União Desportiva Sousense (abbreviated as UD Sousense) is a Portuguese football club based in Foz de Sousa, Gondomar in the district of Porto.
Background UD Sousense currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal which is the third tier of Portuguese football. The club was founded on 1 December 1937 and they play their home matches at the Estádio 1º de Dezembro in Foz de Sousa, Gondomar. The stadium is able to accommodate 2,000 spectators. Sousense played for the first 70 years of existence in the regional leagues of Porto. In the 2009–10 season, the club won the championship, thus gaining promotion to the fourth level for the first time.
The club is affiliated to Associação de Futebol do Porto and has competed in the AF Porto Taça. The club has also entered the national cup competition known as Taça de Portugal on a few occasions.
Current squad
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPlaceMovements1990–91Tier 6 Distritais AF Porto – 2ª Divisão 2Promoted1991–92Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – 1ª Divisão 21992–93Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra1993–94Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra1994–95Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra1995–96Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra1996–97Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – 1ª Divisão1997–98Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra1998–99Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra11th1999–2000Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra2000–01Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra11th2001–02Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra3rd2002–03Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra5th2003–04Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra7th2004–05Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra9th2005–06Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra16thRelegated2006–07Tier 6 Distritais AF Porto – 1ª Divisão 21stPromoted2007–08Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra6th2008–09Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra5th 2009–10Tier 5 Distritais AF Porto – Honra1stPromoted2010–11Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B – 1ª Fase6th Promotion GroupTier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B Fase Final6th2011–12Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B – 1ª Fase3rd Promotion GroupTier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B Fase Final3rd
Honours AF Porto Divisão de Honra: 2009/10
See also Apito Dourado
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External links Official website