Académica de Coimbra (football)

Académica
	File:Academicadecoimbra.png
Full name	Associação Académica ; de Coimbra
Nickname(s)	Briosa
Founded	3 November 1887
Ground	Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Capacity	30,210
Chairman	Pedro Dias Roxo
Manager	Rui Borges
League	LigaPro
2019–20	7th
Website	http://www.academica-oaf.pt
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

The Associação Académica de Coimbra (A.A.C.), also referred to as Académica de Coimbra (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐkɐˈðɛmikɐ ðɨ kuˈĩbɾɐ]) or simply Académica, is an professional football club based in Coimbra, Portugal. The club competes in LigaPro, the second division of the Portuguese football league system, and hosts home games at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra

The club was created in 1887, when Clube Atlético de Coimbra (founded in 1861) and Academia Dramática (founded in 1837) merged. The club have won the Taça de Portugal twice, in 1938–39 and 2011–12. In 1966–67, they achieved their highest position of runner-up in the Primeira Liga table.

History

Académica was founded on 3 November 1887. In honour of their 130th birthday, they joined the Club of Pioneers.^[1]

Académica won the 1938–39 Taça de Portugal, the inaugural staging of the competition; they defeated S.L. Benfica 4–3 in the final.^[2] In 1966–67, the club finished as Primeira Liga runners-up to Benfica (best-ever finish), and lost the cup final 3–2 after extra time to Vitória de Setúbal. Two years later, a cup-final defeat to Benfica meant that the team competed in Europe for the first time, entering the 1969–70 and losing in the quarter-finals to eventual champions Manchester City via a single extra-time goal.^[3]

Académica moved frequently between the top two divisions in the years that followed. Under João Alves, they ended a three-year exile by winning promotion in 2001–02 as runners-up to Moreirense FC.^[4] Following a decade of almost exclusively bottom-half finishes, the team won its first silverware in 73 years when they took the cup in 2012, Marinho scoring the only goal after four minutes against Sporting CP.^[5] This allowed them entry into the group stage of the UEFA Europa League – a first European campaign in 30 years. Eliminated in third place in the group, they managed one win, 2–0 at home to holders Atlético Madrid with a brace from Wilson Eduardo.^[6]

A fourteen-year spell in the top division ended for Académica in 2015–16, when they finished in last place.^[7]

Grounds

Their home ground is the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra (Estádio EFAPEL Cidade de Coimbra for sponsoring reasons), which has a capacity of 29,622.

Honours

^[8]

I Liga/I Divisão
- Runners-up (1): 1966–67
Taça de Portugal
- Winners: 1938–39, 2011–12
- Runners-up (3): 1950–51, 1966–67, 1968–69
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- Runners-up (1): 2012
Campeonato de Portugal
- Runners-up (1): 1922–23
II Divisão
- Winners: 1948–49, 1972–73

