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Paços de Ferreira
F.C. Paços de Ferreira.svg
Full name Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira
Nickname(s) Pacenses (Those from Paços)
Castores (Beavers)
Founded 5 April 1950; 73 years ago (1950-04-05)
Ground Estádio da Mata Real
Ground Capacity 9,077
Chairman Paulo Meneses
Manager Vacant
League Primeira Liga
2021–22 Primeira Liga, 13th of 18
Third colours

Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpasuʒ ðɨ fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]) is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal stadium where the team has been based since 1973. The club's colours are yellow and green.

They have won four Segunda Liga titles (now Liga Portugal 2), and in 2007 they qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time. In the 2012–13 Primeira Liga, the team finished third and qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League play-offs for the first time in their history. They were also runners-up of the 2008–09 Taça de Portugal, the 2009 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and the 2010–11 Taça da Liga.

History

Early history

The origin of the club dates back to the 1930s, when it was named Sport Club Pacense. They played for two decades without any official recognition until they entered the lower divisions in 1950, under the name Futebol Clube Vasco da Gama. The club then changed their kit colours to the current ones and renamed themselves Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira.

Their first match under the current name came on 19 November 1950, beating Lousada 2–1. Agostinho Alves was the first goal scorer in the history of the Pacenses. The club then played in Portugal's third regional division until the 1956–57 season, where they were crowned champions. The club crest was created in 1961–62, and was used ever since.

The club was relegated and then promoted again and supporters hit the streets of the city on 17 June 1973 when they defeated Perosinho 3–0. One year later, they won the Terceira Divisão on 14 June 1974, after defeating Estrela de Portalegre. The hero of the match was the goalscorer Mascarenhas.

Recent history

After establishing themselves in the first division during the 1990s, and suffering a relegation in 2003–04, the club finished sixth in the first division in 2006–07, thus qualifying for the UEFA Cup, their first ever European competition, under manager José Mota. They lost 1–0 on aggregate to AZ of the Netherlands in the first round.

Paulo Fonseca 2017
Paulo Fonseca managed Paços de Ferreira to a best-ever 3rd place in 2013

Having finished last in the league in 2007–08, Paços would have normally been relegated to the second level, but were readmitted after Boavista's confirmed irregularities. In the following year, already without Mota, the team finished tenth in the league and a second Europa League qualification spot after losing the Taça de Portugal final 1–0 to eventual league champions Porto on 31 May. The two clubs met again on 9 August in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, which Porto won 2–0.

Paços entered the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League in the second qualifying round, where they defeated Zimbru Chișinău of Moldova before being eliminated by Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv of Israel in the third. The club reached the 2011 Taça da Liga Final under Rui Vitória, losing 2–1 to S.L. Benfica at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra.

In the 2012–13 season, Paços surprisingly qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League play-offs for the first time in their history after achieving third place in the league by passing favourites Braga and Sporting CP, making it their highest finish ever. The club were managed that season by Paulo Fonseca, who left at the end to join Porto, and was replaced by Costinha, who lost the Champions League playoff to Russians Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Paços' 13-year spell in the Primeira Liga ended in 2018, though they immediately returned as champions of the 2018–19 LigaPro under promotion specialist Vítor Oliveira. His successor Pepa took them to the UEFA Europa Conference League with a fifth-place finish in 2020–21, then left for Vitória de Guimarães.

