SC Beira-Mar
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Sport Clube Beira-Mar (ˈspɔɾ ˈklub(ɨ) ˈbɐjɾɐ ˈmaɾ) is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 sports club
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...

 based in Aveiro. Its football team currently plays in the Portuguese first division, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro is a football stadium in Aveiro, Portugal. It was designed for the UEFA Euro 2004 tournament by Portuguese architect Tomás Taveira...

.

Eusébio
Eusébio
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM , commonly known simply as Eusébio, is a retired Mozambican-born Portuguese football forward. He is considered one of the best footballers of all-time by the IFFHS, experts and fans...

 and António Sousa
António Sousa
António Augusto Gomes de Sousa is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a current manager.During his career he played, among others, for F.C. Porto and Sporting Clube de Portugal...

 were two of the club's most famous players; both played for the biggest clubs in the country
Big Three (Portugal)
The Big Three is the nickname of the three most successful sports clubs in Portugal. The football teams of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Futebol Clube do Porto and Sporting Clube de Portugal have a great rivalry, and are usually the main contenders for the title. They share all but two of the Portuguese...

, the former with Benfica and the latter with both Porto and Sporting, and had long spells with the Portuguese national team
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...

; Sousa also later managed the team.

Beira-Mar also possesses futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...

, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 and boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 departments.

History

Beira-Mar was founded on 1 January 1922, and first reached the first division 39 years later, only lasting one single season. Until 1980, it would amass a further appearances in the top level, the longest spell being from 1971–74. In the 1976–77 season, former S.L. Benfica and Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...

 legend Eusébio
Eusébio
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM , commonly known simply as Eusébio, is a retired Mozambican-born Portuguese football forward. He is considered one of the best footballers of all-time by the IFFHS, experts and fans...

 played briefly for the side, often being injured, as the campaign ended in relegation.

Returned again to the top flight in 1988, Beira-Mar spent most of the following years in that division. In 1999, eight years after playing the decisive match in the competition, the club reached the final of the 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...

, against S.C. Campomaiorense
S.C. Campomaiorense
Sporting Clube Campomaiorense is a Portuguese football club, founded in 1926, and based in Campo Maior.The club had a professional football section that played five seasons at the top level of Portuguese football and reached the Cup of Portugal final in 1999.Campomaiorense was first promoted to the...

 - Sporting Clube de Portugal, Benfica and F.C. Porto and all been ousted before the round of 16 - and won it 1–0 thanks to a Ricardo Sousa
Ricardo Sousa
Ricardo André de Pinho Sousa is a Portuguese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:...

 goal, the son
Son
A son is a male offspring; a boy or man in relation to his parents. The female analogue is a daughter.-Social issues regarding sons:In pre-industrial societies and some current countries with agriculture-based economies, a higher value was, and still is, assigned to sons rather than daughters,...

 of coach António Sousa
António Sousa
António Augusto Gomes de Sousa is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a current manager.During his career he played, among others, for F.C. Porto and Sporting Clube de Portugal...

, who played for the club during the 70's; the team would also be relegated at the season's end.

As the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...

 was extinguished in 1999, Beira-Mar participated in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup, losing 1–2 on aggregate to Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 team Vitesse. In the domestic league, the club finished in second position in the second division
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...

 and promoted immediately back. On 23 February 2002, Beira-Mar achieved a 3–2 away win against Porto, which was managed by a young José Mourinho
José Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One".Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches and critics as the best ever coach in football....

: it would be the last home defeat for the manager for the following decade.

The return of Mário Jardel
Mário Jardel
Mário Jardel de Almeida Ribeiro is a former Brazilian professional footballer.Jardel was most noted for his positioning on the field and "being at the right place, at the right time"...

 to Portugal to play for Beira-Mar was one of the biggest news in Portuguese football in the summer of 2006, as the 33-year old and former European Golden Shoe winner signed a one-year contract. The Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian scored in his official debut, a 2–2 home draw against Desportivo das Aves, but gradually lost his importance in the team, leaving in the following transfer window to a team in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

; Beira-Mar would eventually be relegated, in a season which also included the sacking of manager Carlos Carvalhal and his replacement with Spaniard
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 Francisco Soler
Francisco Soler Atencia
Francisco 'Paco' Soler Atencia is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a current coach.-Club career:...

, after the team signed a cooperation deal with Inverfutbol, a Spanish-based sporting company.

In 2010, Beira-Mar returned to the first division
2009–10 Liga de Honra
-Stadia and locations:-League table:||rowspan=12 style="background-color:white;"|-Results:...

 after a three-year absence, finishing the season as champions.

Current squad

As of 2 September, 2011.

