UD Ibiza

Not to be confused with CD Ibiza Islas Pitiusas.

Football club

Ibiza

Full name| Unión Deportiva Ibiza
Nickname(s)| L'Eivissa
Ibiza
Celestes

Founded| 2015; 10 years ago (2015)
Ground| Can Misses, Ibiza,
Balearic Islands, Spain
Capacity| 6,000
Owner| Salvo Family
President| Amadeo Salvo
Head coach| Paco Jémez
League| Primera Federación – Group 2
2024–25| Primera Federación – Group 2, 3rd of 20

Home colours

Away colours

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Unión Deportiva Ibiza is a Spanish professional football club based in the town of Ibiza, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded in 2015, it plays in Primera Federación – Group 2, holding home matches at Estadi Municipal de Can Misses, with a capacity of 6,000.[1]

## History

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UD Ibiza was founded in 2015 by former Valencia CF president Amadeo Salvo, as a revival of UD Ibiza-Eivissa which had folded five years earlier. The new organisation was allowed to use the old one's identity, by settling its €50,000 debt with the Royal Spanish Football Federation and the regional federation in the Balearic Islands.[2] In June 2017, the club was promoted to Tercera División after spending two seasons in the Regional league.[3]

On 7 August 2018, after the RFEF blocked Lorca FC's participation in Segunda División B, Ibiza paid the club's debts and achieved an administrative promotion to the third level.[4]

In 2019–20, the club competed in the Copa del Rey for the first time. They defeated Pontevedra and Albacete Balompié before a 1–2 home loss to FC Barcelona in the round of 32, having led the league title holders with 20 minutes to play.[5] In the following edition, UD Ibiza beat a top-flight team for the first time, winning 5–2 against Celta Vigo in the second round of the competition;[6] later they lost 2–1 to Athletic Bilbao after extra time.[7]

On 23 May 2021, Ibiza was promoted for the first time ever to Segunda División by defeating UCAM Murcia in the final of the promotion play-off, via an Ekain Zenitagoia goal from the penalty spot.[8] To compete in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, the club became a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva with a starting capital of €700,000.[9] Manager Juan Carlos Carcedo, who led the team to promotion, was dismissed on 18 December following six games without a win;[10] his replacement Paco Jémez saved the team from relegation with a 15th-place finish, which was not enough for Salvo to give him a new contract.[11]

On 28 April 2023, Ibiza were relegated to Primera Federación after being defeated 1–0 at Racing Santander, ending their two-season spell in the second division.[12]

## Season to season

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Season  | Tier  | Division  | Place  | Copa del Rey

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2015–16  | 5  | Reg. Pref. | 4th  |
2016–17  | 5  | Reg. Pref. | 1st  |
2017–18 | 4  | 3ª | 3rd  |
2018–19 | 3  | 2ª B | 6th  |
2019–20 | 3  | 2ª B | 2nd  | Round of 32
2020–21 | 3  | 2ª B | 1st | Round of 32
2021–22 | 2  | 2ª | 15th  | Second round
2022–23 | 2  | 2ª | 21st  | Second round
2023–24 | 3  | 1ª Fed. | 4th  | First round
2024–25 | 3  | 1ª Fed. | 3rd  | First round
2025–26 | 3  | 1ª Fed. |  |

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* 2 seasons in Segunda División
* 3 seasons in Primera Federación
* 3 seasons in Segunda División B
* 1 season in Tercera División
* 2 seasons in Categorías Regionales

## Players

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### First team squad

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As of 31 May 2025.[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  ESP | Ramón Juan
2  | DF |  PAN | José Matos
3  | DF |  ESP | Guillem Molina
4  | DF |  ESP | Eric Monjonell
5  | DF |  ESP | Javi Jiménez
6  | MF |  ESP | Jesús Álvarez
7  | FW |  ESP | Quique González
8  | MF |  ESP | Gori Gracia (on loan from Zaragoza)
9  | FW |  ESP | Davo
10  | FW |  ESP | Álex Gallar
11  | MF |  ESP | David Astals
12  | FW |  GHA | Mo Dauda (on loan from Tenerife)
13  | GK |  ESP | Javier Belman
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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14  | MF |  ESP | Marc Domènech
15  | FW |  CPV | Bebé
17  | DF |  ESP | Unai Medina
18  | FW |  ESP | Javi López-Pinto
19  | MF |  ESP | Iván del Olmo
20  | DF |  ESP | Iago Indias
21  | MF |  ESP | Eugeni
22  | FW |  ESP | Antonio Zarzana
23  | DF |  ESP | Alberto Escassi
24  | DF |  ESP | José Albert (on loan from Castellón)
25  | GK |  UKR | Andriy Chekotun