League and cup history

Recent seasons

Season League Cup League Cup Europe Notes
Div. Pos. Pl W D L GS GA Pts Result Result Competition Result
2001–02 1st 8th 34 12 10 12 41 44 46 Last 16 n/a  –  –  –
2002–03 1st 6th 34 12 9 13 40 47 45 SF n/a  –  –  –
2003–04 1st 17th 34 8 4 22 27 53 28 Last 32 n/a  –  –
2004–05 2nd 1st 34 20 9 5 61 43 69 Last 64 n/a  –  –
2005–06 1st 11th 34 11 9 14 38 49 42 Last 64 n/a  –  –  –
2006–07 1st 6th 30 10 12 8 31 36 42 Last 64 n/a  –  –  –
2007–08 1st 15th 30 6 7 17 31 49 25 Last 16 R3 UEFA Cup R1
2008–09 1st 10th 30 9 7 14 37 42 34 RU R3  –  –  –
2009–10 1st 10th 30 8 11 11 32 37 35 QF R2 UEFA Europa League 3rd QR  –
2010–11 1st 7th 30 10 11 9 35 42 41 Last 32 RU  –  –  –
2011–12 1st 10th 30 8 7 15 35 53 31 Last 32 R3  –  –  –
2012–13 1st 3rd 30 14 12 4 42 29 54 SF R3  –  –
2013–14 1st 15th 30 6 6 18 28 59 24 Last 16 R3 UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
PO
Gr. E
2014–15 1st 8th 34 12 11 11 40 45 47 Last 16 R2  –  –  –
2015–16 1st 7th 34 13 10 11 43 42 49 Last 32 R3  –  –  –
2016–17 1st 13th 34 8 12 14 32 45 36 Last 32 R3  –  –  –
2017–18 1st 17th 34 7 9 18 33 59 30 Last 64 R3  –  –  –
2018–19 2nd 1st 34 23 5 6 50 21 74 Last 16 R3  –  –  –
2019–20 1st 13th 34 11 6 17 36 52 39 QF R3  –  –  –
2020–21 1st 5th 34 15 8 11 40 41 53 L32 QF  –  –  –
:A.  Relegated.
B.  Promoted.
C.  Not relegated due to Boavista scandal (Apito Dourado).
D.  Best league finish.
E.  Qualification to relegation play-offs. Paços beat D. Aves 3–1 and secured the presence in Primeira Liga.
Last updated: 27 May 2021

Honours

  • Taça de Portugal
    • Runners-up: 2008–09
  • Taça da Liga
    • Runners-up: 2010–11
  • Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
    • Runners-up: 2009
  • Segunda Liga/LigaPro
    • Winners (4) – record: 1990–91, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2018–19
  • Terceira Divisão
    • Winners: 1973–74

Youth honours

  • AF Porto Jun.B 1ª Divisão (U17)
    • Winners: 2013–14
  • AF Porto Jun.D 1ª Divisão (U13)
    • Winners: 2011–12

European matches

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2007–08 UEFA Cup First round Netherlands AZ 0–1 0–0 0–1
2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Moldova Zimbru Chișinău 1–0 0–0 1–0
Third qualifying round Israel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 0–1 0–1 0–2
2013–14 UEFA Champions League Play-off round Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–4 2–4 3–8
2013–14 UEFA Europa League Group E Italy Fiorentina 0–0 0–3 3rd place
Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0–2 0–2
Romania Pandurii Târgu Jiu 1–1 0–0
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League Third qualifying round Northern Ireland Larne 4–0 0−1 4−1
Play-off round England Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 0–3 1−3

UEFA rankings

Club ranking eligible for 2012–13

Rank Team Points
133 France Guingamp 13.300
135 Portugal Vitória de Setúbal 12.833
135 Portugal Paços de Ferreira 12.833
137 Denmark Nordsjælland 12.640

Players

Current squad

No. Position Player
1 Brazil GK Jordi
3 Portugal DF Nuno Lima
4 Portugal DF Pedro Ganchas
5 Portugal DF Vitorino Antunes (Captain)
6 Scotland MF Jordan Holsgrove
7 Netherlands FW Nigel Thomas
8 Nigeria MF Abbas Ibrahim
9 Brazil FW Zé Uilton
10 Argentina MF Nicolás Gaitán
11 Brazil FW Kayky (on loan from Manchester City)
13 Brazil FW Arthur Sales (on loan from Lommel)
14 Switzerland MF Bastien Toma (on loan from Genk)
15 Chile MF Juan Delgado
16 Portugal MF Matchoi Djaló
No. Position Player
17 Spain FW Adrián Butzke (on loan from Granada)
19 Ivory Coast FW N'Dri Philippe Koffi (on loan from Reims)
20 Portugal DF Luís Bastos
21 Portugal DF Jorge Silva
22 Brazil MF Luíz Carlos
23 Ecuador DF Erick Ferigra
24 Portugal GK José Oliveira
26 Portugal MF Rui Pires
27 Portugal DF João Vigário
29 Portugal DF Fernando Fonseca
32 Brazil DF Flávio Ramos
33 Portugal DF Vasco Sousa
34 Portugal DF Tiago Ilori (on loan from Sporting CP)
98 Slovenia GK Igor Vekić

