Lleida CF
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Full name | Lleida Club de Futbol | |||
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Nickname(s) | Els Blaus, Lleidatans, Els de la Terra Ferma | |||
Founded | 2011 | |||
Ground | Camp d'Esports, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain | |||
Capacity | 13,500 | |||
President | Luis Pereira | |||
Head coach | Marc García | |||
League | Segunda Federación – Group 3 | |||
2023–24 | Segunda Federación – Group 3, 5th of 18 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Lleida Club de Futbol is a Spanish football team based in Lleida, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in July 2011, it plays in Segunda Federación – Group 3, holding home games at Camp d'Esports, with a capacity of 13,500 seats.[1]
History
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In mid-May 2011, historic club Lleida was liquidated due to a €27.2 million debt.[2] Its berth was auctioned and acquired by an entrepreneur from Lleida, Sisco Pujol,[3] who created the new Lleida Esportiu, which started competing in Segunda División B;[4] the club was also scheduled to take part in the 2011–12 Copa del Rey, in place of Unió Esportiva. Emili Vicente, the last manager of the previous club, was the first manager of the new one.[5]
Esportiu played its first friendly game on 6 August 2011, with Poblade Mafumet (2–0); fifteen days later the team played its first official match, losing 1–3 at home to Reus. The cup campaign ended in the first round with a loss by the same score at Andorra. In 2013, just in their second season, Lleida played for the first time the promotion playoffs to Segunda División, as they did a year later, losing respectively to Real Jaén and Leganés; Toni Seligrat led the team in both seasons.[6][7] In 2016, their third try in four years, the team lost in the playoff final to Sevilla Atlético, after a penalty shootout.[8]
In the 2017–18 Copa del Rey, Lleida reached for the first time the round of 16 after eliminating top-level side Real Sociedad, by overcoming a disadvantage of three goals in the aggregate score in the previous round.[9] In their first appearance in the round of 16, the club was eliminated by Atlético Madrid 7–0 on aggregate.[10]
After a league restructuring, Lleida ended up in the new fourth-tier Segunda Federación for the 2021–22 season. In a first playoff for six years, the club lost to the seeded Sestao River Club after a goalless draw on 21 May.[11]
In April 2024, Lleida Esportiu announced a name change to Lleida Club de Futbol to avoid legal issues.[12]
Season to season
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- 10 seasons in Segunda División B
- 4 seasons in Segunda Federación/Segunda División RFEF
Detailed list of seasons
[edit]Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 27 August 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Records
[edit]- Record league victory: 0–6 vs. Atlético Baleares (3 April 2016)
- Record league defeat: 5–1 vs. Villarreal B (3 October 2015), 4–0 vs. Sabadell (21 December 2019)
- Record attendance: 13,700 vs. Sevilla Atlético, Segunda División B Play-off (19 June 2016)
- Most league appearances: 193, Pau Torres (2012–2015, 2018–2021)
- Most league goals scored: 29, Jaime Mata (2012–14)
- Most goals scored, season: 19, Pedro Martín (2018–19)
- Highest league position: 3rd in Segunda División B (2014)
- Copa del Rey best: Round of 16 (2017–18)
- Record consecutive league appearances: 88, Pau Torres (August 2012 – November 2014)
- Youngest player: Òscar Canadell, 17 years and 158 days (against Ontinyent, 6 April 2014)
- Oldest player: Óscar Rubio, 39 years and 356 days (against Hércules, 5 May 2024)
Coaches
[edit]- Statistics are correct as of 5 May 2024.
Name | Nationality | From | To | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Win % | Notes |
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Emili Vicente | ![]() |
23 July 2011 | 30 June 2012 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 40 | 42.1 | |
Toni Seligrat | ![]() |
1 July 2012 | 30 June 2014 | 76 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 108 | 69 | 47.4 | |
Imanol Idiakez | ![]() |
1 July 2014 | 30 June 2016 | 76 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 93 | 56 | 47.4 | |
Gustavo Siviero | ![]() |
13 July 2016 | 16 May 2017 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 39.5 | |
Gerard Albadalejo | ![]() |
31 May 2017 | 3 February 2019 | 61 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 70 | 59 | 39.3 | |
Juan Carlos Oliva | ![]() |
5 February 2019 | 3 June 2019 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 33.3 | |
Molo | ![]() |
5 June 2019 | 24 May 2021 | 54 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 63 | 50 | 40.7 | |
Gabri | ![]() |
1 June 2021 | 25 May 2022 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 44.1 | |
Pere Martí | ![]() |
9 June 2022 | 21 December 2022 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 26.7 | |
Toni Seligrat | ![]() |
28 December 2022 | 2 February 2023 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 | |
Ángel Viadero | ![]() |
3 February 2023 | 6 June 2024 | 49 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 41 | 51 | |
Marc García | ![]() |
7 June 2024 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ All goals scored in league games, not including playoffs.
References
[edit]- ^ Lowe, Sid (3 January 2018). "Diego Costa's love affair with Atletico Madrid is on and off again". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Un agujero de 28 millones engulle a la UE Lleida (28 million hole swallows UE Lleida); El País, 16 May 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ El juez echa a Junyent y le da el club a Lleida Esportiu (Judge ousts Junyent and gives club to Lleida Esportiu) Archived 2011-07-12 at the Wayback Machine; Sport, 7 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Lleida Sportiu ya es equipo de Segunda División B (Lleida Sportiu is finally a Segunda División B team); Marca, 19 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Felis, Josep (27 December 2011). "Emili Vicente aprueba el papel del Lleida en 2011" [Emili Vicente approves Lleida's role in 2011]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Ganó el Real Jaén, ganó el fútbol (1-1)" [Real Jaén won, football won (1-1)]. Ideal (in Spanish). 16 June 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Mantovani mete al Leganés en la final por el ascenso a Segunda" [Mantovani puts Leganés in the promotion final for Segunda]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "El Sevilla Atlético vuelve a Segunda tras superar en penaltis al Lleida" [Sevilla Atlético return to Segunda after overcoming Lleida on penalties] (in Spanish). Libertad Digital. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Increíbles eliminaciones de Real Sociedad y Athletic ante dos 'Segundas B' en la Copa" [Unbelievable eliminations of Real Sociedad and Athletic against to Segunda B teams in the Copa]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 29 November 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Atletico Madrid 3 Lleida 0 (7-0 agg): Carrasco, Gameiro & Vitolo complete heavy aggregate win". FourFourTwo. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ García, Jontxu (22 May 2022). "El empate da el pase al Sestao River" [Draw puts Sestao River through] (in Spanish). Onda Vasca. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "El Lleida Esportiu cambiará de nombre" [Lleida Esportiu will change name] (in Spanish). Diari Segre. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in Catalan)
- BDFútbol profile
- Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)