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União Desportiva de Leiria, commonly known as União de Leiria (uniˈɐ̃w̃ dɨ lɐjˈɾiɐ), is a Portuguese

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

football club based in Leiria

Leiria

Leiria is a city in Leiria Municipality in the Centro Region, Portugal. It is the capital of Leiria District. The city proper has 50,200 inhabitants and the entire municipality has nearly 120,000...

, 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.

Brief history

Leiria's biggest rivals in Portugal are S.C. Beira-Mar, Associação Naval 1º de Maio

Associação Naval 1º de Maio

Associação Naval 1º de Maio, commonly known as Naval, is a Portuguese football club based in Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District. Founded on 1 May 1893, it currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa, with a capacity for 12,630 spectators.Naval is...

and Académica de Coimbra, which belong to the same geographical region.

A heavy contender in the battle to reach European competitions

UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

in the 2000s, it was however relegated in the 2007–08 season to the second division

Liga de Honra

The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...

, after finishing last. Leiria would be immediately promoted back

2008–09 Liga de Honra

The 2008–09 Liga de Honra season is the nineteenth since its establishment. Trofense are the defending champions.-Teams promoted to Liga de Honra:*Oliveirense*Sporting Covilhã-League table:-Summary:...

, coming in second after S.C. Olhanense.

Current squad

League and cup history

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 2008–09 Liga de Honra The 2008–09 Liga de Honra season is the nineteenth since its establishment. Trofense are the defending champions.-Teams promoted to Liga de Honra:OliveirenseSporting Covilhã-League table:-Summary:...	2H	2	28	15	9	6	46	29	53	last 64			Promoted

1D: Portuguese Liga
Portuguese Liga
The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...

and predecessors (1st level)

2H: Liga de Honra

Liga de Honra

(2nd level)

2DN, 2DC, 2DS: Portuguese Second Division

Portuguese Second Division

The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...

, Northern Zone, Central Zone, Southern Zone (pre-1991: 2nd level; post 1991: 3rd level)

UC: UEFA Cup

Domestic

Portuguese Cup
Taça de Portugal
The Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...

: Runner-up 2002–03
Portuguese Supercup: Runner-up 2003
Liga de Honra
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...

: 1997–98
Portuguese Second Division
Portuguese Second Division
The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...

: 1980–81

Stadium

The Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa was built for UEFA Euro 2004 in 2003, hosting during the competition Croatia

Croatia national football team

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's matches against Switzerland

Switzerland national football team

The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...

(0–0) and France

France national football team

The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...

(2–2).

It also received the 2006 Portuguese Supercup final between F.C. Porto and Vitória de Setúbal

Vitória F.C.

Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" .- Domestic :*Portuguese Liga: Runners-up 1971–72...

, as well as the following (Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 Porto).

The architect who designed the stadium was Tomás Taveira

Tomás Taveira

Tomás Taveira is a Portuguese architect. He is among Portugal's most highly-acclaimed architects born in the 20th century. He has a degree in architecture from the Technical University of Lisbon and owns a post-graduation from the MIT...

, who also designed stadiums for Euro 2004 which include Beira Mar's Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro is a football stadium in Aveiro, Portugal. It was designed for the UEFA Euro 2004 tournament by Portuguese architect Tomás Taveira...

and Sporting's Estádio José Alvalade
Estádio José Alvalade
Estádio José Alvalade is a football stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, home of Sporting Clube de Portugal, one of the country's biggest clubs. It is the center of a complex called Alvalade XXI , designed by Portuguese architect...

. 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

2011–12 Primeira Liga

-Personnel and kits:Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.-Managerial changes:-League table:-Positions by round:...

Notable former players

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Derlei

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Helton Maciel

Maciel Lima Barbosa da Cunha

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Paulo César

Paulo César Rocha Rosa

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Issouf Ouattara

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Saïdou Panandétiguiri Mamadou Tall

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Ousseni Zongo

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Roudolphe Douala

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Serge N'Gal

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Marco Soares

Marco Paulo da Silva Soares is a Portuguese-born Cape Verdean footballer who plays for União Desportiva de Leiria as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:...

Damien Tixier

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Alioune Touré

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Michel Souamas

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Kwame Ayew

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Nii Lamptey

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Arvid Smit

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Antoni Łukasiewicz André Marques

André Marques

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Bilro

Luis Bilro Pereira

Luís Miguel Bilro Pereira, known as Bilro , is a former football and beach soccer player.While playing association football, in a career that lasted over a decade, he operated as right or centre back, having represented União de Leiria during 11 professional seasons.-Football career:After finishing...

Bruno Vale Fábio Felício

Fábio Felício

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Hugo Almeida

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João Paulo

João Paulo Andrade

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João Paulo Pinto

João Paulo Pinto Ribeiro

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Luís Filipe Nuno Laranjeiro

Nuno Laranjeiro

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Nuno Valente Paulo Costinha

Paulo Costinha

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Paulo Machado

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Tiago Vítor Pontes

Vítor Manuel Pereira Pontes

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Modou Sougou

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Toñito

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Managers

Vieira Nunes (1989–90) Luís Campos

Luis Campos

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(1992–93) Manuel Cajuda

Manuel Cajuda

Manuel Ventura Cajuda de Sousa is a Portuguese football manager, currently in charge of União de Leiria....

(1993–94, 2002–03) Vitor Manuel (1994–96) Quinito (1996–97) Vitor Manuel (1997) Vítor Oliveira

Vítor Oliveira

Vítor Manuel Oliveira is a Portuguese football manager currently managing in the Liga de Honra for Trofense. Oliveira has managed several clubs in the Portuguese Liga, some multiple times in non-consecutive seasons...

(1997–98, 2007–08) Mário Reis

Mário Reis

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(1998–99, 2002) Manuel José (1999–00) José Mourinho

José Mourinho

José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One".Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches and critics as the best ever coach in football....

(2001–02) Vítor Pontes (2002, 2003–05) José Gomes (2005) Jorge Jesus (2005–06) Domingos Paciência (2006–07) Paulo Duarte (2007) Paulo Alves

Paulo Alves

Paulo Lourenço Martins Alves is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a centre forward, and a current coach.-Football career:Born in Vila Real, Alves moved from local club to F.C...

(2008) Manuel Fernandes (2008–09) Lito Vidigal

José Carlos Fernandes Vidigal

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(2009–10)

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").

External links

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