Clube de Futebol Caniçal also known as CF Caniçal is a Portuguese football club from Machico

Machico

Machico is a city and municipality in the northeastern part of the island of Madeira, in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The easternmost municipality on the island, it is also the third most populous area; its population was 21,747...

, Madeira

Madeira

Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...

 and founded in 1981. CF Caniçal currently plays in the Portuguese Second Division Serie A

Portuguese Second Division

The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...

 and finished 4th in the previous season which was the 2007/08 season in the Portuguese Third Division Serie A

Portuguese Third Division

The Terceira Divisão Portuguesa is the fourth level of the Portuguese football league system. The Third Division was initially the third level of the Portuguese pyramid but with the creation of the Liga de Honra in 1990–91, it became the fourth level...

 in which they were promoted by the play offs. They currently play their home games at Campo de Futebol do Caniçal in Machico

Machico

Machico is a city and municipality in the northeastern part of the island of Madeira, in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The easternmost municipality on the island, it is also the third most populous area; its population was 21,747...

, Madeira

Madeira

Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...

with a capacity of 1000. Their current chairman is Emanuel Moniz Melim and the current manager is Bizarro.

Squad

External links

• CF Caniçal official site (Portuguese)