UD España

Unión Deportiva de Tánger UDT

Union Sportive de Tanger UST


(UDT-UST)
Full nameUnión Deportiva España de Tánger
Founded1936
Dissolved1956
GroundEl Marchán
Capacity15,000
1955–56Segunda División Group II, 4th

Union Deportiva de Tánger, also known as Unión Deportiva España de Tánger, was a football club based in Tangier during its Spanish protectorate.

History

The La Unión Deportiva España de Tánger UDET in Spanish, or Unión Deportiva de Tánger UDT, also known as 'España de Tánger', was a Spanish football club founded in Tangier. The Unión Deportiva España de Tánger was one of the teams in the Spanish Second Division during the 1950s.

Until Moroccan independence, football competition in the Spanish protectorate (to which only Tangier belonged between 1940 and 1945) was run by the Spanish Football League. In Morocco there were other teams of Spanish origin, such as the Unión Deportiva Sevillana, the Unión Tangerina, the Fútbol Club Iberia or the Club Atlético Tetuán.

In 1956, after the independence of Morocco, the club merged with Algeciras CF to form España de Algeciras CF before switching back to Algeciras CF in the following year.

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Generalísimo
1947–48 4 1ª Reg. 1st
1948–49 3 9th First round
1949–50 3 15th
1950–51 3 14th
1951–52 3 7th
1952–53 3 2nd
1953–54 2 8th
1954–55 2 4th
1955–56 2 5th

Former players

See also