Vitória S.C.

Not to be confused with Vitória F.C., from Setúbal, and Vitória Futebol Clube (ES), from Espírito Santo, Brazil.

Vitória Sport Clube, popularly known as Vitória de Guimarães, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Guimarães that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top-flight of football in Portugal.

Vitória de Guimarães

Full name	Vitória Sport Clube
Nickname(s)	Os Conquistadores (The Conquerors)[1] Os Vimaranenses (The ones from Guimarães) Os Branquinhos (The little whites)
Founded	22 September 1922; 102 years ago (22 September 1922)
Ground	Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Capacity	30,029[2]
Owner	Vitória Sport Clube (majority) V Sports (Nassef Sawiris & Wes Edens)
Chairman	António Miguel Cardoso
Manager	Daniel Sousa[3]
League	Primeira Liga
2023–24	Primeira Liga, 5th of 18
Website	www.vitoriasc.pt
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Vitória de Guimarães have finished third in the Primeira Liga on four occasions, most recently in 2007–08. They have won one Taça de Portugal in 2012–13 and one Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira in 1988, while also being runners-up of the former on six occasions.

The club have competed regularly in European competitions, where their best finish was the quarter-finals of the 1986–87 UEFA Cup.

Vitória SC have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club SC Braga, with whom they contest the Minho derby. In addition to this age-old rivalry, Vitória has another major dispute with Boavista FC from the city of Porto.^[4]

History

The origins of Vitória Sport Clube (1913–1922)

Vitória Sport Clube owes its origins to a group of young students who set up a football team, made up of two teams, the 1st team being Sport Club Vimaranense and the 2nd team being Foot-ball Grupo Vimaranense, in 1913, a date that some researchers point to as the true founding date of the club, which in 1918 was given its current name.^[5][6]

The club was founded on 22 September 1922, the official date of its foundation, the club set up its first board of directors after one of the Victorian gatherings that took place at the Chapelaria Macedo and was affiliated to the Braga Football Association in its first year of operation.^[7][8]

20th century (1922–2000)

Evolution of Vitória Sport Clube's league performances since 1938

Vitória's first emblem was created by Capitão Mário Cardoso in the late 1920s and depicts Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal, a symbol that inspires a club of conquerors, of fearless men who courageously fight for their goals.^[9]

After seasons of hard work, which culminated in winning several titles in Braga's AF league, the Conquistadores were promoted to the Primeira Liga in 1941, and two seasons later battled the Sadinos from Setúbal for the first time in the League. Against the odds, he reached his first Portuguese Cup final in their debut season, but lost to Belenenses 2–0.^[10]

Throughout the 20th century, Vitória Sport Clube was a possible contender to win the Portuguese Cup, reaching the final in 1942, 1963, 1976 and 1988. However, they were always defeated and avoided winning their first national trophy.

In 1980, Pimenta Machado took over the leadership of the club and since then, Vitória has been one of the leading clubs in Portuguese football, participating several times in European competitions.^[11]

Vitória's furthest progress in a European tournament was in the 1986–87 UEFA Cup, in which they were defeated 5–2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals by West German club Borussia Mönchengladbach.^[12]

Finally, in 1988, Vitória won its first national trophy, winning the Super Cup as finalists in the Portuguese Cup against FC Porto 2–0 (aggregate result).

New millennium (2001–present)

In the early 2000s, Vitória struggled in some years to retain its status in the top Portuguese division, then named the Superliga. Those years were marked by the decline of the leadership of Pimenta Machado, former club president, who was accused on charges of embezzlement. In February 2008 he was sentenced to four years and three months of prison on a suspended sentence,^[13] though a year later he was cleared of this charge and instead ordered to pay a €4,000 fine for falsifying a document.^[14]

Despite this, in 2004–05, the club secured a fifth-place finish in the league and qualified for European competition via the UEFA Cup. The next season (2005–06), however, they were relegated to the Segunda Liga (where they last played in 1958) after finishing 17th in the Superliga,^[15] despite reaching the Taça de Portugal semi-final, having beaten Benfica in the quarter-finals. The club also failed to progress from their UEFA Cup group, as eventual winners Sevilla, Premier League outfit Bolton Wanderers and Russian team Zenit Saint Petersburg progressed.

