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Paços de Ferreira

Full name	Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira
Nickname(s)	Pacenses (Those from Paços) Castores (Beavers)
Founded	5 April 1950; 74 years ago (1950-04-05)
Ground	Estádio da Mata Real
Capacity	9,076
Chairman	Paulo Meneses
Manager	Ricardo Silva
League	Liga Portugal 2
2023–24	Liga Portugal 2, 5th of 18
Website	www.fcpf.pt
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpasuʒ ðɨ fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]) is a Portuguese professional football club based in Paços de Ferreira, district of Porto. Founded in 1950, the club competes in Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at the 9,076 seat Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal stadium where the team has been based since 1973. The club's colours are yellow and green. The club is now owned by Real Club Celta de Vigo.

They have won four Segunda Liga titles (now Liga Portugal 2), and in 2007 they qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time. In the 2012–13 Primeira Liga, the team finished third and qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League play-offs for the first time in their history. They were also runners-up of the 2008–09 Taça de Portugal, the 2009 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and the 2010–11 Taça da Liga.

History

Early history

The origin of the club dates back to the 1930s, when it was named Sport Club Pacense. They played for two decades without any official recognition until they entered the lower divisions in 1950, under the name Futebol Clube Vasco da Gama. The club then changed their kit colours to the current ones and renamed themselves Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira.

Their first match under the current name came on 19 November 1950, beating Lousada 2–1. Agostinho Alves was the first goal scorer in the history of the Pacenses. The club then played in Portugal's third regional division until the 1956–57 season, where they were crowned champions. The club crest was created in 1961–62, and was used ever since.

The club was relegated and then promoted again and supporters hit the streets of the city on 17 June 1973 when they defeated Perosinho 3–0. One year later, they won the Terceira Divisão on 14 June 1974, after defeating Estrela de Portalegre. The hero of the match was the goalscorer Mascarenhas.

Recent history

After establishing themselves in the first division during the 1990s, and suffering a relegation in 2003–04, the club finished sixth in the first division in 2006–07, thus qualifying for the UEFA Cup, their first ever European competition, under manager José Mota. They lost 1–0 on aggregate to AZ of the Netherlands in the first round.

Having finished last in the league in 2007–08, Paços would have normally been relegated to the second level, but were readmitted after Boavista's confirmed irregularities. In the following year, already without Mota, the team finished tenth in the league and a second Europa League qualification spot after losing the Taça de Portugal final 1–0 to eventual league champions Porto on 31 May. The two clubs met again on 9 August in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, which Porto won 2–0.

Paços entered the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League in the second qualifying round, where they defeated Zimbru Chișinău of Moldova before being eliminated by Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv of Israel in the third. The club reached the 2011 Taça da Liga Final under Rui Vitória, losing 2–1 to S.L. Benfica at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra.

In the 2012–13 season, Paços surprisingly qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League play-offs for the first time in their history after achieving third place in the league by passing favourites Braga and Sporting CP, making it their highest finish ever. The club were managed that season by Paulo Fonseca, who left at the end to join Porto, and was replaced by Costinha, who lost the Champions League playoff to Russians Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Paços' 13-year spell in the Primeira Liga ended in 2018, though they immediately returned as champions of the 2018–19 LigaPro under promotion specialist Vítor Oliveira. His successor Pepa took them to the UEFA Europa Conference League with a fifth-place finish in 2020–21, then left for Vitória de Guimarães. Their first European campaign in eight years ended in the playoff, with 3–1 aggregate defeat to Tottenham Hotspur despite winning the first game. A four-year spell in the top flight ended with relegation in 2022–23, a season in which manager César Peixoto was sacked and then hired again in under three months, either side of José Mota's winless return to the club.

