F.C. Paços de Ferreira
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Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpasuʒ ðɨ fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]) is a Portuguese professional football club based in Paços de Ferreira, district of Porto. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at the 9,076 seat Estádio Capital do Móvel, a municipal stadium where the team has been based since 1973. The club's colours are yellow and green. The club is owned 100% by its members ("sócios"). 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.
Infobox
Full name
Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira
Nicknames
Pacenses (Those from Paços) Castores (Beavers)
Founded
5 April 1950; 75 years ago (1950-04-05)
Ground
Estádio Capital do Móvel
Capacity
9,076
Chairman
Paulo Meneses
Manager
Filipe Cândido
League
Liga Portugal 2
2024–25
Liga Portugal 2, 16th of 18
Website
www.fcpf.pt
Tables
· League and cup history › Recent seasons
Div.
Div.
Season
Div.
League
Pos.
League
Pl
League
W
League
D
League
L
League
GS
League
GA
League
Pts
League
Result
Cup
Result
League Cup
Competition
Europe
Result
2001–02
2001–02
Season
2001–02
League
1st
League
8th
League
34
League
12
League
10
League
12
League
41
League
44
League
46
Cup
Last 16
League Cup
n/a
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
–
2002–03
2002–03
Season
2002–03
League
1st
League
6th
League
34
League
12
League
9
League
13
League
40
League
47
League
45
Cup
SF
League Cup
n/a
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
–
2003–04
2003–04
Season
2003–04
League
1st
League
17th
League
34
League
8
League
4
League
22
League
27
League
53
League
28
Cup
Last 32
League Cup
n/a
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
mw- .mw- [A]
2004–05
2004–05
Season
2004–05
League
2nd
League
1st
League
34
League
20
League
9
League
5
League
61
League
43
League
69
Cup
Last 64
League Cup
n/a
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
[B]
2005–06
2005–06
Season
2005–06
League
1st
League
11th
League
34
League
11
League
9
League
14
League
38
League
49
League
42
Cup
Last 64
League Cup
n/a
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
–
2006–07
2006–07
Season
2006–07
League
1st
League
6th
League
30
League
10
League
12
League
8
League
31
League
36
League
42
Cup
Last 64
League Cup
n/a
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
–
2007–08
2007–08
Season
2007–08
League
1st
League
15th
League
30
League
6
League
7
League
17
League
31
League
49
League
25
Cup
Last 16
League Cup
R3
Europe
UEFA Cup
Europe
R1
Notes
[C]
2008–09
2008–09
Season
2008–09
League
1st
League
10th
League
30
League
9
League
7
League
14
League
37
League
42
League
34
Cup
RU
League Cup
R3
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
–
2009–10
2009–10
Season
2009–10
League
1st
League
10th
League
30
League
8
League
11
League
11
League
32
League
37
League
35
Cup
QF
League Cup
R2
Europe
UEFA Europa League
Europe
3rd QR
Notes
–
2010–11
2010–11
Season
2010–11
League
1st
League
7th
League
30
League
10
League
11
League
9
League
35
League
42
League
41
Cup
Last 32
League Cup
RU
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
–
2011–12
2011–12
Season
2011–12
League
1st
League
10th
League
30
League
8
League
7
League
15
League
35
League
53
League
31
Cup
Last 32
League Cup
R3
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
–
2012–13
2012–13
Season
2012–13
League
1st
League
3rd
League
30
League
14
League
12
League
4
League
42
League
29
League
54
Cup
SF
League Cup
R3
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
[D]
2013–14
2013–14
Season
2013–14
League
1st
League
15th
League
30
League
6
League
6
League
18
League
28
League
59
League
24
Cup
Last 16
League Cup
R3
Europe
UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa League
Europe
POGr. E
Notes
[E]
2014–15
2014–15
Season
2014–15
League
1st
League
8th
League
34
League
12
League
11
League
11
League
40
League
45
League
47
Cup
Last 16
League Cup
R2
