| 2007–08 season | |
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| President | Alfonso García |
| Head coach | Unai Emery |
| Stadium | Juegos Mediterráneos |
| La Liga | 8th |
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Álvaro Negredo (13)[1] All: Álvaro Negredo (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 21,500 vs. Levante (30 Mar) |
| Lowest home attendance | 13,148 vs. Osasuna (21 Oct) |
In the 2007-2008 season, Unión Deportiva Almería played in two competitions: La Liga and the Copa del Rey. It was their first season in the top flight since their foundation in 1989, having secured promotion from the 2006–07 Segunda División as runners-up. La Liga football returned to Almería for the first time since their predecessor club, AD Almería, were relegated after the 1980–81 season.
Squad
Retrieved on 21 December 2020[2]
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Out on loan
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Almería B players
Retrieved on 21 December 2020[4]
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Transfers
In
| # | Pos | Player | From | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | ||||
| 1 | GK | |||
| 3 | DF | |||
| 4 | MF | |||
| 9 | FW | |||
| 13 | GK | Loan | ||
| 14 | DF | |||
| 17 | MF | |||
| 24 | DF | |||
| 25 | GK | |||
| MF | Loan | |||
| FW | ||||
| FW | Loan | |||
| Winter | ||||
| 7 | FW | |||
| 25 | DF | |||
Out
| # | Pos | Player | From | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | ||||
| 1 | GK | Free transfer | ||
| 3 | DF | Loan return | ||
| 4 | DF | |||
| 7 | FW | |||
| 12 | FW | |||
| 14 | DF | |||
| 16 | FW | Loan[6] | ||
| 17 | MF | Loan return | ||
| 19 | MF | |||
| 20 | FW | |||
| 24 | DF | |||
| 25 | GK | |||
| 26 | GK | |||
| Winter | ||||
| 6 | MF | |||
| MF | Loan return | |||
| FW | Loan | |||
| FW | Loan return | |||
Player statistics
Squad stats
Last updated on 21 December 2020.[1][7]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Diego Alves | 25 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2 | DF | Bruno | 36 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Aitor López Rekarte | 12 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | MF | Felipe Melo | 35 | 7 | 30+4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | FW | Kalu Uche | 32 | 3 | 10+20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | FW | Veljko Paunović | 7 | 2 | 1+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | MF | Albert Crusat | 35 | 3 | 31+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | FW | Álvaro Negredo | 38 | 13 | 34+2 | 13 | 0+2 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | MF | José Ortiz | 26 | 0 | 6+18 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | DF | Domingo Cisma | 13 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | MF | Iriney | 8 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | GK | David Cobeño | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | DF | Rubén Pulido | 28 | 4 | 25+2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 15 | MF | Corona | 34 | 1 | 21+11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | MF | Juanma Ortiz | 34 | 2 | 29+4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | DF | Santiago Acasiete | 21 | 2 | 17+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | DF | Carlos García | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | DF | Mané | 37 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | MF | Fernando Soriano | 35 | 2 | 26+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | DF | Juanito | 33 | 1 | 28+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 25 | GK | Aitor Alcalde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 25 | DF | Guilherme Santos | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Players who have left the club after the start of the season: | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | José Luis Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| MF | Julio dos Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| FW | Natalio | 15 | 1 | 2+11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| FW | Mathías Vidangossy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Top Scorers
Updated on 21 December 2020[1][7]
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
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| 1 | FW | 9 | Álvaro Negredo | 13 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2 | MF | 4 | Felipe Melo | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | DF | 14 | Rubén Pulido | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | FW | 5 | Kalu Uche | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | 8 | Albert Crusat | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6 | FW | 7 | Veljko Paunović | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 17 | Juanma Ortiz | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| DF | 18 | Santiago Acasiete | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| DF | 22 | Mané | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| MF | 23 | Fernando Soriano | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | MF | 15 | Corona | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 24 | Juanito | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | Natalio | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| – | Own goals[8] | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| TOTALS | 42 | 2 | 44 | ||||
Disciplinary Record
Updated on 21 December 2020[1][7]
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total | |||
| 4 | MF | Felipe Melo | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Bruno | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | Carlos García | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Rubén Pulido | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 24 | DF | Juanito | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 23 | MF | Fernando Soriano | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Albert Crusat | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 17 | MF | Juanma Ortiz | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Mané | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Álvaro Negredo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Corona | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 11 | DF | Domingo Cisma | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 18 | DF | Santiago Acasiete | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1 | GK | Diego Alves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | José Ortiz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | David Cobeño | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | Aitor López Rekarte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | José Luis Cabrera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | FW | Veljko Paunović | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | FW | Kalu Uche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 108 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 9 | |||
Season Results
La Liga
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 6 | Racing Santander | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Mallorca | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 59 | |
| 8 | Almería | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 52[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 9 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 52[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
| 10 | Valencia | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 51 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 2] |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:
Results summary
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 31 | −7 |
Last updated: 21 December 2020.