Vitória bounced back immediately to the top-flight as runners-up to Leixões S.C. under the management of Manuel Cajuda.^[16] A joint-best third-place finish in 2007–08, guaranteeing them a place in the third qualifying round of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League, their first such campaign. There they fell to Swiss side FC Basel 2–1 on aggregate, with a potential away goal winner by Roberto Calmon Félix being ruled out late on for offside, despite being a bad call from the referee.^[17] Vitória dropped into the 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round as a result of their elimination, and lost 4–2 on aggregate after extra time to England's Portsmouth.^[18]

Led by Rui Vitória in 2012–13, Vitória found themselves in financial problems, which caused them to lose many experienced players and bet on young players. However, they would go on to win their first Taça de Portugal title after previously losing five finals. Vitória beat rivals Braga en route to the final, where they recovered from 1–0 down against Benfica to win 2–1.^[19]

In 2017, Vitória made the cup final again, losing 2–1 to double winners S.L. Benfica.^[20] That September, the team left their mark in UEFA competitions, being the first team to start a game without a European player on the field.^[21] In 2020–21, the club went through four managers – Tiago, João Henriques, Bino and Moreno – before finishing seventh, missing Europe by one place.^[22]

Centenary of Vitória SC (2022)

In the run-up to the club's centenary,^[23] the «Vitória Sport Clube 1922-2022» exhibition was held, retracing 100 years of the popular emblem from the city of Guimarães.^[24] This way, we can photographically remember many of the club's most emblematic players, as well as images of the oldest pitches.^[25]

Third time's the charm! After two consecutive seasons of being eliminated in the qualifying round,^[26] Vitória finally managed, in the 2024–25 season, to successfully pass the qualifying rounds and enter the new regular phase of the Conference League called the league phase, becoming the first Portuguese club to achieve this feat. At the helm of Rui Borges side, the Conquistadores had 6 wins and a goal aggregate of 17–0.^[27] In addition to this feat, the Vimaranense club achieved the unprecedented record of 9 consecutive wins by a Portuguese club in UEFA competitions. This record was set after a 2–1 home win against FK Mladá Boleslav.^[28]

Sociedad anónima deportiva (SAD)

In February 2023, Vitória announced an agreement to sell 46% of the club's shares in a deal worth €5m to football club holding company V Sports, led by billionaires Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens: owners of Premier League club Aston Villa. V Sports would additionally offer a credit line of up to €20m, and invest an additional €2m into sporting infrastructure.^[29] The agreement was approved at a vote of Vitória's members on 4 March 2023: approximately 88% voted in favour of the deal.^[30] However, due to UEFA rules, VSports participation had to be reduced to 29%.^[31]

President of the Board of Directors

• António Miguel Cardoso^[32]

Sports venues

D. Afonso Henriques Stadium

The ultras of Vitória S.C. in a match against Benfica, 11 February 2024

They play in the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, which has a capacity of just over 30,029.^[2] After Os Três Grandes, Vitória is the club which attracts most supporters to the stadium, with average attendances close to 20,000 per game. Vitória usually has a higher average than all the other clubs, even when the club played in the Second Division/League.^[33][34]

Other Infrastructures

Vitória SC Sports Complex

It was opened in 1997 under the name "Complexo Desportivo Dr. Alberto Pimenta Machado", when the club had Dr. Alberto Pimenta Machado himself as president. The idea came up when, at the time, the president visited Milanello, AC Milan's sports complex.

