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Wikipedia - G.D. Peniche
Grupo Desportivo de Peniche is a Portuguese football club located in Peniche, Portugal. The club was founded on January 30, 1941, and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal (Serie C), holding home matches at Estádio do G.D. Peniche.
History
After the merger of three small clubs, Dr. Ernesto Moreira, Francisco Salvador, José Miguel de Sousa, and a few other men from the Peniche municipality founded the club on January 30, 1941.
The club first started on the Portuguese Second Division and never reached the Primeira Liga as their best result was 2nd place on their respective zone, on the seasons of 1963–64, 1967–68 and 1971–72 but never made it through the playoffs.
They are filiated with AF Leiria, the districtal football association and C.F. Os Belenenses as number 14.
Klubben grundades 1926 och har alltid spelat i Portugals lägre divisioner. Dess största framgång var att nå den dåvarande tredjedivisionen (Segunda Divisão) 1982-83.
Peniches hemmaplan är *Estádio Municipal do Peniche* med en kapacitet på 10 000 åskådare. Klubbens främsta rival är *Alcobaça*.
Några av klubbens mest kända spelare inkluderar *Ricardo Esteves*, *Fábio Paím* och *João Pedro*.