Portimonense S.C.

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 Liga Portugal 2, the second division of Portuguese football. It also fields various youth teams and a veterans team in football, as well as teams in basketball.

Portimonense

Full name	Portimonense Sporting Clube
Nickname(s)	Alvinegros Marafados
Founded	14 August 1914; 110 years ago (14 August 1914)
Ground	Estádio Municipal, Portimão, Algarve, Portugal
Capacity	4,961
President	Rodiney Sampaio
Head coach	Ricardo Pessoa
League	Liga Portugal 2
2023–24	Primeira Liga, 16th of 18 (relegated via playoffs)
Website	www.portimonense.pt
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Located in Algarve's second largest city, its stadium, the Estádio Municipal de Portimão, has a capacity of 4,961 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 semi-finals 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 CP – 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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Midway through the 2010–11 campaign, Litos was fired due to bad results,^[3] as Portimonense eventually ranked second from bottom and was relegated back.^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6] 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,^[7] 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.^[8]

Players

Current squad

As of 29 January 2025^[9]

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  BRA Vinícius 2 DF  POR Nuno Campos 3 DF  GNB Feliciano Mendes 5 MF  GNB Cláudio Mendes 6 MF  POR Ricardo Sousa 7 MF  POR Alex Soares 8 MF  BRA Geovane 9 FW  GNB Tamble Monteiro 11 FW  BRA Paulo Vitor (captain) 12 GK  BRA Bruno Guimarães 13 DF  JPN Yuki Kobayashi 17 MF  BRA Davis Silva 19 DF  NGA Kelechi John 21 DF  BRA Heitor 24 DF  ANG Tony José 26 GK  BRA Maycon Cleiton

No. Pos. Nation Player 27 MF  GHA Benjamin Acquah 28 FW  COL Camilo Duran 29 FW  BRA Ruan 30 FW  KOR Kim Yong-hak 31 MF  MAS Hector Hevel 33 DF  BRA Douglas Grolli 38 DF  BRA Jefferson 42 MF  FRA Momo Diaby 43 DF  BRA Alemão 50 MF  POR Francisco Varela 80 DF  BRA Keffel (on loan from Paysandu) 81 MF  POR Diogo Ferreira 92 FW  COL Juan Alegría 98 GK  SWE Philip Tear 99 FW  NGA Elijah Benedict — MF  BRA Zinho

Other players under contract

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

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 — MF  BRA Lucas Fernandes (to AVS until 30 June 2025)

No. Pos. Nation Player

Statistics

Most appearances

As of 23 January 2025^[10]

Rank	Player	Appearances	Goals
1	Ricardo Pessoa	426	50
2	Rúben Fernandes	267	24
3	Fabrício	248	51
4	Ricardo Ferreira	231	0
5	Skoda	225	15
6	Ewerton	219	18
7	Lucas Possignolo	209	12
8	Pires	206	62
9	Pedro Sá	192	3
10	Dener	190	27

Top goalscorers

As of 23 January 2025^[10]

Rank	Player	Appearances	Goals
1	Pires	206	62
2	Fabrício	248	51
3	Ricardo Pessoa	426	50
4	Artur Jorge Vicente	141	40
5	Serge Cadorin	78	36
6	Rui Loja	86	35
7	Plamen Getov	72	34
8	Dener	190	27
9	Zambujo	188	26
10	Rúben Fernandes	267	24

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			[A]
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		[B]
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. ^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

• 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.^[11]

• 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.^[12]

Supporters and rivalries

Portimonense has its own club song: "Portimonense, expoente algarvio".^[13] 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.^{[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]}