UD Salamanca
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Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca is a city in western Spain, in the community of Castile and León. Because it is known for its beautiful buildings and urban environment, the Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. It is the most important university city in Spain and is known for its contributions to...

, in the autonomous community of Castile and León
Castile and León
Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...

. Founded on 16 March 1923, it currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 2
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...

.

Nicknamed Los Charros, the club plays in white shirts and black shorts, holding home games at the Estadio El Helmántico
Estadio El Helmantico
Estadio El Helmántico is a football stadium in Salamanca, Spain where UD Salamanca plays home matches. The stadium holds 17,341 and was built in 1970. It is placed on the out-skirts of the city....

, which seats 17,341 spectators.

History

Initially formed by Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 students, Salamanca first played in early Spanish championships in 1907, before an official league was founded later on. On 16 March 1923, at the tables of Café Novelty
Café Novelty
The Café Novelty is the oldest café in the city of Salamanca , which was founded in 1905 and is situated in the main square of the city, Plaza Mayor de Salamanca. Its first owners were the García brothers. From the beginning of the Spanish Civil War to 1964 it was named Café Nacional...

, situated in the Plaza Mayor
Plaza Mayor, Salamanca
The Plaza Mayor in Salamanca, Spain is a large plaza located in the center of Salamanca, used as a public square. It was built in the traditional Spanish baroque style and is a popular gathering area. It is lined by restaurants, ice cream parlors, tourist shops, jewelry stores and a pharmacy along...

, Dionisio Ridruejo
Dionisio Ridruejo
Dionisio Ridruejo Jiménez was a Spanish poet and political figure within the Falange...

 set the club's early official foundations and, from 1939 and during the following three decades, it fluctuated between the third
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

 and the second levels
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

 of the Spanish football league
Spanish football league system
The Spanish football league system refers to the system in Spanish club football that consists of several football leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation.-Primera División:...

.

In the 1974–75 season, Salamanca made its La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

 debuts, overachieving for a final 7th position (out of 18 teams), which would be its best classification ever. The team lasted in the topflight until 1981, mainly coached by José Luis García Traid, then returned the following year for a further two seasons, being further relegated to Segunda División B
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...

 - the new third division created in 1977 - in 1984–85, and spending three years in that category before promoting back.

In 1994–95's second division, after finishing fourth in the league, Salamanca lost the first leg of the promotion/relegation
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...

 playoffs against Albacete Balompié
Albacete Balompié
Albacete Balompié, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded on August 2, 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División B, holding home matches at Estadio Carlos Belmonte, with a 17,300-seat capacity.-History:The club was founded...

, 0–2 at home, but won 5–0 away, returning to the main level after eleven years. The club was then managed by 29-year old Juan Manuel Lillo
Juan Manuel Lillo
Juan Manuel 'Juanma' Lillo Díez is a Spanish football manager.Having entered the coaching business before his 20s, Lillo became the youngest manager ever to coach a La Liga side, having taken over UD Salamanca at not yet 30.-Manager career:Lillo began coaching local team Amaroz KE at just 16 and,...

, also in charge for the following season, as the Castile and León
Castile and León
Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...

 club ranked 22nd and last in the top level.

From 1999 onwards (with two more visits to the first division, with 15th and 20th-place finishes respectively), Salamanca stabilized in the second level, safe for the 2005–06 season, spent in the third, with the club winning the regular season and promoting in the playoffs. Veteran Quique Martín
Enrique Martín Sánchez
Enrique 'Quique' Martín Sánchez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a forward.In a 20-year professional career, he represented six different teams, namely Salamanca ....

 was arguably the most important player of the club in the decade, whilst Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 Jorge D'Alessandro, who held the record for most games in the top division in the club's history, worked with the team as a a manager in a further two spells (three in total).

