S.C. Farense

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Farense
S.C. Farense logo.svg
Full nameSporting Clube Farense
NicknameLeões de Faro (Lions of Faro)
Founded1 April 1910;116 years ago (1 April 1910)
Ground Estádio de São Luís
Capacity7,000
PresidentJoão Rodrigues
Head coach José Faria
League Liga Portugal 2
2025–26 Liga Portugal 2, 16th of 18
Website www.scfarense.pt
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Faro in the district of the same name and the region of Algarve. Founded in 1910, the club currently plays in the Liga Portugal 2.

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History

Founded on 1 April 1910, it became the branch number 2 of Sporting Clube de Portugal (Sporting CP). [1] Its main kit was inspired by the classic Sporting CP Stromp kit which was the main kit of the Lisbon-based team until 1928. In its entire history, the club has won nine major trophies: the AF Algarve Championship five times, the Segunda Divisão twice, and the Terceira Divisão and AF Algarve First and Second Divisions once each. Aside from its major trophies, the club as of 2013, has played 23 seasons in the Primeira Liga of which their highest league table classification came in the 1994–95 season where they managed a fifth-place finish.[ citation needed ]

On the back of that best-ever finish, Farense qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time, losing in the first round to Olympique Lyonnais by a single goal in each game. [2] The club also reached the final of the Taça de Portugal in 1990 where they lost to Estrela da Amadora.[ citation needed ] Among the mainstays of their 1990s teams were the Moroccan attacking duo of Hajry Redouane and Hassan Nader. [3]

The 2001–02 season saw the club relegated to the second tier of Portuguese football.[ citation needed ] In 2006, the club was in the sixth tier, the second district league of the Algarve Football Association, but won two consecutive promotions as champions. [4] In 2012–13 they were promoted to the Segunda Liga. [5] In 2019–20, after the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the club were promoted back to the top flight after 18 years, under manager Sérgio Vieira. [6] One year later, they were relegated on the final matchday after a 4–0 loss at C.D. Santa Clara. [7]

On 3 February 2023, Farense sacked manager Vasco Faísca before a match against Estrela da Amadora, who had cut their advantage in second place to one point. [8] His replacement José Mota led the club back to the Primeira Liga. [9] He was fired after a poor start to the Primeira Liga and replaced by Tozé on September 25th, 2024.

Stadium

Estadio Algarve - View from the south side of the stadium. Estadio do Algarve.jpg
Estádio Algarve  – View from the south side of the stadium.
Estadio de Sao Luis - Current stadium in 2008, before the most recent renovation. EstadioSLuis.JPG
Estádio de São Luís  – Current stadium in 2008, before the most recent renovation.

The Leões de Faro played at the Estádio de São Luís for 94 years from 1910.[ citation needed ] The club moved stadium in 2004 to the newly constructed Estádio Algarve which was built for the purpose of hosting matches at UEFA Euro 2004.[ citation needed ] The Faro side moved back to the Estádio de São Luís in 2013 after it gained promotion to the Segunda Liga. As a result of their promotion, the Estádio de São Luís underwent major renovations to improve its facilities.

Rivalries

The club has rivalries with fellow Algarve clubs S.C. Olhanense and Portimonense S.C. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Players

Current squad

As of 16 September 2026 [17]

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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Jakob Tånnander
3 DF Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Lucas D'Agrella
5 DF Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Rodrigo Borges
6 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Derick Poloni
7 FW Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR João Resende
8 MF Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Miguel Menino
9 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gabriel Barbosa
10 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Sarpreet Singh
11 FW Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Nélson Oliveira
15 MF Flag of Angola.svg  ANG Joseph Nduquidi
17 FW Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR André Candeias
18 FW Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Cuba
19 FW Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Leonardo Oliveira
22 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Toni Herrero
No.Pos.NationPlayer
27 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Mattheus Oliveira
29 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Claudio Falcão
37 DF Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Gonçalo Silva
36 DF Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Bernardo Antunes
42 DF Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Rodrigo Laranjeira
43 DF Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Dário Miranda
44 DF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Nermin Zolotić
50 GK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Kauã Paes
70 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Victor Barbara
78 DF Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Alex Pinto
88 MF Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Rafinha
89 FW Flag of Angola.svg  ANG João Gastão(on loan from Estrela da Amadora )
97 GK Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Fabijan Buntić

Out on loan

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.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Gio Almeida(at Mérida until 30 June 2027)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— FW Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Balla Sangaré(at Al-Okhdood until 30 June 2027)

Notable former players

Players that have played more than 50 league matches:

