Portimonense S.C.

Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese sports club based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, it is most notable for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. It also fields various youth teams and a veterans team in football, as well as teams in basketball.

Portimonense
Full namePortimonense Sporting Clube
Nickname(s)Alvinegros
Marafados
Founded14 August 1914 (14 August 1914)
GroundEstádio Municipal, Portimão,
Algarve, Portugal
Capacity9,544
PresidentRodiney Sampaio
Head coachPaulo Sérgio
LeaguePrimeira Liga
2022–23Primeira Liga, 15th of 18
WebsiteClub website

Located in Algarve's second largest city, its stadium, the Estádio Municipal de Portimão, 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, 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.[1]

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, 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 scored the only goal away to U.D. Oliveirense to guarantee the promotion.[2]

Midway through the 2010–11 campaign, Litos was fired due to bad results,[3] as Portimonense eventually ranked second from bottom and was relegated back.[4] The team met the same fate in the following season, even managing to rank in a worse position; however, after Varzim S.C. was not allowed to promote from division three due to financial irregularities, Portimonense was reinstated.[5]

Portimonense won the 2016–17 LigaPro to return to the top flight after six years; the campaign was managed by Vítor Oliveira, who had begun his coaching career with the club three decades earlier and had won promotion for the fifth consecutive time.[6] The team went down on the last day of the 2019–20 season, as competitors C.D. Tondela and Vitória de Setúbal also won their games,[7] however, Portimonense remained in the division due to issues off the pitch at both Vitória de Setúbal and C.D. Aves meaning these two were relegated and the Algarve side would stay up.[8]

Players

Current squad
As of 26 September 2023[9]

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 Brazil BRA Gabriel Souza (on loan from Bahia)
6 MF Portugal POR Ricardo Sousa
7 FW Bulgaria BUL Sylvester Jasper
8 MF Brazil BRA Maurício
9 FW Portugal POR Paulinho (on loan from Viborg)
11 MF Brazil BRA Carlinhos (captain)
12 GK Brazil BRA Vinícius Silvestre
13 MF Brazil BRA Dener
14 DF Senegal SEN Moustapha Seck
17 MF Brazil BRA Davis Silva
18 DF Portugal POR Gonçalo Costa
19 FW Ecuador ECU Ronie Carrillo
20 MF Portugal POR Paulo Estrela
22 DF Portugal POR Filipe Relvas
23 DF South Korea KOR Lee Ye-chan
25 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Ventura
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF Portugal POR Guga
28 FW Brazil BRA Luan Campos (on loan from América Mineiro)
30 FW South Korea KOR Kim Yong-hak
32 GK Japan JPN Kosuke Nakamura
33 DF Brazil BRA Igor Formiga
37 FW Brazil BRA Rildo (on loan from Santa Clara)
43 DF Brazil BRA Tornich
44 DF Brazil BRA Pedrão
71 MF England ENG Dennis Adeniran
75 DF Portugal POR Ângelo Taveira
76 DF Portugal POR Rafael Alcobia
77 FW Cape Verde CPV Hélio Varela
85 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Midana Cassamá
88 GK Brazil BRA João Victor
99 MF Brazil BRA Zinho (on loan from Grêmio)

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF Brazil BRA Luquinha

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW Japan JPN Shuhei Kawasaki (to Vissel Kobe until 31 December 2023)
24 MF France FRA Mohamed Diaby (to Sheffield Wednesday until 30 June 2024)
35 FW Honduras HON Bryan Róchez (to União Leiria until 30 June 2024)
39 FW Colombia COL Wilinton Aponzá (to Chungnam Asan until 30 June 2024)
70 FW Portugal POR Rui Gomes (to Tondela until 30 June 2024)
99 FW Brazil BRA Yago Cariello (to Gangwon until 30 June 2024)
— GK Brazil BRA Matheus Nogueira (to Paysandu until 31 December 2023)
— DF Brazil BRA Pedro Casagrande (to Covilhã until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Portugal POR Bruno Reis (to Covilhã until 30 June 2024)
— MF Brazil BRA Ewerton (to Vegalta Sendai until 31 December 2023)
— MF Brazil BRA Felipe Dini (to Belenenses until 30 June 2024)
— MF Brazil BRA Gustavo Klismahn (to Santa Clara until 30 June 2024)
— MF Brazil BRA Rômulo (to Criciúma until 31 December 2023)
— FW Nigeria NGA Adewale Sapara (to Farense until 30 June 2024)
— FW Portugal POR Ricardo Matos (to Belenenses until 30 June 2024)

