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F.C. Vizela

Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vizela, Braga District. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the Primeira Liga and plays its home games at the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a capacity of 6,100.

Vizela
Full nameFutebol Clube de Vizela
Nickname(s)Vizelenses
Founded1 January 1939; 85 years ago (1 January 1939)
GroundEstádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela,
Vizela, Portugal
Capacity6,100
ChairmanEduardo Guimarães
ManagerRubén de la Barrera
LeaguePrimeira Liga
2022–23Primeira Liga, 11th of 18
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Brief history edit

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 were 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.

In May 2021, the club were placed 2nd in the 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 to get promoted into the Primeira Liga for the second time in the club's history since 1985 after a 36-year absence.[1]

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 15 February 2024[2]

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   ITA Francesco Ruberto
2 DF   POR Hugo Oliveira
4 DF   POR Jota Gonçalves
5 DF   BRA Anderson
6 DF   BRA Matheus Pereira
8 MF   USA Alex Mendez
9 FW   SRB Sava Petrov
10 MF   POR Domingos Quina (on loan from Udinese)
11 FW   FRA Amadou Ba-Sy
14 FW   CGO Dylan Saint-Louis
17 FW   VEN Matías Lacava (on loan from Academia Puerto Cabello)
19 DF   UKR Orest Lebedenko
20 MF   POR Samu (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF   SRB Aleksandar Busnić (on loan from Vojvodina)
23 MF   IRQ Osama Rashid
25 DF   POR Rodrigo Escoval
28 MF   POR Bruno Costa
29 FW   ESP Alberto Soro (on loan from Granada)
34 MF   ESP Pedro Ortiz (on loan from Sevilla)
73 GK   SRB Nikola Bursać
75 MF   BEL Jason Lokilo (on loan from Hull City)
82 DF   POR Tomás Silva
90 MF   POR Diogo Nascimento
97 GK   CRO Fabijan Buntić
99 FW   FRA Samuel Essende

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW   GNB Jardel (at Radomiak Radom until 30 June 2024)
70 MF   USA Alex Alvarado (at Vianense until 30 June 2024)
— FW   ESP Iker Unzueta (on loan at Amorebieta until 30 June 2024)

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Manager   Rubén de la Barrera
Assistant Manager   José Teixeira
First-Team Coach   Rui Sá Lemos
First-Team Coach   Gabi
Goalkeeper Coach   Bruno Pinto
Goalkeeping Coach   Rui Costa
Conditioning Coach   João Luís Azevedo
Physiotherapist   Pedro Nogueira

Appearances edit

  • Primeira Liga: 3
  • Second Level: 4
  • Segunda Divisão: 28
  • Terceira Divisão: 14
  • Taça de Portugal: 38
  • Taça da Liga (League Cup): 1

League and Cup history edit

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ Vizela saiu à rua para festejar o regresso à primeira divisão nacional | MAISFUTEBOL (in Portuguese), retrieved 6 August 2021
  2. ^ "Plantel" (in Portuguese). FC Vizela.

External links edit

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