Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese professional

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club that plays in

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, the second tier of Portuguese football. They are based in the town of

Vizela Vizela () is a municipality in the Braga District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 23,736, in an area of 24.70 km². The present mayor is Vitor Hugo Salgado, elected as an independent. The municipal holiday is March 19. History In Au ...

and play in the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a capacity of 6,000.

Brief history

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

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, 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 ''

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'' scandal; for several years, the club acted as S.C. Braga's

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. In May 2021, the club were placed 2nd in the

2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 The 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2, also known as Liga Portugal SABSEG for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season of Portuguese football's second-tier league, and the first season under the current Liga Portugal 2 title. A total of 18 teams were comp ...

to get promoted into the

for the second time in the club's history since 1985 after a 36-year absence.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Coaching staff

Appearances

*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

Other statistics

: **Highest ranking: 11th ( 2022–23 season) **Lowest ranking: 16th ( 1984–85 season) *

: **Highest ranking: 2nd ( 2020–21 season) **Lowest ranking: 13th ( 2006–07 season)

References

External links

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F.C. Vizela
at WorldFootball.net
F.C. Vizela
at ZeroZero {{DEFAULTSORT:Vizela Football clubs in Portugal Association football clubs established in 1939 1939 establishments in Portugal Primeira Liga clubs Liga Portugal 2 clubs