title: 2015–16 Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. season
text: # 2015–16 Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. season
  
  The 2015–16 season was Académica de Coimbra's 64th season in the Primeira Liga and 14th and final consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Briosa also participated in the Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga. The club was initially managed by José Viterbo in what would have been his first full season as manager. Viterbo, however, resigned on 20 September 2015 and later replaced by Filipe Gouveia on 24 September. The club were relegated from the top flight of Portuguese football for the first time since the 1998–99 season, following a home draw with Braga on 7 May 2016.
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Primeira Liga
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 14 | Boavista | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 33 | |
  | 15 | Vitória de Setúbal | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 30 | |
  | 16 | Tondela | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 30 | |
  | 17 | União da Madeira (R) | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 29 | Relegation to LigaPro |
  | 18 | Académica (R) | 34 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 60 | −28 | 25 | Relegation to LigaPro |
  
  * 1 2 Vitória de Setúbal ahead of Tondela on head-to-head record; Tondela–Vitória de Setúbal 1–3, Vitória de Setúbal–Tondela 0–1
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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  | Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
  | Result | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | L |
  | Position | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
  
  ## Players
  
  ### Appearances and goals
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Primeira Liga | Primeira Liga | Taça de Portugal | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Taça da Liga |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
  | 1 | GK | POR | João Gomes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 32 | GK | BRA | Lee Oliveira | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 88 | GK | POR | Pedro Trigueira | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Defenders ||||||||||||
  | 2 | DF | BRA | Aderlan Silva | 27 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | POR | Emídio Rafael | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | BRA | Ricardo Nascimento | 26 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | FRA | Tripy Makonda | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 13 | DF | POR | João Real | 30 | 3 | 24+2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 14 | DF | BRA | Iago Santos | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 22 | DF | COD | Christopher Oualembo | 15 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 23 | DF | BRA | William Gustavo | 8 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 37 | DF | GHA | Richard Ofori | 7 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 55 | DF | POR | Rafa | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Midfielders ||||||||||||
  | 4 | MF | NGA | Nwankwo Obiora | 12 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | FRA | Selim Bouadla | 8 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 20 | MF | POR | Rui Pedro | 24 | 3 | 16+5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | POR | Leandro Silva | 30 | 1 | 23+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 24 | MF | KOR | Hwang Mun-ki | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 27 | MF | POR | Pedro Nuno | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 28 | MF | POR | Nuno Piloto | 21 | 1 | 13+5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 48 | MF | POR | Artur Taborda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 65 | MF | POR | Fernando Alexandre | 29 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | Forwards ||||||||||||
  | 7 | FW | POR | Marinho | 21 | 3 | 10+8 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | POR | Rabiola | 25 | 2 | 9+14 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 10 | FW | GNB | Ivanildo | 23 | 1 | 18+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 17 | FW | CIV | Inters Gui | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 19 | FW | POR | Gonçalo Paciência | 30 | 4 | 17+10 | 3 | 0+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | 30 | FW | POR | Rafael Lopes | 29 | 6 | 13+13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
  | 43 | FW | BFA | Nii Plange | 31 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 77 | FW | POR | Hugo Seco | 30 | 1 | 7+20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  
  Last updated: 21 May 2016 Source: Equipa
  
  ### Transfers
  
  **Summer**
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | DF | POR | Emídio Rafael (from Estoril) |
  | — | FW | POR | Rabiola (from Penafiel) |
  | — | GK | POR | Pedro Trigueira (from União da Madeira) |
  | — | MF | FRA | Selim Bouadla (from Debrecen) |
  | — | DF | BRA | William Gustavo (on loan from Grêmio Anápolis) |
  | — | MF | BFA | Nii Plange (from Vitória de Guimarães) |
  | — | FW | POR | Gonçalo Paciência (on loan from Porto) |
  | — | MF | POR | Leandro Silva (on loan from Porto) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 1 | GK | POR | Cristiano (loan return to Braga) |
  | 3 | DF | POR | Aníbal Capela (loan return to Braga) |
  | 11 | FW | CIV | Magique (loaned to Şanlıurfaspor) |
  | 12 | FW | GUI | Salim Cissé (loan return to Sporting CP) |
  | 19 | FW | MLI | Ulysse Diallo (to Marítimo) |
  | 21 | MF | BRA | Marcos Paulo (to Panetolikos) |
  | 23 | MF | CMR | Edgar Salli (loan return to Monaco) |
  | 47 | DF | POR | Ricardo Esgaio (loan return to Sporting CP) |
  | 92 | DF | BRA | Lucas Mineiro (Contract terminated) |
  
  **Winter**
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | DF | POR | Rafa (on loan from Porto) |
  | — | MF | CIV | Inters Gui (on loan from Vitória de Guimarães) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  
  ## Technical staff
  
  | Position | Name |
  | - | - |
  | Head coach | Filipe Gouveia |
  | Assistant coach | Miguel Pinto Sérgio Carvalho João Veloso |
  | Goalkeeping coach | Ricardo Fonseca |
  
  Source: Académica
  
  