thanks, you should make some of the teams forums like Beira-Mar, Belenenses, Maritimo etc stick, like the Benfica, Porto, Boavista and Sporting forums
thanks but you forgot the best 4 teams in the Superliga Rio Ave, Beira-Mar, Braga, Estoril thanks again
Lusitania will be playing a Select team on 7/31 in Lowell, Rhode Island Stingrays on 8/1, and Western Mass. Pioneers on 8/2.
I believe the same two teams that Sporting played at the end of the season, I will be checking on the LUSITANIA scorer's Thanks again the teams forums looked a lot better
I believe Nandinho scored both goals for Lusitania. Don't know about attendance, I will try to find out.
Friendly in Hudson: Portuguese club comes to town By Jared Spinelli / News Sports Correspondent Saturday, August 7, 2004 In the mid-to-late 90s, Tony Frias was one of Hudson High School's standout soccer players. Frias went on to sign a contract with the New England Revolution and several Portuguese professional soccer teams following graduation. Tonight, Frias returns to Hudson as a member of Sport Club Lusitania, a team in Portugal's Second Division. Frias and his teammates are in town for a friendly exhibition game against some of the best players in the Massachusetts State Soccer League, including those from teams such as Hudson Benfica, Lowell Lusitanos, and Lawrence Salazar. The game will be a celebration for the Portuguese community in the area, says Tony Chaves, the public relations director for the Hudson Portuguese Club. "There will be all the pomp, with the national anthems and the exchanging of gifts, such as plaques," Chaves said. Chaves was asked to organize the game with the help of the Frias family, who are also Portuguese. "The (Frias) family wanted the game to be in Hudson," said Chaves. "The team was asked by the Frias' do to their preseason in the area." Lusitania did in fact come to New England for its preseason, basing its headquarters at UMass-Dartmouth. The team has recently played preseason games in Ludlow, Lowell, New Bedford, and Taunton before its finale, in Hudson. Following the game tonight, Frias and his Lusitania teammates will have dinner at the Hudson Portuguese Club, before departing back for the Azores Islands tomorrow. Not to be lost in the arrival of Lusitania is its opponent. "They've been here practicing since Tuesday," said Chaves. "They're looking forward to be playing against professionals." The players on the team are in their 20s, and though they play around Massachusetts, the players are from all over the world. "There are Portuguese players, but there are also Brazilians and players from the Middle East and Americans as well," Chaves said. "We didn't look at where the players were from, we just took the best players from each area team." Chaves knows Frias well. His family and the Frias family have a long history, back to the late 1940s and 1950s when both families left Portugal and came to America. "Tony was a very promising player at Hudson High," recalls Chaves. "Within the Portuguese community, it's always nice to have someone to be playing professionally." Chaves says he and his family, as well as others in the Portuguese community, keep up with Frias' play in Portugal with help from the World wide web and select television broadcasts. Coincidentally, Frias suffered an injury against the New Hampshire Phantoms on Monday, but should play tonight, in a limited role. The game will be at Morgan Bowl tonight at 6 p.m., with tickets costing $5 for adults, and free for children under 12. F SPORT CLUB LUSITANIA vs. MASS. STATE ALL-STARS at Morgan Bowl, 6 p.m.
Lusitania signed a bunch of players before the deadline http://www.record.pt/noticia.asp?id=661237&idCanal=25 Rei do mercado na II Divisão B O Lusitânia foi claramente o clube da II Divisão B que mais aquisições fez neste período, embora neste escalão as contratações possam acontecer a qualquer momento. Bilro, Raul Oliveira, Juba, Xavier, Socié e Figueiredo são as caras novas. No onze que publicamos constam aquisições de outras formações que podiam, embora com algumas adaptações, gerar uma equipa com capacidade suficiente para subir à Liga de Honra. O treinador escolhido para este onze virtual é Romeu Silva, que recentemente substituiu Carlos Manuel no Olivais e Moscavide.
Lusitania finish in 13th place of the II division B and was relegated to the III Azores division, today a Azores parliment all vote against on a protest a vote http://www.record.pt/noticia.asp?id=676662&idCanal=61 APROVADO POR UNANIMIDADE Parlamento açoriano vota protesto por despromoção do Lusitânia O parlamento açoriano aprovou hoje, por unanimidade, um voto de protesto pela descida do Lusitânia à III Divisão - Série Açores, por imposição dos regulamentos da Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF). Apresentado pela bancada do PS, o voto foi subscrito por todos os partidos, que contestaram o facto da equipa da ilha Terceira ter descido de escalão por simples imposição regulamentar, apesar de se ter classificado no 13º lugar da II Divisão B. O regulamento em causa limita a três o número máximo de equipas dos Açores que podem participar na II Divisão B, o que obrigou o Lusitânia, pior representante do arquipélago na competição, a disputar uma liguilha com o campeão da Série Açores, o Futebol Clube da Madalena, que acabou por vencer no conjunto dos dois jogos disputados. Francisco Coelho, líder da bancada socialista, manifestou o seu "veemente protesto" pelo facto da FPF não ter promovido, em tempo oportuno, a alteração do respectivo regulamento, como haviam proposto as associações de futebol dos Açores. "Não podemos calar-nos perante tudo isto e aceitar, sem protesto, que uma equipa que se classificou em 13º lugar na Zona Sul do Campeonato Nacional da II Divisão B seja despromovida para a III Divisão", disse. A subida de divisão do Futebol Clube da Madalena, da ilha do Pico, mereceu, por outro lado, a apresentação de dois votos de congratulação das bancadas do PS e do PSD, que foram, igualmente, aprovados por unanimidade. Data: Terca-Feira, 14 de Junho de 2005 21:22:00 INFORMAÇÃO COMPLETA NA EDIÇÃO IMPRESSA DE Rec
Wow, I never knew that rule was in place. I was wondering why Lusitania was relegated for finishing 13th. Even in soccer, they find a way to discriminate against Acores.
I guess it was never really an issue, we've never had this many teams from the Azores perform well enough to reach II B.
fpf wants to make a change on the rule, with a direct spot for the champion of III division in Azores and Madeira Lusitania still got a chance http://www.fpf.pt/dnoticias.php?subaction=showfull&id=1119285601&archive=&start_from=&ucat=21&
Azores dosnt get discrimated only in Soccer. In Handball "Os Marienses" a team from Santa Maria ,which happens to be my island have been promoted to the Portuguese 1st division,but for some odd reason the Portguese Handball Federation,has told them that they must play a playoff with the winner of the Azores division.Now how the heck does this make sense, Os Marienses win promotion to the 1st fdivision and now they must play against the winner of the Azores (3rd division)to see whter they get promoted or if they will stay in the 2nd division.....If bet if Joao Jardim was the President of the Azorean government this ******** wouldnt be happening....
Lusitania game postponed they are in a three team race Série Açores: Rabo Peixe - Boavista, 0-0 Lusitânia - Velense, adiado Santiago - Marítimo, 3-0 Praiense - Santo António, 2-0 Vitória - Angrense, 1-1 Classificação: 1 LUSITÂNIA 24 2 ANGRENSE 24 3 SANTIAGO 24 4 PRAIENSE 15 5 MARÍTIMO 14 6 ST. ANTÓNIO 13 7 VITÓRIA 12 8 VELENSE 11 9 BOAVISTA 5 10 RABO PEIXE 4 Data: Domingo, 11 de Dezembro de 2005 19:44:00 INFORMAÇÃO COMPLETA NA EDIÇÃO IMPRESSA DE Record