Academica: European Champions

[stevanjovetic]

I started this thread on fm 2014 but i just bought fm 2015 so I will be trying this challenge on fm 2015. My challenge is to win the Champions League with Academica.

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Academica achieved an 8th place finish last term.

The are based in Coimbra, Portugal and the only trophy they have won is the Portuguese Cup in 2012.

 

[stevanjovetic]

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Transfers
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Marcelinho is a 3 star striker and my best striker
Mano is a 3 and a half star right that I bought because we only had 2 star right backs at the club
Eramir was brought in for rotation at CB and CDM

August
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So far my first month in charge of the club has been disappointing. We have just 2 points from teams we should be beating.

Academica 1-1 Nacional
Scorers: Salli

Arouca 2-2 Academica
Scorers: Salli (2)

Academica 2-3 Penafiel
Scorers: Marcelinho (2)

 

[SamPeters]

not the greatest of starts but it is only the start so all to play for!

 

[stevanjovetic]

not the greatest of starts but it is only the start so all to play for!

We will hopefully pick up firm because we can do a lot better than where we are now.

 

[stevanjovetic]

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September
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2 wins out of 3 means we are starting to pick up form. This is about where I want to finish this season but we could finish higher or lower.

Boavista 1-3 Academica
Scorers: Lino, Magique, Marcelinho

Estoril 1-2 Academica
Scorers: Salli, Marcelinho

Academica 1-3 Braga
Scorers: Real

 

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October
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Pretty average month we win one and a draw but Marcelinho is starting to show his quality and already has 9 goals in all competitions.

Academica 4-2 Vitoria Setubal
Scorers: Marcelinho (3), Rui Pedro

Academica 4-0 Chaves (Portuguese Cup 3rd Round)
Scorers: Ivanildo, Olascuaga, Marcelinho (2)

Pacos Ferreira 1-1 Acdemica
Scorers: Ofori

 

[stevanjovetic]

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November and October
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We moved up two positions this month to 7th.

Belenenses 1-2 Academica
Scorers: Salli, Olascuaga

Academica 1-1 Vitoria de Guimaraes
Scorers: Marcelinho

Academica 3-1 Arouca (Portuguese Cup 4th Round)
Scorers: Real, Marcelinho, Alexandre

Academica 0-3 Porto
Scorers: None

Moreirense 0-1 Academica
Scorers: Marcelinho

Academica 0-2 Benfica
Scorers: None

Gil Vicente 3-4 Academica
Scorers: Marcelinho (2), Salli, Erandir

Santa Clara 1-2 Academica (Portuguese Cup 5th Round)
Scorers: Paulo, Salli

Academica 2-6 Sporting Lisbon
Scorers: Salli, Marcelinho

Boavista 1-2 Academica (League Cup 3rd Round)
Scorers: Marinho, Rafael Lopes

 

[stevanjovetic]

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January
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It is looking like we could make a push for the europa league places but we are 5 points so it would be difficult. 7th or above is definitely my expectation.
Rio Ave 1-1 Academica
Scorers: Real

Academica 1-1 Vitoria de Guimaraes (Portuguese Cup 6th Round)
Scorers: Obiorah

Nacional de Madeira 2-2 Academica
Scorers: Rui Pedro, Marcelinho

Academica 3-2 Maritimo
Scorers: Marcelinho (2), Gege (o.g)

Academica 2-1 Estoril (League Cup 3rd Round)
Scorers: Lino, Olascuaga

Academica 2-1 Arouca
Scorers: Lino, Schumacher

Rio Ave 2-2 Academica (League Cup 3rd Round)
Scorers: Rui Pedro, Marcelinho

 

[stevanjovetic]

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February
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What a great second half of the season! So far we have dropped just 7 points since January and we are giving Sporting Lisbon are run for their money in the race for 4th! We were knocked out of the League Cup this month but that is the least of my worries.

Penafiel 2-3 Academica
Scorers: Lino, Rui Pedro, Ofori

Academica 0-0 Moreirense (League Cup 3rd Round)
Scorers: None

Academica 3-0 Boavista
Scorers: Lino, Salli, Capela

Braga 1-0 Academica
Scorers: None

Academica 1-0 Estoril
Scorers: Real

Academica 3-2 Pacos de Ferreira
Scorers: Capela, Marcelinho (2)

 

[stevanjovetic]

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March
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European seems to be on its way to Coimbra but Nacional are only 2 points behind us.

Porto 4-1 Academica (Portuguese Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg)
Scorers: Salli

Vitoria Setubal 0-0 Academica
Scorers: None

Vitoria de Guimaraes 0-2 Academica
Scorers: Ivanildo, Marcelinho

Academica 2-3 Boavista
Scorers: Marcelinho (2)

 

[SamPeters]

Very close here! lets hope you can get European football!

 

[stevanjovetic]

Very close here! lets hope you can get European football!

It would be the first time in our history and we are so close!

 

[stevanjovetic]

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April
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4 games left and 4 points ahead of 6th! Hope fully we can win all of the rest of May's games after a poor April.

Porto 5-1 Academica
Scorers: Salli

Academica 0-2 Porto (Portuguese Cup Semi-Final)
Scorers: None

Academica 2-0 Moreirense
Scorers: Marcelinho, Real

Benfica 5-0 Academica
Scorers: None

 

[stevanjovetic]

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May/End of Season
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We qualified for the Europa League! That is the first time in Academica history that they have qualified for europe. Even after a very poor end of season we still manage it.

