Clube Desportivo Cova da Piedade is a football club established in the parish of Cova da Piedade, municipality of Almada, Portugal. The club merged with B-SAD, in an attempt of the former to retain their position currently in Liga 3, the third tier of portuguese football, but they weren't granted license and were relegated to distrital championships.[1]
Clube Desportivo Cova da Piedade was founded on 28 January 1947, resulting from the merge between União Piedense Futebol Clube, founded on 9 April 1914, and Sporting Clube Piedense. Cova da Piedade's current president is Paulo Veiga.
Promotion to LigaProedit
On 30 April 2016, Cova da Piedade were promoted for the first time ever to the professional second-tier (all previous presences in the second-tier were prior to the creation of Segunda Divisão de Honra in 1990) after beating Angrense 2–1, confirming the first place on Campeonato de Portugal, South Zone, with two more matches still to play. They won the third-tier championship title on 5 June 2016, against North Zone winners Vizela.
On 7 March 2023, the boards of Cova da Piedade and B-SAD (an offshoot of C.F. Os Belenenses) announced a merger, taking the league position of B-SAD while retaining the name and facilities and Cova da Piedade. Cova da Piedade had not played senior football since being expelled from Liga Portugal 2 in 2021, while B-SAD had been renting the Estádio Nacional from the state while using distant facilities for training.[3] In June, B-SAD was relegated from the second tier after a 2–1 playoff defeat to Länk FC Vilaverdense, meaning that the fused club would begin life in Liga 3.[4]
Stadiumedit
Cova da Piedade play their matches at Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira (named after the former President of the Municipality of Almada) and has a capacity for 3,000 spectators.[citation needed] The stadium has natural turf.
Current squadedit
As of 26 January 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^"Oficial: Cova da Piedade fora das competições da FPF".
^"Inscrição do Cova da Piedade foi rejeitada pela Liga: Vilafranquense convidado para o seu lugar". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 21 June 2021.
^"Cova da Piedade e B SAD unem-se para subir já na próxima época" [Cova da Piedade and B-SAD join together to go up next season] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^Pombo, Diogo (11 June 2023). "Cinco anos após a separação do Belenenses e antes de 'morrer', a B SAD é despromovida do futebol profissional" [Five years after separation from Belenenses and before 'dying', B-SAD is relegated from professional football]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
External linksedit
Cova da Piedade at zerozero (in Portuguese)
March 14, 2024
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources C D Cova da Piedade news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Clube Desportivo Cova da Piedade is a football club established in the parish of Cova da Piedade municipality of Almada Portugal The club merged with B SAD in an attempt of the former to retain their position currently in Liga 3 the third tier of portuguese football but they weren t granted license and were relegated to distrital championships 1 Cova da PiedadeFull nameClube Desportivo da Cova da PiedadeNickname s Rapazes de Azul GrenaFounded1947 77 years ago 1947 GroundEstadio Municipal Jose Martins Vieira Cova da PiedadeCapacity3 000ChairmanPaulo VeigaManagerJoao SousaLeagueDistrital Championship2020 21Liga Portugal 2 11th of 18 forcibly relegated WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 1 1 Promotion to LigaPro 1 2 Relegation to Liga 3 1 3 Merger with B SAD 2 Stadium 3 Current squad 4 Honours 5 League and cup history 6 References 7 External linksHistory editClube Desportivo Cova da Piedade was founded on 28 January 1947 resulting from the merge between Uniao Piedense Futebol Clube founded on 9 April 1914 and Sporting Clube Piedense Cova da Piedade s current president is Paulo Veiga Promotion to LigaPro edit On 30 April 2016 Cova da Piedade were promoted for the first time ever to the professional second tier all previous presences in the second tier were prior to the creation of Segunda Divisao de Honra in 1990 after beating Angrense 2 1 confirming the first place on Campeonato de Portugal South Zone with two more matches still to play They won the third tier championship title on 5 June 2016 against North Zone winners Vizela Relegation to Liga 3 edit Cova da Piedade failed to produce valid licensing documentation to compete in the 2021 22 season of the Liga Portugal 2 so they were punished by the Portuguese Professional Football League with direct relegation to the Liga 3 2 Merger with B SAD edit On 7 March 2023 the boards of Cova da Piedade and B SAD an offshoot of C F Os Belenenses announced a merger taking the league position of B SAD while retaining the name and facilities and Cova da Piedade Cova da Piedade had not played senior football since being expelled from Liga Portugal 2 in 2021 while B SAD had been renting the Estadio Nacional from the state while using distant facilities for training 3 In June B SAD was relegated from the second tier after a 2 1 playoff defeat to Lank FC Vilaverdense meaning that the fused club would begin life in Liga 3 4 Stadium editCova da Piedade play their matches at Estadio Municipal Jose Martins Vieira named after the former President of the Municipality of Almada and has a capacity for 3 000 spectators citation needed The stadium has natural turf Current squad editAs of 26 January 2022Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp POR Sandro Cabral2 DF nbsp POR Luis Marcelino3 DF nbsp POR Joao Gomes4 DF nbsp POR Fabio Santos7 MF nbsp POR Iko Caetano8 MF nbsp CPV Fabio Arcanjo9 FW nbsp POR Vicente Caldeira11 MF nbsp POR Rui Batalha13 GK nbsp POR Tomas Carvalho14 DF nbsp POR Pedro Carvalho15 FW nbsp URU Juan San Martin16 MF nbsp BRA Caio Carioca No Pos Nation Player17 FW nbsp ZAM Kenneth Kalunga20 MF nbsp POR Tiago Baptista21 DF nbsp GNB Assane Balde22 FW nbsp POR Helio Vaz23 DF nbsp GNB Califo Balde29 FW nbsp POR Valter Zacarias30 FW nbsp POR Diogo David33 DF nbsp BRA Sandro41 DF nbsp CHN Victor Wang44 DF nbsp CPV Yaka Medina47 DF nbsp POR Celsinho88 MF nbsp POR Pedro PintoHonours editCampeonato de Portugal 1 2015 16 Terceira Divisao 2 1947 48 1970 71League and cup history editSeason Tier Competition Pos Pl W D L GS GA P Portuguese Cup Portuguese League Cup Notes2014 15 3 Campeonato de Portugal league 3 18 8 4 6 17 15 28 Round 3 Not eligible2015 16 Campeonato de Portugal league 1 18 10 5 3 23 13 35 Round 4 Not eligible Promoted2016 17 2 Portuguese Second Division 16 42 14 11 17 45 60 53 Round 4 2nd qualifying round2017 18 Portuguese Second Division 9 38 14 9 15 42 45 51 Quarter finals 2nd qualifying roundFusion from B SAD2023 24 5 Distrital ChampionshipReferences edit Oficial Cova da Piedade fora das competicoes da FPF Inscricao do Cova da Piedade foi rejeitada pela Liga Vilafranquense convidado para o seu lugar zerozero pt in Portuguese 21 June 2021 Cova da Piedade e B SAD unem se para subir ja na proxima epoca Cova da Piedade and B SAD join together to go up next season in Portuguese Radio Renascenca 7 March 2023 Retrieved 12 June 2023 Pombo Diogo 11 June 2023 Cinco anos apos a separacao do Belenenses e antes de morrer a B SAD e despromovida do futebol profissional Five years after separation from Belenenses and before dying B SAD is relegated from professional football Expresso in Portuguese Retrieved 12 June 2023 External links editCova da Piedade at zerozero in Portuguese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title C D Cova da Piedade amp oldid 1174091749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
