2024–25 C.D. Nacional season

C.D. Nacional
2024–25 season
PresidentRui Alves
Head coachTiago Margarido
StadiumEstádio da Madeira
Primeira Liga14th
Taça de PortugalThird Round
Taça da LigaQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Zé Manuel (6)

All:
Zé Manuel (7)
Biggest winNacional 4–0 Porto B
Biggest defeatNacional 0–5 Braga

The 2024–25 season is the 114th season in the history of Nacional and their first season back in the first division of Portuguese football. The club participated in the Primeira Liga, the Taça de Portugal, and the Taça da Liga.

Players

Current squad

As of 24 May 2025[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  POR Rui Encarnação
2 DF  POR João Aurélio (captain)
4 DF  BRA Ulisses (on loan from Vasco da Gama)
5 DF  POR José Gomes
7 FW  POR Rúben Macedo
8 MF  POR Bruno Costa
10 MF  POR Luís Esteves
12 GK  BRA César Augusto
14 DF  CPV Ivanildo Fernandes
15 MF  TUN Chiheb Labidi
17 MF  BRA Daniel Penha (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
18 MF  POR André Sousa
19 MF  ESP Miguel Baeza
20 MF  POR Jota
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  BRA Gustavo Garcia (on loan from Palmeiras)
23 FW  BRA Isaac (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
27 MF  SEN Djibril Soumaré (on loan from Braga)
33 DF  POR Francisco Gonçalves
34 DF  BRA Léo Santos
37 GK  BRA Lucas França
38 DF  BRA Zé Vitor
70 FW  ENG Arvin Appiah (on loan from Almería)
71 MF  JPN Fuki Yamada (on loan from Kyoto Sanga)
88 MF  BRA Matheus Dias (on loan from Internacional)
89 FW  POR Dyego Sousa
95 FW  CMR Joel Tagueu
98 FW  BRA Paulinho Bóia
99 FW  BRA Dudu

Transfers

Source: Soccerway

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
GK César Augusto Ceará €80,000
DF Zé Vitor Tombense

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 10 August 2024 18 May 2025 Matchday 1 14th 34 9 7 18 32 50 −18 026.47
Taça de Portugal 20 October 2024 20 October 2024 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Taça da Liga 29 October 2024 29 October 2024 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Total 36 9 7 20 34 55 −21 025.00

Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Arouca 34 9 11 14 35 49 −14 38
13 Gil Vicente 34 8 10 16 34 47 −13 34
14 Nacional 34 9 7 18 32 50 −18 34
15 Estrela da Amadora 34 7 8 19 24 50 −26 29
16 AVS (O) 34 5 12 17 25 60 −35 27[a] Qualification for the Relegation play-off
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Matches won; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Head to head points: AVS 4, Farense 1.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 9 7 18 32 50  −18 34 7 3 7 23 27  −4 2 4 11 9 23  −14

Source: Liga Portugal

Taça de Portugal

20 October 2024 Third round Leiria 2–1 Nacional Leiria
15:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
  • Baixinho 33'
  • Daniel 40' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Referee: Gustavo Correia

Taça da Liga

29 October 2024 Quarter-finals Sporting CP 3–1 Nacional Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 32,622
Referee: Hélder Carvalho

References

  1. ^ "CD Nacional (Plantel)" (in Portuguese). cdnacional.pt. Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.