Club Deportivo de Tondela is a football club currently playing in the Portuguese Second Division. They are based in the town of Tondela

Tondela

Tondela is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 371.2 km² and a total population of 31,026 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 26 parishes and is located in Viseu District....

 and play in the João Cardoso stadium. Founded in 1933 the club predominantly played within Portugal's regional leagues.

History

On 6 June 1933, Clube Desportivo de Tondela was founded through a merger of two clubs in the village of Tondela: the Tondela Football Club, founded in 1925, and the Operário Atlético Clube, founded in 1932.

Stadium

The Estádio João Cardoso

Estádio João Cardoso

Estádio João Cardoso is a football stadium in Tondela, Portugal, with a capacity for 3,000 spectators. It is the home stadium of C.D. Tondela, currently playing in the Portuguese Second Division.-Portugal national football team:...

 is a football stadium in Tondela, Portugal, the home of Tondela.

The stadium includes two playing fields for football, one pitch (field 1) and one with artificial grass (field 2). In addition, the João Cardoso Stadium Complex also features a sports pavilion.

On 27 May 2008, the stadium hosted a Portugal national football team

Portugal national football team

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 training match. This was a preparation match for the UEFA Euro 2008.

The stadium has also hosted some matches of Portugal's U-20

Portugal national under-20 football team

The Portugal national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal....

, U-18

Portugal national under-18 football team

-FIFA Junior Tournament/UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship:*1961, 1994, 1999 champions*1964, 1971, 1988, 1992, 1997 second-place*1960, 1968 third-place*1993, 1998 fourth-place...

, U-16

Portugal national under-20 football team

The Portugal national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal....

 and Women squads.

Supporters

Tondela has a organized group of supporters (claque, in Portugal) named Febre Amarela (Yellow Fever) founded in 2009.

Team honours

• Portuguese Third Division
  Portuguese Third Division
  The Terceira Divisão Portuguesa is the fourth level of the Portuguese football league system. The Third Division was initially the third level of the Portuguese pyramid but with the creation of the Liga de Honra in 1990–91, it became the fourth level...
  
  :
  • Winners (2) : 1986/87, 2008/09
  • Runners-up (1): 1993/94

• Portuguese Fourth Division:
  • Winners (5) : 1940/41, 1941/42, 1949/50, 1985/86, 2004/05

League and cup history

Season	League									Cup Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...	Notes	Top scorer
	Division	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	Pts			Name	Goals
2008-09	Third Division	1st	36	18	9	9	64	45	42	First Round	Promoted	Beré	23
2009-10	Second Division - Centro	4th	30	14	6	10	50	28	48	Third Round		Piojo	9
2010-11	Second Division - Centro	3rd	30	16	7	7	46	28	55	Second Round		Piojo	12
2011-12	Second Division - Centro

Current squad

Current coaching staff

Former coaches

João Bento: 2005-2006 Luís Almeida: 2006-2007 João Bento: 2007-2008 Carlos Correia: 2007-2008 António Jesus: 2008-2010 Filipe Moreira: 2010–2011

External links

• CD Tondela Official Site