UD Almería B
Tier 5Tercera Federación, Grupo 9Almería, Andalucía, SpainOn the globe
Reserve side of UD Almería
- Founded
- 2001
- Ground
- Anexo Juegos Meditarráneos
Who owns UD Almería B
Reserve side of UD Almería, fielded by the same entity.
Owned by investorsOwner based abroad: Saudi Arabia
As of 2026High confidenceSource: Wikipedia (es)
From the pitch to the top
The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.
Fields the first teamUnión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D.
- 25%significantCR7 Sports InvestmentsSince February 2026, figure as of February 2026Medium confidenceSource: 2Playbook
- Stake not knowncontrols
Almería B’s finances
From its published accounts and league records. Figures compare only with clubs at the tier it played that season.
- Equity
- €41.4m
- accounts, 2023-24
- Squad cost limit
- €3.40m
- maximum, 2025-26
The accounts
Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D., the entity that fields the team · 2019-20 to 2023-24
| Line | 2023-24Tier 1 | 2022-23Tier 1 · audited | 2021-22Tier 2 · audited | 2020-21Tier 2 · audited | 2019-20Tier 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit and loss | |||||
| Revenue | €66.5m | €75.3m | €15.9m | €16.3m | €18.9m |
| TV money | €43.2m | €45.0m | €8.31m | €8.25m | €6.80m |
| Matchday | €4.99m1 | €5.11m2 | €1.85m3 | €449k4 | €1.37m5 |
| Commercial | €18.3m6 | €25.2m6 | €5.72m6 | €7.56m6 | €10.7m6 |
| Subsidies | €382k | €354k | €393k | €397k | €435k |
| Other revenue | €1.34m7 | €687k7 | — | €265k | €889k7 |
| Player sales | €27.4m8 | €19.7m8 | €10.1m8 | €13.2m8 | €5.03m8 |
| Staff costs | €46.3m | €40.4m | €22.0m | €20.7m | €14.3m |
| Wage bill | €44.4m9 | €38.4m10 | — | — | €13.1m11 |
| Players' wages | €40.4m12 | €34.2m12 | €19.1m12 | €18.2m12 | €12.2m12 |
| Other operating costs | €23.6m13 | €18.3m14 | €7.51m | €6.66m | €7.16m15 |
| Travel | €1.75m | €2.07m | €1.53m | €1.52m | €587k |
| Other depreciation | €17.8m16 | €12.6m16 | €6.71m16 | €6.55m16 | €3.46m16 |
| Operating result | €7.09m | €23.0m | −€10.4m | −€4.75m | −€694k |
| Financial result | −€1.90m | −€1.65m | −€572k | −€8,055 | −€153k |
| Result before tax | €5.19m | €21.3m | −€11.0m | −€4.76m | −€847k |
| Income tax | €1.33m | €5.33m | −€2.75m17 | −€1.21m17 | −€303k17 |
| Net result | €3.86m | €16.0m | −€8.25m | −€3.55m | −€544k |
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Total assets | €151.4m | €114.8m | €80.3m | €65.3m | €37.1m |
| Non-current assets | €112.8m18 | €86.1m19 | €61.6m20 | €55.4m21 | €16.2m22 |
| Player registrations (book value) | €69.3m | €51.0m | €28.0m | €29.8m | €13.0m |
| Property and equipment | €9.53m23 | €8.69m23 | €6.68m | €465k | €400k23 |
| Current assets | €38.6m | €28.7m | €18.8m | €9.99m | €21.0m24 |
| Transfer fees receivable | €55.0m25 | €40.7m26 | €9.61m27 | €6.75m27 | €1.39m27 |
| Cash | €1.26m | €567k | €2.07m | €307k | €15.3m |
| Equity | €41.4m | €37.5m | €21.6m | €29.8m | €33.5m |
| Share capital | €35.7m | €35.7m | €35.7m | €35.7m | €35.7m |
| Liabilities | €110.0m | €77.2m | €58.7m | €35.5m | €3.68m |
| Non-current liabilities | €47.3m | €34.9m | €21.7m | €15.6m | €556k |
| Current liabilities | €62.7m | €42.4m28 | €37.0m | €19.9m | €3.12m |
| Provisions | €361k29 | €1.47m29 | €1.10m | €547k | €500k29 |
| Financial debt | €27.5m30 | €21.0m31 | €19.7m32 | €10.1m32 | €167k32 |
| Tax and social security debt | €8.55m33 | €7.93m34 | €1.79m | €760k | €502k35 |
| Transfer fees payable | €59.5m36 | €35.9m37 | €7.47m38 | €12.7m38 | €651k38 |
| Cash flow | |||||
| Cash from operations | €2.59m | €7.99m | €1.93m | −€4.51m | −€3.60m |
| Cash from investing | −€3.74m | −€20.0m | −€10.6m | −€10.5m | −€12.4m |
| Cash from financing | €1.84m | €10.5m | €10.4m | −€10.9k | €30.5m |
| Net change in cash | €691k | −€1.50m | €1.76m | −€15.0m | €14.4m |
| Money from owners | |||||
| Capital increase | — | — | — | — | €30.8m39 |
| Transfers and people | |||||
| Employees | 147.6740 | — | — | — | — |
| Players | 50.6741 | — | — | — | — |
Notes on 41 figures, in the accounts’ own words
- Matchday: Competitions €947,090.22, members and season tickets €4,044,272.76.
