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Portimonense
Portimonense Sporting Clube logo.svg
Full name Portimonense Sporting Clube
Nickname(s) Alvinegros
Marafados
Founded 14 August 1914; 110 years ago (14 August 1914)
Ground Estádio Municipal, Portimão,
Algarve, Portugal
Ground Capacity 4,961
President Rodiney Sampaio
Head coach Ricardo Pessoa
League Liga Portugal 2
2023–24 Primeira Liga, 16th of 18 (relegated via playoffs)
Third colours

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 Liga Portugal 2, the second division of Portuguese football. 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, has a capacity of 4,961 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 CP – 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, 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.

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. was not allowed to promote from division three due to financial irregularities, Portimonense was reinstated.

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. 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, 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.

Players

Current squad

No. Position Player
1 Brazil GK Vinícius
2 Portugal DF Nuno Campos
3 Guinea-Bissau DF Feliciano Mendes
4 Portugal DF Filipe Relvas
5 Guinea-Bissau MF Cláudio Mendes
6 Portugal MF Ricardo Sousa
7 Portugal MF Alex Soares
8 Brazil MF Geovane
9 Portugal FW Tamble Monteiro
10 Angola FW Chico Banza (on loan from Anorthosis)
11 Brazil FW Paulo Vitor Captain
12 Brazil GK Bruno Guimarães
13 Japan DF Yuki Kobayashi
17 Brazil MF Davis Silva
19 Nigeria DF Kelechi John
20 Portugal MF Paulo Estrela
No. Position Player
21 Panama FW Rey Araúz
22 Canada MF Shyon Omrani
24 Angola DF António José
28 Portugal FW Camilo Duran
29 Brazil FW Ruan
30 South Korea FW Kim Yong-hak
32 Japan GK Kosuke Nakamura
38 Brazil DF Jefferson
42 France MF Momo Diaby
43 Brazil DF Alemão
50 Portugal MF Francisco Varela
55 Brazil DF Thiago Dombroski (on loan from Coritiba)
81 Portugal MF Diogo Ferreira
98 Sweden GK Philip Tear
99 Nigeria FW Elijah Benedict
Brazil MF Zinho

Other players under contract

No. Position Player

Out on loan

No. Position Player
Brazil GK Matheus Nogueira (to Paysandu until 31 December 2024)
No. Position Player
Brazil MF Lucas Fernandes (to Cuiabá until 31 December 2024)

League and cup history

Season Ti. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup League Cup Europe Notes
1976–77 1D 12 30 8 9 13 34 46 25 Round 3
1977–78 1D 13 30 8 7 15 29 39 23 Round 4 Relegated
1978–79 2D 1 30 19 9 8 66 17 47 Round 2 Promoted
1979–80 1D 8 30 10 6 14 32 49 26 Round 4
1980–81 1D 8 30 11 6 13 34 37 28 Round 4
1981–82 1D 6 30 12 8 10 35 24 32 Round 4
1982–83 1D 9 30 11 7 12 35 31 29 Semi-finals
1983–84 1D 10 30 10 6 14 27 37 26 Round 4
1984–85 1D 5 30 14 8 8 51 41 36 Round 4
1985–86 1D 7 30 11 6 13 29 32 28 Round 5 Round 1
1986–87 1D 11 30 8 10 12 27 47 26 Semi-finals
1987–88 1D 13 38 12 10 16 35 50 34 Semi-finals
1988–89 1D 12 38 12 11 15 33 37 35 Round 4
1989–90 1D 17 34 7 7 20 30 57 21 Round 3 Relegated
1990–91 2H 8 38 18 6 14 57 34 42 Round 7
1991–92 2H 17 34 7 10 17 34 59 24 Round 4 Relegated
1992–93 2DS 1 34 20 11 3 62 27 51 Round 3 Promoted
1993–94 2H 12 34 11 8 15 44 47 30 Round 4
1994–95 2H 16 34 11 6 17 35 48 28 Round 4 Relegated
1995–96 2DS 6 34 12 10 12 34 42 46 Round 6
1996–97 2DS 12 34 13 7 14 44 41 46 Round 6
1997–98 2DS 8 34 16 5 13 47 35 53 Round 2
1998–99 2DS 3 34 15 14 5 58 30 59 Round 5
1999–2000 2DS 2 38 21 10 7 80 40 73 Round 4
2000–01 2DS 1 38 25 3 10 70 43 78 Round 3 Promoted
2001–02 2H 6 34 13 13 8 44 37 52 Quarter-finals
2002–03 2H 6 34 14 9 11 50 40 51 Round 3
2003–04 2H 16 34 8 15 11 36 39 39 Round 6
2004–05 2H 14 34 10 9 15 40 49 39 Round 3
2005–06 2H 12 34 10 13 11 36 36 43 Round 4
2006–07 2H 14 30 7 9 14 28 42 30 Round 4
2007–08 2H 11 30 8 13 9 26 30 37 Round 4 Round 4
2008–09 2H 13 30 7 14 9 29 35 35 Round 5 Round 1
2009–10 2H 2 30 16 6 8 43 34 54 Round 3 First Group Stage Promoted
2010–11 1D 15 30 6 7 17 28 49 25 Round 4 Round 1 Relegated
2011–12 2H 16 30 8 8 14 35 42 32 Round 3 Second Group Stage
2012–13 2H 6 42 17 13 12 61 50 64 Round 3 First Group Stage
2013–14 2H 7 42 19 10 13 58 48 67 Round 3 Round 2
2014–15 2H 14 46 15 15 16 56 62 60 Round 1 Round 1
2015-16 2H 4 46 20 18 8 57 45 78 Round 5 Semi-finals
2016-17 2H 1 42 25 8 9 70 39 83 Round 2 Round 1 Segunda Liga Champion
2017-18 1D 10 34 10 8 16 52 60 38 Round 4 Group Stage
2018-19 1D 12 34 11 6 17 44 59 39 Round 3 Round 2
2019-20 1D 17 34 7 12 15 30 45 33 Round 3 Group Stage Relegated but reinstated
2020-21 1D 14 34 9 8 17 34 41 35 3.ª Elim. DNP
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: 2016–17
  • Portuguese Second Division: 1978–79, 2000–01

Europe

1985–86 UEFA Cup – 1st Round
Date Home Result Away City
18/09/1985 Portugal Portimonense 1–0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Portimão
2/10/1985 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 4–0 Portugal Portimonense Belgrade

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

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.

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 and Olhanense.

See also

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