UD Melilla

Union Deportiva Melilla is a football team based in the autonomous city of Melilla. Founded in 1943 and refounded in 1976 it currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home matches at "Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro", with a 10,000-seat capacity.
History.
At the beginning of the 1930s, Melilla city had four local football teams: Melilla C.F., Sociedad Deportiva Melillense, Deportivo Español and La Hípica. "Unión Deportiva Melilla" was founded on February 6, 1943. The first official game was against C.D. African on March 21, 1943. UD Melilla won it 5:1. However then the club disappeared for 13 years. It was refounded in 1976, reached "Segunda División B" in 1987, and has remained there ever since.
Rivalry.
The Ceuta-Melilla derby was between Melilla and AD Ceuta, who were dissolved in 2012. The two clubs travelled to face each other via the Spanish mainland to avoid entering Morocco.