Unión Magdalena
| Full name | Unión Magdalena | ||
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| Nickname(s) | El Ciclón Bananero (The Banana Cyclone) Los Samarios (The Samarios) | ||
| Founded | 10 March 1951 (as Deportivo Samarios) 19 April 1953 (officially) | ||
| Ground | Estadio Sierra Nevada | ||
| Capacity | 16,162 | ||
| Owner | Eduardo Dávila Armenta | ||
| Chairman | Alberto Garzón | ||
| Manager | Alexis García | ||
| League | Categoría Primera A | ||
| 2024 | Primera B, 2nd of 16 (champions and promoted) | ||
| Website | unionmagdalena | ||
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Unión Magdalena (Spanish pronunciation: [uˈnjom maɣðaˈlena]) commonly known as El Unión, and nicknamed as El Ciclón Bananero (The Banana Cyclone) and also Los Samarios (The Samarios), is a Colombian football club from the city of Santa Marta, capital of the department of Magdalena, founded on April 19 1953. They will compete in the Categoría Primera A, the first division of the Colombian football league system, starting from 2025.
The club's home ground is the Estadio Sierra Nevada, since 2018.
Founded on 10 March 1951 as Deportivo Samarios, the club was re-founded as Unión Magdalena on 19 April 1953. The original playing squad was largely composed of Hungarians who were touring Colombia when their club, the Hungaria FbC Roma, was disbanded.