The Sports Complex hosts the club's administrative services, the training of the senior football team and the training and games of the club's youth teams. It includes 3 natural grass fields, 3 synthetic fields (one of them for Football 7), a gym, two dozen changing rooms, a mini stadium and a sports hall, where the club's teams train and play.^[35]

Vitória SC Mini Stadium

Occupying Field 5 of the Victorian Academy and with capacity for 2,500 spectators, the home of the B team and the under-19s will appear. It will also have a presidential tribune, three bars, six changing rooms and a technical support area.^[36]

Vimaranense Unit Sports Pavilion

Inserted in the Sports Complex, the Pavilion, opened in 1997 with capacity for 2,500 spectators, is the home of Vitória SC sports, where it hosts around 600 athletes weekly between training and competitions. From the 2022/23 season to 2023/24, there was a 40 per cent increase in the average number of spectators per game. This infrastructure was therefore remodelled in the summer of 2024 in order to provide even better working and entertainment conditions for all members.^[37]

Guimarães Sports City

The Sports City is made up of a set of equipment existing in the municipality of Guimarães intended for sports and allows the reception of major events of national and international dimensions. These facilities, such as the swimming pool complex and the athletics track, are frequently used by athletes and teams from Vitória SC's training and modalities.^[38]

Rivalries

Rivalry with SC Braga

The Minho derby is the football rivalry between Sporting Clube de Braga and Vitória Sport Clube, two of the biggest clubs in the Minho region of northern Portugal. This derby is marked by great tension and passion, reflecting not only sporting competition, but also a historical and cultural rivalry between the cities of Braga and Guimarães that began even before the formation of the Kingdom of Portugal.^[39] Since then it has been a struggle in all aspects of society, sport, culture, the economy... Football has only become a means used to transpose the rivalry. Considered to be one of the most exciting and fiercely contested matches in Portuguese football, the Dérbi Minhoto is eagerly awaited by the fans, who live intensely for the clash between these two cities traditionally known for their history and identity.^[40][41]

Rivalry with Boavista FC

The Conquistadores versus Panteras match against Boavista Futebol Clube is a regional contest involving the city of Guimarães and the city of Porto. Although it's not as famous as other rivalries, it's marked by tension between Vitorianos and Axadrezados fans, with each club representing the pride of its city and region.^[42] The clash is always eagerly awaited, given the great competitive history and geographical proximity between the two teams.^[43]

Other rivalries

There is also a certain rivalry between Braga, Boavista, Belenenses and Vitória SC, due to the closeness in the number of titles and because they are some of the clubs with the largest number of fans in Portugal, with many people creating arguments to determine which would be the "4th big". However, the distance between these clubs and the Big Three is considerable enough in any sport to be given such a designation.^[44]

Honours

National Competitions
Competition		Titles	Seasons	Runners-up
	Taça de Portugal	1	2012/13	1941/42, 1962/63, 1975/76, 1987/88, 2010/11, 2016/17
	Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira	1	1988	2011, 2013, 2017
	Total Trophies	2	2 Nationals	9 Runner-up

League and Cup history

Updated: November 2023.^[45] The club's 79 seasons (as in 2023) in the top level of Portuguese football make them the club with the joint-fourth longest time there, after Benfica, Porto, and Sporting CP (all with 90).^[46]

