Académica
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The Associação Académica de Coimbra – Organismo Autónomo de Futebol (A.A.C. – O.A.F.), also referred to as Académica de Coimbra (ɐkɐˈdɛmikɐ dɨ kuˈĩbɾɐ) or simply Académica, is an autonomous and professional football
organization based in Coimbra
, Portugal
. The team was created inside of the students' union of the University of Coimbra – the Associação Académica de Coimbra
, during a period of changing in the 1970s and 1980s, when football was professionalized in Portugal
. But its foundation as a students amateur sports association backs to 1876, so it is effectively one of the oldest sports institutions in Portugal
. The club is claimed by its fans to be the fourth in number of supporters (after Benfica, Sporting Clube de Portugal and FC Porto) although this is arguable since many other Portuguese clubs claim this as well. It is a sports club emotionally and historically related to the university life, so through generations, many students, even those born in farther regions, became lifelong supporters of the team. In general, the city's population identifies itself as Académicas's fan or sympathizer. The main football
team uses the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
(specially rebuilt and modernized for the UEFA Euro 2004) with 30,000 seats. In 1939, the football team of the A. Académica de Coimbra became the first winner of the Portuguese Football Cup. The Associação Académica de Coimbra
, the mother institution of the professionalized A.A.C. – O.A.F. autonomous football organisation, has several sports branches performing under the same AAC logo and using the same black colors, being effectively one of the largest sports clubs of Portugal. The Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. has also a futsal
department (Associação Académica de Coimbra - O.A.F. (futsal)).
(1974) in Portugal, many changes took place in Portuguese society and the team experienced many changes. Between 1974–75 and 1983–84 football seasons, Académica was present in national competitions as C.A.C. – Clube Académico de Coimbra and after a period of uncertainty and several relegations to the Second Division, the Académica's football team and staff, were gradually professionalized aiming to achieve a stronger position in the modern times of fierce professional competition (although a small number of its modern players continue being students, and among them, a few at the University of Coimbra).
is Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.'s training center and youth academy. In addition, the club has a multiuse sports arena – the Pavilhão Jorge Anjinho. The club also uses the stadium facilities which are the tracks around the football pitch for fitness and running tests.
The Estádio Cidade de Coimbra (Coimbra City Stadium) is the home ground of Académica de Coimbra football team, and belongs to Coimbra's municipality. The stadium has 30,210 seats, two-thirds of which are covered and offers several amenities and services. Until 2003, it used to be called Estádio Municipal de Coimbra (Coimbra's Municipality Stadium) or Estádio do Calhabé (Stadium of Calhabé), after the name of its location in Coimbra. It had a capacity of 15,000, all seated, but just one small covered area. Then it was rebuilt, expanded and modernized to host some UEFA Euro 2004 matches. The Estádio Cidade de Coimbra was inaugurated with a Rolling Stones concert on 27 September 2003, attended by over 50,000 people. On 29 October 2003, Académica de Coimbra played at home to Benfica, in the first official match in the remodelled stadium.
