2021–22 C.D. Santa Clara season

C.D. Santa Clara
2021–22 season
President	Rui Miguel Melo Cordeiro
Manager	Daniel Ramos
Stadium	Estádio de São Miguel
Primeira Liga	10th
Taça de Portugal	Fourth round
Taça da Liga	Semi-finals
UEFA Europa Conference League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Crysan (7); All: ; Crysan (7)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →
	All statistics correct as of 6 March 2022.

The 2021–22 season is the 101st season in the existence of C.D. Santa Clara and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Santa Clara will participate in this season's edition of the Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 16 February 2022

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	POR	Ricardo Fernandes
2	DF	POR	Rafael Ramos
3	DF	VEN	Mikel Villanueva
4	DF	TOG	Kennedy Boateng
5	DF	POR	João Afonso
6	DF	BRA	Mansur
7	FW	BRA	Allano
8	MF	BRA	Anderson Carvalho
10	MF	BRA	Lincoln
11	MF	POR	Costinha
15	DF	ROU	Andrei Chindriș
16	DF	POR	Paulo Henrique
17	DF	URU	Cristian González


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	POR	Rúben Oliveira
19	MF	BRA	Júlio Romão
20	FW	COL	Oscar Barreto
21	MF	POR	Nené
23	FW	BRA	Crysan
25	MF	JPN	Hidemasa Morita
30	MF	IRN	Mohammad Mohebi
77	FW	POR	Rui Costa
95	DF	SEN	Pierre Sagna
97	GK	POR	Rodolfo Cardoso
98	MF	POR	Ricardinho
99	GK	POR	Marco Pereira
—	FW	JPN	Kyosuke Tagawa (on loan from F.C. Tokyo)

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	André Mesquita (on loan at Vitória de Setúbal until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	POR	Diogo Motty (on loan at União de Santarém until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	MAR	Mohamed Bouldini (on loan at CF Fuenlabrada until 30 June 2022)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	HON	Jonathan Toro (on loan at Académica until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	URU	Gustavo Viera (at Fénix until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

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	August 2021	May 2022	Matchday 1		25	7	8	10	30	43	−13	028.00
Taça de Portugal	16 October 2021	20 November 2021	Third round	Fourth round	2	1	0	1	2	6	−4	050.00
Taça da Liga	1 August 2021	26 January 2022	Second round	Semi-finals	4	1	2	1	6	5	+1	025.00
UEFA Europa Conference League	22 July 2021	26 August 2021	Second qualifying round	Play-off round	6	5	0	1	10	3	+7	083.33
Total					37	14	10	13	48	57	−9	037.84

Last updated: 6 March 2022
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Gil Vicente	34	13	12	9	47	42	+5	51	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round^[a]
6	Vitória de Guimarães	34	13	9	12	50	41	+9	48	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round^[a]
7	Santa Clara	34	9	13	12	38	54	−16	40
8	Famalicão	34	9	12	13	45	51	−6	39^[b]
9	Estoril	34	9	12	13	36	43	−7	39^[b]

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.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since the winners of the 2021–22 Taça de Portugal, Porto, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team (Europa Conference League third qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa Conference League second qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Famalicão 4, Estoril 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
25	7	8	10	30	43	−13	29	6	4	3	18	21	−3	1	4	7	12	22	−10

Last updated: 6 March 2022.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2022. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Taça de Portugal

Taça da Liga

1 August 2021 Second round	Farense	0–0 (0–3 p)	Santa Clara	Faro
15:30 WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 461 Referee: Hugo Silva
	Penalties
	Otávio Gut Amine Oudrhiri Elves Baldé		Lincoln Nené Mikel Villanueva

UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 16 June 2021.^[1]

22 July 2021 First leg	Shkupi	0–3	Santa Clara	Skopje, North Macedonia
20:00		Report	Rwatubyaye 30' (o.g.) Carlos 49' Costinha 90+3'	Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena^[a] Attendance: 2,000^[2] Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)

29 July 2021 Second leg	Santa Clara	2–0 (5–0 agg.)	Shkupi	Ponta Delgada, Portugal
21:00 (19:00 AZOST)	Carlos 13' Villanueva 39'	Report		Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Attendance: 1,000^[3] Referee: Rob Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021.^[4]

5 August 2021 First leg	Santa Clara	2–0	Olimpija Ljubljana	Ponta Delgada, Portugal
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Carlos 14' Mansur 45+2'	Report		Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

12 August 2021 Second leg	Olimpija Ljubljana	0–1 (0–3 agg.)	Santa Clara	Ljubljana, Slovenia
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Rui Costa 73'	Stadium: Ljubljana Sports Park Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021.^[5]

19 August 2021 First leg	Santa Clara	2–1	Partizan	Ponta Delgada, Portugal
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Carlos 4' Morita 49'	Report	Vujačić 54'	Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

26 August 2021 Second leg	Partizan	2–0 (3–2 agg.)	Santa Clara	Belgrade, Serbia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gomes 25' (pen.) Saničanin 27'	Report		Stadium: Partizan Stadium Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Notes

^ Shkupi played their home match at Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, instead of their regular stadium Čair Stadium, Skopje, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

References

^ "UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021.
^ "Shkupi vs. Santa Clara" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ "Santa Clara vs. Shkupi" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
^ "UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[table_note_res_ELGS0.40845485516286-1] Since the winners of the 2021–22 Taça de Portugal, Porto, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team (Europa Conference League third qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa Conference League second qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.

[table_hth_FAM0.40845485516286-2] Head-to-head points: Famalicão 4, Estoril 1.

[4] Shkupi played their home match at Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, instead of their regular stadium Čair Stadium, Skopje, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

[3] "UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021.

[5] "Shkupi vs. Santa Clara" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[6] "Santa Clara vs. Shkupi" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

[7] "UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[8] "UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

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