Futebol Clube de Felgueiras was aPortuguesefootball club fromFelgueiras. The club was founded on 16 August 1936 and ended in 2005 due to financial problems. The club played at the Estádio Dr. Machado de Matos which was their home since the club was founded in the 1930s.[1]José Fonte and formerPortuguese international footballersFernando Meira andSérgio Conceição are one of the most famous players to ever play for Felgueiras.Bakero played there in his youth.
During a good portion of the 1980s, FC Felgueiras participated regularly in national championships. In the 1982–83 season, it got its first major national stint, after winning theSecond Division and therefore achievingpromotion.
In 1991–92, under the command ofMário Reis, Felgueiras won theSecond Division northern zone league, again reaching the second level. It was also during thatdecade that the club under the management ofJorge Jesus reached the pinnacle of its sporting achievements, being promoted tothe top flight.[2] In the1995–96 Primeira Divisão the club finished sixteenth place and were relegated.[3] The club then suffered a hefty decline down the football pyramid that lead them to the regional leagues and eventually extinction. A new football club,F.C. Felgueiras 1932 was created in 2006 and achieved promotion to theTerceira Divisão in the 2011–12 season.[4]
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