C.D. Santa Clara

Santa Clara
Full name	Clube Desportivo Santa Clara
Nickname(s)	Os Açoreanos (The Azoreans)
Founded	12 May 1927
Ground	Estádio de São Miguel,; Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Capacity	13,277
President	İsmail Uzun
Manager	Danildo Accioly
League	Primeira Liga
2021–22	Primeira Liga, 7th of 18
Website	Club website

Clube Desportivo Santa Clara is a Portuguese football club from Ponta Delgada, Azores. They play in the 13,277-seat Estádio de São Miguel. They are the most successful football team from the Azores Islands as the only team from the archipelago to compete in a UEFA competition, having qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

To date, Santa Clara is the only club from the Azores islands to have competed in the top division of the Portuguese Liga, being thus the westernmost top-flight club in Europe. They compete in the Primeira Liga, the Portuguese first division football league. Santa Clara's kit manufacturer is Kelme and their main sponsor is Santander. Main rivals are CD Operário from Lagoa. Other major rivals are C.S. Marítimo and C.D. Nacional, from the island of Madeira.

History

Santa Clara reached the Primeira Liga for the first time by coming third in the 1998–99 Liga de Honra, but were instantly relegated back in last place. The team bounced back by winning the 2000–01 Segunda Liga under Manuel Fernandes and later Carlos Manuel. Fernandes, who left for Sporting CP in January 2001, returned in October.[1]

Despite coming 14th in their first top-flight season, Santa Clara were chosen by UEFA to play in the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup when Vitória S.C. withdrew, needing the summer to renovate their Estádio D. Afonso Henriques for UEFA Euro 2004.[2] They beat Armenia's Shirak FC 5–3 on aggregate in the first round before falling 9–2 to Czechs FK Teplice in the second.[3] Santa Clara were relegated in 2003,[4] and then spent the next 15 years in the second tier, with the lowest point being 2014–15 when the club came 19th, saving themselves from relegation with three games remaining.[5]

In 2018, Carlos Pinto's Santa Clara team ended their exile by finishing second to C.D. Nacional, and he subsequently left.[6] His successor João Henriques led Santa Clara to two consecutive 10th-placed finishes, their best results for position and points (43) in their history. He left in July 2020, having secured a third consecutive top-flight season for the first time in club history.[7] Under his successor Daniel Ramos in 2020–21, the club finished a best-ever sixth to qualify for the inaugural UEFA Conference League.[8]

Stadium

Santa Clara plays in the Estádio de São Miguel in Ponta Delgada, the largest city in the Azores.

Due to mandatory quarantine for all visitors to the Azores in the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, Santa Clara concluded the season playing home games in Oeiras near Lisbon.[9]

Honours

Segunda Liga
- Winners (1): 2000–01
Portuguese Second Division
- Winners (1): 1997–98

Players

Current squad

As of 2 February 2023

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	Ricardo Fernandes
2	DF	BRA	Ygor Nogueira
3	DF	ESP	Xavi Quintillà
4	DF	TOG	Kennedy Boateng
6	MF	POR	Bruno Jordão (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
7	FW	BRA	Allano
8	MF	BRA	Anderson Carvalho
9	FW	JPN	Kyosuke Tagawa (on loan from Tokyo)
10	MF	POR	Ricardinho
11	MF	POR	Costinha
12	GK	BRA	Gabriel Batista
13	DF	POR	Diogo Calila
16	DF	POR	Paulo Henrique
19	FW	POR	Bruno Almeida (on loan from Trofense)
20	MF	BRA	Adriano
21	FW	POR	Andrezinho


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	FW	SRB	Filip Stevanović (on loan from Manchester City)
24	FW	PAR	Walter González (on loan from Olimpia Asunción)
31	DF	GNB	Nanu (on loan from Porto)
32	MF	BRA	Matheus Nunes (on loan from Vasco da Gama)
37	MF	BRA	Rildo
39	FW	BRA	Matheus Babi (on loan from Athletico Paranaense)
40	MF	JPN	Kento Misao
43	DF	BRA	Paulo Eduardo
44	DF	BRA	Ítalo
49	FW	BRA	Gabriel Silva (on loan from Palmeiras)
74	GK	ARG	Marcos Díaz
80	MF	BRA	Victor Bobsin
82	FW	POR	André Mesquita
95	DF	SEN	Pierre Sagna
99	GK	POR	Marco Pereira

