Clube Desportivo de Mafra is a Portuguese association football club, currently playing in the Liga 3, the third 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 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 PtsTaça de PortugalNotes2000–014D3rd342077773867Third Round2001–024D1st342473712279Second Round2002–033D2nd3818119554165Third Round2003–043D8th3814915515151Third Round2004–053D2nd3617145472865Second Round2005–063D7th301389453847Second Round2006–073D5th261097332239Fifth Round2007–083D5th261259352341Second Round2008–093D7th22868202030Second Round2009–103D 5th3012108292646Round of 162010–113D 2nd3015105603755Third Round2011–123D 6th3010164332246Second Round2012–133D 2nd301974572864First Round2013–143D 1st181260371442Third Round2014–153D 1st181134281236Second Round2015–162D 21st46121816374054Second Round2016–173D 3rd18123335939First Round2017–183D 1st302163612169Second Round2018–192D 14th34101113404441Second Round2019–202D 4th241095332439Round of 162020–212D 12th3491015354837Second Round2021–222D 9th34111013374243Semifinals2022–232D 6th34121111464947Fourth Round2023–242D 9th34111112373944Fourth Round2024–252D 18th346919295427Third Round2025–263D 4th301488413750Second Round
(Note: All third & fourth division playoffs not counted here)
Players
Current squad
On loan
Notable players
Loide Augusto Mário Balbúrdia Inácio Miguel Tiago Almeida Cuca Han Pengfei Li Shuai (youth) Tan Yang Yu Dabao Zhang Chengdong Bryan Passi Ousmane Diomande Renato Margaça Leonel Alves Zidane Banjaqui Abel Camará Mutaro Embaló Malá Marculino Ninte Madi Queta Flávio Silva Juary Soares Emiliano Té Bryan Róchez Elías Ólafsson Ricardo Torrão Filipe Ramos Harramiz Saleh Al-Shehri Omar Al-Sohaymi Mory Diaw Alhaji Kamara Ilounga Pata
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
Managers
Filipe Ramos (1 July 2005 – 23 February 2009)
References
External links
Club Profile at ForaDeJogo Club Profile at Soccerway.com