Unión Magdalena

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Unión Magdalena
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Basic data
Surname Asociación Deportiva
Unión Magdalena
Seat Santa Marta
Magangué
founding April 19, 1953
president Luis Eduardo Méndez
Website unionmagdalena.co
First soccer team
Head coach Pedro Enrique Sarmiento
Venue Estadio Sierra Nevada
Santa Marta , Colombia
Places 16,000
league First division , Colombia
2019 Apertura 8th place (
league phase) 4th place Group A (final round)
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The Asociación Deportiva Unión Magdalena is a Colombian football club from Santa Marta , founded in 1953 and currently playing in the Primera A category.

history

Unión Magdalena became the first club from the Caribbean coast to become Colombian football champions in 1968 . For Unión Magdalena this is so far the greatest success in the club's history. In 1989 Unión Magdalena was able to advance to the final in the cup competition , which was held that year as an alternative to the canceled championship, but was subject to the capital club Independiente Santa Fe .

Unión Magdalena rose in 1999 for the first time in the second division. After two seasons, the club was able to secure promotion again in 2001 in a separate promotion round from three traditional clubs. In the first division Unión was able to reach the final round four times, but rose in 2005 after two bad years.

Since the last relegation in 2005, Unión Magdalena has only played second class. Between 2006 and 2009, the club reached the final round in seven of eight half-series and even the final in Torneo Apertura in 2008 , which was lost to Deportivo Rionegro .

After 2010, Unión Magdalena's performance initially weakened. In 2012 and 2013, the club then reached the final of the Torneo Apertura , losing it in 2012 to América de Cali and in 2013 to Uniautónoma FC . In the 2014 Hinserie the club was eliminated in the quarterfinals on penalties against Atlético Bucaramanga . In the back series Unión Magdalena reached the group stage again, but did not reach the final. Also in the special promotion round for traditional clubs of the second division in January 2015, the club just missed promotion.

In the 2015 season , Unión Magdalena was able to reach the group stage, but was last in Group B. In 2016 , the club clearly missed the final round.

After a poor start to the 2017 season , Argentinian coach Gustavo Onaindia resigned in March . For him, Nilton Bernal was signed . The club then finished the Apertura 2017 in 13th place and thus clearly missed out on the final round. In August 2017, Nilton Bernal was replaced by Harold Rivera . Also in the Finalización 2017 Unión Magdalena missed out on the tenth place in the final round.

The 2018 season was very successful for Unión Magdalena. As the strongest offensive team in the league, the club finished the league phase in second place and was able to win Group B in the final round. As runner-up, Unión Magdalena rose to the first division for the first time since 2005.

In the first half of the series in the first division, Apertura 2019 , Unión Magdalena qualified eighth for the final round, but finished the group there in last place. For the return series, Harold Rivera was replaced by Pedro Enrique Sarmiento .

Stadion

From 2018 the new home stadium of Unión Magdalena will be the Estadio Sierra Nevada in Santa Marta , which was newly built for the Juegos Bolivarianos 2017.

Unión Magdalena originally played its home games at the Estadio Eduardo Santos . The stadium was inaugurated in 1951 and has a capacity of around 23,000 seats. However, since it was closed due to dilapidation, the club has played in various stadiums since 2013, including in Riohacha , at the Estadio Federico Serrano Soto . For the 2014 season, a new stadium was built in Ciénaga to be able to play again in Magdalena. The Estadio Municipal de Ciénaga has a capacity of around 5000 seats. In the Hinserie of the 2016 season, the club played again in Riohacha due to conflicts with the city administration in Ciénaga. In the 2017 season Unión Magdalena played its home games at the Estadio Diego de Carvajal in Magangué .

  • Estadio Sierra Nevada

  • Estadio Eduardo Santos

Known players

The Colombian football legend Carlos Valderrama began his professional playing career at Unión Magdalena between 1981 and 1983.

