Portuguese association football club
Football club
Associação Naval 1º de Maio or Associação Naval 1893 , commonly known as Naval , is a Portuguese football club based in Figueira da Foz , Coimbra District . Founded on 1 May 1893, it plays in the Division of Honour in the Coimbra Football Association , holding home games at the Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa , with a capacity of 12,630 spectators. The club spent six seasons between 2005 and 2011 in the first division, the Primeira Liga .
Naval is one of the main teams from the Centro Region , alongside Académica de Coimbra , S.C. Beira-Mar , União de Leiria and União de Coimbra .
History
After several years in the second division , Naval first promoted to the first level in 2005, after finishing in second position behind F.C. Paços de Ferreira . In its first season in the top flight , the club finished in 13th position, finally moving up to 12th after the resolutions on the "Mateus Affair", which involved Gil Vicente F.C. and C.F. Os Belenenses .
In the following three years, Naval ranked between places 11–13, also reaching the Taça de Portugal quarter-finals twice. In 2009–10 , former Sporting CP , FC Porto and Portugal national team great Augusto Inácio led the Figueira da Foz team to its best season ever, an eight-place finish in the league and the semi-finals of the domestic cup, a 1–3 aggregate loss against G.D. Chaves .[1]
Naval returned to division two at the end of the 2010–11 season , after two coaching changes. Highlights included a 2–1 home win against S.L. Benfica and a 3–3 draw at Sporting CP.[2] In April 2013, the club were deducted 12 points by order of world football governing body FIFA , due to outstanding debts to two teams in Brazil; another relegation followed.[3]
Due to legal solutions, the clube was forced to change its name to Associação Naval 1893. Currently plays in the Honor Division (Coimbra Football Association).[4]
Last playing squad
As of 13 April 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
League and cup history
Season
Tier
Finish
GP
W
D
L
GS
GA
P
Portuguese Cup
Notes
1998–99
2
13
34
9
11
14
34
54
38
Round 4
1999–00
2
13
34
11
9
14
53
55
42
Round 5
2000–01
2
9
34
16
6
14
49
45
48
Round 3
2001–02
2
12
34
10
12
12
54
50
42
Round 4
2002–03
2
4
34
13
16
5
40
25
55
Semi-final
2003–04
2
7
34
12
10
12
46
42
46
Quarter-final
2004–05
2
2
34
17
11
6
52
30
62
Round 3
Promoted
2005–06
1
13
34
11
6
17
35
48
39
Round 4
2006–07
1
12
30
7
11
12
28
37
32
Round 4
2007–08
1
11
30
9
7
14
26
45
34
Quarter-final
2008–09
1
13
30
7
8
15
25
39
29
Quarter-final
2009–10
1
8
30
10
6
14
20
35
36
Semi-final
Best league finish
2010–11
1
16
30
5
8
17
26
51
23
Round 3
Relegated
2011–12
2
4
30
12
10
8
40
33
46
Round 4
2012–13
2
18
42
13
18
11
51
50
40
Round 3
Deducted 17 points due to debts Voluntarily relegated
2013–14
3
8
18
4
7
7
18
29
19
Round 1
5th in relegation group
2014–15
3
7
18
7
2
9
16
24
23
Round 2
6th in relegation group Defeated Fátima in relegation playout
2015–16
3
6
18
5
6
7
14
15
21
Round 3
5th in relegation group
Managers
References
External links
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