Clube Desportivo de Mafra is a Portuguese association football club, currently playing in the Liga Portugal 2, the second tier of the Portuguese football league system. They are based in the town of Mafra and own Campo Doutor Mário Silveira stadium, but the games are played in Estádio Municipal de Mafra.[1] Founded in 1965, the club predominantly played within Portugal's regional leagues where they gradually worked their way up until they won the Lisbon Football Association Division 1 title in the 1991–92 league season and promotion to the national leagues.

Mafra
Full nameClube Desportivo de Mafra
Founded24 May 1965; 59 years ago (24 May 1965)
GroundEstádio Municipal de Mafra, Mafra
Capacity1,257
ChairmanJosé Cristo
ManagerCarlos Vaz Pinto
LeagueLiga Portugal 2
2023–24Liga Portugal 2, 6th of 18
Websitewww.cdmafra.com

History

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Clube Desportivo Mafra was founded on 24 May 1965.[2] Initially, in 1940, the club was established under its original colors but was re-founded in 1965.[3] The club began its football activities in 1967.[2] In the 1970–71 season, the club won the third division title of the Lisbon Football Association.[4] Five seasons later, they were crowned champions of the second division of the same association.[4]

In the 1991–92 season, the club secured the first division title of the Lisbon Football Association, allowing them to join the national championships for the first time in the 1992–93 season.[2][4] During its first two seasons in the Terceira Divisão (the fourth tier), the club finished tenth before topping its group in the 1994–95 season.[5] However, the club spent only one season in the Segunda Divisão B before being relegated back to the Tercera Divisão. The following season, they were relegated again to the first division of the Lisbon Football Association.[5]

In the 1997–98 season, Mafra finished second and returned to the Tercera Divisão, where they remained for four seasons.[6] In the 2001–02 season, Mafra topped its group, earning promotion back to the Segunda Divisão B.[5] The club stayed at this level for 14 seasons before winning the northern promotion group to the Segunda Liga in the 2014–15 season.[7] This was achieved by defeating Famalicão, the winner of the other promotion group, with a 1–1 draw followed by a 4–3 victory in the ensuing penalty shootout.[8]

Appearances

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  • LigaPro: 7 (as of the 2023–24 season)
  • Segunda Divisão/Campeonato Nacional: 17
  • Terceira Divisão: 8

Season to season

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  • 2000/01: Terceira Divisão: 3rd
  • 2001/02: Terceira Divisão: 1st
  • 2002/03: Segunda Divisão B: 2nd
  • 2003/04: Segunda Divisão B: 8th
  • 2004/05: Segunda Divisão B: 2nd
  • 2006/07: Segunda Divisão: 7th
  • 2007/08: Segunda Divisão: 5th
  • 2008/09: Segunda Divisão: 7th
  • 2009/10: Segunda Divisão: 5th
  • 2010/11: Segunda Divisão: 2nd
  • 2011/12: Segunda Divisão: 6th
  • 2012/13: Segunda Divisão: 2nd
  • 2013/14: Campeonato Nacional: 1st
  • 2014/15: Campeonato Nacional: 1st
  • 2015/16: Segunda Liga: 21st Relegated
  • 2016/17: Campeonato Portugal Prio
  • 2017/18 Campeonato Portugal Prio: 1st Champions
  • 2018/19: LigaPro: 14th
  • 2019/20: LigaPro: 4th
  • 2020/21: Liga Portugal 2: 12th
  • 2021/22: Liga Portugal 2: 9th
  • 2022/23: Liga Portugal 2: 6th

Players

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Current squad

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As of 1 October 2024[9]

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   AUT Martin Fraisl
2 DF   DEN Pontus Texel
3 MF   CIV Chris Kouakou
4 DF   CGO Bryan Passi
5 DF   CIV Djé Beni
6 DF   POR Pedro Pereira
7 FW   POR Rodrigo Matos
8 FW   BRA Lucas Gabriel
9 MF   DEN Andreas Nibe
10 FW   POR Miguel Falé
11 FW   COL Juan Felipe Moreno
12 GK   BRA Guilherme Christino
15 DF   POR Guilherme Ferreira (captain)
17 MF   NGA John Kolawole
18 DF   POR Fabinho
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   NGA Stanley Iheanacho
20 MF   MLI Yacouba Maiga
21 FW   POR José Marques
22 GK   POR Francisco Lemos
24 DF   MLI Moussa Camara
32 DF   BRA Rodrigo Freitas
35 MF   ANG Valter Monteiro (on loan from Midtjylland)
39 MF   BRA Andrey
45 FW   SLE Alhaji Kamara (on loan from Midtjylland)
66 MF   POR Diogo Capitão
70 FW   DEN Jonathan Lind
80 MF   POR Vítor Gonçalves
90 FW   NGA Friday Etim
99 FW   BRA Breno Martins
MF   GNB Alamara Djabi (on loan from Midtjylland)

On loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF   AUS Hosine Bility (at Brisbane Roar until 30 June 2025)

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Lusa (3 July 2015). "Mafra vai jogar no Estádio Municipal". SAPO (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "História da Fundação". C.D. Mafra (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Clube Desportivo de Mafra comemora 50 anos". Jornal de Mafra (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Correia, Fernando; Cristóvão, Nuno, eds. (2010). 100 Anos de futebol. Hachette Livre. ISBN 978-972-20-4337-3.
  5. ^ a b c "Portugal – Table of Honor" (PDF). Soccer Library. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Honra da AF Lisboa 1997/1998". Fora de Jogo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Mafra comemora "bodas de ouro" com subida à II Liga". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 24 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Campeonato Nacional de Seniores: Mafra campeão nas penalidades". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Equipa Principal" (in Portuguese). C.D. Mafra. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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