# 2021–22 F.C. Paços de Ferreira season

The 2021–22 season is the 72nd season in the existence of F.C. Paços de Ferreira and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Paços de Ferreira will participate in this season's edition of the Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga, and the Europa Conference League.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 17 February 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BRA | Jordi |
| 2 | DF | POR | Marco Baixinho |
| 3 | DF | POR | Nuno Lima |
| 4 | DF | POR | Pedro Ganchas |
| 5 | DF | POR | Vitorino Antunes |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Maracás |
| 7 | FW | POR | Hélder Ferreira |
| 8 | MF | NGA | Abbas Ibrahim |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Zé Uilton |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Denílson |
| 11 | FW | CIV | N'Dri Koffi (on loan from Reims) |
| 12 | GK | BRA | Jeimes |
| 13 | GK | POR | André Ferreira |
| 15 | MF | CHI | Juan Delgado |
| 16 | MF | POR | Matchoi Djaló |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | ESP | Adrián Butzke (on loan from Granada) |
| 20 | DF | POR | Luís Bastos |
| 21 | DF | POR | Jorge Silva |
| 22 | MF | BRA | Luíz Carlos |
| 23 | FW | BRA | Lucas Silva |
| 24 | MF | FRA | Mohamed Diaby |
| 26 | MF | POR | Rui Pires (on loan from Troyes) |
| 27 | DF | POR | João Vigário |
| 29 | DF | POR | Fernando Fonseca |
| 32 | DF | BRA | Flávio Ramos |
| 77 | MF | POR | Nuno Santos (on loan from Benfica) |
| 98 | GK | SVN | Igor Vekić (on loan from Bravo) |
| — | MF | FRA | Noa Cervantes (on loan from Reims) |
| — | MF | ARG | Nicolás Gaitán |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | POR | José Oliveira (to Sanjoanense until 30 June 2022) |
| — | DF | POR | Adriano Castanheira (to Chaves until 30 June 2022) |
| — | DF | POR | David Sualehe (to Académica until 30 June 2022) |
| — | DF | POR | Simão Rocha (to SC União Torreense until 30 June 2022) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | CAN | Stephen Eustáquio (to Porto until 30 June 2022) |
| — | FW | AUS | Samuel Silvera (to Newcastle Jets until 30 June 2022) |
| — | FW | ISR | Dor Jan (to Maccabi Petah Tikva until 30 June 2022) |
| — | FW | POR | Pedro Martelo (to Amora until 30 June 2022) |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Primeira Liga | 8 August 2021 | 13 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 026.47 |
| Taça de Portugal | 17 October 2021 | 19 November 2021 | Third round | Fourth round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Taça da Liga | 30 July 2021 | 28 October 2021 | Second round | Third round | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 5 August 2021 | 26 August 2021 | Third qualifying round | Play-off round | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 027.91 |
Source: Soccerway

### Primeira Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Estoril | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 39 |
| 10 | Marítimo | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 38 |
| 11 | Paços de Ferreira | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 38 |
| 12 | Boavista | 34 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 38 |
| 13 | Portimonense | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 38 |
* ↑ Head-to-head points: Famalicão 4, Estoril 1.
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head points: Marítimo 10, Paços de Ferreira 8, Boavista 7, Portimonense 6.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: August 2021. Source: Liga Portugal

#### Results by round

* Round
* Ground
* Result
* Position

#### Matches
### UEFA Europa Conference League
#### Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021.

#### Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021.