Club de Futbol Balaguer is a Spanish football team based in Balaguer, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1945 it currently plays in Tercera División – Group 5, holding home games at Municipal de Balaguer, with a capacity of 2,000 seats.[3] Balaguer was the last club local-born Roberto Martínez played for in Spain before moving to England. Roberto's father managed CF Balaguer in the eighties.
Balaguer |
Full name | Club de Futbol Balaguer |
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Founded | 1945 |
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Ground | Municipal, Balaguer, Catalonia, Spain |
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Capacity | 2,000[1] |
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President | Antonio Ayguadé |
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Head coach | Salva Cambray[2] |
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League | 2ª Catalana – Group 5 |
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2018–19 | 1ª Catalana – Group 2, 18th |
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Football first appeared in the city of Balaguer in 1916, when the students started to play each Thursday in the field near the current Municipal Theater.[4]
Season
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Tier
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Division
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Place
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Copa del Rey
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1953/54
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5
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2ª Reg.
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3rd
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1954/55
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4
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1ª Reg.
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5th
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1955/56
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4
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1ª Reg.
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12th
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1956/57
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4
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1ª Reg.
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1st
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1957/58
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3
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3ª
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14th
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1958/59
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4
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1ª Reg.
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6th
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1959/60
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4
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1ª Reg.
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3rd
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1960/61
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3
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3ª
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11th
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1961/62
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3
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3ª
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12th
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1962/63
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3
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3ª
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16th
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1963/64
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4
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1ª Reg.
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1st
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1964/65
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3
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3ª
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5th
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1965/66
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3
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3ª
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6th
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1966/67
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3
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3ª
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15th
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1967/68
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4
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1ª Reg.
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12th
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1968/69
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5
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1ª Reg.
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6th
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1969/70
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5
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1ª Reg.
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13th
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1970/71
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5
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1ª Reg.
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19th
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1971/72
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6
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2ª Reg.
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1st
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1972/73
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6
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2ª Reg.
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1st
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1973/74
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5
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1ª Reg.
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16th
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1974/75
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5
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1ª Reg.
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18th
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1975/76
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6
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2ª Reg.
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13th
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1976/77
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6
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2ª Reg.
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10th
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1977/78
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7
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2ª Reg.
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1st
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1978/79
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6
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1ª Reg.
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9th
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1979/80
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6
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1ª Reg.
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13th
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1980/81
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6
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1ª Reg.
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18th
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1981/82
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6
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1ª Reg.
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5th
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1982/83
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6
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1ª Reg.
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10th
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1983/84
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6
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1ª Reg.
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8th
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1984/85
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6
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1ª Reg.
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1st
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1985/86
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5
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Reg. Pref.
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4th
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Season
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Tier
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Division
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Place
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Copa del Rey
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1986/87
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5
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Reg. Pref.
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4th
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1987/88
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4
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3ª
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11th
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1988/89
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4
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3ª
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15th
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1989/90
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4
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3ª
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12th
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1990/91
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4
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3ª
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1st
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1991/92
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4
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3ª
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2nd
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Second Round
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1992/93
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4
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3ª
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8th
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First Round
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1993/94
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4
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3ª
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5th
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1994/95
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4
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3ª
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7th
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1995/96
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4
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3ª
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7th
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1996/97
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4
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3ª
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18th
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1997/98
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5
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1ª Cat.
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1st
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1998/99
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4
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3ª
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5th
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1999/00
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4
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3ª
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1st
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2000/01
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4
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3ª
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2nd
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First Round
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2001/02
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4
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3ª
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13th
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2002/03
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4
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3ª
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20th
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2003/04
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5
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1ª Cat.
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3rd
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2004/05
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4
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3ª
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7th
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2005/06
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4
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3ª
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9th
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2006/07
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4
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3ª
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8th
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2007/08
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4
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3ª
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10th
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2008/09
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4
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3ª
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16th
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2009/10
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4
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3ª
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9th
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2010/11
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4
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3ª
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15th
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2011/12
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4
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3ª
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12th
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2012/13
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4
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3ª
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20th
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2013/14
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5
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1ª Cat.
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13th
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2014/15
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5
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1ª Cat.
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10th
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2015/16
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5
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1ª Cat.
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3rd
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2016/17
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5
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1ª Cat.
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3rd
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2017/18
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5
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1ª Cat.
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11th
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2018/19
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5
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1ª Cat.
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18th
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As of 22 December 2018
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