Racing Power FC
Racing Power Football Club is a Portuguese Women's [association football|women's soccer] team based in Seixal.
The team was founded in 2020, entering the Campeonato [Nacional III Divisão Feminino] the following year. Within three years, the team achieved promotion to the top-flight Campeonato Nacional Feminino.
History
The team's origins date to 2019, when Ismael Duarte, CEO of RPower Energy Drink and father of Paio Pires player Mariana Duarte, wanted his daughter to be able to continue her football career. He was joined by Nuno Painço, future president of Racing Power and the father of S.L. [Benfica B |Benfica B] player Beatriz Painço, and Pedro Sebastião, future vice president of the club and father of Racing player Beatriz Sebastião. The following year, the team was created by splitting from Paio Pires FC and with the sponsorship of RPower Energy Drink. Exclusively a women's club, it had ambitions early on reach the top division of Portuguese football.Debuting in the Campeonato Nacional III Divisão Feminino, the team moved up to the Campeonato Nacional II Divisão Feminino in its debut season. It was built up over the following years, adding under-17 and under-19 sides, and won promotion to the top division after the 2022–23 season. Now coached by João Marques, the team reached the final of the 2023–24 [Taça de Portugal Feminina|2023–24] Taça de Portugal Feminina, losing 4–1 to Benfica |Benfica]..