Académica de Coimbra (football)
The Associação Académica de Coimbra – Organismo Autónomo de Futebol (AAC-OAF), also referred to as Académica de Coimbra (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐkɐˈðɛmikɐ ðɨ kuˈĩbɾɐ]) or simply Académica, is a professional football club based in Coimbra, Portugal. As of the 2022–23 football season in Portugal, the club competes in the third division of the Portuguese football league system, and hosts home games at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra. It also has a futsal department with men's and women's teams. The club's name derives from the footballing division of the Associação Académica de Coimbra, officially known as the Associação Académica de Coimbra - Secção de Futebol (AAC-SF), which fields its own amateur football teams as a second incarnation and belongs to the student association of the University of Coimbra like the professional AAC-OAF which is however an autonomous organization inside the student association and owns the entire heritage and historical records formerly belonging to AAC-SF until 1974.
Full name | Associação Académica de Coimbra | ||
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Nickname(s) | Briosa | ||
Founded | 3 November 1887 | ||
Ground | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra | ||
Capacity | 30,210 | ||
Chairman | Miguel Ribeiro | ||
Manager | Miguel Valença | ||
League | Liga 3 | ||
2021–22 | 18th, Liga Portugal 2 (relegation) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club was created in 1887, when Clube Atlético de Coimbra (founded in 1861) and Academia Dramática (founded in 1837) merged. The club have won the Taça de Portugal twice, in 1938–39 and 2011–12. In 1966–67, they achieved their highest position of runner-up in the Primeira Liga table.
History
The Associação Académica de Coimbra - Organismo Autónomo de Futebol, hereinafter AAC-OAF, which dates back to November 3, 1887, the date of creation of the Associação Académica de Coimbra (AAC) which is the student association of the University of Coimbra, is the legal and legitimate successor of the extinct Section of Football of the Association Académica de Coimbra (Associação Académica de Coimbra - Secção de Futebol (AAC-SF)) that, by resolution of June 10, 1974 of the General Assembly of Members of AAC after the events of the Carnation Revolution, was transformed into Clube Académico de Coimbra (CAC). The current name, AAC-OAF, was adopted on the joint initiative of the General Board of Academica de Coimbra (Direcção-Geral da Associação Académica de Coimbra (DG-AAC)) and the Board of the Academic Club of Coimbra (Clube Académico de Coimbra (CAC)), and it was approved by the General Board of Associação Académica de Coimbra (DG-AAC) and by the General Assembly of CAC in 1984. By these statutes, a legally-binding link to the student association AAC and its university, the University of Coimbra (UC), was preserved[1] in favour of AAC-OAF. The Associação Académica de Coimbra - Secção de Futebol (AAC-SF), amateur varsity football team which plays in the lowest non-professional regional football leagues, was reinstated some time later and has been in operation as a student-only football team of AAC.[2] It shares the same crest and colors, as well as the same parent organization, with AAC-OAF, the professional and autonomous football club.
Académica de Coimbra won the 1938–39 Taça de Portugal, the inaugural staging of the competition; they defeated S.L. Benfica 4–3 in the final.[3] In 1966–67, the club finished as Primeira Liga runners-up to Benfica (best-ever finish), and lost the cup final 3–2 after extra time to Vitória de Setúbal. Two years later, a cup-final defeat to Benfica meant that the team competed in Europe for the first time, entering the 1969–70 Cup Winners' Cup and losing in the quarter-finals to eventual champions Manchester City via a single extra-time goal.[4]
Académica de Coimbra moved frequently between the top two divisions in the years that followed. Under João Alves, they ended a three-year exile by winning promotion in 2001–02 as runners-up to Moreirense FC.[5] Following a decade of almost exclusively bottom-half finishes, the team won its first silverware in 73 years when they took the cup in 2012, Marinho scoring the only goal after four minutes against Sporting CP.[6] This allowed them entry into the group stage of the UEFA Europa League – a first European campaign in 30 years. Eliminated in third place in the group, they managed one win, 2–0 at home to holders Atlético Madrid with a brace from Wilson Eduardo.[7]
A fourteen-year spell in the top division ended for Académica de Coimbra in 2015–16, when they finished in last place.[8]
On 4 November 2017, in honour of their 130th birthday, they joined the Club of Pioneers, a worldwide network of the oldest continuing football clubs from each country in the world, originally founded by Sheffield FC.[9][10]
After the 2021-22 Liga Portugal 2 season, the club was relegated for the first time to the third tier of the Portuguese football pyramid.[11]
The Associação Académica de Coimbra - Organismo Autónomo de Futebol filed for insolvency in September 2022. The club had overdue debts of more than 5.6 million euros, of which 1.9 million euros to the state, and had 3.1 million euros in defaults with suppliers and service providers.[12]
Honours
- I Liga/I Divisão
- Runners-up (1): 1966–67
- Taça de Portugal
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- Runners-up (1): 2012
- Campeonato de Portugal
- Runners-up (1): 1922–23
- II Divisão
- Winners: 1948–49, 1972–73
League and cup history
Season | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other competitions | Top-scorer(s)[n 1] | |||
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1934–35 | CL | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 3 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Rui Cunha (5) |
