F.C. Paços de Ferreira facts for kids
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| Full name | Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Pacenses (Those from Paços) Castores (Beavers) |
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| Founded | 5 April 1950 | |||
| Ground | Estádio Capital do Móvel | |||
| Capacity | 9,076 | |||
| Chairman | Paulo Meneses | |||
| Manager | Ricardo Silva | |||
| League | Liga Portugal 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga Portugal 2, 16th of 18 | |||
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Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira is a professional football club from Paços de Ferreira, a town in Portugal. The club was started in 1950. Their home games are played at the Estádio Capital do Móvel, a stadium that can hold 9,076 fans. The team's colors are yellow and green.
Paços de Ferreira has won the Liga Portugal 2 (Portugal's second division) four times. They also played in the UEFA Cup for the first time in 2007. In the 2012–13 Primeira Liga season, they finished third, which was their best ever result. This allowed them to play in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League play-offs. They have also been runners-up in major Portuguese cup competitions.
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Club History
How it Started
The club's story began in the 1930s, when it was known as Sport Club Pacense. For about 20 years, they played without being officially recognized. In 1950, they joined the lower leagues under a new name, Futebol Clube Vasco da Gama. Soon after, they changed their team colors to yellow and green and became Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira.
Their first official match with the new name was on November 19, 1950. They won 2–1 against Lousada. Agostinho Alves scored the first goal for the Pacenses. The team played in Portugal's third regional division until the 1956–57 season, when they won the championship. The club's badge was created in 1961–62 and is still used today.
The club moved up and down divisions. On June 17, 1973, their fans celebrated in the streets after the team beat Perosinho 3–0. A year later, on June 14, 1974, they won the Terceira Divisão (Third Division) by defeating Estrela de Portalegre. Mascarenhas was the hero of that match, scoring the winning goal.
Recent Times
In the 1990s, Paços de Ferreira became a regular team in the Primeira Liga (first division). After being relegated in 2004, they bounced back. In the 2006–07 Primeira Liga season, they finished sixth. This amazing result meant they qualified for the UEFA Cup, which was their first time playing in a European competition. They were managed by José Mota at the time. They lost to AZ from the Netherlands in the first round.
In the 2007–08 Primeira Liga season, Paços finished last. Normally, they would have been moved down to the second division. However, they were allowed to stay in the top league because of problems with another club, Boavista. The next year, in 2008–09 Primeira Liga, they finished tenth. They also reached the final of the Taça de Portugal (Portuguese Cup) but lost 1–0 to Porto. They played Porto again in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (Super Cup) and lost 2–0.
Paços de Ferreira played in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. They beat Zimbru Chișinău from Moldova but were then knocked out by Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv from Israel. In 2011, they reached the final of the Taça da Liga (League Cup) but lost 2–1 to S.L. Benfica.
The 2012–13 Primeira Liga season was a big surprise for Paços. They finished third, which was their highest ever league position. This meant they qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League play-offs, the biggest club competition in Europe! Their manager that season was Paulo Fonseca. He left to join Porto, and Costinha took over. Paços lost their Champions League play-off match to Zenit Saint Petersburg from Russia.
Paços de Ferreira stayed in the Primeira Liga for 13 years. They were relegated in 2018 but quickly returned to the top flight by winning the 2018–19 LigaPro (second division). In the 2020–21 Primeira Liga season, they finished fifth, which qualified them for the UEFA Europa Conference League. Their European journey ended in the play-off round, where they lost to Tottenham Hotspur. After four years back in the top league, they were relegated again in the 2022–23 Primeira Liga season.
Club Achievements
Paços de Ferreira has won several important titles and reached many finals:
- Taça de Portugal (Portuguese Cup)
- Runners-up: 2008–09
- Taça da Liga (League Cup)
- Runners-up: 2010–11
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (Super Cup)
- Runners-up: 2009
- Segunda Liga/LigaPro (Second Division)
- Winners (4): 1990–91, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2018–19
- Terceira Divisão (Third Division)
- Winners: 1973–74
Youth Team Achievements
The club's youth teams have also won titles:
- AF Porto Jun.B 1ª Divisão (Under 17)
- Winners: 2013–14
- AF Porto Jun.D 1ª Divisão (Under 13)
- Winners: 2011–12
European Competitions
Paços de Ferreira has played in several European tournaments:
- In 2007–08, they played in the UEFA Cup but were knocked out in the first round by AZ Alkmaar.
- In 2009–10, they won one round in the UEFA Europa League but then lost in the next.
- In 2013–14, they reached the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League but lost to Zenit Saint Petersburg. They then played in the UEFA Europa League group stage, facing teams like Fiorentina and Dnipro.
- In 2021–22, they competed in the UEFA Europa Conference League. They won one qualifying round but were eliminated in the play-off round by Tottenham Hotspur.
Current Players
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Club Staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Managing Director |  Jaime Sousa |
| Sporting Director | Carlos Carneiro |
| Manager | Ricardo Silva |
| Assistant Manager | Luis Monteiro |
| First-Team Coach | Nuno Fonseca |
| Analyst | Vasco Silva |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Filipe Moreira |
| Physiologist | Gustavo DDunkel |
| Data Scientist | Prof. Paulo Roriz |
| Scouting | Cadú |
| Club Doctor | André Maia Silva |
| Nurse | Ricardo Neves |
| Physiotherapist | Rui Dias |
| Physiotherapist | João Bastos |
| Kit Manager | Paulo Neto |
Supporters
The main group of supporters for Paços de Ferreira is called "Ultras Yellow Boys." This group was first started in 1996, then stopped for a while, but came back in 2001. Before them, there were two other fan groups, "Febre Amarela" and "Yellowmania," but they are no longer active.
See also
In Spanish: Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira para niños
