SCU Torreense
Also written as Torreense.
The club
Sport Clube União Torreense, usually just Torreense, were founded on 1 May 1917 in Torres Vedras, Portugal, originally as Sport União Torreense. They are nicknamed the Azul-grenás. This is the men's first team of Sport Clube União Torreense and is NOT the club's women's team, which has its own separate article, and is NOT Sporting CP, the Lisbon side it beat in the 2026 Taça de Portugal final. "Torreense" is also simply the adjective for the town of Torres Vedras. How and when the name changed from Sport União Torreense was not established from the sources read here.
The home ground is the Estádio Manuel Marques, built in 1925, with a capacity of 2,431. For the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League the club is using the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria as its European home. The club's playing colours were not confirmed from the sources read here. The president is José Sebastião.
The head coach is João Nuno, who succeeded Luís Tralhão after what the Portuguese broadcaster RTP described as a troubled start to the season. João Nuno signed a deal running until 2028 and had previously coached Estrela da Amadora in the top flight. Tralhão had taken over in January 2026 from Vítor Martins, and had been given a two-season extension as recently as 21 July 2026.
Recent seasons
Torreense won the new Liga 3 in 2021/22 and were promoted to the second tier, Liga Portugal 2, where they have been ever since. Earlier they had been relegated from Group D of the Portuguese Second Division in 2008/09, finished second in Promotion Group E of the Terceira Divisão in 2009/10, and finished third in the Second Division in 2010/11. Their league results for 2022/23 to 2024/25 were not established from the sources read here.
In 2025/26 they finished third in Liga Portugal 2 on 59 points from 34 matches, with 18 wins, 5 draws and 11 defeats, 46 goals scored and 33 conceded, level on points with Académico de Viseu who took second place on goal difference. Musa Drammeh was the top scorer with 8 league goals. Torreense reached the promotion play-off against Casa Pia, drew 0-0 at home and lost 2-0 away, so stayed in the second tier. Vítor Martins was coach until 1 January 2026 and Luís Tralhão from then.
Honours and landmarks
Torreense won the Taça de Portugal in 2025/26, beating Sporting CP 2-1 after extra time in the final on 24 May 2026 at the Estádio Nacional, Zohi scoring in the 4th minute and Stopira a penalty in the 113th, with Suárez replying for Sporting in the 54th. It was the club's first major domestic honour and the first time a club from the second tier had won the competition. They also won the Liga 3 in 2021/22 and the second-tier Segunda Divisão in 1954/55, and were Taça de Portugal runners-up in 1956, losing 2-0 to FC Porto.
The club has had six seasons in the Primeira Liga, the last in 1991/92, with a best finish of seventh in both 1955/56 and 1956/57. Second-tier spells are listed for 1952 to 1955, 1959 to 1964, 1965 to 1972, 1973 to 1977, 1978 to 1981, 1982 to 1991, 1992 to 1995, 1997/98 and from 2022.
Notable scorelines
The 2026 cup run went: ADC Correlhã 1-3 Torreense in the second round, Torreense 1-1 Oliveirense in the third round (5-4 on penalties), Lusitânia de Lourosa 0-1 Torreense, Casa Pia 1-2 Torreense, Torreense 3-1 União de Leiria in the quarter-finals, then Fafe 1-1 Torreense and Torreense 2-0 Fafe in the semi-final (3-1 on aggregate), and the 2-1 extra-time win over Sporting CP in the final. The 2-0 loss to FC Porto in the 1956 final is the other cup final on record. The club's record win, record defeat and all-time domestic extremes were not established from the sources read here.
European record
Torreense had never played in Europe before 2026/27. As cup winners they entered the UEFA Europa League league phase, the first club from outside a country's top flight to reach the revised league phase according to Wikipedia, and the third non-top-flight Portuguese club in the competition after Beira-Mar and Leixões.
On 17 September 2026 they won 2-1 away at Lillestrøm in their European debut at the Åråsen Stadion, Alejandro Alfaro scoring in the 23rd minute and Manuel Pozo in the 49th, with Thomas Lehne Olsen replying for the hosts in the 79th; one source lists a red card for Torreense. On 15 October 2026 at Leiria they lost 2-1 to Sunderland, Volnei Feltes putting them ahead in the 37th minute before Jules Ahoka equalised in the 67th and Noah Sadiki scored the winner in stoppage time. They then lost 4-1 away to Ferencváros. After those three matches they stood 28th of 36 with 3 points, 4 goals scored and 7 conceded, according to a table updated to 22 October 2026. Their remaining league-phase opponents are Olympiacos, Real Sociedad, Celtic, Lech Poznań and Ararat-Armenia, the last of them at home on 5 November 2026. Scores of matches after the Ferencváros defeat were not established from the sources read here.
Quotes
On Luís Tralhão's contract extension the club's video said "A missão continua" (the mission continues). Announcing João Nuno, the club said "Inicia-se assim um novo capítulo do processo Torreense, com o firme propósito de solidificar o seu crescimento", meaning a new chapter of the Torreense project begins with the firm aim of consolidating its growth.
Right now (2026/27)
João Nuno is head coach, appointed in late October 2026 after Luís Tralhão left following a poor start in Liga Portugal 2. The season opened with the Supertaça against FC Porto, whose result was not established from the sources read here. The club's Liga Portugal 2 position and results were not established from the sources read here either, beyond RTP noting upcoming fixtures away at Portimonense on 31 October and, in Europe, Ararat-Armenia at home on 5 November. In the Europa League they have one win from three matches.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.C.U._Torreense https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%9326_S.C.U._Torreense_season https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026%E2%80%9327_UEFA_Europa_League_league_phase https://www.abola.pt/noticias/torreense-oficializa-renovacao-com-mestre-da-taca-de-portugal-2026072115550814715 https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/futebol-nacional/joao-nuno-sucede-a-luis-tralhao-no-torreense_d1775357 https://www.skysports.com/football/torreense-vs-sunderland/report/577775 https://www.101greatgoals.com/?p=217115 https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/match/2026-2027/uefa-europa-league/lillestrm/torreense/592114
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