S.C. Covilhã

Sporting Covilhã

Full name

Sporting Clube da Covilhã

Nickname(s)

Leões da Serra
(Lions of the Mountain)

Founded

1923

Ground

Estádio Municipal José Santos Pinto, Covilhã

Capacity

2,055

Chairman

José Oliveira Mendes

Manager

Joao Tomas

League

LigaPro

2014–15

4th

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. 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.	Position	Player
1	GK	Igor Araújo
2	DF	Zé Pedro
4	DF	Victor Massaia
6	MF	Nana Kouamou
7	FW	Elton Boketsu
8	MF	Gilberto
10	MF	Zé Tiago
11	FW	Elenilson
13	DF	Joel
14	FW	Henry Medarious
17	DF	Edgar

No.	Position	Player
19	FW	Éder Díez
20	DF	Tiago Moreira
21	MF	Boubakary Diarra
22	FW	Mateus
23	FW	João Traquina (on loan from Belenenses)
25	MF	Fabinho
30	DF	Soares
33	MF	Xeka
66	FW	Diogo Ribeiro (on loan from Belenenses)
91	MF	Davidson
99	GK	Pedro Taborda

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

Notable former players

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

External links

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

LigaPro · 2015–16

Académico de Viseu Atlético CP Benfica B Braga B Chaves Desportivo das Aves Famalicão Farense Feirense Freamunde Gil Vicente Leixões Mafra Olhanense Oliveirense Oriental Penafiel Portimonense Porto B Santa Clara Sporting CP B Sporting da Covilhã Varzim Vitória de Guimarães B

Primeira Liga

2015–16 clubs	Académica Arouca Belenenses Benfica Boavista Braga Estoril Marítimo Moreirense Nacional Paços de Ferreira Porto Rio Ave Sporting CP Tondela União da Madeira Vitória de Guimarães Vitória de Setúbal

Former clubs	Académico de Viseu Académico do Porto Águeda Alcobaça Alverca Amora Atlético CP Barreirense Beira-Mar Caldas Campomaiorense Carcavelinhos Casa Pia CUF Desportivo de Aves Desportivo de Chaves Elvas Estrela da Amadora Fafe Famalicão Farense Feirense Felgueiras Gil Vicente Leixões Leça Lusitano de Évora Lusitano VRSA Montijo Naval O Elvas Oliveirense Olhanense Oriental Penafiel Portimonense Riopele Salgueiros Sanjoanense Santa Clara Seixal Sporting da Covilhã Sporting de Espinho Tirsense Torreense Trofense União de Coimbra União de Leiria União de Lisboa União de Tomar Unidos de Lisboa Varzim Vizela

Football in Portugal

FPF LPFP

National teams	Portugal captains hat-tricks Women's B U-23 U-21 U-20 U-19 U-18 U-17 U-16 U-15

League system	Primeira Liga (hat-tricks) LigaPro Campeonato de Portugal Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino

District Associations	Algarve Angra do Heroísmo Aveiro Beja Braga Bragança Castelo Branco Coimbra Évora Guarda Horta Leiria Lisbon Madeira Ponta Delgada Portalegre Porto Santarém Setúbal Viana do Castelo Vila Real Viseu

Domestic cups	Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira Taça de Portugal de Futebol Feminino Supertaça de Futebol Feminino

Defunct competitions	Segunda Divisão Terceira Divisão Taça Ribeiro dos Reis Taça Federação Portuguesa de Futebol Liga Intercalar

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