2025–26 C.D. Nacional season

C.D. Nacional
2025–26 season
PresidentRui Alves
Head coachTiago Margarido
StadiumEstádio da Madeira
Primeira Liga13th
Taça de PortugalThird Round
Taça da LigaQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jesús Ramírez (4)
All:
Jesús Ramírez (4)

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

Current squad

As of 27 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  BRA Kaique Pereira (on loan from Palmeiras)
2 DF  POR João Aurélio (captain)
4 DF  BRA Ulisses
5 DF  POR José Gomes
6 MF  BRA Matheus Dias
7 FW  MOZ Witi
8 MF  ESP Miguel Baeza
9 FW  VEN Jesús Ramírez
10 MF  BRA Daniel Júnior
11 FW  BRA Paulinho Bóia
12 GK  BRA César Augusto
14 DF  CPV Ivanildo Fernandes
15 MF  TUN Chiheb Labidi
16 DF  PAR Alan Núñez (on loan from Cerro Porteño)
17 FW  TUN Motez Nourani
18 MF  POR André Sousa
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  ANG Lucas João
20 MF  POR Jota
21 MF  CRO Festim Shatri
22 MF  POR Filipe Soares
24 DF  FRA Lenny Vallier
26 MF  POR Joel Silva
28 MF  BRA Igor Liziero
30 MF  POR Martim Gustavo
33 DF  POR Francisco Gonçalves
34 DF  BRA Léo Santos
37 GK  BRA Lucas França
38 DF  BRA Zé Vitor
48 MF  BRA Josué Souza
50 GK  BRA Kevyn Vinícius
88 MF  BRA Deivison Souza
99 FW  BRA Pablo Ruan

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Type Ref.
30 June 2025 DF Lenny Vallier Guingamp Transfer [2]
MF Martim Gustavo Estoril [3]
2 July 2025 MF Douglas Nathan São Caetano [4]
GK Kevyn Vinícius Fluminense [5]
FW Motez Nourani Adana Demirspor [6]
FW Pablo Ruan Londrina [7]
3 July 2025 MF Deivison Souza Hope Internacional [8]
4 July 2025 DF Alan Núñez Cerro Porteño Loan in [9]
5 July 2025 FW Jesús Ramírez Vitória Transfer [10]
10 July 2025 MF Josué Souza Grêmio [11]
11 July 2025 MF Matheus Dias Internacional [12]
14 July 2025 GK Kaique Pereira Palmeiras Loan in [13]
21 July 2025 FW Lucas João Ümraniyespor Transfer [14]
22 July 2025 MF Filipe Soares PAOK [15]
25 July 2025 MF Igor Liziero São Paulo [16]
FW Witi Dibba Al-Hisn [17]
30 July 2025 MF Joel Silva Boavista [18]
27 August 2025 MF Daniel Júnior Vitória [19]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Type Ref.
1 June 2025 MF Djibril Soumaré Braga End of loan [20]
17 June 2025 MF Fūki Yamada Kyoto Sanga [21]
21 June 2025 MF Luís Esteves Gil Vicente Transfer [22]
24 June 2025 MF Bruno Costa Gyeongnam [23]
27 June 2025 FW Rúben Macedo [24]
30 June 2025 FW Arvin Appiah Almería End of loan [25]
MF Daniel Penha Atlético Mineiro [26]
FW Isaac [27]
MF Gustavo Garcia Palmeiras [28]
MF Matheus Dias Internacional [29]
GK Rui Encarnação Machico Released [30]
FW Dudu Mazatlán Released [31]
3 July 2025 FW Joel Tagueu Hải Phòng Transfer [32]
22 August 2025 MF Douglas Nathan Araçatuba [33]

Contract renewals

Date Pos. Player Contract length Contract ends Ref.
30 June 2025 DF João Aurélio One year 2026 [34]
MF André Sousa [35]

Competitions

Overall record

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 7 TBD 7 2 1 4 6 10 −4 028.57
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 7 2 1 4 6 10 −4 028.57

Last updated: 1 October 2025
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

Main article: 2025–26 Primeira Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Rio Ave 15 3 8 4 19 24 −5 17
11 Alverca 15 5 2 8 15 23 −8 17
12 Nacional 15 4 4 7 17 21 −4 16
13 Santa Clara 15 4 4 7 11 15 −4 16
14 Estrela da Amadora 15 3 6 6 17 22 −5 15
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2025. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Matches won; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
7 2 1 4 6 10  −4 7 0 0 3 2 8  −6 2 1 1 4 2  +2

Last updated: 17 August 2025.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAAHA
ResultLDLWLLW
Position1514169141513
Points0103003
Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

9 August 2025 1 Nacional 0–2 Gil Vicente Funchal
15:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
  • Pablo 35'
  • Esteves 45+2'
 Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 1,663
Referee: David Rafael Silva
17 August 2025 2 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
23 August 2025 3 Nacional 1–4 Sporting CP Funchal
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 4,394
Referee: Bruno Costa
30 August 2025 4 Casa Pia 0–2 Nacional Rio Maior
15:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior
Attendance: João Pinheiro
Referee: 1,351
13 September 2025 5 Porto 1–0 Nacional Porto
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 47,285
Referee: Luís Godinho
20 September 2025 6 Nacional 1–2 Arouca Funchal
15:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 1,529
Referee: João Gonçalves
28 September 2025 7 Braga 0-1 Nacional Braga
18:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 13,502
Referee: Miguel Fonseca
4 October 2025 8 Nacional v Moreirense Funchal
15:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
26 October 2025 9 Estoril v Nacional Estoril
16:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
1 November 2025 10 Nacional v Famalicão Funchal
16:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
7 March 2026 Moreirense v Nacional Moreira de Cónegos
—-:—- WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Parque Moreira de Cóngeos

Taça de Portugal

Main article: 2025–26 Taça de Portugal

Taça da Liga

Main article: 2025–26 Taça da Liga

References

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  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.
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  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.
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