C.D. Nacional

Nacional

Full name	Clube Desportivo Nacional
Nickname(s)	Os Alvinegros (The White-and-Black)
Founded	1910
Ground	Estádio da Madeira, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (Capacity: 5,132)
Chairman	Rui Alves
Manager	Pedro Caixinha
League	Primeira Liga
2010–11	Primeira Liga, 6th
Home colours Away colours

Clube Desportivo Nacional, commonly known as Nacional and sometimes Nacional da Madeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [nɐsiuˈnaɫ dɐ mɐˈdɐjɾɐ]), is a Portuguese football club based in Funchal, in the island of Madeira. Founded in 1910, it currently plays in the Portuguese first division.

History

Fans of Nacional

Nacional reached the first division for the first time ever in the mid-90s, returning again in 2002–03. The following season was arguably the best ever season, as the side finished fourth in the league, just squeaking past Sporting Clube de Braga. In that season, three of its key players were Paulo Assunção, a defensive midfielder, and goal-machine Adriano, who netted 19 times. Both would later go to F.C. Porto, while the third key player, winger Miguelito, joined Sport Lisboa e Benfica in 2006.

Nacional also had a quarter-final run in the domestic cup, and would lose in the first round of the subsequent 2004–05 UEFA Cup, being defeated twice by Sevilla FC. In 2006–07's edition, more of the same occurred with two early losses to FC Rapid Bucureşti.

In the 2008–09 season, Nacional again edged Braga for the final fourth spot, mainly courtesy of Nenê, who scored 20 goals and won the Golden Boot honor. The side also reached the last-four in the Portuguese Cup, losing on aggregate 5–4 to Paços de Ferreira, with the decider coming at the Estádio da Madeira in the 90th minute.

2009–10 started without Nenê, who was sold to Cagliari Calcio for a club-record fee of €4.5 million. In August 2009, however, the club managed to defeat former UEFA Super Cup winners FC Zenit St. Petersburg in the UEFA Europa League last round prior to the group stages; after a 4–3 home win, youngster Rúben Micael scored another last-minute goal, as the club was trailing 1–0 in Russia. In the next round, Nacional was drawn alongside Athletic Bilbao, FK Austria Wien, and SV Werder Bremen; the Austrians were beaten 5–1 in Madeira, but the Portuguese did not progress to the knockout stages. In August 2011, Nacional lost 3-0 on aggregate in the final round of Europa league qualifying to Birmingham City, a side in the second division of English football.

Current squad

As of 8 January, 2012. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 2 DF Claudemir 4 DF Danielson 6 MF Ivan Todorović 7 MF Rene Mihelič 8 MF Dejan Školnik 9 FW Mateus 10 FW Diego Barcellos 11 FW Daniel Candeias 12 GK Marcelo Valverde 14 MF Juliano 15 MF Jota 18 FW Mario Rondón 20 FW Edgar Costa

No. Position Player 21 MF Andrés Madrid 22 MF João Aurélio 23 FW Oliver 24 GK Vladan Giljen 29 MF Márcio Madeira 30 DF Moreno 33 DF Luís Neto 36 GK Igor Rocha 37 MF Nejc Pečnik 41 DF Diogo Coelho 50 DF Marçal 55 DF Danijel Stojanović 99 FW Ladji Keita (on loan from Sporting Braga)

Squad changes 2011–12

In

• Marcelo Valverde – Angra dos Reis – Free transfer
• Daniel Candeias – Portimonense – Loan return
• Luís Neto – Varzim – Undisclosed fee
• Mario Rondón – Paços de Ferreira – Undisclosed fee
• Andrés Madrid – SC Braga – Free transfer
• Ladji Keita – SC Braga – Free transfer
• Nejc Pečnik – Krylia Sovetov – Loan return
• Marçal – Torrense – Free transfer
• Moreno – Leicester City – Free transfer

Out

• Bruno Patacas – Retired
• Rafael Bracalli – FC Porto – Free transfer
• Marco Airosa – AEL Limassol – Free transfer
• Žarko Tomašević – União da Madeira – Loan
• Nuno Pinto – Levski Sofia – Free transfer
• Luís Alberto – SC Braga – Undisclosed fee
• Felipe Lopes – Wolfsburg – Undisclosed fee
• André Recife – União da Madeira – Loan
• Anselmo - Rio Ave - Loan

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 19 FW Anselmo (to Rio Ave) 44 DF Žarko Tomašević (to União da Madeira)

No. Position Player 83 MF Juninho (to Daegu)

Coaching staff

• Pedro Caixinha — Manager
• João Abel Silva — Assistant manager
• Ivo Vieira — Assistant manager
• José Belman — Goalkeeping coach
• António Costa — Fitness coach

Medical staff

• João Pedro Mendonça — Doctor
• Fernando Jasmins — Doctor
• Ricardo Figueira — Doctor
• Rui Bettencourt — Physiotherapist
• João Luís Alves — Masseur

Board

• Rui Alves — Chairman

Estádio da Madeira

The new stand being built

The Estádio da Madeira, better known as the Choupana, houses Nacional. The current stadium is located around nearby training pitches. The club also built an academy campus in name of its most famous player, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo. The stadium was renovated in 2007 for a new stand and also increasing the capacity to over 5,000 spectators. The total price of the renovations was €20 million.