### Reserve team

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Main article: UD Ibiza B

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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27  | DF |  ITA | Paolo Pugliese
28  | DF |  ESP | Óscar Vivares

## Managers

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### Current technical staff

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Position  | Staff

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Head coach  |  Paco Jémez
Assistant coach  |  Luna Eslava
Fitness coach  |  Julio Muñoz
Goalkeeping coach  |  Jaume Bracons
Jorge Ramírez

Last updated: 31 May 2025
Source: UD Ibiza

### Managerial history

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Juan Carlos Carcedo won Ibiza's first promotion to Segunda División in 2021

* Buti (2015–2017)[14]
* José López Bargues (2017)
* David Porras (2017)[15]
* Manuel Benavente (2017)[16]
* Toni Amor (2017–2018)[17]
* Francisco Rufete (2018)[17]
* Antonio Méndez (2018)[18]
* Andrés Palop (2018–2019)[18]
* Pablo Alfaro (2019–2020)[19]
* Juan Carlos Carcedo (2020–2021)[10]
* Paco Jémez (2022)[11]
* Javier Baraja (2022)[20]
* Juan Antonio Anquela (2022)[21]
* Carlos Sánchez (2022)[22]
* Lucas Alcaraz (2022–2023)[23]
* Guillermo Fernández Romo (2023–2024)
* Onésimo Sánchez (2024)
* José Luis Martí (2024)
* Paco Jémez (2024–)

## References

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1. ^ García, Sergio (29 May 2021). "Capacidad para 6.000 personas" [Capacity for 6,000 people]. Periódico de Ibiza (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
2. ^ Vidal, Carlos (3 August 2015). "Amadeo Salvo: "El proyecto de la UD Ibiza-Eivissa es pequeño hoy, pero mañana ya veremos"" [Amadeo Salvo: "The UD Ibiza-Eivissa project is small today, but tomorrow we'll see"]. Nou Diari (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
3. ^ "1-0. La UD Ibiza sube a Tercera Division" [1–0. UD Ibiza rise to Tercera División]. Nou Diari (in Spanish). 11 June 2017.
4. ^ "El Ibiza ocupará la plaza del Lorca FC en Segunda B" [Ibiza will occupy Lorca FC's place in Segunda B]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 7 August 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
5. ^ "Ibiza 1-2 Barcelona". BBC Sport. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
6. ^ Winterburn, Chris (5 January 2021). "Ibiza stun Celta Vigo in Copa del Rey upset". Marca. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
7. ^ "Sin bombazo en Ibiza: un Athletic supercampeón sufre y remonta en la Copa" [Without a bomb blast in Ibiza: super champions Athletic suffer and comeback in the Cup]. El Español (in Spanish). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
8. ^ "Con seis años de vida el Ibiza asciende a Segunda división" [Six-year-old Ibiza promoted to Segunda División]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
9. ^ Tur, Joan (14 April 2021). "La UD Ibiza se transforma en Sociedad Anónima con un capital social de 700.000 euros" [UD Ibiza transforms into a Public Limited Company with a social capital of 700,000 euros] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
10. ^ a b García, Sergio (18 December 2021). "Juan Carlos Carcedo, destituido como entrenador del Ibiza" [Juan Carlos Carcedo, dismissed as manager of Ibiza]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
11. ^ a b Palomo, Rúben J. (1 June 2022). "La UD Ibiza y Paco Jémez rompen" [UD Ibiza and Paco Jémez break up]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
12. ^ "El Racing roza la salvación y el Ibiza desciende a Primera RFEF" [Racing touch survival and Ibiza go down to the Primera RFEF]. Sport (in Spanish). 28 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
13. ^ "Plantilla" [Squad] (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2021.
14. ^ Pomar, Álex (28 June 2017). "Fumata blanca en Ibiza" [White smoke in Ibiza] (in Spanish). Fútbol Mallorca. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
15. ^ "La UD Ibiza despide a David Porras en la primera jornada" [UD Ibiza dismiss David Porras after first game of the season] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
16. ^ Galicia, Samuel (21 August 2017). "David Porras, primera víctima de los banquillos del fútbol español" [David Porras, first victim on the benches of Spanish football]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
17. ^ a b Domínguez Orta, R. J. (19 April 2018). "La UD Ibiza destituye a Toni Amor como entrenador y recurre a Rufete" [UD Ibiza dismiss Toni Amor as manager and bring in Rufete]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
18. ^ a b "Andrés Palop sustituye a Méndez como entrenador de la UD Ibiza" [Andrés Palop replaces Méndez as manager of UD Ibiza]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). 28 September 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
19. ^ "Pablo Alfaro deja la UB [sic] Ibiza" [Pablo Alfaro leaves UD Ibiza]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 July 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
20. ^ García, Sergio (23 October 2022). "Javier Baraja, destituido como entrenador del Ibiza" [Javier Baraja, dismissed as manager of Ibiza]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
21. ^ "Juan Antonio Anquela, destituido como entrenador del Ibiza tan solo después de cinco partidos" [Juan Antonio Anquela, dismissed as manager of Ibiza after only five matches] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
22. ^ "El Andorra se mete en 'playoffs' a costa de un Ibiza que es el nuevo colista" [Andorra put themselves in the playoffs at the expense of an Ibiza that is the new last-placed team]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 November 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
23. ^ "Lucas Alcaraz se convierte en el tercer entrenador del Ibiza esta temporada" [Lucas Alcaraz becomes Ibiza's third manager this season] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

