Força Lleida CE

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Força Lleida
Força Lleida logo
LeaguesLEB Oro
Founded2012; 10 years ago (2012)
ArenaBarris Nord
LocationLleida, Catalonia
Team colorsBlack, White and Orange
     
PresidentAlbert Aliaga
Head coachGerard Encuentra
Websiteflleida.cat

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.

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
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
  1. ^ Remained in the league after achieving a vacant berth.
  2. ^ Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. ^ 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 nationality not displayed.

ICG Força Lleida roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
C 0 Senegal Badji, Ibou 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 19 – (2002-10-13)13 October 2002
PF 24 Venezuela Carrera, Michael 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – (1993-01-07)7 January 1993
C 32 The Bahamas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1993-02-19)19 February 1993
SG 6 Spain 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (1997-09-08)8 September 1997
SF 7 Spain 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (1999-03-20)20 March 1999
SG 3 United States 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1997-02-15)15 February 1997
SF 40 Slovenia 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1996-07-27)27 July 1996
PG 8 Spain 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 22 – (1999-05-24)24 May 1999
PG 10 Italy 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 21 – (2000-07-06)6 July 2000
PF 15 Spain 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – (1999-07-01)1 July 1999
PG 5 Austria Schreiner, Thomas 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 35 – (1987-02-03)3 February 1987
Head coach

Gerard Encuentra

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Ibou Badji Shaquille Cleare
PF Michael Carrera Ignacio Rosa
SF Miguel González Matej Kavaš
SG Mark Hughes David Cuéllar
PG Thomas Schreiner Albert Lafuente Juani Marcos

Colours: Blue = homegrown player; Red = non-FIBA Europe player

Trophies and awards[]

Trophies[]

Notable players[]

See also: Category:Força Lleida CE players

Playing at Liga ACB

Playing on top divisions

References[]

  1. ^ El nuevo Força Lleida se presenta en sociedad; Solobasket.com, 12 July 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2015. (in Spanish)

External links[]

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