Amarante Futebol Clube ''(abbreviated as Amarante FC)'' is a

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Port ...

football club based in Amarante in the

district of Porto The District of Porto ( pt, Distrito do Porto ) is located on the north-west coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Porto, the second largest city in the country. It is bordered by the Aveiro and Viseu districts to the south, ...

Background

Amarante FC currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal which is the fourth tier of

Portuguese football Association football ( pt, futebol), the most popular sport in Portugal, has a long and storied history in the country, following its introduction in 1875 in cities such as Funchal, Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra by English merchants and Portugu ...

. 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. The club is affiliated to

Associação de Futebol do Porto The Porto Football Association (Portuguese: Associação de Futebol do Porto; abbreviated as ''AF Porto'') is the district governing body for the all football and futsal competitions in the Portuguese district of Porto. It is also the regulator o ...

and has competed in the AF Porto Taça. The club has also entered the national cup competition known as

Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal (; "Cup of Portugal") is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Placard since the 2015–16 seas ...

on many occasions.

Season to season

Current squad

Honours

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

Notable former managers

Acácio Casimiro Acácio Alfredo Casimiro (born 24 March 1949 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese former football midfielder and manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a gov ...

References

External links

Amarante FC
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