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 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: 1995/96

As of 14 March 2020[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 Pedro Freitas 4 MF  CIV Ben Traoré 5 DF  POR Zé Oliveira 7 FW  POR Ferrinho 8 MF  POR Helinho 10 FW  BRA Nei 11 FW  POR João Victor 13 GK  POR Fred Fangueiro 15 FW  MOZ Salimo Mustafá 16 DF  POR Carlos Daniel 17 FW  POR Rui Macedo 18 FW  POR Pedro Correia 21 MF  COL Juan Villa (on loan from Gil Vicente)

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  POR Sandro Cunha 23 DF  POR Chico 29 DF  POR Tiago André 30 DF  POR Carlos Freitas 37 DF  POR Paulo Monteiro 44 MF  GHA James Arthur 45 DF  GHA Richard Ofori 50 MF  POR Alberto Fernandes 55 DF  GHA Princebell Addico 60 MF  POR Rúben Marques 79 GK  POR Luís Ferreira 80 FW  GHA Malik Abubakari (on loan from Moreirense)

• Official website (in Portuguese)