U.D. Leiria
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| Full name | União Desportiva de Leiria | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Os Lis (The ones from the Lis river) |
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| Founded | 1966 | ||
| Ground | Municipal da Marinha Grande, Marinha Grande, Portugal (Capacity: 6,000) |
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| Chairman |  João Bartolomeu |
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| Manager | Manuel Cajuda |
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| League | Primeira Liga | ||
| 2010–11 | Primeira Liga, 10th | ||
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União Desportiva de Leiria, commonly known as União de Leiria (pronounced: [uniˈɐ̃w̃ dɨ lɐjˈɾiɐ]), is a Portuguese football club based in Leiria, central Portugal. Founded on 6 June 1966, it currently plays in the Portuguese first division, holding home matches at Municipal da Marinha Grande, with a 6,000-seat capacity.
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[edit] Brief history
Leiria's biggest rivals in Portugal are S.C. Beira-Mar, Associação Naval 1º de Maio and Académica de Coimbra, which belong to the same geographical region.
A heavy contender in the battle to reach European competitions in the 2000s, it was however relegated in the 2007–08 season to the second division, after finishing last. Leiria would be immediately promoted back, coming in second after S.C. Olhanense.
[edit] Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] League and cup history
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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes 1970–71 2DN 3 26 11 8 7 40 34 30 1971–72 2DS 3 30 14 7 9 50 29 35 1972–73 2DS 5 30 17 5 8 50 27 39 1973–74 2DS 7 38 16 9 13 52 49 41 1974–75 2DS 13 38 12 10 16 50 56 34 1975–76 2DS 17 38 11 12 15 42 52 34 1976–77 2DC 11 30 10 8 12 26 31 28 1977–78 2DC 8 30 11 8 11 34 42 30 1978–79 2DC 1 30 20 6 4 56 20 46 Promoted 1979–80 1D 13 30 6 9 15 26 49 21 Relegated 1980–81 2DC 1 30 19 7 4 56 21 45 Promoted 1981–82 1D 16 30 8 4 18 25 50 20 Relegated 1982–83 2DC 3 30 17 10 3 44 17 44 1983–84 2DC 9 30 10 8 12 35 25 28 1984–85 2DC 2 30 17 7 6 42 27 41 1985–86 2DC 9 30 10 8 12 33 49 28 1986–87 2DC 12 30 10 7 13 28 40 27 1987–88 2DC 4 38 18 11 9 64 43 47 1988–89 2DC 10 34 9 13 12 42 44 31 1989–90 2DC 3 34 20 9 5 61 18 49 4 seasons at lower levels 1994–95 1D 6 34 13 10 11 41 44 36 1995–96 1D 7 34 14 5 5 38 50 47 1996–97 1D 17 34 8 6 20 25 53 30 Relegated 1997–98 2H 1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Promoted 1998–99 1D 6 34 14 10 10 36 29 52 last 16 1999–00 1D 10 34 10 12 12 31 35 42 2000–01 1D 5 34 15 11 8 46 41 56 Best classification ever 2001–02 1D 7 34 15 10 9 52 35 55 2002–03 1D 5 34 13 10 11 49 47 49 final 2003–04 1D 10 34 11 12 11 43 45 45 UC 1st round 2004–05 1D 15 34 8 14 12 29 36 38 last 32 2005–06 1D 7 34 13 8 13 44 42 47 last 64 2006–07 1D 7 30 10 11 9 25 27 41 last 32 2007–08 1D 16 30 3 7 20 25 53 16 last 32 UC 1st round Relegated 2008–09 2H 2 28 15 9 6 46 29 53 last 64 Promoted
- 1D: Portuguese Liga and predecessors (1st level)
- 2H: Liga de Honra (2nd level)
- 2DN, 2DC, 2DS: Portuguese Second Division, Northern Zone, Central Zone, Southern Zone (pre-1991: 2nd level; post 1991: 3rd level)
- UC: UEFA Cup
[edit] Honours
[edit] Domestic
- Portuguese Cup: Runner-up 2002–03
- Portuguese Supercup: Runner-up 2003
- Liga de Honra: 1997–98 (2nd Tier)
- Portuguese Second Division: 1980–81 (2nd Tier)
[edit] International
[edit] Stadium
The Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa was built for UEFA Euro 2004 in 2003, hosting during the competition Croatia's matches against Switzerland (0–0) and France (2–2).
It also received the 2006 Portuguese Supercup final between F.C. Porto and Vitória de Setúbal, as well as the following (Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 Porto).
The architect who designed the stadium was Tomás Taveira, who also designed stadiums for Euro 2004 which include Beira Mar's Estádio Municipal de Aveiro and Sporting's Estádio José Alvalade. The grounds belong to the Municipality of Leiria.
Due to an excessive rent, Leiria relocated to the Estádio Municipal in the nearby town of Marinha Grande, for the 2011–12 season.
[edit] Notable former players
[edit] Managers
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Vieira Nunes (1989–90)- Luís Campos (1992–93)
- Manuel Cajuda (1993–94, 2002–03)
- Vitor Manuel (1994–96)
- Quinito (1996–97)
- Vitor Manuel (1997)
- Vítor Oliveira (1997–98, 2007–08)
- Mário Reis (1998–99, 2002)
- Manuel José (1999–00)
- José Mourinho (2001–02)
- Vítor Pontes (2002, 2003–05)
- José Gomes (2005)
- Jorge Jesus (2005–06)
- Domingos Paciência (2006–07)
- Paulo Duarte (2007)
- Paulo Alves (2008)
- Manuel Fernandes (2008–09)
Lito Vidigal (2009–10)
[edit] Fans
The city of Leiria has about 50,000 people. União's fans are called Leirienses, and their main group of supporters is Frente Leiria ("Leiria Front").
[edit] External links
- Official website (Portuguese)
- Frente Leiria, fansite (Portuguese)
- União Leiria blog (Portuguese)
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