Lusitano Futebol Clube, often known as Lusitano VRSA, is a Portuguese

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club from

Vila Real de Santo António Vila Real de Santo António () is a city, civil parish, and municipality in the Algarve, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,156, in an area of 61.25 km2. It is one of the few municipalities in Portugal without territorial continuity: its ...

, in the

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region. The club was founded on 15 April 1916 and is the No. 1 delegation of

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, and has Miguel Ângelo Machado Vairinhos as its current president. In the 2016–2017 season they competed in Campeonato de Portugal (third tier of Portuguese football pyramid) and their head coach is

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. The team played in the main Portuguese football competition, the

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, for three seasons, in 1947–48, 1948–49 and 1949–50.

Stadium

The stadium where the club plays is called Campo de Jogos Francisco Gomes Socorro and has the capacity for 2500 spectators but in certain games such as matches in the Algarve Cup, they play at Complexo Desportivo Municipal de Vila Real de Santo António, with capacity for 7500 spectators.

Current squad

Former players

* Alireza Jamali * Arash Ostovari * Harry Singh

Equipment and sponsorship

Lusitano Futebol Clube are currently sponsored by CPA - Companhia de Pescarias do Algarve and their kit is made by Strike.

Honours

First Division – 3 Appearances – Best Result: 12th Place Algarve Regional League – 9 Titles (1922/23, 1927/28, 1928/29, 1929/30, 1931/32, 1934/35, 1954/55, 1977/78, 2011/12)

References

Association football clubs established in 1913 Primeira Liga clubs Liga Portugal 2 clubs Sport in Algarve 1913 establishments in Portugal Football clubs in Portugal Vila Real de Santo António {{Portugal-footyclub-stub