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Vitória Pico Da Pedra
Vitória Clube do Pico da Pedra ''(known as Vitória Pico da Pedra or Vitória P. Pedra),'' is a Portugal, Portuguese Association football, football club based in Pico da Pedra on the island of São Miguel Island, São Miguel in the Azores Islands, Azores. Background Vitória Pico Pedra currently plays in the AF Ponta Delgada 1ª Divisão (known as the Campeonato de S. Miguel) which is the fifth tier of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese football. The club was founded in 1992 and they play their home matches at the Estádio José da Silva Calisto in Pico da Pedra. The stadium is able to accommodate 2,000 spectators. The club is affiliated to Associação de Futebol de Ponta Delgada and has competed in the AF Ponta Delgada Taça. The club has also entered the national cup competition known as Taça de Portugal in 2002/03 winning away 2–1 to Angústias Atlético before going out 5–0 away to CD Mafra. Season to season Honours *AF Ponta Delgada Taça de Honra: 2009/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pico Da Pedra
Pico da Pedra ( pt, pyramidal peak, peak of the rock (geology), rock) is a freguesia, civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande (Azores), Ribeira Grande in the Portugal, Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,909, in an area of 6.58 km². History The settlement of the area began at the beginning of the 16th century. The origin of its name derives from the 234 metre mountain in the south of the settlement, a volcanic cone that first encountered during the exploration of the island, and which scattered basaltic lava in its surroundings. It was only in the 20th century that the parish developed initiatives to improve the quality of life in Pico da Pedra, which included the establishment of social centre, cooperative for habitation and consume, sports fields, a ''Casa do Povo'', daycare and seniors centres, and informative services. Geography Pico da Pedra is a landlocked parish situated in the interior of the northern coast of the island of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azores
) , motto =( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace") , anthem= ( en, "Anthem of the Azores") , image_map=Locator_map_of_Azores_in_EU.svg , map_alt=Location of the Azores within the European Union , map_caption=Location of the Azores within the European Union , subdivision_type=Sovereign state , subdivision_name=Portugal , established_title=Settlement , established_date=1432 , established_title3=Autonomous status , established_date3=30 April 1976 , official_languages=Portuguese , demonym= ( en, Azorean) , capital_type= Capitals , capital = Ponta Delgada (executive) Angra do Heroísmo (judicial) Horta (legislative) , largest_city = Ponta Delgada , government_type=Autonomous Region , leader_title1=Representative of the Republic , leader_name1=Pedro Manuel dos Reis Alves Catarino , leader_title2= President of the Legislative Assembly , leader_name2= Luís Garcia , leader_title3= President of the Regional Government , leader_name3=José Manuel Bolieiro , le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population. Portugal is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. It was inhabited by pre-Celtic and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians and Ancient Greek traders, it was ruled by the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AF Ponta Delgada
The Ponta Delgada Football Association ( pt, Associação de Futebol de Ponta Delgada) is the governing body for association football and futsal competitions in the Portuguese Ponta Delgada (district), former-district of Ponta Delgada (Azores), Ponta Delgada. This organization regulates football in the Azores, Azorean islands of São Miguel Island, São Miguel and Santa Maria Island (Azores), Santa Maria. History The foundation of the Football Association began with the growth of many social and cultural institutes and organizations, unrelated to organized sport. One was the ''Ateneu Comercial de Ponta Delgada'' (''Commercial Athenaeum of Ponta Delgada'') at the edge of celebrating its first century of existence, and that inherited a voluminous and well-elaborated place in the society and culture.Jorge do Nascimento Cabral (14 July 1997), p.2 The ''Associação de Socorros Mútuos União e Trabalho'' which began in the last century, and helped to motivate public training, that fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Miguel Island
São Miguel Island (; Portuguese language, Portuguese for "Saint Michael"), nicknamed "The Green Island" (''Ilha Verde''), is the largest and most populous island in the Portugal, Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The island covers and has around 140,000 inhabitants, with 45,000 people residing in Ponta Delgada, the archipelago's largest city. History In 1427, São Miguel became the second of the islands discovered by Gonçalo Velho Cabral to be settled by colonists from continental Portugal. This date is uncertain, as it is believed that the island was discovered between 1426 and 1437 and inscribed in portolans from the middle of the 15th century. Its discovery was later recorded by Priesthood (Catholic Church), Father Gaspar Frutuoso in the seminal history of the Azores, ''Saudades da Terra'', as he began: "This island of São Miguel where...we are, is mountainous and covered in ravines, and it was, when we discovered it, covered in trees...due to its humidity, with its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azores Islands
