Vitória S.C.

sports club in Guimarães, Portugal

Vitória Sport Clube, popularly known as Vitória de Guimarães, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Guimarães that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top-flight of football in Portugal.

Vitória de Guimarães
Full nameVitória Sport Clube
Nickname(s)Os Vimaranenses (The ones from Guimarães)
Os Conquistadores (The Conquerors)[1]
Founded22 September 1922; 102 years ago (22 September 1922)
GroundEstádio D. Afonso Henriques
Capacity30,029[2]
ChairmanAntónio Miguel Cardoso
ManagerÁlvaro Pacheco
LeaguePrimeira Liga
2022/23Primeira Liga, 6th of 18
WebsiteClub website

Vitória de Guimarães have finished third in the Primeira Liga on four occasions, most recently in 2007/08. They have won one Taça de Portugal (2012/13) and one Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (1988), while also being runners-up of the former on six occasions.

The club have competed regularly in European competitions, where their best finish was the quarter-finals of the 1986/87 UEFA Cup.

References

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  1. Geraldo, Inês (23 May 2015). "Sp. Braga e Vitória de Guimarães goleiam no encerramento da Liga Portuguesa". Rádio e Televisão de Portugal.
  2. "Património". vitoriasc.pt. Vitória Sport Clube. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2017.