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| Full name | Futebol Clube de Famalicão | |||
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| Nicknames | Famalicenses Vila Nova Azuis e Brancos Fama | |||
| Founded | 21 August 1931; 94 years ago (1931-08-21)[1] | |||
| Ground | Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Vila Nova de Famalicão | |||
| Capacity | 5,307 | |||
| Owner | Idan Ofer (85%)[2] | |||
| Chairman | Miguel Ribeiro | |||
| Manager | Hugo Oliveira | |||
| League | Primeira Liga | |||
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga, 7th of 18 | |||
| Website | www | |||
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Futebol Clube de Famalicão, commonly known asFamalicão, is a Portuguese professionalfootball club fromVila Nova de Famalicão.[citation needed] Founded on 21 August 1931,[1] its senior team currently plays in thePrimeira Liga, the top tier ofPortuguese football.
Since 1952, Famalicão have played their home matches at theEstádio Municipal 22 de Junho, which holds a 5,307-seat capacity.[citation needed] TheFamalicenses' most successful period of their history occurred in the early 1990s, where the club played four seasons in thePrimeira Liga, between 1990 and 1994, counting now with sevenPrimeira Liga appearances. The club is owned by Quantum Pacific Group which also has 30% share ofAtlético de Madrid.
Futebol Clube de Famalicão was founded on the 21 August 1931 by six friends. Their first match was the opening of their ground, the Campo da Berberia, with a match againstFC Porto in 1932. Their first kit was green and white, however, they eventually changed it to blue and white in order to get affiliation from Porto. Famalicão started competing in 1932–33 in the Regional Promotion Championship which they won. In1945–46, the club reached the semi-finals of theTaça de Portugal under Hungarian manager Janos Szabo, but were beaten 11–0 by aSporting CP team led byCândido de Oliveira.[3]
The club have spent six years in thePrimeira Liga in total - 1946–47, 1978–79, and four consecutively from 1990 to 1994. The 2000s brought a fast fall with the club dropping as far as the regional championships. Having fallen as low as the fifth-tierBraga Football Association district league in 2008–09, Famalicão returned toSegunda Liga for the first time in 19 years in May 2015 by winning their group in theCampeonato Nacional de Seniores. Even in that years, the club archived records from his supporters attendance, playing home or away.[4] They lost the final on penalties toC.D. Mafra after a 1–1 draw at theEstádio Municipal da Marinha Grande on 10 June.[5]
At the beginning of the 2018–19 season, 51% of the club share was bought by Quantum Pacific Group, a group led by Israeli businessmanIdan Ofer that also holds 33% ofAtlético de Madrid.[6] On 28 April 2019, the club won promotion to the top flight for the first time in a quarter of a century.[7]
On 11 September 2019, Quantum Pacific Group increased its share in theSociedade Anónima Desportiva of the club from 51% to 85%, spearheaded by Israeli billionaireIdan Ofer.[2][8] With a 1–0 win overF.C. Paços de Ferreira in January 2020, the club reached the semi-finals of the cup for the first time since 1946.[3]
The club plays their home games atEstádio Municipal de Famalicão and have occupied the stadium since its opening in 1952. The club's previous grounds were Campo da Berberia, opened in 1932, and Campo do Freião, opened in 1946. Works on the stadium were planned for 2019 to increase the comfort and technology of the stadium, as well as expanding its capacity to 7,500.[citation needed]
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| National | |||
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| Competition | Titles | Seasons | |
| Segunda Divisão | 2 | 1977–78, 1987–88 | |
| Regional | |||
| Competition | Titles | Seasons | |
| Regional Promotion Championship | 1 | 1935–36 | |
| Regional Opening Tournament | 3 | 1982–83, 1984–85, 1986–87 | |
| Regional Honour Cup | 1 | 1986–87 | |
| Primeira Divisão Regional | 2 | 1954–55, 1961–62 | |
| National | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | Participations | Best finish | |
| Primeira Liga | 7 | 6th | |
| Liga Portugal 2 | 6 | 2nd | |
| Segunda Divisão | 42 | 1st | |
| Terceira Divisão | 9 | 2nd | |
| Portuguese Cup | 60 | Semi-finals | |
| Portuguese League Cup | 4 | Group stage | |
| Regional | |||
| Competition | Participations | Best finish | |
| Honour Division | 1 | 2nd | |
| Season | Tier | Competition | Classification | Portuguese Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | 2 | Segunda Divisão | 2nd | 1/32 |
| 1990–91 | 1 | Primeira Divisão | 15th | 1/8 |
| 1991–92 | 1 | Primeira Divisão | 14th | 1/8 |
| 1992–93 | 1 | Primeira Divisão | 14th | 4QR |
| 1993–94 | 1 | Primeira Divisão | 17th | 1/8 |
| 1994–95 | 2 | Segunda Divisão | 12th | 1/8 |
| 1995–96 | 2 | Segunda Divisão | 17th | 3QR |
| 1996–97 | 3 | Segunda Divisão B | 3rd | 2QR |
| 1997–98 | 3 | Segunda Divisão B | 10th | 2QR |
| 1998–99 | 3 | Segunda Divisão B | 10th | 4QR |
| 1999–2000 | 3 | Segunda Divisão B | 2nd | 4QR |
| 2000–01 | 3 | Segunda Divisão B | 2nd | 1/4 |
| 2001–02 | 3 | Segunda Divisão B | 20th | 2QR |
| 2002–03 | 4 | Terceira Divisão | 6th | 1QR |
| 2003–04 | 4 | Terceira Divisão | 10th | 3QR |
| 2004–05 | 4 | Terceira Divisão | 2nd | 3QR |
| 2005–06 | 3 | Segunda Divisão B | 7th | 2QR |
| 2006–07 | 3 | Segunda Divisão B | 12th | 4QR |
| 2007–08 | 4 | Terceira Divisão | 13th | 1QR |
| 2008–09 | 5 | Regional Honour League | 2nd | - |
| 2009–10 | 4 | Terceira Divisão | 3rd | 1QR |
| 2010–11 | 4 | Terceira Divisão | 2nd | 1QR |
| 2011–12 | 3 | Segunda Divisão B | 7th | 3QR |
| 2012–13 | 3 | Segunda Divisão B | 9th | 1QR |
| 2013–14 | 3 | Campeonato Nacional de Seniores | 8th | 4QR |
| 2014–15 | 3 | Campeonato Nacional de Seniores | 2nd | QF |
| 2015–16 | 2 | LigaPro | 6th | 3QR |
| 2016–17 | 2 | LigaPro | 15th | 3QR |
| 2017–18 | 2 | LigaPro | 14th | 4QR |
| 2018–19 | 2 | LigaPro | 2nd | 2QR |
| 2019–20 | 1 | Primeira Liga | 6th | SF |
| 2020–21 | 1 | Primeira Liga | 9th | 4QR |
| 2021–22 | 1 | Primeira Liga | 8th | 1/8 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | Primeira Liga | 8th | SF |
| 2023–24 | 1 | Primeira Liga | 8th | 4QR |
| 2024-25 | 1 | Primeira Liga |
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