The team first played in thesecond tier in 1995 and the Primeira Liga in 2002. It won theTaça da Liga in2017 and the second division championship in2014 and2023.
Moreirense was founded in 1938. It first reached theLiga de Honra in 1995, where they stayed five seasons. After being relegated toSegunda Divisão, managerManuel Machado took the team and, in two years, managed two promotions, getting the team for the first time to thetop flight. He led the northerners for two more seasons, in which Moreirense achieved two mid-table positions, finishing ninth inthe latter season.
After Machado departed for neighbouringVitória de Guimarães, the club suffered two consecutive relegations, only returning again to the second level in 2010, and the firstin 2012.[2] After an immediate relegation, the team won the2013–14 Segunda Liga under managerToni Conceição.[3]
Moreirense achieved its first top level national title on 29 January 2017, winning the League Cup (Taça da Liga) by defeatingS.C. Braga in thefinal.[4]
In2018–19, managerIvo Vieira led Moreirense to a best-ever sixth place, missing out on the fifth place only on goal difference toVitória de Guimarães, who Vieira left the club for.[5] Following two 8th-place finishes, the team were relegated in2021–22, a season in which they had three managers:João Henriques,Lito Vidigal andRicardo Sá Pinto. Relegation was confirmed with a 2–1 aggregate playoff loss toG.D. Chaves.[6]
UnderPaulo Alves, Moreirense instantly returned to the top flight by winning the2022–23 Liga Portugal 2. The team took 79 points from a possible 102, the highest in an 18-team season of the league, and the highest percentage taken from any season of it.[7] Alves left at the end of the season.[8]
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Lito Vidigal (December 4, 2021 – January 5, 2022)
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