Moreirense F.C.

Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, with a capacity for 9,000 spectators.

Moreirense
Full nameMoreirense Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Os verdes e brancos (The Green and whites)
Os homens de Moreira de Cónegos (The Men from Moreira de Cónegos)
FoundedNovember 1, 1938 (November 1, 1938)
GroundParque Moreira de Cónegos
Guimarães, Braga District
Capacity9,000
ChairmanVítor Magalhães
ManagerPaulo Alves
LeagueLiga Portugal 2
2021–22Primeira Liga, 16th of 18 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

History

Moreirense was founded in 1938. It first reached the Liga de Honra in 1995, where they stayed five seasons. After being relegated to Segunda Divisão, manager Manuel Machado took the team and in two years managed two promotions, getting the team for the first time to top flight. He led the northerners for two more seasons, in which Moreirense achieved two mid-table positions, finishing ninth in the latter season.

After Machado departed for neighbouring Vitória de Guimarães, the club suffered two consecutive relegations, only returning again to the second level in 2010, and the first in 2012.[1] After an immediate relegation, the team won the 2013–14 Segunda Liga under manager Toni Conceição.[2]

Moreirense achieved its first top level national title on 29 January 2017, winning the League Cup (Taça da Liga) by defeating S.C. Braga in the final.[3]

In 2018–19, manager Ivo Vieira led Moreirense to a best-ever sixth place, missing out on the fifth place only on goal difference to Vitória de Guimarães, who Vieira left the club for.[4]

Honours

National

Regional

Recent league history

Players

Current squad
As of 3 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 Portugal POR Sérgio Dutra
3 DF Brazil BRA Hugo Gomes (on loan from Rio Ave)
4 DF Brazil BRA Rafael Santos
6 MF Portugal POR Fábio Pacheco
7 FW Brazil BRA Walterson
9 FW Brazil BRA André Luis
10 MF Portugal POR Pedro Aparício
11 MF Brazil BRA Alan (on loan from Palmeiras)
13 DF Portugal POR Luís Rocha
16 MF Guinea-Bissau GNB Sori Mané
18 DF Portugal POR Pedro Amador
19 FW Portugal POR João Camacho
20 DF Senegal SEN Alhassane Sylla
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW South Africa RSA Kobamelo Kodisang (on loan from Braga)
22 DF Portugal POR David Bruno
23 DF Netherlands NED Godfried Frimpong
31 FW Brazil BRA Madson
40 GK Brazil BRA Kewin
41 GK Portugal POR Ricardo Silva
42 DF Venezuela VEN Víctor García
43 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Freitas (on loan from Palmeiras)
80 DF Ghana GHA Lawrence Ofori (on loan from Famalicão)
88 MF Portugal POR Gonçalo Franco
95 FW Bulgaria BUL Steven Petkov
99 FW Brazil BRA Platiny

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
— MF Brazil BRA Luiz Henrique (at Brusque until 31 December 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Portugal POR Rúben Ramos (at Nacional until 30 June 2023)

Managerial history

References
  1. Honra: Moreirense sobe à Liga (Second Division: Moreirense promotes to top division); Mais Futebol, 13 May 2012 (in Portuguese)
  2. "Moreirense é o campeão da II Liga" [Moreirense is the champion of the II Liga] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. "Moreirense: Vitória histórica para um troféu com 'pouca história'" [Moreirense: Historic victory for a trophy with 'little history'] (in Portuguese). Sapo. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  4. "Ivo Vieira é o novo treinador do Vitória de Guimarães" [Ivo Vieira is the new manager of Vitória de Guimarães]. Observador (in Portuguese). 17 June 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
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