In these new facilities, no stands were put behind the goals, with a tall fence used in its place. In mid-2007, the stadium name was changed to Estádio da Madeira, because of the excellent sports facilities.

Rivalry

Nacional has a big rivalry with Madeira-neighbours Club Sport Marítimo. Historically, Marítimo dominated Nacional in the early years, being the first to reach European competition. Nacional, however, have crept up in the UEFA standings, finishing fourth twice and fifth in the 2000s.

The Madeira Derby is often associated with the clubs' followers differing culture and way of life. The fans of Nacional, being of a higher socio-economic status than those of Marítimo, were mainly lobbyists for the commercial expansion of Madeira, but the working class Marítimo followers were keen to preserve Madeira. This only exacerbated the ill-feeling between the clubs.

The rivalry heightened when youngster Cristiano Ronaldo declined an offer from Marítimo in favour of Nacional, where his godfather was a member of the board. Politics plays a part in both the Madeira and the Azores derbies, because of Madeira's controversial regional governor, Alberto João Jardim, being a self-confessed Marítimo supporter. Jardim does not have a good relationship with Carlos César, the regional governor of the Azores, and an avid Clube Desportivo Santa Clara fan.

League and Cup history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	League Cup	Europe	Notes
1988–89	1D	10	38	12	12	14	43	49	36	Round 6
1989–90	1D	14	34	7	14	13	34	46	28	Round 6
1990–91	1D	20	38	8	11	19	33	60	27	Round 5			Relegated
1991–92	2H	14	34	6	13	15	26	42	25	Round 4
1992–93	2H	13	34	10	10	14	34	32	30	Round 4
1993–94	2H	11	34	10	11	13	32	33	31	Round 3
1994–95	2H	13	34	10	11	13	39	42	32	Round 4
1995–96	2H	16	34	11	6	17	39	43	39	Round 4			Relegated
1996–97	2DS	1	34	24	6	4	80	30	78	Round 4			Promoted
1997–98	2H	18	34	6	9	19	37	58	27	Round 4			Relegated
1998–99	2DS	9	34	15	4	15	42	39	49	Round 4
1999–00	2DS	1	38	25	8	5	66	32	83	Round 2			Promoted
2000–01	2H	7	34	14	9	11	55	52	51	Round 6
2001–02	2H	3	34	18	8	8	62	39	62	Round 3			Promoted
2002–03	1D	11	34	9	13	12	40	46	40	Round 5
2003–04	1D	4	34	17	5	12	56	35	56	Quarterfinal			Best-ever finish; qualified for UEFA Cup
2004–05	1D	12	34	12	5	17	46	48	41	Round 6		Round 1
2005–06	1D	5	34	14	10	10	40	32	52	Round 6			Qualified for UEFA Cup
2006–07	1D	8	30	11	6	13	41	38	39	Round 6		Round 1
2007–08	1D	10	30	9	8	13	23	28	35	Round 5	Round 3
2008–09	1D	4	30	15	7	8	47	32	52	Semi-Final	2nd Group stage		Best ever finish; qualified for UEFA Europa League
2009–10	1D	7	30	10	9	11	36	46	39	Round 5	2nd Group stage	Group stage
2010–11	1D	6	30	11	9	10	28	31	42	Round 4	Semi-Final		qualified for UEFA Europa League

European record

• Q = Qualifing
• PO = Play-Off

UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League

Season	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2004–05	1		Sevilla	1–2	0–2	1–4
2006–07	1		Rapid Bucureşti	1–2	0–1	1–3
2009–10	PO		Zenit St. Petersburg	4–3	1–1	5–4
	Group stage		Werder Bremen	2–3	1–4
			Austria Wien	5–1	1–1
			Athletic Bilbao	1–1	1–2
2011–12	Q2		FH Hafnarfjördur	2–0	1–1	3–1
	Q3		Häcken	3–0	1–2	4–2
	PO		Birmingham City	0-0	0-3	0-3

Honours

• Portuguese Second Division: 1999–00 (3rd Tier)

Notable former players

• Rafik Halliche
• Marco Airosa
• Fernando Ávalos
• Julio Marchant
• Walter Otta
• Adriano
• Adriano Rossato
• Alexandre Goulart
• Alonso
• André Pinto
• Cléber
• Fernando Cardozo
• Geufer
• Juliano Spadacio
• Leandro Bonfim
• Leandro Salino
• Nenê
• Paulo Assunção
• Pedro Oldoni
• Rafael Bracalli
• Serginho
• Serginho Baiano