1935–36 | CL | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 51 | 3 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Rui Cunha (6) |
1936–37 | CL | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 11 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Alberto Gomes (6) |
1937–38 | CL | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 10 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | — | — | Mário Cunha (6) |
1938–39 | 1D | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 39 | 11 | Winner | — | — | — | — | — | Arnaldo Carneiro (14) |
1939–40 | 1D | 6 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 54 | 17 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Alberto Gomes (8) |
1940–41 | 1D | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 41 | 11 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | — | — | Peseta (9) |
1941–42 | 1D | 5 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 77 | 51 | 26 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Nini Conceição (9) |
1942–43 | 1D | 6 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 60 | 14 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Alberto Gomes (9) |
1943–44 | 1D | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 35 | 68 | 6 | Semi-finals | — | — | — | — | — | Alberto Gomes (6) |
1944–45 | 1D | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 65 | 9 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Nini Conceição (4) |
1945–46 | 1D | 10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 51 | 76 | 16 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Bentes (13) |
1946–47 | 1D | 11 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 49 | 96 | 20 | not held | — | — | — | — | — | Bentes (16) |
1947–48 | 1D | 14 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 113 | 10 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Bentes (11) |
1948–49 | 2D | 1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 14 | 20 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Bentes (?) |
1949–50 | 1D | 7 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 57 | 24 | not held | — | — | — | — | — | Macedo (21) |
1950–51 | 1D | 8 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 53 | 24 | Final | — | — | — | — | — | Macedo (10) |
1951–52 | 1D | 7 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 47 | 22 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Bentes (14) |
1952–53 | 1D | 11 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 57 | 19 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Bentes (14) |
1953–54 | 1D | 13 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 29 | 50 | 18 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Francisco André (11) |
1954–55 | 1D | 6 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 52 | 25 | Semi-finals | — | — | — | — | — | Francisco André (15) |
1955–56 | 1D | 13 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 52 | 19 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Faia (15) |
1956–57 | 1D | 6 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 33 | 28 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | — | — | Francisco André (16) |
1957–58 | 1D | 9 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 40 | 24 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | — | — | Francisco André (17) |
1958–59 | 1D | 10 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 46 | 21 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Chipenda (11) |
1959–60 | 1D | 6 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 41 | 25 | Last 64 | — | — | — | — | — | Miranda (9) |
1960–61 | 1D | 7 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 26 | Last 64 | — | — | — | — | — | Jorge Humberto (10) |
1961–62 | 1D | 10 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 54 | 22 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Gaio (21) |
1962–63 | 1D | 10 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 49 | 50 | 19 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | João Lourenço (24) |
1963–64 | 1D | 9 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 48 | 25 | Last 32 | — | — | — | — | — | Oliveira Duarte (9) |
1964–65 | 1D | 4 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 40 | 34 | Last 32 | — | — | — | — | — | Manuel António (20) |
1965–66 | 1D | 6 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 48 | 26 | Last 64 | — | — | — | — | — | Ernesto (17) |
1966–67 | 1D | 2 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 18 | 40 | Final | — | — | — | — | — | Artur Jorge (25) |
1967–68 | 1D | 4 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 24 | 35 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Artur Jorge (28) |
1968–69 | 1D | 6 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 32 | 30 | Final | — | FC | 1st round | — | — | Manuel António (19) |
1969–70 | 1D | 10 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 46 | 22 | Last 16 | — | CWC | Quarter-finals | — | — | Nene (11) |
1970–71 | 1D | 5 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 24 | 33 | Last 32 | — | — | — | — | — | Manuel António (9) |
1971–72 | 1D | 15 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 38 | 21 | Last 32 | — | UC | 1st round | — | — | Manuel António (12) |
1972–73 | 2D | 1 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 14 | 49 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Manuel António (23) |
1973–74 | 1D | 10 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 45 | 23 | 5th round | — | — | — | — | — | Vala (9) |
1974–75 | 1D | 14 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 47 | 20 | 5th round | — | — | — | — | — | Manecas (7) |
1975–76 | 1D | 11 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 23 | 5th round | — | — | — | — | — | Vala (8) |
