UD Sousense

União Desportiva Sousense (abbreviated as UD Sousense) is a Portuguese football club based in Foz de Sousa, Gondomar in the district of Porto.^[1]

Sousense

Full name	União Desportiva Sousense
Founded	1937
Ground	Estádio 1º de Dezembro Foz de Sousa, Gondomar Portugal
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	José António Martino
Head Coach	Hélder Nunes
League	Campeonato de Portugal
2015–16	Relegation Groups, Serie C, 2nd
Website	http://www.wix.com/udsousense/com
Home colours

Background

UD Sousense currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal which is the third tier of Portuguese football. The club was founded on 1 December 1937 and they play their home matches at the Estádio 1º de Dezembro in Foz de Sousa, Gondomar. The stadium is able to accommodate 2,000 spectators.^{[citation needed]} Sousense played for the first 70 years of existence in the regional leagues of Porto. In the 2009–10 season, the club won the championship, thus gaining promotion to the fourth level for the first time.^[1]

The club is affiliated to Associação de Futebol do Porto and has competed in the AF Porto Taça. The club has also entered the national cup competition known as Taça de Portugal on a few occasions.^{[1][citation needed]}

Current squad

As of 10 April 2017

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 Fábio Lopes 2 DF  POR Luís Costa 3 DF  POR Roberto Flores 4 DF  POR João Paulo 7 FW  POR Zé Augusto 10 FW  POR Chico 11 DF  POR Vitor Hugo 12 GK  POR Stéphane 13 DF  POR João Oliveira 14 MF  POR Nuno Pereira 16 MF  POR Flávio Igor

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  POR Ângelo 18 MF  POR Vítor Andrade 19 FW  POR Zé Miguel 20 MF  POR Telmo Fereira 21 MF  POR Paulinho — GK  POR André Alexandre — DF  POR Futre — DF  POR Alex Ferreira — MF  POR Tozé Neves — MF  POR Marco — FW  POR Rui Soares

Season to season

Season	Level	Division	Section	Place	Movements
1990–91	Tier 6	Distritais	AF Porto – 2ª Divisão 2		Promoted
1991–92	Tier 5	Distritais	AF Porto – 1ª Divisão 2
1992–93	Tier 5	Distritais	AF Porto – Honra
1993–94	Tier 5	Distritais	AF Porto – Honra
1994–95	Tier 5	Distritais	AF Porto – Honra
1995–96	Tier 5	Distritais	AF Porto – Honra
1996–97	Tier 5	Distritais	AF Porto – 1ª Divisão
1997–98	Tier 5	Distritais	AF Porto – Honra
1998–99	Tier 5	Distritais	AF Porto – Honra	11th
1999–2000	Tier 5	Distritais	AF Porto – Honra
2000–01	Tier 5	Distritais	AF Porto – Honra	11th
2001–02	Tier 5	Distritais	AF Porto – Honra	3rd
2002–03	Tier 5	Distritais	AF Porto – Honra	5th
2003–04	Tier 5	Distritais	AF Porto – Honra	7th
2004–05	Tier 5	Distritais	AF Porto – Honra	9th
2005–06	Tier 5	Distritais	AF Porto – Honra	16th	Relegated
2006–07	Tier 6	Distritais	AF Porto – 1ª Divisão 2	1st	Promoted
2007–08	Tier 5	Distritais	AF Porto – Honra	6th
2008–09	Tier 5	Distritais	AF Porto – Honra	5th
2009–10	Tier 5	Distritais	AF Porto – Honra	1st	Promoted
2010–11	Tier 4	Terceira Divisão	Série B – 1ª Fase	6th	Promotion Group
	Tier 4	Terceira Divisão	Série B Fase Final	6th
2011–12	Tier 4	Terceira Divisão	Série B – 1ª Fase	3rd	Promotion Group
	Tier 4	Terceira Divisão	Série B Fase Final	3rd

^{[2][citation needed][3][4]}

Honours

• AF Porto Divisão de Honra: 2009/10

See also

• Apito Dourado