Club de Futbol Balaguer is a

Spanish football team The Spain national football team ( es, Selección Española de Fútbol) has represented Spain in international men's football competitions since 1920. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football i ...

based in

Balaguer Balaguer () is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It is located by the river Segre, a tributary to the Ebre. The municipality includes an exclave to the east. Balaguer also has a sister city ...

, in the autonomous community of

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the no ...

. Founded in 1945 it currently plays in Tercera División – Group 5, holding home games at ''Municipal de Balaguer'', with a capacity of 2,000 seats. Balaguer was the last club local-born

Roberto Martínez Roberto Martínez Montoliu (born 13 July 1973) is a Spanish football coach and former professional player, currently as head coach of the Portugal national team. Martínez played as a defensive midfielder and began his career at Real Zarago ...

played for in Spain before moving to England. Roberto's father managed CF Balaguer in the eighties.

History

Football first appeared in the city of Balaguer in 1916, when the students started to play each Thursday in the field near the current Municipal Theater.

Season to season

---- *31 seasons in

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

Current squad

''As of 22 December 2018''

Notable players

Koldo Álvarez Jesús Luis "Koldo" Álvarez de Eulate Güergue (born 4 September 1970) is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently manager of Andorra. Playing career Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Spain, Álvarez spent his e ...

* Nuno Carvalho *

Ibán Parra Ibán Parra López (born 18 October 1977 in Lleida, Catalonia) is a Spanish footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footba ...

* Juan José Blanco * Chad Bond *

Kerry Morgan Kerry David Morgan (born 31 October 1988) is a Welsh footballer who plays as an attacking winger for Merthyr Town. Career Morgan was born in Merthyr Tydfil, but came through the youth ranks at Swansea City. After signing his first professio ...

Aristide Bancé Aristide Bancé (born 19 September 1984) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his European career at Lokeren, scoring 27 goals in 87 Jupiler Pro League games. After a season in Ukraine with Metalu ...

References

External links

Official website

Futbolme team profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Balaguer Football clubs in Catalonia Association football clubs established in 1945 1945 establishments in Spain