In Júlio César -
Desportivo Aves Flávio Ferreira
- Sporting Covilhã Pedro Costa
- F.C. Arouca
Licá - Estoril Praia Fábio Luís - 
Porto Alegre
Abdoulaye Ba
- FC Porto - Loan Adrien Silva
- Sporting - Loan Cédric Soares
- Sporting - Loan Danilo - Macaé
Out Laionel - Gil Vicente
- Undisclosed fee Nuno Coelho
- Benfica
- Free David Addy
- FC Porto - Loan Return Enrique Carreño
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Diósgyör Amaury Bischoff
- Desportivo Aves - Free Amoreirinha - Vitoria Setúbal
Eduard Abazaj André
Raúl Estévez Markus Berger
Lito
Néstor Álvarez
Damien Tixier
William Tiero
Ákos Buzsáky
Khalid Fouhami
Álvaro Magalhães
Artur Jorge Bandeirinha
Dimas Teixeira
Fábio Felício
Fernando Couto
Filipe Teixeira
Henrique Hilário
Ivanildo
João Tomás
José Costa
José Ribeiro
Mário Wilson
Nuno Piloto
Pedro Roma
Sérgio Conceição
Toni Vítor Paneira
Zé Castro
Lucian Marinescu
Steve Kean
Dame N'Doye
Ousmane N'Doye
Modou Sougou
Russell Latapy
Leonson Lewis
Fatih Sonkaya
Luis Aguiar
Horacio Peralta
Kenny Cooper
(1980–81) Jesualdo Ferreira
(1984–85) Vítor Oliveira
(1985–89) Vítor Oliveira
(1995–98) Raul Águas
(1998–99) Carlos Garcia (1999-00) João Alves
(2000–02) Artur Jorge (2002–03 João Carlos Pereira
(2003–04) Nelo Vingada
(2004–06) Manuel Machado (2006–07) Domingos Paciência (2007–09) Rogério Gonçalves
(2009) André Villas-Boas (2009–10) Jorge Costa
(2010) José Guilherme (2011) Ulisses Morais
(2011) Pedro Emanuel
(2011-)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
organization based in Coimbra
Coimbra
Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. The team was created inside of the students' union of the University of Coimbra – the Associação Académica de Coimbra
Associação Académica de Coimbra
The Coimbra Academic Association is the students' union of the University of Coimbra . Founded in Coimbra on November 3, 1887, it is the oldest students' union in Portugal...
, during a period of changing in the 1970s and 1980s, when football was professionalized in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. But its foundation as a students amateur sports association backs to 1876, so it is effectively one of the oldest sports institutions in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. The club is claimed by its fans to be the fourth in number of supporters (after Benfica, Sporting Clube de Portugal and FC Porto) although this is arguable since many other Portuguese clubs claim this as well. It is a sports club emotionally and historically related to the university life, so through generations, many students, even those born in farther regions, became lifelong supporters of the team. In general, the city's population identifies itself as Académicas's fan or sympathizer. The main football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team uses the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
The Estádio Finibanco Cidade de Coimbra is a stadium in Coimbra, Portugal. This stadium belongs to the Municipality of Coimbra and is mainly used by the Académica de Coimbra's football team...
(specially rebuilt and modernized for the UEFA Euro 2004) with 30,000 seats. In 1939, the football team of the A. Académica de Coimbra became the first winner of the Portuguese Football Cup. The Associação Académica de Coimbra
Associação Académica de Coimbra
The Coimbra Academic Association is the students' union of the University of Coimbra . Founded in Coimbra on November 3, 1887, it is the oldest students' union in Portugal...
, the mother institution of the professionalized A.A.C. – O.A.F. autonomous football organisation, has several sports branches performing under the same AAC logo and using the same black colors, being effectively one of the largest sports clubs of Portugal. The Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. has also a futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
department (Associação Académica de Coimbra - O.A.F. (futsal)).
History and tradition
Being today the most important sports club of Coimbra, Académica was founded by students of the University of Coimbra in 1876, when Clube Atlético de Coimbra (founded in 1861) and Academia Dramática (founded in 1837) merged together. The equipment used is black shirt, shorts and socks, due to the relation to and origin in the local and famous University of Coimbra where students wear a typical all-black suit. In the beginning, Académica's footballers were all mostly university students, and very talented players were discovered in the pitch. This was the rule during many decades until the 1970s. Académica used to be a constant team in the Portuguese main division before 1974. After the 25 de Abril RevolutionCarnation Revolution
The Carnation Revolution , also referred to as the 25 de Abril , was a military coup started on 25 April 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, coupled with an unanticipated and extensive campaign of civil resistance...
(1974) in Portugal, many changes took place in Portuguese society and the team experienced many changes. Between 1974–75 and 1983–84 football seasons, Académica was present in national competitions as C.A.C. – Clube Académico de Coimbra and after a period of uncertainty and several relegations to the Second Division, the Académica's football team and staff, were gradually professionalized aiming to achieve a stronger position in the modern times of fierce professional competition (although a small number of its modern players continue being students, and among them, a few at the University of Coimbra).
