Mérida Unión Deportiva was a Spanish football club based in Mérida , in the autonomous community of Extremadura . Founded in 1990, they last played in Tercera División – Group 14 when dissolved in 2013, and hosted games at the Estadio Romano .
7-486: Mérida Unión Deportiva was the predecessor of CP Mérida , which had been founded in 1912 as Sportiva Emeritense , and eventually came to play in La Liga , disappearing in 2000 due to asphyxiating debts. Founded in 1990 as Mérida Promesas after the merge of Santa Eulalia and Los Milagros , the club was affiliated to CP Mérida until 2000, changed its name to Unión Deportiva, going on to take Club Polideportivo's place as
14-489: A capacity of 14,600 spectators. This article about a Spanish association football club is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . CP M%C3%A9rida Club Polideportivo Mérida was a Spanish football team based in Mérida , in the autonomous community of Extremadura . Having played twice in La Liga ( 1995–96 and 1997–98 ), the club was dissolved in 2000, due to serious economic debts. Its successor
21-454: The 1997-98 La Liga season. However, the team could not avoid relegation again, and were demoted to Segunda once more. Following two decent seasons in Segunda, the owners of Merida declared bankruptcy and the team folded in 2000. A successor club, named Merida UD . This was mainly done by fans of the original club, who wanted to preserve the legacy and traditions of the old club, since the city
28-468: The main team in the city . Having played mainly in the fourth division as a backup team, it did manage seven presences in the third independently, but returned to Tercera in 2009, where it played until being dissolved and replaced by new creation team Mérida AD . Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Mérida played its home games at Estadio Romano , with
35-535: The third tier, Merida was again demoted to the fourth tier in 1961, but only for one year. Until 1980, the team kept bouncing between the third and fourth tiers. In 1980, Merida first promoted to the newly created Spanish third tier - the Segunda Division B . They returned to Segunda B in 1989, where they stayed for two seasons. The period from 1990 is generally considered the "golden age" in Merida's history. The team
42-460: Was promoted to Segunda Division for the first time ever in 1991, when they finished fourth in Segunda B. Three strong seasons were followed by another, even better, when the team managed to win Segunda Division and promote to La Liga for the first time in 1995. The 1995-96 La Liga season was difficult and ended in relegation for Merida. They, however returned to the elite one season later, for
49-428: Was renamed Mérida UD . The team founded in 1912 under the name Sportiva Emeritense. It became one of the first teams from Extremadura to play professional football. The club first began playing football in 1943, when it was admitted to Tercera Division . They spent four years there, after which the team was relegated to regional leagues for two years. Merida returned to Tercera division in 1949. Following 12 years in
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