Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional

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club based in Faro in the district of the same name and the region of

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. Founded in 1910, the club has played in the

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since the 2023–24 season after promotion from the

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History

Founded on 1 April 1910, it became the branch number 2 of

Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

(Sporting CP). Its main kit was inspired by the classic Sporting CP Stromp kit which was the main kit of the Lisbon-based team until 1928. In its entire history, the club has won nine major trophies: the AF Algarve Championship five times, the

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twice, and the

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and AF Algarve First and Second Divisions once each. Aside from its major trophies, the club as of 2013, has played 23 seasons in the

of which their highest league table classification came in the 1994–95 season where they managed a fifth-place finish. On the back of that best-ever finish, Farense qualified for the

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for the first time, losing in the first round to

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by a single goal in each game. The club also reached the final of the

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in 1990 where they lost to Estrela da Amadora. Among the mainstays of their 1990s teams were the Moroccan attacking duo of Hajry Redouane and Hassan Nader. The 2001–02 season saw the club relegated to the second tier of Portuguese football. In 2006, the club was in the sixth tier, the second district league of the

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, but won two consecutive promotions as champions. In 2012–13 they were promoted to the Segunda Liga. In 2019–20, after the season was curtailed due to the

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, the club were promoted back to the top flight after 18 years, under manager Sérgio Vieira. One year later, they were relegated on the final matchday after a 4–0 loss at C.D. Santa Clara. On 3 February 2023, Farense sacked manager

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before a match against Estrela da Amadora, who had cut their advantage in second place to one point. His replacement José Mota led the club back to the Primeira Liga. He was fired after a poor start to the

and replaced by Tozé on September 25th, 2024.

Stadium

The ''Leões de Faro'' played at the

Estádio de São Luís The Estádio de São Luís, also known as Santo Stadium, is a multi-use stadium located in Faro, Algarve, Portugal. It serves as the home stadium for Sporting Clube Farense, a football club based in Faro. The stadium was opened in 1923 and has a ...

for 94 years from 1910. The club moved stadium in 2004 to the newly constructed Estádio Algarve which was built for the purpose of hosting matches at

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. The Faro side moved back to the Estádio de São Luís in 2013 after it gained promotion to the Segunda Liga. As a result of their promotion, the Estádio de São Luís underwent major renovations to improve its facilities.

Rivalries

The club has rivalries with fellow

clubs

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and Portimonense S.C.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Notable former players

Players that have played more than 50 league matches: * Bruno Alves * Carlos Fernandes * Hélder Baptista * Hélder Rosário * Jacques Pereira * João Fajardo * João Oliveira Pinto * Jorge Jesus * Jorge Martins *

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* Manuel José * Quim * Ricardo Vaz Tê * Rui Esteves * Skoda * Tozé *

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* Zé Tó * Nail Beširović * Zé Carlos * Marco Aurélio *

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* Laurence Batty * Peter Barnes * Peter Eastoe * Ted Kelton Agasson * Dimitrios Konstantopoulos * Ferenc Mészáros * Hajry Redouane * Hassan Nader * Carlos Fumo * Henry Makinwa * Peter Rufai * Uche Okafor * Lucian Marinescu * Ilshat Faizulin * Ryan Gauld * Dragan Punišić * Goran Stevanović * Milonja Đukić * Tueba Menayane * Perry Mutapa * Zach Muscat

Statistics

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Managerial history

* José Augusto (1987–1989) *

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(1989) * Paco Fortes (1989–1998) * João Alves (1998–2000) * Nicolau Vaqueiro (2000) * Manuel Balela (Jun 14, 2000 – May 27, 2001) * Alberto Pazos (Jun 7, 2001 – Nov 27, 2001) * Hajry Redouane (Nov 28, 2001 – Dec 4, 2001) * Jorge Castelo (Dec 4, 2001 – Mar 18, 2002) * Paco Fortes (Mar 18, 2002 – Dec 3, 2002) * Manuel Balela (Dec 4, 2002 – Mar 8, 2003) * Hajry Redouane (Mar 8, 2003 – Jun 1, 2003) * Manuel Balela (2003 –2004) * Joaquim Sequeira (2004 – Jan 3, 2005) * Manuel Balela (Jan 3, 2005 – May 5, 2005) * Hassan Nader (May 5, 2005 – 2006) * Carlos Costa (Sep 30, 2006 – Feb 4, 2008) * Jorge Portela (Feb 6, 2008 – Aug 31, 2008) * Ivo Soares (Sep 2, 2008 – Nov 18, 2008) * António Barão (Nov 18, 2008 – Jun 7, 2009) * Edinho (Jul 16, 2009 – Dec 22, 2009) * Rui Esteves (Dec 22, 2009 – Mar 16, 2010) * Joaquim Mendes (Mar 16, 2010 – Nov 29, 2010) * Joaquim Sequeira (Nov 29, 2010 – Dec 29, 2010) * João de Deus (Jan 2, 2011 – Apr 30, 2011) * Manuel Balela (2011 – May 30, 2012) * Bruno Ribeiro (June 2, 2012 – Jan 15, 2013) * Mauro de Brito (Jan 2013 – Sept 9, 2013) * Jorge Paixão (Sept 13, 2013 – Feb 25, 2014) * Antero Afonso (Feb 25, 2014 – Jun 2, 2014) * Pedro Correia (Jun 2, 2014 – Nov 24, 2014) * Abel Xavier (Dec 2, 2014 – May 28, 2015) * Jorge Paixão (Jun 6, 2015 – Dec 14, 2015) * Horácio Gonçalves (Dec 14, 2015 – Apr 7, 2016) * Antero Afonso (Apr 7, 2016 – Jul 22, 2016) *

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(Jul 22, 2016 – Apr 3, 2017) * Rui Duarte (Apr 3, 2017 – Feb 5, 2019) *

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(Fev 5, 2019 – May 22, 2019) * Sérgio Vieira (May 22, 2019 – Feb 1, 2021) * Jorge Costa (Feb 4, 2021 – Aug 30, 2021) * Fanã (Aug 31, 2021 – Dec 19, 2021) *

(Dec 19, 2021 – Feb 6, 2023) * José Mota (Feb 6, 2023 – Sep 24, 2024) * Tozé (Sep 25, 2024;– )

Honours

: 1939–40, 1982–83 *

: 2011–12 * AF Algarve Championship: 1914–15, 1917–18, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1937–38 * AF Algarve First Division: 2007–08 * AF Algarve Second Division: 2006–07

Youth honours

* AF Algarve U23 Championship: 2020–21 * AF Algarve Juniores B First Division (U17): 2018–19, 2019–20 * AF Algarve Juniores C First Division (U15): 2012–2013

European cup history

*Q = Qualifying *PO = Play-off ;

League and cup history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Farense Association football clubs established in 1910 Football clubs in Portugal 1910 establishments in Portugal Primeira Liga clubs Sport in Faro, Portugal