GD Bragança

Bragança
Full name Grupo Desportivo de Bragança
Nickname(s) Canarinhos (Little Canaries),
Brigantinos
Founded 1943
Ground Municipal de Bragança
Bragança
Capacity 5,000
Chairman Manuel Martins
Coach Marcelo Alves
League Terceira Divisão Série A

Grupo Desportivo de Bragança (abbreviated as GD Bragança) is a Portuguese football club based in Bragança in the district of Bragança.[1]

Background

GD Bragança currently plays in the Terceira Divisão Série A which is the fourth tier of Portuguese football. The club was founded in 1943 and they play their home matches at the Municipal de Bragança in Bragança. The stadium can accommodate 5,000 spectators.[1]

The club is affiliated to Associação de Futebol de Bragança and has competed in the Taça Federação Portuguesa Futebol 3ª Divisão. The club has also entered the national cup competition known as Taça de Portugal (Cup of Portugal) on many occasions. They reached the quarter-finals of the 2006/07 Taça de Portugal before being knocked out by C.F. «Os Belenenses».[1][2]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Place Movements
1990–91 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte 16th Relegated
1991–92 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 11th
1992–93 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 7th
1993–94 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 3rd
1994–95 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 13th
1995–96 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 12th
1996–97 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 5th
1997–98 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 3rd
1998–99 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 10th
1999–2000 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 1st Promoted
2000–01 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte 15th
2001–02 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte 18th Relegated
2002–03 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 1st Promoted
2003–04 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte 17th Relegated
2004–05 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 6th
2005–06 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 2nd Promoted
2006–07 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série A 13th Relegated
2007–08 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A - 1ª Fase 6th Promotion Group
Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A Fase Final 6th
2008–09 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A - 1ª Fase 2nd Promotion Group
Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A Fase Final 3rd
2009–10 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A - 1ª Fase 3rd Promotion Group
Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A Fase Final 2nd Promoted
2010–11 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte 15th Relegated
2011–12 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A - 1ª Fase 4th Promotion Group
Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A Fase Final 4th

[3] [4] [5] [6]

League and cup history

Season I II III IV V Pts. Pl. W L T GS GA Diff.
1969-701420 pts3068162854-26
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1990-9116
1991-9217
1992-937
1993-943
1994-9513
1995-961244 pts341111124543+2
1996-97...........................
1997-98366 pts3419965739+18
1998-991049 pts341310115661-5
1999-20001832 pts34711162643-17
2000-0115
2001-0218
2002-031
2003-041739 pts36109174259-17
2004-05648 pts341212104238+4
2005-06276 pts34221026522+43
2006-071325 pts26510113243-9
2007-08642 pts2611963125+6
2008-092 [348 pts2615382822+6
2009-103 [2]........................
2010-1115
2011-124 [4]

Honours

Current squad

As of 29 September 2014

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

No. Position Player
1 Portugal GK Ximena
3 Portugal MF Rafael Vieira
5 Portugal DF Rui Gil
6 Portugal DF Nuno Corunha
7 Portugal FW Tony
8 Burkina Faso FW Jerome Ouiya
9 Portugal FW Horácio Rodrigues
10 Portugal MF Rui Borges
11 Angola FW Eddy
12 Portugal GK Nélson
13 Portugal MF Capelo
No. Position Player
16 Portugal DF Valentim
17 Cameroon DF Obama
18 Portugal MF Zé Pedro
20 Portugal DF Karaté
22 Portugal MF Poney
23 Portugal FW Moisés
24 Portugal GK André Reis
27 Portugal MF Miguel Lemos
28 Portugal DF Gonçalo
31 Portugal MF Luís Gancho

Notable former players

Notable former managers

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Grupo Desportivo de Bragança - ForaDeJogo - foradejogo.net". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  2. "Grupo Desportivo de Bragança - Portugal - footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  3. "Portugal - Table of Honor - soccerlibrary.free.fr". Soccer Library. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  4. "Competitions - Portugal - footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  5. "Competitions - ForaDeJogo - foradejogo.net". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  6. "AF Bragança - Futebol Total". Futebol Total. Retrieved 2012-05-29.

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