Beira-Mar
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| Full name | Sport Clube Beira-Mar |
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| Nickname(s) | Auri-negros (Gold-and-Blacks) |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Ground | Estádio Mário Duarte |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| Chairman | António Cruz |
| Manager | Augusto Semedo |
| League | Aveiro FA First Division |
| 2015–16 | Aveiro FA Second Division, 1st (promoted) |
Sport Clube Beira-Mar (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈspɔɾ ˈklub(ɨ) ˈbɐjɾɐ ˈmaɾ]) is a Portuguese sports club based in Aveiro, Portugal. Its football team currently plays in the Aveiro FA First Division, holding home games at Estádio Mário Duarte.
Eusébio and António Sousa were two of the club's most famous players; both played for the biggest clubs in the country, the former with Benfica and the latter with both Porto and Sporting, and had long spells with the Portugal national team; Sousa also later managed the team. Beira-Mar also possesses futsal, basketball, boxing, judo, handball, billiards, athletics and paintball departments.
Beira-Mar was founded on 1 January 1922, and first reached the first division 39 years later, only lasting one single season. Until 1980 it would make a few further appearances in the top flight, the longest spell being from 1971 to 1974; in the 1976–77 campaign, former S.L. Benfica and Portugal legend Eusébio played briefly for the side, often being injured as the campaign ended in relegation.
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