2021–22 Belenenses SAD season

Belenenses SAD
2021–22 season
Chairman	Rui Pedro Soares
Manager	Petit
Stadium	Estádio Nacional
Primeira Liga	18th
Taça de Portugal	Fifth round
Taça da Liga	First round
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season is the 72nd 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

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	August 2021	May 2022	Matchday 1		14	1	5	8	7	24	−17	007.14
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					18	3	6	9	15	30	−15	016.67

Last updated: 28 December 2021
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Vizela	25	5	9	11	27	43	−16	24
15	Arouca	25	5	7	13	23	45	−22	22
16	Tondela	25	6	3	16	31	48	−17	21	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
17	Moreirense	25	4	8	13	23	40	−17	20	Relegation to Liga Portugal 2
18	Belenenses SAD	25	3	7	15	15	46	−31	16	Relegation to Liga Portugal 2

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2022. 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.

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
2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	−2

Last updated: 12 September 2021.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3
Ground	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2021. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

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

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

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

27 August 2021 4	Belenenses SAD	1–1	Moreirense	Leiria
19:00 WET (UTC±0)	Chima 29' Tomás Ribeiro 38' A. Sousa 56' Trova 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

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

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' Vitor Carvalho 25' Aburjania 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Leiria Attendance: 673 Referee: Miguel Nogueira

27 September 2021 7	Paços de Ferreira	2–2	Belenenses SAD	Paços de Ferreira
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Nuno 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

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

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]

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

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 Referee: Manuel Mota

2 February 2022 20	Belenenses SAD	v	Sporting CP	Oeiras
20:15 WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional

Taça de Portugal[]

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

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

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[]

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.

[1] "Belenenses SAD squad". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[2] "Belenenses SAD equipa". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[3] "Belenenses v Benfica Portuguese match abandoned after Belenenses left with six players". BBC Sport. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

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