S.C. Covilhã

Sporting da Covilhã

Full name	Sporting Clube da Covilhã
Nickname(s)	Leões da Serra (Lions of the Mountain)
Founded	1923
Ground	Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto, Covilhã
Capacity	2,055
Chairman	José Oliveira Mendes
Manager	Mateusz Megger
League	LigaPro
2019–20	10th
Home colours Away colours

Sporting Clube da Covilhã, commonly known as just Sporting da Covilhã, is Portuguese football club from the city of Covilhã that plays in the second-tier LigaPro. The club was founded in 1923. Their nickname is the Leões da Serra, meaning "Lions of the Mountain Range," due to Covilhã's location in the Serra de Estrela, the highest mountains in Portugal.

Their home ground is Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto, located at approximately 900 m of altitude. However, SCC play sometimes at a more recent Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã in Covilhã, which holds a capacity of 3,000 spectators. Their current chairman is José Oliveira Mendes and current manager is Fernando Chaló. They have won five Second Division in 1948, 1958, 1987 (second-tier), 2002, and 2005 (third-tier). The club is now in their sixth consecutive presence in the second tier.

Players

Current squad

As of 16 September 2020

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	Igor Araújo
2	DF	BRA	Felipe Macedo
3	DF	POR	David Santos
4	DF	POR	André Almeida
6	MF	POR	Filipe Cardoso
8	MF	POR	Gilberto Silva
9	FW	POR	Rui Areias
10	MF	POR	João Cardoso
12	DF	BRA	Jean Felipe (on loan from Portimonense)
13	DF	POR	Joel Vital
14	DF	POR	Jaime Simões
17	FW	SEN	Abdoulaye Daffé
20	DF	POR	Tiago Moreira

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	CIV	Lamine N'dao
22	GK	BRA	Leonardo Navacchio
24	GK	POR	Bruno Bolas
27	FW	POR	Léo Cá
28	MF	POR	Jorge Vilela (on loan from Portimonense)
29	FW	GHA	Inusah Adam
46	FW	BRA	Gleison (on loan from Portimonense)
77	FW	CIV	Christo
80	MF	POR	João Madaleno
81	FW	CIV	Inters Gui
91	FW	BRA	Deivison
99	FW	CMR	Lewis Enoh

Former notable players

• Alireza Haghighi
• Pizzi
• Rui Barros

Honours

• Portuguese First Division (15 participations)
• Portuguese Second Division (11 participations) – 1948–49, 1958–59, 1986–87, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
• Portuguese Cup – Runners-up (1) – 1956–1957

Managerial history

• Vieira Nunes (1985–1988)
• Vieira Nunes (1995–1996)
• António Jesus (1996–1997)
• Vieira Nunes (1997)
• António Jesus (1999–2000)
• Henrique Nunes (2000–2001)
• João Cavaleiro (2002–2004)

• Fernando Pires (2004–2005)
• José Dinis (2005–2006)
• João Salcedas (2006)
• Vítor Cunha (2006–2007)
• Rui França (2007–2008)
• Álvaro Magalhães (2008)
• Hélio Sousa (2008–2009)

• João Eusébio (2009)
• Nicolau Vaqueiro (2009–2010)
• João Salcedas (2010)
• João Pinto (2010–2011)
• Tulipa (2011–2012)
• Nascimento (2012)
• Filipe Moreira (2012–)

Club anthem

De verde e branco, Um dia te vestiram;
De verde engalanaram, Os teus pés.
O branco escorreu-te, Das alturas,
Onde moras, E onde mostras o que és! e Entre os maiores
Te sentes pequeno, Mas és na Beira
Rico em tradições, A garra que te vem
De seres leão, Já tem feito tremer
Os campeões!

