Associação Desportiva de Esposende (abbreviated as AD Esposende) is a Portuguese football club based in Esposende in the district of Braga.
Background AD Esposende currently plays in the Terceira Divisão Série A which is the fourth tier of Portuguese football. The club was founded in 1978 and they play their home matches at the Estádio Padre Sá Pereira in Esposende. The stadium is able to accommodate 1,700 spectators.
The club is affiliated to Associação de Futebol de Braga and has competed in the AF Braga Taça. The club has also entered the national cup competition known as Taça de Portugal on occasions, and reached the semifinals in 1999.
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPlaceMovements1990–91Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Norte13th1991–92Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Norte12th1992–93Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Norte10th1993–94Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Norte9th1994–95Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Norte10th1995–96Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Norte4th1996–97Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Norte13th1997–98Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Norte1stPromoted1998–99Tier 2Liga de Honra 14th1999–2000Tier 2Liga de Honra 17thRelegated2000–01Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Norte12th2001–02Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Norte15th2002–03Tier 3Segunda DivisãoSérie Norte19thRelegated2003–04Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A9th2004–05Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A5th2005–06Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A13thRelegated2006–07Tier 5 Distritais AF Braga – Honra5th2007–08Tier 5 Distritais AF Braga – Honra8th2008–09Tier 5 Distritais AF Braga – Honra6th2009–10Tier 5 Distritais AF Braga – Honra2nd Promoted2010–11Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A – 1ª Fase6th Promotion GroupTier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A Fase Final4th2011–12Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A – 1ª Fase7th Relegation GroupTier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A Últimos2nd
Honours
AF Braga Taça: 1971/72
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