Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional
football
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club based in
Moreira de Cónegos,
Guimarães Municipality,
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. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the
Primeira Liga
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, holding home games at
Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, with a capacity for 6,150 spectators.
The team first played in the
second tier in 1995 and the Primeira Liga in 2002. It won the
Taça da Liga
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in
2017
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and the second division championship in
2014
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and
2023
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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
:
:
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, manager
Manuel Machado took the team and, in two years, managed two promotions, getting the team for the first time to the
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. After an immediate relegation, the team won the
2013–14 Segunda Liga under manager
Toni Conceição.
Moreirense achieved its first top level national title on 29 January 2017, winning the League Cup (
Taça da Liga
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) by defeating
S.C. Braga in the
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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. Following two 8th-place finishes, the team were relegated in
2021–22, a season in which they had three managers:
João Henriques,
Lito Vidigal and
Ricardo Sá Pinto. Relegation was confirmed with a 2–1 aggregate playoff loss to
G.D. Chaves.
Under
Paulo Alves, Moreirense instantly returned to the top flight by winning the
2022–23 Liga Portugal 2. The team took 79 points from a possible 102, the highest in an 18-team season of the league, and the highest percentage taken from any season of it. Alves left at the end of the season.
Honours
National
*
Taça da Liga
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**Winners:
2016–17
*
Segunda Liga
**Winners:
2001–02,
2013–14,
2022—23
*
Portuguese Second Division
**Winners:
1994–95,
2000–01
Regional
*
AF Braga Second Division
**Winners: 1942–43
Recent league history
Players
Current squad
(''on loan from
Palmeiras'')
(''on loan from
Benfica B'')
Out on loan
Managerial history
* Armindo Cunha (1991–92)
* Ferreirinha (1993–94)
* Carlos Garcia (1994 – May 30, 1999)
*
Bernardino Pedroto (May 30, 1999 – Dec 9, 1999)
* João Cavaleiro (Dec 9, 1999 – May 14, 2000)
*
Manuel Machado (June 2, 2000 – June 5, 2004)
*
Vítor Oliveira (June 7, 2004 – April 3, 2005)
*
Jorge Jesus (April 5, 2005 – May 22, 2005)
*
Vítor Paneira (May 23, 2005 – Oct 17, 2005)
*
João Carlos Pereira (Oct 17, 2005 – Feb 27, 2006)
*
José Gomes (March 1, 2006 – May 5, 2006)
*
Dito (June 15, 2006 – Nov 13, 2007)
* Daniel Ramos (Nov 13, 2007 – May 4, 2008)
* Nicolau Vaqueiro (2008 – May 12, 2009)
*
Jorge Casquilha (2009 – Jan 30, 2013)
*
Augusto Inácio (Jan 30, 2013 – May 19, 2013)
*
Vítor Oliveira (May 20, 2013 – March 10, 2014)
*
Toni Conceição (March 10, 2014 – May 15, 2014)
*
Miguel Leal (July 1, 2014 – May 19, 2016)
*
Pepa (May 20, 2016 – November 21, 2016)
* Leandro Mendes (November 22, 2016 – November 28, 2016)
*
Augusto Inácio (November 28, 2016 – March 20, 2017)
*
Petit (March 20, 2017 – May 26, 2017)
*
Manuel Machado (May 27, 2017 – October 28, 2017)
*
Sérgio Vieira (October 31, 2017 – February 13, 2018)
*
Petit (February 12, 2018 – May 13, 2018)
*
Ivo Vieira (May 29, 2018 – May 19, 2019)
*
Vítor Campelos (May 27, 2019 – December 16, 2019)
*
Ricardo Soares (December 18, 2019 – November 9, 2020)
*
César Peixoto (November 10, 2020 - January 2, 2021)
*
Vasco Seabra (January 6, 2021 – June 5, 2021)
*
João Henriques (June 5, 2021 – December 2, 2021)
*
Lito Vidigal (December 4, 2021 – January 5, 2022)
*
Ricardo Sá Pinto (January 7, 2022 – May 31, 2022)
*
Paulo Alves (June 8, 2022 – June 30, 2023)
*
Rui Borges (July 5, 2023 – ''present'')
References
External links
*
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Association football clubs established in 1938
Football clubs in Portugal
1938 establishments in Portugal
Primeira Liga clubs
Liga Portugal 2 clubs