Grupo Desportivo de Peniche is a Portuguese football club located in Peniche, Portugal. The club was founded on 30 January 1941, and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal (Serie C), holding home matches at Estádio do G.D. Peniche.
History
After the merger of three small clubs, Dr. Ernesto Moreira, Francisco Salvador, José Miguel de Sousa and a few other men from the Peniche municipality founded the club on 30 January 1941.
The club first started on the Portuguese Second Division and never reached the Primeira Liga as their best result was 2nd place on their respective zone, on the seasons of 1963–64, 1967–68 and 1971–72 but never made it through the playoffs.
They are filiated with AF Leiria, the districtal football association and C.F. Os Belenenses as number 14.
Current squad
Managers
Paulo Torres (2003 – 2004)
Honours
AF Leiria Honour Division
Winners (3): 2007/08, 2014/15, 2017/18
AF Leiria Cup
Winners (7): 1959/60, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1964/65, 1966/67, 2007/08, 2014/15
AF Leiria Supercup
Winners (3): 2008/09, 2015/16, 2017/18
AF Leiria Honour Cup
Winners (2): 1987/88, 1992/93
Fans
The official supporters group of the club are the Red Seagulls 2520, as an allusion to the high amount of seagulls on the city, due to its proximity to Berlengas and of course the main colour of the club. The group was created in March 2018.
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