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União Leiria
União Desportiva de Leiria (), commonly known as União de Leiria, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Leiria. Founded on 6 June 1966, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home matches at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, with a 23,888-seat capacity. History Leiria's biggest rivals in Portugal are S.C. Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar, Associação Naval 1º de Maio and Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F., Académica de Coimbra, which belong to the same geographical region. In 1979–80 Primeira Divisão, 1979–80, the club first competed in the Primeira Liga, top division, finishing in 13th position and being the first team inside the relegation zone. A heavy contender in the battle to reach UEFA, European competitions in the 2000s, the club was relegated in 2007–08 Primeira Liga, 2007–08 to the LigaPro, second level, after finishing last. The team would be immediately 2008–09 Liga de Honra, promoted back, coming in second after champions S ...
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