| Club: | UD Almería |
| Season: | 2015–16 |
| Stadium: | Juegos Mediterráneos |
| Manager: | Fernando Soriano |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Chairman: | Alfonso García |
| League: | Segunda División |
| League Result: | 18th |
| Cup1: | Copa del Rey |
| Cup1 Result: | 16th finals |
| League Topscorer: | Quique González (15) |
| Season Topscorer: | Quique González (16) |
| Highest Attendance: | 9,952 vs. Oviedo (22 May) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 6,485 vs. Lugo (13 Feb) |
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| Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
The 2015–16 season was UD Almería's twentieth sixth season of existence and the first in Segunda División since suffering relegation in the last round of the 2014–15 La Liga. The club returned to the second tier after a two-year absence.
| No. | Name | Pos. | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Club caps | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Julián Cuesta | GK |  | Campotéjar | June 4, 2016 | 29 | 0 | – | – | Sevilla | 6 June 2014 | Undisc. | 30 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Casto | GK | | P. del Guadiana | June 4, 2016 | 36 | 0 | – | – | Las Palmas | 2 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | Yeray | GK | | Selva | June 4, 2016 | – | – | – | – | Almería B | 19 December 2014 | Free | 30 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michel Macedo | RB |  | June 4, 2016 | 140 | 4 | – | – | Flamengo | 23 June 2008 | Undisc. | 30 June 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fran Vélez | CB/LB/DM | | Tarragona | June 4, 2016 | 54 | 1 | – | – | Almería B | 13 January 2014 | Free | 30 June 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ximo Navarro | RB/CB | | Guadahortuna | June 4, 2016 | 51 | 1 | – | – | Mallorca | 12 June 2014 | Free | 30 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Carlos Cuéllar | CB/RB | | Madrid | June 4, 2016 | 18 | 0 | – | – | 10 August 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Esteban Saveljich | CB |  | Tandil  | June 4, 2016 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Racing | 24 January 2016 | Loan | 30 June 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | Ernesto Goñi | LB/CB | Montevideo | June 4, 2016 | 2 | 0 | – | – | Tigre | 8 January 2016 | Free | 30 June 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Sebastián Dubarbier | LB/LW | | June 4, 2016 | 89 | 1 | – | – | Córdoba | 28 June 2013 | Free | 30 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Jorge Morcillo | CB/LB | | Valencia | June 4, 2016 | 36 | 3 | – | – | Rayo Vallecano | 4 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Charlie Took | CB |  | Douala | June 4, 2016 | – | – | – | – | Almería B | 14 October 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | Josema | CB | | Lorquí | June 4, 2016 | – | – | – | – | Almería B | 1 December 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | Xavi Carmona | RB | | Santa Coloma | June 4, 2016 | – | – | – | – | Almería B | 14 October 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | Adri Castellano | LB | | Córdoba | June 4, 2016 | 6 | 0 | – | – | Almería B | 2 September 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 | - | — | Míchel Zabaco | CB | | Burgos | June 4, 2016 | 6 | 0 | – | – | Almería B | 14 June 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017--> |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Iago Díaz | LW/RW/RB | | Barcelona | June 4, 2016 | 21 | 2 | – | – | Lugo | 12 June 2015 | Free | 30 June 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mohammed Fatau | DM/CM |  | Accra | June 4, 2016 | 21 | 1 | – | – | Granada | 21 July 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Juan Ramírez | LW/RW | | Moreno | June 4, 2016 | 15 | 1 | – | – | Colorado Rapids  | 24 January 2016 | Loan | 30 June 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | Ramon Azeez | CM/DM |  | Abuja | June 4, 2016 | 56 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Almería B | 28 June 2013 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | José Ángel | CM | | Seville | June 4, 2016 | 30 | 1 | – | – | Almería B | 14 June 2015 | Free | 30 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Iván Sánchez | LW/RW | | Jaén | June 4, 2016 | 27 | 0 | – | – | Almería B | 14 June 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | Lolo Reyes | DM/CM | Talcahuano | June 4, 2016 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Betis | 31 August 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Joaquín | CM/DM | | Huércal de Almería | June 4, 2016 | 4 | 0 | – | – | Almería B | 14 October 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Quique González | SS/RW/LW | | Valladolid | June 4, 2016 | 47 | 17 | – | – | Guadalajara | 21 May 2014 | Free | 30 June 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | José Ángel Pozo | ST | | Málaga | June 4, 2016 | 33 | 5 | – | – | 31 August 2015 | €500K | 30 June 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Chuli | ST | | Huelva | June 4, 2016 | 36 | 6 | – | – | Betis | 9 July 2015 | €500K | 30 June 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | Kalu Uche | SS/ST/AM | | Aba | June 4, 2016 | 199 | 43 | 36 | 5 | Pune City  | 7 January 2016 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | Antonio Puertas | ST/RW/LW | | Benahadux | June 4, 2016 | 14 | 0 | – | – | Almería B | 14 June 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | Jonathan Zongo | ST/RW |  | Ouagadougou | June 4, 2016 | 103 | 7 | 15 | 2 | Almería B | 1 August 2011 | Free | 30 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Hicham | ST |  | San Javier | June 4, 2016 | 5 | 1 | – | – | Almería B | 17 December 2013 | Free | 30 June 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Name | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Date signed | Role | Departure | Manner | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergi Barjuán | | Les Franqueses | 28 December 1971 | Free agent | 6 April 2015 | Permanent | 3 October 2015 | Sacked | 30 June 2016 | |
| Miguel Rivera | | Alhaurín de la Torre | 8 May 1961 | Almería B | 4 October 2015 | Interim | 19 October 2015 | Ended tenure | 30 June 2016 | |
| Joan Carrillo | | Monistrol | 8 September 1968 | Free agent | 19 October 2015 | Permanent | 20 December 2015 | Sacked | 30 June 2016 | |
| Néstor Gorosito | | 14 May 1964 | Argentinos Jrs | 23 December 2015 | Permanent | 16 May 2016 | Sacked | 30 June 2016 | ||
| Fernando Soriano | | Zaragoza | 24 September 1979 | Player | 17 May 2016 | Permanent | 30 June 2016 |
| Name | Staff role | |
|---|---|---|
| Jesús Roche | Fitness coach | |
| Ángel Férez | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Pepe Morales | Scout | |
| Antonio Ríos | Doctor | |
| Fran Simón | Physio | |
| Pedro Serrano | Physio | |
| Alberto Benito | Director of football |
See main article: List of Spanish football transfers summer 2015.
Total spending: €1,000,000
Total gaining: €2,800,000
|-|colspan="12"|Players on loan to other clubs:|-|colspan="12"|Players who have left the club after the start of the season:|}
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=150 | Name | width=80 | Segunda División | width=80 | Copa del Rey | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 9 | 15 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 2 | | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 4 | | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| | 23 | Fernando Soriano | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| | 24 | Cristian Herrera | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 6 | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
 | 11 | Eldin Hadžić | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Own goals | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 44 | 6 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Segunda División | Copa del Rey | Total | ||||
| 21 | | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 25 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 16 | | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 20 | | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 6 | | Ángel Montoro | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 3 | | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2 | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 6 | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 4 | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 23 | | Fernando Soriano | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 5 | | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 7 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 13 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 14 | | Míchel Zabaco | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 15 | | Corona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 32 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 18 | | Antonio Marín | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | Cristian Herrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| TOTALS | 138 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 146 | 8 | ||||
See main article: 2015–16 Segunda División.
See main article: 2015–16 Copa del Rey.