G.D. Tourizense
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Grupo Desportivo Tourizense is a Portuguese
Portugal
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 football club based in Touriz, Tábua Municipality
Tábua Municipality
Tábua is a municipality of the Coimbra District, in Portugal. It contains the town of Tábua.-Parishes:* Ázere* Candosa* Carapinha* Covas* Covelo* Espariz* Meda de Mouros* Midões* Mouronho* Pinheiro de Coja* Póvoa de Midões* São João da Boa Vista...

. Founded in 1975, it currently plays in the Portuguese third division
Portuguese Second Division
The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...

, holding home games at Estádio Visconde do Vinhal, with a 1,200-seat capacity.

History

Founded in 1975, Tourizense steadily progressed from the regional leagues in Coimbra
Coimbra
Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the...

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

.

Its highest point was playing against Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the 2005–06 Portuguese Cup
Taça de Portugal
The Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...

(11 January 2006), in a 0–2 home loss.

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