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2025–26 C.D. Nacional season

C.D. Nacional
2025–26 season
PresidentRui Alves
Head coachTiago Margarido
StadiumEstádio da Madeira
Primeira LigaMatchday 1
Taça de PortugalThird Round
Taça da LigaQuarter-finals

The 2025–26 season is the 115th season in the history of Nacional and their consecutive season back in the first division of Portuguese football. The club is participating in the Primeira Liga, the Taça de Portugal, and the Taça da Liga.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 25 August 2025[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Kaique Pereira (on loan from Palmeiras)
2 DF Portugal POR João Aurélio (captain)
4 DF Brazil BRA Ulisses
5 DF Portugal POR José Gomes
6 MF Brazil BRA Matheus Dias
7 FW Mozambique MOZ Witi
8 MF Spain ESP Miguel Baeza
9 FW Venezuela VEN Jesús Ramírez
11 FW Brazil BRA Paulinho Bóia
12 GK Brazil BRA César Augusto
14 DF Cape Verde CPV Ivanildo Fernandes
15 MF Tunisia TUN Chiheb Labidi
16 DF Paraguay PAR Alan Núñez (on loan from Cerro Porteño)
17 FW Tunisia TUN Motez Nourani
18 MF Portugal POR André Sousa
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Angola ANG Lucas João
20 MF Portugal POR Jota
21 MF Croatia CRO Festim Shatri
22 MF Portugal POR Filipe Soares
24 DF France FRA Lenny Vallier
26 MF Portugal POR Joel Silva
28 MF Brazil BRA Igor Liziero
30 MF Portugal POR Martim Gustavo
33 DF Portugal POR Francisco Gonçalves
34 DF Brazil BRA Léo Santos
37 GK Brazil BRA Lucas França
38 DF Brazil BRA Zé Vitor
48 MF Brazil BRA Josué Souza
50 GK Brazil BRA Kevyn Vinícius
88 MF Brazil BRA Deivison Souza
99 FW Brazil BRA Pablo Ruan

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Type Ref.
30 June 2025 DF France Lenny Vallier France Guingamp Transfer [2]
MF Portugal Martim Gustavo Portugal Estoril [3]
2 July 2025 MF Brazil Douglas Nathan Brazil São Caetano [4]
GK Brazil Kevyn Vinícius Brazil Fluminense [5]
FW Tunisia Motez Nourani Turkey Adana Demirspor [6]
FW Brazil Pablo Ruan Brazil Londrina [7]
3 July 2025 MF Brazil Deivison Souza Brazil Hope Internacional [8]
4 July 2025 DF Paraguay Alan Núñez Paraguay Cerro Porteño Loan in [9]
5 July 2025 FW Venezuela Jesús Ramírez Portugal Vitória Transfer [10]
10 July 2025 MF Brazil Josué Souza Brazil Grêmio [11]
11 July 2025 MF Brazil Matheus Dias Brazil Internacional [12]
14 July 2025 GK Brazil Kaique Pereira Brazil Palmeiras Loan in [13]
21 July 2025 FW Angola Lucas João Turkey Ümraniyespor Transfer [14]
22 July 2025 MF Portugal Filipe Soares Greece PAOK [15]
25 July 2025 MF Brazil Igor Liziero Brazil São Paulo [16]
FW Mozambique Witi United Arab Emirates Dibba Al-Hisn [17]
30 July 2025 MF Portugal Joel Silva Portugal Boavista [18]

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Type Ref.
1 June 2025 MF Senegal Djibril Soumaré Portugal Braga End of loan [19]
17 June 2025 MF Japan Fūki Yamada Japan Kyoto Sanga [20]
21 June 2025 MF Portugal Luís Esteves Portugal Gil Vicente Transfer [21]
24 June 2025 MF Portugal Bruno Costa South Korea Gyeongnam [22]
27 June 2025 FW Portugal Rúben Macedo [23]
30 June 2025 FW England Arvin Appiah Spain Almería End of loan [24]
MF Brazil Daniel Penha Brazil Atlético Mineiro [25]
FW Brazil Isaac [26]
MF Brazil Gustavo Garcia Brazil Palmeiras [27]
MF Brazil Matheus Dias Brazil Internacional [28]
GK Portugal Rui Encarnação Portugal Machico Released [29]
FW Brazil Dudu Mexico Mazatlán Released [30]
3 July 2025 FW Cameroon Joel Tagueu Vietnam Hải Phòng Transfer [31]
22 August 2025 MF Brazil Douglas Nathan Brazil Araçatuba [32]

