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 Algarve. Founded in 1910, the club will play the 2021–22 season in the Liga Portugal 2 after relegation from the

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History

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 Division once. 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

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. Among the mainstays of their 1990s teams were the Moroccan attacking duo of

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and

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. The 2001–02 season saw the club relegated to the second tier of Portuguese football, and 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

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Stadium

The ''Leões de Faro'' played at the

Estádio de São Luís Estadio de São Luís is a multi-use stadium in Faro, Portugal. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of S.C. Farense Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional football club based ...

for 94 years from 1910. The club moved stadium in 2004 to the newly constructed

Estádio Algarve The Estádio Algarve (Algarve Stadium), also known as ''Estádio Faro/Loulé'' (Faro/Loule Stadium), is an association football stadium located between Faro and Loulé municipalities, in the Algarve region of Portugal. The stadium has a capacit ...

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 Algarve clubs

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and

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Players

Current squad

Other players under contract

Out on loan

Notable former players

Players that have played more than 50 league matches: *

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* Carlos Fernandes *

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* João Fajardo * João Oliveira Pinto *

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* Quim *

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* Marco Aurélio *

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* Peter Barnes *

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* Ferenc Mészáros *

* Carlos Fumo *

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Managerial history

* José Augusto (1987–1989) *

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(1989) *

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(1989–1998) * João Alves (1998–2000) * Nicolau Vaqueiro (2000) *

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(Jun 14, 2000 – May 27, 2001) * Alberto Pazos (Jun 7, 2001 – Nov 27, 2001, 2001) *

(Nov 28, 2001 – Dec 4, 2001) * Jorge Castelo (Dec 4, 2001 – Mar 18, 2002) *

(Mar 18, 2002 – Dec 3, 2002) *

(Dec 4, 2002 – Mar 8, 2003) *

(Mar 8, 2003 – Jun 1, 2003) *

(2003 –2004) * Joaquim Sequeira (2004 – Jan 3, 2005) *

(Jan 3, 2005 – May 5, 2005) *

(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) *

(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) *

(2011 – May 30, 2012) *

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(June 2, 2012 – Jan 15, 2013) * Mauro de Brito (Jan 2013 – Sept 9, 2013) *

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(Sept 13, 2013 – Feb 25, 2014) * Antero Afonso (Caretaker) (Feb 25, 2014 – Jun 2, 2014) * Pedro Correia (Jun 2, 2014 – Nov 24, 2014) *

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(Dec 2, 2014 – May 28, 2015) *

(Jun 6, 2015 – Dec 14, 2015) *

Horácio Gonçalves Horácio José Paredes Mota Gonçalves (born 25 December 1962) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a forward, currently a manager. Playing career Gonçalves was born in Guimarães. He was a youth player at hometown club Vitória S.C. ...

(Dec 14, 2015 – Apr 7, 2016) * Antero Afonso (Caretaker) (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) *

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(Feb 4, 2021 – )

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 Liga Portugal 2 clubs Sport in Faro, Portugal