Belenenses SAD

B-SAD, is a Portuguese football club from Lisbon founded on 30 June 2018 (as an independent entity).[1] An offshoot of the historic football club Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, they currently play in the Primeira Liga.

This article is about the club formed in 1999. For the original club known as C.F. Os Belenenses, founded in 1919, see C.F. Os Belenenses.
B-SAD
Full nameB-SAD
Founded30 June 2018 (30 June 2018)
GroundEstádio Nacional
Capacity37,593
PresidentRui Pedro Soares
Head coachPetit
LeaguePrimeira Liga
2019–20Primeira Liga, 15th of 18
WebsiteClub website

History

Historic football club C.F. Os Belenenses created its SAD (Sociedade Anónima Desportiva - Public limited sports company) on 1 July 1999, to run its professional football section. In 2012, with both club and SAD facing enormous financial troubles, club members voted to sell 51% of its SAD to an investor, Codecity, led by Rui Pedro Soares. Added to the stock purchase, a parasocial deal was struck where the founding club could keep special rights, such as veto power over certain SAD decisions and the power to buy its stock back. Also a protocol was agreed upon that would regulate relations between Club and SAD. The club would keep 10% of SAD stocks.[2][3]

Meanwhile, Codecity terminated the parasocial deal, alleging contractual violations by the Club. In 2017, the Court of Arbitration for Sport deemed the termination of the deal valid, ending the possibility of the Club being able to reacquire the 51% of SAD stocks, in order to regain control of its professional football section.[4]

With tensions mounting between Club and SAD, the protocol that regulated relations between both entities expired on 30 June 2018, ceasing any relationship between both parties. This included the use of Estádio do Restelo (property of the Club) by the SAD's professional football team. Thus was born B-SAD as an autonomous football club, founded on 1 July 2018, after the secession of the SAD from the club.[5] They joined the Lisbon Football Association as member number 1198 (the original Belenenses is member number 64).

Belenenses' historic achievements, such as the victories in the 1945–46 Campeonato Nacional, its 3 Taças de Portugal and 3 Campeonatos de Portugal, solely belong to Club, since they were won before the creation of the SAD in 1999. The Club created its own football team that started playing in the Lisbon FA regional leagues from 2018–19 season.

B-SAD meanwhile claimed the place of the Club in the Primeira Liga. Given that Estádio do Restelo was property of the Club, B-SAD was left without its own stadium. As a consequence, B-SAD started playing home games at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, paying rent to the state for use. In February 2019, due to a temporary unavailability of the Estádio Nacional, B-SAD rented Estádio do Bonfim, around sixty kilometres away in Setúbal, for two home games. The game against Moreirense F.C. at this ground on 4 February was attended by 298 spectators, the lowest in the history of the league.[6]

In 29 October 2018, by the intellectual property court decision, B-SAD was prohibited to use the name, shield and symbols of the original Belenenses.[7] As such, after a judicial confirmation of this decision, in 11 March 2019, B-SAD presented a new club badge to differentiate itself from the original club.[8]

League and cup history
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup League Cup Europe Notes
2018–19 1D 9 3410311 425143 Fourth round Third round

Players

Current squad
As of 4 March 2020

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 André Moreira
3 GK  POR Filipe Mendes
4 DF  BRA Eduardo Kau
5 DF  ESP Francisco Varela
- MF  POR Afonso Taira
7 FW  POR Licá
10 MF  FRA Chahreddine Boukholda
12 DF  POR Rúben Lima
13 MF  POR Tiago Esgaio
14 FW  BRA Dieguinho
20 FW  POR Silvestre Varela
21 MF  RSA Cafú Phete
23 DF  POR Diogo Calila
24 DF  POR Ricardo Ferreira
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF  POR Nilton Varela
27 DF  NGA Chima Akas
28 DF  POR Tomás Ribeiro
30 FW  COL Mateo Cassierra
31 MF  POR Nuno Henrique (on loan from Chievo)
33 DF  POR Luís Silva
34 DF  NED Danny Henriques
37 DF  POR Gonçalo Silva
49 MF  POR Tomás Castro
66 DF  POR Nuno Coelho
75 MF  POR Robinho
82 GK  POR João Monteiro
90 FW  POR Edi Semedo

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  POR Gonçalo Tavares (at Granada B)
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References
  1. "Belenenses SAD".
  2. "O Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses vai criar uma equipa sénior e vai jogar no Restelo". 2 February 2018.
  3. "A SAD ficou com o futebol profissional, o Belenenses quer ficar com tudo". Público (in Portuguese). 30 September 2018.
  4. "O Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses vai criar uma equipa sénior e vai jogar no Restelo". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2 February 2018.
  5. "Divórcio litigioso entre SAD e Clube". A Bola (in Portuguese). 30 June 2018.
  6. Gonalves, André (6 February 2019). "Belenenses x Moreirense bate recorde negativo de assistência na Liga" (in Portuguese). One Football. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  7. "SAD do Belenenses impedida de utilizar nome, emblema e símbolos do clube". Observador (in Portuguese). 29 October 2018.
  8. "Tribunal da Relação confirma que Belenenses SAD não pode usar emblema nas camisolas". Record (in Portuguese). 7 March 2019.
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