Unión Deportiva Ibiza is a Spanish professional football club based in the town of

Ibiza Ibiza (; ; ; #Names and pronunciation, see below) or Iviza is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is 150 kilometres (93 miles) from the city of Valencia. It is the third largest of th ...

, in the

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of the

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. Founded in 2015, it plays in

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– Group 2, holding home matches at ''

Estadi Municipal de Can Misses The Estadi Municipal de Can Misses is a multi-use stadium located in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of UD Ibiza. History The stadium was built in 1991 in the neighborhood of Can ...

'', with a capacity of 6,000.

History

UD Ibiza was founded in 2015 by former

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...

president Amadeo Salvo, as a revival of

UD Ibiza-Eivissa Unión Deportiva Ibiza-Eivissa was a Spanish football team based in Ibiza Town, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded in 1995, it last played in '' Regional de Ibiza'', holding home matches at '' Estadi Municipal de Can Mis ...

which had folded five years earlier. The new organisation was allowed to use the old one's identity, by settling its €50,000 debt with the

Royal Spanish Football Federation The Royal Spanish Football Federation (; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. Founded on 29 September 1913, it is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas de Madrid, Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid. RFEF organizes the natio ...

and the regional federation in the

. In June 2017, the club was promoted to

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

after spending two seasons in the Regional league. On 7 August 2018, after the RFEF blocked

Lorca FC Lorca Fútbol Club was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lorca, Spain, Lorca, in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2003, it last played in Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Region of ...

's participation in

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

, Ibiza paid the club's debts and achieved an administrative promotion to the third level. In 2019–20, the club competed in the

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for the first time. They defeated

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and

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before a 1–2 home loss to

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in the round of 32, having led the league title holders with 20 minutes to play. In the following edition, UD Ibiza beat a top-flight team for the first time, winning 5–2 against

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in the second round of the competition; later they lost 2–1 to

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after extra time. On 23 May 2021, Ibiza was promoted for the first time ever to

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by defeating

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in the final of the promotion play-off, via an

Ekain Zenitagoia Ekain Zenitagoia Arana (born 29 April 1994), simply known as Ekain, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward. Club career Ekain was born in Durango, Biscay, Basque Country, and finished his formation with hometown side SCD ...

goal from the penalty spot. To compete in the

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, the club became a ''

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'' with a starting capital of €700,000. Manager

Juan Carlos Carcedo Juan Carlos Carcedo Mardones (; born 19 August 1973) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently manager of Cypriot First Division club Pafos FC. He amassed Segunda División totals of 134 matches and four ...

, who led the team to promotion, was dismissed on 18 December following six games without a win; his replacement

Paco Jémez Francisco "Paco" Jémez Martín (born 18 April 1970) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current manager of Ibiza. Over 11 seasons, he played 269 La Liga matches in representation of thre ...

saved the team from relegation with a 15th-place finish, which was not enough for Salvo to give him a new contract. On 28 April 2023, Ibiza were relegated to

after being defeated 1–0 at

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, ending their two-season spell in the second division.

Season to season

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*2 seasons in Categorías Regionales

Players

First team squad

Reserve team

Managers

Current technical staff

Managerial history

* Buti (2015–2017) * José López Bargues (2017) * David Porras (2017) * Manuel Benavente (2017) * Toni Amor (2017–2018) *

Francisco Rufete Francisco Joaquín Pérez Rufete (born 20 November 1976) is a Spanish former footballer, and a manager. He played predominantly as a right winger with good dribbling ability, also being a player with a good workrate. He played with seven clubs ...

(2018) * Antonio Méndez (2018) *

Andrés Palop Andrés Palop Cervera (; born 22 October 1973) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently a manager. After having languished on the bench of hometown club Valencia for most of his stay, he became a premier ...

(2018–2019) *

Pablo Alfaro Pablo Alfaro Armengot (born 26 April 1969) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, currently a manager. In his career, in which he represented six teams – most notably Sevilla – he amassed La Liga totals of 418 ma ...

(2019–2020) *

(2020–2021) *

(2022) * Javier Baraja (2022) *

Juan Antonio Anquela Juan Antonio Albacete Anquela (born 11 September 1957) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a winger. Playing career Born in Linares, Jaén, Anquela spent the better part of his 17-year senior career in the lower leagu ...

(2022) * Carlos Sánchez (2022) *

Lucas Alcaraz Luis Lucas Alcaraz González (born 21 June 1966) is a Spanish football manager. In a managerial career of over two decades, he competed in ten La Liga seasons at the helm of Recreativo (with whom he reached the 2003 Copa del Rey final), Racin ...

(2022–2023) *

Guillermo Fernández Romo Guillermo Fernández Romo (born 23 November 1978) is a Spanish football manager. Career Born in Madrid, Fernández Romo started his career working as a football teacher at EF Aluche in 1997. He then became a youth coach at SR Villaverde Boettic ...

(2023–2024) *

Onésimo Sánchez Onésimo Sánchez González (born 14 August 1968), known simply as Onésimo as a player, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a winger, currently a manager. He was mainly associated with Real Valladolid throughout h ...

(2024) *

José Luis Martí José Luis Martí Soler (born 28 April 1975) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, currently a manager. Known for his tactical awareness, he amassed La Liga totals of 336 matches and eight goals over 1 ...

(2024) *

(2024–)

References

External links

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Estadios de España

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ibiza UD Ibiza Football clubs in the Balearic Islands Sport in Ibiza Association football clubs established in 2015 2015 establishments in Spain