Força Lleida CE

Hiopos Lleida
Hiopos Lleida logo
LeagueLiga ACB
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
ArenaEspai Fruita Barris Nord
Capacity5,500[1]
LocationLleida, Spain
Team colorsBordeaux, black and white
     
PresidentAlbert Aliaga
Head coachGerard Encuentra
Websiteflleida.cat

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

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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]
    Non-commercial logo (2012–2021)[5]

Season by season

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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
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

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See also: Category:Força Lleida CE players

Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Hiopos Lleida roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SF 8 Croatia Božić, Luka 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1996-04-29)29 April 1996
SF 3 Liberia Bropleh, Thomas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1991-08-17)17 August 1991
SG 24 Spain Caicedo, Michael 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (2003-06-21)21 June 2003
C 11 United States Cooke, Derek 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 33 – (1991-08-23)23 August 1991
C Trinidad and Tobago Hamilton, Johnny 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 30 – (1994-02-03)3 February 1994
SG 41 Germany Hasbrouck, Kenny 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 38 – (1986-08-14)14 August 1986
PF 20 Finland Madsen, Alexander 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1995-01-26)26 January 1995
PF 10 Slovenia Murić, Edo 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1991-11-27)27 November 1991
PF 29 Spain Oriola, Pierre 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 32 – (1992-09-25)25 September 1992
SF 5 Spain Paulí, Oriol 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1994-05-20)20 May 1994
PG 4 Spain Villar, Rafa 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 20 – (2004-08-09)9 August 2004
SG 2 Serbia Walden, Corey 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 – (1992-08-05)5 August 1992
Head coach
  • Spain Gerard Encuentra
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: October 31, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Inactive
C Derek Cooke * Pierre Oriola † Johnny Hamilton
PF Luka Božić Edo Murić Alexander Madsen
SF Thomas Bropleh Oriol Paulí † Michael Caicedo †
SG Kenny Hasbrouck
PG Rafa Villar † Corey Walden

Notes: Blue † – homegrown player[d]; Red * – overseas player[e]; Green ‡ – youth player[f]

Trophies and awards

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Trophies

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Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Women's team

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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

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Força Lleida roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PF 22 Hungary Biczó, Laura 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 23 – (2000-12-22)22 December 2000
SF 5 Spain Cerqueda, Maria 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 26 – (1998-01-20)20 January 1998
3 Spain Fernández, Andrea 22 – (2002-01-29)29 January 2002
SF 14 Spain Fernández, Carla 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 23 – (2001-11-06)6 November 2001
PF 9 Spain Gil, Laura 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 23 – (2001-07-02)2 July 2001
PF 1 France Mertz, Clara 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 24 – (2000-06-26)26 June 2000
C 13 Spain Peláez, Martina 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 17 – (2007-03-18)18 March 2007
PG 7 Spain Rexach, Abril (C) 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 25 – (1999-04-27)27 April 1999
PG 16 Poland Rudzka, Justyna 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 23 – (2000-12-24)24 December 2000
SF 11 Spain Tribó, Iris 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 24 – (1999-11-17)17 November 1999
Head coach
  • Spain Rubén Petrus
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Notes

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  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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ In Liga ACB, the team may register under-22 players linked to the youth system.

References

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  1. ^ "ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2024. AFORO: 5.500 espectadores
  2. ^ El nuevo Força Lleida se presenta en sociedad; Solobasket.com, 12 July 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2015. (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Força Lleida ya es nuevo equipo de Liga Endesa" (in Spanish). 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  4. ^ "acb.com". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  5. ^ "CANVI D'IMATGE I LOGOTIP DEL FORÇA LLEIDA - Força Lleida". flleida.cat (in Catalan). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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