| Club: | UD Almería |
| Season: | 2018–19 |
| Stadium: | Juegos Mediterráneos |
| Manager: | Fran Fernández |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Chairman: | Alfonso García |
| League: | Segunda División |
| League Result: | 10th |
| Cup1: | Copa del Rey |
| Cup1 Result: | Round of 32 |
| League Topscorer: | Álvaro Giménez (20) |
| Season Topscorer: | Álvaro Giménez (20) |
| Highest Attendance: | 11,532 vs. Granada (17 Mar) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,504 vs. Reus (18 Oct) |
| Average Attendance: | 7,363 (22 matches) |
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| Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
| Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
The 2018–19 season was UD Almería's twentieth eighth season of existence and the fourth consecutive in Segunda División.
| 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 | René Román (c) | GK |  | El Bosque | June 9, 2019 | 79 | 0 | – | – | Girona | 5 July 2017 | Free | 30 June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Fernando | GK | | Murcia | June 9, 2019 | 9 | 0 | – | – | UCAM Murcia | 5 July 2017 | Free | 30 June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Jero Lario | GK | | Lorca | June 9, 2019 | – | – | – | – | Almería B | 1 February 2019 | Free | 30 June 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Albert Batalla | GK | | Balaguer | June 9, 2019 | – | – | – | – | Almería B | 6 September 2016 | Free | Undisclosed | ||||||||||||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Fran Rodríguez | RB/RW | | Almuñécar | June 9, 2019 | 22 | 2 | – | – | Zaragoza | 12 July 2017 | Free | 30 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lucien Owona | CB |  | Douala | June 9, 2019 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Alcorcón | 22 July 2017 | Free | 30 June 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | José Romera | RB | | Xirivella | June 9, 2019 | 38 | 0 | – | – | 12 July 2018 | Free | 30 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ángel Trujillo | CB | | Madrid | June 9, 2019 | 163 | 1 | – | – | Levante | 5 August 2016 | Free | 30 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Juan Ibiza | CB | | Ibiza | June 9, 2019 | 25 | 0 | – | – | Villarreal | 16 July 2018 | Loan | 30 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Andoni López | LB | | Barakaldo | June 9, 2019 | 18 | 1 | – | – | Athletic Bilbao | 18 August 2018 | Loan | 30 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Nano | LB | | Málaga | June 9, 2019 | 74 | 0 | – | – | 24 August 2016 | Free | 30 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Adri Montoro | RB/CB | | Terrassa | June 9, 2019 | 7 | 1 | – | – | Sporting B | 29 June 2018 | Free | 30 June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Esteban Saveljich | CB |  | Tandil  | June 9, 2019 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Levante | 31 August 2018 | Loan | 30 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Dani Urri | CB | | San Fernando | June 9, 2019 | – | – | – | – | Almería B | 4 December 2018 | Free | Undisclosed | ||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Iván Martos | LB/CB | | Manresa | June 9, 2019 | 27 | 0 | – | – | Almería B | 7 December 2017 | Free | 30 June 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Antonio Navas | RB | | El Ejido | June 9, 2019 | 3 | 0 | – | – | Almería B | 6 September 2016 | Free | Undisclosed | ||||||||||||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | César de la Hoz | CM | | Orejo | June 9, 2019 | 41 | 1 | – | – | Betis | 4 July 2018 | Free | 30 June 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Gaspar | LW | | Tarazona la Mancha | June 9, 2019 | 36 | 2 | – | – | Almería B | 11 September 2014 | Free | 30 June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Chema | AM/RW | | La Puebla del Río | June 9, 2019 | 31 | 2 | – | – | Almería B | 27 June 2018 | Free | 30 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Juan Carlos | AM/LW/CM | | A Coruña | June 9, 2019 | 40 | 10 | – | – | Tenerife | 27 July 2018 | Free | 30 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Juanjo Narváez | AM/LW/RW |  | Pasto | June 9, 2019 | 33 | 2 | – | – | Betis | 31 August 2018 | Loan | 30 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Luis Rioja | LW/RW | | Seville | June 9, 2019 | 41 | 5 | – | – | Marbella | 23 July 2018 | Undisc. | 30 