2023–24 Moreirense F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is Moreirense F.C.'s 86th season in existence and first one back in the Primeira Liga after winning the 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2. They also competed in the Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga.

Moreirense F.C.

2023–24 season
Manager	Rui Borges
Stadium	Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Primeira Liga	6th
Taça de Portugal	Third round
Taça da Liga	First round
Top goalscorer	League: André Luis (5) All: André Luis (5)
Biggest win	Rio Ave 0–4 Moreirense
Biggest defeat	Sporting CP 3–0 Moreirense
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Players

First-team squad

As of 26 September 2023^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  BRA Fabiano 4 DF  BRA Rafael Santos 6 MF  POR Ismael 7 FW  BRA Matheus Aiás 8 MF  BRA Wallisson 9 FW  BRA André Luis 10 MF  POR Pedro Aparício 11 MF  BRA Alan 13 DF  SEN Alhassane Sylla 14 DF  CPV Carlos Ponck 17 FW  CUW Jeremy Antonisse (captain) 18 DF  POR Pedro Amador 19 FW  POR João Camacho

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 FW  RSA Kobamelo Kodisang 22 GK  BRA Caio Secco 23 DF  NED Godfried Frimpong 26 DF  BRA Maracás 28 FW  GNB Hernâni 31 FW  BRA Madson 40 GK  BRA Kewin 44 DF  BRA Marcelo 66 DF  POR Gilberto Batista 76 DF  POR Dinis Pinto 80 MF  GHA Lawrence Ofori 88 MF  POR Gonçalo Franco 90 FW  POR Rodrigo Macedo (on loan from Braga)

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 77 MF  GAM Matar Manga (at Real S.C. until 1 July 2024) 97 MF  BRA Luiz Henrique (at Brusque until 31 December 2023) 99 FW  GAM Ebrima Ndow (at Mirandela until 1 July 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Kobamelo Kodisang	Braga	€500,000	1 July 2023	[2]
DF	Fabiano	Braga	€1,000,000	9 August 2023
MF	Wallisson	Cruzeiro	€350,000	30 August 2023
DF	Carlos Ponck	Chaves	Free	4 September 2023

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Moreirense v Vilaverdense

29 July 2023 Friendly	Moreirense	4–3	Vilaverdense
10:30

Arouca v Moreirense

3 August 2023 Friendly	Arouca	0–0	Moreirense
10:30

Moreirense v Rio Ave

17 November 2023 Friendly	Moreirense	2–0	Rio Ave
10:30

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primeira Liga	16 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1		13	6	4	3	15	11	+4	046.15
Taça de Portugal	21 October 2023		Third round	Third round	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Taça da Liga	23 July 2023		First round	First round	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total					15	6	5	4	17	14	+3	040.00

Last updated: 11 December 2023
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

Main article: 2023–24 Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Braga	34	21	5	8	71	50	+21	68	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5	Vitória de Guimarães	34	19	6	9	52	38	+14	63	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6	Moreirense	34	16	7	11	36	35	+1	55
7	Arouca	34	13	7	14	54	50	+4	46
8	Famalicão	34	10	12	12	37	41	−4	42

Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
Notes:

1. Since the 2023–24 Taça de Portugal winners, Porto, finished in top three, the spot given to the third-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot given to the fourth-placed team (Conference League second qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	12	6	8	28	27	+1	42	6	3	4	15	14	+1	6	3	4	13	13	0

Last updated: 17 March 2024.
Source: Superliga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	W
Position	13	14	15	10	16	9	8	8	7	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2024. Source: Superliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 5 July 2023.^[3]

Moreirense v Porto

14 August 2023 1	Moreirense	1–2	Porto	Moreira de Cónegos
18:45 WET	Frimpong 51' Ofori  62' Dinis Pinto  76' Fabiano  90+5' Gonçalo Franco  90+8'	Report	João Mário  22' Toni Martínez 67'  72' Galeno  68' Wendell 74'  78'  90+2' Nico González  90+5'	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 5,674 Referee: Hélder Malheiro

