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Portimonense

Full name

Portimonense Sporting Clube

Nickname(s)

Alvinegros
Marafados

Founded

14 August 1914; 109 years ago

Ground

Estádio Municipal, Portimão,
Algarve, Portugal

Capacity

9,544

President

Rodiney Sampaio

Head coach

Paulo Sérgio

League

Primeira Liga

2022–23

Primeira Liga, 15th of 18

Home colours

Away colours

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 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.

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
Players
League and cup history
Honours
- Europe
Club officials
Managerial history
Futsal
Basketball
Supporters and rivalries
See also

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.

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	GK	Gabriel Souza (on loan from Bahia)
4	DF	Thiago Dombroski (on loan from Coritiba)
5	MF	Stève Mvoué
6	MF	Ricardo Sousa
7	FW	Sylvester Jasper
8	MF	Taichi Fukui (on loan from Bayern Munich II)
9	FW	Tamble Monteiro
10	FW	Hildeberto Pereira
11	MF	Carlinhos (captain)
12	GK	Vinícius Silvestre
13	MF	Dener
14	DF	Moustapha Seck
17	MF	Davis Silva
18	DF	Gonçalo Costa
19	FW	Ronie Carrillo
20	MF	Paulo Estrela

No.	Position	Player
22	DF	Filipe Relvas
23	DF	Lee Ye-chan
25	MF	Lucas Ventura
27	DF	Guga
28	FW	Luan Campos (on loan from América Mineiro)
30	FW	Kim Yong-hak
32	GK	Kosuke Nakamura
33	DF	Igor Formiga
43	DF	Alemão
44	DF	Pedrão
70	FW	Rodrigo Martins
76	DF	Rafael Alcobia
77	FW	Hélio Varela
85	FW	Midana Cassamá
88	GK	João Victor
99	MF	Zinho (on loan from Grêmio)

Other players under contract

No.		Position	Player
35		FW	Shuhei Kawasaki

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Luquinha

Out on loan

No.	Position	Player
24	MF	Mohamed Diaby (to Sheffield Wednesday until 30 June 2024)
	GK	Matheus Nogueira (to Paysandu until 30 June 2024)
	DF	Pedro Casagrande (to Covilhã until 30 June 2024)
	MF	Lucas Fernandes (to Cuiabá until 31 December 2024)
	MF	Bruno Reis (to Covilhã until 30 June 2024)
	MF	Felipe Dini (to Belenenses until 30 June 2024)
	MF	Gustavo Klismahn (to Santa Clara until 30 June 2024)

No.		Position	Player
		FW	Bryan Róchez (to União Leiria until 30 June 2024)
		FW	Adewale Sapara (to Farense until 30 June 2024)
		FW	Ricardo Matos (to Belenenses until 30 June 2024)
		FW	Ronald Barcellos (to Central Coast Mariners until 31 May 2024)
		FW	Rui Gomes (to Tondela until 30 June 2024)
		FW	Yago Cariello (to Gangwon 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	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	Portimonense	1–0	Partizan	Portimão
2/10/1985	Partizan	4–0	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	Vítor Oliveira
1988–1989	José Torres
1990–1991	Carlos Alhinho
1991–1994	Amílcar Fonseca
1994–1995	José Torres
1995–1997	Amílcar Fonseca
1999–2001	Mário Nunes
2001–2002	Amílcar Fonseca
2003–2004	Dito
2004–2005	António Pacheco
2005–2006	Diamantino Miranda
2006–2007	Luís Martins
2007–2009	Vítor Pontes
2009	Lito Vidigal
2009–2010	Litos
2010–2011	Carlos Azenha
2012–2014	Lázaro Oliveira
2014–2015	Vítor Maçãs
2015–2016	José Augusto
2016–2018	Vítor Oliveira
2018–2020	António Folha
2020–present	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.