| Full name | Clube Desportivo de Mafra | ||
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| Founded | 24 May 1965 | ||
| Ground | Estádio Municipal de Mafra, Mafra | ||
| Capacity | 1,249 | ||
| Chairman | José Cristo | ||
| Manager | Carlos Vaz Pinto | ||
| League | Liga Portugal 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2, 9th of 18 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Clube Desportivo de Mafra is a Portuguese association football club, currently playing in the Liga Portugal 2, the second tier of the Portuguese football league system. They are based in the town of Mafra and own Campo Doutor Mário Silveira stadium, but the games are played in Estádio Municipal de Mafra. Founded in 1965, the club predominantly played within Portugal's regional leagues where they gradually worked their way up until they won the Lisbon Football Association Division 1 title in the 1991–92 league season and promotion to the national leagues.
History
Clube Desportivo Mafra was founded on 24 May 1965. Initially, in 1940, the club was established under its original colors but was re-founded in 1965. The club began its football activities in 1967. In the 1970–71 season, the club won the third division title of the Lisbon Football Association. Five seasons later, they were crowned champions of the second division of the same association.
In the 1991–92 season, the club secured the first division title of the Lisbon Football Association, allowing them to join the national championships for the first time in the 1992–93 season. During its first two seasons in the Terceira Divisão (the fourth tier), the club finished tenth before topping its group in the 1994–95 season. However, the club spent only one season in the Segunda Divisão B before being relegated back to the Tercera Divisão. The following season, they were relegated again to the first division of the Lisbon Football Association.
In the 1997–98 season, Mafra finished second and returned to the Tercera Divisão, where they remained for four seasons. In the 2001–02 season, Mafra topped its group, earning promotion back to the Segunda Divisão B. The club stayed at this level for 14 seasons before winning the northern promotion group to the Segunda Liga in the 2014–15 season. This was achieved by defeating Famalicão, the winner of the other promotion group, with a 1–1 draw followed by a 4–3 victory in the ensuing penalty shootout.
In the 2021/22 Season they make it into the semifinals of the Taça de Portugal until they got knocked out by Tondela 4-1 on Aggregate.
Dream 99 on 15 August 2023, it was announced that HEARTLAND, holding company for the Danish clothing chain Bestseller, purchased Benham's shares and became majority owner of the club, as well as a Danish Side Midtjyland
Appearances
- LigaPro: 7 (as of the 2023–24 season)
- Segunda Divisão/Campeonato Nacional: 17
- Terceira Divisão: 8
Season to season
- 2000/01: Terceira Divisão: 3rd
- 2001/02: Terceira Divisão: 1st
- 2002/03: Segunda Divisão B: 2nd
- 2003/04: Segunda Divisão B: 8th
- 2004/05: Segunda Divisão B: 2nd
- 2006/07: Segunda Divisão: 7th
- 2007/08: Segunda Divisão: 5th
- 2008/09: Segunda Divisão: 7th
- 2009/10: Segunda Divisão: 5th
- 2010/11: Segunda Divisão: 2nd
- 2011/12: Segunda Divisão: 6th
- 2012/13: Segunda Divisão: 2nd
- 2013/14: Campeonato Nacional: 1st
- 2014/15: Campeonato Nacional: 1st
- 2015/16: Segunda Liga: 21st Relegated
- 2016/17: Campeonato Portugal Prio
- 2017/18 Campeonato Portugal Prio: 1st Champions
- 2018/19: LigaPro: 14th
- 2019/20: LigaPro: 4th
- 2020/21: Liga Portugal 2: 12th
- 2021/22: Liga Portugal 2: 9th
- 2022/23: Liga Portugal 2: 6th
- 2023/24: Liga Portugal 2: 9th
Players
Current squad
- As of 31 January, 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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On loan
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Honours
- Campeonato de Portugal: 2014–15, 2017–18
- Terceira Divisão: 2001–02
- Associação de Futebol de Lisboa Division 1: 1991–92
- Associação de Futebol de Lisboa Division 2: 1975–76
- Associação de Futebol de Lisboa Division 3: 1970–71
References
- ^ Lusa (3 July 2015). "Mafra vai jogar no Estádio Municipal". SAPO (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "História da Fundação". C.D. Mafra (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 January 2010.
- ^ "Clube Desportivo de Mafra comemora 50 anos". Jornal de Mafra (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ a b c Correia, Fernando; Cristóvão, Nuno, eds. (2010). 100 Anos de futebol. Hachette Livre. ISBN 978-972-20-4337-3.
- ^ a b c "Portugal – Table of Honor" (PDF). Soccer Library. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Honra da AF Lisboa 1997/1998". Fora de Jogo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 September 2009.
- ^ "Mafra comemora "bodas de ouro" com subida à II Liga". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 24 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Campeonato Nacional de Seniores: Mafra campeão nas penalidades". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Equipa Principal" (in Portuguese). C.D. Mafra. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Portuguese)
- Club Profile at ForaDeJogo (in Portuguese)
- Club Profile at Soccerway.com
- Club Profile[permanent dead link] at Zerozero