Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.


The Associação Académica de Coimbra – Organismo Autónomo de Futebol, also referred to as Académica de Coimbra or simply Académica, is an autonomous and professional football organization based in Coimbra, Portugal. The club competes in LigaPro, the second division of the Portuguese football league system, and hosts home games at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
The club was created in 1887, when Clube Atlético de Coimbra and Academia Dramática merged. The club have won the Taça de Portugal twice, in 1938–39 and 2011–12. In 1966–67, they achieved their highest position of runner-up in the Primeira Liga table.

History

Académica was founded on 3 November 1887. In honour of their 130th birthday, they joined the Club of Pioneers.
Académica won the 1938–39 Taça de Portugal, the inaugural staging of the competition; they defeated S.L. Benfica 4–3 in the final. In 1966–67, the club finished as Primeira Liga runners-up to Benfica, and lost the cup final 3–2 after extra time to Vitória de Setúbal. Two years later, a cup-final defeat to Benfica meant that the team competed in Europe for the first time, entering the 1969–70 and losing in the quarter-finals to eventual champions Manchester City via a single extra-time goal.
Académica moved frequently between the top two divisions in the years that followed. Under João Alves, they ended a three-year exile by winning promotion in 2001–02 as runners-up to Moreirense FC. Following a decade of almost exclusively bottom-half finishes, the team won its first silverware in 73 years when they took the cup in 2012, Marinho scoring the only goal after four minutes against Sporting CP. This allowed them entry into the group stage of the UEFA Europa League – a first European campaign in 30 years. Eliminated in third place in the group, they managed one win, 2–0 at home to holders Atlético Madrid with a brace from Wilson Eduardo.
A fourteen-year spell in the top division ended for Académica in 2015–16, when they finished in last place.

Grounds

Their home ground is the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, which has a capacity of 29,622.

Honours

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Players

Current squad

Records and statisticshttp://www.veteranosaac.com/index.php?menu=31 Núcleo de Veteranos AAC

Most appearances

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances as substitute included in total.
#NameCareerAppearances
1 Pedro Rocha1986–04455
2 Vasco Gervásio1962–79430
3 Pedro Roma1990–92 / 1994–09386
4 Augusto Rocha1956–71373
5 Mário Torres1950–66373
6 Vítor Campos1963–76345
7 Bentes1945–60328
8 Rui Rodrigues1962–71 / 1976–79310
9 Tomás Fernandes1980–90298
10 Mito1985–90 / 1993–98288

Most goals

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances as substitute included in total.
#NameCareerGoals
1 Bentes1945–60167
2 Manuel António1964–65 / 1968–77153
3 Eldon1978–83 / 1987–90134
4 Artur Jorge1965–6994
5 Dário1996–0591
6 Francisco André1953–5981
7 Alberto Gomes1936–44 / 1947–4967
8 Gaio1959–6465
9 Ernesto de Sousa1965–6864
10 Augusto Rocha1956–7159

Coaches