S.C. Freamunde
Encyclopedia
Sport Clube Freamunde is a Portuguese
football team based in Freamunde
, Porto District
. Founded in 1933, it currently plays in the Portuguese second division
, holding home games at Campo SC Freamunde
, with a capacity of 5,000 spectators.
José Bosingwa
, who later achieved fame with F.C. Porto, Chelsea
and the Portuguese national team
, started his professional career here.
António Filipe
watched a group of children playing in the streets of Freamunde
, and decided to start a club, arranging for kits gratuitously. It was first called Freamunde Sport Clube.
Another clergyman, Padre Castro, was the main responsible for the club's early professional foundations. In 1933, the team started playing matches in a field owned by him, the Campo do Carvalhal. Two years later, the club started competing in Liga Invicta - known in later years as the second division
- doning the colours which would last for the following decades: blue shirt and socks and white shorts. The league folded however two years later, and the team started playing in Campeonato da Promoção, after joining Porto
's Football Association.
In 1944, Freamunde's first status were outlined. Five years later, Castro died. In 1999, after two consecutive promotions, the club first reached the new second level, lasting two seasons, and returning again for 2007–08, after being crowned champions of the third division
(Northern Zone). During the early 1990s/early 2000s, Jorge Regadas
served as team manager for several seasons.
Pedro Barbosa
José Bosingwa
Hilário Leal
Vitorino Antunes
Ricardo Fernandes
André-Joël Eboué
Alain N'Kong Dany
Jean-Renaud Nemouthé Pascal Kondaponi
Nobre terra com brasão
Tua glória é o trabalho
Essa grande tradição - VIVA FREAMUNDE
Povo forte e decidido
Que labuta sem parar
E jamais será vencido - VIVA FREAMUNDE
Terra muito industrial
Do concelho és a primeira
E não tens outra rival - VIVA FREAMUNDE
Não exagero não falho
Se disser que o teu progresso
Só depende do trabalho
CHORUS
Freamunde terra de encantos
De beleza sem igual
Tens tantos encantos tantos
Que orgulham Portugal
Teu povo trabalhador
Dá exemplo e tem moral
É de todos o mais forte
Deste nosso 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...
football team based in Freamunde
Freamunde
Freamunde is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Paços de Ferreira. It has a population of 7,452 and an area of 4.68 km².-Sports:The main sport in Freamunde is football and the main team is S.C. Freamunde.-References:...
, Porto District
Porto District
The District of Porto , sometimes Oporto in English, is located on the north-west coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Porto, the second largest city in the country...
. Founded in 1933, it currently plays in the Portuguese second division
Liga de Honra
The 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...
, holding home games at Campo SC Freamunde
Campo SC Freamunde
Campo SC Freamunde is a multi-use stadium in Freamunde, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of S.C. Freamunde. The stadium is able to hold 6,000 people....
, with a capacity of 5,000 spectators.
José Bosingwa
José Bosingwa
José Bosingwa da Silva , known as Bosingwa, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League, as a right defender.-Early years:...
, who later achieved fame with F.C. Porto, Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
and the Portuguese national team
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
, started his professional career here.
History
Freamunde started when cardinalCardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
António Filipe
António Ribeiro
Dom António II Ribeiro was a Portuguese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, who was Patriarch of Lisbon from 1971 until his death in 1998....
watched a group of children playing in the streets of Freamunde
Freamunde
Freamunde is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Paços de Ferreira. It has a population of 7,452 and an area of 4.68 km².-Sports:The main sport in Freamunde is football and the main team is S.C. Freamunde.-References:...
, and decided to start a club, arranging for kits gratuitously. It was first called Freamunde Sport Clube.
Another clergyman, Padre Castro, was the main responsible for the club's early professional foundations. In 1933, the team started playing matches in a field owned by him, the Campo do Carvalhal. Two years later, the club started competing in Liga Invicta - known in later years as the second division
Liga de Honra
The 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...
- doning the colours which would last for the following decades: blue shirt and socks and white shorts. The league folded however two years later, and the team started playing in Campeonato da Promoção, after joining Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
's Football Association.
In 1944, Freamunde's first status were outlined. Five years later, Castro died. In 1999, after two consecutive promotions, the club first reached the new second level, lasting two seasons, and returning again for 2007–08, after being crowned champions of the third 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...