1976–77 | 1D | 5 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 25 | 34 | Last 64 | — | — | — | — | — | Joaquim Rocha (13) |
1977–78 | 1D | 8 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 49 | 26 | Last 128 | — | — | — | — | — | Joaquim Rocha (15) |
1978–79 | 1D | 15 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 41 | 18 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | — | — | Gregório Freixo (4) |
1979–80 | 2D | 1 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 57 | 13 | 47 | Last 32 | — | — | — | — | — | Eldon (16) |
1980–81 | 1D | 16 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 58 | 14 | last 32 | — | — | — | — | — | Eldon (8) |
1981–82 | 2D | 2 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 59 | 13 | 46 | Last 128 | — | — | — | — | — | Eldon (21) |
1982–83 | 2D | 2 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 74 | 32 | 48 | Semi-finals | — | — | — | — | — | Eldon (42) |
1983–84 | 2D | 1 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 58 | 22 | 45 | Last 128 | — | — | — | — | — | Camegim (12) |
1984–85 | 1D | 7 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 47 | 29 | Last 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Pedro Xavier (13) |
1985–86 | 1D | 10 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 25 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | — | — | Pedro Xavier (9) |
1986–87 | 1D | 10 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 26 | Last 128 | — | — | — | — | — | Reinaldo Silva (5) |
1987–88 | 1D | 16 | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 42 | 33 | 3rd round | — | — | — | — | — | Quinito (6) |
1988–89 | 2D | 2 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 66 | 23 | 52 | Last 32 | — | — | — | — | — | Rúbens Feijão (22) |
1989–90 | 2D | 4 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 34 | 43 | 1st round | — | — | — | — | — | Eldon (11) |
1990–91 | 2H | 6 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 32 | 44 | Last 32 | — | — | — | — | — | Lewis (13) |
1991–92 | 2H | 6 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 25 | 37 | 4th round | — | — | — | — | — | Lewis (11) |
1992–93 | 2H | 4 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 39 | 45 | 5th round | — | — | — | — | — | Latapy (12) |
1993–94 | 2H | 5 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 30 | 38 | 4th round | — | — | — | — | — | Lewis (7) |
1994–95 | 2H | 7 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 5th round | — | — | — | — | — | Febras (9) |
1995–96 | 2H | 15 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 48 | 41 | 5th round | — | — | — | — | — | Febras (8) |
1996–97 | 2H | 3 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 21 | 58 | 6th round | — | — | — | — | — | Miguel Bruno (12) |
1997–98 | 1D | 15 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 36 | 4th round | — | — | — | — | — | João Tomás (7) |
1998–99 | 1D | 18 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 71 | 21 | 4th round | — | — | — | — | — | Dário (8) |
1999–00 | 2H | 5 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 37 | 57 | 6th round | — | — | — | — | — | João Tomás (19) |
2000–01 | 2H | 8 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 4th round | — | — | — | — | — | Dário (21) |
2001–02 | 2H | 2 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 60 | 49 | 62 | 6th round | — | — | — | — | — | Dário (17) |
2002–03 | 1D | 15 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 48 | 37 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | — | — | Dário (11) |
2003–04 | 1D | 13 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 42 | 38 | 5th round | — | — | — | — | — | Joeano (6) |
2004–05 | 1D | 14 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 41 | 38 | 6th round | — | — | — | — | — | Dário (6) |
2005–06 | 1D | 14 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 48 | 39 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | — | — | Joeano (13) |
2006–07 | 1D | 13 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 46 | 26 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | — | — | Lino (5) |
2007–08 | 1D | 12 | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 32 | 3rd round | 2nd round | — | — | — | — | Lito (9) |
2008–09 | 1D | 7 | 30 | 10 | 09 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 39 | 4th round | 3rd round | — | — | — | — | Lito (7) |
2009–10 | 1D | 11 | 30 | 08 | 09 | 13 | 37 | 42 | 33 | 4th round | Semi-finals | — | — | — | — | Sougou (9) |
2010–11 | 1D | 14 | 30 | 07 | 09 | 14 | 32 | 48 | 30 | Semi-finals | 2nd round | — | — | — | — | Miguel Fidalgo (8) |
2011–12 | 1D | 13 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 38 | 29 | Winner | 2nd round | — | — | — | — | Edinho (5) |
2012–13 | 1D | 11 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 45 | 28 | Quarter-finals | 3rd round | EL | Group stage | Supertaça | RU | Edinho (13) |
2013–14 | 1D | 8 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 37 | Quarter-finals | 2nd round | — | — | — | — | Marcos Paulo (5) |
2014–15 | 1D | 15 | 34 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 46 | 29 | 3rd round | 3rd round | — | — | — | — | Rui Pedro (6) |
2015–16 | 1D | 18 | 34 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 60 | 25 | 5th round | 2nd round | — | — | — | — | Pedro Nuno (4) |
2016–17 | 2H | 6 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 35 | 62 | Quarter-finals | First round | — | — | — | — | Rui Miguel (10) |
2017–18 | 2H | 4 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 40 | 63 | 5th round | First round | — | — | — | — | Donald Djoussé (11) |
2018–19 | 2H | 5 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 37 | 51 | 2nd round | First round | — | — | — | — | Hugo Almeida (10) |
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Note
- Only goals scored in the regional championship or Primeira Liga are considered.