## External links

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* Official website (in Spanish)
* Estadios de España (in English)
* BDFutbol profile

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History|

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* CF Sant Rafel

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Primera Federación

2025–26 clubs|

| Group 1|

* Arenas
* Arenteiro
* Avilés Industrial
* Barakaldo
* Bilbao Athletic
* Cacereño
* Celta Fortuna
* Guadalajara
* Lugo
* Mérida
* Osasuna B
* Ourense
* Ponferradina
* Pontevedra
* Racing Ferrol
* Real Madrid Castilla
* Talavera
* Tenerife
* Unionistas
* Zamora

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Group 2|

* Alcorcón
* Algeciras
* Antequera
* Atlético Madrileño
* Atlético Sanluqueño
* Betis Deportivo
* Cartagena
* Eldense
* Europa
* Gimnàstic
* Hércules
* Ibiza
* Juventud Torremolinos
* Marbella
* Murcia
* Sabadell
* Sevilla Atlético
* Tarazona
* Teruel
* Villarreal B

Former teams|

* Albacete
* Alcoyano
* Amorebieta
* Andorra
* Atlético Baleares
* Barcelona Atlètic
* Badajoz
* Calahorra
* Castellón
* Ceuta
* Córdoba
* Cornellà
* Costa Brava
* Cultural Leonesa
* Deportivo La Coruña
* Extremadura
* Fuenlabrada
* Gimnástica Segoviana
* Intercity
* Internacional Madrid
* La Nucía
* Linares
* Linense
* SD Logroñés
* UD Logroñés
* Málaga
* Melilla
* Numancia
* Racing Santander
* Rayo Majadahonda
* Real Sociedad B
* Real Unión
* Recreativo Granada
* Recreativo Huelva
* San Fernando
* Sestao River
* SS Reyes
* Tudelano
* UCAM Murcia
* Valladolid Promesas
* Yeclano

Seasons|

* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

Play-offs|

* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Associated competitions|

* Promotion to Segunda División
* Relegation to Segunda Federación
* National cup: Copa del Rey
* Semi-professional cup: Copa Federación de España

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