Grupo Desportivo de Peniche is a Portuguese football club located in Peniche, Portugal. The club was founded on January 30, 1941, and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal (Serie C), holding home matches at Estádio do G.D. Peniche.[1][2][3]
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| Full name | Grupo Desportivo de Peniche | ||
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| Founded | 1941 | ||
| Stadium | Estádio do G.D. Peniche | ||
| Capacity | 6,000 | ||
| Chairman | Paulo Ferreira | ||
| Manager | Tiago Vicente | ||
| League | Campeonato de Portugal | ||
| 2022–23 | 1st (Promoted) | ||
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History
editAfter the merger of three small clubs, Dr. Ernesto Moreira, Francisco Salvador, José Miguel de Sousa, and a few other men from the Peniche municipality founded the club on January 30, 1941.
The club first started on the Portuguese Second Division and never reached the Primeira Liga as their best result was 2nd place on their respective zone, on the seasons of 1963–64, 1967–68 and 1971–72 but never made it through the playoffs.
They are filiated with AF Leiria, the districtal football association and C.F. Os Belenenses as number 14.
Current squad
edit- As of 30 September 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
editWinners (3): 2007/08, 2014/15, 2017/18
Winners (7): 1959/60, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1964/65, 1966/67, 2007/08, 2014/15
Winners (3): 2008/09, 2015/16, 2017/18
Winners (2): 1987/88, 1992/93
Fans
editThe official supporters group of the club are the Red Seagulls 2520, as an allusion to the high amount of seagulls on the city, due to its proximity to Berlengas and of course the main colour of the club. The group was created in March 2018.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Grupo Desportivo Peniche :: Estatísticas :: Títulos :: Palmarés :: História :: Golos :: Próximos Jogos :: Resultados :: Notícias :: Videos :: Fotos :: Plantel :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-05-26.
- ^ Futebol 365. "Grupo Desportivo Peniche". Futebol 365 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-05-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "GRUPO DESPORTIVO DE PENICHE NO CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE FUTEBOL - INICIADOS - Município de Peniche - Capital da Onda". www.cm-peniche.pt. Archived from the original on 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
- ^ "RedSeagulls (@rs_2520) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.