UD Almería B

Almería B
Full nameUnión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. "B"
Founded1997 (1997)
GroundAnexo al Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Almería, Spain
Capacity13,648
PresidentTurki Al-Sheikh[1]
Head coachAlberto Lasarte
LeagueSegunda Federación – Group 4
2024–25Segunda Federación – Group 4, 6th of 18

Unión Deportiva Almería "B" is a Spanish football team based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 2001, it is the reserve team of UD Almería and currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 4, holding home games at Anexo al Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, with a 13,648 seat capacity.

History

Club background

  • Almería Club de Fútbol "B" (1997–2001)
  • Unión Deportiva Almería "B" (2001–present)

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place
1997–98 6 1ª Reg. 1st
1998–99 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1999–2000 5 Reg. Pref. 4th
2000–01 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd
2001–02 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
2002–03 4 9th
2003–04 4 9th
2004–05 4 15th
2005–06 4 9th
2006–07 4 11th
2007–08 4 8th
2008–09 4 2nd
2009–10 4 4th
2010–11 3 2ª B 13th
2011–12 3 2ª B 13th
2012–13 3 2ª B 5th
2013–14 3 2ª B 13th
2014–15 3 2ª B 3rd
2015–16 3 2ª B 20th
2016–17 4 3rd
Season Tier Division Place
2017–18 4 2nd
2018–19 3 2ª B 20th
2019–20 4 5th
2020–21 4 2nd / 5th
2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 4th
2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 9th
2023–24 5 3ª Fed. 4th
2024–25 4 2ª Fed. 6th
2025–26 4 2ª Fed.

Current squad

As of 2 June 2025.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP Bruno Iribarne (captain)
2 DF  ESP Miguel Peñalver
3 DF  ESP Carlos Ballestero
4 DF  ESP Paco Sanz
5 DF  ESP Edu Pla
6 DF  POR Alex Mendes
7 FW  ESP Valen Gómez
8 MF  ESP Joan Gázquez
9 FW  ESP Loren Sánchez
10 MF  ESP Antonio Cantón
11 FW  POR Hugo Neves
12 FW  MAR Rachad Fettal
13 GK  ESP Jesús López
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  SVK Martin Šviderský
15 MF  POR Gui Guedes
16 FW  ESP Yago Paredes
17 FW  ESP Luis Lara
18 FW  ESP Manu Morillo
19 DF  ESP René Pérez
20 MF  ESP Marsu
21 MF  ESP Josema Romera
23 MF  ESP Hugo Martín
24 DF  ESP Nacho Vila
25 GK  ESP Juanmi García
44 FW  MNE Marko Perović

From Youth Academy

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW  MAR Hou
27 DF  ESP Pedro Fidel
28 MF  ESP Jesús García
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW  ESP Ian Jové
30 DF  ESP Dani Sánchez
DF  ESP Marco Cobo

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  ESP Álex Torres (at Motril until 30 June 2025)
FW  ESP Sergio Dacal (at Langreo until 30 June 2025)

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Alberto Lasarte
Assistant coach Ramiro García
Carlos García
Goalkeeping coach Ángel Férez
Team Manager Chico Flores
Fitness coach Javi Suárez
Physiotherapist Toni Moreno
Analyst Guille Jerez
Delegate Jesús Padilla
Field Delegate Jorge Peralta
Equipment Manager Oscar Vargas

Last updated: September 2022
Source: UD Almería

Notable former players

Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

Former managers

See UD Almería B managers.

References

  1. ^ Pascual, Jose (2020-04-23). "El alcalde agradece a la UD Almería y a su presidente Turki Al-Sheikh su generosidad en la donación de equipo médico". Radio Marca Almeria (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. ^ "Plantilla Unión Deportiva Almería SAD B | Almería - Web Oficial".