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, historic club Unió Esportiva Lleida was liquidated due to a €27.2 million debt.Un agujero de 28 millones engulle a la UE Lleida (28 million hole swallows UE Lleida); El País, 16 May 2011 Its berth was auctioned and acquired by an entrepreneur from Lleida, Sisco Pujol,El juez echa a Junyent y le da el club a Lleida Esportiu (Judge ousts Junyent and gives club to Lleida Esportiu) ; Sport, 7 July 2011 who created the new Lleida Esportiu, which started competing in Segunda División B;El Lleida Sportiu ya es equipo de Segunda División B (Lleida Sportiu is finally a Segunda División B team); Marca, 19 July 2011 the club was also scheduled to take part in the 2011–12 Copa del Rey, in place of Unió Esportiva. Emili Vicente, the last manager of the previous club, was the first manager of the new one.

Esportiu played its first friendly game on 6 August 2011, with Poblade Mafumet (2–0); fifteen days later the team played its first official match, losing 1–3 at home to Reus. The cup campaign ended in the first round with a loss by the same score at Andorra. In 2013, just in their second season, Lleida played for the first time the promotion playoffs to Segunda División, as they did a year later, losing respectively to Real Jaén and Leganés; Toni Seligrat led the team in both seasons. In 2016, their third try in four years, the team lost in the playoff final to Sevilla Atlético, after a penalty shootout.

In the 2017–18 Copa del Rey, Lleida reached for the first time the round of 16 after eliminating top-level side Real Sociedad, by overcoming a disadvantage of three goals in the aggregate score in the previous round. In their first appearance in the round of 16, the club was eliminated by Atlético Madrid 7–0 on aggregate.

After a league restructuring, Lleida ended up in the new fourth-tier Segunda Federación for the 2021–22 season. In a first playoff for six years, the club lost to the seeded Sestao River Club after a goalless draw on 21 May.

In April 2024, Lleida Esportiu announced a name change to Lleida Club de Futbol to avoid legal issues. In July 2025, the club was administratively relegated to the Tercera Federación (fifth-tier) due to various non-payment issues. Another relegation followed in the following year, with the club entering a liquidation process in June 2026.

On 2 July 2026, Lleida CF announced that Lleida 1939, a new project starting in the Quarta Catalana, had acquired the brand, social media and historic trophies of the club, also including the historic accolades of UE Lleida.

Season to season SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey2011–1232ª B7thFirst round2012–1332ª B4thSecond round2013–1432ª B3rdRound of 322014–1532ª B5thThird round2015–1632ª B4thThird round2016–1732ª B8thSecond round2017–1832ª B7thRound of 162018–1932ª B6thThird round2019–2032ª B5thFirst round2020–2132ª B / First round2021–2242ª RFEF5th2022–2342ª Fed.9thFirst round2023–2442ª Fed.5th2024–2542ª Fed.13thFirst round2025–2653ª Fed.18th2026–276Lliga Elit

10 seasons in Segunda División B 4 seasons in Segunda Federación/Segunda División RFEF 1 season in Tercera Federación

Detailed list of seasons SeasonLeagueCupOther cupsTop scorerAll goals scored in league games, not including playoffs.Tier Division Name(s) 2011–12 3 Segunda División B 3 7th 38 16 11 11 50 40 59 R1 Copa Federación R32 Asier Eizaguirre 102012–13 3 Segunda División B 2 4th 38 17 15 6 56 34 66 R2 Copa Catalunya R2.3 Jaime Mata 14 4 1 3 0 5 4 2013–14 3 Segunda División B 3 3rd 38 19 11 8 52 35 68 R32 Copa Catalunya R2.1 Jaime Mata 15 4 1 2 1 3 3 2014–15 3 Segunda División B 3 5th 38 18 7 13 45 34 61 R3 Copa Catalunya R1 Salva Chamorro 142015–16 3 Segunda División B 3 4th 38 18 13 7 49 22 67 R3 Copa Catalunya R2 Manuel Onwu 10 6 4 1 1 7 2 2016–17 3 Segunda División B 3 8th 38 15 11 12 41 41 56 R2 Copa Catalunya R3 Javi Casares 82017–18 3 Segunda División B 3 7th 38 14 13 11 37 33 55 R16 Copa Catalunya R1 Jorge Félix 102018–19 3 Segunda División B 3 6th 38 15 11 12 46 39 56 R3 Copa Catalunya R3 Pedro Martín 162019–20 3 Segunda División B 3 5th 28 12 10 6 34 22 46 R1 Copa Catalunya R2 Xemi Fernández 82020–21 3 Segunda División B 3 10th 26 10 5 11 28 28 35 R1 — — Raúl González 92021–22 4 Segunda División RFEF 3 5th 34 15 7 12 38 39 52 — Copa Federación QF Joel Febas 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 2022–23 4 Segunda Federación 3 9th 34 12 11 11 31 25 47 R1 Copa Catalunya R1 Chuli 72023–24 4 Segunda Federación 3 5th 34 18 4 12 45 31 58 — Copa Federación R32 Chuli 11 2 0 0 2 0 3 2024–25 4 Segunda Federación 3 13th 34 9 18 7 38 30 45 R1 Copa Catalunya R7 Unai García 8

Players Current squad

Youth Academy

Records Record league victory: 0–6 vs. Atlético Baleares (3 April 2016) Record league defeat: 5–1 vs. Villarreal B (3 October 2015), 4–0 vs. Sabadell (21 December 2019) Record attendance: 13,700 vs. Sevilla Atlético, Segunda División B Play-off (19 June 2016) Most league appearances: 193, Pau Torres (2012–2015, 2018–2021) Most league goals scored: 29, Jaime Mata (2012–14) Most goals scored, season: 19, Pedro Martín (2018–19) Highest league position: 3rd in Segunda División B (2014) Copa del Rey best: Round of 16 (2017–18) Record consecutive league appearances: 88, Pau Torres (August 2012 – November 2014), Iñaki Álvarez (December 2022 – May 2025) Youngest player: Òscar Canadell, 17 years and 158 days (against Ontinyent, 6 April 2014) Oldest player: Óscar Rubio, 41 years and 191 days (against Cornellà, 23 November 2025)

Coaches

Statistics are correct as of 23 November 2025. NameNationalityFromToMatchesWonDrawnLostGFGAWin %Notes3816111150407636261410869763620209356381511124141612421167059155371313542215176350341571238391544713124121334925915604125814333199144511Present12147516

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References

External links

BDFútbol profile Futbolme team profile