(Northern Zone). During the early 1990s/early 2000s, Jorge Regadas
Jorge Regadas
Jorge Regadas was born in Porto in 1957. He started his career as a main coach with S.C. Freamunde in 1997/1998. After two successful years, Regadas moved to F.C. Penafiel and has since produced a successful career in the Second Division and Liga Vitalis as head coach. Late, in 2006/2007 season,...
served as team manager for several seasons.
Current squad
As of 14 July, 2011.Staff
Nicolau Vaqueiro - Manager Pedro Monteiro - Goalkeeper coach José Ferreira - Goalkeeper coach Paulo Ribeiro - Physio Manuel Pacheco - ChairmanHonours
- Fourth 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...
: 1997–98 - Third DivisionPortuguese Second DivisionThe Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
: 1998–99, 2006–07
Notable former players
- See also :Category:S.C. Freamunde players
Pedro Barbosa
Pedro Barbosa
Pedro Alexandre dos Santos Barbosa is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder....
José Bosingwa
José Bosingwa
José Bosingwa da Silva , known as Bosingwa, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League, as a right defender.-Early years:...
Hilário Leal
Hilário Leal
Hilário Paulino Neves Freitas Leal is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Santa Maria F.C. as a right defender.-Football career:...
Vitorino Antunes
Vitorino Antunes
Vitorino Gabriel Pacheco Antunes is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a left defender.-Club career:Antunes joined first division club F.C. Paços de Ferreira in 2006–07 on a free transfer from third level side Sport Clube Freamunde, where he began his professional football career...
Ricardo Fernandes
Ricardo Ribeiro Fernandes
Ricardo Ribeiro Fernandes is a Portuguese footballer who plays for FC Metalurh Donetsk in Ukraine, as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:...
André-Joël Eboué
André-Joël Eboué
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Alain N'Kong Dany
Dany Mendes Ribeiro
Daniel Mendes Ribeiro, nicknamed as Dany, is a Cape Verdean footballer. He currently plays for the Cape Verde national football team and Gil Vicente of the Portuguese Liga de Honra.-External links:...
Jean-Renaud Nemouthé Pascal Kondaponi
Pascal Kondaponi
Pascal Naftali Kondaponi is a Nigerian football striker, who is currently playing for Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto.- Clubs :*2009 Qingdao*2008/09 Ljungskile SKas of *2007/08 C.D. Aves*2006/07 Portimonense S.C....
Club anthem
VIVA, VIVA, VIVA FREAMUNDENobre terra com brasão
Tua glória é o trabalho
Essa grande tradição - VIVA FREAMUNDE
Povo forte e decidido
Que labuta sem parar
E jamais será vencido - VIVA FREAMUNDE
Terra muito industrial
Do concelho és a primeira
E não tens outra rival - VIVA FREAMUNDE
Não exagero não falho
Se disser que o teu progresso
Só depende do trabalho
CHORUS
Freamunde terra de encantos
De beleza sem igual
Tens tantos encantos tantos
Que orgulham Portugal
Teu povo trabalhador
Dá exemplo e tem moral
É de todos o mais forte
Deste nosso Portugal
League and Cup history
| Season | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Portuguese Cup | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 | 2DS | 13 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 44 | 45 | ||
| 1997–98 | 3DS | 1 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 104 | 39 | 83 | Quarter Finals | Promoted |
| 1998–99 | 2DS | 1 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 28 | 75 | Promoted | |
| 1999–00 | 2H | 10 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 37 | 45 | ||
| 2000–01 | 2H | 18 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 64 | 23 | Relegated | |
| 2001–02 | 2DS | 15 | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 48 | 46 | ||
| 2002–03 | 2DS | 15 | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 52 | 70 | 42 | ||
| 2003–04 | 2DS | 9 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 45 | 49 | ||
| 2004–05 | 2DS | 4 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 79 | 37 | 68 | ||
| 2005–06 | 2DS | 11 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 33 | Round 3 | |
| 2006–07 | 2DS | 1 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 25 | 59 | Round 3 | Promoted |
| 2007–08 | 2H | 13 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 49 | 35 | Round 4 | |
| 2008–09 | 2H | 7 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 37 | Round 3 |