2010–11
2010–11 Segunda División
-Personnel and sponsorship:-Managerial changes:-League table:||style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|||rowspan=11 style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|-Positions by round:Source: -Results:...

 brought a club record ten consecutive defeats between December 2010/February 2011, and two coaching changes, as Salamanca returned to the third division after five years.

Season to season

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Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
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1935/36 Regional
1939/40
Segunda División
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5th
1940/41
Segunda División
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7th
1941/42
Segunda División
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2nd
1942/43
Segunda División
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8th
1943/44
Tercera División
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3rd
1944/45
Tercera División
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1st
1945/46
Segunda División
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13th
1946/47
Tercera División
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2nd
1947/48
Tercera División
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1st
1948/49
Tercera División
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2nd
1949/50
Segunda División
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4th
1950/51
Segunda División
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2nd
1951/52
Segunda División
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7th
1952/53
Segunda División
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13th
1953/54
Segunda División
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15th
1954/55
Tercera División
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2nd
1955/56
Tercera División
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1st
1956/57
Tercera División
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1st
class="wikitable"> Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
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1957/58
Tercera División
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3rd 1958/59
Tercera División
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2nd 1959/60
Tercera División
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2nd 1960/61
Segunda División
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10th 1961/62
Segunda División
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12th 1962/63
Segunda División
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11th 1963/64
Segunda División
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15th 1964/65
Tercera División
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1st 1965/66
Tercera División
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3rd 1966/67
Tercera División
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1st 1967/68
Tercera División
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2nd 1968/69
Tercera División
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1st 1969/70
Segunda División
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19th 1970/71
Tercera División
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10th 1971/72
Tercera División
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2nd 1972/73
Tercera División
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1st 1973/74
Segunda División
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3rd 1974/75
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

7th 1975/76
La Liga
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9th
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Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
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1976/77
La Liga
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12th
1977/78
La Liga
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9th
1978/79
La Liga
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10th
1979/80
La Liga
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11th
1980/81
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

17th
1981/82
Segunda División
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2nd
1982/83
La Liga
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13th
1983/84
La Liga
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18th
1984/85
Segunda División
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17th
1985/86 2ªB
Segunda División B
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3rd
1986/87 2ªB
Segunda División B
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5th
1987/88 2ªB
Segunda División B
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1st
1988/89
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

7th
1989/90
Segunda División
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13th
1990/91
Segunda División
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18th
1991/92 2ªB
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...

1st
1992/93 2ªB
Segunda División B
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2nd
1993/94 2ªB
Segunda División B
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1st
1994/95
Segunda División
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4th
class="wikitable"> Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
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1995/96
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

22nd 1996/97
Segunda División
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2nd 1997/98
La Liga
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15th 1998/99
La Liga
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20th 1999/00
Segunda División
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4th 2000/01
Segunda División
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9th 2001/02
Segunda División
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11th 2002/03
Segunda División
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7th 2003/04
Segunda División
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11th 2004/05
Segunda División
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21st 2005/06 2ªB
Segunda División B
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1st 2006/07
Segunda División
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12th 2007/08
Segunda División
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7th 2008/09
Segunda División
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9th 2009/10
2009–10 Segunda División
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Segunda División
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16th 2010/11
2010–11 Segunda División
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Segunda División
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19th Second Round
2010–11 Copa del Rey
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2011/12
2011–12 Segunda División B
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2ªB
Segunda División B
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  • 12 seasons in La Liga
    La Liga
    The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

  • 34 seasons in Segunda División
    Segunda División
    The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

  • 8 seasons in Segunda División B
    Segunda División B
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  • 19 seasons in Tercera División
    Tercera División
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  • 1 season in Categorías Regionales
    Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol
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Current squad

Numbers taken from the official website: www.udsalamanca.es and www.lfp.es

Honours/achievements

  • Second Division
    Segunda División
    The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

    : 1987–88, 1991–92, 1993–94
  • Second Division B
    Segunda División B
    Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...

    : 2005–06
  • First Division
    La Liga
    The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

    : Promotion 1973–74, 1981–82, 1996–97

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