Source: [9]
Matches
| 26 August 2007 1 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0 – 3 | Almería | A Coruña, Spain |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Francisco Javier Ontanaya López-Astilleros |
| 2 September 2007 2 | Almería | 1 – 2 | Valencia | Almería, Spain |
| 18:00 | Soriano Negredo Crusat Melo |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
| 15 September 2007 3 | Real Madrid | 3 – 1 | Almería | Madrid, Spain |
| 19:00 | Guti Saviola Ramos Sneijder Higuaín Gago |
Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 73,000 Referee: Alfonso J. Alvarez Izquierdo |
| 23 September 2007 4 | Almería | 1 – 1 | Real Mallorca | Almería, Spain |
| 16:00 | Mané García |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Lizondo Cortés |
| 26 September 2007 5 | Real Murcia | 0 – 1 | Almería | Murcia, Spain |
| 19:00 | Pignol Gallardo Regueiro Peña Mejía |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina Attendance: 24,250 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez |
| 30 September 2007 6 | Almería | 0 – 1 | Racing Santander | Almería, Spain |
| 16:00 | García Soriano Melo |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez |
| 7 October 2007 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 1 – 1 | Almería | Bilbao, Spain |
| 16:00 | Iraola Ocio Etxeberria del Horno Martínez Susaeta Orbaiz |
Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez |
| 21 October 2007 8 | Almería | 2 – 0 | Osasuna | Almería, Spain |
| 16:00 | Bruno Melo Juanito Negredo |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 13,148 Referee: Francisco Javier Ontanaya López-Astilleros |
| 28 October 2007 9 | Barcelona | 2 – 0 | Almería | Barcelona, Spain |
| 18:00 | Milito Henry Messi Abidal |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 79,253 Referee: Miguel Ayza Gámez |
| 31 October 2007 10 | Almería | 0 – 1 | Real Zaragoza | Almería, Spain |
| 19:00 | Cobeño |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 13,964 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández |
| 4 November 2007 11 | Levante | 3 – 0 | Almería | Valencia, Spain |
| 16:00 | Riganò Tommasi Fuego |
Report | Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 12,950 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro |
| 11 November 2007 12 | Almería | 0 – 0 | Atlético Madrid | Almería, Spain |
| 16:00 | García Bruno Juanito Mané |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alfonso Pérez |
| 25 November 2007 13 | Villarreal | 1 – 1 | Almería | Villarreal, Spain |
| 16:00 | Nihat Fuentes Soriano Ángel Angulo Cani Cygan |
Report | Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Carlos Clos |
| 1 December 2007 14 | Almería | 1 – 0 | Sevilla | Almería, Spain |
| 19:00 | Mané López Rekarte Crusat Melo Acasiete Ju. Ortiz |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 17,284 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
| 9 December 2007 15 | Almería | 1 – 0 | Real Valladolid | Almería, Spain |
| 16:00 | Bruno Negredo García Crusat |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 14,320 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González |
| 16 December 2007 16 | Real Betis | 3 – 1 | Almería | Seville, Spain |
| 16:00 | Caffa Ilić Edu Pavone Capi |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo |
| 22 December 2007 17 | Almería | 0 – 2 | Getafe | Almería, Spain |
| 19:00 | García Melo Uche Pulido Crusat Mané |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 13,476 Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa |
| 6 January 2008 18 | Recreativo de Huelva | 1 – 1 | Almería | Huelva, Spain |
| 16:00 | Sinama Pongolle Poli Bouzón |
Report | Stadium: Nuevo Colombino Attendance: 13,198 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez |
| 13 January 2008 19 | Almería | 1 – 0 | Espanyol | Almería, Spain |
| 16:00 | Ju. Ortiz García Mané Uche |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez |
| 20 January 2008 20 | Almería | 1 – 0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Almería, Spain |
| 16:00 | Soriano Pulido |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez |
| 27 January 2008 21 | Valencia | 0 – 1 | Almería | Valencia, Spain |
| 16:00 | Arizmendi Moretti Miguel |
Report | Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
| 2 February 2008 22 | Almería | 2 – 0 | Real Madrid | Almería, Spain |
| 19:00 | Juanito Melo Alves Negredo Soriano |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 21,300 Referee: Carlos Clos |
