Lleida Esportiu

Lleida Esportiu

Full name	Club Lleida Esportiu
Nickname(s)	Els Blaus (The Blues) Els de la Terra Ferma (Firmlanders)
Founded	2011
Ground	Camp d'Esports, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Capacity	13,500
Chairman	Albert Esteve
Manager	Imanol Idiakez
League	2ªB – Group 3
2014–15	2ªB – Group 3, 5th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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 División B, holding home games at Camp d'Esports, with a capacity of 13,500 seats.

History

In mid-May 2011, historic club UE Lleida was liquidated due to a €27.2 million debt.^[1] Its berth was auctioned and acquired by an entrepreneur from Lleida, Sisco Pujol,^[2] who created the new Lleida Esportiu, which started competing in Segunda División B;^[3] the club was also scheduled to take part in the 2011–12 Copa del Rey, in place of Unió Esportiva.

Esportiu played its first friendly game on 6 August 2011, with CF Pobla de Mafumet (2–0). On the 21st, the team played its first official match, losing 1–3 against CF Reus Deportiu.

Season to season

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 2011/12 2ªB 7th First round 2012/13 2ªB 4th Second round 2013/14 2ªB 3rd Round of 32 2014/15 2ªB 5th Third round 2015/16 2ªB — Third round

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• 5 seasons in Segunda División B

Current squad

As of 15 February 2016

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

No. Position Player — GK Iván Crespo — GK Álex Cobo — GK Álex Pacheco — DF Ekhi Senar — DF Molo — DF Toño Vázquez — DF Raúl Fuster — DF Arnau Tobella — DF Óscar Rubio — DF Pau Bosch — MF Carlos Doncel

No. Position Player — MF Marc Martínez — MF Joel Huertas — MF Álex Albistegi — MF Javier Rami — MF Carlos Rodríguez — MF Mia Guasch — MF Urko Arroyo — MF Julen Colinas — FW Óscar Vega — FW Manuel Onwu — FW Diego Suárez

Records

• Record league victory: 0–6 vs. Atlético Baleares (3 April 2016)
• Record league defeat: 5–1 vs. Villarreal B (3 October 2015)
• Record attendance: 12,657 vs. Toledo, Segunda División B Play-off (24 May 2014)
• Most league appearances: 162, Pau Bosch (2011–)
• Most league goals scored: 29, Jaime Mata (2012–14)
• Most goals scored, season: 18, Jaime Mata (2012–13)
• Highest league position: 3rd in Segunda División B (2014)
• Copa del Rey best: Round of 32 (2013–14)
• 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: Pedro Baquero, 34 years and 227 days (against Cornellà, 17 May 2015)

References

1. Un agujero de 28 millones engulle a la UE Lleida (28 million hole swallows UE Lleida); El País, 16 May 2011 (Spanish)
2. El juez echa a Junyent y le da el club a Lleida Esportiu (Judge ousts Junyent and gives club to Lleida Esportiu); Sport, 7 July 2011 (Spanish)
3. El Lleida Sportiu ya es equipo de Segunda División B (Lleida Sportiu is finally a Segunda División B team); Marca, 19 July 2011 (Spanish)

External links

• Official website (Catalan)
• Futbolme team profile (Spanish)