Academica 2-0 Gil Vicente
Scorers: Enza-Yamissi (o.g), Rafael Lopes

Academica 1-2 Rio Ave
Scorers: Rafael Lopes

Sporting Lisbon 2-0 Academica
Scorers: None

Maritimo 0-0 Academica
Scorers: None

I was named Manager of the Year in Portugal!!!

Top 3 teams in top leagues
England
1: Chelsea
2: Man Utd
3: Liverpool

Spain
1: Real Madrid
2: Barcelona
3: Atletico

Germany
1: Bayern
2: Dortmund
3: Leverkusen

Italy
1: Juventus
2: Roma
3: Napoli

Portugal
1: Porto
2: Benfica
3: Sporting Lisbon

France
1: PSG
2: Monaco
3: Lille

Holland
1: PSV
2: Ajax
3: AZ

Russia
1: Zenit
2: CSKA
3: Lokomotiv

Ukraine
1: Shakhtar
2: Dynamo Kyiv
3: Metalist

Turkey
1: Galatasaray
2: Trabzonspor
3: Besiktas

Greece
1: Olympiakos
2: PAOK
3: Atromitos

Aims for next season: Europa League maybe even 4th

 

[stevanjovetic]

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New Season 2015/16
Transfer Window and August
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Poor start to the season but better than last season. Bit disappointed not to make it to the group stage but you can't us for going out to Lyon.

Academica 1-1 Malmo (Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round 1st Leg)
Scorers: Ivanildo

Malmo 1-2 Academica (Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round 2nd leg)
Scorers: Piovaccari (2)

Academica 0-1 Nacional da Madeira
Scorers: None

Academica 3-4 Olympique Lyonnais (Europa League Play-Off Round 1st Leg)
Scorers: Real, Marcelinho (2)

Porto 2-0 Academica
Scorers: None

Olympique Lyonnais 0-1 Academica (Europa League Play-Off Round 2nd Leg)
Scorers: Olascuaga

Academica 1-0 Beira-Mar
Scorers: Rui Pedro

Transfers
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Federico Piovaccari
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An experienced striker who adds quality in attack. Scored 10 goals for Eibar last season

Ante Coric
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A young Croatian who adds depth and quality to the CAM position. Spent last season on loan at Gil Vicente.

Mihai Costea
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A bit expensive at 350K but he can be a good impact sub.

Dedryck Boyata
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We let in far too many goals last season so I needed a commanding and physical force in the back so I got Boyata on loan.

Out
Rafael Lopes- 130K
Schumacher- 60K
Magique- Loan
Pedro Nuno- Loan
Iago- Loan

 

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September
We are starting to pick up form with 2 wins out of 3. Marcelinho is starting to score again and things look good for the club.

Academica 4-0 Vitoria de Setubal
Scorers: Marcelinho (2), Coric, Lino

Benfica 3-1 Academica
Scorers: Marcelinho

Estoril 1-2 Academica
Scorers: Olascuaga, Salli

 

[stevanjovetic]

View attachment 324903OctoberView attachment 324902Another poor month and although the table is still close we need to get some wins under our beltAcademica 0-0 Pacos de FerreiraScorers: NoneGondomar 0-2 Academica (Portuguese Cup 3rd Round)Scorers: Ivanildo, OlascuagaGil Vicente 2-2 AcademicaScorers: Ivanildo, Marcos Paulo

 

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November
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An average month in terms of league results with a demolition of Juventude Evora in the cup in the middle.
Academica 2-2 Braga
Scorers: Real, Olascuaga

Academica 7-0 Juventude Evora (Portuguese Cup 4th Round)
Scorers: Piovaccari, Boyata, Ivanildo, Olascuaga, Marcos Paulo (2), Rui Pedro

Boavista 1-2 Academica
Scorers: Ivanildo, Coric

 

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December
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No matter what we do we seem to stay in 8th!

Academica 2-0 Penafiel
Scorers: Olascuaga, Mael (o.g)

Sporting CP 4-2 Academica
Scorers: Ivanildo, Marcelinho

Academica 0-2 Vitoria de Guimaraes
Scorers: None

Academica 2-0 Aves (Portuguese Cup 5th Round)
Scorers: Costea (2)

Maritimo 0-2 Academica
Scorers: Ivanildo, Marcelinho

Boavista 1-2 Academica (League Cup 3rd Round)
Scorers: Ivanildo, Coric

 

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January
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Pretty average month from us and we have moved up a place to 7th

Belenenses 2-2 Academica
Scorers: Marcelinho, Coric

Nacional da Madeira 3-2 Academica (Portuguese Cup 6th Round)
Scorers: Marcelinho, Salli

Academica 1-0 Rio Ave
Scorers: Erandir

Academica 3-5 Benfica (League Cup 3rd Round)
Scorers: Ivanildo (3)

Nacional da Madeira 2-2 Academica
Scorers: Marcelinho, Olascuaga

Academica 2-0 Olhanense (League Cup 3rd Round)
Scorers: Ivanildo (2)

Academica 0-2 Porto
Scorers: None

Beira-Mar 0-2 Academica
Scorers: Olascuaga, Piloto