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C.D. Santa Clara

Portuguese professional football club

Field	Value
fullname	Clube Desportivo Santa Clara
founded
clubname	Santa Clara
ground	Estádio de São Miguel,
Ponta Delgada, Portugal
capacity	12,500
image	C.D. Santa Clara logo.svg
image_size	175px
nickname	Os Açorianos (The Azoreans)
chrtitle	President
chairman	Bruno Vicintin
mgrtitle	Head coach
manager	Vasco Matos
league	Liga Portugal
season	2024–25
position	Primeira Liga, 5th of 18
current	2025–26 C.D. Santa Clara season
website
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Ponta Delgada, Portugal

Clube Desportivo Santa Clara is a Portuguese professional football club from Ponta Delgada, Azores. As the most successful football team from the Azores Islands, they are the only team from the archipelago to compete in a UEFA competition, having qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Santa Clara is the only club from the Azores to have competed in the top division of the Portuguese Liga, being thus the westernmost top-flight club in Europe. They compete in the Primeira Liga, the Portuguese first division football league. Santa Clara's kit manufacturer is Umbro and their main sponsor is Lebull. The main local rivals are CD Operário from Lagoa on the same island of São Miguel. Other major rivals are C.S. Marítimo and C.D. Nacional, from the island of Madeira.

History

Santa Clara reached the Primeira Liga for the first time by coming third in the 1998–99 Liga de Honra, but were instantly relegated back in last place. The team bounced back by winning the 2000–01 Segunda Liga under Manuel Fernandes and later Carlos Manuel. Fernandes, who left for Sporting CP in January 2001, returned in October.

Despite coming 14th in their first top-flight season, Santa Clara were chosen by UEFA to play in the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup when Vitória S.C. withdrew, needing the summer to renovate their Estádio D. Afonso Henriques for UEFA Euro 2004. They beat Armenia's Shirak FC 5–3 on aggregate in the first round before falling 9–2 to Czechs FK Teplice in the second. Santa Clara were relegated in 2003, and then spent the next 15 years in the second tier, with the lowest point being 2014–15 when the club came 19th, saving themselves from relegation with three games remaining.

In 2018, Carlos Pinto's Santa Clara team ended their exile by finishing second to C.D. Nacional, and he subsequently left. His successor João Henriques led Santa Clara to two consecutive 10th-placed finishes, their best results for position and points (43) in their history. He left in July 2020, having secured a third consecutive top-flight season for the first time in club history. Under his successor Daniel Ramos in 2020–21, the club finished a best-ever sixth to qualify for the inaugural UEFA Conference League.

Santa Clara defeated KF Shkupi (North Macedonia) and NK Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia) before falling to FK Partizan (Serbia) in the Conference League playoffs. Ramos left unexpectedly in October 2021 with the team in 15th. Mário Silva concluded the season with the team in 7th, earning a two-year contract extension, as well as taking the team to the semi-finals of the Taça da Liga (at FC Porto's expense) for the first time. Silva was sacked in January 2023 with the team 15th after as many games; the form did not improve under successors Jorge Simão and Danildo Accioly and Santa Clara finished last, ending five years in the top flight.

The following season, under new manager Vasco Matos, Santa Clara were crowned champions of the 2023-24 Liga Portugal 2, securing their promotion back to the top flight of Portuguese football. The 2024-25 Primeira Liga season saw Santa Clara finish with a club record 57 points, good enough for 5th place and qualification to the 2025-26 UEFA Conference League for the second time in club history.

Stadium

Santa Clara play in the 12,500-seat Estádio de São Miguel in Ponta Delgada, the largest city in the Azores. Prior to this, the club also used Campo Municipal Jácome Correia to host home games.

