Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese
sports club
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based in
Portimão
Portimão () is a city and a municipality in the district of Faro, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 55,614, in an area of 182.06 km2. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão (). In 1924, it was ...
. Founded on 14 August 1914, it is most notable for its professional
football
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team, which currently plays in the
Primeira Liga
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, the top flight of
Portuguese football
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. It also fields various youth teams and a veterans team in football, as well as teams in
basketball.
Located in Algarve's second largest city, its stadium, the ''
Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Estádio Municipal de Portimão is the current stadium of Portimonense S.C. It is located in the centre of Portimão in the Algarve, Portugal and was opened in 1937 for local football club Portimonense S.C. Its capacity is 9,544 people. It host ...
'', has a capacity of 9,544 spectators after undergoing renovation in early 2011. The club has never won any major trophies, but it participated in the Primeira Liga for several seasons.
Portimonense's zenith was in the 1980s, a decade in which the club only played its football in the top division, also competing in the
UEFA Cup in
1985–86. They have reached the semifinals of the
Taça de Portugal three times, in 1983, 1987 and 1988.
History
Portimonense was a regular presence in the
Portuguese first division
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, even finishing fifth in
1984–85 – highlights included 0–0 home draws against
Benfica and
Sporting Lisbon – which led to participation in the
UEFA Cup in the
1985–86 season. The team were eliminated in the first round of that competition by
FK Partizan of Yugoslavia.
In the 1990s and 2000s, however, the club primarily played in the
Segunda Liga, while also having a brief spell in the
third level. In
2009–10, Portimonense started with Angolan
Lito Vidigal at the helm, but when he left for
União de Leiria
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, former Sporting midfielder
Litos took charge, and led the team to a final second place, behind
S.C. Beira-Mar, thus returning it to the top flight after exactly 20 years of absence; substitute
Wilson Eduardo
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He was formed at Sporting CP, but spent most of his time out on loan. In 2015 he joined Braga, with whom h ...
scored the only goal away to
U.D. Oliveirense
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to guarantee the promotion.
Midway through the
2010–11 campaign, Litos was fired due to bad results, as Portimonense eventually ranked second from bottom and was relegated back. The team met the same fate in
the following season, even managing to rank in a worse position; however, after
Varzim S.C.
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was not allowed to promote from division three due to financial irregularities, Portimonense was reinstated.
Portimonense won the
2016–17 LigaPro
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to return to the top flight after six years; the campaign was managed by
Vítor Oliveira Vítor Oliveira may refer to:
* Vítor Oliveira (footballer, born 1953)
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In a man ...
, who had begun his coaching career with the club three decades earlier and had won promotion for the fifth consecutive time. The team went down on the last day of the
2019–20 season, as competitors
C.D. Tondela
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and
Vitória de Setúbal
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People
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* Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer
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also won their games, however, Portimonense remained in the division due to issues off the pitch at both
Vitória de Setúbal
Vitoria or Vitória may refer to :
People
* Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian
* Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer
* Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer
* Steven Vitória (b ...
and
C.D. Aves
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meaning these two were relegated and the Algarve side would stay up.
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
League and cup history
:A. Best league classification finish in the club's history.
:B. Despite finishing in a position which would relegate the club to the third division, Portimonense were reinstated in the Liga de Honra due to
Varzim not meeting the financial requirements to play in the league.
Last updated: 25 September 2014
Div. = Division; 1D =
Portuguese League; 2H =
Liga de Honra; 2DS/2D =
Portuguese Second Division
Ti. = Tier; Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal scored; GA = Goal against; P = Points
Honours
*
LigaPro
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:
2016–17
*
Portuguese Second Division: 1978–79,
2000–01
Europe
Club officials
On 13 July 2011, Portimonense elected its body of officials, for a three-year term.
*President: José Fernando Teixeira da Rocha
*Deputy president: António Alexandre Soares Rocha da Silveira
*Vice-presidents: Luís Manuel de Andrade Rodrigues Batalau, José Cândido Rebelo Rodrigues, Nuno Miguel Lopes da Silva, João Carlos Pinhota Martins Santana, Francisco José de Matos Viegas Gouveia Coutinho, Luís Carlos da Costa Paiva
Managerial history
Futsal
Portimonense has a
futsal team that plays top tier futsal in the
Liga Sport Zone.
Basketball
Portimonense has a
basketball team that plays in the
Proliga (Portugal) basketball league.
Supporters and rivalries
Portimonense has its own club song: "Portimonense, expoente algarvio". Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Portimonense, although this is more common in
Iberia than in much of Europe.
The club has rivalries with fellow
Algarve clubs
Farense
Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional association football, football club based in Faro, Portugal, Faro in the Faro District, district of the same name and the region of Algarve. Founded in 1910, the club wi ...
and
Olhanense
Sporting Clube Olhanense () is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve.
Its football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth tier of Portuguese football. It holds home matches at the ...
.
References
External links
Official websiteZerozero team profile
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Football clubs in Portugal
Association football clubs established in 1914
1914 establishments in Portugal
Primeira Liga clubs
Liga Portugal 2 clubs
Sport in Algarve