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Lleida CF

Full name	Lleida Club de Futbol
Nickname(s)	Els Blaus, Lleidatans, Els de la Terra Ferma
Founded	2011; 14 years ago (2011)
Ground	Camp d'Esports, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Ground Capacity	13,500
President	Luis Pereira
Head coach	Marc García
League	Segunda Federación – Group 3
2022–23	Segunda Federación – Group 3, 9th of 18
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Lleida Club de Futbol is a Spanish football team. It is based in Lleida, a city in Catalonia, Spain. The club was started in July 2011. They play their home games at Camp d'Esports. This stadium can hold 13,500 fans.

History of Lleida Club de Futbol

Club crest between 2011 and 2024

In May 2011, the old football club from Lleida, called UE Lleida, had big money problems. It owed a lot of money, about €27.2 million. Because of this, the club had to close down.

A new club was quickly formed. An entrepreneur from Lleida, Sisco Pujol, bought the rights to play in the league. He created the new team, Lleida Esportiu. They started playing in the Segunda División B, which is a high level of Spanish football. The new club also took the place of the old one in the 2011–12 Copa del Rey cup. The last coach of the old club, Emili Vicente, became the first coach of the new team.

Lleida Esportiu played its first friendly game on August 6, 2011. They won 2–0 against Poblade Mafumet. Their first official match was fifteen days later. They lost 1–3 at home to Reus. In the Copa del Rey, they were knocked out in the first round.

In 2013, just two years after starting, Lleida tried to get promoted to a higher league. They played in the promotion playoffs. They tried again a year later, in 2014. Both times, they did not succeed in getting promoted. Toni Seligrat was their coach for these seasons. In 2016, they made it to the playoff final. However, they lost to Sevilla Atlético after a penalty shootout.

In the 2017–18 Copa del Rey cup, Lleida had a great run. They reached the round of 16 for the first time ever. They even beat a top team, Real Sociedad. They came back from being three goals behind to win that match. In the round of 16, they played against Atlético Madrid. They were eliminated after losing 7–0 over two games.

In 2021, the league system changed. Lleida ended up in the new fourth-tier league, Segunda Federación. In 2022, they played in the playoffs again after six years. They lost to Sestao River Club after a 0–0 draw.

In April 2024, the club changed its name. To avoid legal problems, Lleida Esportiu became Lleida Club de Futbol.

Club Performance Over the Years

This table shows how Lleida CF has performed in different leagues and cups each season.

The club has played:

• 10 seasons in Segunda División B
• 4 seasons in Segunda Federación/Segunda División RFEF

Players

Current Squad

Here are the players currently on the Lleida CF team.

No. Position Player 1 GK Iñaki Álvarez 2 DF Xavi Estacio 3 DF Fer Cortijo 4 DF Neyder Lozano 5 DF José Solbes 6 MF Iker García 7 FW Unai García 8 MF Quadri Liameed 9 FW Guillem Naranjo 10 FW Adri Gené 11 MF Diego Iglesias 12 DF Óscar Rubio

No. Position Player 13 GK Daniel Parra 14 MF Juanan Casanova 15 DF Miguel Operé 17 MF Musa Isah 18 DF Mario Domingo 19 FW Fran Pérez 20 DF Joan Campins (captain) 21 DF Marc Fuentes 22 MF Adri Lledó 23 DF Yeray Izquierdo 25 GK Andreu Lladonosa

Youth Academy

These players are part of the club's youth system.

No. Position Player 26 FW Juan Pallejar 27 DF Pol Escoll DF Marcel Flotats

Players on Loan

Sometimes players go to other teams for a while to get more playing time. This is called being "on loan."

No. Position Player DF Iván Combes (at Fraga until 30 June 2025)

Club Records

Here are some of the best and most interesting records for Lleida CF:

• Biggest league win: 6–0 against Atlético Baleares (April 3, 2016)
• Biggest league loss: 5–1 against Villarreal B (October 3, 2015), and 4–0 against Sabadell (December 21, 2019)
• Highest attendance: 13,700 fans watched the game against Sevilla Atlético in the Segunda División B Play-off (June 19, 2016)
• Most league games played: 193 games by Pau Torres (2012–2015, 2018–2021)
• Most league goals scored: 29 goals by Jaime Mata (2012–14)
• Most goals in one season: 19 goals by Pedro Martín (2018–19)
• Highest league position: 3rd place in Segunda División B (2014)
• Best Copa del Rey result: Reached the Round of 16 (2017–18 season)
• Most consecutive league games played: 88 games by Pau Torres (August 2012 – November 2014)
• Youngest player to play: Òscar Canadell, who was 17 years and 158 days old (against Ontinyent, April 6, 2014)
• Oldest player to play: Óscar Rubio, who was 40 years and 185 days old (against Terrassa, November 17, 2024)

Coaches of Lleida CF

This table shows the different coaches who have led Lleida CF. The statistics are correct as of November 17, 2024.

Name	Nationality	From	To	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	Win %	Notes
Vicente, EmiliEmili Vicente	Spain	23 July 2011	30 June 2012	38	16	11	11	50	40	42.1
Seligrat, ToniToni Seligrat	Spain	1 July 2012	30 June 2014	76	36	26	14	108	69	47.4
Idiakez, ImanolImanol Idiakez	Spain	1 July 2014	30 June 2016	76	36	20	20	93	56	47.4
Siviero, GustavoGustavo Siviero	Argentina	13 July 2016	16 May 2017	38	15	11	12	41	41	39.5
Albadalejo, GerardGerard Albadalejo	Spain	31 May 2017	3 February 2019	61	24	21	16	70	59	39.3
Oliva, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Oliva	Spain	5 February 2019	3 June 2019	15	5	3	7	13	13	33.3
Molo, Molo	Spain	5 June 2019	24 May 2021	54	22	15	17	63	50	40.7
Gabri, Gabri	Spain	1 June 2021	25 May 2022	34	15	7	12	38	39	44.1
Martí, PerePere Martí	Spain	9 June 2022	21 December 2022	15	4	4	7	13	12	26.7
Seligrat, ToniToni Seligrat	Spain	28 December 2022	2 February 2023	4	1	2	1	3	3	25
Viadero, ÁngelÁngel Viadero	Spain	3 February 2023	6 June 2024	49	25	9	15	60	41	51
Marc García, Marc García	Spain	7 June 2024	Present	12	6	4	2	16	7	50

See also

In Spanish: Club Lleida Esportiu para niños