2024–25 C.D. Nacional season

C.D. Nacional
2024–25 season
PresidentRui Alves
Head coachTiago Margarido
StadiumEstádio da Madeira
Primeira Liga14th
Taça de PortugalThird Round
Taça da LigaQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Zé Manuel (6)

All:
Zé Manuel (7)
Biggest winNacional 4–0 Porto B
Biggest defeatNacional 0–5 Braga

The 2024–25 season is the 114th season in the history of Nacional and their first season back in the first division of Portuguese football. The club participated in the Primeira Liga, the Taça de Portugal, and the Taça da Liga.

Players

Current squad

As of 24 May 2025[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Portugal POR Rui Encarnação
2 DF Portugal POR João Aurélio (captain)
4 DF Brazil BRA Ulisses (on loan from Vasco da Gama)
5 DF Portugal POR José Gomes
7 FW Portugal POR Rúben Macedo
8 MF Portugal POR Bruno Costa
10 MF Portugal POR Luís Esteves
12 GK Brazil BRA César Augusto
14 DF Cape Verde CPV Ivanildo Fernandes
15 MF Tunisia TUN Chiheb Labidi
17 MF Brazil BRA Daniel Penha (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
18 MF Portugal POR André Sousa
19 MF Spain ESP Miguel Baeza
20 MF Portugal POR Jota
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Brazil BRA Gustavo Garcia (on loan from Palmeiras)
23 FW Brazil BRA Isaac (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
27 MF Senegal SEN Djibril Soumaré (on loan from Braga)
33 DF Portugal POR Francisco Gonçalves
34 DF Brazil BRA Léo Santos
37 GK Brazil BRA Lucas França
38 DF Brazil BRA Zé Vitor
70 FW England ENG Arvin Appiah (on loan from Almería)
71 MF Japan JPN Fuki Yamada (on loan from Kyoto Sanga)
88 MF Brazil BRA Matheus Dias (on loan from Internacional)
89 FW Portugal POR Dyego Sousa
95 FW Cameroon CMR Joel Tagueu
98 FW Brazil BRA Paulinho Bóia
99 FW Brazil BRA Dudu

Transfers

Source: Soccerway

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
GK Brazil César Augusto Brazil Ceará €80,000
DF Brazil Zé Vitor Brazil Tombense

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 10 August 2024 18 May 2025 Matchday 1 14th 34 9 7 18 32 50 −18 026.47
Taça de Portugal 20 October 2024 20 October 2024 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Taça da Liga 29 October 2024 29 October 2024 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Total 36 9 7 20 34 55 −21 025.00

Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Arouca 34 9 11 14 35 49 −14 38
13 Gil Vicente 34 8 10 16 34 47 −13 34
14 Nacional 34 9 7 18 32 50 −18 34
15 Estrela da Amadora 34 7 8 19 24 50 −26 29
16 AVS (O) 34 5 12 17 25 60 −35 27[a] Qualification for the Relegation play-off
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Matches won; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Head to head points: AVS 4, Farense 1.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 9 7 18 32 50  −18 34 7 3 7 23 27  −4 2 4 11 9 23  −14

Source: Liga Portugal

Taça de Portugal

20 October 2024 Third round Leiria 2–1 Nacional Leiria
15:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
  • Baixinho 33'
  • Daniel 40' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Referee: Gustavo Correia

Taça da Liga

29 October 2024 Quarter-finals Sporting CP 3–1 Nacional Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 32,622
Referee: Hélder Carvalho

References

  1. ^ "CD Nacional (Plantel)" (in Portuguese). cdnacional.pt. Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.