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
LeaguesLEB Oro
Founded2012 (2012)
ArenaBarris Nord
LocationLleida, Catalonia
Team colorsBlack, White and Orange
              
PresidentFélix González
Head coachGustavo Aranzana
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
  1. Remained in the league after achieving a vacant berth.
  2. Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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
PG 8 Chapela, Adrián 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1994-04-16)16 April 1994
C 32 Cleare, Shaquille 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1993-02-19)19 February 1993
C 5 Diene, Pa Mor 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 21 – (1998-08-19)19 August 1998
SF 10 Feliu, Miquel (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 35 – (1985-05-17)17 May 1985
PG 24 Lafuente, Albert 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 21 – (1999-05-24)24 May 1999
PF 17 Martí, Marc 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (1997-06-19)19 June 1997
C 12 Mbaye, Ablaye 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 30 – (1990-06-13)13 June 1990
SG 4 Polanco, Eddy 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1994-08-05)5 August 1994
PG 22 Sans, Agustí 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1995-02-27)27 February 1995
SG 14 Santa Ana, Steven 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1996-05-14)14 May 1996
SG 9 Sierra, Fernando 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1995-05-06)6 May 1995
PF 42 Stutz, Eric 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1992-09-09)9 September 1992
Head coach

Gustavo Aranzana

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Shaquille Cleare Ablaye Mbaye Pa Mor Diene
PF Eric Stutz Marc Martí
SF Miquel Feliu
SG Steven Santa Ana Eddy Polanco Fernando Sierra
PG Adrián Chapela Agustí Sans Albert Lafuente

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

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Notable players

Playing at Liga ACB

Playing on top divisions

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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