AD Fafe

AD Fafe currently plays in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores – Série A which is the third tier of Portuguese football. The club was founded in 1958 as a merger of SC Fafe and FC Fafe and they play their home matches at the Parque Municipal dos Desportos in Fafe which was constructed in 1968. The stadium is able to accommodate 8,000 spectators.[1]

Improved facilities off the pitch were matched by better performances on the pitch and the club successively moved up divisions. Just as the club was celebrating its 30th anniversary, it achieved a first ever first division promotion after finishing runner-up in the second division, in 1987–88.

In the subsequent top flight campaign, Fafe finished 16th and was immediately relegated, but did manage a shock 0–0 draw at F.C. Porto. In 1990–91's second division, the club managed to sign 18-year-old Rui Costa (on loan from S.L. Benfica), who managed 38 games with 6 goals before "returning home".

The next few years were tough because Fafe dropped down two divisions in a couple of years, managing promotion from the fourth level to the third in 1996, where they remained for over a decade. In 2007–08, under manager Carlos Condeço the club finished 11th.

The club is affiliated to Associação de Futebol de Braga and has entered the national cup competition known as Taça de Portugal on many occasions, reaching the semifinals twice, in 1977 and 1979.[1][2]

• Tier 1: 1
• II Divisão: 32
• III Divisão: 15
• Taça de Portugal: 41

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Divisions/Leagues	Pl.	W	T	L	GS	GL	Pts.
1.ª Liga / Divisão	38	9	14	15	29	47	32
2.ª Liga / Honra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.ª Divisão	114	435	329	350	?	?	1301
3.ª Divisão	318	152	89	63	?	?	460

• Terceira Divisão
  • Champions (1): 1995–96

As of 11 October 2023[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  POR João Gonçalo 2 DF  POR Zé Diogo 3 DF  BRA Lucas Mufalo 5 DF  POR Nuca 8 MF  BRA Yohan Miranda 9 FW  JPN Reoto Kodama 10 FW  POR Pedro Matos 11 FW  POR Nani 13 DF  POR Ricky 15 DF  POR Jorge Miguel 16 DF  POR Carlos Daniel 17 FW  GNB Patrão Correia 18 MF  POR Gabi Pereira

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  POR Carlos Filipe 22 GK  POR Rafa Alves 23 DF  POR Álvaro Milhazes 26 MF  BRA Murilo Rosa 27 MF  POR Bruno Monteiro 30 DF  BRA Guilherme Ferreira 65 DF  POR Carlos Daniel 75 FW  POR Ruben Correia 77 FW  GHA Isaac Boakye 79 GK  POR Luís Ferreira 86 MF  POR Apolo Silva 90 FW  POR Pedro Soares

• Official website (in Portuguese)