Amarante F.C.

Amarante Futebol Clube (abbreviated as Amarante FC) is a Portuguese football club based in Amarante in the district of Porto.[1]

Amarante
Full nameAmarante Futebol Clube
Founded1923 (1923)
GroundMunicipal de Amarante
Amarante
Portugal
Capacity16,800
ChairmanAntónio Duarte
Head CoachPedro Pinto
LeagueCampeonato de Portugal
2021-22Campeonato de Portugal, Série B, 5th place (then in the Série 3 of relegation they placed 1st)

Background

Amarante FC currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal which is the fourth tier of Portuguese football. The club was founded in 1923 and they play their home matches at the Municipal de Amarante in Amarante. The stadium is able to accommodate 16,800 spectators and was constructed in 1978.[1]

The club is affiliated to Associação de Futebol do Porto and has competed in the AF Porto Taça. The club has also entered the national cup competition known as Taça de Portugal on many occasions.[1][2]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Place Movements
1963–64 Tier 4 Distritais AF Porto – 2ª Divisão 1st Promoted
1965–66 Tier 3 Terceira Divisão 1ª Série 1st Playoff (QF)
1976–77 Tier 4 Distritais AF Porto – Honra Promoted
1977–78 Tier 3 Terceira Divisão Série B 7th
1978–79 Tier 3 Terceira Divisão Série B 2nd Promoted
1979–80 Tier 2 Segunda Divisão Série Norte 12th
1980–81 Tier 2 Segunda Divisão Série Norte 11th
1981–82 Tier 2 Segunda Divisão Série Norte 15th Relegated
1982–83 Tier 3 Terceira Divisão Série B 12th
1983–84 Tier 3 Terceira Divisão Série B 9th
1984–85 Tier 3 Terceira Divisão Série B 1st Promoted
1985–86 Tier 2 Segunda Divisão Série Norte 15th Relegated
1986–87 Tier 3 Terceira Divisão Série B 7th
1987–88 Tier 3 Terceira Divisão Série B 2nd Promoted
1988–89 Tier 2 Segunda Divisão Série Norte 17th Relegated
1989–90 Tier 3 Terceira Divisão Série B 17th
1990–91 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte 14th Relegated
1991–92 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B 4th
1992–93 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B 5th
1993–94 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B 2nd
1994–95 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte 13th
1995–96 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte 15th Relegated
1996–97 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B 17th
1997–98 Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra 2nd Promoted
1998–99 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B 13th
1999–2000 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B 14th
2000–01 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B 11th
2001–02 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B 14th Relegated
2002–03 Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra 10th
2003–04 Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra 4th
2004–05 Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra 4th
2005–06 Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra 1st Promoted
2006–07 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B 9th
2007–08 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B – 1ª Fase 2nd
Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B Fase Final 1st Promoted
2008–09 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série B – 1ª Fase 9th Relegation Group
Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série B Últimos 5th Relegated
2009–10 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B – 1ª Fase 2nd Promotion Group
Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B Fase Final 6th
2010–11 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B – 1ª Fase 2nd Promotion Group
Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B Fase Final 1st Promoted
2011–12 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Centro 5th
2012–13 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte 11th

[3][4][5][6]

Current squad

As of 5 April 2017

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Portugal POR Carlos Silva
3 DF Portugal POR Dani Ferreira
4 DF Portugal POR César
6 MF Portugal POR Moreira
7 MF Portugal POR Tiago Silva
8 MF Portugal POR Nélson Piquet
9 FW Portugal POR João Queirós
10 FW Portugal POR Tiago André
11 FW Portugal POR Rodrigo
17 MF Portugal POR Rafinha
18 MF Portugal POR Hélder Pedro
19 FW Portugal POR Rafa
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Portugal POR Armando Silva
21 MF Portugal POR Zé Lopes
25 GK Portugal POR Nené
26 DF Portugal POR Paulinho
64 DF Portugal POR Diogo Vila
70 MF Portugal POR Rui Magalhães
74 GK Portugal POR Paulo Jorge
77 DF Portugal POR João Carneiro
89 FW Senegal SEN Badará
90 FW Ghana GHA Paul Ayongo
98 GK Portugal POR Pedro Ribeiro

Honours

  • Portuguese Third Division: 2007/08, 2010/11
  • AF Porto Divisão de Honra: 2005/06

Notable former managers

References

  1. "Amarante Futebol Clube – ForaDeJogo – foradejogo.net". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  2. "Amarante Futebol Clube – Portugal – footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  3. "Portugal – Table of Honor – soccerlibrary.free.fr" (PDF). Soccer Library. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  4. "Competitions – Portugal – footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  5. "Competitions – ForaDeJogo – foradejogo.net". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  6. "AF Porto". Futebol Total. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
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