Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva, known as Pedro Emanuel, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mainly as a central defender, currently manager of Saudi Arabian club Khaleej FC.
Manuel António Marques Machado is a Portuguese football manager.
Cláudio Zélito da Fonseca Fernandes Aguiar, known as Lito, is a Cape Verdean retired footballer who played mainly as a forward.
Jackson Arley Martínez Valencia is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
David Martins Simão is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for F.C. Arouca.
Futebol Clube de Arouca is a professional football club based in Arouca, Porto Metropolitan Area, Portugal. Founded in 1951, the club plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 5,000-seat capacity.
Abdoulaye Ba is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Portuguese club Tondela.
Nuno Daniel Costeira Valente is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for U.D. Oliveirense.
Francisco Manuel Geraldo Rosa, known as Kiko, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a left-back for First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta.
Artur Filipe Bernardes Moreira, known simply as Artur, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Ricardo de Sousa Esgaio is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sporting CP as a right-back.
Ramilton Jorge Santos do Rosário, known as Rambé, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Académica do Mindelo as a striker.
Leandro Miguel Pereira da Silva is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for União de Leiria.
Jimmy Ines is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays a midfielder.
Djavan da Silva Ferreira, known simply as Djavan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Real Noroeste.
Ernest Ohemeng is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Salamanca CF UDS.
The 2017–18 season is Académica's second season in the LigaPro. This season they will also take part in the Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga.
Pedro Manuel Grácio Lagoa is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mérida in the Spanish Segunda División RFEF.
Francisco Jorge Tavares Oliveira, known as Chiquinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Stoke City on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Bernardo Maria Morais Cardoso Vital is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Estoril Praia as a centre-back.
