Merelinense F.C.

Merelinense F.C.

Full name	Merelinense Futebol Clube
Founded	1938
Ground	Campo José Soares Vieira, Braga
Capacity	5000
Chairman	Carlos Matos
Manager	Ricardo Martins
League	Portuguese Third Division Serie A
2007/08	Portuguese Second Division Serie A, 12th (Relegated)
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Merelinense Futebol Clube also known as Merelinense FC is a Portuguese football club from São Pedro de Merelim in Braga and founded in 1938. Merelinense FC currently plays in the Portuguese Second Division Serie A and finished 12th in the previous season which was 2007/08. They currently play their home games at Campo José Soares Vieira in Braga with a capacity of 5000. Their current chairman is Ántónio Ferreira da Sila and the current manager is Paulo Rafael.

Achievements

• Braga FA Cup - 2: 1977-78 & 2013-14
• Braga FA Championship - 2: 1977-78^a , 1981-82^a , 1990-91^a , 1997-98^b , 2003-04^{^b}

^a Designated as Primeira Divisão
^b Designated as Divisão de Honra

Advancements

• Portuguese Cup: 1/4 final (2010-11 season), defeated Varzim 1-2, lost to Vitória de Guimarães 0-2 the following match.

League and cup history

Season	I	II	III	IV	V	Pts.	Pl.	W	L	T	GS	GA	Diff.
1994-95				18		44 pts	17	10	7	48	29	27	21
2006-07			2
2007-08				12 [1]
2008-09			2 [7]

Current squad

As of the 2009/10 season

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Paulinho GK Talaia DF Vítor DF Miguel DF Petit DF João Paulo DF Diogo DF Rocha DF Rufino MF Bruno Rocha MF Vasco

No. Position Player MF Fina MF Paulinho Lopes MF Schwepps MF Luis Ferraz MF Beck MF Nani FW Zé Manuel FW Bié FW Mokas FW Cadete FW Ivo Bastos

Notable former players

Hélder (late-2000s, GK) Nélson (late-2000s, DF) Cara (late-2000s, DF) Moisés (late-2000s, DF) Rui (late-2000s, DF) Borges (late-2000s, DF) Afonso (late-2000s, DF)

Ricardo Martins (late-2000s, DF, later became coach) Quinio (late-2000s, MF) Bruno (late-2000s, MF) Luis (late-2000s, MF) Agostinho (late-2000s, MF) Tanela (late-2000s, FW) Pedrinho (late-2000s, FW)

Bispo (late-2000s, FW) Miguel Veiga (late-2000s, FW) Armando (late-2000s, FW) Pablo Medeiros (late-2000s, FW)

Presidents

• Ántónio Ferreira da Sila (late-2000s)
• Paulo Rafael (late-2000s)

External links

• Merelinense FC official site (Portuguese)