2021–22 Belenenses SAD season

Belenenses SAD 2021–22 football season

Belenenses SAD

2021–22 season

Chairman

Rui Pedro Soares

Manager

Petit

Stadium

Estádio Nacional

Primeira Liga

18th

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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The 2021–22 season was the 4th season in the existence of Belenenses SAD and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Belenenses SAD participated in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal and the Taça da Liga.

Players

First-team squad

As of 29 July 2021^[1]^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BRA	Luiz Felipe
2	DF	POR	Diogo Calila
4	DF	POR	Tomás Ribeiro
5	DF	POR	Nilton Varela
6	MF	POR	Afonso Taira
7	MF	POR	Pedro Nuno
8	MF	RSA	Sphephelo Sithole
9	FW	COL	Mateo Cassierra
10	MF	POR	Afonso Sousa
13	DF	POR	Jójó
14	DF	NED	Danny Henriques
15	FW	POR	Luís Mota


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	POR	César Sousa
18	FW	SEN	Alioune Ndour
19	MF	POR	Chico Teixeira
20	MF	POR	Rafael Santos
21	DF	RSA	Thibang Phete
23	MF	NED	Jordan van der Gaag
27	DF	NGA	Chima Akas
30	DF	BRA	Sandro
31	GK	POR	João Monteiro
33	DF	BFA	Trova Boni
38	FW	POR	Gonçalo Agrelos
39	GK	POR	Álvaro Ramalho

Other players under contract

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SRB	Andrija Luković

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	POR	Kikas (at Doxa Katokopias FC until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Belenenses SAD

Roma

4 August 2021 Friendly	Belenenses SAD	1–3	Roma	Lagoa, Portugal
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ndour 15'	Report	Džeko 20' Zaniolo 56' B. Mayoral 85'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista Referee: Pedro Ramalho (Portugal)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primeira Liga	8 August 2021	15 May 2022	Matchday 1		33	5	10	18	23	55	−32	015.15
Taça de Portugal	16 October 2021	23 December 2021	Third round	Fifth round	3	2	1	0	8	5	+3	066.67
Taça da Liga	24 July 2021		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					37	7	11	19	31	61	−30	018.92

Last updated: 9 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Vizela	34	7	12	15	37	58	−21	33
15	Arouca	34	7	10	17	30	54	−24	31
16	Moreirense (R)	34	7	8	19	33	51	−18	29	Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
17	Tondela (R)	34	7	7	20	41	67	−26	28	Relegation to Liga Portugal 2
18	Belenenses SAD (R)	34	5	11	18	23	55	−32	26	Relegation to Liga Portugal 2

Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(R) Relegated

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
33	5	10	18	23	55	−32	25	5	3	9	15	30	−15	0	7	9	8	25	−17

Last updated: 9 May 2022.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2022. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Porto v Belenenses SAD

8 August 2021 1	Porto	2–0	Belenenses SAD	Porto
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Martínez 19' Oliveira 26' Díaz 53', 65'	Report	Boni 36' Calila 47' Teixeira 83'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 15,429 Referee: Gustavo Correia

Belenenses SAD v Marítimo

16 August 2021 2	Belenenses SAD	1–2	Marítimo	Oeiras
21:15 WET (UTC±0)	Chima 41' Ndour 45' Phete 71' Sithole 79' Calila 90+4'	Report	Vidigal 13', 69' Alipour 15', 64' Costa 31' Rossi 40' Winck 89'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 653 Referee: Claúdio Pereira

Sporting CP v Belenenses SAD

21 August 2021 3	Sporting CP	2–0	Belenenses SAD	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Inácio 7' Palhinha 48'	Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 13,145 Referee: Manuel Oliveira

Belenenses SAD v Moreirense

27 August 2021 4	Belenenses SAD	1–1	Moreirense	Leiria
19:00 WET (UTC±0)	Chima 29' Ribeiro 38' A. Sousa 56' Boni 66' Luiz Felipe 78' Luković 79' Carraça 86' Phete 90+5'	Report	Vitória 45+3' Yan 53' Ibrahima 79' André Luis 86' Rosić 90+5'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Leiria Attendance: 573 Referee: Fábio Melo

