Portuguese sports club
Football club
Amora Full name Amora Futebol Clube Founded 1 May 1921; 103 years ago (1 May 1921 ) Ground Estádio da Medideira, Amora Capacity 5,000 Chairman Carlos Henriques Manager Élio Santos League Liga 3 2021–22 Liga 3 Série B, 5th (they then got 1st place in the next phase of the tournament) Website amorafcsad .pt
Amora Futebol Clube , commonly known as simply as Amora , is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Amora , Setúbal .[ 1] The club was founded on the 1 May 1921 and its founders were Mário de Carvalho, Guilherme Pestana, João Baptista, Julião Garcia, Tomás Alves, António Soares, Joaquim Monteiro, Oswaldo Reuter, Guilherme Reuter, Joaquim Zacarias, Leopoldo Grilo, Carlos de Azeitão, António Policia, Álvaro dos Santos, Jacinto Caixeiro, Alberto Malacato, Tomás da Cachamouca and António Manta. It currently plays at the Estádio da Medideira which also plays host to the club's reserve and youth teams.[ 2] [ 3]
The club currently plays in the Liga 3.[ 4] The club has played on three occasions in the Primeira Liga from 1980–81 season until the 1982–83 season .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] José Mourinho 's father Félix led the club to the Primeira Liga for the first time in 1980.[ 8]
Amora FC's football SAD was owned by Mozambican investors from 2018 to 2020. In 2020, the club's SAD for football was bought by America Soccer, a company owned by US investors who were already investing in Middlesbrough (England) and Benevento (Italy) football teams.[ 9] [ 10]
Appearances Premier Division: 3
Tier 2: 2
Tier 3: 23
Tier 4: 27
Honours
League and cup history
Season
Pos.
Pl.
W
D
L
GS
GA
P
Cup
Notes
1980–81
1D
12
30
10
5
15
38
51
25
Round 6
1981–82
1D
11
30
6
12
12
29
37
24
Round 6
1982–83
1D
15
30
6
6
18
23
55
18
Round 3
Relegated
1992–93
2H
17
34
7
10
17
27
53
24
Quarter-final
Relegated
1993–94
2D
1
34
19
9
6
59
26
47
Round 3
Promoted
1994–95
2H
17
34
7
13
14
30
42
27
Last Sixteen
Relegated
1995–96
2DS
18
34
2
13
19
22
64
19
Round 4
Relegated
1996–97
3DS
3
34
15
10
9
46
33
55
Round 1
1997–98
3DS
2
34
19
7
8
61
33
64
Round 4
Promoted
1998–99
2D
7
34
14
9
11
49
49
51
Round 4
2002–03
2DS
3
38
17
9
12
48
39
60
Round 2
2003–04
2DS
16
38
12
8
18
46
61
44
Round 3
2004–05
2DS
20
38
5
10
23
36
68
25
Round 3
Relegated
2005–06
3DS
8
32
12
7
13
41
40
43
Round 1
2006–07
3DS
3
28
13
7
8
31
31
46
Round 2
2007–08
3DS
12
32
10
5
17
32
49
21
Round 1
Relegated
2008–09
4DS
4
30
15
9
6
47
29
54
2009–10
4DS
3
30
18
7
5
54
24
61
2010–11
4DS
3
30
13
3
14
42
44
42
2011–12
4DS
3
30
18
5
7
56
30
59
2012–13
4DS
1
32
13
8
11
46
50
34
Round 2
Promoted
2013–14
3DS
2
30
21
3
6
66
29
66
Round 2
2014–15
3DS
2
30
23
9
1
60
22
69
Round 3
2015–16
3DS
2
30
21
5
4
66
23
68
Round 1
2016–17
3DS
2
30
21
5
4
78
26
68
Round 1
Presidents
Name
Term
1st
João Batista Cunha
1921–22
2nd
António Nunes Tiago
1939–40
3rd
Teodomiro Costa
1944–45
4th
Efigénio Aires de Sousa
1945–46
5th
António Soares Pacheco
1948–49
6th
Joaquim Lizardo
1949–50
7th
Joaquim Galha dos Santos
1952–53
8th
Joaquim Galha dos Santos
1953–54
9th
Joaquim Pinheiro
1957–58
10th
Efigénio Aires de Sousa
1958–59
11th
Joaquim Pinto Malta
1959–60
12th
Felismino Galha dos Santos
1960–61
13th
Manuel Batista de Oliveira
1961–62
14th
Dr. Joaquim Mendes Gargaleiro
1963–64
15th
Cesário Gomes Henriques
1964–65
16th
Manuel Batista de Oliveira
1965–66
17th
Fernando Afonso de Almeida Rocha
1967–68
18th
Guilherme Octávio Costa Almeida
1968–69
19th
Sebastião Pinheiro
1969–70
20th
Joaquim Pinheiro
1970–71
21st
Manuel do Nascimento
1971–72
22nd
Sebastião Pinheiro
1972–73
23rd
Diamantino Rodrigues Barros
1973–74
24th
José Augusto Guerreiro
1974–75
25th
Rui da Conceição
1975–76
26th
Alfredo Correia da Silva
1976–77
27th
Mário Rui da Silva Ribeiro
1977–79
28th
Durives Pereira
1979–81
29th
Fernando Martinho Paixão Santos
1981–85
30th
Mário Rui da Silva Ribeiro
1985–96
31st
Manuel Guerreiro Gonçalves
1996–99
32nd
José Manuel Vicente Moreira Mendes
1999–2013
33rd
Carlos Manuel da Silva Henriques
2013–2015
34th
Zuneid Sidat
Since 2015
Current squad As of 29 January 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
External links
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