U.D. Leiria

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União Desportiva de Leiria (Template:IPA), commonly known as União de Leiria, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Leiria. Founded on 6 June 1966, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home matches at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, with a 23,888-seat capacity.

History

Leiria's biggest rivals in Portugal are Beira-Mar, Associação Naval 1º de Maio and Académica de Coimbra, which belong to the same geographical region. In 1979–80, the club first competed in the top division, finishing in 13th position and being the first team inside the relegation zone.

A heavy contender in the battle to reach European competitions in the 2000s, the club was relegated in 2007–08 to the second level, after finishing last. The team would be immediately promoted back, coming in second after champions Olhanense.

On 23 August 2004, União de Leiria reached the UEFA Intertoto Cup final with Lille. After getting a 0–0 draw in France in the first leg, the whole city thought it would be possible for the club to win a European competition. However, in the second leg, after another 0–0 draw at their home stadium, the team would lose the game in extra time by 0–2, mostly due to the excessive fatigue. For the history, it was the first Portuguese team to reach the final of this competition.

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Former logo, in use until 2024.

The 2011–12 season was lived amongst serious financial difficulties, with the squad not being paid their wages for several months,<ref>João Bartolomeu: "Se não conseguirmos pagar aos jogadores, paciência" (João Bartolomeu: "If we can't pay the players, tough luck") Template:Webarchive; Relvado, 9 December 2011 Template:In lang</ref><ref>Presidente da SAD confirma ordenados em atraso e saída do diretor geral (Chairman confirms due wages and departure of general manager); SAPO Desporto, 9 December 2011 Template:In lang</ref> as three coaching moves also happened during the campaign<ref>Uniao de Leiria swap coaches... again Template:Webarchive; PortuGOAL, 26 September 2011</ref><ref>Cajuda out, Dominguez in at Leiria Template:Webarchive; PortuGOAL, 14 March 2012</ref> and president João Bartolomeu resigned amongst accusations of ingratitude towards the players.<ref>João Bartolomeu demitiu-se: "São 25 anos a aturar isto" (João Bartolomeu resigned: "It's 25 years putting up with this"); Diário de Notícias, 13 April 2012 Template:In lang</ref> On 29 April 2012, after most of the squad rescinded their contracts, only eight players took the pitch for the league match at home against Feirense in an eventual 0–4 home loss.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Situação leiriense correu o Mundo (Leiriense plight talked abroad) Template:Webarchive; Record, 30 April 2012 Template:In lang</ref> The side played the last two matches, against Benfica and Nacional, with a complete team, but three players came from the juniors.<ref>Benfica-U. Leiria, 1–0 (crónica) (Benfica-U. Leiria, 1–0 (report)) Template:Webarchive; Mais Futebol, 5 May 2012 Template:In lang</ref><ref>U. Leiria-Nacional, 2–3 (destaques) (U. Leiria-Nacional, 2–3 (highlights)) Template:Webarchive; Mais Futebol, 12 May 2012 Template:In lang</ref> After failing to meet the deadline to register the team in Division Two, Leiria were automatically relegated to the third level.<ref>U.Leiria fora dos Campeonatos profissionais (U. Leiria out of professional competitions) Template:Webarchive; Record, 25 May 2012 Template:In lang</ref> Overwhelmed with the task of rebuilding a squad from scratch, the organization hired several players in an attempt to return to the professionals,<ref>Reforços para Leiria SAD (Reinforcements for Leiria SAD); O Derbie, 7 August 2012 Template:In lang</ref><ref>Duo no Leiria (Duo joins Leiria); O Derbie, 25 August 2012 Template:In lang</ref><ref>Clube chegou a acordo com o treinador Ricardo Moura (Club reaches agreement with coach Ricardo Moura); SAPO Desporto, 24 July 2012 Template:In lang</ref> as a second senior team also begun competing in the Leiria regional leagues, coached by former club player Luís Bilro.<ref>Clube inscreve equipa nas distritais (Club signs team in regional divisions) Template:Webarchive; SAPO Desporto, 19 June 2012 Template:In lang</ref> On 28 June 2013, the UD Leiria SAD was declared bankrupt in a meeting of creditors, which demanded the payment of a debt amounting to €13.5 million, with the Portuguese state abstaining for demanding a debt of over €3.6 million.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The second senior team that competed in the regional league took the place of the SAD by buying their sports rights for €1,000, with the club returning to the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa after playing their home matches at other grounds for two seasons.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In February 2015, at an extraordinary general assembly, UD Leiria would vote for the creation of another SAD, opening doors to the arrival of Alexander Tolstikov, who after João Bartolomeu would become the new "Lord" of Leiria. The club would have already had a SAD between 1999 and 2013, having been extinguished in the face of its high debt value. The SAD's initial share capital is 40% owned by UD Leiria and 60% owned by DS Investment LLP, of which Alexander Tolstikov is one of those responsible. Thus, DS Investment started to control the main football team and also the junior team.

