UD Lanzarote

Unión Deportiva Lanzarote is a Spanish football team based in Arrecife, Lanzarote, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 1970 it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 12, holding home games at the Ciudad Deportiva de Lanzarote (sports city), a 6,000-seat stadium which is shared with CD Orientación Marítima.

Lanzarote

Full name	Unión Deportiva Lanzarote
Nickname(s)	Los Conejeros
Founded	1970
Ground	Ciudad Deportiva, Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain
Capacity	6,000
President	José Domingo Machín
Head coach	Adolfo Pérez
League	Tercera Federación – Group 12
2023–24	Tercera Federación – Group 12, 2nd of 18
Home colours Away colours

History

Unión Deportiva Lanzarote was formed in August 1970, in views to a representation outside of the island. In its beginnings the team played on picón (volcanic granules), eventually moving on to FIFA-approved artificial grass.

In its first competitive season, 1970–71, the team won the Segunda Regional Insular championship (second regional division), and for many years battled through local and Canarian leagues until making its debuts in Tercera División, in 1980; the first campaign ended with a fifth place, and it was also here the club had its first taste of the Copa del Rey – after a 0–0 home draw with neighbours UD Las Palmas, Lanzarote was ripped apart 0–5 in the second leg.

The 1998–99 season saw Lanzarote end the campaign in third position, with promotion to Segunda División B for the first time ever. It was a whistle-stop visit to the category, as the Island of Volcanoes club was relegated in the first year.

From the 2001–02 campaign onwards, the team consolidated its position in the third level. In a cup match against also-islanders CD Tenerife, local legend Maciot bagged a hat-trick in a 5–1 shock win, in front of a 5,000 home crowd. The reward for this feat was a dream clash with La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid, led by Vicente del Bosque and with the likes of Raúl González, Steve McManaman, Roberto Carlos, Luís Figo and Zinedine Zidane on board: after the favorite's early lead, part-time waiter Oscar Vladamir equalized and secured his place in local football history, but the club eventually lost it 1–3.

Lanzarote continued establishing itself and, in 2002–03, finished the campaign in third place and, for the first time, competed in the play-off to reach Segunda División. President was Estanislao García, as manager José Luis Mendilibar – later of Athletic Bilbao and Real Valladolid – led the team in the cup tie against Atlético Madrid, which was only sealed for the Colchoneros (1–2) with a late José María Movilla strike.

2003–04 was Lanzarote's finest season in division three, ending the campaign as champions, but once again failing to clinch promotion in the play-offs. That season also reserved a good domestic cup performance, against rising Sevilla FC: opponent manager Joaquín Caparrós refused to play on Lanzarote's artificial grass, and the game was held in Gran Canaria where over 5,000 supporters watched the Conejeros perform valiantly, only to be downed with a goal by Júlio Baptista after a cross from José Antonio Reyes.

In 2004–05's Spanish Cup, Lanzarote defeated Héctor Cúper's RCD Mallorca's 2–1, followed by another downing of a top level team, Athletic Bilbao also 2–1. However, the latter stage was already contested in two legs, and the smaller side were crushed 0–6 at San Mamés, falling just one game short of the competition's quarterfinals. From 2004 to 2009, in the league, the team consecutively clinched mid-table positions. In the 2018–19 season the club finished 5th in the Tercera División, Group 12, just 7 points away from the 1st place.

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1970–71 5 2ª Reg. 1st 1971–72 5 2ª Reg. 1st 1972–73 5 2ª Reg. 1st 1973–74 4 1ª Reg. 6th 1974–75 4 1ª Reg. 3rd 1975–76 4 1ª Reg. 7th 1976–77 4 1ª Reg. 10th 1977–78 6 1ª Reg. 1st 1978–79 5 Reg. Pref. 6th 1979–80 5 Reg. Pref. 4th 1980–81 4 3ª 5th 1981–82 4 3ª 10th 1982–83 4 3ª 9th 1983–84 4 3ª 11th 1984–85 4 3ª 13th 1985–86 4 3ª 6th 1986–87 4 3ª 9th 1987–88 4 3ª 8th 1988–89 4 3ª 21st 1989–90 5 Pref. Int. 2nd

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1990–91 5 Pref. Int. 3rd 1991–92 5 Pref. Int. 3rd 1992–93 4 3ª 16th 1993–94 4 3ª 18th 1994–95 5 Pref. Int. 1st 1995–96 4 3ª 13th 1996–97 4 3ª 8th 1997–98 4 3ª 4th 1998–99 4 3ª 3rd 1999–2000 3 2ª B 17th 2000–01 4 3ª 1st 2001–02 3 2ª B 8th Round of 32 2002–03 3 2ª B 3rd 2003–04 3 2ª B 1st 2004–05 3 2ª B 13th Round of 16 2005–06 3 2ª B 11th 2006–07 3 2ª B 12th 2007–08 3 2ª B 13th 2008–09 3 2ª B 14th 2009–10 3 2ª B 20th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2010–11 4 3ª 1st 2011–12 4 3ª 5th 2012–13 4 3ª 14th 2013–14 4 3ª 11th 2014–15 4 3ª 2nd 2015–16 4 3ª 2nd 2016–17 4 3ª 12th 2017–18 4 3ª 4th 2018–19 4 3ª 5th 2019–20 4 3ª 14th 2020–21 4 3ª 6th / 5th 2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 11th 2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 2nd 2023–24 5 3ª Fed. 2nd 2024–25 5 3ª Fed.

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• 10 seasons in Segunda División B
• 27 seasons in Tercera División
• 4 seasons in Tercera Federación/Tercera División RFEF
• 15 seasons in Categorías Regionales

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Marino
2	DF	ESP	Ángel Gil
5	MF	COL	Niche
6	DF	ESP	Derwin Ortega
7	FW	ESP	Jonathan Torres
8	FW	ESP	Óscar Martín
9	FW	ESP	Toñito
10	MF	URU	Federico O'Neill
11	MF	ESP	Rubén Rodríguez
12	DF	ESP	Francisco Barrios
13	GK	ESP	Víctor Sáinz

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	ESP	Adrián Calero
15	MF	ESP	Oswaldo Montelongo
16	FW	ESP	Maciot Dévora
17	MF	ESP	Vladimir Ramos
18	DF	ESP	Noé Padrón
19	MF	ESP	Jotha
21	MF	ESP	Ayoze Pérez
23	MF	ESP	Roberto Varela
25	GK	ESP	Abel González
—	DF	ESP	Eliot Hernández

Famous players

Note: this list includes players that have played at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

• Raúl Fabiani
• Jotha
• Fredrik Söderström

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)