G.D.R. Monsanto

Full name

Grupo Desportivo e Recreativo de Monsanto

Founded

1976
(Year of foundation)

Ground

Campo do Pião
Monsanto

Capacity

1000

Chairman

Rui Henriques

Manager

Victor Alves

League

Portuguese Third Division Series D (IV)

2010/11

1st^[1]

Home colours

Away colours

G.D.R. Monsanto is a Portuguese football club based in the village of Monsanto in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova in east Portugal. They currently play in one of eight regional leagues in the Portuguese Third Division in the fourth tier of Portuguese football.

History

G.D.R. Monsanto has existed informally for most of the 20th century, but was formally constituted in 1976 as part of a sports club that also competes in cycling and chess. In recent years, the team played in the Santarém District Leagues before reaching promotion to the Portuguese Third Division in 2004 and subsequently the Portuguese Second Division in 2008.

The club was relegated back to the Third Division for the 2010–11 season, where it won the Series D league, and will compete in the Second Division again in 2011–12.^[2]

Each season, the team competes in the Portuguese Cup.^[3]

Stadium

G.D.R. Monsanto play their home matches in Campo do Pião, Monsanto. The stadium's capacity is 1000.^[4]

Current squad

As of 20 June 2011. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Nuno Martins
		GK	René
		DF	Marçal
		DF	Ito
		DF	Roberto
		DF	Daniel Evangelista
		DF	Filípe
		DF	Babacar
		MF	João Martins

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Bruno Matos
		MF	Ruas
		MF	Bruno
		FW	Alex (I)
		FW	Jamerson
		FW	Figa
		FW	Júlio
		FW	Alex (II)

Achievements

Portuguese Third Division Series D:
- Winners (2): 2007–08, 2010–11
Santarém District League First Division (fifth tier league):
- Winners (1): 2003–04
Santarém District League Second Division (sixth tier league):
- Winners (1): 2000–01

External links

References

↑ "Third Division Series D 2010–11 season final standings (Portuguese)". zerozero pt. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
↑ "G.D.R. Monsanto club history (Portuguese)". G.D.R. Monsanto official website. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
↑ "Taça de Portugal 2009/10". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
↑ "Campo do Pião". weltfussballarchiv.com. Retrieved 20 June 2011.

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