- Matchday: Competitions €1,741,242.68, members and season tickets €3,371,242.17.
- Matchday: Competitions €689,069.50, members and season tickets €1,165,289.25.
- Matchday: Competitions €448,760.86; members and season tickets nil (matches behind closed doors).
- Matchday: Competitions €253,194.21, members and season tickets €1,121,142.91.
- Commercial: Comercialización y publicidad.
- Other revenue: Ingresos accesorios y otros de gestión corriente.
- Player sales: Gain on disposal of fixed assets, net of book value (resultados por enajenaciones del inmovilizado: player sales).
- Wage bill: Players' wages €40,391,786.60 and other wages €3,999,460.15.
- Wage bill: Players' wages €34,244,152.88 and other wages €4,182,371.03.
- Wage bill: Players' wages €12,173,819.47 and other wages €970,229.51.
- Players' wages: Sueldos y salarios de la plantilla deportiva.
- Other operating costs: Includes players' acquisition costs €2,267,725.60.
- Other operating costs: Includes players' acquisition costs €2,069,681.60.
- Other operating costs: Includes players' acquisition costs €1,658,795.83.
- Other depreciation: All amortisation and depreciation, players' registrations included (not split in the statements).
- Income tax: A tax income.
- Non-current assets: Includes €28,257,798.97 of long-term credits to sports entities.
- Non-current assets: Includes €20,135,047.64 of long-term credits to sports entities.
- Non-current assets: Includes €18,071,942.25 of non-current trade receivables.
- Non-current assets: Includes €19,000,000 of non-current trade receivables.
- Non-current assets: Sum of the printed items (the total is not legible in the scan).
- Property and equipment: Excludes €383,857.14 of investment property (land).
- Current assets: Sum of the printed items.
- Transfer fees receivable: Credits to sports entities, long term €28,257,798.97 and current €26,733,936.67.
- Transfer fees receivable: Credits to sports entities, long term €20,135,047.64 and current €20,545,646.55.
- Transfer fees receivable: Entidades deportivas, deudores (current).
- Current liabilities: Sum of the printed items (the total is not legible in the scan).
- Provisions: Long-term provisions.
- Financial debt: Bank debt €16,620,504.09 (including €6,736,894.60 of discounted bills) and LaLiga Impulso participating loan (CVC) €10,857,817.93 outstanding (note 9).
- Financial debt: Bank debt €12,502,357.82 and LaLiga Impulso participating loan (CVC) €8,512,660.96 (outstanding per the 2023-24 notes).
- Financial debt: Bank debt, long and short term.
- Tax and social security debt: Otras deudas con las Administraciones Públicas; current income tax payable €146,493.48 besides.
- Tax and social security debt: Otras deudas con las Administraciones Públicas; current income tax payable €828,387.53 besides.
- Tax and social security debt: Otras deudas con las Administraciones Públicas.
- Transfer fees payable: Debts to clubs for player acquisitions, long term €31,304,112.52, and to sports entities (clubs, federations, LaLiga), current €28,245,830.31.
- Transfer fees payable: Debts to clubs for player acquisitions, long term €20,133,333.36 (2023-24 notes), and to sports entities, current €15,764,300.80.
- Transfer fees payable: Deudas con entidades deportivas (current).
- Capital increase: Aumentos de capital in the statement of changes in equity; cash flow 'emisión de instrumentos de patrimonio' the same.
- Employees: Average headcount (note 25.1).
- Players: Average number of players.
2023-24: Source: UD Almería2022-23: Sources: UD Almería, UD Almería2021-22: Source: UD Almería2020-21: Source: UD Almería2019-20: Source: UD Almería
League figures, wage bills, budgets and public money 9 records
| Season | TV money | Squad cost limit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | €3.40mmaximum | Source: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional) | |
| 2024-25 | €8.33mpaid | €3.59mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga |
| 2023-24 | €42.6mpaid | €62.1mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga |
| 2022-23 | €44.6mpaid | €50.7mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional) |
| 2021-22 | €8.24mpaid | €10.3mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional) |
Where Almería B has played
Season by season
- 2026-275Tercera Federación, Grupo 9
- 2025-264Segunda Federación, Grupo 4, relegated
- 2024-254Segunda Federación, Grupo 4
- 2023-245Tercera Federación, Grupo 9, promoted
- 2022-235Tercera Federación, Grupo 9
- 2021-225Tercera Federación, Grupo 9
- 2020-214Tercera División, Grupo 9
- 2019-204Tercera División, Grupo 9
- 2018-193Segunda División B, Grupo 4, relegated
- 2017-184Tercera División, Grupo 9, promoted
- 2016-174Tercera División, Grupo 9
Sources8
- Aviso legal UD Almería, Club. Checked 3 October 2026.
- LaLiga Hypermotion: clubes LaLiga, League. Checked 3 October 2026.
- La UD Almería cambia de manos: Turki vende el club al fondo de inversión saudí SMC Group 2Playbook, News, 15 May 2025. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Cristiano Ronaldo ‘vuelve’ a LaLiga con la compra del 25% de la UD Almería 2Playbook, News, 26 February 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Relación de S.A.D. de fútbol Consejo Superior de Deportes, Regulator. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Tercera Federación - Grupo IX 2026-27 Wikipedia (es), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Unión Deportiva Almería "B" Wikipedia (es), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Also on Wikidata (Q2569964).