C.D. Mafra Explained

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Fullname:Clube Desportivo de Mafra
Ground:Estádio Municipal de Mafra, Mafra
Capacity:1,257
Chairman:José Cristo
Manager:Carlos Vaz Pinto
League:Liga Portugal 2
Season:2023–24
Position:Liga Portugal 2, 9th of 18
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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.

History

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. 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.

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. 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.

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. 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

Season to season

Players

Current squad

[9]

On loan

Honours

2014–15, 2017–18

2001–02

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mafra vai jogar no Estádio Municipal. 3 July 2015. 15 August 2015. Lusa. SAPO. PT. 15 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150715042028/http://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/segunda_liga/artigo/2015/07/03/mafra-vai-jogar-no-estadio-municipal. live.
  2. Web site: História da Fundação . C.D. Mafra . https://web.archive.org/web/20100123203150/https://www.cdmafra.com/articles/historia/historia-da-fundacao . 23 January 2010 . pt . dead.
  3. Web site: Clube Desportivo de Mafra comemora 50 anos . Jornal de Mafra . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172055/http://jornaldemafra.pt/clube-desportivo-de-mafra-comemora-50-anos/ . 3 March 2016 . pt . dead.
  4. Book: Correia . Fernando . Cristóvão . Nuno . 100 Anos de futebol . 2010 . . 978-972-20-4337-3.
  5. Web site: Portugal – Table of Honor . Soccer Library . 23 May 2024 . 10 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191010211315/http://soccerlibrary.free.fr/por_ft.pdf . live .
  6. Web site: Honra da AF Lisboa 1997/1998 . Fora de Jogo . https://web.archive.org/web/20090930172939/https://www.foradejogo.net/championship.php?championship=19981542801 . 30 September 2009 . pt . dead.
  7. News: Mafra comemora "bodas de ouro" com subida à II Liga . 23 May 2024 . Diário de Notícias . 24 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602090854/https://www.dn.pt/desporto/futebol-nacional/mafra-comemora-bodas-de-ouro-com-subida-a-ii-liga-4586287.html . 2 June 2023 . pt.
  8. News: Campeonato Nacional de Seniores: Mafra campeão nas penalidades . 23 May 2024 . Maisfutebol . 10 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602090855/https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/campeonato-nacional-seniores/famalicao/campeonato-nacional-de-seniores-mafra-campeao-nas-penalidades . 2 June 2023 . pt.
  9. Web site: Equipa Principal. C.D. Mafra. pt. 2 October 2023. 3 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231003114101/https://www.cdmafra.com/pt/futebol/seniores-liga-2. live.

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