Mérida Unión Deportiva was a Spanish football club based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1990, they last played in Tercera División – Group 14 when dissolved in 2013, and hosted games at the Estadio Romano.
History Mérida Unión Deportiva was the predecessor of CP Mérida, which had been founded in 1912 as Sportiva Emeritense, and eventually came to play in La Liga, disappearing in 2000 due to asphyxiating debts.
Founded in 1990 as Mérida Promesas after the merge of Santa Eulalia and Los Milagros, the club was affiliated to CP Mérida until 2000, changed its name to Unión Deportiva, going on to take Club Polideportivo's place as the main team in the city. Having played mainly in the fourth division as a backup team, it did manage seven presences in the third independently, but returned to Tercera in 2009,El Mérida UD se inscribe en Tercera (Mérida registers in Tercera) where it played until being dissolved and replaced by new creation team Mérida AD.
Club background UD Mérida Promesas — (1990–2000) UD Mérida — (2000–05) Mérida UD – (2005–13)
Season to season SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1990–915Reg. Pref.1st1991–9243ª6th1992–9343ª10th1993–9443ª3rd1994–9543ª9th1995–9643ª4th1996–9743ª5th1997–9843ª2nd1998–9943ª4th1999–200043ª1st2000–0143ª2nd2001–0232ª B4thSeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey2002–0332ª B13thPreliminary2003–0432ª B18th2004–0543ª1st2005–0632ª B9thSecond round2006–0732ª B15th2007–0832ª B4th2008–0932ª B7thSecond round2009–1043ª5thThird round2010–1143ª5th2011–1243ª8th2012–1343ª6th
7 seasons in Segunda División B 15 seasons in Tercera División
Final squad
Stadium Mérida played its home games at Estadio Romano, with a capacity of 14,600 spectators.
Google map for Estadio Romano
Former players
References
External links
Futbolme team profile Official blog FEF profile