ALGARVE FOOTBALL - FIXTURES AND RESULTS

LAST WEEKEND'S RESULTS NEXT WEEK'S GAMES

Liga Nos

Portimonense 1 - 5 FC Porto att att 5517 (sell out) video clips at http://www.ligaportugal.pt/pt/liga/jogo/20172018/liganos/24/5

The only goal for Portimonense came in stoppage time at the end of the match. Despite that defeat, Portimonense remain in 10th place. Their next game is away at CD Aves, next Monday night.

Campeonatio Nacional Seniores First Phase  Group E (Third Tier)

Armacenenses 0-0 Sp. Ideal
Louletano 2-0 Pinhalnovense
Moura 3-1 Olhanense
Almancilense 1-4 Casa Pia
Olímpico Montijo 2-0 Estrela Vendas Novas
Castrense 0-4 Oriental
Farense 2-0 Lusitano VRSA
Operário Lagoa 3-0 Moncarapachense

Farense are now a huge 12 points clear of Casa Pia at the top of the table. Defeat for Olhanense drops them down to third. Armancanenses are 6th, Louletano 8th and the other three Algarve teams are in the relegation playoff zone.

There are eight matches remaining in this first phase.

Next Sunday 's games in the Algarve ko at 1500hrs / 3pm

Moncarapachense v Moura
Lusitano VRSA v Armacenenses
Olhanense v  Castrense

ALGARVE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Final matches of the first phase

Lagos 2 - 2 Quarteira SC
Quarteirense 7 - 1 Carvoeiro United
Faro e Benfica 0 - 1 Messinense
Silves 1 - 0 Ferreiras
Lagoa 2 - 1 Imortal Albufeira
Culatrense 4 - 2 Sambrasense

The six teams who will play in the top group in the second phase are :

Ferreiras 51pts, Silves 44, Lagos 39, Imortal 34, Messinense 34 and Quarteirense 32.

Ferreiras will be hot favourites to win the league and be promoted.

The bottom six trying to avoid relegation will be Lagoa, 32 points, Quarteira SC 31, Culatrense 24, Faro e Benfica 22, Carvoeiro United 12 and Sambrasense 9. Looks fairly certain who's going to go down even now!

No Division One games next week. The Algarve Cup Quarter Finals will take place, according to the official website, two of them on Saturday, ko 1500hrs / 3pm

Imortal Albufeira v Carvoeiro United
Quarteirense v Ferreiras
Internacional Almancil v Almancilense Wednesday 7th March 2000hrs
Lusitano VRSA v Moncarapachense Wednesday 14th March 2030hrs

EDIT - They have woken up! Fixtures above amended

ALGARVE LEAGUE DIVISION TWO

Louletano B 2-1 Odiáxere
Unidos Portimão 4-0 Monchiquense
4 ao Cubo 0-3 Mexilhoeira Grande FC
Guia 7-0 Mentes do Desporto
11 Esperanças 5-0 Esp. Lagos B
Marítimo Olhanense 4-2 Santaluziense
Inter Almancil 1-0 Almancilense B
Padernense 4-3 Olhanense B

The 11 Esperanças remain top, four points ahead of Guia. Padernense are 7th.

Next Saturday's game, at various times

Monchiquense v Louletano B ko 1500hrs
Santaluziense v Guia ko 1500hrs
Lagos B v 4 ao Cubo ko 1500hrs
Mexilhoeira Grande FC v Inter Almancil postponed

The other games will all be 1800hrs / 6pm ko's

11 Esperanças v  Padernense at Penha, Faro
Mentes do Desporto v Unidos Portimão at Estombar
Almancilense B v Marítimo Olhanense
Odiáxere v Olhanense B

WOMEN'S FOOTBALL NATIONAL SECOND TIER FIRST PHASE GROUP H

Santo António 0 - 7 Guia which keeps Guia in second place, two points behind leaders Castrense.  Guia are 5 points ahead of third place Amora, who have a game in hand. There are three games remaining for Guia in the first phase. Next Sunday they travel to fourth placed Palmelense.

Anyone looking to attend the Portimonense v Porto on Sunday [2015]..... tickets go on sale tomorrow Tuesday...... nonSocio side stand E25, or behind the goal E15.

Last weekend's results, this week's games

Liga Nos Saturday night

Portimonense 1  - 3 Benfica attendance shown as 6,000 so they must have put in some extra seats somewhere. A predictable result, although it took Benfica until the 77th minutes to assert themselves after going into a very early lead. Match details and video clips at http://ligaportugal.pt/pt/liga/jogo/20172018/liganos/22/2

Next Friday night they will be away to Feirense, the next home game is on Sunday 25th ko 2015hrs / 815pm against FC Porto.

