UD Melilla


Union Deportiva Melilla is a football team based in the autonomous city of Melilla. Founded in 1943 and refounded in 1976 it currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home matches at Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro, with a 10,000-seat capacity.

History

At the beginning of the 1930s, Melilla city had four local football teams: Melilla C.F., Sociedad Deportiva Melillense, Deportivo Español and La Hípica. Unión Deportiva Melilla was founded on February 6, 1943. The first official game was against C.D. African on March 21, 1943. UD Melilla won it 5:1. However then the club disappeared for 13 years. It was refounded in 1976, reached Segunda División B in 1987, and has remained there ever since.

Club background

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.

Season to season

UD Melilla (1943)

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  • 33 seasons in Segunda División B
  • 11 seasons in Tercera División

    Current squad

Out on loan

Famous players

Famous coaches

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