F.C. Famalicão (women)

Famalicão
Full nameFutebol Clube de Famalicão
Nickname(s)Famalicenses
Vila Nova
Azuis e Brancos
Fama
Founded28 May 2019 (2019-05-28)[1]
GroundAcademia do F.C. Famalicão
Vila Nova de Famalicão
Capacity500
ManagerJorge Barcellos
LeagueCampeonato Nacional Feminino
2023–24Campeonato Nacional Feminino, 10th of 8
Websitewww.fcfamalicao.pt

Futebol Clube de Famalicão, commonly known as Famalicão, is a women's football club from Vila Nova de Famalicão, in Braga District, Portugal. The team, a section of F.C. Famalicão, was founded in 2019[1] and promoted to the top tier Campeonato Nacional Feminino in 2020.[2] The women's team plays home games at the club's 500-capacity Academia do F.C. Famalicão training facility.

The sale of Mylena Freitas to Shanghai Shengli in May 2021 for 50,000 represented a Portuguese national record transfer fee for a female player.[3] In July 2021 the club appointed former Brazil women's national football team coach Jorge Barcellos.[4]

Players

Current squad

As of 24 August 2024[5]

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 Daniela Araújo
3 DF  ARG Eugenia Nardone
5 DF  POR Sofia Almeida
6 DF  POR Cláudia Machado
8 MF  POR Mafalda Nunes
9 MF  POR Maria André
10 FW  POR Rita Dias
11 MF  SUI Sabina Di Muro
12 MF  CAN Kayla Gonçalves
16 DF  POR Diana Gomes
17 DF  POR Mariana Simães
18 DF  POR Joana Ribeiro
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF  POR Matilde Borges
21 FW  CPV Leonilde Rodrigues
22 FW  POR Eva Sampaio
23 MF  POR Rita Lang
27 FW  BRA Victoria Pereira
30 FW  EQG Diana Meriva
50 FW  CPV Kleydiana Borges
99 GK  POR Mariana Lima
GK  POR Letícia Cruzeiro
DF  MEX Paulina Solís
MF  POR Sara Coutinho
FW  BRA Karol Cardozo

Former players


Honours

Winners (1): 2022–23

References

  1. ^ a b "Futebol Feminino – Futebol Clube Famalicão" (in Portuguese). F.C. Famalicão. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Equipa de futebol feminino sobe à Liga BPI" (in Portuguese). F.C. Famalicão. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Jogadora do Famalicão ruma à China em transferência com valores inéditos" (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Jorge Barcellos é o novo treinador da equipa feminina de futebol do Famalicão" (in Portuguese). SAPO (company). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. ^ Gonçalves, Eva (25 August 2021). "FC Famalicão: fazer mais é o mote da segunda época consecutiva na Liga BPI" (in Portuguese). University of Minho. Retrieved 4 September 2021.