Pelos anos contados, És velhinho, Mas continuas sempre
A ser um jovem; D`esperança
Traçaram teu caminho, Força e coragem
O que te movem, O ar que te embriaga
Puro e leve, Te inspira e te dá fecundidade,
Que seja lema teu, Por toda a vida
A grandeza, O progresso, A humildade

League and cup history

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	League Cup	Notes
1948–49	1D	11	26	9	2	15	50	59	20	Semi Finals
1949–50	1D	6	26	10	5	11	55	70	25
1950–51	1D	6	26	13	0	13	62	53	26	Round 1
1951–52	1D	6	26	10	5	11	35	52	25	Quarter Finals
1952–53	1D	10	26	7	6	13	38	54	20	Quarter Finals
1953–54	1D	7	26	10	8	8	43	39	28	Round 1
1954–55	1D	12	26	8	4	14	32	53	20	Round 1
1955–56	1D	5	26	11	7	8	52	44	29	Round 1
1956–57	1D	13	26	7	4	15	33	62	18	Runners-up		Relegated
1958–59	1D	8	26	9	4	13	43	65	22	Round 1
1959–60	1D	9	26	8	6	12	32	49	22	Round 3
1960–61	1D	9	26	8	5	13	27	55	21	Round 1
1961–62	1D	13	26	6	5	15	30	48	17	Round 1		Relegated
1985–86	1D	16	30	5	7	18	23	61	17	Round 2		Relegated
1986–87	2D	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Round 6		Promoted
1987–88	1D	20	38	5	11	22	30	70	21	Round 5		Relegated
1989–90	2DS	10	34	15	3	16	39	43	33	Round 2
1990–91	2DS	16	34	6	10	18	31	47	22	Round 2
1991–92	2DS	9	38	14	11	13	42	38	39	Round 3		Relegated
1992–93	3DS	2	34	21	7	6	53	19	49	Round 2		Promoted
1993–94	2DS	16	34	6	14	14	35	48	26	Round 2		Relegated
1994–95	3DS	2	34	22	7	5	62	22	51	Round 2		Promoted
1995–96	2DS	1	34	22	7	5	53	24	73	Round 3		Promoted
1996–97	2H	16	34	9	11	14	30	41	38	Round 3		Relegated
1997–98	2DS	2	34	20	7	7	67	26	67	Round 2
1998–99	2DS	1	34	19	10	5	49	27	67	Round 4		Promoted
1999–00	2H	18	34	5	10	19	23	48	25	Round 5		Relegated
2000–01	2DS	2	36	23	9	4	68	23	78	Round 3
2001–02	2DS	1	38	23	11	4	64	26	80	Round 2		Promoted
2002–03	2H	11	34	11	12	11	37	33	45	Round 6
2003–04	2H	17	34	8	5	21	39	55	29	Round 4		Relegated
2004–05	2DS	1	36	19	12	5	61	32	69	Round 3		Promoted
2005–06	2H	14	34	10	12	12	37	42	42	Round 5		Relegated
2006–07	2DS	4	26	12	7	7	48	25	43	Round 4
2007–08	2DS	1	26	17	4	5	49	20	55	Round 3		Promoted
2008–09	2H	7	30	10	10	10	42	42	40	Round 3	First Group Stage
2009–10	2H	14	30	7	9	14	35	49	30	Round 3	First Group Stage
2010–11	2H	14	30	9	5	16	32	48	32	Round 2	First Group Stage
2011–12	2H	15	30	7	11	12	22	29	32	Round 4	First Group Stage	[A]

A. ^A Despite finishing in a relegation position, the club was not relegated due to União de Leiria of the Primeira Liga being relegated to the non-professional tiers of Portugal due to there financial difficulties suffered during the 2011–12 Primeira Liga season.

Last updated: 22 July 2012
Div. = Division; 1D = Portuguese League; 2H = Liga de Honra; 2DS/2D = Portuguese Second Division; 3DS = Terceira Divisão
Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; P = Points

External links

• Official Site (in Portuguese)
• Club Profile at ForaDeJogo (in Portuguese)
• Club Profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
• Club Profile at NationalFootballTeams
• Club Profile at Zerozero