UD Melilla (1943)
Appearance
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Full name | Unión Deportiva Melilla | |
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Founded | 6 February 1943 | |
Dissolved | 1956 | |
Ground | Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro | |
Capacity | 8,000 | |
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Unión Deportiva Melillawas aSpanish football teambased in the autonomous city ofMelilla.Founded in 1943 and dissolved in 1956, it played for four consecutive seasons inSegunda División.
History
[edit]At the beginning of the 1930s, Melilla city had four local football teams: Melilla C.F., Sociedad Deportiva Melillense, Deportivo Español and La Hípica.[1]Unión Deportiva Melillawas founded on 6 February 1943.[1]The first official game was against C.D. African on 21 March 1943. UD Melilla won it 5:1.[2]
The club reachedTercera Divisiónafter only one year of existence, and in 1950, achieved promotion toSegunda División.They suffered relegation in 1954, and folded two years later.Melilla CFtook their place.
Club background
[edit]- Juventud Español—(1940–43)
- Melilla Fútbol Club—(1921–43)
- Unión Deportiva Melilla—(1943–56)
- Club Deportivo Tesorillo—(1940–56)
- Melilla Club de Fútbol–(1956–76)
- Club Gimnástico de Cabrerizas–(1973–76)
- Sociedad Deportiva Melilla–(1970–76)
- Gimnástico Melilla Club de Fútbol–(1976–80)
- Unión Deportiva Melilla–(1980–)
Other clubs from Melilla
[edit]- Club Deportivo Real Melilla—(1939–)
- Club de Fútbol Melilla Industrial–(1968–74)
- Club de Fútbol Industrial Melilla–(1975–85)
- Melilla Fútbol Club—(1985–91)
Season to season
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- 4seasons inSegunda División
- 8seasons inTercera División
References
[edit]- ^ab"Historia".UD Melilla(in Spanish).Retrieved2019-11-05.
- ^"Historia".UD Melilla(in Spanish).Retrieved2019-11-21.