2023–24 U.D. Leiria season

The 2023–24 season is U.D. Leiria's 58th season in existence and first one back in the Liga Portugal 2. They are also competing in the Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga.

U.D. Leiria
2023–24 season
ManagerVasco Botelho da Costa
StadiumEstádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Liga Portugal 214th
Taça de PortugalQuarter-finals
Taça da LigaSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Leandro Antunes (5)

All:
Bryan Róchez (7)
2024–25 →

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 12 October 2023[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   POL Pawel Kieszek
2 DF   POR Tiago Ferreira
3 DF   RUS Vitali Lystsov
4 DF   POR Bura
5 MF   CPV Babanco
6 DF   POR Marco Baixinho
7 FW   POR Leandro Antunes
8 FW   POR Arsénio
10 MF   NED Jordan van der Gaag
11 FW   BRA Jair Silva
14 DF   POR Pedro Empis
15 DF   POR Kaká
16 DF   CPV Cuca
17 MF   ARG Lucho Vega
19 MF   POR Afonso Valente
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   POR João Resende
21 MF   POR Leandro Silva
22 DF   BRA Valdir
24 DF   CIV Zié Ouattara
25 MF   POR Diogo Amado (captain)
29 GK   POR Fábio Ferreira
30 FW   POR Sérgio Ribeiro
35 FW   HON Bryan Róchez (on loan
from Portimonense
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45 MF   POR Gonçalo Batalha
47 GK   POR João Oliveira
55 MF   GHA Joseph Amoah
72 DF   POR Vasco Oliveira
77 FW   POR Martim Ribeiro
88 MF   UKR Vladyslav Kobylyanskyi

On loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
42 MF   CIV Dje Tah Davilla (at Académica de Coimbra until 30 June 2024)
MF   POR Diogo Leitão (at Atlético CP until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF   [[ ]]   Free July 2023
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF   [[ ]]   Free July 2023

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

7 July 2023 Friendly Caldas   1–0   União de Leiria
3 August 2023 Friendly União de Leiria   3–0   Petro Atlético Luanda

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Liga Portugal 2 12 August 2023 19 May 2024 Matchday 1 26 8 7 11 34 33 +1 030.77
Taça de Portugal 24 September 2023 7 February 2024 Second round Quarter-finals 5 4 0 1 23 5 +18 080.00
Taça da Liga 24 July 2023 30 July 2023 First round Second round 2 0 2 0 3 3 +0 000.00
Total 33 12 9 12 60 41 +19 036.36

Last updated: 16 March 2024
Source: Soccerway

Liga Portugal 2

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
10 Porto B 34 12 8 14 51 51 0 44[a] Ineligible for promotion
11 Académico de Viseu 34 9 16 9 36 38 −2 43
12 União de Leiria 34 11 9 14 44 40 +4 42
13 Penafiel 34 11 6 17 31 39 −8 39
14 Leixões 34 7 16 11 29 38 −9 37
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2024. Source: Liga Portugal 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
Notes:
  1. ^ Ranked on head-to-head: Mafra 2–1 Porto B, Porto B 1–1 Mafra

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 8 7 11 34 33  +1 31 5 5 3 21 17  +4 3 2 8 13 16  −3

Last updated: 16 March 2024.
Source: Superliga

Results by round

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Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2024. Source: Superliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were unveiled on 5 July 2023.[2]

União de Leiria v Leiria
--:-- WET (UTC±0) Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

Taça de Portugal

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24 September 023 ADRC Pedrógão de São Pedro 0–12 União de Leiria
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)
21 October 2023 Académico de Viseu 1–3 União de Leiria Viseu
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
26 November 2023 União de Leiria 5–0 AC Malveira Leiria
15:00 WET (UTC±0) Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

Taça da Liga

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24 July 2023 First round Boavista 0–0
(4–5 p)
União de Leiria Porto
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
30 July 2023 Second round União de Leiria 3–3
(4–5 p)
Nacional Leiria
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

References

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  1. ^ "Plantel" (in Portuguese). UD Leiria.
  2. ^ "Calendários da Liga e da Liga 2 de futebol 2023/24 definidos esta quarta-feira | Flashscore.pt".
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