S.C. Farense
Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Faro in the district of the same name and the region of Algarve. Founded in 1910, the club will play the 2023–24 season in the Primeira Liga after promotion from the Liga Portugal 2.

History
In its entire history, the club has won nine major trophies: the AF Algarve Championship five times, the Segunda Divisão twice, and the Terceira Divisão and AF Algarve First and Second Divisions once each. Aside from its major trophies, the club as of 2013, has played 23 seasons in the Primeira Liga of which their highest league table classification came in the 1994–95 season where they managed a fifth-place finish.

On the back of that best-ever finish, Farense qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time, losing in the first round to Olympique Lyonnais by a single goal in each game.  The club also reached the final of the Taça de Portugal in 1990 where they lost to Estrela da Amadora. Among the mainstays of their 1990s teams were the Moroccan attacking duo of Hajry Redouane and Hassan Nader.

The 2001–02 season saw the club relegated to the second tier of Portuguese football. In 2006, the club was in the sixth tier, the second district league of the Algarve Football Association, but won two consecutive promotions as champions. In 2012–13 they were  promoted to the Segunda Liga. In 2019–20, after the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the club were promoted back to the top flight after 18 years, under manager Sérgio Vieira. One year later, they were relegated on the final matchday after a 4–0 loss at C.D. Santa Clara.

On 3 February 2023, Farense sacked manager Vasco Faísca before a match against Estrela da Amadora, who had cut their advantage in second place to one point. His replacement José Mota led the club back to the Primeira Liga.

Stadium

The Leões de Faro played at the Estádio de São Luís for 94 years from 1910. The club moved stadium in 2004 to the newly constructed Estádio Algarve which was built for the purpose of hosting matches at UEFA Euro 2004. The Faro side moved back to the Estádio de São Luís in 2013 after it gained promotion to the Segunda Liga. As a result of their promotion, the Estádio de São Luís underwent major renovations to improve its facilities.

Rivalries
The club has rivalries with fellow Algarve clubs S.C. Olhanense and Portimonense S.C.

Players

Current squad

Notable former players
Players that have played more than 50 league matches:

  Bruno Alves
  Carlos Fernandes
  Hélder Baptista
  Hélder Rosário
  Jacques Pereira
  João Fajardo
  João Oliveira Pinto
  Jorge Jesus
  Jorge Martins
  Manuel Cajuda
  Manuel José
  Quim
  Ricardo Vaz Tê
  Rui Esteves
  Skoda
  Tozé
  Tulipa
  Zé Tó
  Nail Beširović
  Zé Carlos
  Marco Aurélio
  King
  Pelé
  Laurence Batty
  Peter Barnes
  Peter Eastoe
  Ted Kelton Agasson
  Dimitrios Konstantopoulos
  Ferenc Mészáros
  Hajry Redouane
  Hassan Nader
  Carlos Fumo
  Henry Makinwa
  Peter Rufai
  Uche Okafor
  Lucian Marinescu
  Ilshat Faizulin
  Ryan Gauld
  Dragan Punišić
  Goran Stevanović
  Milonja Đukić
  Tueba Menayane
  Perry Mutapa

Managerial history

  José Augusto (1987–1989)
  Malcolm Allison (1989)
  Paco Fortes (1989–1998)
  João Alves (1998–2000)
  Nicolau Vaqueiro (2000)
  Manuel Balela (Jun 14, 2000 – May 27, 2001)
  Alberto Pazos (Jun 7, 2001 – Nov 27, 2001)
  Hajry Redouane (Nov 28, 2001 – Dec 4, 2001)
  Jorge Castelo (Dec 4, 2001 – Mar 18, 2002)
  Paco Fortes (Mar 18, 2002 – Dec 3, 2002)
  Manuel Balela (Dec 4, 2002 – Mar 8, 2003)
  Hajry Redouane (Mar 8, 2003 – Jun 1, 2003)
  Manuel Balela (2003 –2004)
  Joaquim Sequeira (2004 – Jan 3, 2005)
  Manuel Balela (Jan 3, 2005 – May 5, 2005)
  Hassan Nader (May 5, 2005 – 2006)
  Carlos Costa (Sep 30, 2006 – Feb 4, 2008)
  Jorge Portela (Feb 6, 2008 – Aug 31, 2008)
  Ivo Soares (Sep 2, 2008 – Nov 18, 2008)
  António Barão (Nov 18, 2008 – Jun 7, 2009)
  Edinho (Jul 16, 2009 – Dec 22, 2009)
  Rui Esteves (Dec 22, 2009 – Mar 16, 2010)
  Joaquim Mendes (Mar 16, 2010 – Nov 29, 2010)
  Joaquim Sequeira (Nov 29, 2010 – Dec 29, 2010)
  João de Deus (Jan 2, 2011 – Apr 30, 2011)
  Manuel Balela (2011 – May 30, 2012)
  Bruno Ribeiro (June 2, 2012 – Jan 15, 2013)
  Mauro de Brito (Jan 2013 – Sept 9, 2013)
  Jorge Paixão (Sept 13, 2013 – Feb 25, 2014)
  Antero Afonso (Feb 25, 2014 – Jun 2, 2014)
  Pedro Correia (Jun 2, 2014 – Nov 24, 2014)
  Abel Xavier (Dec 2, 2014 – May 28, 2015)
  Jorge Paixão (Jun 6, 2015 – Dec 14, 2015)
  Horácio Gonçalves (Dec 14, 2015 – Apr 7, 2016)
  Antero Afonso (Apr 7, 2016 – Jul 22, 2016)
  Lázaro Oliveira (Jul 22, 2016 – Apr 3, 2017)
  Rui Duarte (Apr 3, 2017 – Feb 5, 2019)
  Álvaro Magalhães (Fev 5, 2019 – May 22, 2019)
  Sérgio Vieira (May 22, 2019 – Feb 1, 2021)
  Jorge Costa (Feb 4, 2021 – Ago 30, 2021)
  Fernando Pires (Ago 31, 2021 – Dez 19, 2021)
  Vasco Faísca (Dez 19, 2021 – Feb 6, 2023)
  José Mota (Feb 6, 2023 – )

Honours
 Segunda Divisão: 1939–40, 1982–83
 Terceira Divisão: 2011–12
 AF Algarve Championship: 1914–15, 1917–18, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1937–38
 AF Algarve First Division: 2007–08
 AF Algarve Second Division: 2006-07

Youth Honours
 AF Algarve U23 Championship: 2020-21
 AF Algarve Juniores B First Division (U17): 2018–19, 2019–20
 AF Algarve Juniores C First Division (U15): 2012-2013

European cup history
Q = Qualifying
PO = Play-off
UEFA Cup

League and cup history

References

External links
  

 
Association football clubs established in 1910
Football clubs in Portugal
1910 establishments in Portugal
Primeira Liga clubs
Liga Portugal 2 clubs
Sport in Faro, Portugal