C.D. Cova da Piedade

Cova da Piedade

Full name	Clube Desportivo da Cova da Piedade
Nickname(s)	Rapazes de Azul-Grená
Founded	1947
Ground	Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira, Cova da Piedade
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Paulo Veiga
Manager	João Sousa
League	Liga 3
2020–21	Liga Portugal 2, 11th of 18 (forcibly relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Clube Desportivo Cova da Piedade is a football club established in the parish of Cova da Piedade, municipality of Almada, Portugal.

History

Clube Desportivo Cova da Piedade was founded on 28 January 1947, resulting from the merge between União Piedense Futebol Clube, founded on 9 April 1914, and Sporting Clube Piedense. Cova da Piedade's current president is Paulo Veiga.

Promotion to LigaPro

On 30 April 2016, Cova da Piedade were promoted for the first time ever to the professional second-tier (all previous presences in the second-tier were prior to the creation of Segunda Divisão de Honra in 1990) after beating Angrense 2–1, confirming the first place on Campeonato de Portugal, South Zone, with two more matches still to play. They won the third-tier championship title on 5 June 2016, against North Zone winners Vizela.

Stadium

Cova da Piedade play their matches at Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira (named after the former President of the Municipality of Almada) and has a capacity for 3,000 spectators. The stadium has natural turf.

Current squad

As of 26 January 2022

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 POR Sandro Cabral 2 DF POR Luís Marcelino 3 DF POR João Gomes 4 DF POR Fábio Santos 7 MF POR Iko Caetano 8 MF CPV Fábio Arcanjo 9 FW POR Vicente Caldeira 11 MF POR Rui Batalha 13 GK POR Tomás Carvalho 14 DF POR Pedro Carvalho 15 FW URU Juan San Martín 16 MF BRA Caio Carioca

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW ZAM Kenneth Kalunga 20 MF POR Tiago Baptista 21 DF GNB Assane Baldé 22 FW POR Hélio Vaz 23 DF GNB Califo Baldé 29 FW POR Valter Zacarias 30 FW POR Diogo David 33 DF BRA Sandro 41 DF CHN Victor Wang 44 DF CPV Yaka Medina 47 DF POR Celsinho 88 MF POR Pedro Pinto

Honours

• Campeonato de Portugal: 1
  • 2015–16
• Terceira Divisão: 2
  • 1947–48, 1970–71

League and cup history

Season	Tier	Competition	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Portuguese Cup	Portuguese League Cup	Notes
2014-15	3	Campeonato de Portugal (league)	3	18	8	4	6	17	15	28	Round 3	Not eligible
2015-16	3	Campeonato de Portugal (league)	1	18	10	5	3	23	13	35	Round 4	Not eligible	Promoted
2016-17	2	Portuguese Second Division	16	42	14	11	17	45	60	53	Round 4	2nd qualifying round
2017-18	2	Portuguese Second Division	9	38	14	9	15	42	45	51	Quarter-finals	2nd qualifying round

External links

• Cova da Piedade at zerozero (in Portuguese)