S.C. Freamunde

Freamunde

Full name	Sport Clube Freamunde
Founded	1933
Ground	Campo SC Freamunde, Freamunde (Capacity: 6,000)
Chairman	Manuel Pacheco
Manager	Nicolau Vaqueiro
League	Liga de Honra
2009–10	Liga de Honra, 12th
Home colours Away colours

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.

History

Freamunde started when cardinal 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.

Current squad

As of 14 July, 2011. 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 Tó Figueira 2 DF João Amorim 3 DF Hélder Sousa 4 DF Christian Kouamou 5 DF Sérgio Nunes 6 MF Pedro Moita 7 FW Marco Matias (on loan from Vitória de Guimarães) 8 FW Bock 9 FW João Rodrigues 10 MF Tarcísio 11 FW Pedro Henrique 12 GK Assis (on loan from Vitória de Guimarães)

No. Position Player 13 MF Bruno Magalhães 16 FW Horácio 17 FW Babo 18 FW Luís Machado 20 DF Luís Pedro 22 DF Paulo Monteiro 23 MF Brandão 27 MF Luciano 28 MF Pedrinho 29 FW Felipe Alberto 71 DF Serginho

Staff

• Nicolau Vaqueiro - Manager
• Pedro Monteiro - Goalkeeper coach
• José Ferreira - Goalkeeper coach
• Paulo Ribeiro - Physio
• Manuel Pacheco - Chairman

Honours

• Fourth Division: 1997–98
• Third Division: 1998–99, 2006–07

Notable former players

See also Category:S.C. Freamunde players

Pedro Barbosa José Bosingwa Hilário Leal Vitorino Antunes Ricardo Fernandes André-Joël Eboué Alain N'Kong Dany Jean-Renaud Nemouthé Pascal Kondaponi

Club anthem

VIVA, VIVA, VIVA FREAMUNDE

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

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

External links

• Official website (Portuguese)
• Zerozero team profile