Unionistas de Salamanca CF explained

Clubname:Unionistas de Salamanca
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Fullname:Unionistas de Salamanca Club de Fútbol
Nickname:Unionistas
Ground:Reina Sofía, Salamanca,
Salamanca, Spain
Capacity:5,000
Chairman:Miguel Ángel Sandoval Herrero
Chrtitle:President
Manager:Dani Llácer
Mgrtitle:Head coach
League:Primera Federación
Season:2023-24
Position:Primera Federación - Group 1, 7th of 20
Website:https://unionistascf.com/
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Unionistas de Salamanca Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 2013, the club plays in, holding home games at Campo de Fútbol Reina Sofía with a 5,000-seat capacity.[1]

History

After UD Salamanca's dissolution, a group of supporters founded Unionistas de Salamanca Club de Fútbol, a fan-based club created mainly to preserve UDS' memory.[2] [3] After the club's creation, famous people like Vicente del Bosque[4] and Dani Rovira[5] became associates. A number of British citizens resident in Spain and England are also members.[2] The fees contributed by the members of the club are a very important part of club's budget. 2,653 people who decided to become partial owners the club, all at individual title, in season 2018–2019.[6] During the first season following its foundation, the club played home games at the “Rosa Colorado” municipal stadium.[7]

On 2 September 2014, Unionistas was inscribed in Primera Provincial de Salamanca, the sixth level of Spanish football.[2] [8] A day later it played its first official match, a 0–1 friendly loss against UD Santa Marta.[9]

Unionistas achieved promotion to Primera Regional in April 2015, after defeating Real Salamanca Monterrey.[10] Just one year later, it was promoted to Tercera División after defeating Onzonilla.

The first season of the club in Tercera division was successful, as it ended in the third position of the Castile and León group and qualified to the promotion play-offs to Segunda División B. The club qualified for a second attempt in the next season, after topping the group 8. This time it achieved promotion by defeating Socuéllamos in the last match, with a penalty kick scored in the 96th minute.

The first season in Segunda Division B was successful, as the team managed to finish in ninth place, avoiding relegation and qualifying for the Copa del Rey the following season.

In their debut in Copa del Rey, Unionistas reached the round of 32nd after beating Atlético Baleares and Deportivo La Coruña. In that round, they were eliminated by powerhouse Real Madrid, after losing 1–3. In the league, the season was more difficult. After first 11 league games the club was holding 19th position among 20 teams.[11] However, the club avoided relegation after leaving the last positions and following the suspension of the league due to the COVID-19 pandemic and made it to the round of 16 of the 2023-24 Copa del Rey after beating Gernika, Sporting de Gijón and Villarreal. They eventually lost 1–3 to FC Barcelona after taking a 1–0 lead.[12]

Club background

Season to season

SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
2014–156
2015–1651ª Reg.
2016–1743rd
2017–184
2018–1932ª B9thSecond round
2019–2032ª B16thRound of 32
2020–2132ª B /
2021–2231ª RFEF7thSecond round
2022–2331ª Fed.7th
2023–2431ª Fed.7thRound of 16
2024–2531ª Fed.
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Detailed list of seasons

width=60Season !Tier Division Pos width=20P !width=20W !width=20D !width=20L !width=20F !width=20A !width=20Pts !Top scorer(s) width=28
2014–15 6 1ª Prov 1st 20 17 2 1 66 9 53 Nacho Sánchez 24
2015–16 5 1ª Reg 1st 34 27 7 0 114 27 88 Vitolo 24
4 3rd 38 22 12 4 77 29 78 Cristo 20
4 1st 38 25 5 8 72 34 80 Cristo 18
3 9th 38 12 16 10 39 37 52 De la Nava /
Unai
6
3 16th 28 8 7 13 39 43 31 7
3 2nd /
4th
24 11 6 7 24 17 39 De la Nava 5
3 7th 38 16 13 9 55 37 61 Jesús De Miguel 12
3 7th 38 15 11 12 38 40 56 8
3 7th 38 15 13 10 40 29 58 Round of 1613

Current squad

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Out on loan

Honours

2017–18

Notable players

Players who have reached international status or reached 100 league matches for the club

Stadium

In its first season, Unionistas de Salamanca played its home games at Polideportivo Rosa Colorado, commonly known as La Sindical, with a capacity of 2,000 spectators.[14]

