Lourinhanense

Sporting Clube Lourinhanense, simply Lourinhanense, is a Portuguese football club based in Lourinha, Lisbon. It currently plays in the Regional Championships, and holds home games at Estadio Municipal da Lourinha, with a capacity of 2,000 seats.

The club was founded in 1926, and served for a time as the farm team of league giants Sporting Clube de Portugal.

History

In 1993 Tiago, a goalkeeper who went on to have a very large spell with Sporting Clube de Portugal, arrived at the club, and stayed for two years before returning to his alma mater. Apart from him, other players groomed at Sporting would eventually represent the club: Luis Boa Morte, Carlos Fernandes and Miguel Vargas, amongst others.

Later on, Lourinhanense signed a new protocol of cooperation, now with F.C. Alverca, receiving players like Manu, who later played for S.L. Benfica.

In the season of 2005–06, the main team played in the championship of the 1st Division of Honor, in Lisbon's Football Association. After a third place in the following year, it was declared that the side's main objective was to achieve financial sanitation.