Hiopos Lleida | |||
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League | Liga ACB | ||
Founded | 2012 | ||
Arena | Espai Fruita Barris Nord | ||
Capacity | 5,500[1] | ||
Location | Lleida, Spain | ||
Team colors | Bordeaux, black and white | ||
President | Albert Aliaga | ||
Head coach | Gerard Encuentra | ||
Website | flleida.cat | ||
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Força Lleida Club Esportiu, also known as Hiopos Lleida for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Lleida, Spain. It plays in the Liga ACB with it home games played at the Espai Fruita Barris Nord.
History
[edit]The club born in the summer of 2012 with the aim to substitute existent CE Lleida Bàsquet, which had several economic problems.[2]
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.
Força Lleida promoted to the Liga ACB following the 2023–24 season, after beating Estudiantes in the semi-final and finished second, after they were granted a license.[3] The 2024–25 season will mark Lleida's debut season in the Spanish top level division.[4]
Logos
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Non-commercial logo (2012–2021)[5]
Season by season
[edit]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 |
Players
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Depth chart
[edit]Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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PF | Pierre Oriola † | Alexander Madsen | |
SF | Thomas Bropleh | Luka Božić | Oriol Paulí † |
SG | Corey Walden | Kenny Hasbrouck | Michael Caicedo † |
PG | Dee Bost | Rafa Villar † |
Trophies and awards
[edit]Trophies
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ A homegrown player is a player that played for at least three years before the age of 20 on a Spanish team. In Liga ACB, the team must register at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10–12 players or at least three homegrown players in rosters of 8–9 players.
- ^ A overseas player is a player from outside EEA, FIBA Europe or ACP states. In Liga ACB, the team may register at most two overseas players.
- ^ In Liga ACB, the team may register under-22 players linked to the youth system.
References
[edit]- ^ "ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
AFORO: 5.500 espectadores
- ^ El nuevo Força Lleida se presenta en sociedad; Solobasket.com, 12 July 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2015. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Força Lleida ya es nuevo equipo de Liga Endesa" (in Spanish). 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ "acb.com". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ "CANVI D'IMATGE I LOGOTIP DEL FORÇA LLEIDA - Força Lleida". flleida.cat (in Catalan). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Catalan)
- Hiopos Lleida at ACB.COM (in Spanish)