F.C. Maia

FC Maia

Full name	Futebol Clube da Maia
Founded	1954
Dissolved	2008
Ground	José Vieira de Carvalho, Maia, Portugal
Capacity	15,000
Chairman	António Fernando Oliveira Silva
Head Coach	Eduardo Luís
League	AF Porto – 1ª Divisão
2010–11	Banned due to arbitration
Website	http://www.fcmaia.pt
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Futebol Clube da Maia is a Portuguese football club based in Maia, Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto. Founded on 4 April 1954, it currently plays in the Porto Regional League, holding home matches at the Estádio Professor Doutor Vieira de Carvalho, which holds 15,000 spectators.

History

Maia never competed in the top division, but had a nine-year spell in the second level from 1997 to 2006. In its first season in the category, it faced Porto in the Taça de Portugal, losing 4–5 at home in the round of 16 after eliminating Moreirense and Feirense in the previous rounds.

At the end of the 2006–07 season, Maia was relegated for the second consecutive time, thus falling into the fourth division. It folded in 2008 due to serious financial problems, starting competing again the following year, in the second regional division in Porto, and immediately achieved promotion.

Season to season

Season	Level	Division	Section	Place	Movements
2000–01	Tier 2	Liga de Honra		4th
2001–02	Tier 2	Liga de Honra		9th
2002–03	Tier 2	Liga de Honra		9th
2003–04	Tier 2	Liga de Honra		5th
2004–05	Tier 2	Liga de Honra		8th
2005–06	Tier 2	Liga de Honra		18th	Relegated
2006–07	Tier 3	Segunda Divisão	Serie Norte	14th	Relegated
2007–08	Tier 4	Terceira Divisão

Achievements

• Segunda Divisão Série Norte: 1996–97

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese) (archived 17 February 2009)
• Zerozero team profile