G.D. Chaves

Chaves
Full nameGrupo Desportivo de Chaves
Nickname(s)Flavienses
Valentes
Trasmontanos
Founded27 September 1949; 75 years ago (27 September 1949)
GroundEstádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira
Capacity8,396
ChairmanBruno Carvalho
ManagerMarco Alves
LeagueLiga Portugal 2
2023–24Primeira Liga, 18th of 18 (relegated)
Websitehttp://www.gdchaves.pt/site/
Current season

Grupo Desportivo de Chaves, commonly known as Chaves (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃavɨʃ] ), is a Portuguese professional football club from Chaves currently playing in the Liga Portugal 2, following their relegation from the Primeira Liga in 2023–24. They were founded in 1949 and currently play at Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira. Their home kit is red-and-blue striped shirt with blue shorts and socks, and the away kit is all white. Their current president is Bruno Carvalho and their manager is Moreno. Chaves have competed in the Portuguese First Division 18 times and had their best finish of fifth-place in the 1989–90 season. They went to Europe in the 1987–88 season, where they played in the UEFA Cup, beating Romanian side Universitatea Craiova in the first round and losing to Hungarian team Budapest Honvéd in the next round.