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Salamanca
Full name	Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Charros, Unionistas
Founded	1923
Ground	El Helmántico,; Salamanca, Castilla y León; Spain; (Capacity: 17,341)
Chairman	Juan José Pascual
Manager	Juan Carlos Oliva
League	Segunda División
2008-09	Segunda División, 9th

Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Salamanca. Officially founded on March 16, 1923, it currently plays in Segunda División.

Nicknamed Los Charros, the club plays in white shirts and black shorts, holding home games at the Estadio El Helmántico, which seats 17,341 spectators.

[edit] History

Initially formed by Irish students, Salamanca first played in early Spanish championships in 1907, before an official foundation happened, much later. The club since fluctuated between the third and the first division, having a seven-year spell in the topflight between 1974–81, under coach José Luis Garcia Traid, although the team spent five subsequent seasons in the top division (1982–84, 1995–96, 1997–99).

In 1994–95's second division, after finishing fourth in the league, Salamanca lost the first leg of the promotion/relegation playoffs against Albacete Balompié, 0–2 at home, but amazingly won 5–0 away, returning to the main level after eleven years. The club was then managed by 29-year old Juan Manuel Lillo.

[edit] Current squad

The numbers are established according to the official website:www.udsalamanca.es and www.lfp.es

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Biel Ribas
2	DF	Sito
3	DF	Carlos Valverde
4	DF	David Lombán (on loan from Valencia)
5	DF	Alejandro Zamora
6	MF	Álvaro Jurado
7	FW	Gorka Azkorra
8	MF	Salva Sevilla
9	FW	Miguel Linares
10	MF	Perico
11	FW	Quique Martín
13	GK	Ángel Bernabé

No.	Position	Player
14	MF	Hugo Leal
15	MF	David Cuéllar (on loan from Murcia)
16	FW	Laionel
17	DF	Raúl Gañán
18	DF	Ander Murillo (on loan from Athletic)
19	FW	Ranko Despotović (on loan from Murcia)
20	MF	Endika Bordas
21	DF	Alex Goikoetxea
22	FW	Toti
23	FW	Kabiru Akinsola
24	FW	Kike
25	DF	Adriano Rossato

[edit] Season to season

Season	Division	Place
1935/36	Regional	—
1939/40	2ª	5th
1940/41	2ª	7th
1941/42	2ª	2nd
1942/43	2ª	8th
1943/44	3ª	3rd
1944/45	3ª	1st
1945/46	2ª	13th
1946/47	3ª	2nd
1947/48	3ª	1st
1948/49	3ª	2nd
1949/50	2ª	4th
1950/51	2ª	2nd
1951/52	2ª	7th
1952/53	2ª	13th
1953/54	2ª	15th
1954/55	3ª	2nd
1955/56	3ª	1st
1956/57	3ª	1st

Season	Division	Place
1957/58	3ª	3rd
1958/59	3ª	2nd
1959/60	3ª	2nd
1960/61	2ª	10th
1961/62	2ª	12th
1962/63	2ª	11th
1963/64	2ª	15th
1964/65	3ª	1st
1965/66	3ª	3rd
1966/67	3ª	1st
1967/68	3ª	2nd
1968/69	3ª	1st
1969/70	2ª	19th
1970/71	3ª	10th
1971/72	3ª	2nd
1972/73	3ª	1st
1973/74	2ª	3rd
1974/75	1ª	7th
1975/76	1ª	9th

Season	Division	Place
1976/77	1ª	12th
1977/78	1ª	9th
1978/79	1ª	10th
1979/80	1ª	11th
1980/81	1ª	17th
1981/82	2ª	2nd
1982/83	1ª	13th
1983/84	1ª	18th
1984/85	2ª	17th
1985/86	2ªB	3rd
1986/87	2ªB	5th
1987/88	2ªB	1st
1988/89	2ª	7th
1989/90	2ª	13th
1990/91	2ª	18th
1991/92	2ªB	1st
1992/93	2ªB	2nd
1993/94	2ªB	1st
1994/95	2ª	4th

Season	Division	Place
1995/96	1ª	22nd
1996/97	2ª	2nd
1997/98	1ª	15th
1998/99	1ª	20th
1999/00	2ª	4th
2000/01	2ª	9th
2001/02	2ª	11th
2002/03	2ª	7th
2003/04	2ª	11th
2004/05	2ª	21st
2005/06	2ªB	1st
2006/07	2ª	12th
2007/08	2ª	7th
2008/09	2ª	9th
2009/10	2ª	-

12 seasons in La Liga
31 seasons in Segunda División
7 seasons in Segunda División B
19 seasons in Tercera División
1 season in Categorías Regionales

[edit] Honours/achievements

Second Division: 1987-88, 1991-92, 1993-94
Second Division B: 2005-06
First Division promotion: 1973-74, 1981-82, 1996-97

[edit] Players

See Cat:UD Salamanca footballers

[edit] External links