Campeonato Portugal (Third Tier) group E

Olímpico Montijo 1-2  Pinhalnovense
Louletano 2-1 Moura
Castrense 1-0 Sp. Ideal
Almancilense 2-1 Moncarapachense
Armacenenses 1-2 Casa Pia
Oriental 0-0 Lusitano VRSA
Farense 4-1 Estrela Vendas Novas
Operário Lagoa 0-1 Olhanense

A good day for most Algarve teams. Sorry if anyone went to Louletano on Sunday, but the game was brought forward to the Saturday because of the Carnaval parade but this wasn't on websites until Thursday!

Farense stay nine points ahead of Olhanense at the top. A welcome win for Almancilense who are now out of the relegation play off zone, but Lusitano are five points below the water line.

Next Sunday, perhaps, at 1500hrs / 3pm, perhaps. This is the information currently on the League's official website! Games in the Algarve only.

Moncarapachense v Louletano
Olhanense v Oriental Lisboa
Lusitano VRSA v Castrense

ALGARVE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Quarteira SC 3 - 1 Culatrense
Silves 3 - 0 Messinense
Faro e Benfica 2 - 2 Quarteirense
Sambrasense 1 - 1 Carvoeiro United
Lagos 2 - 0 Lagoa
Ferreiras 1 - 0 Imortal Albufeira

Ferreiras remain seven points clear of Silves at the top. There are three games remaining in the first phase, the first set of which is this Tuesday night, all KO 2030hrs / 830pm

Faro e Benfica v Imortal Albufeira at Horta da Areia, Faro
Silves v Lagos
Messinense v Quarteira SC
Culatrense v Ferreiras at Penha, Faro
Quarteirense v Sambrasense
Carvoeiro United v Lagoa at Estombar

Then on Saturday 17th all at 1500hrs / 3pm

Sambrasense v Imortal Albufeira
Ferreiras v Messinense
Faro e Benfica v Culatrense
Lagoa v Quarteirense
Carvoeiro United v Lagos at Estombar

ALGARVE LEAGUE DIVISION TWO

Esp. Lagos B 0-0 Mexilhoeira Grande FC
Guia 1-0 Odiáxere
4 ao Cubo  2-4 Santaluziense
11 Esperanças  3-1 Almancilense B
Inter Almancil  6-1 Mentes do Desporto
Unidos Portimão  1-2 Olhanense B
Marítimo Olhanense  2-0 Monchiquense
Padernense 2-0 Louletano B

The 11 Esperanças are still top, six points ahead of Guia. Inter Almancil are third, two points behind Guia but with a game in hand.

One game on Wednesday night

Odiaxere v Inter Almancil k o2030hrs / 830pm

Then on Saturday at various times

Olhanense B v Louletano B ko 1700hrs at Olhão Municipal Stadium
Odiaxere v Unidos Portimão ko 1800hrs
Monchique v Guia ko 1500hrs
Mentes do Desporto v Maritimo Olhão at Parchal ko 1800hrs
Santaluziense v Inter Almancil ko 1500hrs
Almancilense BV v 4 Ao Cubo k 1800hrs
Mexilhoeira Grande v 11 Esperanças ko 1500hrs
Lagos v Padernense ko 1500hrs

WOMEN'S FOOTBALL NATIONAL SECOND TIER GROUP E

Guia 1 - 3 Amora Guia retain second place, one point behind leaders Castrense who also lost but are now only two points above Amora, who are third-

Guia do not have a game next weekend.

Confirmed ko times for this Saturday and next Tuesday's Algarve League games in post above.

LAST WEEKEND'S RESULTS NEXT WEEK'S GAMES

Liga Nos

Portimonense drew the short straw once again and play tonight away at Marítimo in Madeira. Their next home game is against Benfica on Saturday night ko 830pm / 2030hrs. I am reliably informed that some public tickets will be on sale at the ground as from 0900 tomorrow, Tuesday.

Campeonato Portugal (ThIrd Tier) Group E

Pinhalnovense 0-2 Armacenenses
Moncarapachense 3-4 Olímpico Montijo
Moura 3-1 Almancilense
Casa Pia 0-1 Farense
Estrela Vendas Novas 1-1 Castrense
Olhanense  2-0 Lusitano VRSA
Operário Lagoa 1-2 Louletano
Sp. Ideal 2-1 Oriental

An important win for Farense, who are now nine points clear at the top of the table. Their defeat of Casa Pia, who were second, allowed Olhanense to take over that position. Armacanenses are 8th, Louletano 10th and Lusitano VRSA 15th of 16 teams.

