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C.D. Feirense

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For the Brazilian club, seeFeirense Futebol Clube.

Feirense
Full nameClube Desportivo Feirense
Nickname(s)Azuis da Feira(Blues from the Feira)
Fogaceiros
Billas
Founded18 March 1918;106 years ago(1918-03-18)
GroundEstádio Marcolino de Castro
Capacity5,600
ChairmanKunle Soname
ManagerRicardo Sousa
LeagueLiga Portugal 2
2023–24Liga Portugal 2, 16th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Clube Desportivo Feirense,commonly known asCD Feirenseor justFeirense,is a Portuguesefootballclub based inSanta Maria da Feira.Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in theLigaPro,the second tier ofPortuguese football.Their chairman is Kunle Soname and their manager is Filipe Martins. The club plays its home matches at theEstádio Marcolino de Castro,with a capacity of 5,500 spectators.

History[edit]

Founded in 1918, Feirense played only threePrimeira Ligaseasons in the 20th century –1962–63,1977–78and1989–90– being relegated in each one. In2009–10,the club came close to ending a two-decade exile but missed out on the last day, as local rivalsS.C. Beira-Marwent up withPortimonense SC.[1]

The following year, Feirense went one better by coming second, missing out on the title on goal difference toGil Vicente F.C.and winning promotion underQuim Machadoin May 2011.[2]However, a year later they were relegated.[3]A four-season spell in the second tier ended with promotion in third place in May 2016, under managerJosé Mota.[4]

Mota left in December 2016 and was succeeded by his assistantNuno Manta Santos,who took the team to a best-ever eighth place.[5]After just staying up in 2018, Feirense went down in April 2019 with four games to play.[6]

Stadium[edit]

The Estádio Marcolino de Castro is a multi-use stadium in the town of Santa Maria da Feira. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Feirense, who play in the Portuguese Liga. The stadium is capable of holding other sporting events. Its capacity for a football match is 5,500 spectators. Estádio Marcolino de Castro was built in 1962 when Feirense was promoted for the first time to the top-flight Portuguese Liga.

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 10 February 2024[7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK BrazilBRA Diego Callai(on loan fromSporting CP)
3 DF PortugalPOR Cláudio Silva
4 DF NigeriaNGA Tony Shimaga
5 DF BrazilBRA Bruno Silva
6 MF BrazilBRA Washington
7 DF PortugalPOR Diogo Brás
9 FW PortugalPOR João Paredes
10 FW NigeriaNGA Oche Ochowechi
11 MF Guinea-BissauGNB Zidane Banjaqui
12 GK BrazilBRA Cássio Meneses
13 DF NigeriaNGA Isah Ali
14 FW SwedenSWE Marokhy Ndione(on loan fromViborg)
19 FW HaitiHAI Carnejy Antoine
20 MF PortugalPOR Jorge Pereira
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW PortugalPOR Grave
24 GK PortugalPOR João Costa
25 FW Republic of IrelandIRL Olamide Shodipo
27 MF PortugalPOR Henrique Jocú
35 DF PortugalPOR Sérgio Conceição
37 FW AngolaANG Picas(on loan fromChaves)
70 MF PortugalPOR João Castro
71 MF Guinea-BissauGNB Malam Camará
72 DF BrazilBRA Guilherme Ferreira(on loan fromChaves)
76 DF PortugalPOR Filipe Almeida
77 FW BrazilBRA Dudu Hatamoto
88 MF PortugalPOR Rúben Alves
99 GK São Tomé and PríncipeSTP Pedro Mateus
— FW NigeriaNGA Isaac James

Out on loan[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW United StatesUSA Jordan Saint-Louis(atMirandelauntil 30 June 2024)

Managerial history[edit]

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Martins, Arnaldo (8 May 2010)."Beira-Mar e Portimonense sobem à Liga"[Beira-Mar and Portimonense promoted to the Liga].Jornal de Notícias(in Portuguese).Retrieved20 October2020.
  2. ^"Quim Machado renova"[Quim Machado renews].Record(in Portuguese). 31 May 2011.Retrieved20 October2020.
  3. ^[cmjornal.pt/desporto/detalhe/academica-garante-permanencia-e-feirense-desce-de-divisao "Académica garante permanência e Feirense desce de divisão" ] [Académica guarantee survival and Feirense go down a division].Correio da Manhã(in Portuguese). 12 May 2012.Retrieved20 October2020.{{cite news}}:Check|url=value (help)
  4. ^"José Mota e a festa da subida:" Ficar no Feirense? Vamos ver, vamos ver... ""[José Mota and the promotion party: "Staying at Feirense? We'll see, we'll see..." ] (in Portuguese).TVI 24.14 May 2016.Retrieved20 October2020.
  5. ^"Nuno Manta Santos, o milagreiro do Feirense que gosta de matemática"[Nuno Manta Santos, Feirense's miracle-worker who likes mathematics] (in Portuguese). Bancada. 28 June 2017.Retrieved20 October2020.
  6. ^"Feirense desce de divisão com vitória de Desportivo das Aves ao Vitória de Guimarães"[Feirense go down a division with Desportivo das Aves' victory over Vitória de Guimarães].Observador(in Portuguese). 19 April 2019.Retrieved20 October2020.
  7. ^"Plantel"(in Portuguese). CD Feirense.

External links[edit]

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