Portimonense S.C. (football team)

Portimonense

File:Portimonense Sporting Clube.png
Full name	Portimonense Sporting Clube
Founded	1914
Ground	Estádio Municipal, Portimão, Algarve, Portugal
Ground Capacity	9,544
President	Fernando Rocha
Head coach	Lázaro Oliveira
League	Segunda Liga
2014–15	14th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese football team based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, the club is one of the few professional clubs in the Algarve region, and currently plays in the Segunda Liga.

Situated 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 never won any major honours, but 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 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.

In the 90's and 2000's, 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.

Midway through the 2010–11 campaign, Litos was fired due to bad results, being replaced by Carlos Azenha, who presented his resignation a few weeks after being appointed, only to have his wish refused by the board of directors, 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.

Current squad

As of 22 July, 2015. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Carlos 3 DF Lucas 4 DF Ivo Nicolau 5 DF Ricardo Pessoa (captain) 6 MF André Carvalhas 7 FW Fidélis 8 MF Ewerton 9 MF Theo Ryuki 10 MF Fabrício 13 MF Dener 14 MF Ari 15 DF Lumor 16 MF Fidelis Irhene

No. Position Player 17 MF Chace Jacquart 18 FW Alfredo 19 MF Erick 20 FW Pires 22 GK Leonardo 23 FW Luís Zambujo 24 DF Mamadu 27 FW Buba 30 MF Marcel 33 GK Ricardo Ferreira 34 DF Jadson 77 FW André Ferreira 80 DF Ferreira

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player DF Joabson (on loan to Louletano D.C.) DF Maurício (on loan to FC Porto B) MF Pedro Felix (on loan to Louletano D.C.)

No. Position Player MF Jorge Teixeira (on loan to Louletano D.C.) MF Mu Kanazaki (to Kashima Antlers) FW Gleison (on loan to FC Porto B)

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

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

• 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
2014–2015	José Augusto

Supporters

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.

External links

• Official website (Portuguese)
• Zerozero team profile