Honours

Segunda Liga
- Winners (2): 2000–01, 2023–24
Portuguese Second Division B
- Winners (1): 1997–98

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

International players

Albania Klevis Dalipi
Angola Figueiredo
Angola Kali
Angola Mauro
Angola Francisco Zuela
Angola José Vidigal
Brazil Leandro Machado
Canada Pedro Pacheco
Cape Verde Hernâni Borges
Cape Verde Mateus Lopes
Cape Verde Steven Pereira
Cape Verde Stopira
Cape Verde Valter Borges
Cape Verde Platini
Cape Verde António Duarte
Cape Verde Hugo Évora
El Salvador Denis Pineda
Gabon Malick Evouna
Guinea-Bissau Mamadu Candé
Guinea-Bissau Amido Baldé
Guinea-Bissau Édson
Hungary István Vincze
Iran Shahriyar Moghanlou
Iraq Osama Rashid
Ivory Coast Idrissa Keita
Japan Hidemasa Morita
Libya Muaid Ellafi
Libya Mohamed Al-Gadi
Libya Hamdou Elhouni
Morocco Faysal El Idrissi
Mozambique Reginaldo Faife
Nigeria Garba Lawal
Nigeria Haruna Doda
Panama Abdiel Arroyo
Panama Alfredo Stephens
Portugal Pauleta
Portugal Marco Paiva
Portugal André Pinto
Portugal Pedro Martins
Portugal Jorge Ribeiro
Portugal Ukra
Portugal Jorge Silva
Portugal José Leal
Portugal António Pacheco
Slovakia Martin Chrien
Venezuela Mikel Villanueva

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	POR Vasco Matos
Assistant manager	POR João Batista
POR João Pereira
First-team coach	POR Leandro Pires
Goalkeeper coach	BRA Luciano Oliveira
Fitness coach	BRA Rogério Juidecce
POR João Gavazzo
Analyst	POR Nicolau Carvalho
Physiotherapist	BRA André Rocha
POR Diogo Moniz
POR Bruno Viveiros
POR Jony Xavier
POR Francisco Silva Cabral
Physiologist	POR Rafael Gregório
Chief scout	POR Diogo Fonseca
Scout	POR Hugo Melo
Manuel Sousa
Sporting director	POR Paulo Clemente
Squad planner	BRA Rafael Andrade
Academy manager	POR Leandro Rodrigues
POR Luís Pires
Kit manager	POR Alfredo Arruda

League and cup history

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	League Cup	Notes
1982–83	3DS	7	30	12	6	12	42	39	30	Round 2
1983–84	3DS	7	30	12	7	11	38	32	31	Round 2
1984–85	3DS	10	30	11	6	13	32	26	28	Round 2
1985–86	3DS	4	30	14	8	8	34	20	36	Round 2
1986–87	3DS	2	30	16	8	6	54	29	40	Round 1		Promoted
1987–88	2DS	20	38	5	13	20	19	51	23	Round 3		Relegated
1988–89	3DS	10	34	13	9	12	35	32	35	Round 2
1989–90	3DS	1	34	18	9	7	54	41	45	Round 2		Promoted
1990–91	2DS	14	34	12	9	17	40	56	33	Round 2		Relegated
1991–92	3DS	5	34	15	9	10	55	34	39	Round 2
1992–93	3DS	14	34	8	14	12	27	40	30	Round 1
1993–94	3DS	13	34	10	9	15	28	52	29	Round 1
1994–95	3DS	18	34	3	9	22	20	70	15	Round 1
1995–96	3DS	1	26	16	7	3	48	15	55	Round 1		Promoted
1996–97	2DS	2	34	19	6	9	67	36	63	Round 3
1997–98	2DS	1	34	18	8	5	60	31	65	Round 4		Promoted
1998–99	2H	3	34	13	13	7	53	37	55		Round 5		Promoted
1999–00	1D	18	34	7	10	17	35	50	31		Round 5		Relegated
2000–01	2H	1	34	20	7	7	60	37	67		Round 3		Promoted
2001–02	1D	14	34	9	10	15	32	46	37		Round 5
2002–03	1D	17	34	8	11	15	39	54	35		Round 5		Relegated
2003–04	2H	13	34	11	9	14	41	44	42		Round 3
2004–05	2H	15	34	11	6	17	39	49	39		Round 4
2005–06	2H	6	34	13	12	9	45	32	51		Round 4
2006–07	2H	4	30	15	5	10	34	31	50		Round 4
2007–08	2H	10	30	10	7	13	31	50	37		Round 4	Round 1
2008–09	2H	3	30	15	7	8	45	32	52		Round 5	Round 1
2009–10	2H	4	30	13	12	5	45	29	51		Round 4	First Group Stage
2010–11	2H	9	30	10	8	12	26	29	38		Round 3	First Group Stage
2011–12	2H	12	30	8	10	12	29	38	34		Round 2	Second Group Stage
2012–13	2H	11	42	15	14	13	55	48	59		Round 4	Round 2
2013–14	2H	15	42	13	9	20	38	46	48		Round 3	Round 2
2014–15	2H	19	46	10	21	15	33	42	51		Round 2	Round 1
2015–16	2H	16	46	15	12	19	49	52	57		Round 3	Round 1
2016–17	2H	10	42	16	12	14	42	42	60		Round 4	Round 2
2017–18	2H	2	38	19	9	10	55	40	66		Round 5	Round 2	Promoted
2018–19	1D	10	34	11	9	14	43	45	42	Round 4	Round 2
2019–20	1D	9	34	11	10	13	36	41	43	Round 5	Round 3
2020–21	1D	6	34	13	7	14	44	36	46	Quarter-finals
2021–22	1D	7	34	9	13	12	38	54	40	Round 3	Semi-finals
2022–23	1D	18	34	5	7	22	26	58	22	Round 3	Group stage	Relegated
2023–24	2D	1	34	21	10	3	48	19	73	Quarter-finals	First round	Promoted
2024–25	1D	5	34	17	6	11	36	32	57	Fifth round	Quarter-finals	Best league finish

