2022–23 UD Almería season
| 2022–23 season | ||||
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| Owner | Turki Al-Sheikh | |||
| President | Turki Al-Sheikh | |||
| Head coach | Rubi | |||
| Stadium | Power Horse Stadium | |||
| La Liga | 17th | |||
| Copa del Rey | First round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: El Bilal Touré (7) All: El Bilal Touré (7) | |||
| Biggest win | Almería 3–0 Mallorca | |||
| Biggest defeat | Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Almería Girona 6–2 Almería | |||
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The 2022–23 season was the 34th season in the history of UD Almería and their first season back in the top flight since 2015. The club participated in La Liga and the Copa del Rey.
Players
[edit]- As of 24 March 2023.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| Date | Player | From | Type | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 June 2022 |  Srđan Babić |
Red Star Belgrade |
Buyout clause | Undisclosed | [2] |
| 6 June 2022 |  Alejandro Pozo |
Sevilla | Buyout clause | Undisclosed | [3] |
| 23 June 2022 |  Gui Guedes |
Vitória de Guimarães |
Transfer | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 30 June 2022 | Dragan Rosić |
Albacete | Loan return | [5] | |
| 6 July 2022 |  Houboulang Mendes |
Lorient |
Transfer | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 7 July 2022 |  Martin Šviderský |
 Manchester United |
Transfer | Free | [7] |
| 11 July 2022 |  Kaiky |
Santos |
Transfer | €7m | [8] |
| 11 July 2022 | Marko Milovanović |
Partizan |
Transfer | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 10 August 2022 | Fernando Pacheco |
Alavés | Transfer | Undisclosed | [10] |
| 11 August 2022 | Léo Baptistão |
Santos |
Transfer | Undisclosed | [11] |
| 24 August 2022 | Adri Embarba |
Espanyol | Transfer | Undisclosed | [12] |
| 1 September 2022 | Lázaro |
Flamengo |
Transfer | Undisclosed | [13] |
| 1 September 2022 | Gonzalo Melero |
Levante | Transfer | Undisclosed | [14] |
| 1 September 2022 |  El Bilal Touré |
Reims |
Transfer | Undisclosed | [15] |
| 5 December 2022 |  Luis Suárez |
Marseille |
Loan | [16] | |
| 30 December 2022 | Arvin Appiah |
Tenerife | Loan return | [17] | |
| 25 January 2023 | Diego Mariño |
Sporting Gijón | Transfer | Undisclosed | [18] |
Out
[edit]| Date | Player | To | Type | Fee | Ref |
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| 1 July 2022 | Aitor Buñuel |
Released | [19] | ||
| 1 July 2022 |  Giorgi Makaridze |
Released | [19] | ||
| 1 July 2022 | Nélson Monte |
 Dnipro-1 |
Loan return | [19] | |
| 17 July 2022 | Javi Robles |
Fuenlabrada | Loan | [20] | |
| 19 July 2022 | Daniel Carriço |
Released | [21] | ||
| 22 July 2022 | Juan Villar |
Huesca | Transfer | Free | [22][23] |
| 11 August 2022 | Nikola Maraš |
Alavés | Loan | [24] | |
| 24 August 2022 | José Carlos Lazo |
Espanyol | Transfer | Undisclosed | [25] |
| 30 August 2022 | Dragan Rosić |
Released | [26] | ||
| 1 September 2022 | Arvin Appiah |
Tenerife | Loan | [27] | |
| 1 September 2022 |  Umar Sadiq |
Real Sociedad | Transfer | Undisclosed | [28] |
| 1 September 2022 | Curro Sánchez |
Burgos | Transfer | Free | [29][30] |
| 9 January 2023 | Arvin Appiah |
Málaga | Loan | [31] | |
| 19 January 2023 | Iván Martos |
Cartagena | Loan | [32] | |
| 31 January 2023 | Javi Robles |
Released | [33] | ||
| 1 February 2023 | Fernando Pacheco |
Espanyol | Transfer | Undisclosed | [34] |
| 3 February 2023 | Gui Guedes |
Lugo | Loan | [35] | |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 17 July 2022 Friendly | Almería | 1–0 | Vélez | Almería, Spain |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Power Horse Stadium |
| 23 July 2022 Friendly | Almería | 1–2 | Córdoba | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Campo Hotel Barceló Montecastillo |
| 24 July 2022 Friendly | San Fernando | 2–3 | Almería | San Fernando, Spain |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Estadio Iberoamericano |
| 30 July 2022 Friendly | Granada | 3–2 | Almería | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Campo Hotel Barceló Montecastillo |
| 5 August 2022 Friendly | Almería | 1–0 | Cartagena | Almería, Spain |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Power Horse Stadium |
| 3 December 2022 Friendly | Sturm Graz  | 1–0 | Almería | Benahavís, Spain |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Campo La Quinta Referee: Enrique Pareja Nieto |
| 4 December 2022 Friendly | Hearts  | Abandoned | Almería | Coín, Spain |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Estadio de la Fuensanta | |
| Note: The match was abandoned just before half-time due to an altercation with Almería leading 1–0.[36] | ||||
| 9 December 2022 Friendly | Al-Nassr  | 1–1 | Almería | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
| 16 December 2022 Friendly | Almería | 1–1 |  Torino | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Pinatar Arena |
| 22 December 2022 Friendly | Almería | 2–0 | Lazio | Almería, Spain |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| La Liga | 14 August 2022 | 4 June 2023 | Matchday 1 | 17th | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 28.95 |
| Copa del Rey | 13 November 2022 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 39 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 28.21 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 15 | Getafe | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 42[a] | |
| 16 | Valencia | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 42[a] | |