Training and youth facilities
Founded in 2007, the Centro de Estágios da AcadémicaCentro de Estágios da Académica
Centro de Estágios da Académica is the training facility and youth academy of Associação Académica de Coimbra - O.A.F. football club...
is Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.'s training center and youth academy. In addition, the club has a multiuse sports arena – the Pavilhão Jorge Anjinho. The club also uses the stadium facilities which are the tracks around the football pitch for fitness and running tests.
Coimbra Stadium
Honours
- Portuguese LigaPortuguese LigaThe Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...
: Runners-up 1966–67 - Portuguese Championship: Runners-up 1922–23
- Portuguese CupTaça de PortugalThe Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...
: 1938–39; Runners-up 1950–51, 1966–67, 1968–69 - Portuguese Liga de HonraLiga de HonraThe Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
: Runners-up 2001–02 - Portuguese Second DivisionPortuguese Second DivisionThe Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
: 1948–49, 1972–73
2011/12 squad
(c)Out on loan
Transfers 2011/12
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Desportivo Aves Flávio FerreiraFlávio Ferreira
Flávio Nunes Ferreira is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra as a midfielder.-External links:**...
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Sporting Covilhã Pedro CostaPedro Costa (footballer)
Pedro Miguel Castro Brandão Costa is a Portuguese footballer who plays for F.C. Arouca mainly as a right defender.-Club career:...
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F.C. AroucaF.C. Arouca
Futebol Clube de Arouca is a Portuguese football club based in Arouca, Aveiro District. Founded on 25 December 1951, it currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 2,500-seat capacity.-History:...
Licá -
Estoril Praia Fábio Luís - Porto AlegrePorto Alegre Futebol Clube
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Abdoulaye Ba
Abdoulaye Ba
Abdoulaye Ba is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Académica Coimbra on loan from FC Porto, as defender.-External links:**...
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FC Porto - Loan Adrien SilvaAdrien Silva
Adrien Sébastien Perruchet Silva is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra on loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal, mainly as a central midfielder.-Football career:...
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Sporting - Loan Cédric SoaresCédric Soares
Cédric Ricardo Alves Soares is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra on loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal, as a right defender.-Club statistics:Correct as of 9 March 2011...
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Sporting - Loan Danilo - MacaéMacaé Esporte Futebol Clube
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Out Laionel -
Gil VicenteGil Vicente
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- Undisclosed fee Nuno Coelho
Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho
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BenficaSL Benfica
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- Free David Addy
David Addy
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FC Porto - Loan Return Enrique CarreñoEnrique Carreño
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Diósgyör Amaury BischoffAmaury Bischoff
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- Desportivo Aves - Free Amoreirinha -
Vitoria SetúbalVitória F.C.
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- Fábio Santos - Sporting Covilhã Ricardo Alves - Marítimo
Notable former players
Zeca AfonsoZeca Afonso
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Eduard Abazaj André
André Macanga
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Raúl Estévez Markus Berger
Markus Berger
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Lito
Lito (Cape Verdean footballer)
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Néstor Álvarez
Nestor Alvarez
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Damien Tixier
Damien Tixier
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William Tiero
William Kwabena Tiero
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Ákos Buzsáky
Ákos Buzsáky
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Khalid Fouhami
Khalid Fouhami
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Álvaro Magalhães
Álvaro Magalhães
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Artur Jorge Bandeirinha
Fernando Óscar Bandeirinha
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Dimas Teixeira
Dimas Teixeira
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Fábio Felício
Fábio Felício
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Fernando Couto
Fernando Couto
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Filipe Teixeira
Filipe Teixeira
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Henrique Hilário
Henrique Hilário
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Ivanildo
Ivanildo Cassamá
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João Tomás
João Tomás
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José Costa
José Alberto Costa
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José Ribeiro
José Ribeiro
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Mário Wilson
Mário Wilson
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Nuno Piloto
Nuno Piloto
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Pedro Roma
Pedro Roma
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Sérgio Conceição
Sérgio Conceição
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Toni Vítor Paneira
Vítor Paneira
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Zé Castro
Zé Castro
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Lucian Marinescu
Lucian Marinescu
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Steve Kean
Steve Kean
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Dame N'Doye
Dame N'Doye
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Ousmane N'Doye
Ousmane N'Doye
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Modou Sougou
Modou Sougou
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Russell Latapy
Russell Latapy
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Leonson Lewis
Leonson Lewis
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Fatih Sonkaya
Fatih Sonkaya
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Luis Aguiar
Luis Bernardo Aguiar
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Horacio Peralta
Horacio Peralta
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Kenny Cooper
Kenny Cooper
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Coaches
Mário WilsonMário Wilson
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(1980–81) Jesualdo Ferreira
Jesualdo Ferreira
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(1984–85) Vítor Oliveira
Vítor Oliveira
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(1985–89) Vítor Oliveira
Vítor Oliveira
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(1995–98) Raul Águas
Raul Águas
Raul António Águas is a retired Angolan-born Portuguese football striker and manager.-Football career:...
