F.C. Vizela

Vizela

Full name	Futebol Clube de Vizela
Founded	1939
Ground	Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, Vizela, Portugal
Capacity	6100
Chairman	Eduardo Guimarães
Manager	Ricardo Soares
League	Campeonato de Portugal
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese football club based in the Vizela Municipality, Braga District. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, holding home games at Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a 3,500-spectators capacity.

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 his 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

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

No. Position Player 3 DF Diogo Oliveira 4 DF Diogo Lopes 5 DF Talocha 8 MF Tiago Ronaldo 9 FW Mamadu Camará 10 MF Luís Ferraz 11 MF Miki 12 GK Henrique 13 DF Diogo Machado 14 FW Miguel Ribeiro 16 MF Rui Pereira

No. Position Player 17 FW Moreira 18 MF Fina 19 MF André Pinto 20 FW Fininho 21 DF Cabreira 23 DF Zé Manel 24 GK Tiago Oliveira 28 MF Vilela 30 DF João Pedro 40 FW Felipe Abreu 77 DF Nuno

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 seasion)
• Segunda Liga/Liga de Honra:
  • Highest ranking: 3rd (2007-08 season)
  • Lowest ranking: 13th (2006-07 season)

Notable former players

Nuno Amaro (#21, late 2000s) Bakero (#14, late 2000s) Quim Berto (#7, late 2000s) Bock (mid-2000s) Pedro Borges (#10, late 2000s) Zé Carlos Nuno Cavaleiro André Cunha (#17, late 2000s) Edinho Carlos Fangueiro (mid-2000s) Feliciano (#8, late 2000s) Gouveia

Guerra (#22, late 2000s) Hélder Sousa (#81, late 2000s) Kata (#6, late 2000s) Machado (#5, late 2000s) Filipe Magalhães (#29, late 2000s) Margarido Luís Miguel (#16, late 2000s) Moreira (#19, late 2000s) Murta (#79, late 2000s) Oséias (mid-2000s) Vítor Paneira Pires (#18, late 2000s)

Riça (#1, late 2000s) Daniel Ricardo Sandro (#20, late 2000s) Sena (mid-2000s) Nuno Sousa (mid-2000s) Pedro Taborda (mid-2000s) Toni Zezinho (#25, late 2000s) Binho (#11, late 2000s) Cláudio (#4, late 2000s) Marques (#29, late 2000s) Rincón

Rodrigão Serjão Hélder Sousa (#3, late 2000s) Williams (#26, late 2000s) Mateus

External links

• Official website (Portuguese)
• Zerozero team profile