Força Lleida CE
Força Lleida | |||
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Leagues | Liga ACB | ||
Founded | 2012 | ||
Arena | Barris Nord | ||
Location | Lleida, Catalonia | ||
Team colors | Bordeaux, Blue and White | ||
President | Albert Aliaga | ||
Head coach | Gerard Encuentra | ||
Website | flleida.cat | ||
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Força Lleida Club Esportiu, also known as ICG Força Lleida for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain and plays in the Barris Nord, in Liga ACB league.
History
The club born in the summer of 2012 with the aim to substitute existent CE Lleida Bàsquet, which had several economic problems.[1]
In its first season, Força Lleida qualified for the playoffs, after finalizing 7th in Regular Season, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals against Palencia. The next season, the team got the same number of victories than the past year (11), but this time just could get the 10th position.
In 2015 the club achieved its best performance after reaching to the semifinals of the playoffs, but just one season later, Força Lleida finished in the last position becoming relegated to LEB Plata. But a few months later, the club achieved a vacant berth in the same league, so they could avoid the descent and play in LEB Oro the next season.
In 2017, despite the team could finish the competition with more victories than lost games, they just could get the tenth position at the table, thus not qualifying for the postseason.
Now, Força Lleida is playing in the same league with the goal of qualifying for the playoffs after the regular season.
Season by season
Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | W–L |
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2012–13 | 2 | LEB Oro | 7th | 13–18 |
2013–14 | 2 | LEB Oro | 10th | 11–15 |
2014–15 | 2 | LEB Oro | 5th | 18–15 |
2015–16 | 2 | LEB Oro | 16th[a] | 9–21 |
2016–17 | 2 | LEB Oro | 10th | 18–16 |
2017–18 | 2 | LEB Oro | 16th | 12–22 |
2018–19 | 2 | LEB Oro | 11th | 16–18 |
2019–20 | 2 | LEB Oro | 15th[b] | 9–15 |
2020–21 | 2 | LEB Oro | 17th[c] | 12–14 |
2021–22 | 2 | LEB Oro | 4th | 25–15 |
2022–23 | 2 | LEB Oro | 7th | 23–15 |
2023–24 | 2 | LEB Oro | 2nd | 31–8 |
- ^ Remained in the league after achieving a vacant berth.
- ^ Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ Remained in the league after achieving a vacant berth.
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
ICG Força Lleida roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gerard Encuentra
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
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C | Alexander Madsen | |
PF | ||
SF | Oriol Paulí * | |
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PG | Rafa Villar * |
† indicates an overseas player.
* indicates a "cupo" player.
In compliance with ACB's homegrown player policy, only 2 overseas players can be in the roster for every given match, with the exception of those holding a European citizenship, or from any country with an association treaty, such as the Cotonou Agreement. In addition to that, at least 4 of the players in a 12 or more player roster must "cupo" players (i.e., they are Spanish, or must have been in the youth systems of a Spanish club for at least 3 years).[2]
Trophies and awards
Trophies
- Lliga Catalana LEB: (3)
- 2012, 2022, 2023
Notable players
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Women's team
Força Lleida CE has also a women's team which was founded in 2023 and plays in Liga Femenina 2, the Spanish women's basketball third tier.
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Rubén Petrus
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References
- ^ El nuevo Força Lleida se presenta en sociedad; Solobasket.com, 12 July 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2015. (in Spanish)
- ^ Reglamento de competiciones ACB CD acb.com (in Spanish)