Lusitânia F.C.

Lusitânia
Full nameLusitânia de Lourosa Futebol Clube
NicknameLusitanistas
Founded14 April 1924 (1924-04-14)
GroundEstádio do Lusitânia de Lourosa FC
Capacity4,900
PresidentHugo Mendes
ManagerRicardo Silva
LeagueLiga Portugal 2
2025–26Liga Portugal 2, 12nd of 18
Websitellourosafc.pt

Lusitânia Futebol Clube is a Portuguese football club from Lourosa in Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District. The club was founded in 1924 and competes in Liga Portugal 2, the second tier of the Portuguese football league system.

After winning the Terceira Divisão in 1973, the club reached the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal in 1993–94. They defeated Argus, Praiense, Académica Coimbra, Beira-Mar, Chaves and Belenenses to reach the semi-final, where they lost 6–0 away to Sporting on 2 April 1994.[1]

History

In 2024–25, Lusitânia Lourosa secure promotion to Liga Portugal 2 for the first time in their history from next season. The club secure champions of Liga 3 in 2024–25.

Stadium

The team played its home games at the Estádio do Lusitânia de Lourosa FC, which until the 2024/25 season had a capacity of approximately 8,000 spectators, mostly standing and unmarked.[2] However, with promotion to the Second Division, the club was forced to undertake major renovations to the venue to host professional matches, which were achieved by reducing the capacity to 4,900 seats.[3][4]

Honours

Current squad

As of 23 July 2026

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  BRA Gabriel Souza
3 DF  POR Josué Sá
4 DF  MRI Dylan Collard
5 DF  POR Silvério
6 MF  POR António Montez
7 FW  POR Mika Borges
9 FW  POR João Silva
10 MF  POR André Ricardo
11 FW  VEN Moisés Tablante
12 MF  POR Arsénio
16 DF  POR Luís Rocha
17 FW  POR João Santos
19 FW  SEN Saliou Mandiang
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  POR Diogo Paulo
21 FW  POR Paulité
22 DF  POR Bruno Faria
23 GK  POR Marco Sousa
24 DF  POR Ricardinho
27 MF  POR Fabinho
32 GK  BRA Vítor Hugo
42 DF  POR Guilherme Soares
52 DF  POR Francisco Machado
60 DF  BRA Danny
80 FW  POR Manel
88 MF  POR Miguel Teixeira

Notable players

Managers

  • Portugal Álvaro Magalhães (26 April 1994 – 30 June 1997)
  • Portugal Vasco Coelho (9 December 2004 – 7 March 2005)
  • Portugal Pedro Martins (1 October 2007 – 2 June 2009)
  • Portugal Vasco Coelho (1 July 2010 – 1 May 2011)
  • Portugal Martelinho (23 December 2011 – 27 January 2014)
  • Portugal Frederico Oliveira (1 July 2015 – 30 June 2016)
  • Portugal Miguel Oliveira (1 July 2016 – December 2016)
  • Portugal Martelinho (13 December 2016 – 20 February 2017)
  • Portugal Tonel (1 March 2017[5] – 21 June 2017[6])
  • Portugal António Caetano (21 June 2017[6] – 23 October 2017)
  • Portugal Luís Miguel (25 October 2017 – 4 September 2018)
  • Portugal André Ribeiro (5 September 2018 – 30 June 2019)
  • Portugal Rui Quinta (10 June 2019[7] – 9 November 2020[8])
  • Portugal Henrique Nunes (10 November 2020 – 30 June 2021)
  • Portugal Filipe Moreira (1 July 2021 – 3 February 2022[9])
  • Portugal André Canedo (caretaker) (3 February 2022 – 5 February 2022)
  • Portugal Hélder Pereira (6 February 2022[10] – June 2022)
  • Portugal Luís Pinto (11 June 2022[11] – 19 December 2022[12])
  • Portugal Jorge Pinto (27 December 2022[13] – 5 June 2024[14])
  • Portugal Renato Coimbra (15 June 2024[15] – 31 August 2024[16])
  • Portugal Pedro Miguel (3 September 2024[17] – 20 May 2026[18])
  • Portugal Ricardo Silva (24 May 2026[19] – present)

References

  1. ↑ "Lourosa: cinco golos de Balakov travaram ida ao Jamor" [Lourosa: five goals from Balakov prevented a trip to Jamor] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Lourosa anuncia lotação esgotada para receção ao Feirense". A Bola (in Portuguese). 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  3. ↑ "Estádio do Lus. Lourosa não deve estar pronto para o arranque". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  4. ↑ "L. Lourosa FC". Liga Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  5. ↑ Santos, Rui (1 March 2017). "Tonel substitui Martelinho no comando do Lourosa" [Tonel replaces Martelinho at the helm of Lourosa] (in Portuguese). AFA TV. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  6. 1 2 Ramos, Cid (21 June 2017). "Caetano é o novo treinador do Lusitânia de Lourosa" [Caetano is the new manager of Lusitânia de Lourosa] (in Portuguese). O Derbie. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "OFICIAL: Rui Quinta é o novo treinador do Lusitânia de Lourosa" [OFFICIAL: Rui Quinta is the new manager of Lusitânia de Lourosa] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  8. ↑ Brito, Marcelo (9 November 2020). "OFICIAL: Rui Quinta de saída do Lusitânia de Lourosa" [OFFICIAL: Rui Quinta leaving Lusitânia de Lourosa]. Correio da Feira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Filipe Moreira deixa comando técnico do Lusitânia Lourosa" [Filipe Moreira leaves the managerial helm of Lusitânia Lourosa]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Redação (6 February 2022). "Hélder Pereira assume comando técnico do Lourosa". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  11. ↑ Chambel, Ricardo (11 June 2022). "Luís Pinto é o novo treinador do Lusitânia de Lourosa" [Luís Pinto is the new manager of Lusitânia de Lourosa]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Luís Pinto deixa comando técnico do Lusitânia de Lourosa" [Luís Pinto leaves the helm of Lusitânia de Lourosa]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  13. ↑ Redação (27 December 2022). "Jorge Pinto é o novo treinador do Lusitânia Lourosa". Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  14. ↑ Redação (5 June 2024). "Oficial: Jorge Pinto já não é o treinador do Lourosa". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  15. ↑ Redação (15 June 2024). "Oficial: Renato Coimbra é o novo treinador do Lusitânia de Lourosa". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  16. ↑ Redação (31 August 2024). "Chicotada em Lourosa: Renato Coimbra rescinde após derrota com o Sp. Braga B". Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  17. ↑ Redação (3 September 2024). "Pedro Miguel é o novo treinador do Lourosa". Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  18. ↑ Redação (20 May 2026). "Oficial: Pedro Miguel deixa o Lusitânia de Lourosa". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  19. ↑ Redação (24 May 2026). "Acordo fechado: Ricardo Silva é o novo treinador do Lus. Lourosa". Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 June 2026.
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