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Naval’s home shirt for 2009/10, the finest season in the club’s history. Desportreino drew wavy green hoops that look like the sea off Figueira, with Hotéis Algarve Sol on the chest, Polar Viaje on the back and the Liga Sagres badge on the hem. The 7 belongs to Carlitos: a right-back born in Cantanhede, club captain, twelve seasons and 282 league games for Naval between 2001 and 2013, 24 of them this season.

The campaign began badly, with Ulisses Morais sacked after three rounds and Augusto Inácio taking over a side in 15th. It ended 8th with 36 points despite only 20 goals scored, the fewest in the league, with a 1-0 win at Alvalade along the way and one tie short of the Jamor final, stopped by Chaves in the cup semi-finals (1-3 on aggregate).

Here at Hoopster, this is Figueira at its highest point, with the hometown captain on the back and Ançã’s Cantanhede just down the road.