G.D. Peniche

Grupo Desportivo de Peniche is a Portuguese football club located in Peniche, Portugal. The club was founded on January 30, 1941 and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal (Serie C), holding home matches at Estádio do G.D. Peniche.[1][2][3]

G. D. Peniche
Full nameGrupo Desportivo de Peniche
Founded1941
StadiumEstádio do G.D. Peniche
Capacity6,000
ChairmanIvo Chalabardo
ManagerMário Serpa
LeagueCampeonato de Portugal
2018–1917th (Serie C)

History

The club was founded on 30 January 1941 by Dr. Ernesto Moreira, Francisco Salvador, José Miguel de Sousa and other few men from the Peniche municipality, after the junction of three small clubs.

The club first started on the Portuguese Second Division and never reached the Primeira Liga as their best result was 2nd place on their respective zone, on the seasons of 1963–64, 1967–68 and 1971–72 but never made it through the playoffs.

They are filiated with AF Leiria, the districtal football association and C.F. Os Belenenses as number 14.

Current squad
As of 30 September 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  POR André Mata
3 DF  POR Migas
4 DF  POR Rui Pinto
5 DF  POR Leandro Novo
7 FW  POR Tiago Ferreira
9 FW  POR Rodolfo Soares
10 MF  POR Motinha
11 MF  BRA Valdir Júnior
12 GK  POR Diogo Soares
14 MF  POR Luís Pinto
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  POR Paulinho
18 MF  POR Hugo Duarte
19 MF  POR Paulo Franco
22 MF  GNB Wlbonh Bissula
23 DF  POR Paulo Brites
28 MF  POR João Ferreira
77 MF  POR Pedro Ruivo
89 DF  POR Danny Rafael
90 FW  POR Miguel Silva
95 FW  POR João Carvalho

Honours

Winners (3): 2007/08, 2014/15, 2017/18

Winners (7): 1959/60, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1964/65, 1966/67, 2007/08, 2014/15

Winners (3): 2008/09, 2015/16, 2017/18

Winners (2): 1987/88, 1992/93

Fans

The official supporters group of the club are the Red Seagulls 2520, as an allusion to the high amount of seagulls on the city, due to its proximity to Berlengas and of course the main colour of the club. The group was created in March 2018.[4]

References
  1. "Grupo Desportivo Peniche :: Estatísticas :: Títulos :: Palmarés :: História :: Golos :: Próximos Jogos :: Resultados :: Notícias :: Videos :: Fotos :: Plantel :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  2. Futebol 365. "Grupo Desportivo Peniche". Futebol 365 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  3. "GRUPO DESPORTIVO DE PENICHE NO CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE FUTEBOL - INICIADOS - Município de Peniche - Capital da Onda". www.cm-peniche.pt. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  4. "RedSeagulls (@rs_2520) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
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