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Casa Pia A.C.

Casa Pia A.C.
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Full name Casa Pia Atlético Clube (Casa Pia Athletic Club)
Nickname(s) Os Gansos (The Gooses)
Casapianos (The ones from Casa Pia)
Short name Casa Pia
Founded 1920
Ground Estádio Pina Manique, Lisbon
Ground Capacity 5,000
Chairman Victor Domingos Seabra Franco
Manager José Viriato
League Campeonato Nacional de Seniores
2013–14 1st (Relegation G)
Website Club home page

Casa Pia Atlético Clube is a sports association founded in 1920 and based in Lisbon, Portugal. 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, after Pina Manique, the founder of Casa Pia children's charity.

Casa Pia had four players at the first match of Portugal national football team, in Madrid, at 18 December 1921, which finished in a 1–3 loss. Casa Pia player Cândido de Oliveira was the captain. Casa Pia promoted from Serie E of Portuguese Third Division to Centre Group of Portuguese Second Division in 2009–10 season as champions

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The club has a single presence at the top level of Portuguese football.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


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