Club Esportiu Atlètic Lleida is a Spanish football team based in

Lleida Lleida (, ; Spanish: Lérida ) is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida. Geographically, it is located in the Catalan Central Depression. It is also the capital city of the Segrià comarca, as ...

, in the autonomous community of

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

. Founded on 22 June 2019, they play in , holding home games at '' Camp de Futbol Municipal Ramón Farrús'', with a capacity of 1,200 people.

History

Founded on 25 September 1926 as ''Club Deportivo Almacellench'', the club were later renamed to ''Club de Fútbol Almacelles'' and later ''Athlètic Almacelles'' in 1968 (Athletic would later be refounded in 2014). In 1986, they changed name to ''Club Esportiu Escola de Futbol Almacelles i Comarca''. After being only an amateur team, EFAC Almacelles started playing in a senior competition in 1988, winning promotion from the ''Tercera Regional''. They first reached the top tier of regional football, the

Primera Catalana The Primera Catalana is the 6th tier of the Spanish football league system and the highest league in the autonomous community of Catalonia. The league was formed in 1991 to replace Regional Preferent as the first level of Catalonia and was split i ...

, in 2011. After playing the following years between Primera and

Segona Catalana The Segona Catalana is the seventh tier of the Spanish football league system and the second highest league in the autonomous community of Catalonia. The league was formed in 2011 to replace Territorial Preferent as second level of Catalonia and ...

, EFAC reached an agreement with ''Club Esportiu Atlètic Lleida'' (a club founded on 22 June 2019) in late June 2019, with the latter taking over their place in the fifth tier from the 2020–21 season onwards. The name of "Esportiu Atlètic Lleida" was contested by the president of Lleida Esportiu at the time, Albert Esteve, by considering that the new brand could "generate confusion". In March 2024, ''

Diari Segre ''Diari Segre'' or simply ''Segre'' is a Spanish and Catalan language daily newspaper published in Lleida, Spain. History and profile ''Diari Segre'' was started in 1982. In the first issue the paper declared that it was an independent publicati ...

'' reported that Atlètic Lleida were under negotiations with

CF Badalona Futur C.F. Badalona Futur S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Badalona, Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. Founded in 1947, it currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 3. Its home stadium is ''Estadi Municipal'', with ...

to acquire their place in either the

Segunda Federación Segunda Federación, previously called Segunda División RFEF, also officially known as Segunda B-Segunda Federación, is the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system containing 90 teams divided into five groups. It is administered by t ...

Primera Federación The Primera Federación, formerly known as Primera División RFEF, is the third tier of the Spanish football league system beginning with the 2021–22 season. It is administered by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. It is below the top tw ...

, with their president Josep María Oromí stating that the negotiations were in an "advanced" stage. In June 2024, the team achieved promotion to the

Tercera Federación Tercera Federación, previously known as Tercera División RFEF, is the fifth tier of the Spanish football league system. It is below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional divisions ...

, entering the national Spanish football league system, so the team will compete in that division starting in the 2024–25 season. After being promoted the Atlètic Lleida board decided to withdraw from the Badalona Futur purchase negotiations, they argued that the existence of two teams from Lleida competing in the Segunda Federación would mean a sporting conflict that Atlètic wanted to avoid, in addition to seeking to strengthen their own project.

Club background

*''Club Deportivo Almacellench'' (1926–19XX) *''Club de Fútbol Almacelles'' (19XX–1968) *''Athlètic Almacelles'' (1968–1986) *''Club Esportiu Escola de Futbol Almacelles i Comarca'' (1986–2020) *''Club Esportiu Atlètic Lleida'' (2020–)

Season to season

EFAC Almacelles

Atlètic Lleida

References

External links

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Soccerway team profile
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