F.C. Paços de Ferreira

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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.[2]

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Paulo Fonseca managed Paços de Ferreira to a best-ever 3rd place in 2013

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.[3] 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.[4] The two clubs met again on 9 August in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, which Porto won 2–0.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10] Their first European campaign in eight years ended in the playoff, with 3–1 aggregate defeat to Tottenham Hotspur despite winning the first game.[11] 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.[12][13]

League and cup history

Recent seasons

Season League Cup League Cup Europe Notes
Div. Pos. Pl W D L GS GA Pts Result Result Competition Result
2001–02 1st 8th 34 12 10 12 41 44 46 Last 16 n/a  –  –  –
2002–03 1st 6th 34 12 9 13 40 47 45 SF n/a  –  –  –
2003–04 1st 17th 34 8 4 22 27 53 28 Last 32 n/a  –  – <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A]
2004–05 2nd 1st 34 20 9 5 61 43 69 Last 64 n/a  –  – <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[B]
2005–06 1st 11th 34 11 9 14 38 49 42 Last 64 n/a  –  –  –
2006–07 1st 6th 30 10 12 8 31 36 42 Last 64 n/a  –  –  –
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2008–09 1st 10th 30 9 7 14 37 42 34 RU R3  –  –  –
2009–10 1st 10th 30 8 11 11 32 37 35 QF R2 UEFA Europa League 3rd QR  –
2010–11 1st 7th 30 10 11 9 35 42 41 Last 32 RU  –  –  –
2011–12 1st 10th 30 8 7 15 35 53 31 Last 32 R3  –  –  –
2012–13 1st 3rd 30 14 12 4 42 29 54 SF R3  –  – <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[D]
2013–14 1st 15th 30 6 6 18 28 59 24 Last 16 R3 UEFA Champions League
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2014–15 1st 8th 34 12 11 11 40 45 47 Last 16 R2  –  –  –
2015–16 1st 7th 34 13 10 11 43 42 49 Last 32 R3  –  –  –
2016–17 1st 13th 34 8 12 14 32 45 36 Last 32 R3  –  –  –
2017–18 1st 17th 34 7 9 18 33 59 30 Last 64 R3  –  –  –
2018–19 2nd 1st 34 23 5 6 50 21 74 Last 16 R3  –  –  –
2019–20 1st 13th 34 11 6 17 36 52 39 QF R3  –  –  –
2020–21 1st 5th 34 15 8 11 40 41 53 Last 32 QF  –  –  –
2021–22 1st 11th 34 9 11 14 29 44 38 Last 32 R3  –  –  –
2022–23 1st 17th 34 6 5 23 26 62 23 Last 64 GS  –  – <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[F]
2023–24 2nd 5th 34 14 10 10 42 35 52 Last 128 R1  –  –  –

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Honours

Youth honours

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

European record

UEFA club competition record

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

UEFA coefficient

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Correct as of 21 May 2025.[14]

Rank Team Points
130 Template:Flagicon Gil Vicente F.C. 12.453
131 Template:Flagicon C.D. Santa Clara 12.453
132 Template:Flagicon F.C. Paços de Ferreira 12.453
133 Template:Flagicon Rio Ave F.C. 12.453
134 Template:Flagicon FC Astana 12.000

Players

Current squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Template:Fba/core Ícaro
3 DF Template:Fba/core Diegão
4 DF Template:Fba/core Gonçalo Cardoso
5 DF Template:Fba/core Vitorino Antunes (captain)
6 MF Template:Fba/core João Caiado
7 MF Template:Fba/core Gonçalo Nogueira (on loan from Vitória de GuimarãesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
8 MF Template:Fba/core Welton (on loan from BerçoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
10 FW Template:Fba/core Vladislav Morozov (on loan from AroucaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
11 MF Template:Fba/core Ivan Pavlić
12 GK Template:Fba/core Jeimes
13 FW Template:Fba/core João Pinto
16 GK Template:Fba/core Malcolm Barcola
17 MF Template:Fba/core Marcos Paulo
18 DF Template:Fba/core Rui Pedro
19 FW Template:Fba/core Rui Fonte
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Template:Fba/core Anílson
22 DF Template:Fba/core Miguel Mota
23 DF Template:Fba/core Erick Ferigra
24 GK Template:Fba/core José Oliveira
27 FW Template:Fba/core Joffrey Bazié
28 GK Template:Fba/core José Marafona
30 FW Template:Fba/core Costinha
32 MF Template:Fba/core Aliou Niang
34 MF Template:Fba/core Tomás Teixeira
36 MF Template:Fba/core Mutaro Baldé
37 FW Template:Fba/core Ricardo Brito
79 MF Template:Fba/core Afonso Rodrigues (on loan from FamalicãoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
90 FW Template:Fba/core Ronaldo Afonso
99 FW Template:Fba/core André Liberal

Out on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player
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Staff

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

Former managers

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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

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External links

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