) , motto =( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace") , anthem= ( en, "Anthem of the Azores") , image_map=Locator_map_of_Azores_in_EU.svg , map_alt=Location of the Azores within the European Union , map_caption=Location of the Azores within the European Union , subdivision_type=Sovereign state , subdivision_name=Portugal , established_title=Settlement , established_date=1432 , established_title3=Autonomous status , established_date3=30 April 1976 , official_languages=Portuguese , demonym= ( en, Azorean) , capital_type= Capitals , capital = Ponta Delgada (executive) Angra do Heroísmo (judicial) Horta (legislative) , largest_city = Ponta Delgada , government_type=Autonomous Region , leader_title1=Representative of the Republic , leader_name1=Pedro Manuel dos Reis Alves Catarino , leader_title2= President of the Legislative Assembly , leader_name2= Luís Garcia , leader_title3= President of the Regional Government , leader_name3=José Manuel Bolieiro , le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Football League System
The Portuguese football league system consists of several leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation. Reserve teams are allowed to compete in the main league system, as is the case with most of Europe. However, they are not allowed to compete in the same tier as their senior team, thus no reserve team has ever competed in Portugal's top flight, the Primeira Liga. Men's league system The Portuguese men's football league system consists of four national divisions and up to four district leagues (depending on the district). National leagues All four national divisions provide access to the Portuguese Cup. The first two leagues are operated by the Portuguese Professional Football League, and they also guarantee participation in the Portuguese League Cup. Lastly, the third and fourth divisions are divided into two and four leagues respectively and are the only divisions operated by the Portuguese Football Federation. The federation announced the creation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associação De Futebol De Ponta Delgada
The Ponta Delgada Football Association ( pt, Associação de Futebol de Ponta Delgada) is the governing body for association football and futsal competitions in the Portuguese former-district of Ponta Delgada. This organization regulates football in the Azorean islands of São Miguel and Santa Maria. History The foundation of the Football Association began with the growth of many social and cultural institutes and organizations, unrelated to organized sport. One was the ''Ateneu Comercial de Ponta Delgada'' (''Commercial Athenaeum of Ponta Delgada'') at the edge of celebrating its first century of existence, and that inherited a voluminous and well-elaborated place in the society and culture.Jorge do Nascimento Cabral (14 July 1997), p.2 The ''Associação de Socorros Mútuos União e Trabalho'' which began in the last century, and helped to motivate public training, that formed schools, including one in Lagoa. The ''Sociedade Promotora de Instrução e Recreio'' (''Society f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taça De Portugal
The Taça de Portugal (; "Cup of Portugal") is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Placard since the 2015–16 season. Organised by the Portuguese Football Federation since it was first held in 1938, the competition is open to professional and amateur clubs from the top-four league divisions. Matches are played from August–September to May–June, and the final is traditionally held at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, near Lisbon. The winners qualify for the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (or the runners-up, in case the winners are also the league champions) and the UEFA Europa League (unless they already qualify for the UEFA Champions League through league placing). Before 1938, a similar competition was held since 1922 under the name Campeonato de Portugal ( en, Championship of Portugal), which determined the national champions from among the dif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angústias Atlético
Angústias is one of the three ''freguesia'' ("civil parish") that comprise the urban area of the city of Horta, on the island of Faial in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. This is an economically active, densely populated area. The population in 2011 was 2,418, in an area of 3.79 km2. Due to its commercial nature, the parish is one of the island's primary destinations for tourism, due to the concentration of historical sights and shopping. It contains the localities Caminho do Meio, Courelas, Pasteleiro, Port Pim, Termo da Igreja and Vigia. History The first recorded reference to settlers in the area of Angústias referred to the pt, Vila de Orta (in 1532). Since 1468, the island and parish had been under the administration of Josse van Huerter, a Flemish leader during the early colonization of the island of Faial. The settlement and growth of the village of Orta (later Horta) was concentrated in two nuclei: an interior settlement in the valley of Flamengos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CD Mafra
Clube Desportivo Mafra is a Portuguese football club, currently playing in the Liga Bwin. They are based in the town of Mafra and own Campo Doutor Mário Silveira stadium, but the games are played in Estádio Municipal de Mafra. Founded in 1965, the club predominantly played within Portugal's regional leagues where they gradually worked their way up until they won the Associação de Futebol de Lisboa Division 1 title in the 1991–92 league season and promotion to the national leagues. Appearances *LigaPro: 2 (as of the 2018–19 season) *Segunda Divisão/Campeonato Nacional: 17 *Terceira Divisão: 8 Season to season *2000/01: Terceira Divisão: 3rd *2001/02: Terceira Divisão: 1st *2002/03: Segunda Divisão B: 2nd *2003/04: Segunda Divisão B: 8th *2004/05: Segunda Divisão B: 2nd *2006/07: Segunda Divisão: 7th *2007/08: Segunda Divisão: 5th *2008/09: Segunda Divisão: 7th *2009/10: Segunda Divisão: 5th *2010/11: Segunda Divisão: 2nd *2011/12: Segunda Divisão: 6th *2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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