Unión Popular de Langreo is a Spanish football team based in Langreo, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1961, it plays in , holding its home games at Estadio Ganzábal in La Felguera, with a capacity of 4,024 seats.
History UP Langreo was founded on 4 July 1961, after the merge of local teams CP La Felguera and Racing de Sama, which had a fierce rivalry. The merge was made with the aim of overcoming from the rivalry between Sama and La Felguera not only in football, but in all areas.
In its first season, Langreo achieved promotion to Segunda División, where it played during eight seasons out of the next ten years. Since its second relegation from Segunda to Tercera División, the club always played between Tercera and Segunda División B, the new third tier created in 1977, where UP Langreo played for the first time in its inaugural season.
In 1994, Langreo played the promotion playoffs to Segunda División, but it finished in the last position of its group, composed also by CF Extremadura, AEC Manlleu and CD Numancia.
Since that year, Langreo continues playing alternatively between Segunda División B and Tercera División. In the 2017–18 season the club promoted back to Segunda División B after spending three seasons in Tercera and qualified for the Copa del Rey thus ending with an 18-year absence in the competition, the largest in the club's history.
Stadium
Since its foundation, Langreo plays in Estadio Ganzábal. Entirely renovated in 2006, it has capacity for 4,024 spectators.
Rivalries Langreo's historic rival is Caudal Deportivo. Both teams meet in the Asturian Mining basins derby. The club also has a strong rivalry with Real Avilés.
Season to season
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1961–6233ª1st1962–6322ª13thFirst round1963–6422ª11thRound of 321964–6522ª12thFirst round1965–6622ª13thRound of 321966–6722ª13thFirst round1967–6822ª10thRound of 321968–6933ª2nd1969–7033ª1stSecond round1970–7122ª17thRound of 321971–7222ª20thFourth round1972–7333ª8thThird round1973–7433ª2ndFourth round1974–7533ª10thFirst round1975–7633ª11thSecond round1976–7733ª7thFirst round1977–7832ª B8thSecond round1978–7932ª B14thFirst round1979–8032ª B5thThird round1980–8132ª B19thSecond roundSeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1981–8243ª1st1982–8343ª2ndSecond round1983–8443ª3rdFirst round1984–8543ª4thFirst round1985–8643ª1stSecond round1986–8743ª3rdRound of 161987–8832ª B13thFirst round1988–8932ª B11thSecond round1989–9032ª B12th1990–9132ª B18thFirst round1991–9243ª3rdThird round1992–9343ª3rdFirst round1993–9432ª B4thThird round1994–9532ª B8thSecond round1995–9632ª B10th1996–9732ª B14th1997–9832ª B11th1998–9932ª B18th1999–200043ª5th2000–0143ª3rd SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey2001–0243ª1st2002–0332ª B16thPreliminary2003–0443ª5th2004–0543ª4th2005–0643ª2nd2006–0743ª3rd2007–0843ª3rd2008–0943ª5th2009–1043ª5th2010–1143ª3rd2011–1243ª3rd2012–1343ª4th2013–1443ª2nd2014–1532ª B17th2015–1643ª2nd2016–1743ª3rd2017–1843ª2nd2018–1932ª B9thFirst round2019–2032ª B10thFirst round2020–2132ª B / SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey2021–2242ª RFEF11th2022–2342ª Fed.12th2023–2442ª Fed.6th2024–2542ª Fed.6thFirst round2025–2642ª Fed.14thFirst round2026–2753ª Fed.
8 seasons in Segunda División 19 seasons in Segunda División B 5 seasons in Segunda Federación/Segunda División RFEF 33 seasons in Tercera División 1 season in Tercera Federación
Current squad
Out on loan
Honours Tercera División: 1961–62, 1969–70, 1981–82, 1985–86, 2001–02 Copa RFEF (Asturias tournament): 1997, 2008, 2017
Notable players
Kily Juan Carlos Álvarez Michu David Villa (youth)
Presidents
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References
External links
BDFútbol team profile