F.C. Penafiel

Football club infobox
clubname = F.C. Penafiel


fullname = Futebol Clube Penafiel
nickname =
founded = 1951
ground = Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril,
Penafiel
capacity = 7,000
chairman = flagicon|Portugal Pereira de Magalhães
manager = Rui Quinta
league = Portuguese Second Division
season = 2007-08
position = Liga Vitalis, 15th
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Futebol Clube Penafiel (pron. IPA2|pɨnɐfi'ɛɫ or [IPA|penɐfi'ɛɫ] )is a Portuguese football club, that plays in Penafiel, northern Portugal. They are currently in the Portuguese Second Division.

In 2007-08, the club played in the second level, and eventually relegated to Portuguese Second Division after finishing second from bottom. They played in the first division from 1980-1982, 1983-1986, 1987-1992 and 2004-2006.

The history

League and Cup results

These are the league and Cup results for the last three years.:

Historical players

*flagicon|PortugalAntónio Folha; forward (2003-05), played with FC Porto and Portugal.
*flagicon|PortugalSérgio Conceição; winger (1993-1994), played with FC Porto, SS Lazio, Inter Milan, PAOK FC and Portugal.
*flagicon|PortugalCelso; defender, current team captain.
*flagicon|PortugalMartelinho; winger, played in 2006-07, champion with Boavista FC.
*flagicon|PortugalBruno Amaro; midfielder, grown as player in the team and best Penafiel player in 2005-06.
*flagicon|PortugalNuno Morais; defender, played with Chelsea FC, also formed in Penafiel.
*flagicon|PortugalPedro Emanuel; defender, played in 1995-96, progressing to Boavista FC and FC Porto.

*flagicon|BrazilCarlos Germano; goalkeeper, played in 2005-06, former Brazil international.
*flagicon|BrazilClayton; striker (2004-05, 2006-07), also with FC Porto and Sporting CP.
*flagicon|BrazilOdair; defender, former Penafiel captain.
*flagicon|BrazilJuninho Petrolina; a talented midfielder, played in 2005-06.

*flagicon|Canadaflagicon|PortugalFernando Aguiar; defensive midfielder, played in 2004-06, also with Benfica, Canada international, although born in Portugal.

*flagicon|FranceJérôme Palatsi; goalkeeper, since 1996 playing in Portugal, penalty kicker while at Vitória Guimarães.

*flagicon|SerbiaLjubinko Drulovic; forward/winger, played in 2004-05, also with S.L. Benfica and FC Porto and Yugoslavia.

Current squad

Club transfers

*flagicon|BrazilVinicius Calamari - from Atlético de Madrid B
*flagicon|PortugalJoão Pedro - from Portimonense
*flagicon|PortugalZequinha - from FC Porto
*flagicon|PortugalHélder Sousa - from Feirense
*flagicon|PortugalBakero - from Caçadores das Taipas
*flagicon|PortugalNélson Campos - from União Paredes
*flagicon|BrazilDiego Mourão - from Caniçal
*flagicon|PortugalNuno Mendes - to Desportivo das Aves
*flagicon|PortugalNuno Diogo - to Leixões SC
*flagicon|PortugalLuís Carlos - to Estoril Praia
*flagicon|BrazilClayton - to Alki Larnaca
*flagicon|PortugalFilipe - to União da Madeira
*flagicon|PortugalVítor Manuel - to União da Madeira

External links

* [http://www.fcpenafiel.pt Official website] pt icon