ALGARVE FOOTBALL - FIXTURES AND RESULTS

Thanks for those pictures. Ferreiras is indeed a neat ground and generally a good setup. A shame they were relegated and no longer play on Sundays as that was a nice change every now and then from the dross on TV! Imortal's game there is at the end of February.

LAST WEEKEND'S RESULTS NEXT WEEKEND'S GAMES

Warning - kickoff times are being changed with as little as five days notice. Check immediately before the game in question to ensure you don't miss it.

PORTUGAL FA CUP FOURTH ROUND DRAW - ALGARVE TEAMS

Farense v Braga (4th in the top Division)
Portimonense v Belenenses (who are currently 14th in the top division)

Matches to be scheduled for the weekend of 22 / 23 November


SEGUNDA LIGA

Famalicao 2 - 1 Farense att. 1995
Olhanense 2 - 2 Viseu attendance unknown
Oriental Lisboa 1 - 2 Portimonense attendance unknown

Portimonense stay in second place behind Porto B who cannot be promoted. Olhanense climb to 10th, Farense drop to 17th but only three points separate 9th from 20th.

Next Weekend

Check at http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jornada/20152016/segundaliga/13

Saturday 31st at 1800hrs / 6pm Farense v Benfica B
Sunday 1st at 11.15 for live TV (why?) Portimonense v Famalicao

Campeonato Nacional Seniores First Phase Group H

Almancil 1 v 2 Lusitano VRSA
Louletano 1 v 0 Pinhalnovense

Lusitano are 2nd, Almancil 3rd and Louletano's win lifts them off the bottom of this ten team group to 9th.

Next Sunday all three Algarve teams will be away.


ALGARVE LEAGUE

Division One

Padernense    0-2    Culatrense   
Quarteira    0-0    Guia
GD Lagoa    2-0    Faro e Benfica   
Moncarapachense    5-0    Odiáxere
Silves    1-2    Armacenenses   
Imortal Albufeira    0-1    Ferreiras
Monchiquense    3-4    Esp. Lagos   
11 Esperanças    0-3    Quarteirense

Quarteirense are top with 12 points from four games, Lagoa second with 9 points and a game in hand. Ferreiras climb to 4th, Imortal drop to 5th. Paderne are 7th and Guia 13th.

Next Saturday ko times 1500hrs except where stated and as listed on official website at http://www.afalgarve.pt/index.php/component/jdownloads/send/13-jogos-no-algarve/579-jogos-a-realizar-29-10-2015-a-04-11-2015

Padernense    -    Quarteira
Guia    -    GD Lagoa    ko 1600hrs
Faro e Benfica    -    Moncarapachense    at Horta da Areia, Faro
Odiáxere    -    Silves   
Armacenenses    -    Monchiquense   
Esp. Lagos    -    11 Esperanças   
Quarteirense    -    Imortal Albufeira   
Culatrense    -    Ferreiras at Penha, Faro

Second Division

Marítimo Olhanense    0 - 1 Carvoeiro Utd  
Sambrasense 3 - 1 Ferreiras B
Messines 3    - 0    Mexilhoeira Grande FC  
Santaluziense    3 - 1    4 ao Cubo

Next Saturday ko 1500 unless stated

Ferreiras B     -    Marítimo Olhanense   
Mexilhoeira Grande FC    -    Santa Luziense   
Carvoeiro Utd v Aljezurense at the Bela Vista Stadium, Parchal
4 ao Cubo v Sambrasense ko 1915hrs at Olhão Municpal Stadium

Obrigado!I had no idea you were so busy that day.

LAST WEEKEND'S RESULTS NEXT WEEKEND'S GAMES

Segunda Liga

One result from Wednesday afternoon

Benfica B 3 - 2 Portimonense att 344

Sunday results

Farense 2 - 0 Vítoria Guimarães B att 829
Feirense 1 - 0 Olhanense att 876
Portimonense 1 - 1 Leixões att unknown

Portimonense slip to sixth place. But as the top two teams are FC Porto B and Sporting B respectively, who cannot be promoted, the real race for promotion has only 3 points separating the teams from 3rd to 8th place. Farense climb to 9th, Olhanense drop to 21st and into the relegation zone.

Next SATURDAY at 1600hrs / 4pm

Olhanense v Mafra

Farense and Portimonense will be away.

Off topic, but those who follow football will be interested. Fans of Sporting CP (Lisbon) held a protest at their game on Sunday over the kickoff time and cost of tickets. They played away at Arouca at 20.30hrs on Sunday, obviously because of TV. Tickets for visiting fans were €30 (about £23). Arouca is 300km or about 195 miles from Lisbon. Some trip to do on a Sunday night, obviously by car or hired coach and not getting home until around 1.30am.

The attendance was 3,156 in a tiny stadium that was less than 2/3rds full. Sporting won 1-0 with a last minute goal, so at least the few who bothered went home happy.

CAMPEONATO NACIONAL SENIORES FIRST PHASE GROUP H

Lusitano VRSA    1-6    Moura
Almancilense    0-0    Pinhalnovense    
Castrense 0-1    At. Reguengos
Louletano 2-3    Juventude Évora
Cova da Piedade    3-1    Barreirense

Almancilense rise to 5th in this ten team group and are four points behind leaders Cova da Piedade. Lusitano VRSA drop to 6th while Louletano are 9th.