• Wendel
• Georgi Chilikov
• Douglas Pajetat
• Fernando Aguiar
• Pedro Pacheco
• Darko Bodul
• Duje Čop
• Kristijan Brčić
• Arnaud Margueritte
• Jérôme Sykora
• Adilson
• Kevin Amuneke
• Pascal Kondaponi
• Sylvanus Okpala
• Bruno Amaro
• Bruno Fernandes
• Bruno Patacas
• Carlos Chainho
• Costinha
• Cristiano Ronaldo
• Fábio Coentrão
• Henrique Hilário

• João Coimbra
• João Moreira
• Miguelito
• Miguel Fidalgo
• Oceano
• Orlando Sá
• Ricardo Esteves
• Ricardo Fernandes
• Ricardo Pateiro
• Rúben Micael
• Vítor Pontes
• Predrag Jokanović
• Darko Anić
• Jovo Bosančić
• Carlos Pérez
• José Belman
• Ermin Rakovič
• Nejc Pečnik
• Diego Benaglio
• Marcelo Lipatin

Cristiano Ronaldo was one of Nacional's successful youth products, playing for the club from 1995–97.

Former managers

• Jair Picerni (1989–91)
• Eurico Gomes (1991–92)
• José Rachão (1993–95)
• Rodolfo Reis (1995–96)
• Jair Picerni (1996–98)
• José Alberto Torres (1998–99)
• José Peseiro (1999–03)
• Casemiro Mior (2003–04)
• João Carlos Pereira (2004–05)
• Manuel Machado (2005–06)
• Carlos Brito (2006–07)
• Predrag Jokanović (2007–08)
• Manuel Machado (2008–10)
• Predrag Jokanović (2009–10) (interim during Machado's illness)
• Predrag Jokanović (2010–11)
• Ivo Vieira (2011)
• Pedro Caixinha (2011–)

Chairmen

• António Figueira (1910–26)
• Ernesto dos Santos (1926–32)
• António Caldeira (1932–36)
• Consuelo Figueira (1936–40)
• Luís Serrão (1940–44)
• Daniel Machado (1944–48)
• José Abreu (1954–58)
• António Manuel Caldeira (1958–64)
• Fernando Rebelo (1964–65)
• Luís Serrão (1965–69)
• António Manuel Caldeira (1969–73)
• Nélio Mendonça (1973–93)
• Fausto Pereira (1993–94)
• Rui Alves (1994–)

Records and statistics

Most appearances

As of the 13th January, 2012. Competitive, professional matches only, appearances as substitute included in total.

#	Name	Career	Appearances	Goals
1	Bruno Patacas	2002–2011	271	5
2	Serginho	1994–2004	270	80
3	Ivo Vieira	1994–2004	202	3
4	Cléber	2003–2010	213	2
5	Fernando Ávalos	2003–2008	131	4
6	Felipe Lopes	2007-2012	129	6
7	Alonso	2004–2009	128	13
8	Rafael Bracalli	2006-2011	126	0
9	Adriano	2002–2005	100	47
10	Mateus	2008-	97	17

Most goals

As of the 13th January, 2012. Competitive, professional matches only, appearances as substitute included in total.

#	Name	Career	Goals	Appearances
1	Serginho	1994–2004	80	270
2	Adriano	2002–2005	47	100
3	Nenê	2008–2009	22	33
4	André Pinto	2002–2006	21	59
5	Mateus	2008-	17	97
6	Alonso	2004–2009	13	128

Club anthem

Rapazes do Nacional (Nacional lads)
Cantai a nossa Marchinha (Sing our little tune)
Cantai com todo o calor (With all the warmth)
P'ra animar nossa gentinha (To liven up the folk)
Defendemos nosso brio (We defend our honour)
Com orgulho e altivez (With pride and allure)
Porque somos (Because we belong)
Desta raça (To this race)
Deste povo Português (This Portuguese nation)

NACIONAL
Clube da nossa Simpatia (Club of our hearts)
Nosso ideal (Our motto)
É lutar com galhardia (Is to fight with valliance)
Quando no campo entramos (When we take the pitch)
Com os nossos jogadores (With our team)
Vê-se vibrar nossa gente (Our people's vibes can be felt)
Aclamando nossas cores (Speaking our colours)
Sentimos dentro de nós (We feel inside us)
Ter qualquer coisa de novo (Something new)
Porque somos sem vaidade (Because we are, without vanity)
A alma do nosso povo (Our people's souls)

External links

• Official website (Portuguese)
• Club portal (Portuguese)
• Detailed up-to-date club news
• Blogspot results (Portuguese)