Algarve United F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Algarve United F.C.


fullname = Algarve United Football Club
nickname = Lynxes
founded = November 2004
chairman = Corrado Correggi
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Algarve United Football Club, commonly abbreviated to Algarve United, is an association football club based in Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal. They are nicknamed "the Lynxes", after the threatened Iberian Lynx which inhabits the area.

The club was founded in 2004 by Corrado Correggi, (a local businessman who amassed a fortune making corks for fine wine), in partnership with his Scottish brother-in-law, John McGovern. Both men are also successful football agents. The club was once briefly managed by legendary former English player Paul Gascoigne.

In their first official season (2004/2005), they achieved a promotion from the Regional League 2nd Division (Sotavento) to the 1st Division.

In their second season (2005/2006), the original plan for a rapid rise [cite web | url=http://www.correiomanha.pt/noticiaImprimir.asp?idCanal=12&id=130839 | title=Subir à Superliga em seis anos | publisher=Correio da Manhã | date=2004-09-18 | accessdate=2007-09-11] to the main National Footbal competition, the Portuguese Liga, was derailed having only achieved a modest 12th place in the 2nd Regional Division.

In their third and final season (2006/2007), after participating in some games, they were disqualified after some canceled games and failure to pay some fines to the Regional Football Association. As of September 2007 they are not scheduled to appear in any official competition.

References

External links

* [http://www.algarveunited.pt Algarve United] (former official web site)
* [http://www.algarvedesporto.pt/rc/ad.php?todo=&file=Algarve%202006-2007/01_1Sen0607.l98 League results for Algarve United 2006/2007]
* [http://www.algarvedesporto.pt/rc/ad.php?todo=&file=Algarve%202005-2006/01_1Sen0506.l98 League results for Algarve United 2005/2006]
* [http://www.algarvedesporto.pt/rc/ad.php?todo=&file=Algarve%202004-2005/D03S2s0405.l98 League results for Algarve United 2004/2005]