Sport Clube Vila Real ''(abbreviated as SC Vila Real )'' is a

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club based in

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in the

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Background

SC Vila Real currently plays in the

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Série B which is the fourth tier of

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. The club was founded in 1920 and they play their home matches at the Complexo Desportivo Monte Da Forca in

. The stadium is able to accommodate 5,500 spectators. The closest they ever came to play in Primeira Divisão/Liga was in 1944, when they won the

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Norte regional division but lost the Segunda Divisão Grand Final 2–3 to

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. Vila Real never again would compete for a top flight place, yo-yoing between Segunda and Terceira Divisão until 1978 when they were relegated from Segunda for the last time. The club is affiliated to Associação de Futebol de Vila Real and has competed in the AF Vila Real Taça. The club has also entered the national cup competition known as

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on numerous occasions.

Appearances

*II Divisão B: 35

Season to season

League history

Honours

: 1952/53, 2000/01 *Campeonato de Vila Real: 1924/25, 1925/26, 1926/27, 1927/28, 1928/29, 1929/30, 1930/31, 1931/32, 1932/33, 1933/34, 1934/35, 1935/36, 1936/37, 1937/38, 1938/39, 1939/40, 1940/41, 1941/42, 1942/43, 1943/44, 1944/45, 1945/46, 1946/47 *AF Vila Real Divisão de Honra: 2007/08, 2010/11, 2013/14

Current squad

''Updated 24 December 2021''

Notable former managers

* Manuel Machado * Quim

Footnotes

External links

Official website
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