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Sporting Covilhã
Full nameSporting Clube da Covilhã
Nickname(s)Leões da Serra
(Lions of the Mountain)
Founded1923
GroundEstádio Municipal José Santos Pinto, Covilhã
Capacity2,055
ChairmanJosé Oliveira Mendes
ManagerJoao Tomas
LeagueLigaPro
2014–154th

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. In 2007-08, they finished first in the Portuguese Second Division Serie C, out-scoring teams and exceeding expectations and also, in remarkable fashion, finishing first in the playoffs and beating historic club GD Chaves. Their home ground is Estádio Municipal José 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.

Current squad

As of 18 January 2016

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 Portugal POR Igor Araújo
2 DF Portugal POR Zé Pedro
4 DF Brazil BRA Victor Massaia
6 MF Cameroon CMR Nana Kouamou
7 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Elton Boketsu
8 MF Portugal POR Gilberto
10 MF Portugal POR Zé Tiago
11 FW Brazil BRA Elenilson
13 DF Portugal POR Joel
14 FW Ghana GHA Henry Medarious
17 DF Portugal POR Edgar
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Spain ESP Éder Díez
20 DF Portugal POR Tiago Moreira
21 MF Mali MLI Boubakary Diarra
22 FW Brazil BRA Mateus
23 FW Portugal POR João Traquina (on loan from Belenenses)
25 MF Portugal POR Fabinho
30 DF Guinea-Bissau GNB Soares
33 MF Portugal POR Xeka
66 FW Portugal POR Diogo Ribeiro (on loan from Belenenses)
91 MF Brazil BRA Davidson
99 GK Portugal POR Pedro Taborda

Honours

Notable former players

Managerial history

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 2H 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
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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 = Portuguese Third Division
Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; P = Points

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