League and cup history

After playing in the UEFA Cup in 1999, Beira-Mar became the first second division team to appear in the competition, alongside Bray Wanderers
Bray Wanderers A.F.C.
Bray Wanderers A.F.C. are an Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club, founded in 1942 and elected to the League in 1985, hails from Bray and play their home matches at the Carlisle Grounds. Club colours are Green and White, and it goes by the nickname...

 from Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

.
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes
1961–62 1D 11 26 8 5 13 43 61 21
1965–66 1D 11 26 6 6 14 31 65 18
1966–67 1D 14 26 5 4 17 23 58 14
1971–72 1D 13 30 7 9 14 29 51 23
1972–73 1D 12 30 5 13 12 27 57 23
1973–74 1D 13 30 7 7 16 34 59 21
1975–76 1D 13 30 6 9 15 28 47 21
1976–77 1D 13 30 7 9 14 33 57 23
1978–79 1D 12 30 11 2 17 44 56 24
1979–80 1D 15 30 5 10 15 24 46 20
1988–89 1D 15 38 10 13 15 29 36 33
1989–90 1D 11 34 10 9 15 22 39 29
1990–91 1D 6 38 12 12 14 40 49 36
1991–92 1D 8 34 11 10 13 32 41 32
1992–93 1D 8 34 10 12 12 24 33 32
1993–94 1D 14 34 9 11 14 28 38 29
1994–95 1D 17 34 8 5 21 33 54 21
1998–99 1D 16 34 6 15 13 36 53 33
1999–00 2H 2 34 18 11 5 54 30 65 UC 1st round Promoted
2000–01 1D 8 34 14 7 13 45 49 49
2001–02 1D 11 34 10 9 15 48 56 39
2002–03 1D 13 34 10 9 15 43 50 39
2003–04 1D 11 34 11 8 15 36 45 41
2004–05 1D 18 34 6 12 16 30 56 30 Relegated
2005–06 2H 1 34 18 14 2 45 18 68 Last 128 Promoted
2006–07 1D 18 30 4 11 15 28 55 23 4th round Relegated
2007–08 2H 6 30 10 12 8 30 32 42 6th round
2008–09 2H 12 30 8 11 11 32 32 35 4th round
2009-10 2H 1 30 16 6 8 44 30 54 4th round Promoted
2010-11 1D 13 30 7 12 11 32 36 33 4th round

Honours

  • 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...

    : 1998–99; Runner-up 1990–91
  • Second Division
    Liga de Honra
    The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...

    : 2005–06, 2009–10
  • 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...

    : 1960–61, 1964–65, 1970–71
  • Fourth Division
    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...

    : 1958–59
  • Portuguese League Cup: 1964–65 (as Taça Ribeiro dos Reis)
  • Portuguese Supercup: Runner-up 1999

Stadium

Beira-Mar play home games at Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro is a football stadium in Aveiro, Portugal. It was designed for the UEFA Euro 2004 tournament by Portuguese architect Tomás Taveira...

, which has a 30,430-seat capacity. It replaced Estádio Mário Duarte
Estádio Mário Duarte
Estádio Mário Duarte was a multi-use stadium in Aveiro, Portugal. It was initially used as the stadium of S.C. Beira-Mar matches. It was replaced by the current Estádio Municipal de Aveiro in 2003. The capacity of the stadium was 15,000 spectators....

as the team's ground, and was built in 2003 for UEFA Euro 2004.

Notable players

See also .


Mariano Fernández
Mariano Fernandez
Mariano Fernández is an Argentine football defender who currently plays in Italy at Sorrento in Serie C2 after being transferred from Dinamo Bucureşti in Romania....

 Eugene Galeković
Eugene Galekovic
Eugen-Josip "Eugene" Galeković is an Australian football player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Adelaide United in the A-League and internationally for Australia.-Club career:...

 Edgar
Edgar Bruno da Silva
Edgar Bruno da Silva, simply Edgar , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Vitória de Guimarães in Portugal, as a striker.-Football career:...

 Fernando
Fernando Marcelo Campagnolo
Fernando Marcelo Campagnolo is a retired Brazilian footballer who played mostly in Portugal for ten years as a defender mainly for Naval for eight years were he is currently one of the all time appearance leaders. He was born in Piracicaba.-Career:He started his career off with his local club XV...

 José Silva
José Carlos da Silva
José Carlos da Silva or simply Carlinhos Bala - "Little Carlos Bullet" - , is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Fortaleza Esporte Clube.-Honours:* Campeonato Pernambucano in 2005 with Santa Cruz Futebol Clube...

 Mário Jardel
Mário Jardel
Mário Jardel de Almeida Ribeiro is a former Brazilian professional footballer.Jardel was most noted for his positioning on the field and "being at the right place, at the right time"...

