Amora F.C.

Amora
Full nameAmora Futebol Clube
Founded1 May 1921 (1 May 1921)
GroundEstádio da Medideira, Amora
Capacity1,500
ChairmanCarlos Henriques
ManagerRicardo Pessoa
LeagueLiga 3
2024–25Campeonato de Portugal, 2nd (Group D)
Websiteamorafcsad.pt

Amora Futebol Clube, commonly known as simply as Amora, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Amora, Setúbal. The club was founded on 1 May 1921 and its founders were Mário de Carvalho, Guilherme Pestana, João Baptista, Julião Garcia, Tomás Alves, António Soares, Joaquim Monteiro, Oswaldo Reuter, Guilherme Reuter, Joaquim Zacarias, Leopoldo Grilo, Carlos de Azeitão, António Policia, Álvaro dos Santos, Jacinto Caixeiro, Alberto Malacato, Tomás da Cachamouca and António Manta. It currently plays at the Estádio da Medideira which also plays host to the club's reserve and youth teams.[1]

The club currently plays in the Liga 3.per WP:Linking The club has played on three occasions in the Primeira Liga from 1980–81 season until the 1982–83 season.per WP:Linking José Mourinho's father Félix led the club to the Primeira Liga for the first time in 1980.

Amora FC's football SAD was owned by Mozambican investors from 2018 to 2020. In 2020, the club's SAD for football was bought by America Soccer, a company owned by US investors who were already investing in Middlesbrough (England) and Benevento (Italy) football teams.[2][3]

Appearances

  • Premier Division: 3
  • Tier 2: 2
  • Tier 3: 23
  • Tier 4: 27

Honours

League and cup history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
1980–81 1D 12 30 10 5 15 38 51 25 Round 6
1981–82 1D 11 30 6 12 12 29 37 24 Round 6
1982–83 1D 15 30 6 6 18 23 55 18 Round 3 Relegated
1992–93 2H 17 34 7 10 17 27 53 24 Quarter-final Relegated
1993–94 2D 1 34 19 9 6 59 26 47 Round 3 Promoted
1994–95 2H 17 34 7 13 14 30 42 27 Last Sixteen Relegated
1995–96 2DS 18 34 2 13 19 22 64 19 Round 4 Relegated
1996–97 3DS 3 34 15 10 9 46 33 55 Round 1
1997–98 3DS 2 34 19 7 8 61 33 64 Round 4 Promoted
1998–99 2D 7 34 14 9 11 49 49 51 Round 4
2002–03 2DS 3 38 17 9 12 48 39 60 Round 2
2003–04 2DS 16 38 12 8 18 46 61 44 Round 3
2004–05 2DS 20 38 5 10 23 36 68 25 Round 3 Relegated
2005–06 3DS 8 32 12 7 13 41 40 43 Round 1
2006–07 3DS 3 28 13 7 8 31 31 46 Round 2
2007–08 3DS 12 32 10 5 17 32 49 21 Round 1 Relegated
2008–09 4DS 4 30 15 9 6 47 29 54
2009–10 4DS 3 30 18 7 5 54 24 61
2010–11 4DS 3 30 13 3 14 42 44 42
2011–12 4DS 3 30 18 5 7 56 30 59
2012–13 4DS 1 32 13 8 11 46 50 34 Round 2 Promoted
2013–14 3DS 2 30 21 3 6 66 29 66 Round 2
2014–15 3DS 2 30 23 9 1 60 22 69 Round 3
2015–16 3DS 2 30 21 5 4 66 23 68 Round 1
2016–17 3DS 2 30 21 5 4 78 26 68 Round 1

Presidents

Name Term
1st João Batista Cunha 1921–22
2nd António Nunes Tiago 1939–40
3rd Teodomiro Costa 1944–45
4th Efigénio Aires de Sousa 1945–46
5th António Soares Pacheco 1948–49
6th Joaquim Lizardo 1949–50
7th Joaquim Galha dos Santos 1952–53
8th Joaquim Galha dos Santos 1953–54
9th Joaquim Pinheiro 1957–58
10th Efigénio Aires de Sousa 1958–59
11th Joaquim Pinto Malta 1959–60
12th Felismino Galha dos Santos 1960–61
13th Manuel Batista de Oliveira 1961–62
14th Dr. Joaquim Mendes Gargaleiro 1963–64
15th Cesário Gomes Henriques 1964–65
16th Manuel Batista de Oliveira 1965–66
17th Fernando Afonso de Almeida Rocha 1967–68
18th Guilherme Octávio Costa Almeida 1968–69
19th Sebastião Pinheiro 1969–70
20th Joaquim Pinheiro 1970–71
21st Manuel do Nascimento 1971–72
22nd Sebastião Pinheiro 1972–73
23rd Diamantino Rodrigues Barros 1973–74
24th José Augusto Guerreiro 1974–75
25th Rui da Conceição 1975–76
26th Alfredo Correia da Silva 1976–77
27th Mário Rui da Silva Ribeiro 1977–79
28th Durives Pereira 1979–81
29th Fernando Martinho Paixão Santos 1981–85
30th Mário Rui da Silva Ribeiro 1985–96
31st Manuel Guerreiro Gonçalves 1996–99
32nd José Manuel Vicente Moreira Mendes 1999–2013
33rd Carlos Manuel da Silva Henriques 2013–2015
34th Zuneid Sidat Since 2015

Current squad

As of 20 August 2025

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. Nation Player
2 DF  POR Guilherme Pinheiro
3 DF  POR Tiago Correia
5 MF  BRA Jonnathan Lima
6 DF  BRA Renzo Trotta
8 MF  POR Mauro Antunes
9 FW  POR João Oliveira
10 FW  CPV Toni
13 DF  POR Miguel Lopes
16 MF  POR Pedro Teixeira
17 FW  POR Ednilson Furtado
19 FW  POR Gustavo Barros
20 DF  RSA Mhleli Mabuza
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  POR Filipe Marques
24 GK  POR Iuri Miguel
25 DF  POR Tiago Duque
27 DF  CIV Badra Camara
28 MF  CPV Hélio Cruz
29 FW  SEN Ablaye Diop
37 DF  BRA Wendel Matheus
71 FW  POR Dino Semedo
77 DF  POR Fábio Pala
80 MF  POR Armandinho
95 GK  BRA Diego Riechelmann
99 FW  POR Edney Ribeiro

Notable former players

References

  1. ^ Medideira; ForaDeJogo, 24 July 2012
  2. ^ "Amora: SAD avança com investimento moçambicano". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Americanos compram Amora. Projeto promete revolucionar baía". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 April 2024.


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