Sport
The city of Leiria has its own football (soccer) team, the União Desportiva de Leiria, commonly called just União de Leiria. It currently plays at the third layer of Portuguese football, in the Portuguese Second Division.
An important facility is the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, situated close to Leiria castle. The modern stadium has a capacity for 23,000 people and was built for the 2004 European Football Championship.
Efforts are being made to sell it, as it only brings a loss to the city which owns it. The main football team of Leiria, U.D. Leiria, no longer plays there due to high rents.
Football in Leiria is run by the Leiria Football Association.
Juve Lis also plays in the city, it's notable women's handball team in Portugal which plays in the Women's Handball League
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