Vitória S.C.

Vitória de Guimarães

Full name	Vitória Sport Clube
Nickname(s)	Os Vimaranenses (The ones from Guimarães) Os Conquistadores (The Conquerors)[1]
Founded	22 September 1922; 98 years ago (22 September 1922)
Ground	Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Capacity	30,146[2]
Chairman	Miguel Pinto Lisboa
Manager	Pepa
League	Primeira Liga
2020–21	Primeira Liga, 7th of 18
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Active departments of Vitória S.C.
Football (men's) Football B (men's) Basketball Volleyball

Vitória Sport Clube, commonly known as Vitória de Guimarães, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Guimarães that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top-flight of football in Portugal.

Vitória de Guimarães have finished third in the Primeira Liga on four occasions, most recently in 2007–08. They have won one Taça de Portugal (2013) and one Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (1988), while also being runners-up of the former on six occasions.

The club have competed regularly in European competitions, where their best finish was the quarter-finals of the 1986–87 UEFA Cup.

History[]

Vitória was formed in 1922. Its name seems to be a tribute to Vitória de Setúbal, which at the time was a top contender for the Campeonato de Portugal, though these days Guimarães supporters downplay the connection. After seasons of toiling in the Braga FA leagues, the Vimaranenses were first promoted to the Primeira Liga in 1941, and two seasons later battled the Sadinos from Setúbal for the first time in the League. Surprise package Guimarães, against all odds, reached their first Taça de Portugal final in their debut season, but lost to Belenenses 2–0.^{[citation needed]}

Vitória's furthest progress in a European tournament was in the 1986–87 UEFA Cup, in which they were defeated 5–2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals by West German club Borussia Mönchengladbach.^[3]

In the early 2000s, Vitória struggled in some years to retain its status in the top Portuguese division, then named the Superliga. Those years were marked by the decline of the leadership of Pimenta Machado, former club president, who was accused on charges of embezzlement. In February 2008 he was sentenced to four years and three months of prison on a suspended sentence,^[4] though a year later he was cleared of this charge and instead ordered to pay a €4,000 fine for falsifying a document.^[5]

Despite this, in 2004–05, the club secured a fifth-place finish in the league and qualified for European competition via the UEFA Cup. The next season (2005–06), however, they were relegated to the Segunda Liga (where they last played in 1958) after finishing 17th in the Superliga,^[6] despite reaching the Taça de Portugal semi-final, having beaten Benfica in the quarter-finals. The club also failed to progress from their UEFA Cup group, as eventual winners Sevilla, Premier League outfit Bolton Wanderers and Russian team Zenit Saint Petersburg progressed.

Vitória bounced back immediately to the top-flight as runners-up to Leixões S.C. under the management of Manuel Cajuda.^[7] A joint-best third-place finish in 2007–08, guaranteeing them a place in the third qualifying round of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League, their first such campaign. There they fell to Swiss side FC Basel 2–1 on aggregate, with a potential away goal winner by Roberto Calmon Félix being ruled out late on for offside.^[8] Vitória dropped into the 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round as a result of their elimination, and lost 4–2 on aggregate after extra time to England's Portsmouth.^[9]

Led by Rui Vitória in 2012–13, Vitória found themselves in financial problems, which caused them to lose many experienced players and bet on young players. However, they would go on to win their first Taça de Portugal title after previously losing five finals. Vitória beat rivals Braga en route to the final, where they recovered from 1–0 down against Benfica to win 2–1.^[10]

In 2017, Vitória made the cup final again, losing 2–1 to double winners S.L. Benfica.^[11] That September, the team left their mark in UEFA competitions, being the first team to start a game without a European player on the field.^[12] In 2020–21, the club went through four managers – Tiago, João Henriques, Bino and Moreno – before finishing seventh, missing Europe by one place.^[13]

Stadium[]

They play in the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, which has a capacity of 30,000.^[2]

After Os Três Grandes, Vitória is the club which attracts most supporters to the stadium,^[14] with average attendances of 20,000 per game. Vitória usually has a higher average than all the other clubs, even when the club played in the Second Division/League.