Vitória de Guimarães v Belenenses SAD

12 September 2021 5	Vitória de Guimarães	0–0	Belenenses SAD	Guimarães
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 10,462 Referee: Hélder Malheiro

Belenenses SAD v Gil Vicente

18 September 2021 6	Belenenses SAD	1–1	Gil Vicente	Leiria
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Sithole 35' Carraça 38' Safira 83', 86'	Report	Talocha 4' Pedrinho 12' Carvalho 25' Aburjania 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Leiria Attendance: 673 Referee: Miguel Nogueira

Paços de Ferreira v Belenenses SAD

27 September 2021 7	Paços de Ferreira	2–2	Belenenses SAD	Paços de Ferreira
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Santos 12' Rui Pires 16' H. Ferreira 21' Zé Uilton 78' João Pedro 81'	Report	A. Sousa 24' Ndour 60' Safira 75'	Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Attendance: 1,307 Referee: Nuno Almeida

Belenenses SAD v Tondela

3 October 2021 8	Belenenses SAD	0–2	Tondela	Leiria
15:30 WET (UTC±0)	Chima 42' A. Sousa 48' Carraça 69' C. Sousa 82' Sithole 90+6'	Report	Augusto 3' Borges 40' Murillo 64' Khacef 82'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Leiria Attendance: 686 Referee: André Narciso

Boavista v Belenenses SAD

25 October 2021 9	Boavista	0–0	Belenenses SAD	Porto
21:15 WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 2,043 Referee: João Pinheiro

Belenenses SAD v Santa Clara

31 October 2021 10	Belenenses SAD	2–1	Santa Clara	Oeiras
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Safira 43' Nuno 90+3'	Report	Allano 90'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 932 Referee: Vítor Ferreira

Portimonense v Belenenses SAD

6 November 2021 11	Portimonense	2–0	Belenenses SAD	Portimão
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Nakajima 10' Imbula 24' Pedrão 54' Lucas 63' Aylton 73' Samuel 78' Pedro Sá 83'	Report	A. Sousa 2' Chima 11' Phete 78' César Sousa 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 1,185 Referee: António Nobre

Belenenses SAD v Benfica

27 November 2021 12	Belenenses SAD	0–7	Benfica	Oeiras
20:30 WET (UTC±0)		Report	Kau 1' (o.g.) Seferovic 14', 39' (pen.) Weigl 27' Núñez 32', 34', 45'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 6,096 Referee: Manuel Mota
Note: The match ended in the 48th minute because Belenenses SAD were down to six players after playing with nine men in the first-half.^[3]

Belenenses SAD v Estoril Praia

12 December 2021 14	Belenenses SAD	0–1	Estoril Praia	Oeiras
15:30 WET (UTC±0)	Nilton 80' Carraça 87'	Report	Fonte 43' David 89'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 724 Referee: Hélder Malheiro

Braga v Belenenses SAD

19 December 2021 15	Braga	1–0	Belenenses SAD	Braga
21:00 WET (UTC+0)	Moura 1'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 3,477 Referee: Luís Godinho

Vizela v Belenenses SAD

2 January 2022 13	Vizela	2–0	Belenenses SAD	Vizela
18:30 WET (UTC±0)	Cassiano 1', 33' Kiko 12' Mendez 61'	Report	Luiz Felipe 32' Carraça 38' Luković 40' Diogo Calila 43'	Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela Attendance: 1,310 Referee: João Gonçalves

Belenenses SAD v Porto

16 January 2022 18	Belenenses SAD	1–4	Porto	Oeiras
20:30 WET (UTC±0)	Camará 13'	Report	Evanilson 36', 58', 84' Taremi 61' Luis Díaz 79'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 6,992 Referee: Manuel Mota

Marítimo v Belenenses SAD

23 January 2022 19	Marítimo	1–1	Belenenses SAD	Funchal
15:30 WET (UTC±0)	Tagueu 44' Matheus Costa 45+4'	Report	Safira 13' (pen.) Tavares 26' Akas 32' Van der Gaag 45+3' 67'	Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo Attendance: 3,624 Referee: Vitor Ferreira

