U.D. Vilafranquense

União Desportiva Vilafranquense is a Portuguese football club from Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District. It currently plays in the Liga Portugal 2, the second tier of the Portuguese football league system, following its promotion in 2019. The other only time when the club had played in the second tier was in 1987–88 season, when that level was still regionalised. [1]

U.D. Vilafranquense
Full nameUnião Desportiva Vilafranquense
Nickname(s)Piranhas do Tejo (Tagus Piranhas)
Founded12 April 1957
GroundCampo do Cevadeiro
Capacity2,500
ChairmanElias Barquete Albarrello
ManagerFilipe Gouveia
LeagueLiga Portugal 2
2019–2016th
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was created in April 12, 1957 with the merger between four local sports clubs: Grupo de Foot-Ball Operário Vilafranquense, Águia Sport Club Vilafranquense, Hóquei Clube Vilafranquense and Ginásio Vilafranquense.

In the 2016–17 Taça de Portugal, Vilafranquense defeated G.S. Loures, Vilaverdense F.C. and G.D. Vitória de Sernache to reach a fourth-round tie at home to F.C. Paços de Ferreira of the Primeira Liga.[2] They beat the top-flight team 1–0 on 20 November, with a goal by Marocas.[3] In the next round (last 16), they lost by the same score at Vitória S.C., also of the Primeira.[4]

In the 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal, Vilafranquense came second in Serie C behind U.D. Leiria. In the play-offs, they dispatched Lusitânia F.C. and then Leiria on penalties to win promotion. This was the club's first time in a national second division.[1] On 23 June in the final at the Estádio Nacional against Casa Pia A.C., the club drew 2–2 then lost 4–2 on penalties.[5]

Due to the inadequate facilities of their Campo do Cevadeiro, Vilafranquense had to play their LigaPro home games 50 kilometres away at the Estádio Municipal in Rio Maior.[6]

Current squad
As of 2 February, 2022

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 Luís Ribeiro
4 DF  BRA Deyvison
5 MF  POR Filipe Melo
6 MF  POR André Ceitil
7 FW  POR Ença Fati
8 MF  POR Bernardo Martins
9 FW  CIV Balla Sangaré
10 MF  POR Nuno Rodrigues
11 MF  BRA Yohan Miranda
13 DF  BRA Gabriel Pereira (on loan from Volta Redonda)
14 DF  POR Marcos Valente
15 DF  SEN Jules Mendy
18 FW  BRA Nenê
19 FW  ALG Mouhamed Belkheir
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF  POR Edu Machado
21 FW  ENG Levi Lumeka (on loan from Troyes)
22 MF  BRA Léo Cordeiro
23 DF  LUX Eric Veiga
24 DF  FRA Gabriel Mutombo (on loan from Troyes)
27 FW  FRA Nathan Bizet
28 FW  BRA Wagner
32 DF  POR Mike Moura
55 MF  GNB João Jaquité
77 DF  GNB Simão Júnior (on loan from Estoril)
83 GK  BRA Adriano Facchini
91 GK  BIH Suan Bešić
94 DF  BRA Léo Bahia
99 MF  FRA Idrissa Dioh

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  POR Gonçalo

References
  1. "Vilafranquense vence União de Leiria e sobe à II Liga" [Vilafranquense defeat União de Leiria and go up to II Liga] (in Portuguese). TSF. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. "Vilafranquense recebe Paços para a Taça" [Vilafranquense hosts Paços in the Taça] (in Portuguese). O Mirante. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. "Vilafranquense afasta Paços de Ferreira da Taça de Portugal" [Vilafranquense knock out Paços de Ferreira in the Taça de Portugal]. Correia da Manhã (in Portuguese). 20 November 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. "Hurtado coloca o V. Guimarães nos quartos de final" [Hurtado puts V. Guimarães into the quarter-finals] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. "Casa Pia conquista o Campeonato de Portugal" [Casa Pia win the Campeonato de Portugal]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 June 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  6. "Vilafranquense não encontra alternativas ao Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior" [Vilafranquense find no alternatives to the Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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