Players
Current squad
- As of 8 August, 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Records and statistics
Most appearancesCompetitive, professional matches only, appearances as substitute included in total.
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Most goalsCompetitive, professional matches only, appearances as substitute included in total.
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Coaches
- Artur Jorge (16 December 2002 – 28 August 2003)
- Vítor Oliveira (29 August 2003 – 26 January 2004)
- João Carlos Pereira (1 February 2004 – 22 December 2004)
- Nelo Vingada (23 December 2004 – 6 May 2006)
- Manuel Machado (15 May 2006 – 10 September 2007)
- Domingos Paciência (12 September 2007 – 31 May 2009)
- Rogério Gonçalves (9 June 2009 – 4 October 2009)
- André Villas-Boas (14 October 2009 – 2 June 2010)
- Jorge Costa (8 June 2010 – 21 December 2010)
- José Guilherme (26 December 2010 – 21 February 2011)
- Ulisses Morais (23 February 2011 – 17 May 2011)
- Pedro Emanuel (14 June 2011 – 7 April 2013)
- Sérgio Conceição (8 April 2013 – 26 May 2014)
- Paulo Sérgio (2 June 2014 – 15 February 2015)
- José Viterbo (16 February 2015 – 20 September 2015)
- Filipe Gouveia (24 September 2015 – 31 May 2016)
- Costinha (20 June 2016 – 21 May 2017)
- Ivo Vieira (30 May 2017 – 13 November 2017)
- Ricardo Soares (14 November 2017 – 31 March 2018)
- Quim Machado (1 April 2018 – 13 May 2018)
- Carlos Pinto (30 May 2018 – 1 October 2018)
- João Alves (10 October 2018 – 31 May 2019)
- César Peixoto (19 June 2019 – 14 November 2019)
- João Carlos Pereira (18 November 2019 – 10 July 2020)
- Rui Borges (11 July 2020 – 22 September 2021)
- João Carlos Pereira (22 September 2021 – 21 November 2021)
- Pedro Duarte (25 November 2021 – 3 March 2022)
- José Gomes (4 March 2022 – 14 May 2022)
References
- "ESTATUTOS DA ASSOCIAÇÃO ACADÉMICA DE COIMBRA ORGANISMO AUTÓNOMO DE FUTEBOL" (PDF). www.academica-oaf.pt/.
- "Secção de Futebol – AAC". Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- "Taça de 1939 já tem exposição própria" [1939 Taça now has own exposition]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 May 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- Bevan, Chris (29 April 2020). "The strange tale of how Man City conquered Europe - 50 years on". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "Santa Maria sobe ao plantel de elite" [Santa Maria promoted to first team]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2002. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- Ruela, João (21 May 2012). "Académica conquista a Taça de Portugal 73 anos depois" [Académica win the Taça de Portugal after 73 years]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- Bryan, Paul (8 November 2012). "Wilson Eduardo hails Académica team ethic". Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "Académica desce de divisão" [Académica go down a division]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "Académica olha para o futuro sem esquecer o passado" [Académica looks to the future without forgetting the past] (in Portuguese). Notícias de Coimbra. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "The Club Of Pioneers | The Home Of Football | Sheffield FC | Sheffield FC". Sheffield F.C. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- SAPO. "Académica despromovida pela primeira vez ao terceiro escalão do futebol português". SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- Lusa, Agência. "Académica entregou esta semana pedido de insolvência e plano de recuperação". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- "Provas Nacionais". Académica (AAC). Record. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- Núcleo de Veteranos AAC Archived 24 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Núcleo de Veteranos AAC Archived 24 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official website
- Académica de Coimbra on Twitter (in Portuguese)