Mérida AD

Asociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 2013, it currently plays in Segunda División B Group 4.

Mérida A.D.
Full nameAsociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)Romanos, Pecholatas
Founded2013 (Successor of CP Mérida, founded in 1912)
GroundEstadio Romano, Mérida,
Extremadura, Spain
Capacity14,600[1]
PresidentPaco Puertas
Head coachDani Mori[2]
League2ªB - Group 4
2019-202ªB - Group 4, 19th
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded on February 19, 2013 and in 6 days, on February 25, it was registered in General Registry of Sports Entities of Extremadura.[3] Mérida UD was dissolved later in 2013 and Mérida AD bought their place in Tercera División.[4]

On 30 May 2015, the club was promoted to Segunda División B after defeating CD Laredo 2–1 on aggregate in the playoffs.[5] On 27 August that year, the team competed in the Copa del Rey for the first time, losing 0–3 at home to Peña Sport FC in the opening round.[6]

In 2017–18, the club were given a bye to the second round of the cup, where they lost 2–0 at CF Fuenlabrada.[7] The season ended with relegation back to the fourth tier after a 2–2 aggregate defeat (away goals) to Coruxo FC in the relegation play-offs,[8] but the club bounced back a year later with a penalty shootout win against UD Socuéllamos.[9]

Season to season
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2013/14 4 3ª 2nd
2014/15 4 3ª 1st
2015/16 3 2ªB 8th First round
2016/17 3 2ªB 5th
2017/18 3 2ªB 16th Second round
2018/19 4 3ª 1st
2019/20 3 2ªB 19th Second round

Current squad
As of 4 January 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW  EQG Salomón Obama (on loan from Celta B)
18 MF  ESP Javi Chino
22 MF  ESP Santi Villa
— GK  ESP Alex Lázaro
— GK  ESP Felipe Ramos
— DF  ESP Iván Pérez
— DF  ESP Kike Pina
— DF  ITA Michele Diana
— DF  ESP Paco Aguza
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ESP Selu
— MF  KOR Heo Eungang
— MF  ESP Julio de Dios
— FW  ESP Hugo Díaz
— FW  PAR Joel Sanabria

Stadium

Mérida plays its home games at Estadio Romano, with a capacity of 14,600 spectators.[10]

References
  1. "Estadio Romano | Mérida AD". www.admerida.es. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  2. "El ex atlético Juanma Barrero, nuevo entrenador del Mérida". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  3. "Asociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D. :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  4. El Mérida AD sustituirá al Mérida UD en Tercera (in Spanish)
  5. Gallego, Fernando (31 May 2015). "Redímete, Mérida" [Redeem yourself, Mérida] (in Spanish). Hoy. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  6. "Frustración en el Romano" [Frustration in the Romano]. Hoy (in Spanish). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  7. "Fuenlabrada rompe el sueño copero" [Fuenlabrada break the cup dream]. Hoy (in Spanish). 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  8. "Fin de ciclo para el Mérida en Coruxo" [End of the cycle for Mérida in Coruxo]. Hoy (in Spanish). 26 May 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  9. "El Mérida vuelve a ser de bronce" [Mérida returns to the third tier]. Hoy (in Spanish). 3 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  10. "Estadio Romano | Mérida AD". www.admerida.es. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
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