Mérida AD
Full name | Asociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D. | ||
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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 2 | ||
2023–24 | Primera Federación – Group 2, 12th of 20 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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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.
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 |
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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 Fed. | 2nd | |
2022–23 | 3 | 1ª Fed. | 8th | Second round |
2023–24 | 3 | 1ª Fed. |
- 2 seasons in Primera Federación
- 5 seasons in Segunda División B
- 1 season in Segunda División RFEF
- 3 seasons in Tercera División
Current squad
- As of 1 October 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
Main article: CD Nueva Ciudad/Mérida Promesas |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Stadium
Mérida plays its home games at Estadio Romano, with a capacity of 14,600 spectators.[11]
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–)
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