Club de Fútbol Unión Viera is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands.[1] Founded in 1962, it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 12, holding home matches at Estadio Pepe Gonçalvez.

Unión Viera
Full nameClub de Fútbol Unión Viera
Founded1962; 62 years ago (1962)
GroundPepe Gonçalvez, Las Palmas,
Canary Islands, Spain
Capacity3,500
ChairmanPacuco Ramos
ManagerÁngel Luis Camacho
LeagueTercera Federación – Group 12
2023–24Interinsular Preferente, 2nd of 24 (promoted)
Websitehttp://www.unionviera.com/

History

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In the 2017–18 season, the club finished 2nd in the Regional Preferente Canarias Division, Group 1 and promoted to the Tercera División.[2]

On November 6, 2021, the club roped in Atharv Dandekar, first Indian recruit.[3]

Season to season

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Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1991–92 7 2ª Reg. 2nd
1992–93 6 1ª Reg. 12th
1993–94 6 1ª Reg. 3rd
1994–95 6 1ª Reg. 12th
1995–96 6 1ª Reg. 4th
1996–97 6 1ª Reg. 12th
1997–98 6 1ª Reg. 12th
1998–99 6 1ª Reg. 10th
1999–2000 6 1ª Reg. 10th
2000–01 6 1ª Reg. 6th
2001–02 6 1ª Reg. 10th
2002–03 6 1ª Reg. 8th
2003–04 6 1ª Reg. 4th
2004–05 6 1ª Reg. 7th
2005–06 6 1ª Reg. 8th
2006–07 6 1ª Reg. 6th
2007–08 6 1ª Reg. 3rd
2008–09 6 1ª Reg. 2nd
2009–10 6 1ª Reg. 1st
2010–11 5 Int. Pref. 11th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2011–12 5 Int. Pref. 1st
2012–13 4 4th
2013–14 4 14th
2014–15 4 8th
2015–16 4 15th
2016–17 4 18th
2017–18 5 Int. Pref. 2nd
2018–19 4 3rd
2019–20 4 10th
2020–21 4 5th / 6th
2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 16th
2022–23 6 Int. Pref. 1st
2023–24 6 Int. Pref. 2nd
2024–25 5 3ª Fed.

Women's team

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Despite achieving promotion on 19 April 2019 to Primera División B, the newly-formed second tier,[4] two months later, the Royal Spanish Football Federation disallowed their promotion to the second tier.[5][6]

Season to season

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Season Div. Pos. Copa de la Reina
2001/02 3rd
2002/03 4th
2003/04 3rd
2004/05 8th
2005/06 6th
2006/07 3rd
2007/08 5th
2008/09 5th
2009/10 7th
2010/11 8th
2011/12 8th
2012/13 3rd
2013/14 3rd
2014/15 3rd
2015/16 3rd
2016/17 4th
2017/18 4th
2018/19 3rd[a]
2019/20
  1. ^ Due to the creation of the new Primera División B, the team remained in the same league but it became the third level.

References

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  1. ^ "Team info: CF Unión Viera". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Histórico Unión Viera - Tercera División G 12 2018/2019". www.resultados-futbol.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  3. ^ "El presidente del Unión Viera, Juan Francisco Ramos le dio la bienvenida al defensa central Atharv Dandekar, jugador de origen hindú que recala en el club fruto del acuerdo de colaboración contraído entre el club rojinegro y la empresa RD Global Sports". Twitter.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. ^ "El Unión Viera asciende a Primera B tras ganar al Atlético Unión Güímar (3-2)" (in Spanish). RTVC.es. 19 April 2019. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  5. ^ "La RFEF deja al Unión Viera Femenino sin ascenso a Primera B" (in Spanish). iusport.com. 6 June 2019. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  6. ^ "La RFEF desmiente haber quitado el ascenso al Unión Viera" (in Spanish). iusport.com. 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
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