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	POR	Rodolfo Cardoso (at Fontinhas until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	BRA	Ageu (at B-SAD until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	POR	Martim Maia (at Trofense until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	POR	Rúben Oliveira (at B-SAD until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	BRA	Patrick (at Brasil de Pelotas until 31 December 2023)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	POR	Rodrigo Valente (at Penafiel until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	BRA	João Marcos (at B-SAD until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	IRN	Mohammad Mohebi (on loan at Esteghlal until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	POR	Diogo Motty (at Fontinhas until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	URU	Gustavo Viera (at Fénix until 30 June 2023)

International players

Pauleta played for Santa Clara in 1991 at youth level before moving on to bigger clubs where he would become one of the best Portuguese strikers of all time.

League and cup history

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	League Cup	Notes
1982–83	3DS	7	30	12	6	12	42	39	30	Round 2
1983–84	3DS	7	30	12	7	11	38	32	31	Round 2
1984–85	3DS	10	30	11	6	13	32	26	28	Round 2
1985–86	3DS	4	30	14	8	8	34	20	36	Round 2
1986–87	3DS	2	30	16	8	6	54	29	40	Round 1		Promoted
1987–88	2DS	20	38	5	13	20	19	51	23	Round 3		Relegated
1988–89	3DS	10	34	13	9	12	35	32	35	Round 2
1989–90	3DS	1	34	18	9	7	54	41	45	Round 2		Promoted
1990–91	2DS	14	34	12	9	17	40	56	33	Round 2		Relegated
1991–92	3DS	5	34	15	9	10	55	34	39	Round 2
1992–93	3DS	14	34	8	14	12	27	40	30	Round 1
1993–94	3DS	13	34	10	9	15	28	52	29	Round 1
1994–95	3DS	18	34	3	9	22	20	70	15	Round 1
1995–96	3DS	1	26	16	7	3	48	15	55	Round 1		Promoted
1996–97	2DS	2	34	19	6	9	67	36	63	Round 3
1997–98	2DS	1	34	18	8	5	60	31	65	Round 4		Promoted
1998–99	2H	3	34	13	13	7	53	37	55	Round 5		Promoted
1999–00	1D	18	34	7	10	17	35	50	31	Round 5		Relegated
2000–01	2H	1	34	20	7	7	60	37	67	Round 3		Promoted
2001–02	1D	14	34	9	10	15	32	46	37	Round 5
2002–03	1D	17	34	8	11	15	39	54	35	Round 5		Relegated
2003–04	2H	13	34	11	9	14	41	44	42	Round 3
2004–05	2H	15	34	11	6	17	39	49	39	Round 4
2005–06	2H	6	34	13	12	9	45	32	51	Round 4
2006–07	2H	4	30	15	5	10	34	31	50	Round 4
2007–08	2H	10	30	10	7	13	31	50	37	Round 4	Round 1
2008–09	2H	3	30	15	7	8	45	32	52	Round 5	Round 1
2009–10	2H	4	30	13	12	5	45	29	51	Round 4	First Group Stage
2010–11	2H	9	30	10	8	12	26	29	38	Round 3	First Group Stage
2011–12	2H	12	30	8	10	12	29	38	34	Round 2	Second Group Stage
2012–13	2H	11	42	15	14	13	55	48	59	Round 4	Round 2
2013–14	2H	15	42	13	9	20	38	46	48	Round 3	Round 2
2014–15	2H	19	46	10	21	15	33	42	51	Round 2	Round 1
2015–16	2H	16	46	15	12	19	49	52	57	Round 3	Round 1
2016–17	2H	10	42	16	12	14	42	42	60	Round 4	Round 2
2017–18	2H	2	38	19	9	10	55	40	66	Round 5	Round 2	Promoted
2018–19	1D	10	34	11	9	14	43	45	42	Round 4	Round 2
2019–20	1D	9	34	11	10	13	36	41	43	Round 5	Round 3
2020–21	1D	6	34	13	7	14	44	36	46	Quarter-finals		Best league finish
2021–22	1D	7	34	9	13	12	38	54	40	Round 3	Semi-finals