(1998–99) Carlos Garcia (1999-00) João Alves
João Resende Alves
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(2000–02) Artur Jorge (2002–03 João Carlos Pereira
João Carlos Pereira
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(2003–04) Nelo Vingada
Nelo Vingada
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(2004–06) Manuel Machado (2006–07) Domingos Paciência (2007–09) Rogério Gonçalves
Rogério Gonçalves
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(2009) André Villas-Boas (2009–10) Jorge Costa
Jorge Costa
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(2010) José Guilherme (2011) Ulisses Morais
Ulisses Morais
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(2011) Pedro Emanuel
Pedro Emanuel
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(2011-)
Highlights
- The original sports section of the Associação Académica de CoimbraAssociação Académica de CoimbraThe Coimbra Academic Association is the students' union of the University of Coimbra . Founded in Coimbra on November 3, 1887, it is the oldest students' union in Portugal...
which gave birth to A.A.C. – O.A.F. still exists. This Associação Académica de Coimbra - Secção de Futebol plays in the lower divisions and is a 100% amateur team where the large majority of its players are students of the University of Coimbra or then ex-students, as in the past. Many people claim that this is the "real" Académica de Coimbra football team, successor of the original team and owner of all the Académica's grass roots and heritage before the 1980s. After 25 de Abril democratic revolution of 1974, between 1974/75 and 1983/84 seasons, Académica was present in national competitions as C.A.C. – Clube Académico de Coimbra, this period being the turning point which lead to the creation of the current day professionalized autonomous team. - Some modern-day professional players signing for A.A.C. – O.A.F. are still university students at the University of Coimbra. Examples were Académica's famous goalkeeper Pedro RomaPedro RomaPedro Miguel da Mota Roma is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Having played with Académica de Coimbra for over 15 years, he later worked with his main team as a goalkeepers' coach.-Football career:...
(sports sciences), defenderDefender (football)Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
Tó Sá (mathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
), or midfielderMidfielderA midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
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). - Académica's football team was the first winner in the history of the Portuguese Football Cup, in 1939.
- The team has the nickname of "Briosa" (Full of «Brio») – «Brio» is a Portuguese word derived from the celtic «Brivos», which has a cross meaning between PridePridePride is an inwardly directed emotion that carries two common meanings. With a negative connotation, pride refers to an inflated sense of one's personal status or accomplishments, often used synonymously with hubris...
and ExcellenceExcellenceExcellence is a talent or quality which is unusually good and so surpasses ordinary standards. It is also an aimed for standard of performance.-History:...
. They are also known as Equipa dos Estudantes (The Students Team). - The AAC-OAF has also a professional futsalFutsalFutsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
department (Associação Académica de Coimbra - O.A.F. (futsal)).
