UD Lanzarote UD Lanzarote Unión Deportiva Lanzarote is a Spanish football team based in Arrecife, Lanzarote, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 1970 it plays in Tercera División – Group 12, holding home games at the "Ciudad Deportiva de Lanzarote" (sports city), a 6,000-seat stadium which is shared with CD Orientación Marítima. "Unión Deportiva Lanzarote" was formed in August 1970, in views to a representation outside of the island. In its beginnings the team played on "picón" (volcanic granules), eventually moving on to FIFA-approved artificial grass. In its first competitive season, 1970–71, the team won the "Segunda Regional Insular"
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