Season	League	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	League Cup	Supercup	Champions League	Europa League	Conference League	Cup Winner's Cup	Notes
1941–42	1D	11	22	6	1	15	43	76	13	Runner–up	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1942–43	1D	8	18	6	2	10	48	76	14	Round 5	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1943–44	1D	8	18	2	3	13	25	68	7	Semi-final	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1944–45	1D	8	18	4	3	11	32	57	11	Round 6	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1945–46	1D	8	22	8	2	12	39	52	18	Quarter-final	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1946–47	1D	8	26	8	8	10	54	54	24	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1947–48	1D	7	26	10	4	12	44	56	24	Round 5	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1948–49	1D	6	26	11	4	11	47	50	26	Round 6	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1949–50	1D	11	26	7	7	12	45	59	21	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1950–51	1D	13	26	6	6	14	40	57	18	Quarter-final	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1951–52	1D	10	26	9	3	14	28	47	21	Round 6	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1952–53	1D	8	26	7	6	13	28	54	20	Quarter-final	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1953–54	1D	8	26	10	5	11	44	64	25	Quarter-final	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held
1954–55	1D	14	26	5	7	14	33	49	17	Round 5	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	not held	Relegated
1955–56	2D	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		not held	not held			not held	not held
1956–57	2D	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		not held	not held			not held	not held
1957–58	2D	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		not held	not held			not held	not held	Promoted
1958–59	1D	5	26	13	3	10	59	55	29	Round 6	not held	not held			not held	not held
1959–60	1D	7	26	8	7	11	47	43	23	Quarter-final	not held	not held			not held	not held
1960–61	1D	4	26	14	2	10	48	44	30	Round 6	not held	not held			not held
1961–62	1D	9	26	9	4	13	44	47	22	Semi-final	not held	not held			not held
1962–63	1D	6	26	12	3	11	47	43	27	Runner–up	not held	not held			not held
1963–64	1D	4	26	16	2	8	62	42	34	Round 6	not held	not held			not held
1964–65	1D	7	26	12	5	9	44	36	29	Round 6	not held	not held			not held
1965–66	1D	4	26	14	5	7	58	47	33	Round 5	not held	not held			not held
1966–67	1D	6	26	11	4	11	35	40	26	Round 5	not held	not held			not held
1967–68	1D	6	26	12	3	11	31	34	27	Quarter-final	not held	not held			not held
1968–69	1D	3	26	13	10	3	46	17	36	Quarter-final	not held	not held			not held
1969–70	1D	5	26	12	4	10	38	36	28	Quarter-final	not held	not held		Round 2	not held
1970–71	1D	12	26	4	11	11	15	27	19	Round 5	not held	not held		Round 2	not held
1971–72	1D	6	30	11	8	11	49	47	30	Round 5	not held	not held			not held
1972–73	1D	6	30	11	11	8	38	38	33	Round 6	not held	not held			not held
1973–74	1D	6	30	10	11	9	36	34	31	Round 5	not held	not held			not held
1974–75	1D	5	30	16	6	8	64	36	38	Round 6	not held	not held			not held
1975–76	1D	6	30	13	10	7	49	32	36	Runner–up	not held	not held			not held
1976–77	1D	9	30	10	6	14	39	38	26	Round 6	not held	not held			not held
1977–78	1D	6	30	12	7	11	33	28	31	Round 5	not held	not held			not held
1978–79	1D	6	30	12	7	11	44	38	31	Round 6	not held				not held
