Associação Desportiva do Carregado, commonly known as just Carregado, is a Portuguese

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club based in

Carregado Carregado () is a former civil parish, located in the municipality of Alenquer, in western Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carregado e Cadafais. It has a population of 9,066 inhabitants and a total area of 15.52 km². ...

, a parish of Alenquer,

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. Founded in 1950, it currently plays in the Portuguese third tier, holding home matches at ''Campo Lacerda Pinto Barreiros'', which holds a capacity of 1,000.

History

Carregado first reached the

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in 2005. Four years later, after losing in the playoff semi-final against

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, it benefitted from problems to

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's C.F. Estrela da Amadora and

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in the second level, in affairs connected with the ''

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'' scandals, as the Portuguese Football Federation subsequently invited the team to join the second-highest level, making it the first time a club from Alenquer participated in a professional football competition – it was also the only team from the

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in such conditions. Carregado returned to division three at the end of the 2009–10 season, after finishing 16th and last in the league, with only six wins in 30 games.

Current squad

League and cup history

: Last updated: 18 June 2013
2H =

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; 2DS/2DN = Segunda Divisão; 3DS = Terceira Divisão; 5DS =

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Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal scored; GA = Goal against; P = Points

External links

Official website

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carregado Football clubs in Portugal Association football clubs established in 1950 1950 establishments in Portugal Liga Portugal 2 clubs