League and cup history
| Season | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Europe | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934-35 | CL | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 3 | |||||
| 1935-36 | CL | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 51 | 3 | |||||
| 1936-37 | CL | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 11 | |||||
| 1937-38 | CL | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 10 | |||||
| 1938-39 | 1D | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 39 | 11 | winner | ||||
| 1939-40 | 1D | 6 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 54 | 17 | last 16 | ||||
| 1940-41 | 1D | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 41 | 11 | quarter-final | ||||
| 1941-42 | 1D | 5 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 77 | 51 | 26 | last 16 | ||||
| 1942-43 | 1D | 6 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 60 | 14 | last 16 | ||||
| 1943-44 | 1D | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 35 | 68 | 6 | semi-final | ||||
| 1944-45 | 1D | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 65 | 9 | last 16 | ||||
| 1945-46 | 1D | 10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 51 | 76 | 16 | last 16 | ||||
| 1946-47 | 1D | 11 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 49 | 96 | 20 | not held | ||||
| 1947-48 | 1D | 14 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 35 | 13 | 10 | last 16 | relegated | |||
| 1948-49 | 2D | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | last 16 | promoted | |||
| 1949-50 | 1D | 7 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 57 | 24 | not held | ||||
| 1950-51 | 1D | 8 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 53 | 24 | final | ||||
| 1951-52 | 1D | 7 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 47 | 22 | |||||
| 1952-53 | 1D | 11 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 57 | 19 | |||||
| 1953-54 | 1D | 13 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 29 | 50 | 18 | |||||
| 1954-55 | 1D | 6 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 52 | 25 | |||||
| 1955-56 | 1D | 13 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 52 | 19 | |||||
| 1956-57 | 1D | 6 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 33 | 28 | |||||
| 1957-58 | 1D | 9 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 40 | 24 | |||||
| 1958-59 | 1D | 10 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 46 | 21 | |||||
| 1959-60 | 1D | 6 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 41 | 25 | |||||
| 1960-61 | 1D | 7 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 26 | |||||
| 1961-62 | 1D | 10 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 54 | 22 | |||||
| 1962-63 | 1D | 10 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 49 | 50 | 19 | |||||
| 1963-64 | 1D | 9 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 48 | 25 | |||||
| 1964-65 | 1D | 4 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 40 | 34 | |||||
| 1965-66 | 1D | 6 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 48 | 26 | |||||
| 1966-67 | 1D | 2 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 18 | 40 | final | best classification ever | |||
| 1967-68 | 1D | 4 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 24 | 35 | |||||
| 1968-69 | 1D | 6 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 32 | 30 | final | FC Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1968-69 The eleventh Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1968-'69 season. The competition was won by Newcastle United over two legs in the final against Újpest FC... |
|1st round | ||
| 1969-70 | 1D | 10 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 46 | 22 | CWC UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1969-70 The season 1969-70 of the European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Manchester City in a final victory against Górnik Zabrze.- Preliminary round :-First round:-First leg:-Second leg:Roma won 3–1 on aggregate.... |
|quarter-final | |||
| 1970-71 | 1D | 5 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 24 | 33 | |||||
| 1971-72 | 1D | 15 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 38 | 21 | UC UEFA Cup 1971-72 The UEFA Cup 1971–72 was the inaugural year of the competition. It was won by English side Tottenham Hotspur over their countrymen Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 on aggregate after a two-legged final.... |
|1st round | relegated | ||
| 1972-73 | 2D | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | promoted | ||||
| 1973-74 | 1D | 10 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 45 | 23 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 1D | 14 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 47 | 20 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 1D | 11 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 23 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 1D | 5 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 25 | 34 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 1D | 8 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 49 | 26 | |||||
| 1978-79 | 1D | 15 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 41 | 18 | relegated | ||||
| 1979-80 | 2DC | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | promoted | ||||
| 1980-81 | 1D | 16 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 58 | 14 | relegated | ||||
| ... | ||||||||||||||
| 1984-85 | 1D | 7 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 47 | 29 | |||||