1979–80	1D	6	30	11	10	9	42	38	32	Round 5	not held				not held
1980–81	1D	5	30	11	9	10	38	30	31	Round 5	not held				not held
1981–82	1D	4	30	13	12	5	42	22	38	Round 5	not held				not held
1982–83	1D	4	30	11	10	9	35	24	32	Round 5	not held				not held
1983–84	1D	6	30	14	3	13	41	41	31	Semi-final	not held			Round 1	not held
1984–85	1D	9	30	9	7	14	33	39	25	Round 6	not held				not held
1985–86	1D	4	30	16	8	6	51	29	40	Round 6	not held				not held
1986–87	1D	3	30	14	13	3	45	22	41	Quarter-final	not held			Quarter-final	not held
1987–88	1D	14	38	11	11	16	48	50	33	Runner–up	not held			Round 3	not held
1988–89	1D	9	38	14	10	14	39	33	38	Round 5	not held	Winner			not held	Round 1
1989–90	1D	4	34	17	11	6	46	28	45	Semi-final	not held				not held
1990–91	1D	9	38	12	10	16	31	40	34	Round 6	not held			Round 1	not held
1991–92	1D	5	34	14	13	7	46	35	41	Round 5	not held				not held
1992–93	1D	11	34	14	3	17	41	53	31	Semi-final	not held			Round 2	not held
1993–94	1D	7	34	11	11	12	30	31	33	Round 5	not held				not held
1994–95	1D	4	34	16	10	8	54	43	42	Round 5	not held				not held
1995–96	1D	5	34	19	5	10	55	39	62	Quarter-final	not held			Round 2	not held
1996–97	1D	5	34	15	8	11	51	46	53	Round 5	not held			Round 2	not held
1997–98	1D	3	34	17	8	9	42	25	59	Round 5	not held			Round 1	not held
1998–99	1D	7	34	14	8	12	53	41	50	Round 5	not held			Round 1	not held
1999–00	1D	7	34	14	6	14	48	43	48	Quarter-final	not held				not held	not held
2000–01	1D	15	34	9	9	16	41	49	36	Round 5	not held				not held	not held
2001–02	1D	9	34	11	9	14	35	41	42	Round 5	not held				not held	not held
2002–03	1D	4	34	14	8	12	47	46	50	Round 5	not held				not held	not held
2003–04	1D	14	34	9	10	15	31	40	37	Round 5	not held				not held	not held
2004–05	1D	5	34	15	9	10	38	29	54	Round 5	not held				not held	not held
2005–06	1D	17	34	8	10	16	28	41	34	Semi-final	not held			Group Stage	not held	not held	Relegated
2006–07	2D	2	30	16	7	7	44	20	55	Round 5	not held				not held	not held	Promoted
2007–08	1D	3	30	15	8	7	35	31	53	Round 5	Round 3				not held	not held
2008–09	1D	8	30	10	8	12	32	36	38	Quarter-final	Semi-final		Third Qualifying Round	Round 1	not held	not held
2009–10	1D	6	30	11	8	11	31	34	41	Round 5	Round 3				not held	not held
2010–11	1D	5	30	12	7	11	36	36	43	Runner–up	Round 3				not held	not held
2011–12	1D	6	30	14	3	13	40	40	45	Round 4	Round 3	Runner–up		Play-off Round	not held	not held
2012–13	1D	9	30	11	7	12	36	47	40	Winner	Round 3				not held	not held
2013–14	1D	10	30	10	5	15	30	35	35	Round 3	Round 2	Runner–up		Group Stage	not held	not held
2014–15	1D	5	34	15	10	9	50	35	55	Round 4	Group Stage				not held	not held
2015–16	1D	10	34	9	13	12	45	53	40	Round 3	Round 2			3Q	not held	not held
2016–17	1D	4	34	18	8	8	50	39	62	Runner–up	Group Stage				not held	not held
2017–18	1D	9	34	13	4	17	45	56	43	Round 5	Group Stage	Runner–up		Group Stage	not held	not held
2018–19	1D	5	34	15	7	12	46	34	52	Quarter-final	Round 2				not held	not held
2019–20	1D	7	34	13	11	10	53	38	50	Round 3	Semi-final			Group Stage	not held	not held
2020–21	1D	7	34	12	7	15	37	44	43	Round 4	Quarter-final				not held	not held
2021–22	1D	6	34	13	9	12	50	41	48	Round 4	Group Stage					not held
2022–23	1D	6	34	16	5	13	34	39	53	Round 5	Group Stage				3Q	not held
2023–24	1D	5	34	19	6	9	52	38	63	Semi-final	Round 2				2Q	not held
2024–25	1D	Ongoing	Ongoing	Ongoing	Ongoing	Ongoing	Ongoing	Ongoing	Ongoing	Ongoing	Ongoing				Ongoing	not held

