U.D. Vilafranquense

União Desportiva Vilafranquense is a Portuguese football club from Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District. It currently plays in the LigaPro, the second tier of the Portuguese football league system, following its promotion in 2019.

U.D. Vilafranquense
Full nameUnião Desportiva Vilafranquense
Nickname(s)Piranhas do Tejo (Tagus Piranhas)
Founded12 April 1957
GroundCampo do Cevadeiro
Capacity2,500
ChairmanHenrique Sereno
ManagerQuim Machado
LeagueLigaPro
2018–19Campeonato de Portugal
Serie C, 2nd (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

History

The club's history was spent mostly in the third tier. It spent one season in the second, in 1987–88, when that level was still regionalised.[1]

In the 2016–17 Taça de Portugal, Vilafranquense defeated G.S. Loures, Vilaverdense F.C. and G.D. Vitória de Sernache to reach a fourth-round tie at home to F.C. Paços de Ferreira of the Primeira Liga.[2] They beat the top-flight team 1–0 on 20 November, with a goal by Marocas.[3] In the next round (last 16), they lost by the same score at Vitória S.C., also of the Primeira.[4]

In the 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal, Vilafranquense came second in Serie C behind U.D. Leiria. In the play-offs, they dispatched Lusitânia F.C. and then Leiria on penalties to win promotion. This was the club's first time in a national second division.[1] On 23 June in the final at the Estádio Nacional against Casa Pia A.C., the club drew 2–2 then lost 4–2 on penalties.[5]

Due to the inadequate facilities of their Campo do Cevadeiro, Vilafranquense had to play their LigaPro home games 50 kilometres away at the Estádio Municipal in Rio Maior.[6]

Current squad
As of 19 February, 2020

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 Maringá
2 DF Dirceu
3 DF Kassio
4 DF Stéphane Sparagna
5 DF Polidoro
6 MF Diogo Izata
7 DF China
10 MF Filipe Oliveira
11 FW Onyekachi Silas
13 GK Rodrigo Josviaki
16 DF Marco Grilo
17 FW Tarcísio
18 MF Nikita Korzun (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
19 DF Alan Bidi
No. Position Player
23 MF Kady
27 MF Pepo
28 DF Filipe Brigues
29 FW João Vieira
33 DF Dénis Martins
35 GK Filipe Semedo
40 FW Gustavo Tocantins
51 FW Isidoro Hinestroza
66 MF André Ceitil
79 FW Franco Almara
88 MF Ulisses
90 FW Wilson
96 DF Rafael Furlan

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
MF Igor Villela (to Oliveira do Hospital)
FW Leandro Antunes (to A.C. Marinhense)

References
  1. "Vilafranquense vence União de Leiria e sobe à II Liga" [Vilafranquense defeat União de Leiria and go up to II Liga] (in Portuguese). TSF. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. "Vilafranquense recebe Paços para a Taça" [Vilafranquense hosts Paços in the Taça] (in Portuguese). O Mirante. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. "Vilafranquense afasta Paços de Ferreira da Taça de Portugal" [Vilafranquense knock out Paços de Ferreira in the Taça de Portugal]. Correia da Manhã (in Portuguese). 20 November 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. "Hurtado coloca o V. Guimarães nos quartos de final" [Hurtado puts V. Guimarães into the quarter-finals] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. "Casa Pia conquista o Campeonato de Portugal" [Casa Pia win the Campeonato de Portugal]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 June 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  6. "Vilafranquense não encontra alternativas ao Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior" [Vilafranquense find no alternatives to the Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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