Famalicão v Moreirense

21 August 2023 2	Famalicão	0–0	Moreirense	Vila Nova de Famalicão
20:15 WET	Pablo  21'  45+5' Henrique Araújo  30' Topić  87'	Report	Gonçalo Franco  23' Pedro Aparício  76' Ofori  83'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 4,640 Referee: António Nobre

Chaves v Moreirense

3 September 2023 4	Chaves	1–2	Moreirense	Chaves
15:30 WET	Bruno Rodrigues  10' Nwakali  56' Bruno Langa 72' Paulo Victor  90'	Report	Alan 3' Frimpong  21' André Luis  45+4' João Camacho 84' Fabiano  86' Ofori  89'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira Attendance: 2,406 Referee: Hélder Carvalho

Moreirense v Braga

9 September 2023 3	Moreirense	2–3	Braga	Moreira de Cónegos
18:00 WET	Maracás  16' André Luis 40' Madson 45+1' Ofori  65'	Report	Rony Lopes 27' José Fonte  32' João Moutinho  55' Banza 82' Al-Musrati 90+6'	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 2,875 Referee: Claúdio Pereira

Sporting CP v Moreirense

17 September 2023 5	Sporting CP	3–0	Moreirense	Lisbon
20:30 WET	Gonçalo Inácio  4' Nuno Santos  35' Hjulmand 55'  69' Gyökeres 61' Diomande 90+6'	Report	Maracás  20'  88' Marcelo  49'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 36,815 Referee: Manuel Oliveira

Moreirense v Farense

23 September 2023 6	Moreirense	1–0	Farense	Moreira de Cónegos
15:30 WET	Alan 17' Carlos Ponck  51'	Report	Pastor  22' Mattheus Oliveira  86'	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 1,695 Referee: João Gonçalves

Rio Ave v Moreirense

1 October 2023 7	Rio Ave	0–4	Moreirense	Vila do Conde
20:30 WET	Guga  21' Pantalon  26' Costinha  33'	Report	Fabiano 8' João Camacho 18' 50' André Luis  43' Alan  53' Gonçalo Franco  77' Madson 82'  83' Wallisson  85'	Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos Attendance: 2,695 Referee: Carlos Macedo

Moreirense v Boavista

6 October 2023 8	Moreirense	1–1	Boavista	Moreira de Cónegos
20:15 WET	André Luis 35'	Report	Marcelo 21' (o.g.) Bruno Lourenço  47' Awaziem  65' Miguel Reisinho  80'	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 2,388 Referee: David Silva

Arouca v Moreirense

27 October 2023 9	Arouca	0–1	Moreirense	Arouca
20:15 WET	Trezza  37' Kouassi  46'	Report	Marcelo 39' Antonisse  76'  89'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca Attendance: 1,037 Referee: Bruno Pires Costa

Moreirense v Vitória de Guimarães

5 November 2023 10	Moreirense	1–0	Vitória de Guimarães	Moreira de Cónegos
15:30 WET	Alan  41' André Luis 76'	Report	Tomás Händel  55' Tomás Ribeiro  75'	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 4,351 Referee: Gustavo Correia

Estrela da Amadora v Moreirense

11 November 2023 11	Estrela da Amadora	0–1	Moreirense	Amadora
18:00 WET	Léo Cordeiro  40' João Reis  56' Kialonda Gaspar  90+6'	Report	Madson  11' André Luis  51' 90' Alan  54' Maracás  62' Marcelo  76' Ofori  81' Wallisson  90+2'	Stadium: Estádio José Gomes Attendance: 3,458 Referee: Hélder Carvalho

Moreirense v Benfica

3 December 2023 12	Moreirense	0–0	Benfica	Moreira de Cónegos
18:00 WET	Ismael  23' Maracás  45+4' Gonçalo Franco  46' Marcelo  50'	Report	Kökçü  79'	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 5,664 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

Gil Vicente v Moreirense

11 December 2023 13	Gil Vicente	1–1	Moreirense	Barcelos
20:15 WET	Pedro Tiba 6' (pen.) Leonardo Buta  21' Zé Carlos  24' Martim Neto  52' Murilo Costa  67' Gbane  80'	Report	Fabiano  31' Gonçalo Franco  66' André Luis 83' (pen.) Wallisson  88'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 2,382 Referee: Hélder Malheiro

