- Clube União Micaelense
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U. Micaelense 
Full name Clube União Micaelense Nickname(s) Founded 1911 Ground Grotinha,
Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal
(Capacity: 1,500)Chairman 
Manuel ArrudaHead Coach Isidro BeatoLeague II Divisão, Série D Serie D 2005-06 II Divisão, Série D, Serie D 10th 
Home coloursAway coloursClube União Micaelense is a Portuguese football (soccer) club from Ponta Delgada, Azores, that plays in the Portuguese Second Division at the Serie D. Won promotion from the fourth level after season 2001-2002 [1] to the third level, finished 12th in II Divição Group South during season 2002-2003, 3rd 2003-2004 and 11th 2004-2005. The series system was altered for season 2005-2006, when the club finished 10th in Serie D, avoiding relegation extremely slightly (see 2005-06 in Portuguese football).
The most famous name attached to the club is Pauleta, present star of his French club Paris Saint-Germain. However, he left the islands already at the age of 16, and only learned his basic skills at U. Micaelense.
The club's derby rival is C. Operário D. from the neighboring town of Lagoa de São Miguel. Also the team from FC Madalena, the capital Pico Island, is considered a part of local rivalry.
The activities of this minor club also include rink hockey and possibly basketball and volleyball. The only existing website [2] of the club only includes information on rink hockey, but in the history section some data around football can be found, but only in Portuguese.
Squad
Current squad 2007/08
The facts are based on information from the Portuguese footballing website zerozero.pt, as no proper official English site exists at the time of writing.
As of December 17, 2007 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 GK Pedro Martins 2 DF Paulo Guedes 3 DF Pauleta 4 DF João Mota 5 DF Maçaroco 6 MF Peixinho 7 MF Hélder Botelho 8 MF Luis Filipe 9 FW Paulo Sérgio 10 MF Minhoca 11 MF Tiago 12 GK Igor 13 FW Mário Lima No. Position Player 14 DF Miguel Alves 15 DF Rui Melo 16 MF Ruizinho 17 MF Samuel 18 FW Rui Carvalho 19 DF Baptista 20 DF Rui Costa 21 MF Argel 22 FW Quental 23 MF Pedro Melo 24 GK Vitor 25 FW Miguel Resendes External links
Categories:- Portuguese football clubs
- Association football clubs established in 1911
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