G.D.R. Monsanto
Encyclopedia
G.D.R. Monsanto is a Portuguese
football club
based in the village of Monsanto in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova in east Portugal
. They currently play in one of eight regional leagues in the Portuguese Third Division
in the fourth tier of Portuguese football.
and chess
. In recent years, the team played in the Santarém District Leagues
before reaching promotion to the Portuguese Third Division
in 2004 and subsequently the Portuguese Second Division
in 2008.
The club was relegated back to the Third Division for the 2010-11 season, where it won the Series D league, and will compete in the Second Division again in 2011-12.
Each season, the team competes in the Portuguese Cup.
Football in Portugal
- History :Football started to gain popularity in Portugal in the late 19th century, brought by Portuguese students who returned from England.right|250px|thumb...
football club
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...
based in the village of Monsanto in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova in east 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...
. They currently play in one of eight regional leagues 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...
in the fourth tier of Portuguese football.
History
G.D.R. Monsanto has existed informally for most of the 20th century, but was formally constituted in 1976 as part of a sports club that also competes in cyclingCycling
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and chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
. In recent years, the team played in the Santarém District Leagues
Portuguese District Football Associations
There are 22 district Football Associations in Portugal. These organizations are the governing bodies of football in each Portuguese district....
before reaching promotion to 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...
in 2004 and subsequently the Portuguese Second Division
Portuguese Second Division
The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
in 2008.
The club was relegated back to the Third Division for the 2010-11 season, where it won the Series D league, and will compete in the Second Division again in 2011-12.
Each season, the team competes in the Portuguese Cup.
Stadium
G.D.R. Monsanto play their home matches in Campo do Pião, Monsanto. The stadium's capacity is 1000.Current squad
As of 20 June 2011.Achievements
- Portuguese Third DivisionPortuguese Third DivisionThe 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...
Series D:- Winners (2): 2007-08, 2010–11
- Santarém District League First Division (fifth tier league):
- Winners (1): 2003-04
- Santarém District League Second Division (sixth tier league):
- Winners (1): 2000-01