C.D. Nacional

For the defunct Spanish club, see CD Nacional de Madrid. For the Uruguayan club, see Club Nacional de Football.

Clube Desportivo Nacional, commonly known as Nacional and sometimes Nacional da Madeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [nɐsjuˈnal dɐ mɐˈðɐjɾɐ]), is a Portuguese football club based in Funchal, on the island of Madeira.^[2]

Nacional

Full name	Clube Desportivo Nacional
Nickname(s)	Alvinegros (White-and-Black) Nacionalistas (Nationalists)
Founded	8 December 1910; 112 years ago (8 December 1910)
Ground	Estádio da Madeira^[1]
Capacity	5,132
President	Rui Alves
Head coach	Filipe Candido
League	Liga Portugal 2
2021/22	6th of 18
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Founded on 8 December 1910, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal 2, Portugal's second-tier division of professional football. It plays its home games at Estádio da Madeira, also known as Estádio da Choupana. Built in 1998 and named at the time Estádio Eng. Rui Alves after the current club president Rui Alves, it seats approximately 5,132 people. The stadium is located in the north of Funchal, high in the mountains of the Choupana district

The club's home colours are black and white striped shirts with black shorts and socks. Nacional is also known for being one of the clubs that formed Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo and to honour the club's most famous player they named their youth training facilities Cristiano Ronaldo Câmpus Futebol.

The Alvinegros best top-tier league finish was fourth in the 2003–04 Primeira Liga season and their best participation in European competitions was in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League after beating Zenit St. Petersburg in the play-off round and managing to secure a third place in the group stage.

Like many other Portuguese clubs, Nacional operates several sports teams outside the football team. Other sports groups within the organisation include beach soccer, boxing, artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, tennis, triathlon, muay thai, padel, rallying, swimming and veterans' soccer.

History

Nacional reached the first division for the first time ever in the mid-1980s, returning again in 2002–03. The following season was arguably the best ever season, as the side finished fourth in the league, just squeaking past Braga. In that season, three of its key players were Paulo Assunção, a defensive midfielder, and goal-machine Adriano, who netted 19 times. Both would later go to Porto, while the third key player, winger Miguelito, joined Benfica in 2006.

Nacional also had a quarter-final run in the domestic cup, and would lose in the first round of the subsequent 2004–05 UEFA Cup, being defeated twice by Sevilla. In 2006–07's edition, more of the same occurred with two early losses to Rapid București.

In the 2008–09 season, Nacional again edged Braga for the final fourth spot, mainly courtesy of Nenê, who scored 20 goals and won the Golden Boot honor. The side also reached the last-four in the Portuguese Cup, losing on aggregate 5–4 to Paços de Ferreira, with the decider coming at the Estádio da Madeira in the 90th minute.

2009–10 started without Nenê, who was sold to Cagliari for a club-record fee of €4.5 million. In August 2009, however, the club managed to defeat former UEFA Super Cup winners Zenit Saint Petersburg in the UEFA Europa League last round prior to the group stages; after a 4–3 home win, youngster Rúben Micael scored another last-minute goal, as the club was trailing 1–0 in Russia. In the next round, Nacional was drawn alongside Athletic Bilbao, Austria Wien, and Werder Bremen; the Austrians were beaten 5–1 in Madeira, but the Portuguese did not progress to the knockout rounds.

In the 2014–15 season, Nacional had a slow start, being eliminated of 2014–15 UEFA Europa League in the play-off round against Dinamo Minsk, after losing two times in a 2–0 away loss^[3] and a 2–3 home loss.^[4] But after that the club accomplished a major achievement, after beating rivals Marítimo in a 3–0 home win for the 2014–15 Primeira Liga^[5] the Alvinegros managed to beat them again, this time in a 1–1 away draw for the quarter-finals of the 2014–15 Taça de Portugal where Nacional eventually won 6–5 at penalties, granting the team the qualification for the semi-finals of the competition.^[6]

On 30 December 2016, Predrag Jokanović began his fourth spell as manager for the club.^[7]

On 16 May 2021, Nacional got relegated for 3rd time in the last 5 seasons and becoming into a yo-yo club.

