Estádio do FC Vizela

Vizela
Full nameFutebol Clube de Vizela
Nickname(s)Vizelenses
Founded1 January 1939; 85 years ago (1 January 1939)
GroundEstádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela,
Vizela, Portugal
Capacity6,100
ChairmanEduardo Guimarães
ManagerRubén de la Barrera
LeaguePrimeira Liga
2022–23Primeira Liga, 11th of 18
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vizela, Braga District. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the Primeira Liga and plays its home games at the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a capacity of 6,100.

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 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 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.[1]

Players

Current squad

As of 31 January 2024[2]

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

Other players under contract

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

Out on loan

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

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Spain Rubén de la Barrera
Assistant Manager Portugal José Teixeira
First-Team Coach Portugal Rui Sá Lemos
First-Team Coach Portugal Gabi
Goalkeeper Coach Portugal Bruno Pinto
Goalkeeping Coach Portugal Rui Costa
Conditioning Coach Portugal João Luís Azevedo
Physiotherapist Portugal 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. ^ Vizela saiu à rua para festejar o regresso à primeira divisão nacional | MAISFUTEBOL (in Portuguese), retrieved 6 August 2021
  2. ^ "Plantel" (in Portuguese). FC Vizela.

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