Honours[]

Taça de Portugal

• Winners: 2012–13
• Runners-up (6): 1941–42, 1962–63, 1975–76, 1987–88, 2010–11, 2016–17

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

• Winners: 1988
• Runners-up: 2011, 2013, 2017

League and Cup history[]

Updated: May 2021.^[15] The club's 76 seasons (as in 2021) in the top level of Portuguese football make them the club with the joint-fourth longest time there, after Benfica, Porto, and Sporting CP (all with 87); and Belenenses with 77.

showSeason	League	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	League Cup	Supercup	Champions League	Europa League	Cup Winner's Cup	Notes
1941–42	1D	11	22	6	1	15	43	76	13	Runner–up	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1942–43	1D	8	18	6	2	10	48	76	14	Round 5	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1943–44	1D	8	18	2	3	13	25	68	7	Semi-final	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1944–45	1D	8	18	4	3	11	32	57	11	Round 6	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1945–46	1D	8	22	8	2	12	39	52	18	Quarter-final	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1946–47	1D	8	26	8	8	10	54	54	24	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1947–48	1D	7	26	10	4	12	44	56	24	Round 5	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1948–49	1D	6	26	11	4	11	47	50	26	Round 6	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1949–50	1D	11	26	7	7	12	45	59	21	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1950–51	1D	13	26	6	6	14	40	57	18	Quarter-final	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1951–52	1D	10	26	9	3	14	28	47	21	Round 6	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1952–53	1D	8	26	7	6	13	28	54	20	Quarter-final	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1953–54	1D	8	26	10	5	11	44	64	25	Quarter-final	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1954–55	1D	14	26	5	7	14	33	49	17	Round 5	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	Relegated
1955–56	2D	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		not held	not held			not held
1956–57	2D	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		not held	not held			not held
1957–58	2D	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		not held	not held			not held	Promoted
1958–59	1D	5	26	13	3	10	59	55	29	Round 6	not held	not held			not held
1959–60	1D	7	26	8	7	11	47	43	23	Quarter-final	not held	not held			not held
1960–61	1D	4	26	14	2	10	48	44	30	Round 6	not held	not held
1961–62	1D	9	26	9	4	13	44	47	22	Semi-final	not held	not held
1962–63	1D	6	26	12	3	11	47	43	27	Runner–up	not held	not held
1963–64	1D	4	26	16	2	8	62	42	34	Round 6	not held	not held
1964–65	1D	7	26	12	5	9	44	36	29	Round 6	not held	not held
1965–66	1D	4	26	14	5	7	58	47	33	Round 5	not held	not held
1966–67	1D	6	26	11	4	11	35	40	26	Round 5	not held	not held
1967–68	1D	6	26	12	3	11	31	34	27	Quarter-final	not held	not held
1968–69	1D	3	26	13	10	3	46	17	36	Quarter-final	not held	not held
1969–70	1D	5	26	12	4	10	38	36	28	Quarter-final	not held	not held		Round 2
1970–71	1D	12	26	4	11	11	15	27	19	Round 5	not held	not held		Round 2
