Lusitano F.C. (Portugal)

Lusitano Futebol Clube, often known as Lusitano VRSA, is a Portuguese football club from Vila Real de Santo António,[1] in the Algarve region. The club was founded on 15 April 1916 and is the No. 1 delegation of S.L. Benfica, and has Miguel Ângelo Machado Vairinhos as its current president. In the 2016–2017 season they competed in Campeonato de Portugal (third tier of Portuguese football pyramid) and their head coach is Ricardo Sousa. The team played in the main Portuguese football competition, the Portuguese Liga, for three seasons, in 1947–48, 1948–49 and 1949–50.

Stadium

The stadium where the club plays is called Campo de Jogos Francisco Gomes Socorro and has the capacity for 2500 spectators but in certain games such as matches in the Algarve Cup, they play at Complexo Desportivo Municipal de Vila Real de Santo António, with capacity for 7500 spectators.

Current squad
As of 14 February 2018

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  POR Henrique Apolónia
3 DF  COL Yerfersson Panesso
4 DF  BRA Ronan
5 MF  POR Luís Firmino
6 DF  POR Nuno Silva
7 MF  BRA Wanderson
8 MF  BRA João Victor
9 FW  POR José Pedro
10 MF  POR Ruizinho
11 FW  BRA Hudson
12 GK  POR Pedro Pereira
13 MF  POR Valter Fernandes
14 MF  BRA Maycom Mariconi
15 DF  ITA Giorgio Piacentini
16 DF  COL Andrés Carabali
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  BRA Lucas Salinas
18 DF  ITA Renzo di Lisio
    		 MF  IRN Shervin Razminia
    19 MF  FRA Sabri Barradas
    20 MF  BRA Yan Tavares
    21 DF  COL Carlos Gómez
    22 MF  BRA Marcel Bonifácio
      		 FW  ITA Lorenzo Andriuoli
      23 DF  POR Igor Baldé
        		 FW  ITA Marco Pintus
        24 GK  POR Daniel Clemente
        59 GK  POR Samuel Nóbrega
          		 FW  NGA Abraham Adelaja

          Former players

          Equipment and sponsorship

          Lusitano Futebol Clube are currently sponsored by Companhia Pescarias do Algarve and their kit is made by Strike.

          Honours

          First Division – 3 Appearances – Best Result: 12th Place

          Algarve Regional League – 9 Titles (1922/23, 1927/28, 1928/29, 1929/30, 1931/32, 1934/35, 1954/55, 1977/78, 2011/12)

          References
          1. Team report (in Portuguese)


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