União Desportiva Vilafranquense is a Portuguese football club from
Vila Franca de Xira,
Lisbon District. It currently plays in the
Liga Portugal 2, the second tier of the
Portuguese football league system, following its promotion in 2019. The other only time when the club had played in the second tier was in 1987–88 season, when that level was still regionalised.
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History
The club was created in April 12, 1957 with the merger between four local sports clubs: Grupo de Foot-Ball Operário Vilafranquense, Águia Sport Club Vilafranquense, Hóquei Clube Vilafranquense and Ginásio Vilafranquense.
In the 2016–17 Taça de Portugal
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The competiti ...
, Vilafranquense defeated G.S. Loures
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History
Loures was founded on 13 August 1913 by local footballers who used to play in a plot of land called ''Casaréus'' in Loures. Their first ever game was a ...
, Vilaverdense F.C.
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and G.D. Vitória de Sernache
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The men's football team played on the Portuguese third tier in the 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal
The 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal was th ...
to reach a fourth-round tie at home to F.C. Paços de Ferreira
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of the Primeira Liga
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. They beat the top-flight team 1–0 on 20 November, with a goal by Marocas. In the next round (last 16), they lost by the same score at Vitória S.C., also of the Primeira.
In the 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal
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, Vilafranquense came second in Serie C behind U.D. Leiria
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. In the play-offs, they dispatched Lusitânia F.C.
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and then Leiria on penalties to win promotion. This was the club's first time in a national second division.Casa Pia A.C.
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, the club drew 2–2 then lost 4–2 on penalties.
Due to the inadequate facilities of their Campo do Cevadeiro, Vilafranquense had to play their LigaPro home games 50 kilometres away at the Estádio Municipal in Rio Maior.
Current squad
Other players under contract
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in Portugal
1957 establishments in Portugal
Association football clubs established in 1957
Sport in Vila Franca de Xira
Liga Portugal 2 clubs