F.C. Vizela

Vizela
Full nameFutebol Clube de Vizela
Nickname(s)Vizelenses
Founded1 January 1939 (1 January 1939)
GroundEstádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela,
Vizela, Portugal
Capacity6,000
ChairmanEduardo Guimarães
ManagerFábio Pereira
LeagueLiga Portugal 2
2023–24Liga Primeira, 17th of 18 (relegated)
Websitewww.fcvizela.pt

Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Liga Portugal 2, the second tier of Portuguese football. They are based in the town of Vizela and play in the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a capacity of 6,000.[1]

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 Primeira Liga, 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 Apito Dourado scandal; for several years, the club acted as S.C. Braga's farm team.

In May 2021, the club were placed 2nd in the 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 to get promoted into the Primeira Liga for the second time in the club's history since 1985 after a 36-year absence.[2]

Players

Current squad

As of 12 July, 2025[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ESP Antonio Gomis
4 DF  SUI Jean-Pierre Rhyner
6 DF  POR Jota
8 MF  BUL Angel Bastunov
— MF  ESP Moha Moukhliss
— MF  SUI Giovani Bamba
— GK  POR Pedro Souza
— MF  HAI Leverton Pierre
— DF  SRB Stefan Obradovic
— DF  NGA Bright Godwin
— FW  ESP Manu Garrido
21 MF  POR Rodrigo Ramos
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  SRB Aleksandar Busnić
24 MF  DOM Heinz Mörschel
25 GK  ESP Ruly García
29 FW  ANG Joy
33 FW  POR Ricardo Schutte
40 DF  BRA Ítalo
47 FW  POR Pedro Ramos
68 FW  NGA Prosper Obah
77 DF  CPV Jójó
90 MF  POR Diogo Nascimento
97 FW  FRA Damien Loppy
99 FW  FRA Natanael Ntolla

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  SEN Momo Mbaye (at Puerto Cabello until 31 December 2025)
— DF  POR Hugo Oliveira (at Felgueiras until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  FRA Amadou Ba-Sy (at Académica de Coimbra until 30 June 2025)
— FW  POR Miguel Tavares (at Puerto Cabello until 31 December 2025)

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Rubén de la Barrera
Assistant Manager José Teixeira
First-Team Coach Gabi
Goalkeeper Coach Bruno Pinto
Goalkeeping Coach Rui Costa
Conditioning Coach João Luís Azevedo
Physiotherapist Pedro Nogueira

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

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
1942–43 2D 5 14 4 4 6 27 46 14
1943–44 2D 7 12 1 3 8 13 35 5
1962–63 3D 4 10 4 1 5 28 25 9
1984–85 1D 16 30 4 7 19 31 71 15 Relegated
1992–93 2D 2 32 15 8 9 49 35 38
1996–97 2DB 10 34 11 12 11 35 37 45
1998–99 2DB 5 34 15 9 10 58 40 54
1999–2000 2DB 6 34 13 9 12 33 46 48
2000–01 2DB 5 38 16 12 10 71 47 60
2001–02 2DB 12 38 12 12 14 42 49 48
2002–03 2DB 4 38 18 10 10 52 34 64
2003–04 2DB 3 36 19 10 7 56 35 67
2004–05 2DB 1 38 23 7 6 74 32 82 Promoted
2005–06 2H 11 34 11 11 12 42 48 44 Round 5
2006–07 2H 13 30 9 7 14 29 32 34 Round 4
2007–08 2H 3 30 13 11 6 40 22 50 Round 4
2008–09 2H 11 16 4 7 5 15 22 19 Round 4
2010–11 2DB 7 — — — — — — —

Other statistics

References

  1. ^ "Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela - Portugal - Página do Estádio - zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  2. ^ Vizela saiu à rua para festejar o regresso à primeira divisão nacional | MAISFUTEBOL (in Portuguese), archived from the original on 6 August 2021, retrieved 6 August 2021
  3. ^ "Plantel" (in Portuguese). FC Vizela.
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