European record

UEFA club competition record

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
2002–03	Intertoto Cup	R1	ARM Shirak	2–0	3–3	5–3
R2	CZE Teplice	1–4	1–5	2–9
2021–22	Europa Conference League	2QR	MKD Shkupi	2–0	3–0	5–0
3QR	SVN Olimpija Ljubljana	2–0	1−0	3−0
PO	SRB Partizan	2–1	0–2	2–3
2025–26	Conference League	2QR	CRO Varaždin	2–0	1–2	3–2
3QR	NIR Larne	0–0	3–0	3–0
PO	IRL Shamrock Rovers	1–2	0–0	1–2

UEFA coefficient

Correct as of 21 May 2025.

Rank	Team	Points
129	POR F.C. Arouca	12.453
130	POR Gil Vicente F.C.	12.453
131	POR C.D. Santa Clara	12.453
132	POR F.C. Paços de Ferreira	12.453
133	POR Rio Ave F.C.	12.453

References

(3 October 2001). "Manuel Fernandes já orientou treino do Santa Clara". Mais Futebol.
(9 May 2002). "Santa Clara substitui minhotos na Taça Intertoto". Record.
(13 July 2002). "Santa Clara eliminado da Intertoto". Record.
(28 May 2003). "Carlos Alberto Silva de saída". Record.
(6 May 2015). "Trofense-Santa Clara, 0-0: Insulares garantem permanência". Sábado.
(14 May 2018). "Carlos Pinto deixa o Santa Clara após subida à I Liga". Público.
(24 July 2020). "João Henriques sai do Santa Clara depois de duas épocas de recordes". Observador.
(19 May 2021). "Liga: Santa Clara garante qualificação europeia". Mais Futebol.
(26 August 2021). "Santa Clara perde com Partizan e Paços de Ferreira derrotado em Londres. Falham fase de grupos da Liga Conferência". Observador.
(5 October 2021). "Daniel Ramos abandona Santa Clara rumo a "grande oportunidade"". Público.
(19 May 2022). "Santa Clara renova com o treinador Mário Silva por duas épocas". Observador.
(6 January 2023). "Mário Silva deixa comando técnico do Santa Clara". Diário de Notícias.
(20 May 2023). ""Ninguém da administração do Santa Clara vai a lugar nenhum"". O Jogo.
klaiber-it.de, Timo Klaiber. "Estádio de São Miguel".
(27 January 2021). "Estádio Municipal Jácome Correia comemora 75 anos".
"Plantel". CD Santa Clara.
(30 June 2024). "Club coefficients". [[UEFA]].

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