Statistics

Most appearances

As of 23 January 2025[ citation needed ]
RankPlayerAppearancesGoals
1 Flag of Morocco.svg Hajry Redouane 29233
2 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Carlos Costa 27323
3 Flag of Morocco.svg Hassan Nader 24699
4 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Eugénio 2444
5 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Miguel Serôdio2143
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Fabrício Isidoro 20716
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Luizão19710
8 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Milonja Đukić 18731
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Duarte18411
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Pitico16923

Top goalscorers

As of 23 January 2025[ citation needed ]
RankPlayerAppearancesGoals
1 Flag of Morocco.svg Hassan Nader 24699
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Mirobaldo13144
3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Christian Irobiso 15134
4 Flag of Morocco.svg Hajry Redouane 29233
5 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Milonja Đukić 18731
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Henrique 9730
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Farias8423
Flag of Brazil.svg Pitico16923
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Carlos Costa 27323
10 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Fábio Gomes 6122
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Ademar 14822

Managerial history

Honours

Youth honours

European cup history

UEFA Cup
SeasonRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate
1995–96 R1 Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyonnais 0–10–10–2

League and cup history

SeasonTierPos.Pl.WDLGSGAP Cup League Cup Notes
1989–90 21342554802355Runners-upPromoted
1990–91 1113814618464734Round 6
1991–92 1634121111353335Round 5
1992–93 1634111310413635Round 5
1993–94 183413714444633Round 4
1994–95 153416513443837Round 6
1995–96 1133410618364536Round 6
1996–97 11134101212343442Round 4
1997–98 1143481313415037Round 4
1998–99 1113410915395439Round 5
1999–2000 1143481115356035Round 5
2000–01 1133410915374739Round 6
2001–02 117387720296328Round 5Relegated
2002–03 21234111112323244Round 4Relegated
2003–04 3143411815414941Round 3
2004–05 4143411815414941Round 1
2005–06 4––––––––Round 1Relegated
2006–07 61312461721578Promoted
2007–08 51302244732070Promoted
2008–09 44261268403542Round 1
2009–10 4422994312236Round 1Promoted
2010–11 3123081210283736Round 3Relegated
2011–12 41221750521756Round 1Promoted
2012–13 31301983382165Round 4Promoted
2013–14 21042151215454457Round 3Round 2
2014–15 21146161416515462Round 2Round 1
2015–16 22046151120495654Round 4Round 1Relegated
2016–17 33321886542262Round 3
2017–18 32352843741881Round 6Promoted
2018–19 21034111013393543Round 3Round 2
2019–20 22241536352248Round 4Round 1Promoted, LigaPro suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
2020–21 1173471017314831Round 3Relegated
2021–22 21134101113404241Round 4Round 2
2022–23 22332067543366Round 4Group StagePromoted

References

  1. ↑ "Filiais do Sporting". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  2. ↑ "Farense vai vender Estádio S. Luís para recuperar passado glorioso" [Farense will sell the Estádio S. Luís to recover the glorious past]. Público (in Portuguese). 4 May 2020. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "O fim de uma era com "perfume" marroquino no Farense" [The end of an era of Moroccan "perfume" at Farense]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 January 2000. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Encarnação, Carlos (31 March 2022). "Farense celebra 112 anos na sexta-feira: confira o programa para assinalar a data" [Farense celebrate 112th birthday on Friday: check the programme to mark the date]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Chaves e Farense sobem à 2.ª Liga" [Chaves and Farense rise to the 2.ª League]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 April 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Sérgio Vieira renova com o Farense por mais 3 anos" [Sérgio Vieira renews with Farense for 3 more years] (in Portuguese). Sul Informação. 21 May 2020. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Paiva, Rui Pedro (20 May 2021). "Jorge Costa: "A nossa falta de maturidade e de experiência notou-se"" [Jorge Costa: "Our lack of maturity and experience showed"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Farense: rescisão unilateral com Vasco Faísca antes de jogar com o Estrela" [Farense: Vasco Faísca dismissed before game with Estrela]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 3 February 2023. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "José Mota muito cobiçado" [José Mota highly coveted]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Olhanense e Farense reeditam o derby mais "quente" do Algarve esta quarta-feira". sulinformacao.pt. 1 October 2014. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Derby no Algarve: Olhanense empatou com Farense (1-1) - Maisfutebol.iol.pt". iol.pt. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Capital 'punishment' for Portimonense fans". Portugal Resident. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02.
  13. ↑ "Bragging rights". Portugal Resident. 2 March 2016. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "Portimonense vence Olhanense no segundo derby algarvio da II Liga 2015/16". sulinformacao.pt. 28 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  15. ↑ "Derby entre Portimonense e Olhanense acaba empatado a um golo (com fotos)". sulinformacao.pt. 22 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "Big Algarve Derby next week". Portugal Resident. 10 September 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Plantel" (in Portuguese). SC Farense. Archived from the original on 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
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