Next Sunday in the Algarve at 1500hrs / 3pm

Louletano v Cova da Piedade
Almancilense v At. Reguengos
Lusitano VRSA v Pinhalnovense

ALGARVE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Quarteira    1-2    Culatrense    
GD Lagoa 5-1    Padernense    
Moncarapachense    1-0    Guia    
Silves    2-0    Faro e Benfica    
Monchiquense    2-0    Odiáxere
11 Esperanças    1-4    Armacenenses
Imortal Albufeira    2-3    Esp. Lagos    
Ferreiras    2-1    Quarteirense

A third successive defeat for Imortal sees them drop to eighth.

Paderne are 12th and Guia 15th after what was a bad day for our local teams. Lagoa are leaders with 15 points and a game in hand, but only on goal difference over Quarteirense and Armacanenses.

Next Saturday at 3pm / 1500hrs except at Guia

Padernense    v    Moncarapachense
Guia    v    Silves    ko 1600hra
Faro e Benfica v    Monchiquense    at Horta da Areia, faro
Odiáxere    v 11 Esperanças    
Armacenenses    v    Imortal Albufeira
Esp. Lagos    v    Ferreiras
Culatrense v Quarteirense    at Penha, Faro
Quarteira    v    GD Lagoa

ALGARVE LEAGUE DIVISION TWO

4 ao Cubo 2 - 3 Mexhiloeira Grande
Aljezur 6 - 0 Ferreiras B
Sambrasense 4 - 0 Martimo Olhanense
Messinense 2 - 1 Carvieoro United

Next Saturday at 3pm / 1500hrs

Mexhiloeira Grande v Sambrasense
Carvoeiro United v Santaluziense at Bela Vista Stadium, Parchal
Ferreiras B v Messinense
Maritimo Olhanense v Aljezur at Olhão Municpal Stadium

WOMEN'S FOOTBALL

National Cup 2nd Round

Guia Ladies 4 - 0 Picos Regalados

Next Sunday League match 3pm / 1500hrs

Guia v CD Malveira Serra

Guia are currently 10th of 12 teams in the national 2nd Division south section, having lost all four games so far.

LAST WEEKEND'S RESULTS NEXT WEEK'S GAMES

Portugal FA Cup 4th Round - attendances are not published

Farense 0 -   1 Braga after extra time
Portimonense 3 - 2 Belenenses

A good win for Portimonense, who are now in the last sixteen. Their winner came in the last minute of stoppage time.

Segunda Liga

Olhanense 2 -  0 Braga B attendance 360 which is their lowest of the season and totally pathetic for teams at the second level of a national league!

As a result, Olhanense climb to 10th.

Fixtures - Midweek

Only Farense are playing and a long way away in Penafiel.

Saturday 28th at 1600hrs

Portimonense v OIhanense

Sunday 29th at 1600hrs

Farense v  Varzim

Campeonato Nacional Seniores First Phase Group H

No games were scheduled for last Sunday.

And there will be no games in the Algarve next Sunday as all three teams will be away.

Algarve League Division One

GD Lagoa    4-0    Culatrense    
Silves    4-2    Padernense    
Monchiquense    2-1    Guia    
11 Esperanças    1-3    Faro e Benfica    
Imortal Albufeira    6-1    Odiáxere
Ferreiras    0-0    Armacenenses    
Quarteirense    3-2    Esp. Lagos    
Moncarapachense    1-0    Quarteira

Lagoa are top, with a 100% record (21pts from seven games) and a game in hand. Quarteirense are second.

Imortal climb to 9th, Paderne are 14th and Guia 15th.

Next Saturday at 1500hrs / 3pm except one and confirmed

GD Lagoa    -    Moncarapachense    
Quarteira    -    Silves    
Padernense    -    Monchiquense    
Guia    -    11 Esperanças    
Faro e Benfica    -    Imortal Albufeira   at Horta da Areia, Faro
Odiáxere    -    Ferreiras    
Armacenenses    -    Quarteirense
Culatrense    -    Esp. Lagos ko 1715hrs at Penha, Faro

Algarve League Division Two

Sambrasense    2-1    Aljezurense    
Santaluziense    5-0    Ferreiras B    
Messinense    9-0    Marítimo Olhanense    
4 ao Cubo    1-2    Carvoeiro United

Messinense are top, five wins from five games played. They have games in hand on most others.

Next Saturday at 1500hrs / 3pm confirmed

JC Aljezurense      -      UD Messinense
Carvoeiro United FCCU      -      Mexilhoeira Grande FC     at Estombar
FC Ferreiras B    -      4 Ao Cubo ADO       
CD Maritimo Olhanense      -      CRD Santaluziense

WOMEN'S FOOTBALL

National League Division Two Group D

CAC 3 - 1 Guia as a result Guia drop to 10th of 12 teams.

