S.C.U. Torreense
Full nameSport Clube União Torreense
Short nameTorreense
SCUT
Founded1 May 1917
GroundEstádio Manuel Marques, Torres Vedras
Capacity12,000
PresidentJosé Sebastião
ManagerTulipa
LeagueLiga Portugal 2
2022–23Liga Portugal 2, 9th
WebsiteClub website

Sport Clube União Torreense is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its association football section, founded in Torres Vedras in 1917, as Sport União Torreense.

History

It participated six times in the Portuguese Liga (last in 1991–92 season) and its best result was two seventh final places (1955–56 and 1956–57), coincidentally the team's first two years in the top flight. Torreense participated in the 1956 final of the Cup of Portugal, where they lost 2–0 to FC Porto.

They also played in Portuguese Second Division (second level) between 1952 and 1955,[1] 1959 to 1964, 1965 to 1972, 1973 to 1977, 1978 to 1981, 1982 to 1991, 1992 to 1995, 1997 to 1998 and 2022.

In the 2008–09 season, they were relegated from Group D of Portuguese Second Division. In the 2009–10 season, they finished Promotion Group E of Terceira Divisão on second place and in 2010–11 they returned to the Portuguese Second Division, finishing it in third place.[2]

Stadium

Its stadium was built in 1925 and has a capacity of 12,000 people.[3]

Current squad

As of 1 January 2024[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Vagner
2 DF Portugal POR Nuno Campos
3 DF Spain ESP Fran González
4 DF Brazil BRA Guilherme Willian
5 DF Portugal POR João Afonso
6 MF Cape Verde CPV David Tavares (on loan from Famalicão)
8 MF Portugal POR Benny
9 FW Panama PAN Azarias Londoño (on loan
from Alianza Panama)
10 FW Brazil BRA Welthon
11 FW Haiti HAI Carnejy Antoine
12 GK Portugal POR Ricardo Fernandes
13 DF Portugal POR Simãozinho
14 DF France FRA Marvin Elimbi
17 DF Uruguay URU Cristian Tassano (on loan from Khimki)
19 FW Spain ESP Jonny Arriba
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Argentina ARG Jorge Correa
21 MF Portugal POR André Rodrigues
24 DF Portugal POR Rodrigo Borges
27 DF Belgium BEL Anthony D'Alberto
29 FW Cape Verde CPV Patrick Fernandes
30 MF Colombia COL Juan Balanta
31 DF Portugal POR Joãozinho
32 MF Colombia COL Sebastián Guzmán
40 FW Colombia COL Pipe Gómez
77 MF Colombia COL Carlos Rentería
80 DF Brazil BRA Keffel
90 MF Portugal POR David Costa
99 GK Portugal POR Carlos Henriques
— FW Brazil BRA Lucas Silva

Honours[5]

References

  1. ↑ "TORREENSE – O CAMPEONATO, A TAÇA e MUITO MAIS por RUI SANTOS | Sport Clube União Torreense". Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Futebol | Sport Clube União Torreense". Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Séniores" (in Portuguese). S.C.U. Torreense.
  5. ↑ "Sport Clube União Torreense :: Estatísticas :: Títulos :: Palmarés :: História :: Golos :: Próximos Jogos :: Resultados :: Notícias :: Videos :: Fotos :: Plantel". www.zerozero.pt. Retrieved 12 April 2018.


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