Clube de Futebol Esperança de Lagos (abbreviated as CF Esperança de Lagos or CF Esperança Lagos), usually referred to as Esperança de Lagos, is a Portuguese football club based in Lagos in the Algarve.[1] CF Esperança de Lagos currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, which is the fourth tier of Portuguese football and they play their home matches at the Municipal de Lagos in Lagos.[1] The club is affiliated to Associação de Futebol do Algarve and has competed in the AF Algarve Taça. It has also entered the national cup competition known as Taça de Portugal on many occasions.[1][2]
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| Full name | Clube de Futebol Esperança de Lagos | |
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| Founded | 1912 | |
| Ground | Municipal de Lagos Lagos Portugal | |
| Capacity | 4,600 | |
| League | Campeonato de Portugal, Serie D | |
| 2021–22 | 2nd, Serie L relegation group | |
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History edit
The club was founded in 1912 as Esperança F.C. and became the delegation number 2 of Sporting Clube de Portugal (Sporting CP). This formal link with the Lisbon-based sports club was eventually terminated by the board of Esperança de Lagos in the post-war era.[3][4]
As a child, Eric Dier spent a year living in Lagos where he briefly played in the youth football team of Esperança de Lagos[5] before moving to Lisbon and joining the Sporting CP Youth Academy.[6][7]
Current squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Season to season edit
| Season | Level | Division | Section | Place | Movements |
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| 1990–91 | Tier 3 | Segunda Divisão | Série Sul | 11th | |
| 1991–92 | Tier 3 | Segunda Divisão | Série Sul | 12th | |
| 1992–93 | Tier 3 | Segunda Divisão | Série Sul | 14th | |
| 1993–94 | Tier 3 | Segunda Divisão | Série Sul | 18th | Relegated |
| 1994–95 | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série F | 7th | |
| 1995–96 | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série F | 4th | |
| 1996–97 | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série F | 6th | |
| 1997–98 | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série F | 8th | |
| 1998–99 | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série F | 9th | |
| 1999–2000 | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série F | 15th | |
| 2000–01 | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série F | 6th | |
| 2001–02 | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série F | 10th | |
| 2002–03 | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série F | 11th | |
| 2003–04 | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série F | 18th | Relegated |
| 2004–05 | Tier 5 | Distritais | AF Algarve – 1ª Divisão | 7th | |
| 2005–06 | Tier 5 | Distritais | AF Algarve – 1ª Divisão | 4th | |
| 2006–07 | Tier 5 | Distritais | AF Algarve – 1ª Divisão | 8th | |
| 2007–08 | Tier 5 | Distritais | AF Algarve – 1ª Divisão | 5th | |
| 2008–09 | Tier 5 | Distritais | AF Algarve – 1ª Divisão | 1st | Promoted |
| 2009–10 | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série C – 1ª Fase | 5th | Promotion Group |
| Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série F Fase Final | 5th | ||
| 2010–11 | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série C – 1ª Fase | 4th | Promotion Group |
| Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série F Fase Final | 4th | ||
| 2011–12 | Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série C – 1ª Fase | 3rd | Promotion Group |
| Tier 4 | Terceira Divisão | Série F Fase Final | 3rd |
Honours edit
- Terceira Divisão: 1982–83
- AF Algarve 1ª Divisão: 2008–09
Notable former managers edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ a b c "Clube de Futebol Esperança de Lagos - ForaDeJogo - foradejogo.net". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "Clube de Futebol Esperança de Lagos – Portugal – footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Archived from the original on 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "EMBLEMAS – CFE Lagos" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "Delegações do Sporting". Wiki Sporting (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "Eric Dier levou Vertonghen ao Esperança de Lagos: "Continua um rapaz humilde"". www.ojogo.pt. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ Roseiro, Bruno. "Uma viagem entre Lagos, Sporting e a final da Champions: como Eric Dier, o "ruço inglês", se tornou um Quadro de Honra made in Portugal". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ 🎙 Eric Dier em entrevista à ELEVEN, retrieved 2023-11-22
- ^ "Portugal – Table of Honor – soccerlibrary.free.fr" (PDF). Soccer Library. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "Competitions – Portugal – footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "Competitions - ForaDeJogo - foradejogo.net". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
External links edit
- Official website (in Portuguese)