| 10 February 2008 23 | Real Mallorca | 0 – 0 | Almería | Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
| 16:00 | Güiza Nunes |
Report | Stadium: Ono Estadi Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa |
| 17 February 2008 24 | Almería | 1 – 0 | Real Murcia | Almería, Spain |
| 16:00 | Pulido Negredo Ju. Ortiz Bruno Juanito Mané |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Miguel Ayza Gámez |
| 24 February 2008 25 | Racing Santander | 1 – 0 | Almería | Santander, Spain |
| 16:00 | Tchité Toño |
Report | Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 18,624 Referee: Francisco Javier Ontanaya López-Astilleros |
| 2 March 2008 26 | Almería | 1 – 1 | Athletic Bilbao | Almería, Spain |
| 20:00 | Mané Melo Ju. Ortiz Negredo Bruno |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 14,161 Referee: Alberto Undiano |
| 9 March 2008 27 | Osasuna | 2 – 1 | Almería | Pamplona, Spain |
| 16:00 | Sola Josetxo Cruchaga Juanfran Puñal Vela |
Report | Stadium: Reyno de Navarra Attendance: 15,849 Referee: Lizondo Cortés |
| 16 March 2008 28 | Almería | 2 – 2 | Barcelona | Almería, Spain |
| 18:00 | Pulido Uche |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 18,605 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez |
| 23 March 2008 29 | Real Zaragoza | 1 – 1 | Almería | Zaragoza, Spain |
| 16:00 | Gabi Oliveira Ayala |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
| 30 March 2008 30 | Almería | 2 – 1 | Levante | Almería, Spain |
| 16:00 | Soriano Melo Pulido Ju. Ortiz García |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 21,500 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández |
| 6 April 2008 31 | Atlético Madrid | 6 – 3 | Almería | Madrid, Spain |
| 16:00 | López Forlán Simão Agüero |
Report | Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Alfonso Pérez |
| 13 April 2008 32 | Almería | 1 – 0 | Villarreal | Almería, Spain |
| 20:00 | Negredo Ju. Ortiz Crusat Acasiete García |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 14,330 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez |
| 19 April 2008 33 | Sevilla | 1 – 4 | Almería | Seville, Spain |
| 21:00 | Poulsen Adriano Kanouté Alves Keita |
Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Carlos Clos |
| 27 April 2008 34 | Real Valladolid | 1 – 0 | Almería | Valladolid, Spain |
| 16:00 | Baraja Víctor Sisi Camacho Sesma |
Report | Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Miguel Ayza Gámez |
| 4 May 2008 35 | Almería | 1 – 1 | Real Betis | Almería, Spain |
| 16:00 | Melo Pulido Bruno Acasiete |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 14,375 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
| 7 May 2008 36 | Getafe | 4 – 2 | Almería | Getafe, Spain |
| 19:00 | Albín Granero Licht del Moral |
Report | Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez |
| 11 May 2008 37 | Almería | 0 – 2 | Recreativo de Huelva | Almería, Spain |
| 20:00 | Crusat Pulido Soriano Bruno |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Alfonso J. Alvarez Izquierdo |
Copa del Rey
Round of 32
| 14 November 2007 1st leg | Levante | 2 – 1 | Almería | Valencia, Spain |
| 20:30 | Mustapha Gaspar Miguel Ángel |
Report | Stadium: Ciutat de València Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez |
| 3 January 2008 2nd leg | Almería | 1 – 1 | Levante | Almería, Spain |
| 19:30 | Pulido |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Referee: Francisco Javier Ontanaya López-Astilleros |
Levante won 3–2 on aggregate
References
- 1 2 3 4 "UD Almería » Appearances Primera División 2007/2008". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ↑ "UD Almería » Squad 2007/2008". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- 1 2 "UD Almería » Transfers 2008/2009". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ↑ "UD Almería B » Squad 2007/2008". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ↑ "UD Almería » Squad 2006/2007". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ↑ Mario Bermejo ya es oficialmente jugador del Xerez (Mario Bermejo is officially a Xerez player); La Voz Digital, 24 August 2008 (in Spanish)
- 1 2 3 "UD Almería » Appearances Copa del Rey 2007/2008". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ↑ "Sevilla FC - UD Almería 1:4 (Primera División 2007/2008, 33. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ↑ "UD Almería » Fixtures & Results 2007/2008". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 December 2020.