União Almeirim

União Futebol Clube de Almeirim is a Portuguese association football club, founded in Almeirim in 1934. They play in the Santarém FA Second Division, holding home matches at the Estádio Dom Manuel de Mello.

União Almeirim

Full name	União Futebol Clube de Almeirim
Founded	24 June 1934; 90 years ago (1934-06-24)
Ground	Dom Manuel de Mello
Capacity	12,086
President	Jorge Palhinha[1]
Manager	Valter Guedes[2]
League	Santarém FA Second Division
2022–23	Santarém FA Second Division, 5th of 12
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

History

Founded on 24 June 1934 as União Foot-Ball Club de Almeirim by Jacinto Pereira, Adelino Soler, Manuel Pereira, Renato André, Diamantino Correia e Manuel de Oliveira, the club started playing in 1945, with their youth sides playing in the Campeonato Regional de Juniores. They won their first title in 1954, after lifting the second division of the regional leagues.^[3]

União Almeirim first reached the Terceira Divisão in 1968, and achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda Divisão in 1985.^[3] In the 2000s, they struggled severely with financial problems, and had a project named "Viver UFCA" started to revitalize the club in 2013.^[4]

References

1. "Diretoria" [Board] (in Portuguese). União FC Almeirim. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
2. "União de Almeirim apresenta treinadores e anuncia captações em vários escalões de formação" [União de Almeirim present managers and announce intakes in several formation levels] (in Portuguese). O Almeirinense. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
3. "O Clube" [The Club] (in Portuguese). União FC Almeirim. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
4. "União F.C. Almeirim - Juniores" (in Portuguese). PPL - Crowdfunding Portugal. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2023.