Next Sunday's games in the Algarve, ko at 3pm /1500hrs so far as I know :

Almancilense v Moncarapachense
Armacanenses v Casa Pia
Farense v Estrela Vendas Novas

ALGARVE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE FIRST PHASE

Culatrense 0-1 Silves
Messinense 1-1 Esp. Lagos
Imortal Albufeira  1-0 Quarteira SC
Quarteirense  2-1 Ferreiras
Carvoeiro United 2-2 Faro e Benfica
GD Lagoa 4-0 Sambrasense

Only the second League defeat of the season for Ferreiras, but they remain top of the table 7 points ahead of Silves. Imortal climb to fourth. Four games left in the first phase before the league splits. The priority is to be in the top six at the end of the month.

Next Saturday's fixures, ko times 3pm / 1500hrs except one

Quarteira SC vs Culatrense
Silves vs Messinense
Ferreiras vs Imortal Albufeira ko 4pm / 1600hrs
Faro e Benfica vs Quarteirense
Sambrasense vs Carvoeiro United
Esp. Lagos vs  GD Lagoa

Before that though, the third round of the Algarve Cup on Wednesday night

ALGARVE CUP THIRD ROUND Wednesday 7th February all at 2030hrs

Lagoa v Internacional Almancil
11 Esperancas v Quarteirense
Moncarapachense v Lagos
Sambrasense  v Imortal Albufeira
Silves  v Carvoeiro United
Mexilhoeira Grande v Lusitano VRSA
Ferreiras v Quarteira SC
Louletano v Almancil

Next Tuesday's games (13th February) are currently all down as 20h30 (830pm) kickoffs. Possible that some may change!

Carvoeiro United v Lagoa
Quarteirense v Sambrasense
Faro e Benfica v Imortal
Culatrense v Ferreiras
Messinense v Quarteira SC
Silves v Lagos

ALGARVE LEAGUE DIVISION TWO

Louletano B 4-3 Unidos Portimão
Odiáxere 4-2 Marítimo Olhanense
Santaluziense 0-0 11 Esperanças
Mexilhoeira Grande FC 2-1 Padernense
Almancilense B 2-1 Esp. Lagos B
Monchiquense 0-1 Inter Almancil
Mentes do Desporto 1-3 4 ao Cubo
Olhanense B 0-3 Guia

The 11 Esperanças are 6 points ahead of Guia in second.

Next Saturday at various times as below

4 ao Cubo vs Santaluziense 1600hrs / 4pm
11 Esperanças vs Almancilense B 1800hrs / 6pm
Esp. Lagos B vs Mexilhoeira Grande FC ko 1500hrs / 4pm
Inter Almancil vs Mentes do Desporto ko 1800hrs / 6pm
Marítimo Olhanense vs Monchiquense ko 1800hrs / 6pm
Unidos Portimão vs Olhanense B ko 1800hrs / 6pm at Mexilhoeira Grande
Guia vs Odiáxere ko 1600hrs / 4pm
Padernense vs Louletano B ko 1800hrs / 6pm

WOMEN'S FOOTBALL NATIONAL SECOND TIER GROUP F

Barreirense 0 - 2 Guia

A good result that keeps Guia in second place, one point behind leaders Castrense.

Next Sunday Guia will be at home to FC Amora, ko 3pm / 1500hrs. Amora are currently in third place. The top two teams qualify for the promotion play-offs. There are five games remaining in this phase.

"Lofters" reports on various games recently played.

Portimonense v Rio Ave

Portimonense learned from the Braga game and started much better, with goals in the 3rd and 15th minutes both scored by Fabricio, the second a sweet longish distance shot. The diminutive Japanese guy Shoya then slalomed through and finished a neat 3rd. The locals at half time were in a state of disbelief.  Predictably Ave came out firing and earned a free kick on the edge of the box. It was fired at the defensive wall and punted deep down into the Ave half for a throw in. Chaos ensued..... the Ave players and bench were all waving their arms about claiming the freekick had been handled. The ref was seemingly 'talked' into using the VAR [which I've never seen before and wasn't aware was in use over here]. [Neither was I!] The crowd hadn't a clue what was going on and play stopped for 2mins+ as the haggling took place. Eventually the ref broke away from the scrum and made the rectangular signal, promptly sprinting down to a box situated near the Ave goal. After a quick look he sprinted back up the other end, signalling handball and pointing to the spot. He booked the miscreant and Ave scored. Pele the taker was lucky to have stayed on in the first half as after the Portimonense third he he hoofed a home player up in the air...... certain red.... but no, just yellow. The ref must have been swotting the Laws at half time because in addition he gave a foul throw in against Portimonense [which cranked the locals up even more] then penalised Ave for a backpass to the goalie. All of which were in the first five minutes! As it happened the game then cooled down, Ave pressed and probed neatly but P were up to it this week. A breakaway led to a softish penalty in the last minute. Fabricio hat-trick and 4-1.

