F.C. Paços de Ferreira explained

Clubname:Paços de Ferreira
Fullname:Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira
Nickname:Pacenses (Those from Paços)
Castores (Beavers)
Ground:Estádio da Mata Real
Capacity:9,077[1]
Chairman:Paulo Meneses
Manager:Ricardo Silva
League:Liga Portugal 2
Season:2023–24
Position:Liga Portugal 2, 5th of 18
Current:2024–25 F.C. Paços de Ferreira season
Website:http://www.fcpf.pt/
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Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira (pronounced as /pt/) is a Portuguese professional football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at the 9,077-seat Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal stadium where the team has been based since 1973. The club's colours are yellow and green. The club is now owned by Real Club Celta de Vigo.

They have won four Segunda Liga titles (now Liga Portugal 2), and in 2007 they qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time. In the 2012–13 Primeira Liga, the team finished third and qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League play-offs for the first time in their history. They were also runners-up of the 2008–09 Taça de Portugal, the 2009 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and the 2010–11 Taça da Liga.

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 Lousada 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 Terceira Divisão 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 qualifying for the UEFA Cup, their first ever European competition, under manager José Mota. They lost 1–0 on aggregate to AZ of the Netherlands in the first round.[2]

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.[3] In the following year, already without Mota, the team finished tenth in the league and a second Europa League qualification spot after losing the Taça de Portugal final 1–0 to eventual league champions Porto on 31 May.[4] The two clubs met again on 9 August in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, which Porto won 2–0.[5]

Paços entered the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League in the second qualifying round, where they defeated Zimbru Chișinău of Moldova before being eliminated by Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv of Israel in the third.[6] The club reached the 2011 Taça da Liga Final under Rui Vitória, losing 2–1 to S.L. Benfica at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra.[7]

In the 2012–13 season, Paços surprisingly qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League play-offs for the first time in their history after achieving third place in the league by passing favourites Braga and Sporting CP, making it their highest finish ever. The club were managed that season by Paulo Fonseca, who left at the end to join Porto, and was replaced by Costinha, who lost the Champions League playoff to Russians Zenit Saint Petersburg.[8]

Paços' 13-year spell in the Primeira Liga ended in 2018, though they immediately returned as champions of the 2018–19 LigaPro under promotion specialist Vítor Oliveira.[9] His successor Pepa took them to the UEFA Europa Conference League with a fifth-place finish in 2020–21, then left for Vitória de Guimarães.[10] Their first European campaign in eight years ended in the playoff, with 3–1 aggregate defeat to Tottenham Hotspur despite winning the first game.[11] A four-year spell in the top flight ended with relegation in 2022–23, a season in which manager César Peixoto was sacked and then hired again in under three months, either side of José Mota's winless return to the club.[12] [13]

League and cup history

Recent seasons

SeasonLeagueCupLeague CupEurope<--Other Competitions-->Notes
Div.Pos.PlWDLGSGAPtsResultResultCompetitionResult<--CompetitionResult-->
2001–021st8th34 12 10 12 41 44 46Last 16n/a – – –
2002–031st6th34 12 9 13 40 47 45SFn/a – – –
2003–041st17th34 8 4 22 27 53 28Last 32n/a – –
2004–052nd1st34 20 9 5 61 43 69Last 64n/a – –
2005–061st11th34 11 9 14 38 49 42Last 64n/a – – –
2006–071st6th30 10 12 8 31 36 42Last 64n/a – – –
2007–081st15th30 6 7 17 31 49 25Last 16R3UEFA CupR1
2008–091st10th30 9 7 14 37 42 34bgcolor=silverRUR3 – – –
2009–101st10th30 8 11 11 32 37 35QFR2UEFA Europa League3rd QR –
2010–111st7th30 10 11 9 35 42 41Last 32bgcolor=silverRU – – –
2011–121st10th30 8 7 15 35 53 31Last 32R3 – – –
2012–131st3rd30 14 12 4 42 29 54SFR3 – –
2013–141st15th30 6 6 18 28 59 24Last 16R3UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
PO
Gr. E
2014–151st8th34 12 11 11 40 45 47Last 16R2 – – –
2015–161st7th34 13 10 11 43 42 49Last 32R3 – – –
2016–171st13th34 8 12 14 32 45 36Last 32R3 – – –
2017–181st17th34 7 9 18 33 59 30Last 64R3 – – –
2018–192nd1st34 23 5 6 50 21 74Last 16R3 – – –
2019–201st13th34 11 6 17 36 52 39QFR3 – – –
2020–211st5th34 15 8 11 40 41 53L32QF – – –

