[6] At the club's helm was coach Unai Emery, as striker Álvaro Negredo finished team topscorer with 13 goals.

After Emery left for Valencia CF, Gonzalo Arconada stepped in,[7] but was sacked on 21 December 2008, after a string of poor results, albeit without ever reaching the last three.

[6] In the league, however, the club was finally relegated after a four-year spell in the top flight; in November 2010, coach Juan Manuel Lillo was fired after a 0–8 home loss against FC Barcelona (precisely the team that ousted the Andalusians in the domestic cup's last-four, with the same score, but on aggregate),[9][10] and his successor José Luis Oltra met the same fate,[11] in April 2011.

[13] After two seasons in the second level, Almería returned to the main category of Spanish football on 22 June 2013, after defeating Girona FC in the play-offs.

[31] In June 2022, the club achieved promotion to the first division by sealing a 1st position in the table, respectively, on the very last match day of the season, after spending seven years in the second tier.

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

Last updated: 20 November 2024Source: UD Almería (in Spanish) Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.