's official website
Transfers
In
Total spending: €1,000,000
Out
Total gaining: €2,800,000
Balance Total: €1,800,000
Contracts
Player statistics
Squad stats
|colspan="12"|Players on loan to other clubs:
|colspan="12"|Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameSegunda DivisiónCopa del ReyTotal 1 FW 9 Quique González 15 1 16 2 FW 12 Chuli 6 0 6 3 FW 10 José Ángel Pozo 4 1 5 4 FW 14 Kalu Uche 3 0 3DF 21 Jorge Morcillo 3 0 3 5 MF 7 Iago Díaz 2 0 2MF 25 Lolo Reyes 2 0 2MF 23 Fernando Soriano 0 2 2FW 24 Cristian Herrera 0 2 2 6 DF 4 Ximo Navarro 1 0 1DF 6 Esteban Saveljich 1 0 1MF 8 Mohammed Fatau 1 0 1MF 11 Juan Ramírez 1 0 1MF 11 Eldin Hadžić 1 0 1MF 20 José Ángel 1 0 1Own goals303TOTALS44650
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameSegunda DivisiónCopa del ReyTotal 21 DF Jorge Morcillo 16 0 0 0 16 0 25 MF Lolo Reyes 14 1 1 0 15 1 16 DF Sebastián Dubarbier 14 1 0 0 14 1 20 MF José Ángel 10 0 1 0 11 0 8 MF Mohammed Fatau 8 0 3 0 11 0 6 MF Ángel Montoro 9 0 0 0 9 0 12 FW Chuli 9 0 0 0 9 0 3 DF Fran Vélez 7 1 1 0 8 1 2 DF Michel Macedo 7 0 0 0 7 0 6 DF Esteban Saveljich 6 1 0 0 6 1 4 DF Ximo Navarro 6 0 0 0 6 0 23 MF Fernando Soriano 5 1 0 0 5 1 5 DF Carlos Cuéllar 4 0 1 0 5 0 7 MF Iago Díaz 4 0 0 0 4 0 13 GK Casto 4 0 0 0 4 0 9 FW Quique González 2 1 0 0 2 1 14 DF Míchel Zabaco 1 1 1 0 2 1 15 MF Corona 2 0 0 0 2 0 32 DF Adri Castellano 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 FW José Ángel Pozo 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 MF Juan Ramírez 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 DF Antonio Marín 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 FW Cristian Herrera 1 0 0 0 1 0TOTALS1387811468
Competitions Pre-season/Friendlies
Segunda División
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Copa del Rey
References