C.F. União de Coimbra
| Full name | Clube de Futebol União de Coimbra (União 1919) | ||
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| Founded | 1919, June 2 | ||
| Ground | Campo da Arregaça, Coimbra | ||
| Capacity | 1500 | ||
| Chairman |  João Trindade | ||
| Manager | Tiago Felgar | ||
| League | Honra, Associação de Futebol de Coimbra | ||
| 2018–19 | I Divisão (Associação de Futebol de Coimbra), 2nd (Promoted) | ||
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Clube de Futebol União de Coimbra, usually known as União de Coimbra (Portuguese pronunciation: [uniˈɐ̃w̃ dɨ kuˈĩbɾɐ]), is a sports club in the city of Coimbra, Portugal. The club was founded on June 2, 1919 and has a large array of sports departments which includes football, futsal, basketball, aikido, volleyball and swimming.
The main football team of União de Coimbra played one season in the Portuguese First Division in the past, among big clubs like FC Porto, Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal. In August 2009 it resigned from senior football[1] after it won promotion to the Terceira Divisão. It played in the Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição, in Taveiro, Coimbra, which was named after the football player Sérgio Conceição and has 2500 seats.
Football: league history
The club has a single presence at the top level of Portuguese football.[citation needed]
| Season | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972–1973 | 1D | 14 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 54 | 17 | relegated |
| 1992–93 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 62 | 15 | 55 | Promoted |
In popular culture
Bruno Aleixo, a fictional character, popular in Portugal and Brazil, created by the comedy group GANA is a supporter of União de Coimbra.
Honours
- Campeão Nacional 2ªDiv.: 1
- Campeão Nacional 3ªDiv.: 1
- Campeão Distrital da Associação de Futebol de Coimbra: 1
- Winner of the Taça da Associação de Futebol de Coimbra: 1
References
- ^ "União de Coimbra fica sem competir". Archived from the original on 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
External links
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