Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese

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club based in

Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km². Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...

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. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the

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, holding home games at the 9,077-seater

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, a municipal stadium where the team has been based since 1973. The club's colours are yellow and green. They have won four Segunda Liga titles (now

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), and in 2007 they qualified for the

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for the first time. In the

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, the team finished third and qualified for the

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play-offs for the first time in their history. They were also runners-up of the

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, the

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and the

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History

Early history

The origin of the club dates back to the 1930s, when it was named Sport Club Pacense. They played for two decades without any official recognition until they entered the lower divisions in 1950, under the name Futebol Clube Vasco da Gama. The club then changed their kit colours to the current ones and renamed themselves Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira. Their first match under the current name came on 19 November 1950, beating

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2–1. Agostinho Alves was the first goal scorer in the history of the ''Pacenses''. The club then played in Portugal's third regional division until the 1956–57 season, where they were crowned champions. The club crest was created in 1961–62, and was used ever since. The club was relegated and then promoted again and supporters hit the streets of the city on 17 June 1973 when they defeated Perosinho 3–0. One year later, they won the

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on 14 June 1974, after defeating Estrela de Portalegre. The hero of the match was the goalscorer Mascarenhas.

Recent history

After establishing themselves in the first division during the 1990s, and suffering a relegation in 2003–04, the club finished sixth in the first division in 2006–07, thus

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for the

, their first ever European competition, under manager José Mota. They lost 1–0 on aggregate to AZ of the Netherlands in the first round. Paulo_Fonseca_2017

Having finished last in the league in 2007–08, Paços would have normally been relegated to the second level, but were readmitted after Boavista's confirmed irregularities. In the following year, already without Mota, the team finished tenth in the league and a second Europa League qualification spot after losing the

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1–0 to eventual league champions

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on 31 May. The two clubs met again on 9 August in the

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, which Porto won 2–0. Paços entered the

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in the second qualifying round, where they defeated

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of Moldova before being eliminated by

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of Israel in the third. The club reached the

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under

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, losing 2–1 to

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at the ''

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''. In the 2012–13 season, Paços surprisingly qualified for the

play-offs for the first time in their history after achieving third place in the league by passing favourites

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and

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, making it their highest finish ever. The club were managed that season by

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, who left at the end to join Porto, and was replaced by

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, who lost the Champions League playoff to Russians

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. Paços' 13-year spell in the Primeira Liga ended in 2018, though they immediately returned as champions of the

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under promotion specialist

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. His successor

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took them to the

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with a fifth-place finish in

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, then left for

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League and cup history

Recent seasons

Honours

**Runners-up: 2008–09 *

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**Runners-up:

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**Runners-up:

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*Segunda Liga/

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**Winners (4) – record: 1990–91, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2018–19 *

**Winners: 1973–74

Youth honours

* AF Porto Jun.B 1ª Divisão (U17) **Winners: 2013–14 * AF Porto Jun.D 1ª Divisão (U13) **Winners: 2011–12

European matches

UEFA rankings

Club ranking eligible for 2012–13
UEFA rankings
at Zerozero

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Coaching staff

Former managers

(1988–92) * Neca (1992–93) *

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(1993–94) *

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(1994–95) * José Rachão (1995–96) *

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(1996–97) *

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(1 July 1997 – 30 June 1999) *

(1999) * José Mota (8 Jan 2000 – 30 June 2003) *

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(July 2003 – 3 Oct) * José Mota (22 Oct 2003 – 16 May 2008) * Paulo Sérgio (22 May 2008 – 14 Oct 2009) * Manuel Sousa ''(interim)'' (15 Oct 2009 – 18 Oct 2009) *

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(19 Oct 2009 – 20 May 2010) *

(3 June 2010 – 30 Aug 2011) * Luís Miguel (31 Aug 2011 – 27 Nov 2011) *

(1 Dec 2011 – 27 May 2012) *

(28 May 2012 – 9 June 2013) *

(17 June 2013 – 28 Oct 2013) *

(29 Oct 2013 – 24 Feb 2014) *

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(26 Feb 2014 – 30 June 2014) *

(1 July 2014 – 26 May 2015) *

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(25 June 2015 – 21 May 2016) * Carlos Pinto (1 July 2016 – 28 November 2016) *

Vasco Seabra Vasco César Freire de Seabra (born 15 September 1983) is a Portuguese football manager. Club career Born in Paços de Ferreira, Seabra played youth football for F.C. Paços de Ferreira as a forward and a central midfielder, retiring at the ag ...

(29 November 2016 – 23 October 2017) *

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(23 October 2017 – 9 January 2018) * João Henriques (12 January 2018 – 21 May 2018) *

(September, 2019 – 19 May 2021) *

(21 June 2021 –)

Supporters

The supporters' club, "Ultras Yellow Boys," was founded in 1996, then disbanded but returning afterwards in 2001. Two previous groups, however extinct, existed: ''"Febre Amarela"'' and "Yellowmania".

References

External links

Official website

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