 Todor Kiutchoukov Fernando Aguiar
Fernando Aguiar
Fernando João Lobo Aguiar is a retired Portuguese-born Canadian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder....

 Pavel Srníček
Pavel Srnícek
Pavel Srníček is a Czech former football goalkeeper.-Career:Srníček was originally signed by Newcastle in December 1990 on loan from Banik Ostrava by manager Jim Smith, who left within months to be succeeded by Ossie Ardiles - by this time his transfer had been made permanent, and he was soon...


Paul Murray
Paul Murray (footballer)
Paul Murray is a footballer who plays in midfield for Hartlepool UnitedHe started his career at Carlisle United and made his Football League debut for them on 27 December 1993, coming on as a substitute against Darlington. In May 1996 he joined QPR on loan, making his debut at Nottingham Forest...

 Magdi Abdelghani
Magdi Abdelghani
Magdi Abdelghani Sayed Ahmed , known as Abdelghani, is a former Egyptian footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder .-Club career:...

 Ishmael Yartey Mourtala Diakité
Mourtala Diakité
Mourtala Diakité is a Malian midfielder.-External links:**...

 Andrija Delibašić
Andrija Delibašic
Andrija Delibašić is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano in La Liga, as a striker.-Club career:...

 Clyde Wijnhard
Clyde Wijnhard
Clyde Wijnhard is a former Dutch professional football player.In a career spanning over ten years, Wijnhard played for Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic, RKC Waalwijk, Willem II, S.C...

 Antolín Alcaraz
Antolin Alcaraz
Antolín Alcaraz Viveros is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic in the Premier League, as a central defender.-Club career:...

 Antonio Pereira
Antonio Pereira
Antonio Pereira may refer to:*António Pereira , Portuguese race walker*Antônio Pereira, Brazilian football referee*António Garcia Pereira, Portuguese lawyer and politician*António Pereira , Portuguese Olympic wrestler...

 António Sousa
António Sousa
António Augusto Gomes de Sousa is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a current manager.During his career he played, among others, for F.C. Porto and Sporting Clube de Portugal...


Eusébio
Eusébio
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM , commonly known simply as Eusébio, is a retired Mozambican-born Portuguese football forward. He is considered one of the best footballers of all-time by the IFFHS, experts and fans...

 Jorge Leitão
Jorge Leitão
Jorge Manuel Vasconcelos Leitão is a Portuguese footballer who plays for F.C. Arouca as a striker.-Football career:...

 Ricardo Sousa
Ricardo Sousa
Ricardo André de Pinho Sousa is a Portuguese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:...

 Tininho Stephen McPhee
Stephen McPhee
Stephen McPhee is a Scottish former footballer. In a ten year career he has played for clubs in Scotland, England and Portugal. And has been capped for his country at under-21 level. A forward, he scored 55 goals in 249 games in all competitions.Starting his career at Coventry City, following a...

 Fary Faye Marián Zeman
Marián Zeman
Marián Zeman is a Slovakian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a central defender...

 Tobias Grahn
Tobias Grahn
Tobias Grahn is a Swedish professional football midfielder.- Career :On 18 February 2007, Grahn played his first La Liga match for Gimnàstic against Racing de Santander. He made his debut for Hertha on 25 August 2007 in the 2–0 loss to Arminia Bielefeld in the Bundesliga...

 Santiago Silva
Santiago Silva
Santiago Martín Silva Olivera is a Uruguayan football forward currently playing for Fiorentina in the Italian Serie A.-Career:...

 Andy Marriott
Andy Marriott
Andrew Marriott is an English-born Welsh professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. He is a journeyman player, having represented a large number of different clubs, and has also played for the Welsh national team....



Anthem

Nasceste na beira Ria

Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

Apadrinhado pelo mar

Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

Herdaste-lhe a valentia

Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

Que o teu lema é triunfar

Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar


A cor da tua bandeira

Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

E o sol que nos aquece

Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

Com vontade verdadeira

Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

A esperança nunca perece


Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

Glória de Aveiro

Sempre o primeiro

A triunfar

Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

Um coração

De campeão

A palpitar.


Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

Glória de Aveiro

Sempre o primeiro

A triunfar

Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

Um coração

De campeão

A palpitar!


Não só fama, mas valor

Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

Ostentas na tua história

Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

Conquistado com fulgor

Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

Vitória sobre vitória

Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar


Tens um nome a defender

Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

Uma cidade p´ra honrar

Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

Para a frente sem tremer

Beira, Beira, Beira-Mar.


Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

Glória de Aveiro

Sempre o primeiro

A triunfar

Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

Um coração

De campeão

A palpitar.


Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

Glória de Aveiro

Sempre o primeiro

A triunfar

Beira-Mar, Beira-Mar

Um coração

De campeão

A palpitar!

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