F.C. Vizela

Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese football club based in Vizela, Braga District. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the LigaPro, holding home games at the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a capacity for 6000 spectators.

Vizela

Full name	Futebol Clube de Vizela
Founded	1939
Ground	Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, Vizela, Portugal
Capacity	6,100
Chairman	Eduardo Guimarães
Manager	Carlos Cunha
League	Campeonato de Portugal
Home colours Away colours

Brief history

Vizela joined the Braga Football Association on 1 August 1940. Twenty-six years later, the first trophy came, with the conquest of the Taça de Campeão Nacional after defeating Tramagal Sport União (5–3). The club spent the vast majority of its early years in the Campeonato de Portugal.

In 1984, Vizela promoted for the first time in its history to the Primeira Liga, but this spell only lasted one season, with the club ranking last. Shortly after, the team was again in the third level, only returning in the 2000s.

Again in the "silver category" of Portuguese football, Vizela finished third in the 2007–08 season, falling just one point short of a promotion. In the following year, it finished in 10th position, but was relegated due to the Apito Dourado scandal; for several years, the club acted as S.C. Braga's farm team.

Current squad

As of 10 February 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 Rafael Alves 4 DF  BRA Matheus Costa 7 FW  NGA Kuku Fidelis 8 MF  POR Landinho 9 FW  POR Rabiola 10 MF  POR André Soares 12 GK  POR Rodrigo Soares 13 MF  CIV Hugues Evrard 15 DF  POR Káká Batista 17 MF  POR João Mendes 18 MF  NGA Francis Okoli 19 MF  POR Kiko Bondoso 20 MF  POR Samu

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  CIV Koffi Kouao 23 MF  CPV Ericson Silva 24 DF  POR Kiki 25 DF  CIV Mohamed Aidara 26 DF  POR João Faria 30 DF  POR João Pedro 42 MF  COL Cristian Castro 66 FW  POR Diogo Ribeiro 71 MF  BRA Tarcísio 77 FW  POR Tavinho 82 GK  POR Cajó 84 GK  POR Ivo Gonçalves 99 FW  GHA Francis Cann

Appearances

• Premiera Liga: 1
• Second Level: 4
• Segunda Divisão: 28
• Terceira Divisão: 14
• Portuguese Cup: 38
• Taça da Liga (League Cup): 1

League and Cup history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
1942–43	2D	5	14	4	4	6	27	46	14
1943–44	2D	7	12	1	3	8	13	35	5
1962–63	3D	4	10	4	1	5	28	25	9
1984–85	1D	16	30	4	7	19	31	71	15		Relegated
1992–93	2D	2	32	15	8	9	49	35	38
1996–97	2DB	10	34	11	12	11	35	37	45
1998–99	2DB	5	34	15	9	10	58	40	54
1999–2000	2DB	6	34	13	9	12	33	46	48
2000–01	2DB	5	38	16	12	10	71	47	60
2001–02	2DB	12	38	12	12	14	42	49	48
2002–03	2DB	4	38	18	10	10	52	34	64
2003–04	2DB	3	36	19	10	7	56	35	67
2004–05	2DB	1	38	23	7	6	74	32	82		Promoted
2005–06	2H	11	34	11	11	12	42	48	44	Round 5
2006–07	2H	13	30	9	7	14	29	32	34	Round 4
2007–08	2H	3	30	13	11	6	40	22	50	Round 4
2008–09	2H	11	16	4	7	5	15	22	19	Round 4
2010–11	2DB	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Other statistics

• Liga Portuguesa:
  • Highest ranking: 16th (1984–85 season)
  • Lowest ranking: 16th (1984–85 season)
• Segunda Liga/Liga de Honra:
  • Highest ranking: 3rd (2007–08 season)
  • Lowest ranking: 13th (2006–07 season)

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• Zerozero team profile