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When was Unión Deportiva Salamanca founded?
When was Unión Deportiva Salamanca founded?
What were the origins of Unión Deportiva Salamanca?
What were the origins of Unión Deportiva Salamanca?
Which division did Unión Deportiva Salamanca ascend to in 1936?
Which division did Unión Deportiva Salamanca ascend to in 1936?
When did Unión Deportiva Salamanca have a golden era?
When did Unión Deportiva Salamanca have a golden era?
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When was Unión Deportiva Salamanca converted to a Sports Limited Company?
When was Unión Deportiva Salamanca converted to a Sports Limited Company?
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When did Unión Deportiva Salamanca have a brief return to the First Division?
When did Unión Deportiva Salamanca have a brief return to the First Division?
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Why was Unión Deportiva Salamanca dissolved?
Why was Unión Deportiva Salamanca dissolved?
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Who acquired the rights to the club after its dissolution?
Who acquired the rights to the club after its dissolution?
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What company purchased the Estadio Helmántico in 2016?
What company purchased the Estadio Helmántico in 2016?
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What assets of UD Salamanca did Desarrollos Empresariales Deportivos S.L. buy in 2017?
What assets of UD Salamanca did Desarrollos Empresariales Deportivos S.L. buy in 2017?
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Study Notes
- Unión Deportiva Salamanca was a Spanish sports institution with a football team and an athletics section.
- It was founded on February 9, 1923, and dissolved on June 18, 2013.
- The club had its origins in the early 1900s with the Helmántica Foot-ball Club and the Salamanca Team Foot-ball.
- The team played in various regional championships before ascending to Second Division in 1936.
- The club had a golden era in the 1970s, playing in the First Division and reaching the semifinals of the Copa del Rey.
- The team had several ups and downs in the following decades, including a conversion to a Sports Limited Company in 1992.
- The team had a brief return to the First Division in the early 2000s but ultimately fell to the third tier of Spanish football.
- The club was in a state of insolvency before its dissolution, with a lack of investment and high debt.
- The team played their home games at the Estadio Helmántico in Villares de la Reina.
- The club had a 90-year history before its final dissolution.
- UD Salamanca was dissolved by the court in 2013 due to the absence of the main creditor, Banco Popular, at a creditors' meeting.
- The club's assets were auctioned off in June 2013, with no offers made during the direct allocation process.
- The rights to the club were acquired by Juan José Hidalgo, who founded Athletic Club Salamanca.
- The new team was unable to debut in the league due to an administrative conflict with the RFEF.
- In 2016, the Estadio Helmántico was purchased by Desarrollos Empresariales Deportivos S.L. for €1,052,000.
- In 2017, the same company bought several assets of UD Salamanca for €152,008, including the brand, logo, trophy, and historical documentation.
- The club had four different names throughout its history.
- Its circular logo featured a football in the center and two vertical halves with the Salamanca municipal emblem and the club's initials, UDS.
- The team's original kit was a white shirt and black pants, with black socks, and a light blue stripe across the chest in the early years.
- The Estadio Helmántico, with a seating capacity of 17,341, was inaugurated in 1970 and replaced Campo El Calvario as the club's home ground.
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How well do you know the history of Unión Deportiva Salamanca? Test your knowledge of this Spanish sports institution with our quiz! From its origins as Helmántica Foot-ball Club to its dissolution in 2013, we'll cover the club's ups and downs, its golden era in the 1970s, and its home ground at the Estadio Helmántico. Challenge yourself to see how much you know about this historic football team with our trivia quiz.