Xavi Grande Spain21#2
Ricardo Teixeira Portugal25#3
Gui Silva Brazil25#4
Edson Farias Brazil34#11Kauan Brazil23#13Káká Portugal33#15
Hélder Lopes Portugal37#22
Pontus Texel Denmark22#44
Ni Portugal23#54Académica were founded in 1887 and have spent the bulk of their history in the English league system, moving between divisions as fortunes shifted before settling into their modern identity.
The club's ground and its matchdays remain the centre of the support — the terraces, the songs and the local rivalries that give the fixture list its weight.
