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Clube Desportivo Santa Clara is a Portuguese football club from Ponta Delgada, Azores. They play in the 13,277-seat Estádio de São Miguel. They are the most successful football team from the Azores Islands as the only team from the archipelago to compete in a UEFA competition, having qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League. To date, Santa Clara is the only club from the Azores islands to have competed in the top division of the Portuguese Liga, being thus the westernmost top-flight club in Europe. They compete in the Primeira Liga, the Portuguese first division football league. Santa Clara's kit manufacturer is Kelme and their main sponsor is Santander. Main rivals are CD Operário from Lagoa. Other major rivals are C.S. Marítimo and C.D. Nacional, from the island of Madeira.

Santa Clara

Full name	Clube Desportivo Santa Clara
Nickname(s)	Os Açoreanos (The Azoreans)
Founded	1921; 101 years ago (1921)
Ground	Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Capacity	13,277
President	İsmail Uzun
Manager	Mário Silva
League	Primeira Liga
2021–22	Primeira Liga, 7th of 18
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

Santa Clara reached the Primeira Liga for the first time by coming third in the 1998–99 Liga de Honra, but were instantly relegated back in last place. The team bounced back by winning the 2000–01 Segunda Liga under Manuel Fernandes and later Carlos Manuel. Fernandes, who left for Sporting CP in January 2001, returned in October.[1]

Despite coming 14th in their first top-flight season, Santa Clara were chosen by UEFA to play in the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup when Vitória S.C. withdrew, needing the summer to renovate their Estádio D. Afonso Henriques for UEFA Euro 2004.[2] They beat Armenia's Shirak FC 5–3 on aggregate in the first round before falling 9–2 to Czechs FK Teplice in the second.[3] Santa Clara were relegated in 2003,[4] and then spent the next 15 years in the second tier, with the lowest point being 2014–15 when the club came 19th, saving themselves from relegation with three games remaining.[5]

In 2018, Carlos Pinto's Santa Clara team ended their exile by finishing second to C.D. Nacional, and he subsequently left.[6] His successor João Henriques led Santa Clara to two consecutive 10th-placed finishes, their best results for position and points (43) in their history. He left in July 2020, having secured a third consecutive top-flight season for the first time in club history.[7] Under his successor Daniel Ramos in 2020–21, the club finished a best-ever sixth to qualify for the inaugural UEFA Conference League.[8]

Stadium

Santa Clara plays in the Estádio de São Miguel in Ponta Delgada, the largest city in the Azores.

Due to mandatory quarantine for all visitors to the Azores in the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, Santa Clara concluded the season playing home games in Oeiras near Lisbon.[9]

Honours

• Segunda Liga
  • Winners (1): 2000–01
• Portuguese Second Division
  • Winners (1): 1997–98

Players

Current squad

As of 19 September 2022

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 Ricardo Fernandes 2 DF  POR Tomás Domingos 3 DF  ESP Xavi Quintillà 4 DF  TOG Kennedy Boateng 6 MF  POR Bruno Jordão (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) 7 FW  BRA Allano 8 MF  BRA Anderson Carvalho 9 FW  JPN Kyosuke Tagawa 10 MF  POR Ricardinho 11 MF  POR Costinha 12 GK  BRA Gabriel Batista 13 DF  POR Diogo Calila 15 MF  POR Rodrigo Valente 16 DF  POR Paulo Henrique 17 DF  URU Cristian González 19 FW  POR Bruno Almeida (on loan from Trofense) 20 MF  BRA Adriano 21 FW  POR Andrezinho 22 FW  SRB Filip Stevanović (on loan from Manchester City)

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 FW  COL Oscar Barreto 32 MF  BRA Matheus Nunes (on loan from Vasco da Gama) 35 MF  BRA Pedro Bicalho (on loan from Palmeiras) 37 MF  BRA Rildo 39 FW  BRA Matheus Babi (on loan from Athletico Paranaense) 43 DF  BRA Paulo Eduardo 44 DF  BRA Ítalo 49 FW  BRA Gabriel Silva (on loan from Palmeiras) 80 MF  BRA Victor Bobsin 89 FW  BRA João Marcos 95 DF  SEN Pierre Sagna 99 GK  POR Marco Pereira — FW  POR André Mesquita

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 — GK  POR Rodolfo Cardoso (at Fontinhas until 30 June 2023) — MF  POR Martim Maia (at Trofense until 30 June 2023) — MF  POR Rúben Oliveira (at B-SAD until 30 June 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  IRN Mohammad Mohebi (on loan at Esteghlal until 30 June 2023) — FW  POR Diogo Motty (at Fontinhas until 30 June 2023) — FW  URU Gustavo Viera (at Fénix until 30 June 2023)