1971–72	1D	6	30	11	8	11	49	47	30	Round 5	not held	not held
1972–73	1D	6	30	11	11	8	38	38	33	Round 6	not held	not held
1973–74	1D	6	30	10	11	9	36	34	31	Round 5	not held	not held
1974–75	1D	5	30	16	6	8	64	36	38	Round 6	not held	not held
1975–76	1D	6	30	13	10	7	49	32	36	Runner–up	not held	not held
1976–77	1D	9	30	10	6	14	39	38	26	Round 6	not held	not held
1977–78	1D	6	30	12	7	11	33	28	31	Round 5	not held	not held
1978–79	1D	6	30	12	7	11	44	38	31	Round 6	not held
1979–80	1D	6	30	11	10	9	42	38	32	Round 5	not held
1980–81	1D	5	30	11	9	10	38	30	31	Round 5	not held
1981–82	1D	4	30	13	12	5	42	22	38	Round 5	not held
1982–83	1D	4	30	11	10	9	35	24	32	Round 5	not held
1983–84	1D	6	30	14	3	13	41	41	31	Semi-final	not held			Round 1
1984–85	1D	9	30	9	7	14	33	39	25	Round 6	not held
1985–86	1D	4	30	16	8	6	51	29	40	Round 6	not held
1986–87	1D	3	30	14	13	3	45	22	41	Quarter-final	not held			Quarter-final
1987–88	1D	14	38	11	11	16	48	50	33	Runner–up	not held			Round 3
1988–89	1D	9	38	14	10	14	39	33	38	Round 5	not held	Winner			Round 1
1989–90	1D	4	34	17	11	6	46	28	45	Semi-final	not held
1990–91	1D	9	38	12	10	16	31	40	34	Round 6	not held			Round 1
1991–92	1D	5	34	14	13	7	46	35	41	Round 5	not held
1992–93	1D	11	34	14	3	17	41	53	31	Semi-final	not held			Round 2
1993–94	1D	7	34	11	11	12	30	31	33	Round 5	not held
1994–95	1D	4	34	16	10	8	54	43	42	Round 5	not held
1995–96	1D	5	34	19	5	10	55	39	62	Quarter-final	not held			Round 2
1996–97	1D	5	34	15	8	11	51	46	53	Round 5	not held			Round 2
1997–98	1D	3	34	17	8	9	42	25	59	Round 5	not held			Round 1
1998–99	1D	7	34	14	8	12	53	41	50	Round 5	not held			Round 1
1999–00	1D	7	34	14	6	14	48	43	48	Quarter-final	not held				not held
2000–01	1D	15	34	9	9	16	41	49	36	Round 5	not held				not held
2001–02	1D	9	34	11	9	14	35	41	42	Round 5	not held				not held
2002–03	1D	4	34	14	8	12	47	46	50	Round 5	not held				not held
2003–04	1D	14	34	9	10	15	31	40	37	Round 5	not held				not held
2004–05	1D	5	34	15	9	10	38	29	54	Round 5	not held				not held
2005–06	1D	17	34	8	10	16	28	41	34	Semi-final	not held			Group Stage	not held	Relegated
2006–07	2D	2	30	16	7	7	44	20	55	Round 5	not held				not held	Promoted
2007–08	1D	3	30	15	8	7	35	31	53	Round 5	Round 3				not held
2008–09	1D	8	30	10	8	12	32	36	38	Quarter-final	Semi-final		Third Qualifying Round	Round 1	not held
2009–10	1D	6	30	11	8	11	31	34	41	Round 5	Round 3				not held
2010–11	1D	5	30	12	7	11	36	36	43	Runner–up	Round 3				not held
2011–12	1D	6	30	14	3	13	40	40	45	Round 4	Round 3	Runner–up		Play-off Round	not held
2012–13	1D	9	30	11	7	12	36	47	40	Winner	Round 3				not held
2013–14	1D	10	30	10	5	15	30	35	35	Round 3	Round 2	Runner–up		Group Stage	not held
2014–15	1D	5	34	15	10	9	50	35	55	Round 4	Group Stage				not held
2015–16	1D	10	34	9	13	12	45	53	40	Round 3	Round 2			3Q	not held
2016–17	1D	4	34	18	8	8	50	39	62	Runner–up	Group Stage				not held
2017–18	1D	9	34	13	4	17	45	56	43	Round 5	Group Stage	Runner–up		Group Stage	not held
2018–19	1D	5	34	15	7	12	46	34	52	Quarter-final	Round 2				not held
2019–20	1D	7	34	13	11	10	53	38	50	Round 3	Semi-final			Group Stage	not held
2020–21	1D	7	34	12	7	15	37	44	43	Round 4	Quarter-final				not held

