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 División B – Group 3, holding home games at Camp d'Esports, with a capacity of 13,500 seats.[1]

Lleida Esportiu
Full nameClub Lleida Esportiu
Nickname(s)Els Blaus (The Blues)
Els de la Terra Ferma (Firmlanders)
Founded2011
GroundCamp d'Esports, Lleida,
Catalonia, Spain
Capacity13,500
PresidentAlbert Esteve
Head coachMolo
League2ªB – Group 3
2018–192ªB – Group 3, 6th

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.

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.

In 2013, just in their second season, Lleida Esportiu played for the first time the promotion playoffs to Segunda División. In 2016, their third try in four years, the team lost promotion in the last round against Sevilla Atlético, after a penalty shootout.

One year later, Lleida Esportiu reached for the first time the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, after eliminating top level side Real Sociedad, by overcoming a disadvantage of three goals in the aggregate score, in the previous round. In their first appearance in the round of 16, the club was eliminated by Atlético Madrid.

The club finished 2018-19 season in the 6th place in the Group 3 of Segunda División B.[5]

Season to season
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2011/12 3 2ªB 7th First round
2012/13 3 2ªB 4th Second round
2013/14 3 2ªB 3rd Round of 32
2014/15 3 2ªB 5th Third round
2015/16 3 2ªB 4th Third round
2016/17 3 2ªB 8th Second round
2017/18 3 2ªB 7th Round of 16
2018/19 3 2ªB 6th Third round
2019/20 3 2ªB First round

Detailed list of seasons
Season League Cup Other cups Top scorer[N 1]
TierDivisionGrPosPldWDLGFGAPtsName(s)
2011–123Segunda División B37th38161111504059R1Copa FederaciónR32 Asier Eizaguirre10
2012–133Segunda División B24th3817156563466R2Copa CatalunyaR2.3 Jaime Mata14
PO413054
2013–143Segunda División B33rd3819118523568R32Copa CatalunyaR2.1 Jaime Mata15
PO412133
2014–153Segunda División B35th3818713453461R3Copa CatalunyaR1 Salva Chamorro14
2015–163Segunda División B34th3818137492267R3Copa CatalunyaR2 Manuel Onwu10
PO641172
2016–173Segunda División B38th38151112414156R2Copa CatalunyaR3 Javi Casares8
2017–183Segunda División B37th38141311373355R16Copa CatalunyaR1 Jorge Félix10
2018–193Segunda División B36th38151112463956R3Copa CatalunyaR3 Pedro Martín16

Players

Current squad
As of 10 December 2019[6]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Pau Torres
2 DF José Ruiz
3 DF Joan Oriol
4 MF Álex Felip
5 DF Marc Trilles (captain)
6 DF Luso Delgado
7 FW Liberto Beltrán (on loan from Real Betis)
8 MF Marc Martínez
9 FW Eder Díez
10 MF Xemi Fernández
No. Position Player
11 FW Raúl González
13 GK Víctor Vidal
14 DF Matej Šimić
15 MF Dani Provencio
16 DF César Soriano
17 FW Abel Molinero
18 FW Enric Bernat
20 MF Adrián León
21 MF Fernando Cano

Reserves

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

No. Position Player
23 FW Alpha Bagayoko
26 MF Joanet López
27 MF Eneko Aguilar
29 FW Sebastian Serediuc
30 GK Enric Puiggròs
No. Position Player
31 DF Adrià Cosialls
34 FW Sergi Armero
37 DF Liu Yang
38 MF Toni Vicente

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
DF Noel Carbonell (at Llagostera until 30 June 2020)

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: 170, Pau Torres (2012–2015, 2018–)
  • 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: César Soriano, 36 years and 320 days (against Villarreal B, 8 March 2020)

Managers
Statistics are correct as of 8 March 2020.
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 Present 2812106342242.9

Notable players

Note: this list includes players playing on fully professional top leagues or with international caps.

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

References
  1. d’Esports, Sid Lowe at the Camp. "Diego Costa's love affair with Atletico Madrid is on and off again". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  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. "Histórico Lleida Esportiu - Segunda División B G 3". www.resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  6. http://www.lleidaesportiu.cat/equip
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