Club Esportiu Atlètic Lleida is a Spanish football team based in

Lleida Lleida (, ; ; '' see below'') is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital and largest town in Segrià county, the Ponent region and the province of Lleida. Geographically, it is located in the Catalan Central Depression. It ...

, in the autonomous community of

Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...

. 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 7th tier of the Spanish football league system and the second 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 ...

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

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

, 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 Lleida Club de Futbol is a Spanish football team based in Lleida, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in July 2011, it plays in , holding home games at Camp d'Esports, with a capacity of 13,500 seats. History In mid-May 2011, hi ...

at the time, Albert Esteve, by considering that the new brand could "generate confusion". In March 2024, '' Diari Segre'' reported that Atlètic Lleida were under negotiations with

CF Badalona Futur C.F. Badalona Futur Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Badalona, Province of Barcelona, Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. Founded in 1947, it currently plays ...

to acquire their place in either the

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

Primera Federación The Primera Federación, officially the Primera Federación Versus e-Learning for sponsorship reasons (formerly known as Primera RFEF). is the third tier of the Spanish football league system beginning with the 2021–22 season. It is administe ...

, 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 RFEF, is the fifth tier of the Spanish football league system. It is below the ''La Liga'', ''Segunda División'', and its fellow semi-professional divisions '' Primera Federación'' and ''Segunda F ...

, entering the national Spanish football league system, so the team competed that division on 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. On July 9, 2025, Atlètic Lleida was promoted to the

after purchasing the vacant spot that had been left following the administrative relegation of Lleida CF to Tercera Federación.

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

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*1 season in

Players

Current squad

References

External links

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Soccerway team profile
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