Belenenses SAD v Sporting CP

2 February 2022 20	Belenenses SAD	1–4	Sporting CP	Oeiras
20:45 WET (UTC±0)	Camará 21' Safira 36' Luković 41' Sousa 67' Tavares 72' Carraça 90'	Report	Paulinho 11', 47' Porro 17' Sarabia 45+2' Neto 79'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 4,463 Referee: Gustavo Correia

Moreirense v Belenenses SAD

7 February 2022 21	Moreirense	4–1	Belenenses SAD	Moreira de Cónegos
21:15 WET (UTC±0)	Yan 18' Martins 32' Pablo 43' André Luis 67' Lacerda 88', 89'	Report	Camará 25' Ndour 39', 40'	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 1,231 Referee: Nuno Almeida

Belenenses SAD v Vitória de Guimarães

13 February 2022 22	Belenenses SAD	1–0	Vitória de Guimarães	Oeiras
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Carraça 34' Safira 50' Luiz Felipe 79' Luković 83' Nuno 88' Akas 90'	Report	Borevković 9' Händel 20' Da Luz 90+2' Quaresma 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 1,089 Referee: Rui Costa

Gil Vicente v Belenenses SAD

19 February 2022 23	Gil Vicente	2–0	Belenenses SAD	Barcelos
15:30 WET (UTC±0)	Cunha 3' Calero 68' Santana 78' Bueno 90+4'	Report	Calila 37' Safira 43' Henriques 50' Carraça 85'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 2,862 Referee: João Pinheiro

Belenenses SAD v Paços de Ferreira

25 February 2022 24	Belenenses SAD	0–2	Paços de Ferreira	Oeiras
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	Safira 45' Akas 45+2'	Report	Baixinho 24' Denílson 45+3' (pen.) H. Ferreira 54', 62' A. Ferreira 57' Santos 60'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 1,287 Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Tondela v Belenenses SAD

7 March 2022 25	Tondela	1–1	Belenenses SAD	Tondela
20:15 WET (UTC±0)	Alves 25' Hernando 32' Agra 69' Alves 87' João Pedro 90+2'	Report	Henriques 26' Camará 63' Safira 78' Sithole 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso Attendance: 752 Referee: Miguel Nogueira

Belenenses SAD v Boavista

12 March 2022 26	Belenenses SAD	0–0	Boavista	Oeiras
20:30 WET (UTC±0)	Sambú 16' Henriques 34' Sousa 50' Akas 61'	Report	Abascal 77' Gorré 84' García 90'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 683 Referee: Nuno Miguel

Santa Clara v Belenenses SAD

19 March 2022 27	Santa Clara	0–0	Belenenses SAD	Ponta Delgada
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Carvalho 45+2' Boateng 86' Henrique 90'	Report	Carraça 45' Baraye 56' Tavares 65' Calila 89' Sithole 89'	Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Attendance: 1,164 Referee: David Silva

Belenenses SAD v Portimonense

2 April 2022 28	Belenenses SAD	2–0	Portimonense	Oeiras
15:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Safira 11' (pen.) Phete 32' Baraye 75' Sandro 75' Calila 88' Nuno 90+4' Monteiro 90+6'	Report	Possignolo 10' Willyan 37' Pedrão 42' Welinton Júnior 90'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Hélder Malheiro

Benfica v Belenenses SAD

9 April 2022 29	Benfica	3–1	Belenenses SAD	Lisbon
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Núñez 22', 54', 58' Lazaro 88'	Report	Sousa 3' Calila 33' Sithole 45+2' Camacho 48' Tavares 69' Varela 77' Licá 85' Henriques 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 34,183 Referee: Gustavo Correia

Belenenses SAD v Vizela

16 April 2022 30	Belenenses SAD	1–0	Vizela	Oeiras
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Baraye 20', 29' Sambú 35'	Report	Ofori 56' Anderson 77'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 1,384 Referee: Nuno Miguel