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
2002–03	Intertoto Cup	R1	FC Shirak	2–0	3–3	5–3
2002–03	Intertoto Cup	R2	Teplice	1–4	1–5	2–9
2021–22	Europa Conference League	2QR	Shkupi	2–0	3–0	5–0
		3QR	Olimpija Ljubljana	2–0	1−0	3−0
		PO	Partizan	2–1	0–2	2–3

References

"Manuel Fernandes já orientou treino do Santa Clara" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 October 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"Santa Clara substitui minhotos na Taça Intertoto" [Santa Clara replaced Minho Province team in Intertoto Cup]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 May 2002. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"Santa Clara eliminado da Intertoto" [Santa Clara eliminated from the Intertoto]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 July 2002. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"Carlos Alberto Silva de saída" [Carlos Alberto Silva leaving]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 May 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"Trofense-Santa Clara, 0-0: Insulares garantem permanência" [Trofense 0-0 Santa Clara: Islanders guarantee survival]. Sábado (in Portuguese). 6 May 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"Carlos Pinto deixa o Santa Clara após subida à I Liga" [Carlos Pinto leaves Santa Clara after promotion to the I Liga]. Público (in Portuguese). 14 May 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"João Henriques sai do Santa Clara depois de duas épocas de recordes" [João Henriques leaves Santa Clara after two record-breaking seasons]. Observador (in Portuguese). 24 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"Liga: Santa Clara garante qualificação europeia" [Liga: Santa Clara guarantee European qualification] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
"Oficial: Santa Clara vai disputar jogos da I Liga na Cidade do Futebol" [Official: Santa Clara will contest I Liga games at the Cidade do Futebol]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 12 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

External links

Official website (in Portuguese)

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[1] "Manuel Fernandes já orientou treino do Santa Clara" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 October 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[2] "Santa Clara substitui minhotos na Taça Intertoto" [Santa Clara replaced Minho Province team in Intertoto Cup]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 May 2002. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[3] "Santa Clara eliminado da Intertoto" [Santa Clara eliminated from the Intertoto]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 July 2002. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[4] "Carlos Alberto Silva de saída" [Carlos Alberto Silva leaving]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 May 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[5] "Trofense-Santa Clara, 0-0: Insulares garantem permanência" [Trofense 0-0 Santa Clara: Islanders guarantee survival]. Sábado (in Portuguese). 6 May 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[6] "Carlos Pinto deixa o Santa Clara após subida à I Liga" [Carlos Pinto leaves Santa Clara after promotion to the I Liga]. Público (in Portuguese). 14 May 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[7] "João Henriques sai do Santa Clara depois de duas épocas de recordes" [João Henriques leaves Santa Clara after two record-breaking seasons]. Observador (in Portuguese). 24 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[8] "Liga: Santa Clara garante qualificação europeia" [Liga: Santa Clara guarantee European qualification] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

[9] "Oficial: Santa Clara vai disputar jogos da I Liga na Cidade do Futebol" [Official: Santa Clara will contest I Liga games at the Cidade do Futebol]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 12 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

Clube Desportivo Santa Clara
Players Managers
Home stadium	Estádio de São Miguel
Seasons	2001–02 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

Primeira Liga
2022–23 clubs	Arouca Benfica Boavista Braga Casa Pia Chaves Estoril Famalicão Gil Vicente Marítimo Paços de Ferreira Portimonense Porto Rio Ave Santa Clara Sporting CP Vitória de Guimarães Vizela
Former clubs	Académica Académico de Viseu Académico do Porto Águeda Alcobaça Alverca Amora Atlético CP Aves Barreirense Beira-Mar Belenenses Belenenses SAD Caldas Campomaiorense Carcavelinhos CUF Estrela da Amadora Fafe Farense Feirense Felgueiras Leixões Leça Lusitano de Évora Lusitano VRSA Montijo Moreirense Nacional Naval 1º de Maio O Elvas Oliveirense Olhanense Oriental Penafiel Riopele Salgueiros Sanjoanense Seixal Sporting da Covilhã Sporting de Espinho Tirsense Tondela Torreense Trofense União da Madeira União de Coimbra União de Leiria União de Lisboa União de Tomar Unidos de Lisboa Varzim Vitória de Setúbal
Statistics and awards	Top scorers Hat-tricks Player of the Year
Associated competitions	Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Europa Conference League