[3] Founded on 21 August 1931,[1] its senior team currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top tier of Portuguese football.

Having fallen as low as the fifth-tier Braga Football Association district league in 2008–09, Famalicão returned to Segunda Liga for the first time in 19 years in May 2015 by winning their group in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores.

[9] On 11 September 2019, Quantum Pacific Group increased its share in the Sociedade Anónima Desportiva of the club from 51% to 85%, spearheaded by Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer.

[5] The club plays their home games at Estádio Municipal de Famalicão and have occupied the stadium since its opening in 1952.

[citation needed] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.