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| Full name | Extremadura Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. | ||
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| Nickname | Azulgranas | ||
| Founded | 21 August 2007; 18 years ago (2007-08-21) | ||
| Dissolved | 2022 | ||
| Ground | Francisco de la Hera Almendralejo, Extremadura, Spain | ||
| Capacity | 11,580[1] | ||
| President | Manuel Franganillo | ||
| Head coach | Manuel Mosquera | ||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF – Group 1, 20th of 20 (disqualified) | ||
| Website | https://www.cdextremadura.es/ | ||
Extremadura Unión Deportiva was aSpanish football team based inAlmendralejo, in the autonomous community ofExtremadura. Founded in 2007, it last played inPrimera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games atEstadio Francisco de la Hera.
Extremadura Unión Deportiva was founded in 2007,[2] as the existingCF Extremadura club was experiencing serious financial problems, which would lead to its folding three years later.
In only three seasons, the club reached thethird division ofSpanish football, having won in the 2010 playoffs againstAtlético Mancha Real in June 2010.[3] However, itfinished 19th and last (due toAD Cerro de Reyes Badajoz Atlético retiring from competition) in its first campaign, being immediately relegated back.
Extremadura won their fourth-tier group in 2013, qualifying for theCopa del Rey for the first time. There, they lost 2–1 at home toAlbacete Balompié in the first round.[4]
In 2016, Extremadura were promoted again to Segunda División B with a2–0 aggregate play-off win overUB Conquense.[5] In 2018 the club was promoted for the first time toSegunda División after defeatingFC Cartagena 1–0 on aggregate in the last round of theplay-offs.[6]
One of the stars of Extremadura's promotion wasEnric Gallego, who arrived halfway through the season fromUE Cornellà, and scored 15 goals in 19 games in his first professional campaign at the age of 32 before leaving forLa Liga clubSD Huesca in January 2019 for €2 million.[7] After falling into the relegation zone around that point in the season, the club firedRodri and hiredManuel Mosquera who guided them to safety; the end of the campaign was also marked by the death of veteran wingerJosé Antonio Reyes in a car accident.[8]
In July 2020, Extremadura was relegated back to the third tier after losing by a single goal away toCádiz CF, amidst problems between the club president and shareholders.[9] The club faced financial difficulties during most of the2021–22 season, with several players opting to leave during the winter transfer window.[10]
Extremadura changed ownership in January 2022,[11] but as the financial problems were unsolved, the players began a strike in February.[12] On 28 February, after two consecutive no-shows in the competition, the club was expelled from the division;[13]RFEF confirmed the decision on 2 March, with the club being immediately relegated and being unavailable for promotion in the ensuing campaign.[14]
In May 2022, as the club was already in a liquidation process, a new club namedCD Extremadura 1924 was founded in the city, with the goal of obtaining Extremadura UD's place in theSegunda División RFEF.[15]
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José Antonio Reyes (2019) –posthumous honour[16]
Estadio Francisco de la Hera, Extremadura's home ground, was built in 1996, and has a seated capacity of 11,580.
Extremadura UD B was created after integrating San José Promesas in the club in 2016. In its first season, it played with the name ofExtremadura San José, before changing to its current name in the next season.
Extremadura UD Femenino was born in July 2017, after integrating the structure of former Extremadura Femenino CF in the club.[17]