Honours

Youth honours

European matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAwayAggregate
2007–08UEFA CupFirst round AZ0–10–00–1
2009–10UEFA Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round Zimbru Chișinău1–00–01–0
Third qualifying round Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv0–10–10–2
2013–14UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-off round Zenit Saint Petersburg1–42–43–8
2013–14UEFA Europa LeagueGroup E Fiorentina0–00–33rd place
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk0–20–2
Pandurii Târgu Jiu1–10–0
2021–22UEFA Europa Conference LeagueThird qualifying round Larne4–00−14−1
Play-off round Tottenham Hotspur1–00–31−3

UEFA rankings

Club ranking eligible for 2012–13

Rank Team Points
133 Guingamp13.300
135 Vitória de Setúbal12.833
135 Paços de Ferreira12.833
137 Nordsjælland12.640
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Players

Out on loan

Staff

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Former managers

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".

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pacos Ferreira Team data_squad_fixtures_Results_News_Match statistics_7M Sports . 2013-08-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130821153844/http://data2.7m.cn/team_data/404/en/index.shtml . 21 August 2013 .
  2. News: UEFA: Paços de Ferreira perde com o AZ Alkmaar por 1-0. UEFA: Paços de Ferreira lose 1–0 to AZ Alkmaar. 16 July 2020 . Público . 20 September 2007 . pt.
  3. News: Boavista desce à Liga de Honra. Boavista go down to Liga de Honra . 16 July 2020 . Correio da Manhã . 29 July 2008 . pt.
  4. News: FC Porto bate Paços de Ferreira na final da Taça de Portugal. FC Porto beat Paços de Ferreira in the Taça de Portugal final . 16 July 2020 . RTP . 1 June 2009 . pt.
  5. News: Bruno Alves sela vitória do FC Porto na Supertaça. Bruno Alves seals FC Porto's victory in the Supertaça . 16 July 2020 . Diário de Notícias . 9 August 2009 . pt.
  6. News: Paços fica pelo caminho. Paços head home . 16 July 2020 . UEFA . 6 August 2019 . pt.
  7. News: Benfica 2 – 1 Paços de Ferreira . 16 July 2020 . RTP . 23 April 2011 . pt.
  8. News: van Poortvliet . Richard . Zenit complete emphatic Paços play-off win . 16 July 2020 . UEFA . 28 August 2013.
  9. News: Roseiro . Bruno . Quase 30 anos depois, Vítor Oliveira faz mais história: sexta subida em sete anos (agora pelo P. Ferreira). Almost 30 years later, Vítor Oliveira makes more history: sixth promotion in seven years (now for P. Ferreira). 16 July 2020 . Observador . 20 April 2019 . pt.
  10. News: Pepa confirmado como novo treinador do V. Guimarães. Pepa confirmed as new manager of V. Guimarães. 22 May 2021 . SAPO . 21 May 2021 . Portuguese.
  11. News: Doyle . Paul . Harry Kane double clinches triumph for Tottenham over Paços de Ferreira . 22 July 2023 . The Guardian . 26 August 2021.
  12. News: 'Despromovido' Paços de Ferreira despede-se dos jogos em casa com vitória. 'Relegated' Paços de Ferreira say goodbye to home games with victory. 22 July 2023 . Observador . 21 May 2023 . Portuguese.
  13. News: Lopes . João . César Peixoto ainda recorda o regresso ao P. Ferreira: "O que me convenceu foram os pedidos dos jogadores". César Peixoto still remembers the return to P. Ferreira: "What convinced me were the requests from the players" . 22 July 2023 . Record . 4 July 2023 . Portuguese.