S.C. Farense

Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Faro in the district of the same name. Founded in 1910, the club will play the 2020–21 season in the Primeira Liga after promotion from the LigaPro.

Farense
Full nameSporting Clube Farense
Nickname(s)Leões de Faro (Lions of Faro)
Founded1 April 1910
GroundEstádio de São Luís
Capacity12,000
ChairmanJoão Rodrigues
ManagerSérgio Vieira
LeagueLigaPro
2019–20LigaPro, 2nd (season abandoned, promoted)
WebsiteClub website

History

In its entire history, the club has won nine major trophies: the AF Algarve Championship five times, the Portuguese Second Division twice, and the Portuguese Third Division and AF Algarve First Division once. Aside from its major trophies, the club as of 2013, has played 23 seasons in the Primeira Liga of which their highest league table classification came in the 1994–95 season where they managed a fifth-place finish.[1]

On the back of that best-ever finish, Farense qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time, losing in the first round to Olympique Lyonnais by a single goal in each game.[2][3][4] The club also reached the final of the Taça de Portugal in 1990 where they lost to Estrela da Amadora.[5][6] Among the mainstays of their 1990s teams were the Moroccan attacking duo of Hajry Redouane and Hassan Nader.[7]

The 2001–02 season saw the club relegated to the second tier of Portuguese football.[8] The 2012–13 season saw the Faro side promoted to the Segunda Liga.[9] In 2019–20, after the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the club were promoted back to the top flight after 18 years, under manager Sérgio Vieira.[10]

Stadium
Estádio Algarve – View from the south side of the stadium.
Estádio de São Luís – Current stadium.

The Leões de Faro played at the Estádio de São Luís for 94 years from 1910.[11] The club moved stadium in 2004 to the newly constructed Estádio Algarve which was built for the purpose of hosting matches at UEFA Euro 2004.[12] The Faro side moved back to the Estádio de São Luís in 2013 after it gained promotion to the Segunda Liga. As a result of their promotion, the Estádio de São Luís underwent major renovations to improve its facilities.

Rivalries

The club has rivalries with fellow Algarve clubs S.C. Olhanense and Portimonense S.C.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Players

Current squad
As of 16 August, 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 Hugo Marques
2 DF Matheus Silva (on loan from Bahia)
4 DF Sávio Maciel (on loan from Vila Nova)
6 MF Filipe Melo
8 MF André Vieira
9 FW Fabrício Simões
11 DF Arnold Issoko
13 MF Bura
14 MF Fabrício Isidoro
17 DF Miguel Bandarra
19 FW Patrick
20 DF David Sualehe
No. Position Player
21 FW Christian Irobiso
23 MF Ryan Gauld
31 DF Luís Rocha (on loan from Famalicão)
33 DF Rafael Vieira
41 DF Cássio Scheid
46 DF Jorge Fellipe
47 MF Jonatan Lucca
70 MF Hugo Seco
77 FW Alvarinho
90 GK Daniel Fernandes
92 FW Fábio Nunes
99 GK Miguel Carvalho

Notable former players

Players that have played more than 50 league matches;

Managerial history

Honours

European cup history
  • Q = Qualifying
  • PO = Play-off
UEFA Cup
Season Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1995–96 R1 Olympique Lyonnais 0–1 0–1 0–2

League and cup history
Season Tier Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup League Cup Notes
1989–90 2 1 342554 802355 Runners-up Promoted
1990–91 1 11 3814618 464734 Round 6
1991–92 1 6 34121111 353335 Round 5
1992–93 1 6 34111310 413635 Round 5
1993–94 1 8 3413714 444633 Round 4
1994–95 1 5 3416513 443837 Round 6
1995–96 1 13 3410618 364536 Round 6
1996–97 1 11 34101212 343442 Round 4
1997–98 1 14 3481313 415037 Round 4
1998–99 1 11 3410915 395439 Round 5
1999–00 1 14 3481115 356035 Round 5
2000–01 1 13 3410915 374739 Round 6
2001–02 1 17 387720 296328 Round 5 Relegated
2002–03 2 12 34111112 323244 Round 4 Relegated
2003–04 3 14 3411815 414941 Round 3
2004–05 4 14 3411815 414941 Round 1
2005–06 4 – –––– ––– Round 1 Relegated
2006–07 6 1 312461 721578 Promoted
2007–08 5 1 302244 732070 Promoted
2008–09 4 4 261268 403542 Round 1
2009–10 4 4 22994 312236 Round 1 Promoted
2010–11 3 12 3081210 283736 Round 3 Relegated
2011–12 4 1 221750 521756 Round 1 Promoted
2012–13 3 1 301983 382165 Round 4 Promoted
2013–14 2 10 42151215 454457 Round 3 Round 2
2014–15 2 11 46161416 515462 Round 2 Round 1
2015–16 2 20 46151120 495654 Round 4 Round 1 Relegated
2016–17 3 3 321886 542262 Round 3
2017–18 3 2 352843 741881 Round 6 Promoted
2018–19 2 10 34111013 393543 Round 3 Round 2
2019–20 2 2 241536 352248 Round 4 Round 1 Promoted, LigaPro suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
2020-21 1

References
  1. "Campeonato Nacional da I Divisão 1994/95" [National Championship of the I Division 1994/95]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  2. "Farense vai vender Estádio S. Luís para recuperar passado glorioso" [Farense will sell the Estádio S. Luís to recover the glorious past]. Público (in Portuguese). 4 May 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. "Farense 0–1 Lyon". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  4. "Lyon 1–0 Farense". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  5. "Est. Amadora 1–1 (a.p.) Farense" [Est. Amadora 1–1 (a.e.t.) Farense]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  6. "Est. Amadora 2–0 Farense". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  7. "O fim de uma era com «perfume» marroquino no Farense" [The end of an era of Morccan "perfume" at Farense]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 January 2000. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  8. "Liga Portuguesa 2001/02" [Portuguese League 2001/02]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  9. "Chaves e Farense sobem à 2.ª Liga" [Chaves and Farense rise to the 2.ª League]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 April 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  10. "Sérgio Vieira renova com o Farense por mais 3 anos" [Sérgio Vieira renews with Farense for 3 more years] (in Portuguese). Sul Informação. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  11. "Estádio de São Luís" [Stadium of São Luís]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  12. "Estádio do Algarve" [Stadium of Algarve]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  13. "Olhanense e Farense reeditam o derby mais "quente" do Algarve esta quarta-feira". sulinformacao.pt. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  14. "Derby no Algarve: Olhanense empatou com Farense (1-1) - Maisfutebol.iol.pt". iol.pt. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  15. http://portugalresident.com/capital-‘punishment’-for-portimonense-fans
  16. portugalpress (2 March 2016). "Bragging rights". portugalresident.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  17. "Portimonense vence Olhanense no segundo derby algarvio da II Liga 2015/16". sulinformacao.pt. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  18. "Derby entre Portimonense e Olhanense acaba empatado a um golo (com fotos)". sulinformacao.pt. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  19. algarveresident (10 September 2010). "Big Algarve Derby next week". portugalresident.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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