Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa

Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa
Full name Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa
Nickname(s) La Cultu , La Leonesa
Founded 1923
Ground Reino de León, León,
Castile and León, Spain
Ground Capacity 13,500
Owner Qatar Aspire Zone Foundation
Chairman Spain Felipe Llamazares
Manager Spain Juan Ferrando
League 2ªB – Group 1
2014–15 2ª B – Group 1, 7th

Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, is a Spanish football team based in León, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1923 it currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home games at Estadio Reino de León, with a capacity of 13,500 seats.

Ahead of the 2014–15 season, the club released a kit designed to look like a tuxedo. The kit, which attracted huge attention in the media and social networking sites, was worn in a pre-season charity match in support of local charities for mining families.

History

In July 2015, Qatari Aspire Zone Foundation acquired ownership of the club for a reported fee of 1.7 million euros.[1] The team has signed several Qatari footballers.

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1929 3 2ªB 1st
1929/30 2 10th
1930/31 3 6th
1942/43 2 10th
1943/44 2 9th
1944/45 2 13th
1945/46 3 3rd
1946/47 3 2nd
1947/48 3 8th
1948/49 3 7th
1949/50 3 5th
1950/51 3 5th
1951/52 3 3rd
1952/53 3 2nd
1953/54 2 4th
1954/55 2 1st
1955/56 1 15th
1956/57 2 6th
1957/58 2 16th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1958/59 2 16th
1959/60 3 1st
1960/61 2 12th
1961/62 2 16th
1962/63 3 4th
1963/64 3 3rd
1964/65 3 7th
1965/66 3 2nd
1966/67 3 3rd
1967/68 3 1st
1968/69 3 4th
1969/70 3 2nd
1970/71 3 1st
1971/72 2 5th
1972/73 2 19th
1973/74 3 1st
1974/75 2 20th
1975/76 3 6th
1976/77 3 2nd
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1977/78 3 2ªB 6th
1978/79 3 2ªB 5th
1979/80 3 2ªB 4th
1980/81 3 2ªB 4th
1981/82 3 2ªB 19th
1982/83 3 2ªB 19th
1983/84 4 2nd
1984/85 4 2nd
1985/86 4 1st
1986/87 4 2nd
1987/88 3 2ªB 14th
1988/89 3 2ªB 8th
1989/90 3 2ªB 7th
1990/91 3 2ªB 9th
1991/92 3 2ªB 6th
1992/93 3 2ªB 10th
1993/94 3 2ªB 17th
1994/95 4 1st
1995/96 3 2ªB 4th
1996/97 3 2ªB 8th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1997/98 3 2ªB 4th
1998/99 3 2ªB 1st
1999/00 3 2ªB 9th
2000/01 3 2ªB 2nd
2001/02 3 2ªB 2nd
2002/03 3 2ªB 5th
2003/04 3 2ªB 4th
2004/05 3 2ªB 10th
2005/06 3 2ªB 14th
2006/07 3 2ªB 11th
2007/08 3 2ªB 11th
2008/09 3 2ªB 2nd
2009/10 3 2ªB 12th
2010/11 3 2ªB 14th
2011/12 4 3rd
2012/13 4 2nd
2013/14 3 2ªB 14th
2014/15 3 2ªB 7th
2015/16 3 2ªB Second round

Current squad

As of 17 January 2016

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

No. Position Player
Spain GK Diego Calzado
Spain GK Leandro Montagud
Spain GK Omar Gutiérrez
Spain DF Aitor Núñez
Spain DF Juan Bardal
Spain DF Jordi César
Spain DF Santi Santos (captain)
Spain DF Álvaro Tejedor
Spain DF Miguel Villarejo
Qatar DF Tameem Al-Muhaza
Qatar DF Sultan Al-Brake
Nigeria MF Stephen Babalola
Spain MF Gonzalo González
Qatar MF Hussam Hassanin
No. Position Player
Spain MF Nacho Matador
Spain MF Viti
Spain MF Álex Gómez
Spain MF Pablo Coutado
Spain MF Iosu Villar
Spain MF Eric López
Ecuador MF Seba Méndez
Spain MF Cristóbal Gil
Spain MF Javi Navas
Qatar MF Assim Madibo
Spain FW Isaac Aketxe
Spain FW Javi Orodea
Spain FW Valentín
Qatar MF Almoez Ali

Notable former players

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

see also Category:Cultural Leonesa footballers

Famous coaches

Stadium

C. Leonesa vs. Sabadell, in the 2008–09 Segunda División promotion playoffs

See also

References

  1. David Fernández (11 September 2015). "Cultural Leonesa, el centro de Aspire en España". MarcadorInt. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

External links

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