Club presidents

• António Ascensão Figueira (1910–1926)
• Ernesto Pelágio dos Santos (1926–1932)
• António Caldeira (1932–1936)
• Dr. Consuelo Figueira (1936–1940)
• Luís Lopes Serrão (1940–1944)
• Dr. Daniel Brazão Machado (1944–1948)
• Dr. José Telentino Costa César Abreu (1954–1958)
• Dr. António Manuel Sales Caldeira (1958–1964)
• Fernando Pereira Rebelo (1964–1965)
• Luís Lopes Serrão (1966–1969)
• Antonio Manuel Sales Caldeira (1969–1973)
• Nélio Jorge Ferraz Mendonça (1973–1993)
• Dr. Fausto Pereira (1993–1994)
• Eng. Rui António Macedo Alves (1994–2014)
• João Gris Teixeira (2014–2015)
• Eng. Rui António Macedo Alves (2015–Present)^[8]

Stadium

Main article: Estádio da Madeira

The Estádio da Madeira, better known as the Choupana, houses Nacional. The current stadium is located around nearby training pitches. The club also built an academy campus in name of its most famous player, Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo. The stadium was renovated in 2007 for a new stand and also increasing the capacity to over 5,000 spectators. The total price of the renovations was €20 million.

In these new facilities, no stands were put behind the goals, with a tall fence used in its place. In mid-2007, the stadium name was changed to Estádio da Madeira, because of the excellent sports facilities.

Rivalry

Main article: Madeira derby

 

Nacional in 1925

Nacional has a big rivalry with Madeira-neighbours Marítimo. Historically, Marítimo dominated Nacional in the early years, being the first to reach European competition.

Honours

National competitions

• Segunda Liga

Winners: 2017–18

• Segunda Divisão B / South Zone

Winners: 1999–2000

Regional competitions

• AF Madeira Championship

Winners (8): 1934–35, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1968–69, 1974–75

• AF Madeira Cup

Winners (6): 1943–44, 1944–45, 1973–74, 1974–75, 2001–02, 2007–08

Other

• Ramón de Carranza Trophy

Winners: 2012

League and cup history

Season	League									Cup	League Cup	Europe (UEFA)		Notes
	Div.	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Result	Result	Competition	Result
1988–89	1D	10th	38	12	12	14	43	49	36	R6	—	–	–
1989–90	1D	14th	34	7	14	13	34	46	28	R6	—	–	–
1990–91	1D	20th	38	8	11	19	33	60	27	R5	—	–	–	^[A]
1991–92	2D	14th	34	6	13	15	26	42	25	R4	—	–	–
1992–93	2D	13th	34	10	10	14	32	42	30	R4	—	–	–
1993–94	2D	11th	34	10	11	13	32	33	31	R3	—	–	–
1994–95	2D	13th	34	11	10	13	39	42	32	R4	—	–	–
1995–96	2D	16th	34	11	6	17	39	43	39	R4	—	–	–	^[B]
1996–97	2DS	1st	34	24	6	4	80	30	78	R4	—	–	–	^[C]
1997–98	2D	18th	34	6	9	19	37	58	27	R4	—	–	–	^[B]
1998–99	2DS	9th	34	15	4	15	42	39	49	R4	—	–	–
1999–2000	2DS	1st	38	25	8	5	66	32	83	R2	—	–	–	^[C]
2000–01	2D	7th	34	14	9	11	55	52	51	R6	—	–	–
2001–02	2D	3rd	34	18	8	8	62	39	62	R3	—	–	–	^[D]
2002–03	1D	11th	34	9	13	12	40	46	40	R5	—	–	–
2003–04	1D	4th	34	17	5	12	56	35	56	QF	—	–	–	^[E]
2004–05	1D	12th	34	12	5	17	46	48	41	R6	—	UEFA Cup	R1	^[F]
2005–06	1D	5th	34	14	10	10	40	32	52	R6	—	–	–
2006–07	1D	8th	30	11	6	13	41	38	39	R6	—	UEFA Cup	R1
2007–08	1D	10th	30	9	8	13	23	28	35	R5	R3	–	–
2008–09	1D	4th	30	15	7	8	47	32	52	SF	R3	–	–
2009–10	1D	7th	30	10	9	11	36	46	39	R5	R3	UEFA Europa League	GS	^[G]
2010–11	1D	6th	30	11	9	10	28	31	42	R4	SF	–	–
2011–12	1D	7th	30	13	5	12	48	50	44	SF	R3	UEFA Europa League	PO
2012–13	1D	8th	30	11	7	12	45	51	40	R4	R3	–	–
2013–14	1D	5th	30	11	12	7	43	33	45	R3	R3	–	–
2014–15	1D	7th	34	13	8	13	45	46	47	SF	R3	UEFA Europa League	PO
2015–16	1D	11th	34	10	8	16	40	56	38	QF	R3	–	–
2016–17	1D	18th	34	4	9	21	22	58	21	R4	R2	–	–	^[A]
2017–18	2D	1st	38	19	14	5	72	45	71	R4	R1	–	–	^[D]
2018–19	1D	17th	34	7	7	20	33	73	28	R3	R3	–	–	^[A]
2019–20	2D	1th	24	14	8	2	36	16	50	R2	R2	–	–	^[H]
2020–21	1D	18th	34	6	7	21	30	59	25	R5	–	–	–	^[A]

