0 – 6 1 , ▁they ▁first ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁division ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Fe ir ense ▁had ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁periods ▁in ▁its ▁history , ▁ach ieving ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Division , ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁stad ium ▁and ▁Mar col ino ▁Castro ▁premi ere ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁National ▁Division ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 – 6 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 6 9 , ▁Fe ir ense ▁won ▁its ▁first ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁A ve iro ▁district ▁youth ▁in ▁the ▁ju ven ile ▁level . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Arthur ▁Eng ▁Brand ão , ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁training ▁school , ▁was ▁elected ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board , ▁which ▁happened ▁four ▁more ▁times ▁and ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁nine ▁seasons . ▁ ▁Arthur ▁and ▁Mar col ino ▁Brand ão ▁de ▁Castro ▁were ▁the ▁pres idents ▁who ▁had ▁the ▁longest ▁terms ▁leading ▁the ▁club . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 – 7 6 , ▁the ▁club ' s ▁youth ▁were ▁in ▁evidence ▁with ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁youth ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁ 2 nd ▁division ▁held ▁in ▁Tom ar . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 – 7 7 , ▁Fe ir ense ▁won ▁the ▁central ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁division ▁next ▁season ▁and ▁rac ed ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 nd