C.F. Os Belenenses

Belenenses Lisbon, officially " Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses ", is a football club. It was founded in 1919 and is in Belém, a posh district of Lisbon, Portugal, at home. Their home ground is called Restelo Stadium and is located very close to the Presidential Palace. The club colors are blue and white. Main sports of the association are football, handball, basketball and rugby.

Recent history

To the great successes of the past, the club was not able in football in recent years. Other sports such as handball and futsal in this regard have recorded more successes. In the season 2005/ 06 Belenenses even rose from sporty from the Super League, who belonged to the club since the 1997/98 season. Curiously, that Belenenses with the striker Zé Meyong from Cameroon presented the top scorer of the season and never before descended a crew of a scorer in Portugal in the Second Division. Nevertheless, the club remained in the 2006/07 season in the top division since Gil Vicente FC was doomed to relegation. The reason for the demotion of the use of the player Mateus Galiano da Costa stated without a legally binding contract.

The 2006/07 season ended with Belenenses fifth on a UEFA Cup place. In addition, they reached the Portuguese Cup final this season. In the following season Belenenses difference in the first round of the UEFA Cup against FC Bayern Munich. After the 2008/ 09 season the club was on the 15th and so the relegation zone. Estrela Amadora but was sentenced instead of Os Belenenses on " green table " to descend. After Belenenses finished in last place in the 2009/10 season, the team actually had to descend to the second division this time. In the 2012/13 season back in the Bundesliga.

Achievements

• Portuguese Cup: (4) 1927, 1929, 1933 and 1946

• Group Winner 1974/75

Handball

In handball club five times Portuguese champion in the hall and once on the field was. In addition, four Cup victories. International reached to the knockout stages in the EHF Cup in 1995/96 and 2008 /09.

• Champion in handball: 1974, 1976, 1977, 1985 and 1994
• Cup Winners' Cup: 1974, 1978, 1982 and 1984
• Champion field handball: 1948