League and cup history

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Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	League Cup	Europe		Other competitions		Top-scorer(s)^{[n 1]}
1934–35	CL	8	14	1	1	12	14	49	3	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Rui Cunha (5)
1935–36	CL	8	14	1	1	12	13	51	3	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Rui Cunha (6)
1936–37	CL	5	14	5	1	8	24	30	11	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Alberto Gomes (6)
1937–38	CL	6	14	5	0	9	23	37	10	Quarter-finals	—	—	—	—	—	Mário Cunha (6)
1938–39	1D	5	14	4	3	7	27	39	11	Winner	—	—	—	—	—	Arnaldo Carneiro (14)
1939–40	1D	6	18	7	3	8	42	54	17	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Alberto Gomes (8)
1940–41	1D	5	14	4	3	7	32	41	11	Quarter-finals	—	—	—	—	—	Peseta (9)
1941–42	1D	5	22	13	0	9	77	51	26	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Nini Conceição (9)
1942–43	1D	6	18	6	2	10	54	60	14	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Alberto Gomes (9)
1943–44	1D	9	18	3	0	15	35	68	6	Semi-finals	—	—	—	—	—	Alberto Gomes (6)
1944–45	1D	9	18	4	1	13	33	65	9	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Nini Conceição (4)
1945–46	1D	10	22	7	2	13	51	76	16	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Bentes (13)
1946–47	1D	11	26	8	4	14	49	96	20	not held	—	—	—	—	—	Bentes (16)
1947–48	1D	14	26	4	2	20	25	113	10	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Bentes (11)
1948–49	2D	1	14	10	0	4	46	14	20	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Bentes (?)
1949–50	1D	7	26	8	8	10	56	57	24	not held	—	—	—	—	—	Macedo (21)
1950–51	1D	8	26	10	4	12	40	53	24	Final	—	—	—	—	—	Macedo (10)
1951–52	1D	7	26	8	6	12	39	47	22	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Bentes (14)
1952–53	1D	11	26	7	5	14	39	57	19	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Bentes (14)
1953–54	1D	13	26	8	2	16	29	50	18	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Francisco André (11)
1954–55	1D	6	26	10	5	11	53	52	25	Semi-finals	—	—	—	—	—	Francisco André (15)
1955–56	1D	13	26	8	3	15	36	52	19	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Faia (15)
1956–57	1D	6	26	12	4	10	45	33	28	Quarter-finals	—	—	—	—	—	Francisco André (16)
1957–58	1D	9	26	10	4	12	45	40	24	Quarter-finals	—	—	—	—	—	Francisco André (17)
1958–59	1D	10	26	8	5	13	45	46	21	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Chipenda (11)
1959–60	1D	6	26	8	9	9	40	41	25	Last 64	—	—	—	—	—	Miranda (9)
1960–61	1D	7	26	10	6	10	31	29	26	Last 64	—	—	—	—	—	Jorge Humberto (10)
1961–62	1D	10	26	9	4	13	44	54	22	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Gaio (21)
1962–63	1D	10	26	8	3	15	49	50	19	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	João Lourenço (24)
1963–64	1D	9	26	11	3	12	43	48	25	Last 32	—	—	—	—	—	Oliveira Duarte (9)
1964–65	1D	4	26	16	2	8	58	40	34	Last 32	—	—	—	—	—	Manuel António (20)
1965–66	1D	6	26	9	8	9	58	48	26	Last 64	—	—	—	—	—	Ernesto (17)
1966–67	1D	2	26	18	4	4	50	18	40	Final	—	—	—	—	—	Artur Jorge (25)
1967–68	1D	4	26	15	5	6	53	24	35	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Artur Jorge (28)
1968–69	1D	6	26	12	6	8	48	32	30	Final	—	FC	1st round	—	—	Manuel António (19)
1969–70	1D	10	26	8	6	12	42	46	22	Last 16	—	CWC	Quarter-finals	—	—	Nene (11)
1970–71	1D	5	26	13	7	6	38	24	33	Last 32	—	—	—	—	—	Manuel António (9)