Out on loan

No. Position Player
Brazil GK Jeimes (to CDC Montalegre until 30 June 2023)
Portugal DF Adriano Castanheira (to Penafiel until 30 June 2023)
Portugal DF Guilherme Pio (to CDC Montalegre until 30 June 2023)
Portugal MF Miguel Mota (to CDC Montalegre until 30 June 2023)
Portugal MF Bruno Silva (to Bragança until 30 June 2023)
Portugal FW Edmilson Mendes (to CDC Montalegre until 30 June 2023)
Argentina FW Cristian Parano (to San Antonio FC until 30 November 2022)

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Managing Director Portugal Jaime Sousa
Sporting Director Portugal Carlos Carneiro
Manager Vacant
Assistant Manager Portugal Cadú
First-Team Coach Portugal Paulo Sousa
Goalkeeper Coach Portugal Tiago Castro
Club Doctor Portugal André Maia Silva
Physiotherapist Portugal Rui Dias
Physiotherapist Portugal Ricardo Vidal
Kit Manager Portugal José Neto

Former managers

  • Portugal Vítor Oliveira (1988–92)
  • Portugal Neca (1992–93)
  • Portugal Jaime Pacheco (1993–94)
  • Portugal Raul Águas (1994–95)
  • Portugal José Rachão (1995–96)
  • Portugal Henrique Calisto (1996–97)
  • Portugal Eurico Gomes (1 July 1997 – 30 June 1999)
  • Portugal Henrique Calisto (1999)
  • Portugal José Mota (8 Jan 2000 – 30 June 2003)
  • Portugal José Manuel Gomes (July 2003 – 3 Oct)
  • Portugal José Mota (22 Oct 2003 – 16 May 2008)
  • Portugal Paulo Sérgio (22 May 2008 – 14 Oct 2009)
  • Portugal Manuel Sousa (interim) (15 Oct 2009 – 18 Oct 2009)
  • Portugal Ulisses Morais (19 Oct 2009 – 20 May 2010)
  • Portugal Rui Vitória (3 June 2010 – 30 Aug 2011)
  • Portugal Luís Miguel (31 Aug 2011 – 27 Nov 2011)
  • Portugal Henrique Calisto (1 Dec 2011 – 27 May 2012)
  • Portugal Paulo Fonseca (28 May 2012 – 9 June 2013)
  • Portugal Costinha (17 June 2013 – 28 Oct 2013)
  • Portugal Henrique Calisto (29 Oct 2013 – 24 Feb 2014)
  • Portugal Jorge Costa (26 Feb 2014 – 30 June 2014)
  • Portugal Paulo Fonseca (1 July 2014 – 26 May 2015)
  • Portugal Jorge Simão (25 June 2015 – 21 May 2016)
  • Portugal Carlos Pinto (1 July 2016 – 28 November 2016)
  • Portugal Vasco Seabra (29 November 2016 – 23 October 2017)
  • Portugal Petit (23 October 2017 – 9 January 2018)
  • Portugal João Henriques (12 January 2018 – 21 May 2018)
  • Portugal Pepa (September, 2019 – 19 May 2021)
  • Portugal Jorge Simão (21 June 2021 –)

Supporters

The supporters' club, "Ultras Yellow Boys," was founded in 1996, then disbanded but returning afterwards in 2001. Two previous groups, however extinct, existed: "Febre Amarela" and "Yellowmania".

See also

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