LAST WEEKEND'S RESULTS NEXT WEEK'S GAMES

Liga Nos

Portimonense are playing tonight, at home to Rio Ave ko 1900hrs / 7pm

Campeonato Portugal National Third Tier Group E

Lusitano VRSA    0-1    Sp. Ideal                
Almancilense    1-2    Operário Lagoa                
Louletano    0-1    Olhanense                
Olímpico Montijo    1-1    Moura                
 Armacenenses    0-1    Moncarapachense                
 Castrense    0-0    Casa Pia                
 Farense    1-1    Pinhalnovense                
 Oriental    2-0    Estrela Vendas Novas

Farense's lead at the top remains seven points as the team behind them, Casa Pia, also drew. Olhanense move up to third, two points behind Casa Pia. Complete table at http://www.zerozero.pt/edition.php?id_edicao=111609

Most local teams will be away next Sunday, including Farense who will travel to Casa Pia for an important game. There will be only two games in the Algarve, both allegedly at 1500hrs / 3pm, but always check for last minute changes.

Moncarapachense v Olímpico Montijo and
Olhanense v Lusitano VRSA

ALGARVE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

No games owing to the Inter-regional Tournament. Next Saturday's fixtures are those that would have been played last weekend . All ko's 3pm / 1500hrs

Culatrense    v    Silves    at Penha, Faro
Messinense    v    Esp. Lagos    
Imortal Albufeira    v    Quarteira     SC
Quarteirense    v    Ferreiras    
Carvoeiro United    v    Faro e Benfica    at Estombar
GD Lagoa     v    Sambrasense

Instead of rescheduling one block of fixtures, they have moved the next three sets of games one week ahead including now fixtures on 13th February, Carnaval Day. Those games will probably be in the afternoon. The cup-ties that were scheduled for Wednesday 7th February have vanished completely from the list.

ALGARVE LEAGUE DIVISION TWO

Odiáxere    V    Inter Almancil    POSTPONED
Louletano B    0-1    Guia                
Unidos Portimão    2-0    Padernense                
Monchiquense    1-0    4 ao Cubo                
 Santaluziense    4-1    Esp. Lagos B                
 Mentes do Desporto    0-10    11 Esperanças                
 Olhanense B    2-0    Marítimo Olhanense                
 Almancilense B    2-0    Mexilhoeira Grande FC

The 11 Esperanças are now eight points clear at the top above Guia. Padernense are eighth.

Next Saturday at various times

Louletano B    15:00    Unidos Portimão    at Salir
Odiáxere    15:00    Marítimo Olhanense     NB at Bensafrim
Santaluziense    15:00    11 Esperanças    
Mexilhoeira Grande FC    18:00    Padernense    
Almancilense B    18:00    Esp. Lagos B    
Monchiquense    18:00    Inter Almancil    
Mentes do Desporto    18:00    4 ao Cubo     at Estombar
Olhanense B    18:00    Guia    at Olhão Municipal Stadium    

WOMEN'S FOOTBALL NATIONAL SECOND TIER GROUP F

Guia don't play again until 11th February and their next home game isn't until the 25th.

INTER-REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

The Algarve FA lost to the Braga District FA on penalties after a 0-0 full time score and beat the Castelo Branco FA 2-0 but did not qualify for the final.

ALGARVE CUP THIRD ROUND DRAW

WEDNESDAY 7th FEBRUARY KO TIMES ETC TO BE CONFIRMED

Lagoa v Internacional Almancil
11 Esperancas v Quarteirense
Moncarapachense v Lagos
Sambrasense  v Imortal Albufeira
Silves  v Carvoeiro United
Mexilhoeira Grande v Lusitano VRSA
Ferreiras v Quarteira SC
Louletano v Almancil

Quarter- Finals are scheduled for 3rd March.