1971–72	1D	15	30	7	7	16	29	38	21	Last 32	—	UC	1st round	—	—	Manuel António (12)
1972–73	2D	1	30	22	5	3	66	14	49	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Manuel António (23)
1973–74	1D	10	30	8	7	15	29	45	23	5th round	—	—	—	—	—	Vala (9)
1974–75	1D	14	30	7	6	17	33	47	20	5th round	—	—	—	—	—	Manecas (7)
1975–76	1D	11	30	7	9	14	32	47	23	5th round	—	—	—	—	—	Vala (8)
1976–77	1D	5	30	14	6	10	29	25	34	Last 64	—	—	—	—	—	Joaquim Rocha (13)
1977–78	1D	8	30	11	4	15	41	49	26	Last 128	—	—	—	—	—	Joaquim Rocha (15)
1978–79	1D	15	30	5	8	17	20	41	18	Quarter-finals	—	—	—	—	—	Gregório Freixo (4)
1979–80	2D	1	30	19	9	2	57	13	47	Last 32	—	—	—	—	—	Eldon (16)
1980–81	1D	16	30	4	6	20	16	58	14	last 32	—	—	—	—	—	Eldon (8)
1981–82	2D	2	30	18	10	2	59	13	46	Last 128	—	—	—	—	—	Eldon (21)
1982–83	2D	2	30	21	6	3	74	32	48	Semi-finals	—	—	—	—	—	Eldon (42)
1983–84	2D	1	30	19	7	4	58	22	45	Last 128	—	—	—	—	—	Camegim (12)
1984–85	1D	7	30	12	5	13	45	47	29	Last 16	—	—	—	—	—	Pedro Xavier (13)
1985–86	1D	10	30	9	7	14	28	38	25	Quarter-finals	—	—	—	—	—	Pedro Xavier (9)
1986–87	1D	10	30	7	12	11	22	34	26	Last 128	—	—	—	—	—	Reinaldo Silva (5)
1987–88	1D	16	38	9	15	14	32	42	33	3rd round	—	—	—	—	—	Quinito (6)
1988–89	2D	2	34	21	10	3	66	23	52	Last 32	—	—	—	—	—	Rúbens Feijão (22)
1989–90	2D	4	34	19	5	10	55	34	43	1st round	—	—	—	—	—	Eldon (11)
1990–91	2H	6	38	17	10	11	41	32	44	Last 32	—	—	—	—	—	Lewis (13)
1991–92	2H	6	34	13	11	10	37	25	37	4th round	—	—	—	—	—	Lewis (11)
1992–93	2H	4	34	19	7	8	56	39	45	5th round	—	—	—	—	—	Latapy (12)
1993–94	2H	5	34	17	4	13	39	30	38	4th round	—	—	—	—	—	Lewis (7)
1994–95	2H	7	34	13	9	12	41	39	35	5th round	—	—	—	—	—	Febras (9)
1995–96	2H	15	34	11	8	15	38	48	41	5th round	—	—	—	—	—	Febras (8)
1996–97	2H	3	34	17	7	10	39	21	58	6th round	—	—	—	—	—	Miguel Bruno (12)
1997–98	1D	15	34	8	12	14	27	41	36	4th round	—	—	—	—	—	João Tomás (7)
1998–99	1D	18	34	4	9	21	30	71	21	4th round	—	—	—	—	—	Dário (8)
1999–00	2H	5	34	16	9	9	55	37	57	6th round	—	—	—	—	—	João Tomás (19)
2000–01	2H	8	34	14	6	14	51	48	48	4th round	—	—	—	—	—	Dário (21)
2001–02	2H	2	34	17	11	6	60	49	62	6th round	—	—	—	—	—	Dário (17)
2002–03	1D	15	34	8	13	13	38	48	37	Quarter-finals	—	—	—	—	—	Dário (11)
2003–04	1D	13	34	11	5	18	40	42	38	5th round	—	—	—	—	—	Joeano (6)
2004–05	1D	14	34	9	11	14	29	41	38	6th round	—	—	—	—	—	Dário (6)
2005–06	1D	14	34	10	9	15	37	48	39	Quarter-finals	—	—	—	—	—	Joeano (13)
2006–07	1D	13	30	6	8	16	28	46	26	Quarter-finals	—	—	—	—	—	Lino (5)
2007–08	1D	12	30	6	14	10	31	38	32	3rd round	2nd round	—	—	—	—	Lito (9)
2008–09	1D	7	30	10	09	11	28	32	39	4th round	3rd round	—	—	—	—	Lito (7)
2009–10	1D	11	30	08	09	13	37	42	33	4th round	Semi-finals	—	—	—	—	Sougou (9)
2010–11	1D	14	30	07	09	14	32	48	30	Semi-finals	2nd round	—	—	—	—	Miguel Fidalgo (8)
2011–12	1D	13	30	7	8	15	27	38	29	Winner	2nd round	—	—	—	—	Edinho (5)
2012–13	1D	11	30	6	10	14	33	45	28	Quarter-finals	3rd round	EL	Group stage	Supertaça	RU	Edinho (13)
2013–14	1D	8	30	9	10	11	25	35	37	Quarter-finals	2nd round	—	—	—	—	Marcos Paulo (5)
2014–15	1D	15	34	4	17	13	26	46	29	3rd round	3rd round	—	—	—	—	Rui Pedro (6)
2015–16	1D	18	34	5	10	19	32	60	25	5th round	2nd round	—	—	—	—	Pedro Nuno (4)
2016–17	2H	6	42	17	11	14	42	35	62	Quarter-finals	First round	—	—	—	—	Rui Miguel (10)
2017–18	2H	4	38	19	6	13	59	40	63	5th round	First round	—	—	—	—	Donald Djoussé (11)
2018–19	2H	5	34	15	6	13	36	37	51	2nd round	First round	—	—	—	—	Hugo Almeida (10)

