Lleida Esportiu

Club Lleida Esportiu 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]

This article is about the current football club founded in 2011. For its origins, see UE Lleida.
Lleida Esportiu
Full nameClub Lleida Esportiu
Nickname(s)Els Blaus (The Blues)
Els de la Terra Ferma (Firmlanders)
Founded2011 (2011)
GroundCamp d'Esports, Lleida,
Catalonia, Spain
Capacity13,500
PresidentLuis Pereira
Head coachÁngel Viadero
LeagueSegunda Federación – Group 3
2022–23Segunda Federación – Group 3, 9th of 18
WebsiteClub website

History

In mid-May 2011, historic club UE 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 CF Pobla de Mafumet (2–0); fifteen days later the team played its first official match, losing 1–3 at home to CF Reus Deportiu. The cup campaign ended in the first round with a loss by the same score at Andorra CF. In 2013, just in their second season, Lleida Esportiu played for the first time the promotion playoffs to Segunda División, as they did a year later, losing respectively to Real Jaén and CD 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 Esportiu 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 Esportiu 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]

Season to season
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2011–12 3 2ª B 7th First round
2012–13 3 2ª B 4th Second round
2013–14 3 2ª B 3rd Round of 32
2014–15 3 2ª B 5th Third round
2015–16 3 2ª B 4th Third round
2016–17 3 2ª B 8th Second round
2017–18 3 2ª B 7th Round of 16
2018–19 3 2ª B 6th Third round
2019–20 3 2ª B 5th First round
2020–21 3 2ª B 7th / 4th First round
2021–22 4 2ª RFEF 5th —
2022–23 4 2ª Fed. 9th First round
2023–24 4 2ª Fed. —

Detailed list of seasons
Season League Cup Other cups Top scorer[N 1]
TierDivisionGrPosPldWDLGFGAPtsName(s)
2011–123Segunda División B37th38161111504059R1Copa FederaciónR32 Spain Asier Eizaguirre10
2012–133Segunda División B24th3817156563466R2Copa CatalunyaR2.3 Spain Jaime Mata14
PO413054
2013–143Segunda División B33rd3819118523568R32Copa CatalunyaR2.1 Spain Jaime Mata15
PO412133
2014–153Segunda División B35th3818713453461R3Copa CatalunyaR1 Spain Salva Chamorro14
2015–163Segunda División B34th3818137492267R3Copa CatalunyaR2 Spain Manuel Onwu10
PO641172
2016–173Segunda División B38th38151112414156R2Copa CatalunyaR3 Spain Javi Casares8
2017–183Segunda División B37th38141311373355R16Copa CatalunyaR1 Spain Jorge Félix10
2018–193Segunda División B36th38151112463956R3Copa CatalunyaR3 Spain Pedro Martín16
2019–203Segunda División B35th2812106342246R1Copa CatalunyaR2 Spain Xemi Fernández8
2020–213Segunda División B310th2610511282835R1—— Spain Raúl González9
2021–224Segunda División RFEF35th3415712383952—Copa FederaciónQF Spain Joel Febas10
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2022–234Segunda Federación39th34121111312547R1Copa CatalunyaR1 Spain Chuli7

Players

Current squad
As of 1 October 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Iñaki Álvarez
3 DF Spain ESP Fer Cortijo
4 DF Colombia COL Neyder Lozano
5 DF Spain ESP Roger Figueras
6 MF Spain ESP Toni Vicente (captain)
7 MF Spain ESP Sergio Montero
8 MF Argentina ARG Juan Agüero
10 FW Spain ESP Chuli
11 FW Spain ESP Ton Ripoll
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF Spain ESP Óscar Rubio
13 GK Spain ESP Álex Satoca
14 FW Spain ESP Javi Soto
16 MF Spain ESP Antonio Romero
17 MF Nigeria NGA Musa Isah
18 MF Spain ESP Àlex Rico
19 MF Argentina ARG Mateo Enríquez
20 DF Spain ESP Joan Campins

Reserves

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF Spain ESP Iván Combes
27 DF Spain ESP Marcel Flotats
28 MF Spain ESP Quim Montenegro
30 MF Nigeria NGA Quadri Liameed

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Spain ESP Toni de la Fuente (at Binéfar until 30 June 2024)
— FW Spain ESP Xavier Becerra (at Binéfar until 30 June 2024)

Records
  • 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 161 days (against Valencia Mestalla, 22 October 2023)

Coaches
Statistics are correct as of 22 October 2023.
Name Nationality From To Matches Won Drawn Lost GF GA Win % Notes
Emili Vicente  Spain 23 July 2011 30 June 2012 38161111504042.1
Toni Seligrat  Spain 1 July 2012 30 June 2014 763626141086947.4
Imanol Idiakez  Spain 1 July 2014 30 June 2016 76362020935647.4
Gustavo Siviero  Argentina 13 July 2016 18 May 2017 38151112414139.5
Gerard Albadalejo  Spain 22 May 2017 3 February 2019 61242116705939.3
Juan Carlos Oliva  Spain 5 February 2019 3 June 2019 15537131333.3
Molo  Spain 5 June 2019 24 May 2021 54221517635040.7
Gabri  Spain 1 June 2021 25 May 2022 3415712383944.1
Pere Martí  Spain 9 June 2022 21 December 2022 15447131226.7
Toni Seligrat  Spain 28 December 2022 2 February 2023 41213325
Ángel Viadero  Spain 3 February 2023 Present 231364281756.5

Notes
  1. All goals scored in league games, not including playoffs.

References
  1. 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.
  2. Un agujero de 28 millones engulle a la UE Lleida (28 million hole swallows UE Lleida); El País, 16 May 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. 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)
  4. 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)
  5. 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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "Atletico Madrid 3 Lleida 0 (7-0 agg): Carrasco, Gameiro & Vitolo complete heavy aggregate win". FourFourTwo. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  11. 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.
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