C.F. Os Belenenses

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Belenenses
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Full name Clube de Futebol
Os Belenenses
Nickname(s) O Belém
Os Azuis do Restelo
(The Blues from Restelo)
Founded 23 September 1919; 105 years ago (23 September 1919)
Ground Estádio do Restelo
Ground Capacity 19,856[1]
President Patrick Morais de Carvalho
Manager Júlio Velásquez
League Primeira Liga
2014–15 6th
Website Club home page

Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Belenenses (Portuguese pronunciation: [bɨlɨˈnẽsɨʃ]), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Restelo in the Belém parish of Lisbon, hence the club name, which translates as "The ones from Belém".

Belenenses won the 1945–46 Primeira Liga, making them the first of two clubs aside from the Big Three to win the league title, the other club being Boavista FC. The club also have 6 Championship of Portugal/Portuguese Cup titles.

The main activities of the club are football, handball, basketball, futsal, athletics, and rugby union. The club has won major national championships in all these sports, but remains best known for its original activity, football.

History

Early years

Founded in 1919, it reached its first Campeonato final in 1926, losing 2–0 to Maritimo, and won the title the next season with a 3–0 win over Vitória de Setúbal and picking up a second championship in 1929. The club lost the 1932 title to Porto 2–1 in a replay after a 4–4 draw. The club won its third and final Campeonato in 1933 by beating Sporting 3–1.[2] With three Campeonato wins, Beleneneses was one of Portugal's "Big Four" from the advent of the Primeira Liga, but have now won significantly fewer honours since then the other three clubs (Benfica, Porto and Sporting).

League Champions

The club won its only Primeira Liga title in 1945–46, beating Benfica by a point[3] on the first occasion which a club outside the Big Three won the title. On 14 December 1947, they were the first team to face Real Madrid at their newly inaugurated Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (then called Nuevo Estadio Chamartín), in a friendly match which was won 3–1 by the Spanish club.[4] The club came runner-up in the league for the first time in the 1954–55 season, level on 39 points with Benfica.[5] It was not until 1973 that Belenenses finished runner-up again, 18 points behind Benfica, and they never have since.[6]

European forays

Belenenses were the first club to compete in the UEFA Cup in a two-legged 3–3 draw with Hibernian (at the time one of Scotland's biggest teams) at the Estádio do Restelo in Belém.

The club has also played in the European Cup Winners' Cup, as well as the UEFA Cup. In the 1987–88 UEFA Cup season, the club played Barcelona; in the first leg, they lost 2–0 in the Camp Nou, winning 1–0 in Lisbon at the Estádio do Restelo with Mapuata scoring. Belenenses won their sixth, and to date last, Taça de Portugal on 28 May 1989, beating Benfica 2–1.[7] Also that season, they ousted holders Bayer Leverkusen from Cup-Winners' Cup.

Downfall and recovery

Belenenses were relegated from the Primeira Liga for the first time in 1981–82, and have been relegated three other times since then.

21st century

The 2005–06 season saw the football team finishing fourth from bottom, which would mean relegation for the team. However, the team won a subsequent appeal that sent Gil Vicente down instead. With this reprieve, the team played in the top level of Portuguese football once again. On 27 May 2007 Belenenses reached their first Taça de Portugal final since their 1989 triumph, and most recent to date, but were beaten 1–0 by Sporting.[8]

Cabral Ferreira, who served as president of Belenenses from 2005 until 2008, died on 26 February 2008, of a long illness.[9] Belenenses were relegated in 2010 to the Segunda Liga, and secured promotion back to the Primeira Liga in March 2013, their longest stint out of the top division.

The 2014-15 season Belenenses finished the championship in sixth place, and returned to European Competitions, Europa League.

Honours

Domestic

Winners (1): 1945–46
Winners (3): 1941–42, 1959–60, 1988–89
Runners-up (5): 1939–40, 1940–41, 1947–48, 1985–86, 2006–07
Runners-up (1): 1989
Winners (3): 1926–27, 1928–29, 1932–33
Runners-up (3): 1925–26, 1931–32, 1935–36
Winners (2): 1983–84, 2012–13
Winners (6): 1925–26, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1931–32, 1943–44, 1945–46
Winners (6): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1989–90, 1993–94
Runners-up (6): 1964–65, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1985–86