CL = Campeonato da Liga (winners weren't considered Portuguese champions)

1D = Primeira Liga

2D = Segunda Divisão

2H = Liga de Honra

CWC = Cup Winner's Cup

FC = Fairs Cities' Cup

UC = UEFA Cup

EL = Europa League

Note

^ Only goals scored in the regional championship or Primeira Liga are considered.

Players

Current squad

As of 4 February 2021

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	POR	Daniel Azevedo
3	DF	POR	Afonso Peixoto
4	DF	POR	Silvério Silva
5	DF	BRA	Bruno Teles
6	MF	POR	Ricardo Dias
7	FW	GNB	João Mário
8	MF	POR	Pedro Pinto
10	FW	MAR	Mohamed Bouldini
11	FW	POR	Leandro Sanca
13	DF	POR	Fábio Vianna
14	MF	POR	Xavi
16	MF	POR	Diogo Pereira
17	FW	SEN	Zourdine Thior
19	FW	POR	Dani


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	POR	João Traquina (captain)
23	DF	POR	Mike Moura
24	GK	POR	Alexandre Galvanito
27	MF	POR	Fabinho
29	MF	RSA	Mihlali Mayambela (on loan from Farense)
31	DF	CPV	Kay
33	DF	POR	Rafael Vieira
70	MF	POR	Filipe Chaby
80	DF	BRA	Fabiano Souza
83	DF	POR	Zé Castro
88	MF	GNB	Mimito
91	GK	POR	Mika
95	MF	POR	Guima
99	FW	BRA	Rafael Furtado

Records and statistics

Most appearances

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances as substitute included in total.

#	Name	Career	Appearances
1	Pedro Rocha	1986–04	455
2	Vasco Gervásio	1962–79	430
3	Pedro Roma	1990–92 / 1994–09	386
4	Augusto Rocha	1956–71	373
5	Mário Torres	1950–66	373
6	Vítor Campos	1963–76	345
7	Bentes	1945–60	328
8	Rui Rodrigues	1962–71 / 1976–79	310
9	Tomás Fernandes	1980–90	298
10	Mito	1985–90 / 1993–98	288

^[9]

Most goals

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances as substitute included in total.

#	Name	Career	Goals
1	Bentes	1945–60	167
2	Manuel António	1964–65 / 1968–77	153
3	Eldon	1978–83 / 1987–90	134
4	Artur Jorge	1965–69	94
5	Dário	1996–05	91
6	Francisco André	1953–59	81
7	Alberto Gomes	1936–44 / 1947–49	67
8	Gaio	1959–64	65
9	Ernesto de Sousa	1965–68	64
10	Augusto Rocha	1956–71	59

^[10]

Coaches

Artur Jorge (16 December 2002 – 28 August 2003)
Vítor Oliveira (29 August 2003 – 26 January 2004)
João Carlos Pereira (1 February 2004 – 22 December 2004)
Nelo Vingada (23 December 2004 – 6 May 2006)
Manuel Machado (15 May 2006 – 10 September 2007)
Domingos Paciência (12 September 2007 – 31 May 2009)
Rogério Gonçalves (9 June 2009 – 4 October 2009)
André Villas-Boas (14 October 2009 – 2 June 2010)
Jorge Costa (8 June 2010 – 21 December 2010)

José Guilherme (26 December 2010 – 21 February 2011)
Ulisses Morais (23 February 2011 – 17 May 2011)
Pedro Emanuel (14 June 2011 – 7 April 2013)
Sérgio Conceição (8 April 2013 – 26 May 2014)
Paulo Sérgio (2 June 2014 – 15 February 2015)
José Viterbo (16 February 2015 – 20 September 2015)
Filipe Gouveia (24 September 2015 – 31 May 2016)
Costinha (20 June 2016 – 21 May 2017)
Ivo Vieira (30 May 2017 – 13 November 2017)

Ricardo Soares (14 November 2017 – 31 March 2018)
Quim Machado (1 April 2018 – 13 May 2018)
Carlos Pinto (30 May 2018 – 1 October 2018)
João Alves (10 October 2018 – 31 May 2019)
César Peixoto (19 June 2019 – 14 November 2019)
João Carlos Pereira (18 November 2019 – 10 July 2020)
Rui Borges (11 July 2020 –)

