Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. is a
Spanish football team based in
SalamancaSalamanca 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 LeónCastile 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 2Segunda 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 HelmánticoEstadio 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
IrishIreland 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 NoveltyThe 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 MayorThe 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 RidruejoDionisio 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
thirdTercera 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 levelsThe 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 leagueThe 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 LigaThe 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 BSegunda 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/relegationIn 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 BalompiéAlbacete 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 LilloJuan 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 LeónCastile 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 MartínEnrique '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
ArgentineArgentina , 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).
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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.
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| 1939/40 |
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| 1940/41 |
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| 1941/42 |
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| 1942/43 |
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| 1943/44 |
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| 1944/45 |
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| 1945/46 |
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| 1946/47 |
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| 1947/48 |
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| 1948/49 |
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| 1949/50 |
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| 1950/51 |
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| 1951/52 |
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| 1952/53 |
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| 1953/54 |
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| 1954/55 |
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| 1955/56 |
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| 1956/57 |
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| 1957/58 |
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| 1958/59 |
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| 1959/60 |
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| 1960/61 |
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| 1961/62 |
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| 1962/63 |
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| 1963/64 |
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| 1964/65 |
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| 1965/66 |
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| 1966/67 |
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| 1967/68 |
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| 1968/69 |
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| 1969/70 |
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| 1970/71 |
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10th |
| 1971/72 |
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| 1972/73 |
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| 1973/74 |
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| 1974/75 |
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| 1975/76 |
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| 1976/77 |
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| 1977/78 |
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| 1978/79 |
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10th |
| 1979/80 |
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11th |
| 1980/81 |
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17th |
| 1981/82 |
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2nd |
| 1982/83 |
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| 1983/84 |
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18th |
| 1984/85 |
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17th |
| 1985/86 |
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3rd |
| 1986/87 |
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5th |
| 1987/88 |
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| 1988/89 |
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7th |
| 1989/90 |
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13th |
| 1990/91 |
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18th |
| 1991/92 |
2ªB 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...
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1st |
| 1992/93 |
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2nd |
| 1993/94 |
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1st |
| 1994/95 |
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| 1995/96 |
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22nd |
| 1996/97 |
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2nd |
| 1997/98 |
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15th |
| 1998/99 |
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20th |
| 1999/00 |
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4th |
| 2000/01 |
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9th |
| 2001/02 |
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11th |
| 2002/03 |
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7th |
| 2003/04 |
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11th |
| 2004/05 |
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21st |
| 2005/06 |
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1st |
| 2006/07 |
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12th |
| 2007/08 |
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7th |
| 2008/09 |
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- 12 seasons in La Liga
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- 34 seasons in Segunda División
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- 8 seasons in Segunda División B
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- 19 seasons in Tercera División
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- 1 season in Categorías Regionales
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Current squad
Numbers taken from the official website:
www.udsalamanca.es and
www.lfp.es
Honours/achievements
- Second Division
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: 1987–88, 1991–92, 1993–94
- Second Division 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
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
External links