European

Winners (1): 1975

League and cup history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes
1934–35 CL 4 14 8 2 4 45 20 18 quarter-final
1935–36 CL 4 14 7 3 4 28 22 17 final
1936–37 CL 2 14 11 1 2 46 17 23 quarter-final
1937–38 CL 5 14 5 0 9 29 28 10
1938–39 1D 4 14 6 1 7 38 29 13 quarter-final
1939–40 1D 3 18 11 3 4 58 21 25 final
1940–41 1D 3 14 9 1 4 59 22 19 final
1941–42 1D 3 22 12 6 4 66 32 30 winner
1942–43 1D 3 18 14 0 4 78 20 28 quarter-final
1943–44 1D 6 18 9 3 6 41 32 21 quarter-final
1944–45 1D 3 18 13 1 4 72 29 27 quarter-final
1945–46 1D 1 22 18 2 2 74 24 38 last 16 Only League title
1946–47 1D 4 26 14 5 7 66 31 33 not held
1947–48 1D 3 26 16 5 5 76 30 37 final
1948–49 1D 3 26 16 3 7 68 36 35 last 16
1949–50 1D 4 26 10 7 9 36 41 27 not held
1950–51 1D 9 26 10 4 12 45 48 24 semi-final
1951–52 1D 4 26 14 8 4 60 28 36
1952–53 1D 3 26 15 6 5 60 29 36
1953–54 1D 4 26 13 5 8 43 39 31 semi-final
1954–55 1D 2 26 17 5 4 63 28 39 LAT 4th place
1955–56 1D 3 26 16 5 5 67 25 37 semi-final
1956–57 1D 3 26 13 7 6 74 50 33
1957–58 1D 4 26 12 4 10 54 42 28
1958–59 1D 3 26 16 6 4 65 27 38
1959–60 1D 3 26 15 6 5 58 25 36 winner
1960–61 1D 5 26 12 4 10 45 37 28 semi-final
1961–62 1D 5 26 12 7 7 51 35 31 semi-final FC 1st round
1962–63 1D 4 26 16 4 6 47 30 36 semi-final FC 1st round
1963–64 1D 6 26 12 6 8 46 36 30 FC 2nd round
1964–65 1D 8 26 12 2 12 39 40 26 FC 1st round
1965–66 1D 7 26 9 7 10 28 29 25
1966–67 1D 11 26 7 6 13 26 34 20
1967–68 1D 7 26 10 5 11 38 40 25
1968–69 1D 8 26 8 10 8 31 33 26
1969–70 1D 7 26 9 5 12 23 34 23 semi-final
1970–71 1D 7 26 7 8 11 20 27 22
1971–72 1D 7 30 11 7 12 35 33 29 semi-final
1972–73 1D 2 30 14 12 4 53 30 40
1973–74 1D 5 30 17 6 7 56 34 40 UC 1st round
1974–75 1D 6 30 14 7 9 45 37 35 semi-final
1975–76 1D 3 30 16 8 6 45 28 40 IC GC
1976–77 1D 10 30 7 12 11 29 40 26 IC
UC		 2nd Gr
1st round
1977–78 1D 5 30 14 8 8 25 21 36
1978–79 1D 8 30 10 9 11 47 43 29
1979–80 1D 5 30 13 8 9 33 38 34
1980–81 1D 11 30 8 10 12 24 39 26 semi-final
1981–82 1D 15 30 5 10 15 28 48 20 relegated
1982–83 2D.S 4 30 12 10 8 35 19 34
1983–84 2D.S 1 30 18 8 4 49 13 44 promoted
1984–85 1D 6 30 11 8 11 40 46 30
1985–86 1D 8 30 7 14 9 27 30 28 final
1986–87 1D 6 30 13 4 13 52 40 30
1987–88 1D 3 38 18 12 8 52 38 48 UC 1st round
1988–89 1D 7 38 13 14 11 44 35 40 winner UC 2nd round
1989–90 1D 6 34 16 4 14 32 33 36 semi-final CWC 1st round
1990–91 1D 19 38 10 9 19 27 38 29 relegated
1991–92 2H 2 34 19 10 5 53 25 48 promoted
1992–93 1D 7 34 11 12 11 42 40 34
1993–94 1D 13 34 12 6 16 39 51 30
1994–95 1D 12 34 10 7 17 30 39 27
1995–96 1D 6 34 14 9 1 53 33 51
1996–97 1D 13 34 10 10 14 37 50 40 last 32
1997–98 1D 18 34 5 9 20 22 52 24 last 64 relegated
1998–99 2H 2 34 17 10 7 55 28 61 promoted
1999–2000 1D 12 34 9 13 12 36 38 40 last 64
2000–01 1D 7 34 14 10 10 43 36 52 last 32
2001–02 1D 5 34 17 6 11 54 44 57 last 16
2002–03 1D 9 34 11 10 13 47 48 43 last 32 IC 2nd round
2003–04 1D 15 34 8 11 15 35 54 35 semi-final
2004–05 1D 9 34 13 7 14 38 34 46 quarter-final
2005–06 1D 15 34 11 6 17 40 42 39 last 64
2006–07 1D 5 30 15 4 11 36 29 49 final
2007–08 1D 8 30 11 10 9 35 33 40 last 64 UC 1st round 3 points deducted
2008–09 1D 15 30 5 9 16 28 52 24 last 32
2009–10 1D 15 30 4 11 15 23 44 23 last 16 relegated
2010–11 2H 13 30 8 11 11 33 36 35 last 64
2011–12 2H 5 30 10 11 9 34 32 41 last 16
2012–13 2H 1 42 29 7 6 75 41 94 semi-final promoted
2013–14 1D 14 30 6 10 14 19 33 28 last 64
2014–15 1D 6 34 12 12 10 34 35 48 quarter final
2015–16 1D last 32 EL Group stage

