Força Lleida CE

Força Lleida Club Esportiu, also known as ICG Força Lleida for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain and plays in the Barris Nord, in LEB Oro league.

Força Lleida
Força Lleida logo
LeaguesLEB Oro
Founded2012 (2012)
ArenaBarris Nord
LocationLleida, Catalonia
Team colorsBordeaux, Blue and White
     
PresidentAlbert Aliaga
Head coachGerard Encuentra
Websiteflleida.cat

History

The club born in the summer of 2012 with the aim to substitute existent CE Lleida Bàsquet, which had several economic problems.[1]

In its first season, Força Lleida qualified for the playoffs, after finalizing 7th in Regular Season, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals against Palencia. The next season, the team got the same number of victories than the past year (11), but this time just could get the 10th position.

In 2015 the club achieved its best performance after reaching to the semifinals of the playoffs, but just one season later, Força Lleida finished in the last position becoming relegated to LEB Plata. But a few months later, the club achieved a vacant berth in the same league, so they could avoid the descent and play in LEB Oro the next season.

In 2017, despite the team could finish the competition with more victories than lost games, they just could get the tenth position at the table, thus not qualifying for the postseason.

Now, Força Lleida is playing in the same league with the goal of qualifying for the playoffs after the regular season.

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. W–L
2012–13 2LEB Oro 7th 13–18
2013–14 2LEB Oro 10th 11–15
2014–15 2LEB Oro 5th18–15
2015–16 2LEB Oro 16th[lower-alpha 1] 9–21
2016–17 2LEB Oro 10th 18–16
2017–18 2LEB Oro 16th 12–22
2018–19 2 LEB Oro 11th 16–18
2019–20 2LEB Oro 15th[lower-alpha 2] 9–15
2020–21 2 LEB Oro 17th[lower-alpha 3] 12–14
2021–22 2 LEB Oro 4th 25–15
2022–23 2 LEB Oro 7th 23–15
  1. Remained in the league after achieving a vacant berth.
  2. Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. Remained in the league after achieving a vacant berth.

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

ICG Força Lleida roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
SF 0 Portugal Brito, Diogo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1997-04-24)24 April 1997
PF 1 Spain Castellnou, David Injured 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 19 – (2004-05-09)9 May 2004
SG 6 Spain Cuéllar, David (C) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1997-09-08)8 September 1997
SG 41 United States Hasbrouck, Kenny Injured 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 37 – (1986-08-14)14 August 1986
C 23 South Sudan United States Kuath, Kur 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 25 – (1998-08-12)12 August 1998
SG 13 Spain Lobo, Jaume 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 26 – (1997-07-31)31 July 1997
SF 3 Lithuania Matulionis, Osvaldas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1991-08-19)19 August 1991
C 26 Austria Ogunsipe, Marvin Injured 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1996-02-26)26 February 1996
PF 33 Serbia Simeunović, Đorđe 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1995-04-26)26 April 1995
C 32 United States Jamaica Thomas, Quintrell 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1990-02-21)21 February 1990
PG 24 Chile Spain Varela, Nacho 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (2000-01-24)24 January 2000
PF 10 Spain Vega, Javi 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 35 – (1988-01-05)5 January 1988
PG 4 Spain Villar, Rafa 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 19 – (2004-08-09)9 August 2004
Head coach

Gerard Encuentra

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench Inactive
C Kur Kuath Quintrell Thomas Marvin Ogunsipe
PF Đorđe Simeunović Javi Vega David Castellnou
SF Osvaldas Matulionis Diogo Brito
SG Jaume Lobo David Cuéllar Kenny Hasbrouck
PG Rafa Villar Nacho Varela

Colours: Blue = homegrown player; Red = non-FIBA Europe player

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Women's team

Força Lleida CE has also a women's team which was founded in 2023 and plays in Liga Femenina 2, the Spanish women's basketball third tier.

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

ICG Força Lleida roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
C 18 Spain Boladeres, Judit 29 – (1994-10-19)19 October 1994
SF 5 Spain Cerqueda, Maria 25 – (1998-01-20)20 January 1998
SG 3 Spain Comella, Pilar 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 28 – (1995-06-07)7 June 1995
SF 14 Spain Fernández, Carla 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 21 – (2001-11-06)6 November 2001
PF 9 Spain Gil, Laura 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 22 – (2001-07-02)2 July 2001
PG 16 Argentina Maza, Milagros 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 20 – (2003-03-03)3 March 2003
SF 7 Spain Peña, Cristina 33 – (1990-07-15)15 July 1990
PG 4 Spain Rexach, Abril (C) 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 24 – (1999-04-27)27 April 1999
C 23 Senegal Traoré, Aya 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 40 – (1983-07-27)27 July 1983
SF 11 Spain Tribó, Iris 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 23 – (1999-11-17)17 November 1999
SF 20 Italy Vilches, Magalí 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 21 – (2002-06-01)1 June 2002
Head coach

Rubén Petrus

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

References
  1. El nuevo Força Lleida se presenta en sociedad; Solobasket.com, 12 July 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2015. (in Spanish)
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