Sport Clube Maria da Fonte ''(abbreviated as SC Maria da Fonte)'' is a

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club based in

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in the

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Background

SC Maria da Fonte currently plays in the

Terceira Divisão The Terceira Divisão Portuguesa (in English: ''Portuguese Third Division'') was a football league in Portugal, situated at the fourth level of the Portuguese football league system. The Third Division was initially the third level of the Portugue ...

Série A which is the fourth 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 1925 and they play their home matches at the Campo dos Moínhos Novos in

. The stadium is able to accommodate 1,500 spectators. 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

League and cup history

Honours

: 2005/06 (Série A) *AF Braga Taça: 1973/74, 1974/75, 1978/79

Footnotes

External links

Official website
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