CE Lleida Llista Blava

Club Esportiu Lleida Llista Blava, also known as ICG Software Lleida for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish rink hockey club based in Lleida, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1951, the club currently plays in the OK Liga, holding its home games at the Pavelló Onze de Setembre, with capacity of 2,000 seats.

Lleida Llista Blava
Full nameClub Esportiu Lleida Llista Blava
Nickname(s)Listados, Llistats
Founded6 April 1951
Home groundPavelló Onze de Setembre,
Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
(Capacity 2,200)
Chairman Enric Duch
Manager Albert Folguera
LeagueOK Liga
2016–179th
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History

Founded on 6 April 1951 with the name Lérida Lista Azul by a group of friends, the club promoted for the first time to the honour division in 1956.[1] In its first season in it, Lleida ended the league in the fourth position, and would continue playing in the top tier until its relegation in 1960.

In 1993 the team translates its name to Catalan and changes it to the current Lleida Llista Blava. In 2000, it comes back to the OK Liga, in that time called División de Honor and in 2003 makes its debut in European competition. In its first experience, the club reaches the final of the CERS Cup, but fails to win it after losing against Reus Deportiu.[2]

In 2005, Lleida repeated participation, but this time was eliminated by Hockey Breganze in the round of 16. That season was a disaster as the club relegated to Primera División, but immediately comes back to OK Liga. Four years later, in 2010, Lleida Llista Blava would be relegated again,[3] but after spending two seasons in the second tier, promoted again and consolidates as an OK Liga team.

In 2013 took place the third participation of the club in the CERS Cup, eliminated again in the round of 16, this time by Italian Forte dei Marmi.[4]

On 29 April 2018, Lleida conquered their first European title by winning after a penalty shootout the 2017–18 CERS Cup, played at home, against Portuguese team Óquei Clube de Barcelos.[5] They repeated achievement in the following season, again at home and this time defeating Italian squad Sarzana by 6–3.

Season to season

Season Tier Division Pos. Copa del Rey Europe
2001–02 1 OK Liga 7th Semifinalist
2002–03 1 OK Liga 9th Quarterfinalist 2 CERS CupRU
2003–04 1 OK Liga 7th Quarterfinalist
2004–05 1 OK Liga 16th 2 CERS CupR16
2005–06 2 1ª División 3rd
2006–07 1 OK Liga 13th
2007–08 1 OK Liga 11th
2008–09 1 OK Liga 8th Quarterfinalist
2009–10 1 OK Liga 14th
2010–11 2 1ª División 12th
2011–12 2 1ª División 4th
2012–13 1 OK Liga 7th Quarterfinalist
2013–14 1 OK Liga 13th Quarterfinalist 2 CERS CupR16
2014–15 1 OK Liga 11th
2015–16 1 OK Liga 13th
2016–17 1 OK Liga 9th
2017–18 1 OK Liga 5th Quarterfinalist 2 CERS CupC
2018–19 1 OK Liga 6th Semifinalist 2 WS Europe CupC

Titles

Squad

No. Position Player
1 GK Gerard Folguera
3 FW Bruno di Benedetto
4 DF/MF Joan Cañellas
7 FW Maxi Oruste
9 DF/MF Andreu Tomàs
No. Position Player
10 GK Lluís Tomàs
14 FW Jordi Creus
51 DF/MF Raúl Fernández
68 FW Roberto di Benedetto
75 FW César Candanedo

References

  1. "Una aposta de qualitat" [A bet of quality] (PDF) (in Catalan). Mundo Deportivo. 16 March 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. "El Reus Deportiu d'hoquei patins s'imposa al Lleida i guanya la copa de la CERS" (in Catalan). Vila Web. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. "El Lleida certifica el seu descens a la Primera Divisió tot i guanyar a la pista de l'Igualada" (in Catalan). Esport3. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. "L'ICG Software Lleida lluita fins al final però cau eliminat de la Copa Cers" (in Catalan). Lleida Diari. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. "Lleida Lista Blava wins the 38th edition of the Cers Cup defeating OC Barcelos after penalties". CERS Rink Hockey. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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