Santa Maria Futebol Clube ''(abbreviated as Santa Maria FC)'' is a

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club based in

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, Barcelos in the

district of Braga The district of Braga ( pt, Distrito de Braga ) is a district in the northwest of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Braga, and it is bordered by the district of Viana do Castelo in the north, Vila Real in the east, Spain ( Galicia) ...

Background

Santa Maria FC currently plays in the

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Série A which is the third tier of

Portuguese football Association football ( pt, futebol), the most popular sport in Portugal, has a long and storied history in the country, following its introduction in 1875 in cities such as Funchal, Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra by English merchants and Portuguese ...

. The club was founded in 1943 and they play their home matches at the Estádio da Devesas in

, Barcelos. The club is affiliated to

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and has competed in the AF Braga Taça. The club has also entered the national cup competition known as

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on occasions.

Season to season

Honours

*AF Braga Divisão de Honra: 1996/97, 2008/09 *AF Braga Primeira Divisão: 1984/85 *AF Braga Taça: 1984/85, 2001/02, 2008/09

Notable former players

Footnotes

External links

Veterans website
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