June 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Sergio Aguza | CM/AM | | Sant Boi | June 9, 2019 | 16 | 2 | – | – | Córdoba | 13 July 2018 | Free | 30 June 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | José Corpas | RW | | Baños de la Encina | June 9, 2019 | 42 | 3 | – | – | Marbella | 3 July 2018 | Free | 30 June 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | David Rocha | CM | | Cáceres | June 9, 2019 | 10 | 0 | – | – | Gimnàstic | 24 January 2019 | Free | 30 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Yan Eteki | DM/CM | | Yaoundé | June 9, 2019 | 33 | 0 | – | – | Sevilla B | 23 August 2018 | Undisc. | 30 June 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Francisco Callejón | CM | | Pujaire | June 9, 2019 | 5 | 0 | – | – | Almería B | 8 April 2017 | Free | Undisclosed | ||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Javi Moreno | LW | | Almería | June 3, 2018 | 0 | 0 | – | – | Almería B | 13 May 2018 | Free | Undisclosed | ||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Sergio Pérez | RW | | Gerena | June 9, 2019 | 2 | 1 | – | – | Almería B | 17 May 2018 | Free | Undisclosed | ||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Mario Abenza | CM | | Murcia | June 9, 2019 | 3 | 0 | – | – | Almería B | 17 July 2018 | Free | Undisclosed | ||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Lin Liangming | RW/LW |  | Shantou | June 9, 2019 | 4 | 0 | – | – | Real Madrid B | 29 July 2018 | Loan | 30 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| Forwards< | -- | - | 19 | Hicham | ST/LW |  | San Javier | June 9, 2019 | 29 | 2 | – | – | Almería B | 17 December 2013 | Free | 30 June 2021 ON LOAN--> | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Pablo Caballero | ST | | Totoras | June 9, 2019 | 43 | 5 | – | – | Lugo | 17 July 2017 | Free | 30 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Ermedin Demirović | ST |  | Sarajevo | June 9, 2019 | 13 | 0 | – | – | Alavés | 17 January 2019 | Loan | 30 June 2019 | - | 19 | Sekou Gassama | ST |  | Granollers | June 9, 2019 | 15 | 3 | – | – | Almería B | 14 December 2017 | Free | 30 June 2020 LOANED--> | |
| 20 | Álvaro Giménez | ST/LW | | Elche | June 9, 2019 | 39 | 20 | – | – | Alcorcón | 2 July 2018 | Free | 30 June 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
See main article: List of Spanish football transfers summer 2018.
See main article: List of Spanish football transfers winter 2018–19.
Total spending: €0
Total gaining: €0
| Name | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Date signed | Role | Departure | Manner | Contract End | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Fernández | | Almería | June 9, 2019 | Almería B | 24 April 2018 | Permanent | 30 June 2019 | |||||||
| Jesús Muñoz | | Mota del Cuervo | June 9, 2019 | Almería | 3 September 2018 | Interim | 3 September 2018 | End of spell | 30 June 2019 |
| Name | Staff role | |
|---|---|---|
| Jesús Muñoz | Assistant coach | |
| Víctor Fortes | Fitness coach | |
| Edu Frapoli | Fitness coach | |
| Ricardo Molina | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Misael Rivas | Doctor | |
| Fran Simón | Physio | |
| Pedro Serrano | Physio |
|-|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 | | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 2 | | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 3 | | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 4 | | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 50 | 8 | 58 | ||||||||||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Segunda División | Copa del Rey | Total | |||||||
| 25 | | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 10 | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 16 | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 6 | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 29 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 17 | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 4 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | | Joaquín Arzura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| — | | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | |||
| 9 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 33 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| TOTALS | 92 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 5 | 4 | ||||
See main article: 2018–19 Segunda División.
See main article: 2018–19 Copa del Rey.