Casa Pia A.C.

Casa Pia
Nickname(s)Os Gansos (The Geese)
Casapianos (The ones from Casa Pịa)
Short nameCasa Pia
Founded3 July 1920; 104 years ago (3 July 1920)
GroundEstádio Pina Manique, Lisbon
Capacity2,574
OwnerRobert Platek
ChairmanVictor Franco
ManagerJoao Pereira
LeaguePrimeira Liga
2023–24Primeira Liga, 9th of 18
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Casa Pia Atlético Clube is a Portuguese multi-sports club founded in 1920 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its professional football team, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after Casa Pia, a Portuguese children's charity, and many of its athletes come from that institution. Its football stadium is Estádio Pina Manique, named in honor of Pina Manique, the founder of Casa Pia children's charity. Casa Pia AC was one of the most versatile Portuguese clubs, having played 25 sports, with the curiosity of having been the only one who practiced Baseball regularly, beating the strong team of the American Colony on 4 July 1923 at Campo das Laranjeiras by 25–24.[1]

On 18 December 1921, when Portugal made their international debut against Spain in Madrid, Casa Pia FC provided the squad with four players in a 1–3 loss, including Cândido de Oliveira, who was the team captain. Casa Pia promoted from Serie E of Terceira Divisão to Centre Group of Portuguese Second Division in 2009–10 season as champions.[2][3] They were promoted again to LigaPro in 2019. After a hiatus of 83 years, the team were promoted to the Primeira Liga in the 2022–23 season.

  1. ^ "História e Palmarés – Casa Pia Atlético Clube" [History and Honours – Casa Pia Atlético Clube]. casapiaac.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Summary - III Divisão - Portugal - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Casa Pia Atlético Clube: Statistics, Titles, History (Timeline), Goals Scored, Fixtures". www.thefinalball.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2022.