League and cup history

Recent seasons

A.  Relegated.

B.  Promoted.

C.  Not relegated due to Boavista scandal (Apito Dourado).

D.  Best league finish.

E.  Qualification to relegation play-offs. Paços beat D. Aves 3–1 and secured the presence in Primeira Liga.

F.  Relegated.

Honours

• Taça de Portugal
  • Runners-up: 2008–09
• Taça da Liga
  • Runners-up: 2010–11
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  • Runners-up: 2009
• Segunda Liga/LigaPro
  • Winners (4) – record: 1990–91, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2018–19
• Terceira Divisão
  • Winners: 1973–74

Youth honours

• AF Porto Jun.B 1ª Divisão (U17)
  • Winners: 2013–14
• AF Porto Jun.D 1ª Divisão (U13)
  • Winners: 2011–12

European matches

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
2007–08	UEFA Cup	First round	AZ	0–1	0–0	0–1
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round	Zimbru Chișinău	1–0	0–0	1–0
		Third qualifying round	Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv	0–1	0–1	0–2
2013–14	UEFA Champions League	Play-off round	Zenit Saint Petersburg	1–4	2–4	3–8
2013–14	UEFA Europa League	Group E	Fiorentina	0–0	0–3	3rd place
			Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	0–2	0–2
			Pandurii Târgu Jiu	1–1	0–0
2021–22	UEFA Europa Conference League	Third qualifying round	Larne	4–0	0−1	4−1
		Play-off round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	0–3	1−3

UEFA rankings

Club ranking eligible for 2012–13

Rank	Team	Points
133	Guingamp	13.300
135	Vitória de Setúbal	12.833
135	Paços de Ferreira	12.833
137	Nordsjælland	12.640

• UEFA rankings; at Zerozero

Players

Current squad

As of 4 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  BRA Ícaro 3 DF  BRA Diegão 4 DF  POR Gonçalo Cardoso 5 DF  POR Vitorino Antunes (captain) 6 MF  POR João Caiado 7 MF  POR Gonçalo Nogueira (on loan from Vitória de Guimarães) 8 MF  BRA Welton (on loan from Berço) 9 FW  BRA Zé Uilton 11 MF  BEL Ivan Pavlić 12 GK  BRA Jeimes 16 GK  TOG Malcolm Barcola 17 MF  BRA Marcos Paulo 18 DF  POR Rui Pedro 19 FW  POR Rui Fonte

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  BRA Anílson 22 DF  POR Miguel Mota 23 DF  ECU Erick Ferigra 24 GK  POR José Oliveira 27 FW  BFA Joffrey Bazié 28 GK  POR José Marafona 30 FW  POR Costinha 31 DF  POR João Vale 32 MF  SEN Aliou Niang 36 MF  GNB Mutaro Baldé 51 FW  ECU Emerson Pata (on loan from Independiente Juniors) 55 FW  ECU Maelo Rentería (on loan from Independiente Juniors) 90 FW  STP Ronaldo Afonso

Staff

Position	Staff
Managing Director	Jaime Sousa
Sporting Director	Carlos Carneiro
Manager	Ricardo Silva
Assistant Manager	Luis Monteiro
First-Team Coach	Nuno Fonseca
Analist	Vasco Silva
Goalkeeper Coach	Filipe Moreira
Physiologist	Gustavo DDunkel
Data Cientist	Prof. Paulo Roriz
Scouting	Cadú
Club Doctor	André Maia Silva
Nurse	Ricardo Neves
Physiotherapist	Rui Dias
Physiotherapist	João Bastos
Kit Manager	Paulo Neto