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
–
2015–16
2015–16
Season
2015–16
League
1st
League
7th
League
34
League
13
League
10
League
11
League
43
League
42
League
49
Cup
Last 32
League Cup
R3
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
–
2016–17
2016–17
Season
2016–17
League
1st
League
13th
League
34
League
8
League
12
League
14
League
32
League
45
League
36
Cup
Last 32
League Cup
R3
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
–
2017–18
2017–18
Season
2017–18
League
1st
League
17th
League
34
League
7
League
9
League
18
League
33
League
59
League
30
Cup
Last 64
League Cup
R3
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
–
2018–19
2018–19
Season
2018–19
League
2nd
League
1st
League
34
League
23
League
5
League
6
League
50
League
21
League
74
Cup
Last 16
League Cup
R3
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
–
2019–20
2019–20
Season
2019–20
League
1st
League
13th
League
34
League
11
League
6
League
17
League
36
League
52
League
39
Cup
QF
League Cup
R3
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
–
2020–21
2020–21
Season
2020–21
League
1st
League
5th
League
34
League
15
League
8
League
11
League
40
League
41
League
53
Cup
Last 32
League Cup
QF
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
–
2021–22
2021–22
Season
2021–22
League
1st
League
11th
League
34
League
9
League
11
League
14
League
29
League
44
League
38
Cup
Last 32
League Cup
R3
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
–
2022–23
2022–23
Season
2022–23
League
1st
League
17th
League
34
League
6
League
5
League
23
League
26
League
62
League
23
Cup
Last 64
League Cup
GS
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
[F]
2023–24
2023–24
Season
2023–24
League
2nd
League
5th
League
34
League
14
League
10
League
10
League
42
League
35
League
52
Cup
Last 128
League Cup
R1
Europe
–
Europe
–
Notes
–
| Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Notes | |||||||||
| Div. | Pos. | Pl | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts | Result | Result | Competition | Result | ||
| 2001–02 | 1st | 8th | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 44 | 46 | Last 16 | n/a | – | – | – |
| 2002–03 | 1st | 6th | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 47 | 45 | SF | n/a | – | – | – |
| 2003–04 | 1st | 17th | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 53 | 28 | Last 32 | n/a | – | – | mw- [A] |
| 2004–05 | 2nd | 1st | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 61 | 43 | 69 | Last 64 | n/a | – | – | [B] |
| 2005–06 | 1st | 11th | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 49 | 42 | Last 64 | n/a | – | – | – |
| 2006–07 | 1st | 6th | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 36 | 42 | Last 64 | n/a | – | – | – |
| 2007–08 | 1st | 15th | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 49 | 25 | Last 16 | R3 | UEFA Cup | R1 | [C] |
| 2008–09 | 1st | 10th | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 42 | 34 | RU | R3 | – | – | – |
| 2009–10 | 1st | 10th | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 37 | 35 | QF | R2 | UEFA Europa League | 3rd QR | – |
| 2010–11 | 1st | 7th | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 42 | 41 | Last 32 | RU | – | – | – |
| 2011–12 | 1st | 10th | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 53 | 31 | Last 32 | R3 | – | – | – |
| 2012–13 | 1st | 3rd | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 42 | 29 | 54 | SF | R3 | – | – | [D] |
| 2013–14 | 1st | 15th | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 59 | 24 | Last 16 | R3 | UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa League | POGr. E | [E] |
| 2014–15 | 1st | 8th | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 45 | 47 | Last 16 | R2 | – | – | – |
| 2015–16 | 1st | 7th | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 42 | 49 | Last 32 | R3 | – | – | – |
| 2016–17 | 1st | 13th | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 45 | 36 | Last 32 | R3 | – | – | – |