Trainer

Athletic course

successes

Season dates since 2000

Playtime league League level space Final round
2000 Copa Águila II 6th 1. Group B
2. Final group
2001 Copa Águila II 4th 2. Group B
3. Final group
2001 Promotion round for traditional clubs II 1. -
2002-I Copa Mustang I. 7th 2. Group A
2002-II Copa Mustang I. 6th 3. Group B
2003-I Copa Mustang I. 7th 4. Group A
2003-II Copa Mustang I. 3. 3. Group A
2004-I Copa Mustang I. 18th -
2004-II Copa Mustang I. 15th -
2005-I Copa Mustang I. 16. -
2005-II Copa Mustang I. 18th -
2006-I Copa Premier II 1. Group A 4th
2006-II Copa Premier II 6. Group A -
2007-I Copa Premier II 3. Group A 2. Group A
2007-II Copa Premier II 3. Group A 3. Group A
2008-I Copa Premier II 1. Group A 1. Group B
final
2008-II Copa Premier II 3. Group A 2. Group B
2009-I Copa Premier II 4. Group A 4. Group B
2009-II Copa Premier II 2. Group B 3. Group B
2010 Torneo Postobón II 5. -
2011-I Torneo Postobón II 17th -
2011-II Torneo Postobón II 13. -
2012-I Torneo Postobón II 7th 1. Group A
final
2012-II Torneo Postobón II 12. -
2013-I Torneo Postobón II 7th 1. Group B
final
2013-II Torneo Postobón II 15th -
2014-I Torneo Postobón II 8th. Quarter finals
2014-II Torneo Postobón II 5. 3. Group B
2015 Promotion round for traditional clubs II 2. Group B -
2015 Torneo Águila II 7th 4. Group B
2016 Torneo Águila II 13. -
2017-I Torneo Águila II 13. -
2017-II Torneo Águila II 10. -
2018 Torneo Águila II 2. 1. Group B
runner-up
2019-I League Águila I. 8th. 4. Group A
green background: ascent
red background: descent

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Futbolred.com: Gustavo Onaindia renunció a su cargo como técnico de Unión Magdalena (Spanish), accessed on April 4, 2017
  2. ↑ Futbolred.com: Nilton Bernal es el nuevo director técnico de Unión Magdalena (Spanish), accessed on April 4, 2017
  3. ^ Harold Rivera será el reemplazo de Nilton Bernal en el banquillo del Unión
  4. ↑ Cucuta y Unión Magdalena logran el ascenso a primera división
  5. ↑ El ciclón sopló y arrasó a su cuerpo técnico: adiós Harold Rivera
  6. ↑ Pedro Sarmiento vuelve al ruedo: es el nuevo DT de Unión Magdalena
  7. ↑ Confirmado: el 'Ciclón' volverá a soplar en Santa Marta
  8. ↑ Se hizo oficial el regreso de Unión Magdalena a Santa Marta
  9. ↑ Alcalde de Santa Marta descarta restaurar el estadio Eduardo Santos
  10. ↑ As of 2014 Unión Magdalena podría regresar a su departamento
  11. ^ Unión regresa al Magdalena: su sede será Ciénaga
  12. ↑ Unión Magdalena jugará en Riohacha
  13. ↑ Unión Magdalena jugará en Magangué en la temporada 2017
  14. ^ Carlos Silva Socarrás - Profile on soccerway.com , accessed October 22, 2016
  15. ↑ Fernando Velasco - Profile on soccerway.com , accessed October 22, 2016
  16. ^ Carlos Silva Socarrás - Profile on soccerway.com , accessed October 22, 2016
  17. ↑ Gustavo Onaindia - Profile on soccerway.com , accessed April 4, 2017
  18. ^ Nilton Bernal - Profile on soccerway.com , accessed December 15, 2017
  19. ↑ Harold Rivera - Profile on soccerway.com , accessed December 15, 2017