Clube de Futebol União de Coimbra, usually known as União de Coimbra (uniˈɐ̃w̃ dɨ kuˈĩbɾɐ), is a sports club

Sports club

A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...

 in the city of 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 club was founded in 1919 and has a large array of sports departments which includes football, 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"...

, basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, aikido

Aikido

is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as "the Way of unifying life energy" or as "the Way of harmonious spirit." Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to...

, volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 and swimming

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

.

The main football team of União de Coimbra played in the Portuguese First Division in the past, among big clubs like FC Porto, Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal. Today it is a top team in the Portuguese Third Division

Portuguese Third Division

The Terceira Divisão Portuguesa is the fourth level of the Portuguese football league system. The Third Division was initially the third level of the Portuguese pyramid but with the creation of the Liga de Honra in 1990–91, it became the fourth level...

. It plays in the Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição

Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição

Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição is a football stadium in Taveiro, in the city of Coimbra, Portugal...

, in Taveiro, Coimbra, which was named after the football player Sérgio Conceição

Sérgio Conceição

Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro da Conceição is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mostly as a right winger.Known for his speed and strength, combined with his good dribbling and crossing skills, and fairly accurate shooting. During his extensive career, he played for ten different teams, in five...

 and has 2500 seats.

Football: league history

The club has a single presence at the top level of Portuguese football.

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P
1972-1973	1D	14	30	5	7	18	22	54	17	relegated

Current squad (selected)