Unión Deportiva Llanera is a
Spanish football club based in
Posada de Llanera, in the autonomous community of
Asturias
Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain.
It is coextensiv ...
. Founded in 1981, it plays in
Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at ''Estadio Pepe Quimarán''.
History
The first team called ''UD Llanera'' was founded in 1961. This team played in Segunda Regional until the 1969–70, before being disbanded.
In 1981, two former players of the old club convinced Pepe Quimarán, whose name was given to the new stadium of the club, to create a new UD Llanera. In 1987 the club achieved its first promotion ever to Primera Regional.
From 1994 to 1997, the senior team of UD Llanera was disbanded, but the youth teams continued their activity.
In May 2016, after 35 years of playing in
regional divisions, the club was promoted for the first time in its history to the
Tercera División
Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the '' Segunda División'', and the semi-professional '' Segunda ...
.
Season to season
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*1 season in ''
Segunda División RFEF''
*5 seasons in ''
Tercera División
Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the '' Segunda División'', and the semi-professional '' Segunda ...
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Stadium
''Estadio Las Huelgas'' was the first home stadium of UD Llanera. It was used until the construction of the new Estadio Pepe Quimarán. The pitch measures 94x48 m and has a capacity for 1,000 people.
Women's team
UD Llanera created a women's football team in 2007. It competed always in the
Regional league except in the 2011–12, after an agreement with
Oviedo Moderno CF
Real Oviedo Femenino, officially named as Oviedo Moderno Club de Fútbol, is a Spanish women's football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. It acts as the women's section of Real Oviedo.
History
Founded in 1980 as México-La Corredoria CF to pla ...
to be its reserve team in
Segunda División. In the next season, after its relegation, the agreement was terminated.
Llanera came back to Segunda División in 2017, after finishing as runner-up of the regional league and the ineligibility of Oviedo Moderno B to promote.
Season by season
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in Asturias
Association football clubs established in 1981
1981 establishments in Spain