| 2017–18 | 1st | 17th | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 59 | 30 | Last 64 | R3 | – | – | – |
| 2018–19 | 2nd | 1st | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 21 | 74 | Last 16 | R3 | – | – | – |
| 2019–20 | 1st | 13th | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 52 | 39 | QF | R3 | – | – | – |
| 2020–21 | 1st | 5th | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 41 | 53 | Last 32 | QF | – | – | – |
| 2021–22 | 1st | 11th | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 44 | 38 | Last 32 | R3 | – | – | – |
| 2022–23 | 1st | 17th | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 62 | 23 | Last 64 | GS | – | – | [F] |
| 2023–24 | 2nd | 5th | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 35 | 52 | Last 128 | R1 | – | – | – |
· European record › UEFA club competition record
2007–08
2007–08
Season
2007–08
Competition
UEFA Cup
Round
First round
Opponent
AZ
Home
0–1
Away
0–0
Aggregate
0–1
2009–10
2009–10
Season
2009–10
Competition
UEFA Europa League
Round
Second qualifying round
Opponent
Zimbru Chișinău
Home
1–0
Away
0–0
Aggregate
1–0
Third qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Season
Third qualifying round
Competition
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
Round
0–1
Opponent
0–1
Home
0–2
2013–14
2013–14
Season
2013–14
Competition
UEFA Champions League
Round
Play-off round
Opponent
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Home
1–4
Away
2–4
Aggregate
3–8
2013–14
2013–14
Season
2013–14
Competition
UEFA Europa League
Round
Group E
Opponent
Fiorentina
Home
0–0
Away
0–3
Aggregate
3rd place
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Season
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Competition
0–2
Round
0–2
Pandurii Târgu Jiu
Pandurii Târgu Jiu
Season
Pandurii Târgu Jiu
Competition
1–1
Round
0–0
2021–22
2021–22
Season
2021–22
Competition
UEFA Europa Conference League
Round
Third qualifying round
Opponent
Larne
Home
4–0
Away
0−1
Aggregate
4−1
Play-off round
Play-off round
Season
Play-off round
Competition
Tottenham Hotspur
Round
1–0
Opponent
0–3
Home
1−3
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2007–08 | UEFA Cup | First round | AZ | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| 2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | Zimbru Chișinău | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Third qualifying round | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | ||
| 2013–14 | UEFA Champions League | Play-off round | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–4 | 2–4 | 3–8 |
| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | Group E | Fiorentina | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3rd place |
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 0–2 | 0–2 | ||||
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | Third qualifying round | Larne | 4–0 | 0−1 | 4−1 |
| Play-off round | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1−3 |
· European record › UEFA coefficient
130
130
Rank
130
Team
Gil Vicente F.C.
Points
12.453
131
131
Rank
131
Team
C.D. Santa Clara
Points
12.453
132
132
Rank
132
Team
F.C. Paços de Ferreira
Points
12.453
133
133
Rank
133
Team
Rio Ave F.C.
Points
12.453
134
134
Rank
134
Team
FC Astana
Points
12.000
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 130 | Gil Vicente F.C. | 12.453 |
| 131 | Santa Clara | 12.453 |
| 132 | os de Ferreira | 12.453 |
| 133 | Rio Ave F.C. | 12.453 |
| 134 | FC Astana | 12.000 |
1
1
No.
1
Pos.
GK
Nation
POR
Player
Rafa
2
2
No.
2
Pos.
DF
Nation
POR
Player
Gonçalo Cardoso
3
3
No.
3
Pos.
DF
Nation
BRA
Player
Diegão
4
4
No.
4
Pos.
DF
Nation
BRA
Player
Kauan (on loan from Santa Clara)
5
5
No.
5
Pos.
DF
Nation
POR
Player
André Sousa
6
6
No.
6
Pos.
MF
Nation
POR
Player
João Caiado
7
7
No.
7
Pos.
FW
Nation
BRA
Player
Diego Fernandes (on loan from Tombense)
9
9
No.
9
Pos.
FW
Nation
BRA
Player
João Victor (on loan from Berço)
10
10
No.
10
Pos.
FW
Nation
BRA
Player
Matheus Martins
12
12
No.
