title: A.D. Esposende
text: # A.D. Esposende
  
  Associação Desportiva de Esposende (abbreviated as AD Esposende) is a Portuguese football club based in Esposende in the district of Braga.
  
  ## Background
  
  AD Esposende currently plays in the Terceira Divisão Série A which is the fourth tier of Portuguese football. The club was founded in 1978 and they play their home matches at the Estádio Padre Sá Pereira in Esposende. The stadium is able to accommodate 5,000 spectators.
  
  The club is affiliated to Associação de Futebol de Braga and has competed in the AF Braga Taça. The club has also entered the national cup competition known as Taça de Portugal on occasions, and reached the semifinals in 1999.
  
  ## Season to season
  
  | Season | Level | Division | Section | Place | Movements |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1990–91 | Tier 3 | Segunda Divisão | Série Norte | 13th | |
  | 1991–92 | Tier 3 | Segunda Divisão | Série Norte | 12th | |
  | 1992–93 | Tier 3 | Segunda Divisão | Série Norte | 10th | |
  | 1993–94 | Tier 3 | Segunda Divisão | Série Norte | 9th | |
  | 1994–95 | Tier 3 | Segunda Divisão | Série Norte | 10th | |
  | 1995–96 | Tier 3 | Segunda Divisão | Série Norte | 4th | |
  | 1996–97 | Tier 3 | Segunda Divisão | Série Norte | 13th | |
  | 1997–98 | Tier 3 | Segunda Divisão | Série Norte | 1st | Promoted |
  | 1998–99 | Tier 2 | Liga de Honra | | 14th | |
  | 1999–2000 | Tier 2 | Liga de Honra | | 17th | Relegated |
  | 2000–01 | Tier 3 | Segunda Divisão | Série Norte | 12th | |
  | 2001–02 | Tier 3 | Segunda Divisão | Série Norte | 15th | |
  | 2002–03 | Tier 3 | Segunda Divisão | Série Norte | 19th | Relegated |
  | 2003–04 | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série A | 9th | |
  | 2004–05 | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série A | 5th | |
  | 2005–06 | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série A | 13th | Relegated |
  | 2006–07 | Tier 5 | Distritais | AF Braga – Honra | 5th | |
  | 2007–08 | Tier 5 | Distritais | AF Braga – Honra | 8th | |
  | 2008–09 | Tier 5 | Distritais | AF Braga – Honra | 6th | |
  | 2009–10 | Tier 5 | Distritais | AF Braga – Honra | 2nd | Promoted |
  | 2010–11 | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série A – 1ª Fase | 6th | Promotion Group |
  | | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série A Fase Final | 4th | |
  | 2011–12 | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série A – 1ª Fase | 7th | Relegation Group |
  | | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série A Últimos | 2nd | |
  
  ## Honours
  
  * AF Braga Taça: 1971/72
  
  ## Footnotes
  
  * 1 2 3 "Associação Desportiva de Esposende – ForaDeJogo – foradejogo.net". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  * ↑ "Associação Desportiva de Esposende – Portugal – footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  * ↑ "Portugal – Table of Honor – soccerlibrary.free.fr" (PDF). Soccer Library. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  * ↑ "Competitions – Portugal – footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  * ↑ "Competitions – ForaDeJogo – foradejogo.net". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  * ↑ "AF Braga". Futebol Total. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  