Caldas S.C.

Not to be confused with Once Caldas.

Caldas Sport Clube is a Portuguese professional football team based in Caldas da Rainha. Founded on 15 May 1916, the club competes in the Liga 3.

Caldas

Full name	Caldas Sport Clube
Nickname(s)	Pelicanos
Founded	15 May 1916; 109 years ago (15 May 1916)
Ground	Campo da Mata Caldas da Rainha Portugal
Capacity	9,600
Chairman	Jorge Manuel Fortunato dos Reis
Manager	José Vala
League	Liga 3
2023–24	Relegation groups, Serie 2, 2nd
Website	http://www.caldassportclube.pt
Home colours Away colours

The team plays its home games at Campo da Mata with a capacity for 9,600 spectators.^[1]

History

Between 1956 and 1959, Caldas participated in the Portuguese Liga, the top level of Portuguese football, but they currently play their matches in the Campeonato de Portugal. In 2018, Caldas reached the semi-finals of Taça de Portugal, along with Desportivo das Aves, Sporting CP and FC Porto.

Current squad

As of 16 October 2024^[2]

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  POR Wilson Soares 2 DF  COL Yordy Calle 4 MF  POR David Santos 5 MF  MOZ Pepo 6 DF  POR Thomas Militão 7 DF  POR Luís Farinha 8 MF  POR Diogo Clemente 10 MF  POR Nuno Januário 11 FW  POR Miguel Velosa 12 GK  POR Duarte Almeida 13 DF  POR Rodrigo Dias 14 FW  STP Eba Viegas 15 DF  POR Guilherme Lopes 16 MF  COL Kevin Lopez

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  POR Gonçalo Barreiras 19 FW  POR Gonçalo Chaves 20 MF  POR Rafa Pinto 21 MF  POR Tiago Catarino 22 FW  POR Ricardo Alexandre 24 MF  POR Júlio Sousa 25 GK  POR Luís Paulo 27 FW  POR Gonçalo Duarte 30 DF  POR Edu Monteiro 32 DF  POR Filipe Cascão 33 FW  POR João Tarzan 77 DF  POR David Lopes 88 FW  POR Afonso Machado 99 FW  POR Balelo — MF  POR Tomás Castro