Moreirense v Portimonense

17 December 2023 14	Moreirense	5–2	Portimonense	Moreira de Cónegos
15:30 WET	Maracás 23' Madson 25' João Camacho  38' Wallisson  76' André Luis 84' Kodisang 89' Matheus Aiás 90+2'	Report	Jasper 40' Gonçalo Costa  47' Filipe Relvas  56' 74'	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 1,453 Referee: André Narciso

Vizela v Moreirense

23 December 2023 15	Vizela	0–0	Moreirense	Vizela
15:30 WET	Pedro Ortiz  41' Rodrigo Escoval  78' Matheus Pereira  85'	Report	André Luis  17'	Stadium: Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela Attendance: 4,334 Referee: Fábio Melo

Moreirense v Casa Pia

8 January 2024 16	Moreirense	1–4	Casa Pia	Moreira de Cónegos
20:15 WET	Matheus Aiás 14' João Camacho  40' Antonisse  90+5'	Report	Soma 18' Felippe Cardoso 26' 56'  35' João Nunes 39' Segovia  90+5'	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 944 Referee: Ricardo Baixinho

Estoril v Moreirense

13 January 2024 17	Estoril	1–3	Moreirense	Estoril
20:30 WET	Rodrigo Gomes  25' Mateus Fernandes  83' João Carlos 90'	Report	Pedro Aparício 30' Marcelo 33' Ismael  39' Alan  45+2' 74' Antonisse  73'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 1,762 Referee: Miguel Nogueira

Porto v Moreirense

20 January 2024 18	Porto	5–0	Moreirense	Porto
20:30 WET	Wendell 8' 72' Evanilson 60' Galeno 69' Varela 83'	Report	Ismael  34' Dinis Pinto  45' Pedro Aparício  90+1'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 34,200 Referee: Luís Godinho

Moreirense v Famalicão

28 January 2024 19	Moreirense	1–0	Famalicão	Moreira de Cónegos
15:30 WET	Marcelo  20' Ofori  43' Maracás 82' Kewin  90+5'	Report	Francisco Moura  17' Gustavo Sá  68'	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 2,327 Referee: Nuno Almeida

Braga v Moreirense

4 February 2024 20	Braga	1–0	Moreirense	Braga
20:30 WET	Abel Ruiz 8' Paulo Oliveira  82'	Report	Gonçalo Franco  34' Ofori  36'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 12,275 Referee: João Pinheiro (referee)

Moreirense v Chaves

10 February 2024 21	Moreirense	1–0	Chaves	Moreira de Cónegos
18:00 WET	Dinis Pinto  38' Antonisse  43' Madson 73' André Castro  90+1'	Report	Pius  11' Vasco Fernandes  17'	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 1,340 Referee: José Bessa

Moreirense v Sporting CP

19 February 2024 22	Moreirense	0–2	Sporting CP	Moreira de Cónegos
20:15 WET		Report	Morita 3' Pote 23' Nuno Santos  56'	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 5,163 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

Taça de Portugal

Main article: 2023–24 Taça de Portugal

Paredes v Moreirense

21 October 2023 Third Round	Paredes	2–1	Moreirense	Paredes
14:00 WET	Murilo Rosa  10' Nuno Moreira 44' Onyeka Osemene 81'	Report	Carlos Ponck  1' Alan 58'	Stadium: Cidade Desportiva De Paredes Referee: João Ferreira

Taça da Liga

Main article: 2023–24 Taça da Liga

Moreirense v Farense

23 July 2023 First Round	Moreirense	1–1 (3–4 p)	Farense	Moreira de Cónegos
15:30 WET	Dinis Pinto  15' João Camacho  45' Kodisang  62' André Luis 89'	Report	Rui Costa 21' Mattheus Oliveira  56' Muscat  63' Talys  66' Ricardo Velho  75' Maxwel Cássio  79'	Stadium: Parque Moreira de Cónegos Attendance: 1,208 Referee: Claúdio Pereira

References

1. "Plantel Principal" (in Portuguese). Moreirense FC.

External links

• Official website