Founded on 1 April 1910, it became the branch number 2 ofSporting Clube de Portugal (Sporting CP).[1] Its main kit was inspired by the classicSporting CP Stromp kit which was the main kit of the Lisbon-based team until 1928. In its entire history, the club has won nine major trophies: theAF Algarve Championship five times, theSegunda Divisão twice, and theTerceira Divisão andAF Algarve First and Second Divisions once each. Aside from its major trophies, the club as of 2013, has played 23 seasons in thePrimeira Liga of which their highest league table classification came in the1994–95 season where they managed a fifth-place finish.[citation needed]
The2001–02 season saw the club relegated to the second tier of Portuguese football.[citation needed] In 2006, the club was in the sixth tier, the second district league of theAlgarve Football Association, but won two consecutive promotions as champions.[4] In 2012–13 they were promoted to theSegunda Liga.[5] In2019–20, after the season was curtailed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, the club were promoted back to the top flight after 18 years, under managerSérgio Vieira.[6] One year later, they were relegated on the final matchday after a 4–0 loss atC.D. Santa Clara.[7]
On 3 February 2023, Farense sacked managerVasco Faísca before a match againstEstrela da Amadora, who had cut their advantage in second place to one point.[8] His replacementJosé Mota led the club back to the Primeira Liga.[9] He was fired after a poor start to thePrimeira Liga and replaced byTozé on September 25th, 2024.
Estádio Algarve – View from the south side of the stadium.Estádio de São Luís – Current stadium in 2008, before the most recent renovation.
TheLeões de Faro played at theEstádio de São Luís for 94 years from 1910.[citation needed] The club moved stadium in 2004 to the newly constructedEstádio Algarve which was built for the purpose of hosting matches atUEFA Euro 2004.[citation needed] 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.
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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.
^"José Mota muito cobiçado" [José Mota highly coveted].Record (in Portuguese). 24 May 2023.Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved1 July 2023.
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Nail Beširović
Zé Carlos
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Laurence Batty
Ted Kelton Agasson
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos
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Hajry Redouane
Carlos Fumo
Henry Makinwa
Lucian Marinescu
Ilshat Faizulin
Ryan Gauld
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Perry Mutapa
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