European matches

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
1969–70	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	First round	Baník Ostrava	1–0	1–1	2–1
		Second round	Southampton	3–3	1–5	4–8
1970–71	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	First round	Angoulême	3–0	1–3	4–3
		Second round	Hibernian	2–1	0–2	2–3
1973–74	Intertoto Cup	Group 2	Djurgården	5–0	1–3	2nd place
			Neuchâtel Xamax	5–2	1–0
			Hamburger SV	3–1	0–2
1975–76	Intertoto Cup	Group 7	Oostende	4–1	0–2	2nd place
			Holbæk B&I	4–0	2–1
			Inter Bratislava	1–0	0–4
1983–84	UEFA Cup	First round	Aston Villa	1–0	0–5	1–5
1986–87	UEFA Cup	First round	Sparta Prague	2–1	1–1	3–2
		Second round	Atlético Madrid	2–0	0–1	2–1
		Third round	Groningen	3–0	0–1	3–1
		Quarter-finals	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–2	0–3	2–5
1987–88	UEFA Cup	First round	Tatabánya	1–0	1–1	2–1
		Second round	Beveren	1–0	0–1 (a.e.t.)	1–1 (5–4 p)
		Third round	TJ Vitkovice	2–0	0–2 (a.e.t.)	2–2 (4–5 p)
1988–89	European Cup Winners' Cup	First round	Roda	1–0	0–2	1–2
1990–91	UEFA Cup	First round	Fenerbahçe	2–3	0–3	2–6
1992–93	UEFA Cup	First round	Real Sociedad	3–0	0–2	3–2
		Second round	Ajax	0–3	1–2	1–5
1995–96	UEFA Cup	First round	Standard Liège	3–1	0–0	3–1
		Second round	Barcelona	0–4	0–3	0–7
1996–97	UEFA Cup	First round	Parma	2–0	1–2	3–2
		Second round	Anderlecht	1–1	0–0	1–1 (a)
1997–98	UEFA Cup	First round	Lazio	0–4	1–2	1–6
1998–99	UEFA Cup	First round	Celtic	1–2	1–2	2–4
2005–06	UEFA Cup	First round	Wisła Kraków	3–0	1–0	4–0
		Group H	Zenit Saint Petersburg	—	1–2	5th place
			Bolton Wanderers	1–1	—
			Sevilla	—	1–3
			Beşiktaş	1–3	—
2008–09	UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	Basel	0–0	1–2	1–2
2008–09	UEFA Cup	First round	Portsmouth	2–2	0–2	2–4
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round	Midtjylland	2–1	0–0	2–1
		Play-off round	Atlético Madrid	0–4	0–2	0–6
2013–14	UEFA Europa League	Group I	Lyon	1–2	1–1	3rd place
			Real Betis	0–1	0–1
			Rijeka	4–0	0–0
2015–16	UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round	Altach	1–4	1–2	2–6
2017–18	UEFA Europa League	Group I	RB Salzburg	1–1	0–3	4th place
			Marseille	1–0	1–2
			Konyaspor	1–1	1–2
2019–20	UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round	Jeunesse Esch	4–0	1–0	5–0
		Third qualifying round	FK Ventspils	6–0	3–0	9–0
		Play-off round	FCSB	1–0	0–0	1–0
		Group F	Arsenal	1–1	2–3	4th place
			Eintracht Frankfurt	0–1	3–2
			Standard Liège	1–1	0–2
2022–23	UEFA Europa Conference League	Second qualifying round	Puskás Akadémia	3–0	0–0	3–0
		Third qualifying round	Hajduk Split	1–0	1–3	2–3
2023–24	UEFA Europa Conference League	Second qualifying round	Celje	0–1 (a.e.t.)	4–3	4–4 (2–4 p)
2024–25	UEFA Conference League	Second qualifying round	Floriana	1–0	4–0	5–0
		Third qualifying round	Zürich	2–0	3–0	5–0
		Play-off round	Zrinjski Mostar	3–0	4–0	7–0
		League Phase	Fiorentina	1–1	—	2nd place
			Djurgårdens IF	—	2–1
			Astana	—	1–1
			Mladá Boleslav	2–1	—
			St. Gallen	—	4–1
			Celje	3–1	—
		Round of 16	TBD

Players

Current squad

As of 6 September 2024^[47]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  POR Miguel Maga 3 DF  VEN Mikel Villanueva 4 DF  POR Tomás Ribeiro 5 MF  POR Marco Cruz 6 MF  POR Manu Silva 7 FW  POR Nélson Oliveira 8 MF  POR Tomás Händel 9 FW  VEN Jesús Ramírez 10 MF  POR Tiago Silva 11 FW  BRA Kaio César (on loan from Coritiba) 13 DF  POR João Mendes 14 GK  CPV Bruno Varela (Captain) 15 DF  ESP Óscar Rivas

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  POR João Mendes 18 FW  CPV Telmo Arcanjo 20 MF  POR Samu 22 DF  POR Alberto 24 DF  CRO Toni Borevković 27 GK  BRA Charles 28 MF  POR Zé Carlos 44 DF  POR Jorge Fernandes 47 GK  POR João Oliveira 71 FW  BRA Gustavo Silva 76 DF  ANG Bruno Gaspar 77 MF  POR Nuno Santos 79 FW  POR José Bica 86 FW  CAN Dieu-Merci Michel

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 54 DF  POR Gabriel Rodrigues (at Académica until 30 June 2025) — MF  POR Gonçalo Nogueira (at Paços Ferreira until 30 June 2025)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ANG Nelson da Luz (at Qingdao West Coast until 31 December 2024) — FW  ESP Adrián Butzke (at Nacional until 30 June 2025)