Estoril v Belenenses SAD

24 April 2022 31	Estoril	2–2	Belenenses SAD	Estoril
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Arthur 26' Rosier 27', 70' 90+1' Joãozinho 30' Franco 45+1' (pen.), 65', 90+7' Ferraresi 65' Lourenço 90+3' Baró 90+6'	Report	Carraça 26' Safira 66' (pen.) Sousa 80' Tavares 83' Sandro 90+6' Camará 90+7' Calila 90+7'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 1,425 Referee: Tiago Martins

Belenenses SAD v Braga

30 April 2022 32	Belenenses SAD	0–1	Braga	Oeiras
21:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Henriques 12' Akas 34' Baraye 81' Sandro 83' Sithole 90+4'	Report	Carmo 61' Tormena 82' R. Horta 90' Couto 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 1,834 Referee: André Narciso

Belenenses SAD v Famalicão

9 May 2022 33	Belenenses SAD	2–3	Famalicão	Oeiras
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Tavares 26' Alex 44' (o.g.) Sousa 90+2' Baraye 90+3' Carraça 90+6'	Report	Marín 67' Rodrigues 76' Banza 90+2' Pêpê 90+5'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 1,173 Referee: Hélder Malheiro

Arouca v Belenenses SAD

15 May 2022 34	Arouca	v	Belenenses SAD	Arouca
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca

Taça de Portugal

Berço v Belenenses SAD

16 October 2021 Third round	Berço	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Belenenses SAD	Guimarães
15:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Lopes 72'	Report	Sousa 40' Ndour 120'	Stadium: Campo Gémeos Castro Referee: Hugo Silva

Caldas v Belenenses SAD

21 November 2021 Fourth round	Caldas	3–5	Belenenses SAD	Caldas da Rainha
14:00 WET (UTC±0)	Rodrigues 6' (pen.), 32' Militão 58'	Report	Luković 3' Nuno 18', 52' Calila 54' Sousa 90'	Stadium: Campo da Mata Referee: David Silva

Rio Ave v Belenenses SAD

23 December 2021 Fifth round	Rio Ave	1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Belenenses SAD	Vila do Conde
17:00 WET (UTC±0)	Hugo 42'	Report	Nuno 9'	Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos Referee: Antonio Nobre

Taça da Liga

Mafra v Belenenses SAD

24 July 2021 First round	Mafra	1–0	Belenenses SAD	Mafra
15:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Andrezinho 22'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Mafra Attendance: 0 Referee: João António Gonçalves

References

^ "Belenenses SAD squad". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "Belenenses SAD equipa". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "Belenenses v Benfica Portuguese match abandoned after Belenenses left with six players". BBC Sport. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

2021–22 in Portuguese football

Men's

League competitions	Primeira Liga (level 1) Liga Portugal 2 (level 2) Liga 3 (level 3) Campeonato de Portugal (level 4)
Cup competitions	Taça de Portugal Final Taça da Liga Final Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League Youth League
National teams	Senior 2022 FIFA World Cup; 2022–23 UEFA Nations League - A2 U21 UEFA Euro 2023 - qualifying U19 UEFA Euro 2022 - qualifying U17 UEFA Euro 2022 - qualifying

Women's

League competitions	Campeonato Nacional (level 1) Campeonato Nacional II Divisão (level 2) Campeonato Nacional III Divisão (level 3)
Cup competitions	Taça de Portugal Final Taça da Liga Final Supertaça de Portugal
European competitions	Champions League
National teams	Senior 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup - qualifying Group H U19 UEFA Euro 2022 - qualifying U17 UEFA Euro 2022 - qualifying

Club seasons
Primeira Liga	Arouca Belenenses SAD Benfica Boavista Braga Estoril Famalicão Gil Vicente Marítimo Moreirense Paços de Ferreira Portimonense Porto Santa Clara Sporting CP Tondela Vitória de Guimarães Vizela
Liga Portugal 2	Académica Académico de Viseu Benfica B Casa Pia Chaves Estrela da Amadora Farense Feirense Leixões Mafra Nacional Penafiel Porto B Rio Ave Sporting da Covilhã Trofense Varzim Vilafranquense