Racing Power FC
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| founded = 2020
| ground = Seixal, Portugal
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| chrtitle = President
| chairman = Nuno Painço
| mgrtitle = Head coach
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| league = Campeonato Nacional Feminino
| season = 2024–25
| position = 6th
| website = https://racingpowerfc.pt/
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}}Racing Power Football Club is a Portuguese women's soccer team based in Seixal.
The team was founded in 2020, entering the Campeonato Nacional III Divisão Feminino the following year.{{Cite web |title=Clube |url=https://racingpowerfc.pt/clube/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=Racing Power FC |language=pt-PT}}{{Cite web |date=2020-08-27 |title=Racing Power FC é para chegar à Liga BPI em apenas dois anos - O Setubalense |url=https://osetubalense.com/desporto/racing-power-fc-e-para-chegar-a-liga-bpi-em-apenas-dois-anos/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=osetubalense.com |language=pt-PT}} Within three years, the team achieved promotion to the top-flight Campeonato Nacional Feminino.
History
The team's origins date to 2019, when Ismael Duarte, CEO of RPower Energy Drink and father of Paio Pires player Mariana Duarte, wanted his daughter to be able to continue her football career. He was joined by Nuno Painço, future president of Racing Power and the father of Benfica B player Beatriz Painço, and Pedro Sebastião, future vice president of the club and father of Racing player Beatriz Sebastião.{{Cite web |last=SAPO |title=“Sou o Jardel do Seixal”. O adepto número um do futebol feminino e líder da claque do Racing Power, onde os pais da formação são os adeptos |url=https://24.sapo.pt/desporto/artigos/sou-o-jardel-do-seixal-o-adepto-numero-um-do-futebol-feminino-e-lider-da-claque-do-racing-power-clube-onde-os-pais-da-formacao-sao-os-adeptos |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=SAPO 24 |language=pt}}{{Cite web |last=Abola.pt |date=2024-05-17 |title=Reportagem Racing Power: elas vieram para ficar! {{!}} Abola.pt |url=https://www.abola.pt/futebol/noticias/racing-power-elas-vieram-para-ficar-2024051700305311549 |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=Abola.pt |language=pt}}{{Cite web |title=Os segredos do Racing Power, o clube apenas de futebol feminino que vai ao Jamor com a promessa de ganhar a Taça e levá-la a Gouveia e Melo |url=https://tribuna.expresso.pt/futebol-feminino/2024-05-18-os-segredos-do-racing-power-o-clube-apenas-de-futebol-feminino-que-vai-ao-jamor-com-a-promessa-de-ganhar-a-taca-e-leva-la-a-gouveia-e-melo-0a26fb80 |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=Tribuna Expresso |language=pt-PT}} The following year, the team was created by splitting from Paio Pires FC and with the sponsorship of RPower Energy Drink. Exclusively a women's club, it had ambitions early on reach the top division of Portuguese football.{{Cite web |title=Reportagem Flashscore: Racing Power, o clube que quer "deixar marca no futebol feminino" {{!}} Flashscore.pt |url=https://www.flashscore.pt/noticias/futebol-liga-de-futebol-feminino-reportagem-flashscore-racing-power-o-clube-que-quer-deixar-marca-no-futebol-feminino/GA8ZKkDt/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=www.flashscore.pt |language=pt}}
Debuting in the Campeonato Nacional III Divisão Feminino, the team moved up to the Campeonato Nacional II Divisão Feminino in its debut season. It was built up over the following years, adding under-17 and under-19 sides, and won promotion to the top division after the 2022–23 season. Now coached by João Marques, the team reached the final of the 2023–24 Taça de Portugal Feminina, losing 4–1 to Benfica..{{cite web|access-date=2024-08-31 |language=pt-PT |title=Clube |url=https://racingpowerfc.pt/clube/ |website=Racing Power FC}}{{cite web|access-date=2024-08-31 |date=2024-04-24 |first=Pedro |language=pt-PT |last=Marques |title=Racing Power e Benfica vão disputar a final da Taça de Portugal - JPN |url=https://www.jpn.up.pt/2024/04/24/racing-power-e-benfica-vao-disputar-a-final-da-taca-de-portugal/ |website=JPN - JornalismoPortoNet}}{{cite web|access-date=2024-08-31 |date=2024-01-07 |language=pt-PT |title=Finalistas motivadas |url=https://www.fpf.pt/pt/News/Todas-as-not%C3%ADcias/Not%C3%ADcia/news/45057 |website=FPF}}
Players
= Current squad =
{{updated|12 May 2025}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=POR|name=Ana Oliveira|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=USA|name=Maliah Morris|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=POR|name=Raquel Infante|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=POR|name=Bárbara Azevedo|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=POR|name=Vanessa Marques|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=POR|name=Catarina Ferreira|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=NGA|name=Mercy Idoko|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=POR|name=Ana Assucena|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=POR|name=Taina Rodrigues|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=POR|name=Carolina Mendes|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=NED|name=Gerda Konst|pos=MF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=USA|name=Ashley Barron|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=POR|name=Beatriz Rodrigues|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=POR|name=Ana Nogueira|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=POR|name=Joana Pinheiro|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=CMR|name=Doly Djiatio|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=PUR|name=Mirianée Hernández|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=38|nat=POR|name=Marta Ferreira|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=46|nat=CMR|name=Michaely Bihina|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=57|nat=POR|name=Inês Gonçalves|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=78|nat=FRA|name=Bénédicte Simon|pos=DF}}
{{Fs end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://racingpowerfc.pt/}}
Category:2020 establishments in Portugal