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 LEB Oro league.
Força Lleida | |||
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Leagues | LEB Oro | ||
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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History
editThe 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
editSeason | 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
editCurrent roster
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gerard Encuentra
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Depth chart
editPos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Inactive |
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C | Cameron Krutwig | Marvin Ogunsipe | ||
PF | Đorđe Simeunović | Javi Vega | David Castellnou | |
SF | Osvaldas Matulionis | Diogo Brito | David Cuéllar | |
SG | Jaume Lobo | |||
PG | Rafa Villar | Nacho Varela |
Colours: Blue = homegrown player; Red = non-FIBA Europe player
Trophies and awards
editTrophies
edit- Lliga Catalana LEB: (3)
- 2012, 2022, 2023
Notable players
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Women's team
editForça 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
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rubén Petrus
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References
edit- ^ El nuevo Força Lleida se presenta en sociedad; Solobasket.com, 12 July 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2015. (in Spanish)