C.D. Mafra

Mafra
Full nameClube Desportivo de Mafra
Founded24 May 1965 (24 May 1965)
GroundEstádio Municipal de Mafra, Mafra
Capacity1,249
ChairmanJosé Cristo
ManagerOrest Shala
LeagueLiga 3
2024–25Liga Portugal 2, 18th of 18 (relegated)
Websitewww.cdmafra.com

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.[1] 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.[2] Initially, in 1940, the club was established under its original colors but was re-founded in 1965.[3] The club began its football activities in 1967.[2] In the 1970–71 season, the club won the third division title of the Lisbon Football Association.[4] Five seasons later, they were crowned champions of the second division of the same association.[4]

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.[2][4] 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.[5] 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.[5]

In the 1997–98 season, Mafra finished second and returned to the Tercera Divisão, where they remained for four seasons.[6] In the 2001–02 season, Mafra topped its group, earning promotion back to the Segunda Divisão B.[5] The club stayed at this level for 14 seasons before winning the northern promotion group to the Segunda Liga in the 2014–15 season.[7] 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.[8]

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 FC Midtjylland

Appearances

Since 2000

  • LigaPro: 8 (as of the 2024–25 season)
  • Segunda Divisão/Campeonato Nacional: 15
  • Terceira Divisão: 2

Seasons

Recent seasons

Season Div. Pos. Pld W D L GF GA Pts Taça de Portugal Notes
2000–01 4D 3rd 34 20 7 7 77 38 67 Third Round
2001–02 4D 1st 34 24 7 3 71 22 79 Second Round
Promoted
2002–03 3D 2nd 38 18 11 9 55 41 65 Third Round
2003–04 3D 8th 38 14 9 15 51 51 51 Third Round
2004–05 3D 2nd 36 17 14 5 47 28 65 Second Round
2005–06 3D 7th 30 13 8 9 45 38 47 Second Round
2006–07 3D 5th 26 10 9 7 33 22 39 Fifth Round
2007–08 3D 5th 26 12 5 9 35 23 41 Second Round
6th in promotion group
2008–09 3D 7th 22 8 6 8 20 20 30 Second Round
2nd in relegation group
2009–10 3D 5th 30 12 10 8 29 26 46 Round of 16
2010–11 3D 2nd 30 15 10 5 60 37 55 Third Round
2011–12 3D 6th 30 10 16 4 33 22 46 Second Round
2012–13 3D 2nd 30 19 7 4 57 28 64 First Round
2013–14 3D 1st 18 12 6 0 37 14 42 Third Round
6th in promotion group
2014–15 3D 1st 18 11 3 4 28 12 36 Second Round
Champions
2015–16 2D 21st 46 12 18 16 37 40 54 Second Round
Relegated
2016–17 3D 3rd 18 12 3 3 35 9 39 First Round
1st in relegation group
2017–18 3D 1st 30 21 6 3 61 21 69 Second Round
Champions
2018–19 2D 14th 34 10 11 13 40 44 41 Second Round
2019–20 2D 4th 24 10 9 5 33 24 39 Round of 16
2020–21 2D 12th 34 9 10 15 35 48 37 Second Round
2021–22 2D 9th 34 11 10 13 37 42 43 Semifinals
2022–23 2D 6th 34 12 11 11 46 49 47 Fourth Round
2023–24 2D 9th 34 11 11 12 37 39 44 Fourth Round
2024–25 2D 18th 34 6 9 19 29 54 27 Third Round
Relegated

(Note: All third & fourth division playoffs not counted here)

Players

Current squad

As of 24 March, 2026[9]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  POR Francisco Lemos
2 DF  MLI Moussa Camara
3 DF  BRA Kauê
4 DF  GNB Mamadu Queta
5 DF  CIV Djé Beni
6 MF  POR Rúben Pinto (captain)
7 FW  POR Rodrigo Matos
8 MF  POR Vítor Gonçalves
9 FW  ESP Mamor Niang
10 FW  GNB Ença Fati
11 FW  CIV Goba Zakpa
13 DF  POR Celso Raposo
19 FW  NGA Stanley Iheanacho
20 MF  MLI Yacouba Maiga
23 MF  POR Santiago Serra
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW  POR Precatado
28 MF  LUX Malik Pinheiro
29 DF  BRA Raphael Rossi
30 FW  GNB Marculino Ninte
33 GK  POR Pedro Silva
35 MF  CZE Lukas Teixeira
39 MF  BRA Andrey
46 MF  GNB Braima Sambú
52 DF  POR Francisco Ferreira
66 DF  POR João Ferreira
85 MF  POR Lénio Neves
90 FW  POR Rafael Moreira
96 FW  POR Samba Só
97 DF  POR Lukas
99 GK  POR Luís Ribeiro

On loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF  DEN Pontus Texel (at Kolding IF until 30 June 2026)

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c "História da Fundação". C.D. Mafra (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Clube Desportivo de Mafra comemora 50 anos". Jornal de Mafra (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Correia, Fernando; Cristóvão, Nuno, eds. (2010). 100 Anos de futebol. Hachette Livre. ISBN 978-972-20-4337-3.
  5. ^ a b c "Portugal – Table of Honor" (PDF). Soccer Library. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Honra da AF Lisboa 1997/1998". Fora de Jogo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 September 2009.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Equipa Principal" (in Portuguese). C.D. Mafra. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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