A. ^ Relegated to the Segunda Liga.

B. ^ Relegated to the Segunda Divisão.

C. ^ Promoted to the Segunda Liga.

D. ^ Promoted to the Primeira Liga.

E. ^ Best Primeira Liga finish.

F. ^ First presence in european competitions.

G. ^ Best finish in european competitions.

H. ^ LigaPro suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal

Last updated: 15 May 2021
Div. = Division; 1D = Primeira Liga; 2D = Segunda Liga; 2DS = Segunda Divisão – South Zone
Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal scored; GA = Goal against; Pts = Points
R = Round (Number); QF = Quarter-finals; SF = Semi-finals; PO = Play-off; GS = Group stage

  = Champions;   = Semi-finals or 3rd place;   = Promoted;   = Relegated

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2004–05	UEFA Cup	R1	Sevilla	1–2	0–2	1–4
2006–07	UEFA Cup	R1	Rapid București	1–2	0–1	1–3
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	PO	Zenit Saint Petersburg	4–3	1–1	5–4
		Group L	Werder Bremen	2–3	1–4	—
			Austria Wien	5–1	1–1	—
			Athletic Bilbao	1–1	1–2	—
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	2Q	FH Hafnarfjördur	2–0	1–1	3–1
		3Q	BK Häcken	3–0	1–2	4–2
		PO	Birmingham City	0–0	0–3	0–3
2014–15	UEFA Europa League	PO	Dinamo Minsk	2–3	0–2	2–5

Last updated: 28 August 2014
Q = Qualifying; PO = Play-off

Players

Current squad

As of 16 October 2022^[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   POR Rui Encarnação 2 DF   POR João Aurélio 3 DF   POR Rafa Vieira 4 DF   BRA Paulo Vitor (on loan from Botafogo-PB) 5 DF   POR José Gomes 8 MF   BIH Vladan Danilović 9 FW   BRA Bruno Gomes 10 MF   POR Luís Esteves 11 FW   MOZ Witi 13 GK   BRA Daniel Guimarães 15 DF   POR Fábio Erins 18 FW   BRA Wallisson Bahia 20 MF   POR Jota 21 MF   POR Sérgio Marakis 22 FW   COL Pipe Gómez

