C.F. União

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União da Madeira
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Full name Clube de Futebol União
Nickname(s) União da Bola
(Union of the ball)
Unionistas (Unionists)
Founded 1 November 1913
Ground Centro Desportivo da Madeira,
Ribeira Brava, Madeira
Ground Capacity 2,500
Chairman Filipe Abreu Silva
Manager Norton de Matos
League LigaPro
2015–16 Primeira Liga, 17th (relegated)
Website Club home page

Clube de Futebol União, commonly known as União da Madeira, is a Portuguese football club from Funchal, Madeira[1] The club was founded on 1 November 1913, thus being one of the oldest football clubs in Portugal.[2] The club's home ground is the Estádio do Centro Desportivo da Madeira, located in Ribeira Brava, approximately 20 minutes drive from the capital Funchal.

The club won promotion back to the Primeira Liga after a 20-year absence in 2015 with a 3–0 away victory at Oriental Lisboa. The players upon arrival at Santa Cruz airport in Madeira were surrounded by fans and automatically gained hero status. Celebrations and a parade carried on upon arrival for the small Madeiran outfit. União da Madeira has played in the Primeira Liga on five occasions between the 1989–90 and 1991–92 seasons and the 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons.[3][4][5][6][7] As a sports club, União da Madeira has sports departments for Basketball, Fencing, Football, Handball, Roller hockey, Rugby and Volleyball.[8][9][10] União da Madeira are currently sponsored by Italian sportswear manufacturer Macron.[11]

History

The club was founded on 1 November 1913 initially as União Futebol Clube by, among others, César da Silva, João Fernandes Rosa, Alexandre Vasconcelos, José Anastácio do Nascimento and José Fernandes. The founding members shortly after its establishment decided to change the club's name to Clube de Futebol União.[2]

Shortly after Ângelo Olim Marote was appointed as the very first chairman of the club. A few years later the club was a founding member of the Madeira Football Association which it is still a part of today as well as competing in its annual AF Madeira Cup.

Stadium

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Main article: Centro Desportivo da Madeira

Whilst the União's history and headquarter's are based in the city of Funchal, the club currently play their home games at the Centro Desportivo da Madeira, 20 km away in the village of Ribeira Brava. The club have led a rather nomadic existence since leaving the Estádio dos Barreiros in 2008 when the stadium was purchased by joint tenants and local rivals Marítimo from the local municipality.

They played at the Campo do Adelino Rodrigues for a short period before winning promotion back to the Segunda Liga in 2011 rendered that stadium as inadequate. União returned to Barreiros for the 2011–12 season before relocating to the 3,300-capacity municipal stadium in Machico for the 2012–13 campaign and then again to their current base at Ribeira Brava in 2014. Whilst remaining at the modest 2,500-seat venue after winning promotion to the Primeira Liga in 2015, the club have an agreement with top division rivals Nacional to play it's high profile home games at their larger stadium, the Estádio da Madeira. The stadium previously hosted several cup matches.

Current squad

As of 14 July 2015[12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 Portugal DF Paulinho
3 Brazil MF Soares
5 Portugal DF Joãozinho (on loan from Braga)
6 Portugal DF Tiago Ferreira
7 Portugal MF Rúben Andrade
8 Portugal DF Carlos Manuel
9 Portugal FW Miguel Fidalgo
10 Venezuela MF Breitner
12 Portugal GK Rafa Alves
14 Nigeria MF Shehu Abdullahi
15 Brazil FW Danilo Dias
16 Cape Verde DF Nilson
18 Venezuela FW Jhonder Cádiz (on loan from Caracas)
19 Portugal DF Rúben Lima
No. Position Player
20 Portugal FW Toni Silva
21 Angola DF Genséric Kusunga
23 Brazil FW Amilton
25 Portugal MF Miguel Cardoso (on loan from Deportivo La Coruña)
27 Venezuela FW Edder Farías (on loan from Caracas)
28 Brazil MF Marcos Túlio
29 Portugal FW Élio Martins
37 Portugal DF Paulo Monteiro
44 Brazil DF Diego Galo
71 Mexico GK Raúl Gudiño (on loan from Porto)
77 Brazil MF Wanderson
88 Brazil MF Gian
90 Cape Verde FW Kisley
95 Portugal GK André Moreira (on loan from Atlético Madrid)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
— Portugal DF Jaime (on loan to Apollon Limassol)

Honours

  • Portuguese Second Division: 3
  • AF Madeira Championship: 16
    • 1920–21, 1927–28, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1937–38, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1979–80
  • AF Madeira Cup: 17
    • 1945–46, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1994–95, 2002–03, 2004–05

Notable former players

Managerial history

Chairmen history

League and cup history

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup League Cup Notes
1989–90 1D 16 34 5 14 15 24 45 24 Round 6
1990–91 1D 12 38 9 15 14 30 51 33 Round 5
1991–92 1D 18 34 9 6 19 30 58 24 Round 5 Relegated
1992–93 2H 2 34 18 11 5 60 34 47 Round 5 Promoted
1993–94 1D 12 34 11 9 14 36 42 31 Round 5
1994–95 1D 16 34 7 10 17 30 54 24 Round 4 Relegated
1995–96 2H 7 34 14 9 11 43 37 51 Round 4
1996–97 2H 11 34 11 10 13 40 45 43 Round 5
1997–98 2H 12 34 11 8 15 36 48 41 Round 3
1998–99 2H 17 34 8 9 17 34 50 33 Round 3 Relegated
1999–00 2DS 3 38 21 9 8 65 37 72 Round 4
2000–01 2DS 2 38 18 9 11 46 37 63 Round 2
2001–02 2DS 1 38 24 9 5 69 24 81 Round 3 Promoted
2002–03 2H 15 34 10 10 14 31 18 40 Round 4
2003–04 2H 18 34 4 15 15 39 53 27 Round 4 Relegated
2004–05 2DS 3 38 18 9 11 46 37 63 Round 3
2005–06 2DS 2 26 13 6 7 45 22 45 Round 2
2006–07 2DS 1 26 17 3 6 53 21 54 Round 4
[A]
2007–08 2DS 1 26 15 6 5 43 17 51 Round 2
[A]
2008–09 2DS 2 22 14 5 3 38 15 47 Round 4
2009–10 2DS 1 30 23 5 2 70 25 74 Round 4
[A]
2010–11 2DS 1 30 20 7 3 53 18 67 Round 5 Promoted
2011–12 2H 10 30 9 10 11 35 40 37 Round 2 Round 2
2012–13 2H 10 42 13 17 12 47 46 56 Round 3 Round 2
2013–14 2H 13 42 14 10 18 50 46 52 Round 2 Round 1
2014–15 2H 2 46 22 14 10 69 39 80 Round 2 Round 3 Promoted
A. ^A Reached the playoffs.

Last updated: 18 July 2012
Div. = Division; 2H = Liga de Honra; 2DS = Portuguese Second Division;
Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; P = Points

References

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External links

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