Clube Futebol Os Belenenses is an amateur

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team based in

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, Portugal. It plays in Liga Placard . Their nickname comes from the fact that in their first two seasons they won two trophies (Campeonato Nacional da 3ª Divisão and Campeonato Nacional da 2ª Divisão). In 2009-10 they win their most important title, the

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for the first time, beating Benfica in the final. Benfica scored first, but Diego Sol equalized in the second half, Marcelinho in the final seconds of

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scored the decisive goal. Notable players included Marcão, Diego Sol, Pedro Cary,

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and Marcelinho. More recently, Belenenes encountered some financial problems, including a request for

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after unpaid salaries to former futsal player Formiga and a

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of the clubs trophies for unpaid construction work done to

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. Belenenses was relegated in 2011/2012 after a play-out.

Current squad

Honours

;National *

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: **Runner-up (2): 2007–08, 2008–09 *

: **Winner (1): 2009–10 **Runner-up (1): 2008–09 * SuperTaça de Futsal de Portugal: **Runner-up (2): 2009, 2010

References

External links

Official Website

Futsal website
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