Lleida Esportiu

Lleida Esportiu

Full name	Club Lleida Esportiu
Nickname(s)	Blues, Firmlanders
Founded	2011
Ground	Camp d'Esports, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Ground Capacity	13,500
Chairman	Albert Esteve
Manager	Imanol Idiakez
League	2ªB – Group 3
2013–14	2ªB – Group 3, 3rd
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Club Lleida Esportiu is a Spanish football team based in Lleida, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in July 2011 it plays in Segunda División B, holding home games at Camp d'Esports, with a capacity of 13,500 seats.

History

In mid-May 2011, historic club UE Lleida was liquidated due to a €27.2 million debt.^[1] Its berth was auctioned and acquired by an entrepreneur from Lleida, Sisco Pujol,^[2] who created the new Lleida Esportiu, which started competing in Segunda División B;^[3] the club was also scheduled to take part in the 2011–12 Copa del Rey, in place of Unió Esportiva.

Esportiu played its first friendly game on 6 August 2011, with Pobla de Mafumet CF (2–0). On the 21st, the team played its first official match, losing 1–3 against CF Reus Deportiu.

Season to season

• 4 seasons in Segunda División B

Current squad

As of 30 January 2015.

• U-23 players (minimum of six).

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Pau Torres GK Jorge Mediavilla DF Carlos Barreda DF Pau Bosch DF Ekhi Senar DF Raúl Fuster DF Molo DF Pedro Baquero DF David Forniés MF Jorge Miramón

No. Position Player MF Alex Albistegi MF Eugeni Valderrama (on loan from Sevilla) MF Chupe MF Dani Fragoso MF Javier Rami MF Miguel Ángel Nieto FW Salva Chamorro FW Diego Sánchez FW Juan Antonio Osado

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player DF Aitor Aldalur (at Barakaldo until 30 June 2015) DF Guillem Pujol (at Masnou until 30 June 2015) MF Mia Guasch (at Pobla de Mafumet until 30 June 2015)

Records

• Record league victory: 5–0 vs. Ontinyent (6 April 2014)
• Record league defeat: 1–4 vs. L'Hospitalet (2 October 2011), 3–0 vs. Ontinyent (9 October 2011), 3–0 vs. Amorebieta (15 September 2012), 1–4 vs. L'Hospitalet (23 March 2014), 0–3 vs. Atlético Baleares (9 November 2014)
• Record attendance: 12,657 vs. Toledo, Segunda División B Play-off (24 May 2014)
• Most league appearances: 130, Pau Bosch (2011–)
• Most league goals scored: 29, Jaime Mata (2012–14)
• Most goals scored, season: 18, Jaime Mata (2012–13)
• Highest league position: 3rd in Segunda División B (2014)
• Copa del Rey best: Round of 32 (2013–14)
• Record consecutive league appearances: 88, Pau Torres (August 2012 – November 2014)
• Youngest player: Òscar Canadell, 17 years and 158 days (against Ontinyent, 6 April 2014)
• Oldest player: Pedro Baquero, 34 years and 206 days (against Villarreal B, 26 April 2015)

References

External links

• Official website (Catalan)
• Futbolme team profile (Spanish)