C.D. Nacional

C.D. Nacional "da Madeira"

File:CD Nacional Funchal.png
Full name	Clube Desportivo Nacional
Nickname(s)	Alvinegros (The White-and-Black)
Founded	1910
Ground	Estádio Eng. Rui Alves, Funchal, Madeira
Capacity	7,000
Chairman	Rui Alves
Manager	Pedrag Jokanovic
League	BWINLIGA
2006-07	Liga, 8th
Home colours Away colours

Clube Desportivo Nacional, founded in 1910, is a Portuguese football club, that plays in Funchal, Madeira Islands. It is commonly known as Nacional da Madeira, (pron. IPA: [nɐsiu'naɫ dɐ mɐ'dɐiɾɐ]). Nacional shares a rivalry with fellow Madeira club CS Marítimo. Marítimo are historically more successful than Nacional, but in 2005-06 Nacional finished 5th in the Portuguese Liga, qualifying the club for the UEFA Cup. Nacional's best ever league finish was 4th in 2003-04.

Rivalries

Fans of C.D. Nacional

Nacional da Madeira's rivals are C.S. Marítimo. The Madeira derby is often associated with the clubs' followers' differing culture and way of life. The fans of Nacional da Madeira, being of a higher socio-economic status than those of Marítimo, were mainly lobbyists for the commercial expansion of Madeira, but the working class Marítimo followers were keen to preserve Madeira. This only exacerbated the ill-feeling between the clubs.

The rivalry heightened when Portuguese starlet Cristiano Ronaldo signed declined an offer from Marítimo in favour of Nacional Madeira, where his Godfather was a member of the board.

Politics plays a part in the Madeira and Azores derby because Madeira's controversial regional governor Alberto João Jardim is a self-confessed C.S. Marítimo supporter. He doesn't have a good relationship with Carlos César the regional governor of the Azores, an avowed C.D. Santa Clara fan.

UEFA Competitions

In the 2006-07 UEFA Cup, Nacional were drawn against Romanian side Rapid Bucuresti in the first round. The Alvinegros lost the away tie in Bucharest 1-0. This did not stop many predicting that Nacional would pull back the tie at the Estádio Eng. Rui Alves. Back in Madeira, Nacional led 1-0 at the final whistle, through a Juliano Spadacio goal, to make the tie go into extra time. However, Rapid scored twice in extra time to make the score 3-1 on aggregate, and knocked Nacional out.

Ultra groups

• "Força Alvi-Negra"
• "Ultras Alvinegros"
• "Grupo Os Alvinegros"
• "Grupo Os Preto-e-Brancos

Current Playing Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SUI	Diego Benaglio
2	DF	BRA	Bruno Patacas
3	DF	BRA	Fernando Cardozo
4	DF	ARG	Fernando Ávalos
5	DF	POR	Bruno Basto
6	MF	BRA	Cléber
7	FW	BRA	Luciano
9	FW	BRA	Rodrigo
10	MF	BRA	Juliano Spadacio
12	GK	BRA	Rafael Bracali
14	DF	BRA	Belém
15	DF	BRA	Alonso
17	FW	BRA	Adriano

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	BRA	Cássio
21	MF	POR	Ricardo Pateiro
22	MF	POR	José Vitor
23	MF	ANG	Carlos Chainho
24	GK	ESP	José Belman
27	FW	BRA	Diego
31	MF	BRA	Rogerinho
44	DF	POR	Ricardo Fernandes
61	MF	POR	Bruno Amaro
66	MF	GNB	Adilson
84	MF	BRA	Leandro do Bomfim
—	FW	POR	João Moreira

In:

• Leandro de Bonfim - on loan FC Porto
• Diego - from Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
• João Coimbra - on loan from SL Benfica
• João Moreira - on loan from Valencia CF
• Felipe Lopes - singned by R.S.C. Anderlecht

Out:

• Darko Anić - to Rio Ave FC
• Miguelito to SL Benfica
• José Rui to CSKA Sofia
• Georgi Chilikov to CSKA Sofia
• Bruno to CS Marítimo

League and Cup History

The club is currently in its eighth season at the top level of Portuguese football. Its best position (a 4th place) is the best ever for a team from Madeira.

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Europe		Notes
1988-1989	1D	10	38	12	12	14	43	49	36
1989-1990	1D	14	34	7	14	13	34	46	28
1990-1991	1D	20	38	8	11	19	33	60	27				relegated
1991-1992	2H	14	34	6	13	15	26	42	25
1992-1993	2H	13	34	10	10	14	34	32	30
1993-1994	2H	11	34	10	11	13	32	33	31
1994-1995	2H	13	34	10	11	13	39	42	32
1995-1996	2H	16	34	11	6	17	39	43	39				relegated
1996-1997	2DS	1	34	24	6	4	80	30	78	last 64
1997-1998	2H	18	34	6	9	19	37	58	27	last 64			relegated
1998-1999	2DS	9	34	15	4	15	42	39	49	last 64
1999-2000	2DS	1	38	25	8	5	66	32	83				promoted
2000-2001	2H	7	34	14	9	11	55	52	51	last 16
2001-2002	2H	3	34	18	8	8	62	39	62	last 128			promoted
2002-2003	1D	11	34	9	13	12	40	46	40	last 32
2003-2004	1D	4	34	17	5	12	56	35	56	quarter-final			best classification ever
2004-2005	1D	12	34	12	5	17	46	48	41	last 16	UC	1st round
2005-2006	1D	5	34	14	10	10	40	32	52	last 16
2006-2007	1D	8	18	7	3	8	25	25	24	last 16	UC	2nd round	ongoing

1D : Portuguese Liga and predecessors ; 2H : Liga de Honra ; 2DS: Portuguese Second Division, Southern section.

External link

• Official website (in Portuguese).
• http://www.clubedesportivonacional-resultados.blogspot.com/