CL=Campeonato da Liga (winners weren't considered Portuguese champions); 1D=First Division/League
2D=Second Division/League; 2H=Liga de Honra
CWC=Cup Winners' Cup; UC=UEFA Cup
FC=Fairs Cup; LAT=Latin Cup; IC=Intertoto Cup

European record

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1R Scotland Hibernian 1–3 3–3 4–6
1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1R Spain Barcelona 1–1 1–1 2–21
1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1R Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Tresnjevka Zagreb 2–0 2–1 4–1
2R Italy Roma 0–1 1–2 1–3
1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1R Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 1–1 0–0 1–12
1973–74 UEFA Cup 1R England Wolves 0–2 1–2 1–4
1976–77 UEFA Cup 1R Spain Barcelona 2–2 2–3 4–5
1987–88 UEFA Cup 1R Spain Barcelona 1–0 0–2 1–2
1988–89 UEFA Cup 1R Germany Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 1–0 2–0
2R Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Velež Mostar 0–0 0–0 0–03
1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R France AS Monaco 1–1 0–3 1–4
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1R Germany Bayern Munich 0–2 0–1 0–3
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 3Q Sweden Göteborg 2–1 0–0 2–1
PO Austria Altach 0–0 1–0 1–0
Group I Switzerland Basel 0–2 2–1 4th place
Italy Fiorentina 0–4 0–1
Poland Lech Poznań 0–0 0–0
Notes
  • 1R: First round
  • 2R: Second round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round

1 Barcelona progressed to the Second round after winning a play-off match 3–2.
2 Shelbourne progressed to the Second round after winning a play-off match 2–1.
3 Velež Mostar progressed to the Third round after winning a penalty shoot-out 4–3.

Current squad

As of 26 July 2015

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

No. Position Player
1 Portugal GK Ricardo Ribeiro
2 Portugal DF João Amorim
4 Portugal DF Tonel
5 Portugal MF João Vilela
6 Portugal MF Rúben Pinto
7 Portugal MF Miguel Rosa
8 Portugal MF André Sousa
9 Portugal FW Tiago Caeiro
10 Portugal MF Tiago Silva
11 Portugal FW Betinho
12 Cape Verde FW Kuca (on loan from Karabükspor)
13 Portugal DF João Afonso
No. Position Player
17 Portugal MF Fábio Sturgeon
18 Portugal MF Ricardo Dias
19 Portugal MF André Geraldes (on loan from Sporting)
20 Portugal DF Filipe Ferreira
22 Portugal MF Carlos Martins
24 Portugal GK Hugo Ventura
27 Portugal FW Traquina
28 Portugal DF Gonçalo Brandão
37 Portugal DF Gonçalo Silva
47 Portugal DF Palmeira
77 Portugal GK Filipe Mendes
92 Portugal FW Fábio Nunes
99 São Tomé and Príncipe FW Luís Leal (on loan from APOEL)

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
— Cape Verde DF Fred Lopes (at Mafra)
— Cape Verde FW Mailó (at Covilhã)
— Portugal DF André Teixeira (at Mafra)
— Portugal GK Rafael Veloso (at Oriental)
— Cape Verde FW Tiago Almeida (at Chaves)
— England GK Matt Jones (at Tondela)
 


Notable former players

Former coaches

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/clube/20152016/liganos/106
  2. ↑ Portugal – List of Champions
  3. ↑ Portugal 1945–46
  4. ↑ Real Madrid C.F. – Official Web Site – Real Madrid play 1,500th official clash at the Santiago Bernabeu
  5. ↑ Portugal 1954–55
  6. ↑ Portugal 1972–73
  7. ↑ Portugal Cup Full Results 1938–1990
  8. ↑ Portugal Cup 2006/07
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ From 1922 to 1938, the Portuguese champion was determined in a knock-out competition called Campeonato de Portugal (Portuguese Championship). With the formation of the league, this competition later became the national cup.

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