C.F. Badalona Futur S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Badalona,

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, in the

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. Founded in 1947, it currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 3. Its home stadium is ''Estadi Municipal'', with a capacity for 4,000 spectators.

History

Leandro Calm, the mayor of the city, founded the club as Unión Deportiva Llagostera on 13 November 1947. He also became its first president. Llagostera spent most of its history in the Catalan regional leagues, promoting to

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for the first time ahead of the 2009–10 season. In only its second season at that level, the club won its group before defeating

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3–0 on aggregate in the

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. In 2011–12, its first season in Segunda División B, Llagostera finished only one point out of the play-offs, instead qualifying for the next season's

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, where it reached the last 32 before a 5–1 aggregate loss to giants

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. The team was promoted to the professional leagues for the first time in 2014 with a 3–2 aggregate comeback win over

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and beating

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after the overtime in the last round of the

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. As their stadium did not meet LFP criteria for home games, Llagostera had as its home stadium from 2014 to 2017 the Estadi Palamós Costa Brava, 30 km from Llagostera, which holds 3,724 spectators. The club held its own in its first season in Segunda División, coming within four points of a

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berth. It was relegated back to the third tier towards after two

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s. On 30 June 2017, the club announced it would come back to the Estadi Municipal de Llagostera. One year later, Llagostera would be relegated to

, after losing the

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against Izarra, but bounced back immediately with victory against

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in June 2019. In the

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, Llagostera emerged as champions following a 2–1 extra time win in the final. On 31 July 2021, the club announced the change of name to ''Unió Esportiva Costa Brava'', moving to the city of

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and changing the club's logo. On 19 July 2022, Costa Brava was absorbed by

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. As Badalona was relegated to

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, Costa Brava changed name to ''Club de Fútbol Badalona Futur'', with the original Badalona acting as a

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Club background

*1947–1972: Unión Deportiva Llagostera *1972–1981: Club de Fútbol Llagostera *1981–2004: Unión Deportiva Llagostera *2004–2015: Unió Esportiva Llagostera *2015–2021: Unió Esportiva Llagostera-Costa Brava *2021–2022: Unió Esportiva Costa Brava *2022–: Club de Fútbol Badalona Futur

Season to season

---- *2 seasons in Segunda División *1 season in

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*7 seasons in Segunda División B *1 season in

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*3 seasons in

Players

Current squad

Notable players

Note: this list includes players that have played at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

Honours

League

Segunda División B *Winners: 2013–14

*Winners:

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, 2018–19

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*Winners: 2005–06

Cups

Spanish Royal Federation Cup *Winners:

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References

External links

Official website

Futbolme team profile

Club & stadium history
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