International players

League and cup history

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	League Cup	Notes
1982–83	3DS	7	30	12	6	12	42	39	30	Round 2
1983–84	3DS	7	30	12	7	11	38	32	31	Round 2
1984–85	3DS	10	30	11	6	13	32	26	28	Round 2
1985–86	3DS	4	30	14	8	8	34	20	36	Round 2
1986–87	3DS	2	30	16	8	6	54	29	40	Round 1		Promoted
1987–88	2DS	20	38	5	13	20	19	51	23	Round 3		Relegated
1988–89	3DS	10	34	13	9	12	35	32	35	Round 2
1989–90	3DS	1	34	18	9	7	54	41	45	Round 2		Promoted
1990–91	2DS	14	34	12	9	17	40	56	33	Round 2		Relegated
1991–92	3DS	5	34	15	9	10	55	34	39	Round 2
1992–93	3DS	14	34	8	14	12	27	40	30	Round 1
1993–94	3DS	13	34	10	9	15	28	52	29	Round 1
1994–95	3DS	18	34	3	9	22	20	70	15	Round 1
1995–96	3DS	1	26	16	7	3	48	15	55	Round 1		Promoted
1996–97	2DS	2	34	19	6	9	67	36	63	Round 3
1997–98	2DS	1	34	18	8	5	60	31	65	Round 4		Promoted
1998–99	2H	3	34	13	13	7	53	37	55	Round 5		Promoted
1999–00	1D	18	34	7	10	17	35	50	31	Round 5		Relegated
2000–01	2H	1	34	20	7	7	60	37	67	Round 3		Promoted
2001–02	1D	14	34	9	10	15	32	46	37	Round 5
2002–03	1D	17	34	8	11	15	39	54	35	Round 5		Relegated
2003–04	2H	13	34	11	9	14	41	44	42	Round 3
2004–05	2H	15	34	11	6	17	39	49	39	Round 4
2005–06	2H	6	34	13	12	9	45	32	51	Round 4
2006–07	2H	4	30	15	5	10	34	31	50	Round 4
2007–08	2H	10	30	10	7	13	31	50	37	Round 4	Round 1
2008–09	2H	3	30	15	7	8	45	32	52	Round 5	Round 1
2009–10	2H	4	30	13	12	5	45	29	51	Round 4	First Group Stage
2010–11	2H	9	30	10	8	12	26	29	38	Round 3	First Group Stage
2011–12	2H	12	30	8	10	12	29	38	34	Round 2	Second Group Stage
2012–13	2H	11	42	15	14	13	55	48	59	Round 4	Round 2
2013–14	2H	15	42	13	9	20	38	46	48	Round 3	Round 2
2014–15	2H	19	46	10	21	15	33	42	51	Round 2	Round 1
2015–16	2H	16	46	15	12	19	49	52	57	Round 3	Round 1
2016–17	2H	10	42	16	12	14	42	42	60	Round 4	Round 2
2017–18	2H	2	38	19	9	10	55	40	66	Round 5	Round 2	Promoted
2018–19	1D	10	34	11	9	14	43	45	42	Round 4	Round 2
2019–20	1D	9	34	11	10	13	36	41	43	Round 5	Round 3
2020–21	1D	6	34	13	7	14	44	36	46	Quarter-finals		Best league finish
2021–22	1D	7	34	9	13	12	38	54	40	Round 3	Semi-finals

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
2002–03	Intertoto Cup	R1	FC Shirak	2–0	3–3	5–3
		R2	Teplice	1–4	1–5	2–9
2021–22	Europa Conference League	2QR	Shkupi	2–0	3–0	5–0
		3QR	Olimpija Ljubljana	2–0	1−0	3−0
		PO	Partizan	2–1	0–2	2–3

References

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)

На других языках

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[de] CD Santa Clara

Clube Desportivo Santa Clara ist ein Fußballverein aus dem Vorort Santa Clara der portugiesischen Stadt Ponta Delgada auf den Azoren.

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- [en] C.D. Santa Clara

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[es] Clube Desportivo Santa Clara

El Clube Desportivo Santa Clara es un club de fútbol profesional portugués con sede en Ponta Delgada, Azores. Fue fundado en 1921 y compite en la Primera División de Portugal.

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[ru] Санта-Клара (футбольный клуб)

«Санта-Клара» (порт. Clube Desportivo Santa Clara) — португальский профессиональный футбольный клуб из города Понта-Делгада в автономном регионе Асориш на архипелаге Азорские острова. На данный момент играет в Примейре. «Санта-Клара» является единственным клубом с Азорских островов, который выступал в Примейре. Главным конкурентом является «Операрио» из Лагоа. Другими конкурентами являются «Маритиму» и «Насьонал» с Мадейры. «Санта-Клара» самый западный профессиональный клуб Европы.

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