References

^ "Académica olha para o futuro sem esquecer o passado" [Académica looks to the future without forgetting the past] (in Portuguese). Notícias de Coimbra. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ "Taça de 1939 já tem exposição própria" [1939 Taça now has own exposition]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 May 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ Bevan, Chris (29 April 2020). "The strange tale of how Man City conquered Europe - 50 years on". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ "Santa Maria sobe ao plantel de elite" [Santa Maria promoted to first team]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2002. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ Ruela, João (21 May 2012). "Académica conquista a Taça de Portugal 73 anos depois" [Académica win the Taça de Portugal after 73 years]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ Bryan, Paul (8 November 2012). "Wilson Eduardo hails Académica team ethic". Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ "Académica desce de divisão" [Académica go down a division]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ "Provas Nacionais". Académica (AAC). Record. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
^ Núcleo de Veteranos AAC Archived 24 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
^ Núcleo de Veteranos AAC Archived 24 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine

[9] Only goals scored in the regional championship or Primeira Liga are considered.

[1] "Académica olha para o futuro sem esquecer o passado" [Académica looks to the future without forgetting the past] (in Portuguese). Notícias de Coimbra. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[2] "Taça de 1939 já tem exposição própria" [1939 Taça now has own exposition]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 May 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[3] Bevan, Chris (29 April 2020). "The strange tale of how Man City conquered Europe - 50 years on". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[4] "Santa Maria sobe ao plantel de elite" [Santa Maria promoted to first team]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2002. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[5] Ruela, João (21 May 2012). "Académica conquista a Taça de Portugal 73 anos depois" [Académica win the Taça de Portugal after 73 years]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[6] Bryan, Paul (8 November 2012). "Wilson Eduardo hails Académica team ethic". Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[7] "Académica desce de divisão" [Académica go down a division]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[8] "Provas Nacionais". Académica (AAC). Record. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

[10] Núcleo de Veteranos AAC Archived 24 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine

[11] Núcleo de Veteranos AAC Archived 24 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine

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v t e Associação Académica de Coimbra
Sports Teams	Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. (professional football) Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. (professional futsal) Académica de Coimbra – SF (amateur football) Académica de Coimbra (handball) Académica de Coimbra (rink hockey) Académica de Coimbra (volleyball) Académica de Coimbra (rugby union) Académica de Coimbra (basketball)
Sports Facilities	Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Coimbra University Stadium Centro de Estágios da Académica Pavilhão Multiusos de Coimbra
Other Sports	Athletics Judo Rowing
Culture	Coimbra University Radio A Cabra (newspaper) Orfeon Académico de Coimbra Teatro dos Estudantes da Universidade de Coimbra Tuna Académica da Universidade de Coimbra Coro Misto da Universidade de Coimbra Praxe Queima das Fitas
Parent Institutions	Coimbra Academic Association University of Coimbra

v t e Primeira Liga
2024–25 clubs	Arouca AVS Benfica Boavista Braga Casa Pia Estoril Estrela da Amadora Famalicão Farense Gil Vicente Moreirense Nacional Porto Rio Ave Santa Clara Sporting CP Vitória de Guimarães
Former clubs	Académica Académico de Viseu Académico do Porto Águeda Alcobaça Alverca Amora Atlético CP Aves B-SAD Barreirense Beira-Mar Belenenses Caldas Campomaiorense Carcavelinhos Chaves CUF Estrela da Amadora (1932) Fafe Feirense Felgueiras Leixões Leça Lusitano de Évora Lusitano VRSA Marítimo Montijo Naval 1º de Maio O Elvas Oliveirense Olhanense Oriental Paços de Ferreira Penafiel Portimonense Riopele Salgueiros Sanjoanense Seixal Sporting da Covilhã Sporting de Espinho Tirsense Tondela Torreense Trofense União da Madeira União de Coimbra União de Leiria União de Lisboa União de Tomar Unidos de Lisboa Varzim Vitória de Setúbal Vizela
Statistics and awards	Top scorers Hat-tricks Player of the Year
Associated competitions	Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference League