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 is a successor club of CP Mérida, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1.
| Full name | Asociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D. |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Romanos Pecholatas |
| Founded | 19 February 2013 as Mérida Asociación Deportiva |
| Ground | Estadio Romano, Mérida, Extremadura, Spain |
| Capacity | 14,600[1] |
| Owner | Mark Heffernan |
| President | Mark Heffernan |
| Head coach | Juanma |
| League | Primera Federación – Group 1 |
| 2021–22 | Segunda División RFEF – Group 4, 2nd of 18 (promoted via play-offs) |
| Website | Club website |
History
The club was founded on 19 February 2013 and six days later, it was registered in General Registry of Sports Entities of Extremadura.[2] Mérida UD was dissolved later in 2013 and Mérida AD bought their place in Tercera División.[3]
On 30 May 2015, the club was promoted to Segunda División B after defeating CD Laredo 2–1 on aggregate in the playoffs.[4] 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.[5]
In 2017–18, the club were given a bye to the second round of the cup, where they lost 2–0 at CF Fuenlabrada.[6] 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,[7] but the club bounced back a year later with a penalty shootout win against UD Socuéllamos.[8]
After a league restructuring in 2021, Mérida was placed in the new fourth-tier Segunda División RFEF. That season, they came runners-up in their group to Córdoba CF and achieved promotion via the play-offs with a 2–0 extra-time win over CD Teruel.[9]
Season to season
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | 4 | 3ª | 2nd | |
| 2014–15 | 4 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 2015–16 | 3 | 2ª B | 8th | First round |
| 2016–17 | 3 | 2ª B | 5th | |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 2ª B | 16th | Second round |
| 2018–19 | 4 | 3ª | 1st | |
| 2019–20 | 3 | 2ª B | 19th | Second round |
| 2020–21 | 3 | 2ª B | 6th / 4th | |
| 2021–22 | 4 | 2ª RFEF | 2nd | |
| 2022–23 | 3 | 1ª RFEF | Second round |
- 1 season in Primera División RFEF
- 5 seasons in Segunda División B
- 1 season in Segunda División RFEF
- 3 seasons in Tercera División
Current squad
- As of 7 February 2023.[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Stadium
Mérida plays its home games at Estadio Romano, with a capacity of 14,600 spectators.[11]
- Google map for Estadio Romano
Managerial history
- Ángel Alcazar (2015)
- Antonio Gómez (2016)
- José Miguel Campos (2016)
- Bernardo Plaza (2016)
- Eloy Jiménez (2016–17)
- Mehdi Nafti (2017)[12][13]
- Loren Morón (2017–18)
- Mehdi Nafti (2018)[14][15]
- Santi Amaro (2019)
- Diego Merino (2019–20)
- Juanma (2020)
- Dani Mori (2020–21)
- Miguel Rivera (2021)
- Juan García (2021)
- Javier Álvarez de los Mozos (2021–22)
- Juanma (2022–)
References
- ^ "Estadio Romano". www.admerida.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Asociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ Gallego, Fernando (11 May 2013). "La AD Mérida sustituirá al Mérida UD en Tercera" [AD Mérida will replace Mérida UD in Tercera]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ Gallego, Fernando (31 May 2015). "Redímete, Mérida" [Redeem yourself, Mérida] (in Spanish). Hoy. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Frustración en el Romano" [Frustration in the Romano]. Hoy (in Spanish). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Fuenlabrada rompe el sueño copero" [Fuenlabrada break the cup dream]. Hoy (in Spanish). 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "El Mérida vuelve a ser de bronce" [Mérida returns to the third tier]. Hoy (in Spanish). 3 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "El CD Teruel cae contra el Mérida y no logra el ascenso a Primera RFEF" [CD Teruel fall against Mérida and do not achieve promotion to Primera RFEF]. Diario de Teruel (in Spanish). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "PRIMER EQUIPO". AD Mérida (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Estadio Romano | Mérida AD". www.admerida.es. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "Mehdi Nafti, nuevo entrenador del Mérida" [Mehdi Nafti, Mérida's new manager]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ F.G. (21 December 2017). "El adiós elegante de Nafti" [Nafti's elegant farewell]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Fernández, Menchu (12 March 2018). "Mehdi Nafti vuelve al Mérida tras ser despedido en diciembre" [Mehdi Nafti returns to Mérida after being dismissed in December]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ E.P.E. (28 May 2018). "El Mérida vuelve a kilómetro 0" [Mérida back to square one]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Official twitter (in Spanish)
- Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
- Official blog (in Spanish)
- FEF profile (in Spanish)