12
Pos.
GK
Nation
BRA
Player
Jeimes
13
13
No.
13
Pos.
FW
Nation
POR
Player
João Pinto
15
15
No.
15
Pos.
DF
Nation
POR
Player
Leandro Dias
19
19
No.
19
Pos.
MF
Nation
GNB
Player
Nito Gomes
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | POR | Rafa |
| 2 | DF | POR | Gonçalo Cardoso |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Diegão |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Kauan (on loan from Santa Clara) |
| 5 | DF | POR | André Sousa |
| 6 | MF | POR | João Caiado |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Diego Fernandes (on loan from Tombense) |
| 9 | FW | BRA | João Victor (on loan from Berço) |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Matheus Martins |
| 12 | GK | BRA | Jeimes |
| 13 | FW | POR | João Pinto |
| 15 | DF | POR | Leandro Dias |
| 19 | MF | GNB | Nito Gomes |
21
21
No.
21
Pos.
DF
Nation
BRA
Player
Anílson
22
22
No.
22
Pos.
DF
Nation
POR
Player
Miguel Mota
23
23
No.
23
Pos.
DF
Nation
POR
Player
Tiago Ferreira
26
26
No.
26
Pos.
MF
Nation
POR
Player
Nuno Cunha
27
27
No.
27
Pos.
FW
Nation
BFA
Player
Joffrey Bazié
28
28
No.
28
Pos.
GK
Nation
POR
Player
José Marafona
30
30
No.
30
Pos.
FW
Nation
POR
Player
Costinha
32
32
No.
32
Pos.
GK
Nation
POR
Player
Martim Silva
33
33
No.
33
Pos.
MF
Nation
BRA
Player
Fernandinho (on loan from Nova Iguaçu)
36
36
No.
36
Pos.
MF
Nation
POR
Player
Vlad
77
77
No.
77
Pos.
DF
Nation
POR
Player
Rafael Vieira
88
88
No.
88
Pos.
MF
Nation
POR
Player
Chico Ramos
90
90
No.
90
Pos.
FW
Nation
STP
Player
Ronaldo Afonso
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | BRA | Anílson |
| 22 | DF | POR | Miguel Mota |
| 23 | DF | POR | Tiago Ferreira |
| 26 | MF | POR | Nuno Cunha |
| 27 | FW | BFA | Joffrey Bazié |
| 28 | GK | POR | José Marafona |
| 30 | FW | POR | Costinha |
| 32 | GK | POR | Martim Silva |
| 33 | MF | BRA | Fernandinho (on loan from Nova Iguaçu) |
| 36 | MF | POR | Vlad |
| 77 | DF | POR | Rafael Vieira |
| 88 | MF | POR | Chico Ramos |
| 90 | FW | STP | Ronaldo Afonso |
—
—
No.
—
Pos.
GK
Nation
POR
Player
Zé Pedro (at Salgueiros until 30 June 2026)
—
—
No.
—
Pos.
DF
Nation
POR
Player
Rui Pedro (at Amarante until 30 June 2026)
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | POR | Zé Pedro (at Salgueiros until 30 June 2026) |
| — | DF | POR | Rui Pedro (at Amarante until 30 June 2026) |
—
—
No.
—
Pos.
FW
Nation
POR
Player
Ricardo Brito (at Vianense until 30 June 2026)
—
—
No.
—
Pos.
