G.D.R. Monsanto
{{short description|Portuguese football club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
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| fullname = Grupo Desportivo e Recreativo de Monsanto
| founded = 1976
(Year of foundation)
| ground = Campo do Pião
Monsanto
| capacity = 1000
| chairman = Rui Henriques
| manager = Victor Alves
| league = Terceira Divisão Series D (IV)
| season = 2010/11
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G.D.R. Monsanto is a Portuguese football club based in the village of Monsanto in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova in east Portugal. They currently play in one of eight regional leagues in the Terceira Divisão in the fourth tier of Portuguese football.
History
G.D.R. Monsanto has existed informally for most of the 20th century, but was formally constituted in 1976 as part of a sports club that also competes in cycling and chess. In recent years, the team played in the Santarém District Leagues before reaching promotion to the Terceira Divisão in 2004 and subsequently the Segunda Divisão in 2008.
The club was relegated to the Third Division for the 2010–11 season, where it won the Série D league, and returned to compete in the Second Division in 2011–12.{{cite news|url=https://gdrm.com.sapo.pt/|title=G.D.R. Monsanto club history (Portuguese)|accessdate=20 June 2011|publisher=G.D.R. Monsanto official website|archive-date=22 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422104736/http://gdrm.com.sapo.pt/|url-status=dead}}
Each season, the team competes in the Portuguese Cup.{{cite news|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/port2010.html
|title=Taça de Portugal 2009/10|accessdate=8 July 2011|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}
Stadium
G.D.R. Monsanto play their home matches in Campo do Pião, Monsanto. The stadium's capacity is 1000.{{cite news|url=http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/Stadion.php?ID=9266|title=Campo do Pião|accessdate=20 June 2011|publisher=weltfussballarchiv.com|archive-date=5 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405184046/http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/Stadion.php?ID=9266|url-status=dead}}
Current squad
As of 20 June 2011.
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Portugal|name=Nuno Martins|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Senegal|name=René|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|name=Marçal|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|name=Ito|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|name=Roberto|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Portugal|name=Daniel Evangelista|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Portugal|name=Filípe|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Senegal|name=Babacar|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Portugal|name=João Martins|pos=MF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Portugal|name=Bruno Matos|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Portugal|name=Ruas|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|name=Bruno|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|name=Alex (I)|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|name=Jamerson|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Portugal|name=Figa|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Portugal|name=Júlio|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|name=Alex (II)|pos=FW}}
{{Fs end}}
Achievements
- Terceira Divisão Serie D:
- Winners (2): 2007–08, 2010–11
- Santarém District League First Division (fifth tier league):
- Winners (1): 2003–04
- Santarém District League Second Division (sixth tier league):
- Winners (1): 2000–01
See also
External links
- [https://gdrm.com.sapo.pt/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422104736/http://gdrm.com.sapo.pt/ |date=22 April 2016 }}
- [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grupo-Desportivo-e-Recreativo-de-Monsanto/103119806395643 Facebook page]
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Football in Portugal}}
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Category:Football clubs in Portugal