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 Segunda División RFEF – Group 4.

Mérida
Full nameAsociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)Romanos
Pecholatas
Founded19 February 2013 (19 February 2013)
as Mérida Asociación Deportiva
GroundEstadio Romano, Mérida,
Extremadura, Spain
Capacity14,600[1]
OwnerMark Heffernan
PresidentPaco Puertas
Head coachMiguel Rivera
League2ª RFEF – Group 4
2020–212ª B – Group 5 (B), 6th of 10
2ª B – Group 5 (D), 4th of 6
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.[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]

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

Current squad
As of 12 April 2021[9]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP Javi Montoya
2 DF  ESP Felipe Alfonso
3 DF  ESP Héctor Camps
4 DF  ESP Erik Ruiz
5 MF  ESP Mario Robles
6 MF  ESP Marc Carbó
7 FW  ESP Chirri
8 FW  AUS Gian Mendez
10 FW  ESP José Gaspar
11 FW  ESP Miguel García
12 DF  ESP Rubén Valverde
13 GK  RUS Petr Kudakovskiy (on loan from Levante B)
14 DF  ESP Emilio Cubo (captain)
15 FW  ESP Álvaro Barbosa
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  ESP Carlos Selfa
17 FW  ESP Javi Zarzo
18 DF  ESP Nacho González
19 FW  ESP Jaume Tovar (on loan from Mallorca B)
20 FW  ESP Dani García
21 MF  ESP Marc Fraile
22 MF  ESP David Rocha
26 FW  AUS Anthony Michael Sparacino
28 FW  ESP Carlos Cinta
31 DF  VEN Johan Montes
- MF  ESP Edu Cortina

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. "Asociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D. :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  3. El Mérida AD sustituirá al Mérida UD en Tercera (in Spanish)
  4. Gallego, Fernando (31 May 2015). "Redímete, Mérida" [Redeem yourself, Mérida] (in Spanish). Hoy. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  5. "Frustración en el Romano" [Frustration in the Romano]. Hoy (in Spanish). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  6. "Fuenlabrada rompe el sueño copero" [Fuenlabrada break the cup dream]. Hoy (in Spanish). 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  7. "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.
  8. "El Mérida vuelve a ser de bronce" [Mérida returns to the third tier]. Hoy (in Spanish). 3 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  9. "PRIMER EQUIPO". AD Mérida (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  10. "Estadio Romano | Mérida AD". www.admerida.es. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
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