FW
Nation
POR
Player
André Liberal (at Sporting da Covilhã until 30 June 2026)
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | POR | Ricardo Brito (at Vianense until 30 June 2026) |
| — | FW | POR | André Liberal (at Sporting da Covilhã until 30 June 2026) |
· Staff
Managing Director
Managing Director
Position
Managing Director
Staff
Jaime Sousa
Sporting Director
Sporting Director
Position
Sporting Director
Staff
Carlos Carneiro
Manager
Manager
Position
Manager
Staff
Ricardo Silva
Assistant Manager
Assistant Manager
Position
Assistant Manager
Staff
Luis Monteiro
First-Team Coach
First-Team Coach
Position
First-Team Coach
Staff
Nuno Fonseca
Analyst
Analyst
Position
Analyst
Staff
Vasco Silva
Goalkeeper Coach
Goalkeeper Coach
Position
Goalkeeper Coach
Staff
Filipe Moreira
Physiologist
Physiologist
Position
Physiologist
Staff
Gustavo DDunkel
Data Scientist
Data Scientist
Position
Data Scientist
Staff
Prof. Paulo Roriz
Scouting
Scouting
Position
Scouting
Staff
Cadú
Club Doctor
Club Doctor
Position
Club Doctor
Staff
André Maia Silva
Nurse
Nurse
Position
Nurse
Staff
Ricardo Neves
Physiotherapist
Physiotherapist
Position
Physiotherapist
Staff
Rui Dias
Physiotherapist
Physiotherapist
Position
Physiotherapist
Staff
João Bastos
Kit Manager
Kit Manager
Position
Kit Manager
Staff
Paulo Neto
| Position | Staff |
| Managing Director | Jaime Sousa |
| Sporting Director | Carlos Carneiro |
| Manager | Ricardo Silva |
| Assistant Manager | Luis Monteiro |
| First-Team Coach | Nuno Fonseca |
| Analyst | Vasco Silva |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Filipe Moreira |
| Physiologist | Gustavo DDunkel |
| Data Scientist | Prof. Paulo Roriz |
| Scouting | Cadú |
| Club Doctor | André Maia Silva |
| Nurse | Ricardo Neves |
| Physiotherapist | Rui Dias |
| Physiotherapist | João Bastos |
| Kit Manager | Paulo Neto |
References
- FC Paços de Ferreirahttps://www.fcpf.pt/estadio/
- Públicohttps://www.publico.pt/2007/09/20/desporto/noticia/uefa-pacos-de-ferreira-perde-com-o-az-alkmaar-por-10-1305360
- Correio da Manhãhttps://www.cmjornal.pt/desporto/detalhe/boavista-desce-a-liga-de-honra
- "FC Porto bate Paços de Ferreira na final da Taça de Portugal"https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/fc-porto/fc-porto-bate-pacos-de-ferreira-na-final-da-taca-de-portugal_d260334
- Diário de Notíciashttps://www.dn.pt/desporto/fc-porto/bruno-alves-sela-vitoria-do-fc-porto-na-supertaca-1330327.html
- "Paços fica pelo caminho"https://pt.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01dc-0e729293e39a-6b425877fda8-1000--pacos-fica-pelo-caminho/
- "Benfica 2 – 1 Paços de Ferreira"https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/benfica/benfica-2-1-pacos-de-ferreira_d435912
- "Zenit complete emphatic Paços play-off win"https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/020c-0e85d953da3a-ad9459030f5f-1000--zenit-complete-emphatic-pacos-play-off-win/
- Observadorhttps://observador.pt/2019/04/20/quase-30-anos-depois-vitor-oliveira-faz-mais-historia-sexta-subida-em-sete-anos-agora-pelo-p-ferreira/
- "Pepa confirmado como novo treinador do V. Guimarães"https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/primeira-liga/artigos/pepa-confirmado-como-novo-treinador-do-v-guimaraes
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/26/tottenham-hotspur-pacos-de-ferreira-europa-conference-league-qualifying-playoff-second-leg-match-report
- Observadorhttps://observador.pt/2023/05/21/despromovido-pacos-de-ferreira-despede-se-dos-jogos-em-casa-com-vitoria/
- Recordhttps://www.record.pt/futebol/detalhe/cesar-peixoto-ainda-recorda-o-regresso-ao-p-ferreira-o-que-me-convenceu-foram-os-pedidos-dos-jogadores
- "Club coefficients"https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/?year=2025
- "Plantel Principal"https://www.fcpf.pt/?page_id=216