F.C. Vizela

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]

Vizela

Full name	Futebol Clube de Vizela
Nickname(s)	Vizelenses
Founded	1 January 1939; 86 years ago (1 January 1939)
Ground	Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, Vizela, Portugal
Capacity	6,000
Chairman	Eduardo Guimarães
Manager	Fábio Pereira
League	Liga Portugal 2
2023–24	Liga Primeira, 17th of 18 (relegated)
Website	www.fcvizela.pt
Home colours Away colours
Current season

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 23 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 1 GK  ESP Antonio Gomis 2 DF  CPV Jójó 4 DF  SUI Jean-Pierre Rhyner 5 DF  NGA Bright Godwin 6 DF  POR Jota 7 FW  FRA Damien Loppy 8 MF  HAI Leverton Pierre 9 FW  ESP Manu Garrido 11 FW  FRA Natanael Ntolla 13 DF  SRB Stefan Obradovic 14 DF  BRA Ítalo 18 MF  ESP Moha Moukhliss

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  SUI Giovani Bamba 20 MF  BUL Angel Bastunov 21 MF  POR Rodrigo Ramos 22 MF  SRB Aleksandar Busnić 24 MF  DOM Heinz Mörschel 25 GK  ESP Ruly García 33 FW  POR Ricardo Schutte 37 DF  POR José Sampaio 47 MF  POR Pedro Ramos 92 GK  POR Pedro Souza — DF  BUL Andrea Hristov — FW  POR Miguel Tavares

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)

No. Pos. Nation Player

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

• Primeira Liga:
  • Highest ranking: 11th (2022–23 season)
  • Lowest ranking: 16th (1984–85 season)
• Liga Portugal 2:
  • Highest ranking: 2nd (2020–21 season)
  • Lowest ranking: 13th (2006–07 season)