Club staff

Position	Staff
President	António Miguel Cardoso
Technical Director	Carlos Campos
Sporting Director	Rogério Matias
Director of Football	Flávio Meireles
Head Coach	Daniel Sousa
Assistant Head Coach	TBA
First-Team Coach	TBA
Goalkeeper Coach	Douglas Jesus
Head of Scouting	TBA
Physiotherapist	Pedro Figueiredo Frederico Neto
Team Manager	Rui Carvalho

Managerial history

Dates	Name	Picture	Notes
1922-1979	To be filled
1979-1980	Mario Imbelloni
1980	Cassiano Gouveia
1980	Fernando Peres
1980-1981	Manuel José
1981-1982	José Maria Pedroto
1982-1983	Manuel José
1983-1984	Hermann Stessl
1984-1985	Raymond Goethals
1985-1986	António Morais
1986-1987	Marinho Peres
1987-1988	António Oliveira
1988-1989	Geninho
1989-1990	Paulo Autuori
1991-1992	João Alves
1992-1993	Marinho Peres
1993-1994	Bernardino Pedroto
1994-1995	Quinito
1995	Vítor Oliveira
1995-1996	Manuel Machado		Caretaker
1996	Romeu Silva
1996-1997	Jaime Pacheco
1997-1998	Quinito
1998	Zoran Filipović
1999-2000	Quinito
2000	Paulo Autuori
2000-2001	Álvaro Magalhães
2001-2003	Augusto Inácio
2003-2004	Jorge Jesus
2004-2005	Manuel Machado
2005	Jaime Pacheco
2005-2006	Vítor Pontes
2006	Luís Norton de Matos
2006-2009	Manuel Cajuda
2009	Nelo Vingada
2009	Basílio Marques		Interim
2009-2010	Paulo Sérgio
2010-2011	Manuel Machado
2011	Basílio Marques		Interim
2011-2015	Rui Vitória
2015	Armando Evangelista
2015-2016	Sérgio Conceição
2016-2018	Pedro Martins
2018	Vítor Campelos		Interim
2018	José Peseiro
2018-2019	Luís Castro
2019-2020	Ivo Vieira
2020	Tiago Mendes
2020-2021	João Henrique
2021	Bino		Caretaker
2021	Moreno		Caretaker
2021-2022	Pepa
2022-2023	Moreno
2023	Paulo Turra
2023-2024	Álvaro Pacheco
2024	Rui Miguel Pinto Cunha		Interim
2024	Rui Borges
2024–present	Daniel Sousa

Modalities

Vitória SC Sports Activities v t e
Active Departments
Football	Team B	Women's Football	Volleyball	Basketball
Water Polo	Handball	Swimming	Athletics	Triathlon
Adapted Sports	Gymnastics	Boxing	Kickboxing	Muay Thai
Table Tennis	Chess	Judo	Taekwondo	Jiu-jitsu
Motorsport	Karting	Mountain Biking	Cycling	eSports
Non Active Departments
Roller Hockey	Futsal	Beach Football	Rugby	Karate
Sport Fishing	Golf	Beach Volleyball

Handball

Main article: Vitória S.C. (handball)

Vitória Sport Clube has a handball team that plays in the first division Andebol 1.^[48]

Basketball

Main article: Vitória S.C. (basketball)

Vitória S.C. men's basketball team plays in the LPB.^[49]

Volleyball

Main article: Vitória S.C. (volleyball)

Vitória Sport Clube has a volleyball team which plays in the Portuguese Volleyball League A1.^[50]

Water polo

Main article: Vitória S.C. (water polo)

Vitória Sport Clube has a water polo team which plays in the Water Polo First Division.^[51]

Cycling Team

Main article: Vitória S.C. (cycling team)

Vitória S.C. already had a cycling team, at the beginning of the 21st century, with the European status of UCI Continental Tour. The team code UCI: ASC, participated mainly in national competitions such as the famous Tour of Portugal.

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External links

• Official website
• Guimaraes info at zerozero.pt