FC Felgueiras
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Futebol Clube de Felgueiras is a Portuguese
Portugal
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 football club from Felgueiras
Felgueiras
Felgueiras is a Portuguese civil parish , located in the municipality of Resende, in the older district of Viseu, Portugal. In 2001, the population was 315 inhabitants occupying an area of 8.4 km² .-History:...

 in northern Portugal. Founded on 16 August 1936, it currently plays in the regional leagues
Football in Portugal
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History

During a good portion of the 1980s, FC Felgueiras was participating regularly in national championships. In the 1982-83 season, it got its first major national stint, after winning the 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...

 and therefore achieving promotion.

In 1991-92, under the command of Mário Reis
Mário Reis
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, Felgueiras won the second B northern zone league
Portuguese Second Division
The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...

, again reaching the second level. It was also during that decade
Decade
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 that the club reached the pinnacle of its sporting achievements, being promoted to the top flight
Portuguese Liga
The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...

 in 1995-96
Portuguese Liga 1995-96
-Overview:It was contested by 18 teams, and F.C. Porto won the championship.-League standings:...

, only lasting one season, however, and folding soon after.

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