Vitória S.C.

Not to be confused with Vitória F.C..

Vitória de Guimarães

Full name	Vitória Sport Clube
Nickname(s)	Os Vimaranenses (The ones from Guimarães) Os Conquistadores (The Conquerors)
Founded	22 September 1922 (22 September 1922)
Ground	Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Capacity	30,146
Chairman	Miguel Pinto Lisboa
Manager	Tiago Mendes
League	Primeira Liga
2019–20	Primeira Liga, 7th of 18
Website	http://www.vitoriasc.pt/
Home colours Away colours

Vitória SC Sports Activities
Active Departments
Football	Team B	Women's Football	Volleyball	Basketball
Water Polo	Swimming	Athletics	Triathlon	Handball
Adapted Sports	Gymnastics	Boxing	Kickboxing	Muay Thai
Table Tennis	Chess	Judo	Taekwondo	Jiu-jitsu
Motorsport	Karting	Mountain Biking	Cycling	eSports
Non Active Departments
Roller Hockey	Futsal	Beach Football	Rugby	Karate
Sport Fishing	Golf	Beach 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.

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.

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, though a year later he was cleared of this charge and instead ordered to pay a €4,000 fine for falsifying a document.

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, 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. 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. 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.

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.

In 2017, Vitória made the cup final again, losing 2–1 to double winners S.L. Benfica. 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.

Stadium

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

The Estádio D. Afonso Henriques seen from the outside

After Os Três Grandes, Vitória is the club which attracts most supporters to the stadium, 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.

Support and rivalry

Vitória play the derby of Minho Province against neighbours Braga. This derby is considered one of Portugal's most intense fixtures, as both clubs battle each year to reach a European competition. The derby also intensified during the run-up to the Euro 2004 tournament hosted by Portugal, as both clubs had new stadia built as tournament venues.

Honours

• Taça de Portugal

• Winners (1): 2012–13
• Runners-up (6): 1941–42, 1962–63, 1975–76, 1987–88, 2010–11, 2016–17

• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

• Winners (1): 1988
• Runners-up (3): 2011, 2013, 2017

League and Cup history

The club's 72 seasons 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 83); and Belenenses with 76.

Season	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	30	16	8	6	47	33	56	Final	Group Stage				not held

Players

Current squad

As of 8 August 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	BRA	Douglas
2	DF	BRA	Pedro Henrique (captain)
3	DF	POR	Frederico Venâncio
8	FW	NED	Ola John
10	MF	POR	João Teixeira
11	MF	POR	André André
15	DF	VEN	Víctor García
16	FW	POR	Rochinha
17	DF	MLI	Falaye Sacko
19	GK	BRA	Jhonatan
22	MF	CIV	Blati Touré
23	FW	ENG	Marcus Edwards
24	MF	NGA	Mikel Agu
25	MF	GHA	Alhassan Wakaso
27	FW	BFA	Abou Ouattara

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
28	MF	FRA	Denis-Will Poha
29	DF	FRA	Florent Hanin
37	DF	ENG	Easah Suliman
43	MF	GHA	Joseph Amoah
54	DF	BRA	Matheus Mascarenhas (on loan from Fluminense)
63	GK	POR	Celton Biai
70	MF	POR	André Almeida
88	MF	POR	Pedro Rodrigues
93	MF	GER	Elias Abouchabaka
96	FW	BRA	Bruno Duarte
—	GK	CIV	Nicolas Tié
—	DF	GER	Yann Aurel Bisseck (on loan from FC Köln)
—	MF	ENG	Jacob Maddox
—	FW	RSA	Lyle Foster

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	POR	Rafa Soares (at SD Eibar until 30 June 2020)
—	FW	POR	Alexandre Guedes (at Vegalta Sendai until 1 July 2020)
—	MF	POR	João Correia (at Chaves until 1 July 2020)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	COL	Óscar Estupiñán (at Denizlispor until 1 July 2020)
—	FW	BRA	Welthon (at Paços de Ferreira until 1 July 2020)
—	FW	COL	Sebastián Rincón (at Aldosivi until 1 July 2020)

Basketball

Main article: Vitória S.C. (basketball)

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

Volleyball

Main article: Vitória S.C. (volleyball)

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

External links

• Official website
• Guimaraes info at zerozero.pt