- U.D. Leiria
Football club infobox
clubname = União D. de Leiria
fullname = União Desportiva de Leiria
nickname = "Os Lis"
(The Ones from the Lis River)
founded =6 June ,1966
ground = Estádio Municipal de Leiria
Dr. Magalhães Pessoa,Leiria
capacity = 30,000
chairman = flagicon|Portugal João Bartolomeu
manager = flagicon|Portugal Vítor Oliveira
league =Liga de Honra
season = 2007-08
position = BWINLIGA, 16th (relegated)
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pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=|leftarm2=b22222|body2=b22222|rightarm2=b22222|shorts2=00008b|socks2=FFFFFF|União Desportiva de Leiria, known simply as União de Leiria (pron. IPA2|uni'ɐ̃ũ dɨ lɐi'ɾiɐ) is a Portuguese
sports club . Founded in 1966, they are the youngest club in the Portuguese SuperLiga. They are from the city ofLeiria , in central Portugal, and play home games inEstádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa , also know as "O Lis".Its football team currently plays in the Portuguese first division. Leiria is one of the most respected clubs in Portugal and are known for their surprise games in which they are currently successful in the Superliga. Their biggest rivals in Portugal are
Sport Clube Beira-Mar ,Naval 1º de Maio and Académica de Coimbra, which belong to the same geographical region. In Portugal, the club is usually a heavy contender in the battle to reach a place in theUEFA competitions but were relegated in the 2007-08 season toLiga de Honra , finishing bottom of the table.Fans
The city of
Leiria has about 50,000 people, the district of Leiria about 471,000. Leiria fans are called "Leirienses" and their main group of supporters, in Portuguese known as a "claque", is called "Frente Leiria".Notable players
*flagicon|Portugal Bilro
*flagicon|PortugalFábio Felício
*flagicon|PortugalHugo Almeida
*flagicon|PortugalJoão Paulo Andrade
*flagicon|Portugal Luís Filipe
*flagicon|PortugalNuno Valente
*flagicon|BrazilDerlei
*flagicon|Brazil Helton
*flagicon|CameroonRoudolphe Douala
*flagicon|FranceAlioune Touré
*flagicon|GhanaKwame Ayew
*flagicon|Peru Eddy CarazasNotable former managers
*flagicon|Portugal
José Mourinho
*flagicon|PortugalManuel José
*flagicon|PortugalDomingos Paciência Current squad
Transfers 2008/09
In:
* Luiz Carlos - União LeiriaTotal spending: lossOut:
*Ousseni Zongo - Gil Vicente
* Paulo César -SC Braga
*Modou Sougou - Academica
* Éder - Politehnica Timişoara
*Serge N'Gal -Gimnàstic de Tarragona Total income: gainHonours
*
Portuguese Liga : 5th place - 2000/01, 2002/03
*Portuguese Cup : Finalist - 2002/03
*Portuguese Supercup : Finalist - 2002/03
*Portuguese Liga de Honra: Champion - 1997/98
*Portuguese Second Division : Champion (central zone) - 1978/79, 1980/81
*UEFA Cup : 1st Round - 2003/04, 2007/08
*UEFA Intertoto Cup : Champion - 2007/08, finalist 2005/06League and Cup History
:
*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 External links
*pt icon [http://www.udl.leirianet.pt/ Official website]
*pt icon [http://www.frenteleiria.com/ Frente Leiria (official website)]
*pt icon [http://uniaodeleiria.blogspot.com/ Leiria blog]
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