In October 2020, after a vote at a general meeting, the members approved the entry of a new investor into the club's SAD: Armando Marques, a former director of Vitória de Guimarães. Furthermore, they waived their right of first refusal in the sale of 60% of DS Investment LLP, a company owned by Alexander Tolstikov, leading to their departure from the SAD structure.

The 2022/23 season will be marked in the history of União de Leiria by promotion to Liga Portugal 2 and winning the title of national champions of Liga 3.

Players

Current squad

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Out on loan

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League and cup history

Season I II III IV V Pts MP W D L GF GA +/- Taça de Portugal
2024–25 6 52 pts 34 15 7 12 49 37 +12 1/32 final
2023–24 12 42 pts 34 11 9 14 44 40 +4 1/4 final
2022–23 1 62 pts 28 20 2 6 57 26 +31 1/64 final
2021–22 4 58 pts 28 17 7 4 47 23 +24 1/32 final
2020–21 4 54 pts 27 16 6 5 41 19 +22 1/16 final
2019–20 12 29 pts 25 6 11 8 27 24 +3 1/64 final
2018–19 3 75 pts 34 24 3 7 59 24 +35 1/64 final
2017–18 3 73 pts 30 23 4 3 68 21 +47 1/16 final
2016–17 3 71 pts 32 22 5 5 56 19 +37 1/32 final
2015–16 5 64 pts 32 18 10 4 52 21 +31 1/64 final
2014–15 3 55 pts 30 16 7 7 57 35 +22 1/64 final
2013–14 3 59 pts 32 17 8 7 43 33 +10 1/32 final
2012–13 7 46 pts 30 13 7 10 36 31 +5 1/16 final
2011–12 16 19 pts 30 5 4 21 25 56 -31 1/32 final
2010–11 10 35 pts 30 9 8 13 25 38 -13 1/32 final
2009–10 10 35 pts 30 9 8 13 35 41 -6 1/16 final
2008–09 2 54 pts 30 15 9 6 46 29 +17 1/32 final
2007–08 16 16 pts 30 3 7 20 25 53 -28 1/16 final
2006–07 7 41 pts 30 10 11 9 24 26 -2 1/16 final
2005–06 7 47 pts 34 13 8 13 44 42 +2 1/32 final
2004–05 15 38 pts 34 8 14 12 29 36 -7 1/16 final
2003–04 10 45 pts 34 11 12 11 43 45 -2 1/8 final
2002–03 5 49 pts 34 13 10 11 49 47 +2 Final
2001–02 7 55 pts 34 15 10 9 52 35 +17 1/32 final
2000–01 5 56 pts 34 15 11 8 46 41 +5 1/16 final
1999–2000 10 42 pts 34 10 12 12 31 35 -4 1/16 final
1998–99 6 52 pts 34 14 10 10 36 29 +7 1/8 final
1997–98 1 70 pts 34 20 10 4 73 32 +41 1/2 final
1996–97 17 30 pts 34 8 6 20 25 53 -28 1/32 final
1995–96 7 47 pts 34 13 5 15 38 50 -12 1/2 final
1994–95 6 36 pts 34 13 10 11 41 44 -3 1/16 final
1993–94 2 45 pts 34 19 7 8 46 19 +27 1/32 final
1992–93 8 34 pts 34 13 8 13 36 37 -1 1/16 final
1991–92 8 35 pts 34 13 9 12 34 32 +2 1/32 final
1990–91 9 41 pts 38 14 13 11 45 35 +10 1/32 final
1989–90 3 49 pts 34 20 9 5 61 18 +43 1/32 final
1988–89 10 31 pts 34 9 13 12 42 44 -2 1/64 final