| 17 | Almería | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 41 | |
| 18 | Valladolid (R) | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 63 | −30 | 40 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 19 | Espanyol (R) | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 37 |
Source: LaLiga Santander
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[37]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[37]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 43 | −23 |
Source: La Liga
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]The league fixtures were announced on 23 June 2022.[38][39]
| 14 August 2022 1 | Almería | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Almería |
| 22:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 6,103 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 22 August 2022 2 | Elche | 1–1 | Almería | Elche |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 23,361 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos |
| 27 August 2022 3 | Almería | 2–1 | Sevilla | Almería |
| 22:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 13,788 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 5 September 2022 4 | Valladolid | 1–0 | Almería | Valladolid |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 20,260 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
| 12 September 2022 5 | Almería | 0–1 | Osasuna | Almería |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 12,397 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva |
| 17 September 2022 6 | Mallorca | 1–0 | Almería | Palma |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 12,687 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 30 September 2022 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 4–0 | Almería | Bilbao |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 42,110 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana |
| 8 October 2022 8 | Almería | 3–1 | Rayo Vallecano | Almería |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 10,783 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
| 16 October 2022 9 | Real Betis | 3–1 | Almería | Seville |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 46,112 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 20 October 2022 10 | Almería | 3–2 | Girona | Almería |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 11,194 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 23 October 2022 11 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Almería | Valencia |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1] Attendance: 13,816 Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 29 October 2022 12 | Almería | 3–1 | Celta Vigo | Almería |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 11,080 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 5 November 2022 13 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Almería | Barcelona |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 92,605 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
| 9 November 2022 14 | Almería | 1–0 | Getafe | Almería |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 11,454 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 30 December 2022 15 | Cádiz | 1–1 | Almería | Cádiz |
| 19:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla Attendance: 17,345 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 8 January 2023 16 | Almería | 0–2 | Real Sociedad | Almería |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 12,020 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 15 January 2023 17 | Almería | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | Almería |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 14,128 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 23 January 2023 18 | Valencia | 2–2 | Almería | Valencia |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 33,507 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 27 January 2023 19 | Almería | 3–1 | Espanyol | Almería |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 11,629 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva |
| 6 February 2023 20 | Rayo Vallecano | 2–0 | Almería | Madrid |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 11,783 Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 11 February 2023 21 | Almería | 2–3 | Real Betis | Almería |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 14,310 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 17 February 2023 22 | Girona | 6–2 | Almería | Girona |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 8,879 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez |
| 26 February 2023 23 | Almería | 1–0 | Barcelona | Almería |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 15,279 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
| 4 March 2023 24 | Almería | 0–2 | Villarreal | Almería |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 13,311 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
| 12 March 2023 25 | Sevilla | 2–1 | Almería | Seville |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 37,848 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 18 March 2023 26 | Almería | 1–1 | Cádiz | Almería |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 12,183 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 2 April 2023 27 | Celta Vigo | 2–2 | Almería | Vigo |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Abanca-Balaídos Attendance: 14,011 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 9 April 2023 28 | Almería | 2–1 | Valencia | Almería |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 14,039 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 16 April 2023 29 | Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | Almería | Madrid |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano Attendance: 59,204 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos |
| 22 April 2023 30 | Almería | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Almería |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 13,271 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez |
| 26 April 2023 31 | Getafe | 1–2 | Almería | Getafe |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 10,260 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 29 April 2023 32 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | Almería | Madrid |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 58,036 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 2 May 2023 33 | Almería | 2–1 | Elche | Almería |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 13,352 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández |
| 13 May 2023 34 | Osasuna | 3–1 | Almería | Pamplona |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 19,747 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
| 20 May 2023 35 | Almería | 3–0 | Mallorca | Almería |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 12,791 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 23 May 2023 36 | Real Sociedad | 1–0 | Almería | San Sebastián |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 31,574 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
| 28 May 2023 37 | Almería | 0–0 | Valladolid | Almería |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 14,608 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 4 June 2023 38 | Espanyol | 3–3 | Almería | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 14,213 Referee: César Soto Grado |
Copa del Rey
[edit]| 13 November 2022 First round | Arenteiro | 2–0 | Almería | O Carballiño |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Espiñedo Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana |
References
[edit]- ^ "Plantilla Unión Deportiva Almería SAD". UD Almería (in Spanish). Urcisol. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Babic renueva como jugador rojiblanco hasta junio de 2026" (in Spanish). UD Almería. 5 June 2022.
- ^ "LA UD ALMERÍA EJERCE LA OPCIÓN DE COMPRA SOBRE ALEJANDRO POZO" (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 6 June 2022.
- ^ @U_D_Almeria (June 23, 2022). "𝗚𝗨𝗜 Rojiblanco" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Los jugadores cedidos regresan a sus respectivos equipos tras lograr el objetivo con el Alba" (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 20 June 2022.
- ^ "UD Almeria strengthen back-line with signing of Houboulang Mendes". UD Almería. 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Martin Svidersky, another 'Red Devil' who signs for UD Almería". UD Almería. 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Santos acerta venda de Kaiky para o Almería, da Espanha" (in Portuguese). Grupo Globo. 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Forward Marko Milovanović agrees long-term deal with UD Almería". UD Almería. 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Pacheco, un portero con experiencia en Primera, ficha hasta 2026" (in Spanish). UD Almería. 10 August 2022.
- ^ "El Almería refuerza su ataque con Leo Baptistao" (in Spanish). UD Almería. 11 August 2022.
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- ^ "Lázaro Vinicius, otra perla del fútbol brasileño que llega al Almería" (in Spanish). UD Almería. 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Gonzalo Melero, otro fichaje de garantías para reforzar la medular" (in Spanish). UD Almería. 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Merci El Bilal !" (in French). Stade de Reims. 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Accord de principe pour Luis Suarez" (in French). Olympique de Marseille. 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Arvin Appiah finaliza su vinculación contractual con el CD Tenerife" (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Acuerdo con la UD Almería para el traspaso de Diego Mariño" (in Spanish). Sporting de Gijón. 25 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "Makaridze, Nelson y Aitor Buñuel se despiden del Almería" (in Spanish). UD Almería. 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Javi Robles se marcha al Fuenlabrada en calidad de cedido" (in Spanish). UD Almería. 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Daniel Carriço deja de pertenecer a la UD Almería" (in Spanish). UD Almería. 19 July 2022.
- ^ "El Almería y Juan Villar llegan a un acuerdo para rescindir el contrato" (in Spanish). UD Almería. 22 July 2022.
- ^ "JUAN VILLAR, REFUERZO OFENSIVO PARA LA SD HUESCA" (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Maras se marcha cedido al Deportivo Alavés hasta final de temporada" (in Spanish). UD Almería. 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Lazo se marcha traspasado al Espanyol de Barcelona" (in Spanish). UD Almería. 24 August 2022.
- ^ "El club y Rosic alcanzan un acuerdo para la rescisión del contrato" (in Spanish). UD Almería. 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Arvin Appiah jugará en el CD Tenerife hasta final de temporada" (in Spanish). UD Almería. 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Sadiq Umar se marcha traspasado a la Real Sociedad" (in Spanish). UD Almería. 1 September 2022.
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