AAC - If you played in Heaven, we would die to see you

Mural about the Associação Académica de Coimbra (AAC) Football Club. The phrase is a powerful slogan of the club's supporters, called "Mancha Negra" (Black Spot).

The name of the supporters' group evokes the club's black kit, which in turn identifies with the black capes of Coimbra's university students, a university city par excellence.

There are approximately 40,000 university students, both public and private, representing 29% of a total population of 140,000.

AAC-OAF, commonly referred to as Académica, is a Portuguese professional football club based in the parish of Santo António dos Olivais, Coimbra, Portugal. It was once one of the biggest clubs in Portuguese football, having recently begun a downward spiral and is currently in the 3rd division.

The Associação Académica de Coimbra's (AAC) greatest football achievement was the 1939 Portuguese Cup, where it defeated Benfica in a memorable final. Furthermore, Académica has won the Second Division twice (1948/49 and 1972/73) and the National Junior Championship three times.

Esquina entre a rua Rua Carolina Michaellis e a Rua General Humberto Delgado, Solum, Coimbra, Portugal

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29/08/2025