Club Lleida Esportiu 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

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. Founded in July 2011 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3, holding home games at Camp d'Esports, with a capacity of 13,500 seats.

History

In mid-May 2011, historic club

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was liquidated due to a

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27.2 million debt. Its berth was auctioned and acquired by an entrepreneur from

, Sisco Pujol, who created the new Lleida Esportiu, which started competing in

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; the club was also scheduled to take part in the 2011–12 Copa del Rey, in place of Unió Esportiva. Esportiu played its first

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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

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. In 2016, their third try in four years, the team lost promotion in the last round against

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, after a

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. One year later, Lleida Esportiu reached for the first time the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, after eliminating top-level side

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, 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

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. The club finished 2018–19 season in the 6th place in the Group 3 of Segunda División B.

Season to season

---- *10 seasons in

*1 season in Segunda División RFEF

Detailed list of seasons

Players

Current squad

Reserves

Out on loan

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.

Play-off (19 June 2016) *Most league appearances: 193, Pau Torres (2012–2015, 2018–) *Most league goals scored: 29,

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(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

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, 6 April 2014) *Oldest player: Óscar Rubio, 38 years and 238 days (against

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, 8 January 2023)

Coaches

:''Statistics are correct as of 8 January 2023.

Notable players

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

Notes

References

External links

Official website

Futbolme team profile
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