THE ROJILLOS WELCOME NEW MANAGER MAXI BARRERA, 8th June 2017, Unión Deportiva Lanzarote unveiled their new manager for the forthcoming season on Wednesday evening Maxi Barerra. Máximo Jesús Barrera Santos maybe young but he has already had several years of managing in the Tercera Division (fourth tier). In 2011/12 season he debuted in the Tercera […]
FAREWELL TO THE LANZAROTE MANAGER ADOLFO PÉREZ, 31st May 2017, The Lanzarote manager Adolfo Pérez has decided to seek pastures new and informed the club of his decision some time ago to step down and end his reign as the clubs longest serving manager. I had the pleasure of working alongside Adolfo 12 years […]
GOODBYE FROM LANZAROTE´S CAPTAIN ROSMEN, 25th May 2017, After 13 seasons with Lanzarote and 566 games with all clubs in the Tercera Division (fourth tier) and Segunda B (League 1) totaling with 161 goals, the Lanzarote gentle giant will be hanging up his boots but not just yet. Play off side U.D Villa Santa Brígida who […]
U.D LANZAROTE 1 C.F PULIDO SAN MATEO 1, 14th May 2017, Unión Deportiva Lanzarote finished their season coming from behind against the sixth placed Gran Canarian side to earn a respectable draw in an entertaining match played in hot conditions. Both sides had very little to play for other than the Rojillos wishing to end […]
U.S. YAIZA 5 LANZAROTE 1, 7th May 2017, For the second consecutive week and for the fourth time this season the Rojillos concede five goals, this time it was in the big island derby match against our fierce rivals Yaiza. Nothing has gone right for Lanzarote this season and currently they are on their worst […]
LANZAROTE 1 CD TENERIFE B 5, 30th April 2017, A disastrous opening half hour resulted in the Tenerife B team having four shots at goal scoring all of them and to make matters worse if that could possibly happen Lanzarote had a player sent off and were forced to play 70 minutes of the match […]
UD IBARRA 2 LANZAROTE 1, 23rd April 2017, As if we didn’t know it already but UD Lanzarote have now made it mathematically impossible to reach the playoffs this season with still three games remaining. UD Ibarra has had a strong finish to the season and began the day in fourth place, the final playoff […]
COME AND SUPPORT U.D LANZAROTE UNDER 18’S IN THE FINAL STAGES OF THE PLAYOFFS. This Sunday 23rd April at 12 noon the Lanzarote under 18’s will play their first match against local rivals San Bartolomé in a home and away tie for a chance to qualify into the playoff stages to play in the Honor […]
LANZAROTE 2 CD SANTA ÚRSULA 5, 13th April 2017, The Rojillos hopes of reaching the playoffs for the third consecutive season are all but mathematically over. This horrific home defeat to the second from bottom side confirmed this on a beautiful sunny afternoon in Arrecife. Ten points separate Lanzarote from the fourth and final playoff […]
UD LAS ZOCAS 1 LANZAROTE 0, 9th April 2017, Lanzarote´s hopes of finishing in the top four and qualifying for the playoffs have all but been extinguished after this defeat against the Tenerife side. A goal from veteran striker Jonathan Sesma, former team mate of Diego Costa at Valladollid inside the first ten minutes was […]
THE NEW LONDONER TRADITIONAL FISH AND CHIPS. Thanks so much to John and Antoinette Houghton owners of the superb Fish and Chip restaurant in Cento Commercial Maritimo in Puerto Del Carmen for advertising in the club’s 2016-17 annual. John and Antoinette have always been big fans […]
U.D LANZAROTE 2 C.F UNIÓN VIERA 1, 2nd April 2017, Just when the fans of U.D Lanzarote had just about given up all hope of a playoff finish the Rojillos win a tough match played in scorching heat, they then see their rivals drop points so the deficit to fourth place the final playoff spot […]