Next Sunday 29th November at1500hrs / 3pm

Guia    v    Bairro Santo António

PORTUGUESE FA CUP 5TH ROUND DRAW games will be midweek 15 - 17 December

Vitória FC de Setúbal (LN) - Rio Ave FC (LN)
CD Aves (SL) - CD Nacional (LN)
Boavista FC (LN) - Académica de Coimbra (LN)
Gil Vicente FC (SL) - Portimonense SC (SL)
CD Feirense (SL) - FC Porto (LN)
SC Braga (LN) - Sporting CP (LN)
Estoril Praia (LN) - FC Penafiel (SL)
Amarante FC (CPP) - FC Arouca (LN)

Legenda: LN – Liga Nós | SL – Segunda Liga | CPP – Campeonato de Portugal Prio (Third Tier)

LAST WEEKEND'S RESULTS NEXT WEEKEND'S GAMES - updated

Segunda Liga

Portimonense 1 - 0 Olhanense att 1214 their biggest crowd of the season by around 350. Not a particularly good game overall, but the goal was textbook stuff. A corner in the 72nd minute, flicked on at the near post for leading scorer Pires to power in past a static defence and send an unstoppable header in from six yards.

They could and should have scored more, but woeful passing and poor finishing let them down. To be fair, there were also a couple of good saves from the Olhanense 'keeper.

Farense 0 - 0 Varzim att 915

That's three draws and two wins for Farense in their last five games, they are now 11th with 23 points from 17 games. Portimonense are 5th with 28 points, and effectively one point off the promotion places given that two of the four teams above them are B teams (of Porto and Sporting respectively) who cannot be promoted. Olhanense are 15th.

NEXT WEEK

Midweek - Farense and Portimonense will be away

Wednesday 2nd December at 3pm / 1500hrs

Olhanense v Oriental Lisboa

NEXT WEEKEND

Sunday 6th December at 4pm / 1600hrs

Portimonense v Atlético CP

and at 6pm / 1800hrs

Farense v Olhanense

Campeonato Nacional Seniores First Phase Group H

Barreirense    2-0    Louletano    
Cova da Piedade    0-0    Castrense    
Juventude Évora    0-0    Almancilense    
At. Reguengos    1-4    Lusitano VRSA    
Pinhalnovense    1-1    Moura

Table
                                     Pts
1        Cova da Piedade    21    11    6    3    2    15    8    +7    
2        Moura                  19    11    5    4    2    19    10    +9    
3        Barreirense           17    11    4    5    2    15    11    +4    
4        Almancilense         17    11    4    5    2    13    12    +1    
5        At. Reguengos      16    12    4    4    4    10    12    -2    
6        Lusitano VRSA      16    11    5    1    5    15    16    -1    
7        Juventude Évora    16    12    3    7    2    19    17    +2    
8        Castrense             13    11    3    4    4    13    16    -3    
9        Pinhalnovense         9    11    2    3    6    10    18    -8    
10       Louletano              6    11    2    0    9    11    20    -9    

NEXT SUNDAY IN THE ALGARVE KO 3pm / 1500hrs

Almancilense    v    Cova da Piedade    
Lusitano VRSA    v    Juventude Évora

ALGARVE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

GD Lagoa    3-2    Moncarapachense    
Quarteira    2-1    Silves    
Padernense    3-1    Monchiquense    
Guia    1-3    11 Esperanças    
Faro e Benfica    2-1    Imortal Albufeira    
Odiáxere    0-4    Ferreiras    
Armacenenses    1-0    Quarteirense    
Culatrense    0-0    Esp. Lagos

Lagoa are top with a 100% record after eight games. They have one game and two points in hand over Armacanenses, while Ferreiras climb to 3rd with 21 points.

Imortal drop back to 10th, Paderne are 13th and Guia 15th.

There are no games scheduled for next Saturday except for one

Lagos v Lagoa ko 3pm / 1500hrs

ALGARVE LEAGUE DIVISION TWO

Aljezurense    1-2    Messinense    FG
Marítimo Olhanense    0-2    Santaluziense    FG
Ferreiras B    3-2    4 ao Cubo    FG
Carvoeiro United    0-1    Mexilhoeira Grande Fc

Messinense are top with a 100% record after six games. They have a game in hand on most of those below them.

Again, there is no fixture list next Saturday except that Messinense are to play their game in hand, which is against the second placed team Santaluziense. Kickoff is 3pm / 1500hrs.

WOMEN'S FOOTBALL -national league second tier group D

Guia 3 - 0 Bairro Santo António Guia rise to 9th.

Next Saturday they have a national FA Cup match at home to União Ferreirense ko 3pm / 1500hrs

Yes I heard that too last night. Disagreements with the board they say. Recent performances have been described as 'weak' and 'without heart'.

Perhaps having a squad of 49 players of whom 25 have played this season has something to do with it. They don't have a B team any more so what on earth does all this cost to have 31 players sitting around doing nothing every week?

A couple of pictures from that game on Wednesday afternoon.

The penalty. Spot the cheapskates at the top looking through the unused 'away' turnstile entrance!



The ground in general, showing the state of the pitch and the cheap seats. Some may recall that a couple of seasons ago the League banned Olhanense from using their ground because of the pitch.