Since 2015, the club has played its games at Pistas del Helmántico (next to Helmántico Stadium), with a capacity of 3,000 spectators.[15] [16]

On 11 November 2017, it was announced that a new stadium would be built in the Zurguén district, in the southern part of Salamanca. The new home of Unionistas, "Estadio Zurguén" will presumably be open for the 2019–2020 season.[17] Roughly one year later, however, the club announced an agreement with Real Salamanca Monterrey CF and the City Council to use the Reina Sofía stadium, with a planned expansion to 5,000 spectators; the transition to the new field was concluded for the 2020–21 season,[18] and was announced by the club on 5 October 2020.[19]

Rivalries

Unionistas de Salamanca has a strong rivalry with Salamanca UDS, formerly known as Salmantino. Both teams meet in their matches, called the derby of the 50 metres as their stadiums were separated by this distance.[16]

While Unionistas was born as a homage of former UD Salamanca, dissolved in 2013, Salamanca CF claims it is its continuation by using their name and their shield, despite a judicial statement established it is a completely different club.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pistas del Helmantico, home to Unionistas de Salamanca, Salamanca UDS B - Football Ground Map. www.footballgroundmap.com. 2020-01-22.
  2. News: Unionistas de Salamanca: The Englishmen at the heart of Spanish club's meteoric rise. BBC Sport . 22 May 2019.
  3. https://unionistascf.com/el-club/english-summary English summary
  4. http://www.abc.es/deportes/futbol/20131202/abci-delbosque-socio-unionistas-201312022037.html Del Bosque, socio 685 del Unionistas de Salamanca (Del Bosque, associate 685 of Unionistas de Salamanca)
  5. http://www.lagacetadesalamanca.es/futbol-local/2014/04/24/dani-rovira-nuevo-socio-unionistas/116872.html Dani Rovira, nuevo socio de Unionistas (Dani Rovira, new associate of Unionistas)
  6. Web site: El club. Unionistas de Salamanca CF. es. 2019-11-21.
  7. Web site: El club. Unionistas de Salamanca CF. es. 2019-11-06.
  8. http://www.fcylf.com/node/10206 Circular nº1 - D.P. Salamanca - PLAN COMPETICIONAL TEMPORADA 2014/15 (Note number 1 – Salamanca's Provincial Dep. – Competition plan 2014/15 season)
  9. http://www.elnortedecastilla.es/salamanca/201409/04/ilusionante-estreno-unionistas-salamanca-20140904121339.html Ilusionante estreno de Unionistas de Salamanca (Hopeful debut of Unionistas de Salamanca)
  10. http://www.marca.com/2015/04/13/futbol/mas_futbol/1428917709.html Por el espíritu del Salamanca (For Salamanca's spirit)
  11. Web site: Clasificación Segunda División B Grupo II 2019 - 20. 2017-07-26. Marca.com. es. 2019-11-21.
  12. Web site: Sofascore . Unionistas de Salamanca CF vs Barcelona live score, H2H and lineups Sofascore . 2024-01-18 . www.sofascore.com . en.
  13. Web site: Primer equipo. 25 March 2021. Unionistas de Salamanca CF. es.
  14. https://unionistascf.com/el-club/instalaciones/estadio Estadio (Stadium)
  15. Web site: Unionistas de Salamanca's official website. 14 July 2015. es. COMUNICADO OFICIAL: El primer equipo jugará en Las Pistas del Helmántico.
  16. Web site: Unionistas - Salamanca UDS: el derbi que separa una calle. Marca. 22 November 2018. 4 December 2018. es. Unionistas-Salamanca: the derby separated by a street.
  17. News: El nuevo campo de El Zurguén será la 'casa de Unionistas. The new El Zurguén park will be the 'home' of Unionistas. 11 November 2017. Diario Noticias Salamanca 24 Horas. 2018-07-03. es.
  18. https://www.lagacetadesalamanca.es/futbol-local/2018/11/22/adios-nuevo-campo-zurguen-unionistas/253823.html La Gaceta de Salamanca: El Unionistas de Salamanca jugará finalmente en el Reina Sofía
  19. Web site: ESTADIO Unionistas de Salamanca disputará sus encuentros como local esta temporada en el Reina Sofía. STADIUM Unionistas de Salamanca will play their home fixtures this season at the Reina Sofía. Unionistas de Salamanca CF. es. 5 October 2020. 13 October 2020.