F.C. Paços de Ferreira
Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpasuʒ ðɨ fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]) is a Portuguese 100% fan owned professional football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at the 9,077-seat Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal stadium where the team has been based since 1973. The club's colours are yellow and green.
| Full name | Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Pacenses (Those from Paços) Castores (Beavers) | |||
| Founded | 5 April 1950 | |||
| Ground | Estádio da Mata Real | |||
| Capacity | 9,077 | |||
| Chairman | Paulo Meneses | |||
| Manager | Ricardo Silva | |||
| League | Liga Portugal 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga, 17th of 18 (relegated) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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They have won four Segunda Liga titles (now Liga Portugal 2), and in 2007 they qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time. In the 2012–13 Primeira Liga, the team finished third and qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League play-offs for the first time in their history. They were also runners-up of the 2008–09 Taça de Portugal, the 2009 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and the 2010–11 Taça da Liga.