Racing Power FC
| Full name | Racing Power Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 |
| Ground | Seixal, Portugal |
| President | Nuno Painço |
| League | Campeonato Nacional Feminino |
| 2024–25 | 6th |
| Website | https://racingpowerfc.pt/ |
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.[1][2] Within three years, the team achieved promotion to the top-flight Campeonato Nacional Feminino.
History
[edit]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.[3][4][5] 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.[6]
Debuting in the Campeonato Nacional III Divisão Feminino, the team moved up to the Campeonato Nacional II Divisão Feminino in its debut season.[6] 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..[7][8][9]
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 12 May 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Clube". Racing Power FC (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Racing Power FC é para chegar à Liga BPI em apenas dois anos - O Setubalense". osetubalense.com (in European Portuguese). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ SAPO. ""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". SAPO 24 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Abola.pt (17 May 2024). "Reportagem Racing Power: elas vieram para ficar! | Abola.pt". Abola.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "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". Tribuna Expresso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Reportagem Flashscore: Racing Power, o clube que quer "deixar marca no futebol feminino" | Flashscore.pt". www.flashscore.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Clube". Racing Power FC (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Marques, Pedro (24 April 2024). "Racing Power e Benfica vão disputar a final da Taça de Portugal - JPN". JPN - JornalismoPortoNet (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Finalistas motivadas". FPF (in European Portuguese). 7 January 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.