G.D. Peniche

Grupo Desportivo de Peniche is a Portuguese football club located in Peniche, Portugal. The club was founded on January 30, 1941 and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal (Serie C), holding home matches at Estádio do G.D. Peniche.[1][2][3]

G. D. Peniche
Full nameGrupo Desportivo de Peniche
Founded1941
StadiumEstádio do G.D. Peniche
Capacity6,000
ChairmanIvo Chalabardo
ManagerMário Serpa
LeagueCampeonato de Portugal
2018–1917th (Serie C)

History

The club was founded in 30 January 1941 by Dr. Ernesto Moreira, Francisco Salvador, José Miguel de Sousa and other few men from the Peniche municipality, after the junction of three small clubs.

The club first started on the Portuguese Second Division and never reached the Primeira Liga as their best result was 2nd place on their respective zone, on the seasons of 1963–64, 1967–68 and 1971–72 but never made it through the playoffs.

They are filiated with AF Leiria, the districtal football association and C.F. Os Belenenses as number 14.

Current squad
As of 30 September 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK André Mata
3 DF Migas
4 DF Rui Pinto
5 DF Leandro Novo
7 FW Tiago Ferreira
9 FW Rodolfo Soares
10 MF Motinha
11 MF Valdir Júnior
12 GK Diogo Soares
14 MF Luís Pinto
No. Position Player
17 FW Paulinho
18 MF Hugo Duarte
19 MF Paulo Franco
22 MF Wlbonh Bissula
23 DF Paulo Brites
28 MF João Ferreira
77 MF Pedro Ruivo
89 DF Danny Rafael
90 FW Miguel Silva
95 FW João Carvalho

Honours

Winners (3): 2007/08, 2014/15, 2017/18

Winners (7): 1959/60, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1964/65, 1966/67, 2007/08, 2014/15

Winners (3): 2008/09, 2015/16, 2017/18

Winners (2): 1987/88, 1992/93

Fans

The official supporters group of the club are the Red Seagulls 2520, as an allusion to the high amount of seagulls on the city, due to its proximity to Berlengas and of course the main colour of the club. The group was created on March 2018.[4]

References
  1. "Grupo Desportivo Peniche :: Estatísticas :: Títulos :: Palmarés :: História :: Golos :: Próximos Jogos :: Resultados :: Notícias :: Videos :: Fotos :: Plantel :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  2. Futebol 365. "Grupo Desportivo Peniche". Futebol 365 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  3. "GRUPO DESPORTIVO DE PENICHE NO CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE FUTEBOL - INICIADOS - Município de Peniche - Capital da Onda". www.cm-peniche.pt. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  4. "RedSeagulls (@rs_2520) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
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