{{short description|Portuguese association football club}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Merelinense F.C. | image = Merelinense_F.C._logo.png | image_size = 180px| fullname = Merelinense Futebol Clube | nickname = | founded = 1938 | ground = Estádio João Soares Vieira, [[Braga]] | capacity = 5,000 | chairman = António Silva | manager = Micael Sequeira | league = [[Campeonato de Portugal (league)|Campeonato de Portugal]] | season = [[2021–22 Campeonato de Portugal|2021–22]] | position = Campeonato de Portugal Serie A, 8th (First stage) <br /> Relegation Serie A, 2nd (Second stage) | website = {{URL|https://merelinense.no.sapo.pt}} | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1= | leftarm1=FF0000|body1=FF0000|rightarm1=FF0000|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=FF0000 | pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2= | leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FF0000|socks2=FFFFFF | }}

'''Merelinense Futebol Clube''' also known as '''Merelinense FC''' is a Portuguese football club from [[São Pedro de Merelim]] in [[Braga]] and founded in 1938. Merelinense FC currently plays in the [[Campeonato de Portugal (league)|Campeonato de Portugal]]. They currently play their home games at Estádio João Soares Vieira in [[Braga]] with a capacity of 5000.

==Achievements== *'''[[Braga Football Association|Braga FA Cup]]&nbsp;– 3:''' 1977–78, 2013–14, 2015–16 *'''[[Braga Football Association|Braga FA Championship]]&nbsp;– 6:''' 1977–78<sup>{{note|a|a}}</sup>, 1981–82<sup>{{note|a|a}}</sup>, 1990–91<sup>{{note|a|a}}</sup>, 1997–98<sup>{{note|b|b}}</sup>, 2003–04<sup>{{note|b|b}}</sup>, 2015–16<sup>{{note|c|c}}</sup> *'''[[Braga Football Association|Braga Supercup]]&nbsp;– 1:''' 2015–16 *'''[[Minho Province|Minho]] Champions Cup&nbsp;– 1:''' 2015–16<ref>http://vozdesportiva.blogspot.pt/2016/08/cpp-merelinense-fc-triunfo-na-supertaca.html {{User-generated source|date=August 2022}}</ref>

{{note|a|a|Designated as ''Primeira Divisão''}}<br /> {{note|b|b|Designated as ''Divisão de Honra''}}<br /> {{note|c|c|Designated as ''Pró-Nacional''}}

===Advancements=== *Portuguese Cup: 1/4 final (2010–11 season), defeated Varzim 1–2, lost to Vitória de Guimarães 0–2 the following match.

==League and cup history==

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==Current squad== {{Updated|1 December 2020}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=[[Rui Rêgo]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=Pedro Costa|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=Daniel Marinho|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=[[Miguel Ângelo Costa Guimarães|Miguel Ângelo]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=Pedro Rodrigues|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=João Paulo Oliveira |pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=João Gabriel|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|name=[[Ricardo Bouças]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=Rui Sá|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=Rui Ferreira|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=Filipe Almeida|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=[[João Freitas]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=NGR|name=[[Abdullahi Olatunji]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=Ivan Alves|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=[[Luís Ferraz]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|name=Marcelo|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=[[Diogo Torres]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=[[Zé Diogo]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=Bruno Fernandes|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|name=Joel Marques|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=Leonardo Costa|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=Flávio Barbosa|pos=FW}} {{Fs end}}

==Presidents==

*{{Flagicon|Portugal}} Ántónio Ferreira da Sila (late-2000s) *{{Flagicon|Portugal}} Paulo Rafael (late-2000s)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.merelinense.no.sapo.pt Merelinense FC official site (Portuguese)]

{{Campeonato de Portugal}}

[[Category:Football clubs in Portugal]] [[Category:Sport in Braga]] [[Category:Association football clubs established in 1938]] [[Category:1938 establishments in Portugal]]

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