1987–88 4 47 pts 38 18 11 9 64 43 +21 1/8 final
1986–87 12 27 pts 30 10 7 13 28 39 -11 1/64 final
1985–86 9 28 pts 30 10 8 12 33 49 -16 1/64 final
1984–85 2 41 pts 30 17 7 6 42 27 +25 1/64 final
1983–84 9 28 pts 30 10 8 12 35 25 +10 1/64 final
1982–83 3 44 pts 30 17 10 3 44 17 +27 1/64 final
1981–82 16 20 pts 30 8 4 18 25 50 -25 1/16 final
1980–81 1 45 pts 30 19 7 4 56 21 +35 1/8 final
1979–80 13 21 pts 30 6 9 15 26 49 -23 1/32 final
1978–79 1 46 pts 30 20 6 4 56 20 +36 1/64 final
1977–78 8 30 pts 30 11 8 11 34 42 -8 1/16 final
1976–77 11 28 pts 30 10 8 12 26 31 -5 1/64 final
1975–76 16 34 pts 38 11 12 15 42 52 -10 1/16 final
1974–75 13 34 pts 38 12 10 16 50 56 -6 1/128 final
1973–74 7 41 pts 38 16 9 13 52 49 +3 1/64 final
1972–73 5 39 pts 30 17 5 8 50 27 +23 1/32 final
1971–72 3 35 pts 30 14 7 9 50 29 +21 1/16 final
1970–71 3 30 pts 26 11 8 7 40 34 +6 1/64 final
1969–70 1 48 pts 30 20 8 2 70 16 +54 1/128 final
1968–69 2 31 pts 22 15 1 6 54 20 +34 1/32 final
1967–68 2 12 pts 10 5 2 3 15 9 +6 -
1966–67 1 16 pts 10 7 2 1 21 9 +12 -
I - 1.ª Liga; II - 2.ª Liga; III - Campeonato Nacional de Séniores/Liga 3; IV - AF Leiria - Divisão de Honra/Campeonato Nacional de Séniores; V - AF Leiria 1ª Divisão/AF Leiria - Divisão de Honra;

Honours

Stadium

Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

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 hosted the 2006 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira final between FC Porto and Vitória de Setúbal, as well as the following (Sporting CP 1–0 Porto).

The architect who designed the stadium was Tomás Taveira, who also designed stadiums for Euro 2004, including Beira-Mar's Estádio Municipal de Aveiro and Sporting CP'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 2011–12. For the following season, the club moved to Campo da Portela in Santa Catarina da Serra, home of U.D. Serra.<ref>U. Leiria SAD jogará no Campo da Portela (U. Leiria SAD will play in Campo da Portela); O Derbie, 1 August 2012 Template:In lang</ref>

After the SAD bankruptcy, the club returned to play its home matches at the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa.

Managers

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José Mourinho was club manager in 2001–02, his exploits there leading to a Porto move.

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Fans

União's fans are called Leirienses or Unionistas, and their main group of supporters is Armata Ultra ("Armata Ultra").

See also

References

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