| 1985-86 | 1D | 10 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 25 | |||||
| 1986-87 | 1D | 10 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 26 | |||||
| 1987-88 | 1D | 16 | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 42 | 33 | relegated | ||||
| 1988-89 | 2DC | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||
| 1989-90 | 2DC | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||
| 1990-91 | 2H | 6 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 32 | 44 | |||||
| 1991-92 | 2H | 6 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 25 | 37 | |||||
| 1992-93 | 2H | 4 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 39 | 45 | |||||
| 1993-94 | 2H | 5 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 30 | 38 | |||||
| 1994-95 | 2H | 7 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 39 | 35 | |||||
| 1995-96 | 2H | 15 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 48 | 41 | |||||
| 1996-97 | 2H | 3 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 21 | 58 | last 8 | promoted | |||
| 1997-98 | 1D | 15 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 36 | last 32 | ||||
| 1998-99 1998-99 in Portuguese football The 1998/99 season of the Portuguese First Division began on August 21 and ended on May 30. FC Porto became champions for the fifth time in a row.-Promoted teams:These teams were promoted from the Portuguese Second Division of Honour at the start of the season:... |
1D | 18 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 71 | 21 | last 32 | relegated | |||
| 1999-00 1999-00 in Portuguese football -Portuguese Liga:The 1999/2000 season of the Portuguese First Division began on August 20, 1999 and ended on May 14. Sporting CP became champions for the first time in eighteen years.-Promoted teams:... |
2H | 5 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 37 | 57 | last 8 | ||||
| 2000-01 2000-01 in Portuguese football The 2000/01 Portuguese football season saw a new champion: Boavista FC became the 5th club ever to win the championship, surprising many by securing the title in the 33rd of 34 rounds.-Final league table:-External links:*... |
2H | 8 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 48 | 48 | last 32 | ||||
| 2001-02 2001-02 in Portuguese football List of Portuguese football statistics for the 2001 to 2002 Season.- Portuguese League - Season 2001/02 final table :-References:*... |
2H | 2 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 60 | 49 | 62 | last 8 | promoted | |||
| 2002-03 2002-03 in Portuguese football In 2002–03, José Mourinho's FC Porto won the championship, the Portuguese Cup and the UEFA Cup.-Winning roster:FC PORTO: Alenichev, Bruno, Buszáky, Cândido Costa, Capucho, César Peixoto, Clayton, Costinha, Deco, Derlei, Elias, Hélder Postiga, Hugo Luz, Jankauskas, Jorge Costa, Maniche, Marco... |
1D | 15 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 48 | 37 | quarter-final | ||||
| 2003-04 2003-04 in Portuguese football The 2003-2004 football season in Portuguese football was dominated by FC Porto. Although Porto did not manage to win the Portuguese Double, the club won the UEFA Champions League, becoming the first Portuguese team to do so in the current form of the competition, and complete the European... |
1D | 13 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 42 | 38 | last 16 | ||||
| 2004-05 2004-05 in Portuguese football The 2004-05 season saw SL Benfica clinch the SuperLiga Galp Energia title after almost 11 years. The SuperLiga had one of the most competitive years with both Sporting C. de Braga and Boavista FC, fighting for the title, for a reasonable amount of time, and closing the gap on the "big three"... |
1D | 14 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 41 | 38 | last 8 | ||||
| 2005-06 2005-06 in Portuguese football The 2005–06 season in Portuguese football saw Futebol Clube do Porto, led by Co Adriaanse, clinch their 21st title and win the Portuguese Cup. Sporting Clube de Portugal secured second place, which gives them a direct entrance into next season's UEFA Champions League... |
1D | 14 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 48 | 39 | quarter-final | ||||
| 2006-07 2006-07 in Portuguese football The 2006–07 season of the Portuguese Liga started after the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The professional competitions, Portuguese Liga and Liga de Honra) started on 27 August 2006, a week after the Portuguese SuperCup, won by the national champions FC Porto against Cup of Portugal runners-up... |
1D | 13 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 46 | 26 | quarter-final | ||||
| 2007-08 | 1D | 12 | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 32 | last 32 | ||||
| 2008-09 | 1D | 7 | 30 | 10 | 09 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 39 | last 16 | ||||
| 2009-10 | 1D | 11 | 30 | 08 | 09 | 13 | 37 | 42 | 33 | last 16 | ||||
| 2010-11 | 1D | 14 | 30 | 07 | 09 | 14 | 32 | 48 | 30 | semi-final | | | |||
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External links
- Associação Académica de Coimbra / O.A.F. – Official website
- Fans
- Associação Académica de Coimbra / O.A.F. – Official website on Facebook
- Detailed up-to-date Academica news (in English)
- Detailed up-to-date Academica news (in Portuguese)
- Associação Académica de Coimbra – Secção de Futebol
- Associação Académica de Coimbra (AAC)
- Mancha Negra (Official supporters and fan club of AAC-OAF)
- Universidade de Coimbra