League and cup history
Season Ti. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup League Cup Europe Notes
1976–77 1D 12 308913 344625 Round 3
1977–78 1D 13 308715 293923 Round 4 Relegated
1978–79 2D 1 301998 661747 Round 2 Promoted
1979–80 1D 8 3010614 324926 Round 4
1980–81 1D 8 3011613 343728 Round 4
1981–82 1D 6 3012810 352432 Round 4
1982–83 1D 9 3011712 353129 Semi-finals
1983–84 1D 10 3010614 273726 Round 4
1984–85 1D 5 301488 514136 Round 4 [A]
1985–86 1D 7 3011613 293228 Round 5 Round 1
1986–87 1D 11 3081012 274726 Semi-finals
1987–88 1D 13 38121016 355034 Semi-finals
1988–89 1D 12 38121115 333735 Round 4
1989–90 1D 17 347720 305721 Round 3 Relegated
1990–91 2H 8 3818614 573442 Round 7
1991–92 2H 17 3471017 345924 Round 4 Relegated
1992–93 2DS 1 3420113 622751 Round 3 Promoted
1993–94 2H 12 3411815 444730 Round 4
1994–95 2H 16 3411617 354828 Round 4 Relegated
1995–96 2DS 6 34121012 344246 Round 6
1996–97 2DS 12 3413714 444146 Round 6
1997–98 2DS 8 3416513 473553 Round 2
1998–99 2DS 3 3415145 583059 Round 5
1999–2000 2DS 2 3821107 804073 Round 4
2000–01 2DS 1 3825310 704378 Round 3 Promoted
2001–02 2H 6 3413138 443752 Quarter-finals
2002–03 2H 6 3414911 504051 Round 3
2003–04 2H 16 3481511 363939 Round 6
2004–05 2H 14 3410915 404939 Round 3
2005–06 2H 12 34101311 363643 Round 4
2006–07 2H 14 307914 284230 Round 4
2007–08 2H 11 308139 263037 Round 4 Round 4
2008–09 2H 13 307149 293535 Round 5 Round 1
2009–10 2H 2 301668 433454 Round 3 First Group Stage Promoted
2010–11 1D 15 306717 284925 Round 4 Round 1 Relegated
2011–12 2H 16 308814 354232 Round 3 Second Group Stage [B]
2012–13 2H 6 42171312 615064 Round 3 First Group Stage
2013–14 2H 7 42191013 584867 Round 3 Round 2
2014–15 2H 14 46151516 566260 Round 1 Round 1
2015-16 2H 4 46 20 18 8 57 45 78 Round 5 Semi-finals
2016-17 2H 1 422589 703983 Round 2 Round 1 Segunda Liga Champion
2017-18 1D 10 3410816 526038 Round 4 Group Stage
2018-19 1D 12 3411617 445939 Round 3 Round 2
2019-20 1D 17 3471215 304533 Round 3 Group Stage Relegated but reinstated
2020-21 1D 14 34 9 8 17 34 41 35 3.ª Elim. DNP
A. ^A Best league classification finish in the club's history.
B. ^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

Europe
1985–86 UEFA Cup – 1st Round
DateHomeResultAwayCity
18/09/1985Portugal Portimonense1–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia PartizanPortimão
2/10/1985Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan4–0Portugal PortimonenseBelgrade

Club officials

On 13 July 2011, Portimonense elected its body of officials, for a three-year term.[10]

  • 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
Dates Name
1985–1986 Portugal Vítor Oliveira
1988–1989 Portugal José Torres
1990–1991 Portugal Carlos Alhinho
1991–1994 Portugal Amílcar Fonseca
1994–1995 Portugal José Torres
1995–1997 Portugal Amílcar Fonseca
1999–2001 Portugal Mário Nunes
2001–2002 Portugal Amílcar Fonseca
2003–2004 Portugal Dito
2004–2005 Portugal António Pacheco
2005–2006 Portugal Diamantino Miranda
2006–2007 Portugal Luís Martins
2007–2009 Portugal Vítor Pontes
2009 Angola Lito Vidigal
2009–2010 Portugal Litos
2010–2011 Portugal Carlos Azenha
2012–2014 Angola Lázaro Oliveira
2014–2015 Portugal Vítor Maçãs
2015–2016 Portugal José Augusto
2016–2018 Portugal Vítor Oliveira
2018–2020 Portugal António Folha
2020–present Portugal Paulo Sérgio

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.[11]

Supporters and rivalries

Portimonense has its own club song: "Portimonense, expoente algarvio".[12] 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 and Olhanense.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

References
  1. "Quem é o Partizan de Belgrado?" [Who are Partizan Belgrade?]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 August 2000. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. "Wilson Eduardo entrou para garantir subida" [Wilson Eduardo entered to guarantee promotion] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "Portimonense despede Litos" [Portimonense dismiss Litos]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 28 December 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. "La lucha por el tercer puesto entre Sporting y Braga sigue viva" [The fight for third place between Sporting and Braga remains aliva]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 May 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. Saint-Maxent, Sarah (19 July 2012). "Portimonense substitui Varzim" [Portimonense replaced Varzim]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. Sharp, Will (8 June 2017). "Meet Vítor Oliveira, the manager who has won promotion for five seasons in a row". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  7. "Fecham-se as cortinas da I Liga. Portimonense cai de divisão" [Curtains close on the I Liga. Portimonense go down a division] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  8. Nascimento, Hélio (31 July 2020). "Treinador para a nova época já é assunto resolvido em Portimão" [Manager for the new season already resolved matter in Portimão]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  9. "Plantel Séniores" (in Portuguese). Portimonense SC.
  10. "Os orgãos sociais do Portimonense" [Portimonense club officials] (in Portuguese). Portimonense SC. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  11. "Isilda Gomes felicitou campeões do Portimonense Basquetebol" (in Portuguese). Portimonense.pt.
  12. "Hino Portimonense" [Anthem of Portimonense] (in Portuguese). Portimonense SC. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  13. "Olhanense e Farense reeditam o derby mais "quente" do Algarve esta quarta-feira". sulinformacao.pt. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  14. "Derby no Algarve: Olhanense empatou com Farense (1-1) - Maisfutebol.iol.pt". iol.pt. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  15. "Capital 'punishment' for Portimonense fans | Portugal Resident". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  16. portugalpress (2 March 2016). "Bragging rights". portugalresident.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  17. "Portimonense vence Olhanense no segundo derby algarvio da II Liga 2015/16". sulinformacao.pt. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  18. "Derby entre Portimonense e Olhanense acaba empatado a um golo (com fotos)". sulinformacao.pt. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  19. algarveresident (10 September 2010). "Big Algarve Derby next week". portugalresident.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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