Associação Naval 1º de Maio

Naval 1º de Maio

Full name	Associação Naval 1º de Maio
Nickname(s)	Navalistas (Those who support Naval)
Founded	1893
Ground	José Bento Pessoa, Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Capacity	12,630
Chairman	Aprígio Santos
Manager	Álvaro Magalhães
League	Campeonato Nacional de Seniores
2014–15	Serie E, 7th (won play-off)
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Associação Naval 1º de Maio, commonly known as Naval, is a Portuguese football club based in Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District. Founded on 1 May 1893, it currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, holding home games at Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa, with a capacity for 12,630 spectators.

Naval is one of the main teams from the Centro Region, alongside Académica de Coimbra, S.C. Beira-Mar and União de Leiria.

History

After several years in the second division, Naval first promoted to the first level in 2005, after finishing in second position behind F.C. Paços de Ferreira. In its first season in the top flight, the club finished in 13th position, finally moving up to 12th after the resolutions on the Mateus Affair, which involved Gil Vicente F.C. and C.F. Os Belenenses.

In the following three years, Naval ranked between places 11–13, also reaching the Portuguese Cup quarterfinals twice. In 2009–10, former Sporting Clube de Portugal, F.C. Porto and Portugal great Augusto Inácio led the Figueira da Foz team to its best season ever, an eight-place finish in the league and the semifinals of the domestic cup, a 1–3 aggregate loss against G.D. Chaves.

Naval returned to division two at the end of the 2010–11 season, after two coaching changes. Highlights included a 2–1 home win against S.L. Benfica and a 3–3 draw at Sporting.

Current squad

As of 31 August 2014. 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 Guilherme 2 DF Tiago Mesquita 3 DF Raúl Martins 4 DF Diogo Vila 5 DF João Diogo 7 DF Carlitos 8 MF Filipe Melo 9 FW Roberto 10 MF João Martins 11 FW Tiago Cerveira 12 DF Diogo Silva 13 GK Ricardo Neves 18 DF Eusébio

No. Position Player 19 MF Djibril 22 DF Léo Bonfim 23 FW André Carvalhas 24 DF Luis Tinoco 26 FW Rômulo Santos 27 MF André Fontes 28 MF Paulo Regula 29 MF Telinho 33 GK Vítor Nogueira 34 FW Pedro Moreira 37 DF Vítor Alves 24 GK Taha Zareei

League and cup history

Season	Tier	Finish	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Portuguese Cup	Notes
1998–99	2	13	34	9	11	14	34	54	38	Round 4
1999–00	2	13	34	11	9	14	53	55	42	Round 5
2000–01	2	9	34	16	6	14	49	45	48	Round 3
2001–02	2	12	34	10	12	12	54	50	42	Round 4
2002–03	2	4	34	13	16	5	40	25	55	Semi-final
2003–04	2	7	34	12	10	12	46	42	46	Quarter-final
2004–05	2	2	34	17	11	6	52	30	62	Round 3	Promoted
2005–06	1	13	34	11	6	17	35	48	39	Round 4
2006–07	1	12	30	7	11	12	28	37	32	Round 4
2007–08	1	11	30	9	7	14	26	45	34	Quarter-final
2008–09	1	13	30	7	8	15	25	39	29	Quarter-final
2009–10	1	8	30	10	6	14	20	35	36	Semi-final	Best league finish
2010–11	1	16	29	5	8	16	25	49	23	Round 3	Relegated

Notable former players

Henrique Hilário Mário Sérgio João Fajardo Hugo Almeida Pedro Taborda Wender Marcelinho Leandro Tatu Fernando Nei Sekou Baradji

Nicolas Godemèche Alexandre Hauw Romuald Peiser Jérémy Sopalski Damien Tixier Wandeir Bolívia Mamary Traoré Nabil Baha Hamid Rhanem Abiodun Agunbiade

Managers

• Ulisses Morais (1995–97, 2007–09)
• Guto Ferreira (2003)
• Toni (2003–04)
• Rogério Gonçalves (2004–05, 2006, 2010)
• Manuel Cajuda (2005)
• Álvaro Magalhães (2005–06)
• Mariano Barreto (2006–07)
• Francisco Chaló (2007)
• Augusto Inácio (2009–10)
• Victor Zvunka (2010)
• Carlos Mozer (2011)

External links

• Official website (Portuguese)