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 DF   POR José Graça 27 FW   COL Juan Calero (on loan from Zacatecas) 28 FW   POR Carlos Daniel 29 FW   POR Zé Manuel 30 MF   POR Martim Gustavo 33 DF   POR Francisco Gonçalves 37 GK   BRA Lucas França 40 DF   BRA Clayton (on loan from Sao Bernardo) 55 DF   POR André Sousa 66 MF   POR Chico Ramos 70 MF   POR Rúben Macedo 77 MF   BRA Gustavo Silva 99 FW   BRA Dudu — DF   BRA Alex

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Former coaches

•   Jair Picerni (1989–91)
•   Eurico Gomes (1991–92)
•   José Rachão (1993–95)
•   Rodolfo Reis (1995–96)
•   Jair Picerni (1996–98)
•   José Alberto Torres (1998–99)
•   José Peseiro (1999–03)
•   Casemiro Mior (2003–05)
•   João Carlos Pereira (2005)
•   Manuel Machado (2005–06)
•   Carlos Brito (2006–07)
•   Predrag Jokanović (2007–08)
•   Manuel Machado (2008–10)
•   Predrag Jokanović (interim) (2009–10)
•   Predrag Jokanović (2010–11)
•   Ivo Vieira (2011)
•   Pedro Caixinha (2011–12)
•   Manuel Machado (2012–2016)
•   Predrag Jokanović (2016–2017)
•   Costinha (2017–2019)
•   Luís Freire (2019–2021)
•   Manuel Machado (2021–present)

President

•   António Figueira (1910–26)
•   Ernesto dos Santos (1926–32)
•   António Caldeira (1932–36)
•   Consuelo Figueira (1936–40)
•   Luís Serrão (1940–44)
•   Daniel Machado (1944–48)
•   José Abreu (1954–58)
•   António Manuel Caldeira (1958–64)
•   Fernando Rebelo (1964–65)
•   Luís Serrão (1965–69)
•   António Manuel Caldeira (1969–73)
•   Nélio Mendonça (1973–93)
•   Fausto Pereira (1993–94)
•   Rui Alves (1994–14)
•   João Teixeira (2014–15)
•   Rui Alves (2015–)

Player records

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as used substitute.

Rank	Name	Nat.	Years	League	TP	TL	EL	Total	Ref
1	Serginho		1994–2004	279	9	0	0	288	^[10]
2	Bruno Patacas		2002–2011	229	21	11	9	270	^[11]
3	João Aurélio		2008–2016	186	22	16	14	238	^[12]
4	Ivo Vieira		1994–2004	205	14	0	0	219	^[13]
5	Cléber Monteiro		2003–2010	183	20	7	4	214	^[14]
6	João Fidalgo		1996–2005	171	11	0	0	182	^[15]
7	António Vieira		1981–1994	162	0	0	0	162	^[16]
8	Mateus		2008–2013	117	15	9	12	153	^[17]
9	Fernando Ávalos		2003–2008	132	15	1	3	151	^[18]
10	Pedro Paulo		1996–2001	136	9	0	0	145	^[19]

Most goals

Competitive matches only, includes goals as used substitute.

Rank	Name	Nat.	Years	League	TP	TL	EL	Total	Ref
1	Serginho		1994–2004	115	4	0	0	119
2	Adriano		2002–2005	43	4	0	1	48	^[20]
3	Bryan Róchez		2017–	40	1	4	0	45
4	Roberto Carlos		1990–1994	40	0	0	0	40	^[21]
5	Mateus		2008–2013	28	7	0	3	38
6	Rui Miguel		1995–1997	36	1	0	0	37	^[22]
	Mario Rondón		2011–2015	31	5	0	1	37	^[23]
7	Claudemir		2010–2014	23	2	2	0	27	^[24]
8	Nenê		2008–2009	20	4	1	0	25	^[25]
9	Edmilson		1988–1991	23	0	0	0	23	^[26]
10	André Pinto		2002–2006	21	0	0	0	21	^[27]
	Diego Barcelos		2009–2014	18	2	1	0	21	^[28]
	Marco Matias		2014–2015	17	3	0	1	21	^[29]

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