Former managers

• Vítor Oliveira (1988–92)
• Neca (1992–93)
• Jaime Pacheco (1993–94)
• Raul Águas (1994–95)
• José Rachão (1995–96)
• Henrique Calisto (1996–97)
• Eurico Gomes (1 July 1997 – 30 June 1999)
• Henrique Calisto (1999)
• José Mota (8 Jan 2000 – 30 June 2003)
• José Manuel Gomes (July 2003 – 3 Oct)
• José Mota (22 Oct 2003 – 16 May 2008)
• Paulo Sérgio (22 May 2008 – 14 Oct 2009)
• Manuel Sousa (interim) (15 Oct 2009 – 18 Oct 2009)
• Ulisses Morais (19 Oct 2009 – 20 May 2010)
• Rui Vitória (3 June 2010 – 30 Aug 2011)
• Luís Miguel (31 Aug 2011 – 27 Nov 2011)
• Henrique Calisto (1 Dec 2011 – 27 May 2012)
• Paulo Fonseca (28 May 2012 – 9 June 2013)
• Costinha (17 June 2013 – 28 Oct 2013)
• Henrique Calisto (29 Oct 2013 – 24 Feb 2014)
• Jorge Costa (26 Feb 2014 – 30 June 2014)
• Paulo Fonseca (1 July 2014 – 26 May 2015)
• Jorge Simão (25 June 2015 – 21 May 2016)
• Carlos Pinto (1 July 2016 – 28 November 2016)
• Vasco Seabra (29 November 2016 – 23 October 2017)
• Petit (23 October 2017 – 9 January 2018)
• João Henriques (12 January 2018 – 21 May 2018)
• Pepa (September, 2019 – 19 May 2021)
• Jorge Simão (21 June 2021 –11 December 2021)
• César Peixoto (16 December 2021 –16 October 2022)
• José Mota (18 Oct 2022 – 16 December 2022)
• César Peixoto (1 January 2023 –31 May 2023)
• Ricardo Silva (16 June 2023 –)

Supporters

The supporters' club, "Ultras Yellow Boys," was founded in 1996, then disbanded but returning afterwards in 2001. Two previous groups, however extinct, existed: "Febre Amarela" and "Yellowmania".

References

1. "Estádio". FC Paços de Ferreira (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
2. "UEFA: Paços de Ferreira perde com o AZ Alkmaar por 1-0" [UEFA: Paços de Ferreira lose 1–0 to AZ Alkmaar]. Público (in Portuguese). 20 September 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
3. "Boavista desce à Liga de Honra" [Boavista go down to Liga de Honra]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 29 July 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
4. "FC Porto bate Paços de Ferreira na final da Taça de Portugal" [FC Porto beat Paços de Ferreira in the Taça de Portugal final] (in Portuguese). RTP. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
5. "Bruno Alves sela vitória do FC Porto na Supertaça" [Bruno Alves seals FC Porto's victory in the Supertaça]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 9 August 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
6. "Paços fica pelo caminho" [Paços head home] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
7. "Benfica 2 – 1 Paços de Ferreira" (in Portuguese). RTP. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
8. van Poortvliet, Richard (28 August 2013). "Zenit complete emphatic Paços play-off win". UEFA. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
9. Roseiro, Bruno (20 April 2019). "Quase 30 anos depois, Vítor Oliveira faz mais história: sexta subida em sete anos (agora pelo P. Ferreira)" [Almost 30 years later, Vítor Oliveira makes more history: sixth promotion in seven years (now for P. Ferreira)]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
10. "Pepa confirmado como novo treinador do V. Guimarães" [Pepa confirmed as new manager of V. Guimarães] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
11. Doyle, Paul (26 August 2021). "Harry Kane double clinches triumph for Tottenham over Paços de Ferreira". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
12. "'Despromovido' Paços de Ferreira despede-se dos jogos em casa com vitória" ['Relegated' Paços de Ferreira say goodbye to home games with victory]. Observador (in Portuguese). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
13. Lopes, João (4 July 2023). "César Peixoto ainda recorda o regresso ao P. Ferreira: "O que me convenceu foram os pedidos dos jogadores"" [César Peixoto still remembers the return to P. Ferreira: "What convinced me were the requests from the players"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2023.
14. "Plantel Principal" (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços de Ferreira.

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• Zerozero team profile
• Detailed up-to-date club news (archived 24 June 2009)

• F.C. Paços de Ferreira
• Football clubs in Portugal
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• Primeira Liga clubs
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