European matches[]

hideSeason	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
1969–70	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	First round	Baník Ostrava	1–0	1–1	2–1
		Second round	Southampton	3–3	1–5	4–8
1970–71	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	First round	Angoulême	3–0	1–3	4–3
		Second round	Hibernian	2–1	0–2	2–3
1973–74	Intertoto Cup	Group 2	Djurgården	5–0	1–3	2nd
			Neuchâtel Xamax	5–2	1–0
			Hamburger SV	3–1	0–2
1975–76	Intertoto Cup	Group 7	Oostende	4–1	0–2	2nd
			Holbæk B&I	4–0	2–1
			Inter Bratislava	1–0	0–4
1983–84	UEFA Cup	First round	Aston Villa	1–0	0–5	1–5
1986–87	UEFA Cup	First round	Sparta Prague	2–1	1–1	3–2
		Second round	Atlético Madrid	2–0	0–1	2–1
		Third round	Groningen	3–0	0–1	3–1
		Quarter-finals	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–2	0–3	2–5
1987–88	UEFA Cup	First round	Tatabánya	1–0	1–1	2–1
		Second round	Beveren	1–0	0–1	1–1 (5–4 p)
		Third round	TJ Vitkovice	2–0	0–2	2–2 (4–5 p)
1988–89	European Cup Winners' Cup	First round	Roda	1–0	0–2	1–2
1990–91	UEFA Cup	First round	Fenerbahçe	2–3	0–3	2–6
1992–93	UEFA Cup	First round	Real Sociedad	3–0	0–2	3–2
		Second round	Ajax	0–3	1–2	1–5
1995–96	UEFA Cup	First round	Standard Liège	3–1	0–0	3–1
		Second round	Barcelona	0–4	0–3	0–7
1996–97	UEFA Cup	First round	Parma	2–0	1–2	3–2
		Second round	Anderlecht	1–1	0–0	1–1 (a)
1997–98	UEFA Cup	First round	Lazio	0–4	1–2	1–6
1998–99	UEFA Cup	First round	Celtic	1–2	1–2	2–4
2005–06	UEFA Cup	First round	Wisła Kraków	3–0	1–0	4–0
		Group H	Zenit Saint Petersburg		1–2	5th
			Bolton Wanderers	1–1
			Sevilla		1–3
			Beşiktaş	1–3
2008–09	UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	Basel	0–0	1–2	1–2
2008–09	UEFA Cup	First round	Portsmouth	2–2	0–2	2–4
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round	Midtjylland	2–1	0–0	2–1
		Play-off round	Atlético Madrid	0–4	0–2	0–6
2013–14	UEFA Europa League	Group I	Lyon	1–2	1–1	3rd place
			Real Betis	0–1	0–1
			Rijeka	4–0	0–0
2015–16	UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round	Altach	1–4	1–2	2–6
2017–18	UEFA Europa League	Group I	RB Salzburg	1–1	0–3	4th place
			Marseille	1–0	1–2
			Konyaspor	1–1	1–2
2019–20	UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round	Jeunesse Esch	4–0	1–0	5–0
		Third qualifying round	FK Ventspils	6–0	3–0	9–0
		Play-off round	FCSB	1–0	0–0	1–0
		Group F	Arsenal	1–1	2–3	4th place
			Eintracht Frankfurt	0–1	3–2
			Standard Liège	1–1	0–2

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 2 September, 2021^[16]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  POR Bruno Varela 4 DF  CRO Toni Borevković 5 DF  POR Rafa Soares 6 DF  GHA Abdul Mumin 7 FW  POR Ricardo Quaresma 8 FW  POR Rúben Lameiras 9 FW  BRA Bruno Duarte 10 FW  ENG Marcus Edwards 11 MF  POR André André 13 DF  POR Andre Amaro 15 MF  GHA Joseph Amoah 16 FW  POR Rochinha 17 DF  MLI Falaye Sacko 19 FW  COL Óscar Estupiñán 22 MF  POR Gui Guedes

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 DF  POR João Ferreira 28 DF  POR Sílvio 29 GK  CZE Matouš Trmal 30 MF  GNB Alfa Semedo 44 DF  POR Jorge Fernandes 60 DF  CIV Zié Ouattara 61 GK  HUN Antal Bencze 63 GK  POR Celton Biai 70 MF  POR André Almeida 76 MF  POR Tomás Händel 79 FW  POR Herculano Nabian 88 MF  POR Tiago Silva 91 DF  POR Hélder Sá 98 MF  FRA Nicolas Janvier

Other players under contract[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Denis-Will Poha

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NGA Mikel Agu

Out on loan[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  BRA Pedro Henrique (at Atlético Goianiense until 30 June 2022) — DF  ENG Easah Suliman (at Nacional until 30 June 2022) — MF  ENG Jacob Maddox (at Burton Albion until 30 June 2022) — GK  BRA Jhonatan (at Rio Ave until 30 June 2022)

Basketball[]

Vitória S.C. men's basketball team plays in the LPB.

Volleyball[]

Vitória Sport Clube has a volleyball team which plays in the Portuguese Volleyball League A1.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Guimaraes info at zerozero.pt