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Moreirense
Moreirense Futebol Clube logo.svg
Full name Moreirense Futebol Clube
Nickname(s) Os verdes e brancos (The Green and whites)
Os homens de Moreira de Cónegos (The Men from Moreira de Cónegos)
Founded November 1, 1938; 86 years ago (November 1, 1938)
Ground Parque Moreira de Cónegos
Guimarães, Braga District
Ground Capacity 9,000
Chairman Vítor Magalhães
Manager César Peixoto
League Primeira Liga
2023–24 Primeira Liga, 6th of 18
Third colours

Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, with a capacity for 9,000 spectators.

The team first played in the second tier in 1995 and the Primeira Liga in 2002. It won the Taça da Liga in 2017 and the second division championship in 2014 and 2023.

History

Moreirense was founded in 1938. It first reached the Liga de Honra in 1995, where they stayed five seasons. After being relegated to Segunda Divisão, manager Manuel Machado took the team and, in two years, managed two promotions, getting the team for the first time to the top flight. He led the northerners for two more seasons, in which Moreirense achieved two mid-table positions, finishing ninth in the latter season.

After Machado departed for neighbouring Vitória de Guimarães, the club suffered two consecutive relegations, only returning again to the second level in 2010, and the first in 2012. After an immediate relegation, the team won the 2013–14 Segunda Liga under manager Toni Conceição.

Moreirense achieved its first top level national title on 29 January 2017, winning the League Cup (Taça da Liga) by defeating S.C. Braga in the final.

In 2018–19, manager Ivo Vieira led Moreirense to a best-ever sixth place, missing out on the fifth place only on goal difference to Vitória de Guimarães, who Vieira left the club for. Following two 8th-place finishes, the team were relegated in 2021–22, a season in which they had three managers: João Henriques, Lito Vidigal and Ricardo Sá Pinto. Relegation was confirmed with a 2–1 aggregate playoff loss to G.D. Chaves.

Under Paulo Alves, Moreirense instantly returned to the top flight by winning the 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2. The team took 79 points from a possible 102, the highest in an 18-team season of the league, and the highest percentage taken from any season of it. Alves left at the end of the season.

Honours

National

  • Taça da Liga
    • Winners: 2016–17
  • Segunda Liga
    • Winners: 2001–02, 2013–14, 2022—23
  • Portuguese Second Division
    • Winners: 1994–95, 2000–01

Regional

  • AF Braga Second Division
    • Winners: 1942–43

Recent league history

Players

Current squad

No. Position Player
2 Brazil DF Fabiano
5 Portugal MF Sidnei Tavares
6 Portugal MF Rúben Ismael
7 Portugal FW Hernâni
9 Equatorial Guinea FW Luís Asué
10 Curaçao FW Jeremy Antonisse
11 Brazil MF Alan
14 Cape Verde DF Carlos Ponck
15 Portugal DF Leonardo Buta
16 Portugal GK Mika
20 Portugal MF Benny
21 Portugal FW Pedro Santos (on loan from Benfica B)
No. Position Player
22 Brazil GK Caio Secco
23 Netherlands DF Godfried Frimpong
26 Brazil DF Maracás
28 Brazil MF Guilherme Liberato
31 Brazil FW Madson
40 Brazil GK Kewin
44 Brazil DF Marcelo
66 Guinea-Bissau DF Gilberto Batista
76 Portugal DF Dinis Pinto
77 Brazil MF Gabrielzinho
80 Ghana MF Lawrence Ofori
95 Brazil FW Guilherme Schettine

Out on loan

No. Position Player

Managerial history

  • Portugal Armindo Cunha (1991–92)
  • Portugal Ferreirinha (1993–94)
  • Portugal Carlos Garcia (1994 – May 30, 1999)
  • Portugal Bernardino Pedroto (May 30, 1999 – Dec 9, 1999)
  • Portugal João Cavaleiro (Dec 9, 1999 – May 14, 2000)
  • Portugal Manuel Machado (June 2, 2000 – June 5, 2004)
  • Portugal Vítor Oliveira (June 7, 2004 – April 3, 2005)
  • Portugal Jorge Jesus (April 5, 2005 – May 22, 2005)
  • Portugal Vítor Paneira (May 23, 2005 – Oct 17, 2005)
  • Portugal João Carlos Pereira (Oct 17, 2005 – Feb 27, 2006)
  • Portugal José Gomes (March 1, 2006 – May 5, 2006)
  • Portugal Dito (June 15, 2006 – Nov 13, 2007)
  • Portugal Daniel Ramos (Nov 13, 2007 – May 4, 2008)
  • Portugal Nicolau Vaqueiro (2008 – May 12, 2009)
  • Portugal Jorge Casquilha (2009 – Jan 30, 2013)
  • Portugal Augusto Inácio (Jan 30, 2013 – May 19, 2013)
  • Portugal Vítor Oliveira (May 20, 2013 – March 10, 2014)
  • Portugal Toni Conceição (March 10, 2014 – May 15, 2014)
  • Portugal Miguel Leal (July 1, 2014 – May 19, 2016)
  • Portugal Pepa (May 20, 2016 – November 21, 2016)
  • Portugal Leandro Mendes (November 22, 2016 – November 28, 2016)
  • Portugal Augusto Inácio (November 28, 2016 – March 20, 2017)
  • Portugal Petit (March 20, 2017 – May 26, 2017)
  • Portugal Manuel Machado (May 27, 2017 – October 28, 2017)
  • Portugal Sérgio Vieira (October 31, 2017 – February 13, 2018)
  • Portugal Petit (February 12, 2018 – May 13, 2018)
  • Portugal Ivo Vieira (May 29, 2018 – May 19, 2019)
  • Portugal Vítor Campelos (May 27, 2019 – December 16, 2019)
  • Portugal Ricardo Soares (December 18, 2019 – November 9, 2020)
  • Portugal César Peixoto (November 10, 2020 - January 2, 2021)
  • Portugal Vasco Seabra (January 6, 2021 – June 5, 2021)
  • Portugal João Henriques (June 5, 2021 – December 2, 2021)
  • Angola Lito Vidigal (December 4, 2021 – January 5, 2022)
  • Portugal Ricardo Sá Pinto (January 7, 2022 – May 31, 2022)
  • Portugal Paulo Alves (June 8, 2022 – June 30, 2023)
  • Portugal Rui Borges (July 5, 2023 – present)

See also

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