After
UD Salamanca's dissolution, a group of supporters founded
Unionistas de Salamanca Club de Fútbol, a fan-based club created mainly to preserve UDS' memory. After the club's creation, famous people like
Vicente del Bosque and
Dani Rovira became associates. A number of British citizens resident in Spain and England are also members. During the first season following its foundation, the club played home games at the “Rosa Colorado” municipal stadium. On 2 September 2014, Unionistas was inscribed in
Primera Provincial de Salamanca, the sixth level of Spanish football. A day later it played its first official match, a 0–1
friendly loss against
UD Santa Marta. Unionistas achieved promotion to
Primera Regional in April 2015, after defeating Real Salamanca Monterrey. Just one year later, it was promoted to
Tercera División after defeating Onzonilla. The first season of the club in Tercera division was successful, as it ended in the third position of the Castile and León group and qualified to the
promotion play-offs to
Segunda División B. The club qualified for a
second attempt in the next season, after topping the group 8. This time it achieved promotion by defeating
Socuéllamos in the last match, with a
penalty kick scored in the 96th minute. The first season in
Segunda Division B was successful, as the team managed to finish in ninth place, avoiding relegation and qualifying for the
Copa del Rey the following season. In their debut in Copa del Rey in 2019, Unionistas reached the round of 32nd after beating
Atlético Baleares and
Deportivo La Coruña. In that round, they were eliminated by powerhouse
Real Madrid, after losing 1–3. In the league, the season was more difficult. After first 11 league games the club was holding 19th position among 20 teams. However, the club avoided relegation after leaving the last positions and following the suspension of the league due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2023-24 season, the club made it to the round of 32 of the
2023-24 Copa del Rey after beating
Gernika,
Sporting de Gijón, where the club faced
Villarreal on 8 January 2024. After keeping the score to 0–0, Unionistas eventually conceded to Villarreal attacker
Ilias Akhomach, but scored an 87th minute equalizer through an
Alfred Planas penalty. The score remained 1–1 even after extra time, and the game went to penalties. However, due to a power outage, the stadium's floodlights failed and the penalty shootout was postponed to the following morning. In the morning's penalty shootout, Unionistas won the match with
Adri Gómez scoring the winning penalty. This sent Unionistas to the Round of 16 of the competition, where they would meet
FC Barcelona at home, losing 1–3 after taking the lead.
Club background •
Unión Deportiva Salamanca -
(1923–2013) ==Season to season==