Contract renewals

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Date Pos. Player Contract length Contract ends Ref.
30 June 2025 DF Portugal João Aurélio One year 2026 [33]
MF Portugal André Sousa [34]

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 9 August 2025 16 May 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Taça de Portugal 17–20 October 2025 TBD Third round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Taça da Liga 28–30 October 2025 TBD Quarter-finals TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

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Main article: 2025–26 Primeira Liga

League table

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
2 0 1 1 1 3  −2 1 0 0 1 0 2  −2 0 1 0 1 1  0

Last updated: 17 August 2025.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHA
ResultLD
Position1514
Points01
Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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9 August 2025 1 Nacional 0–2 Gil Vicente Madeira
15:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 1,663
Referee: David Rafael Silva
17 August 2025 1 Rio Ave 1–1 Nacional Vila do Conde
15:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave
Attendance: 2,452
Referee: Claudio Pereira

Taça de Portugal

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Main article: 2025–26 Taça de Portugal

Taça da Liga

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Main article: 2025-26 Taça da Liga

References

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  1. ^ "CD Nacional (Plantel)" (in Portuguese). cdnacional.pt. Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Francês Lenny Vallier é reforço por 3 épocas". CD Nacional (in Portuguese). 30 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Martim Gustavo reforça plantel alvi-negro por três épocas" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Douglas Nathan é reforço por três temporadas" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Kevyn Vinícius assinou vínculo por cinco épocas" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Motez Nourani reforça plantel alvi-negro até 2028" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Pablo Ruan vai vestir alvi-negro por cinco anos" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Deivison é reforço até 2030" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Alan Núñez reforça plantel alvi-negro" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Jesús Ramírez é reforço alvi-negro até 2027" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Josué Souza reforça plantel alvi-negro até 2030" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Matheus Dias vai vestir de alvi-negro até 2030" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Kaique Azarias reforça baliza alvi-negra por uma época" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Lucas João é reforço por duas épocas". CD Nacional (in Portuguese). 23 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Médio Filipe Soares é reforço por duas temporadas" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Igor Liziero é reforço por três temporadas" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Witi está de regresso à Choupana" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Médio Joel Silva é reforço por quatro épocas" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Soumaré por empréstimo no Nacional". Record. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Fūki Yamada é o mais recente reforço do plantel alvi-negro". Clube Desportivo Nacional - Madeira (in European Portuguese). 6 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  21. ^ "Luís Esteves é reforço do Gil Vicente até 2028" (in Portuguese). Record. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  22. ^ "OFFICIAL: Gyeongnam FC Sign Former Porto Midfielder Bruno Costa to Boost Midfield Dynamism". Football Asian. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  23. ^ "Ruben Macedo Joins South Korea's Gyeongnam FC, Reunites with Bruno Costa". Footboom. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  24. ^ "Arvin Appiah loaned out to CD Nacional de Madeira". UD Almería. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Daniel Penha é reforço por uma temporada". CD Nacional (in Portuguese). 15 July 2024. Archived from the original on 15 July 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  26. ^ "Isaac é reforço por uma temporada" [Isaac signs for one season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). C.D. Nacional. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  27. ^ "Defesa Gustavo Garcia é reforço até final da temporada" (in Portuguese). C.D. Nacional. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  28. ^ "Matheus Dias é reforço até final da temporada" (in Portuguese). C.D. Nacional. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  29. ^ "Rui Encarnação despede-se do "clube do coração"" (in Portuguese). www.ojogo.pt. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  30. ^ "Mazatlan Signs Brazilian Forward Dudu Teodora for Apertura 2025". Footboom. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  31. ^ "Hải Phòng chiêu mộ cựu tiền đạo Hà Nội FC Joel Tagueu" (in Vietnamese). bongda24h.vn. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  32. ^ "Araçatuba anuncia quatro reforços para fase mata-mata". tudosobrepaulista.com. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  33. ^ "João Aurélio renovou por uma temporada desportiva" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  34. ^ "André Sousa renova vínculo por uma temporada" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.