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.
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.
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.
Midway through the 2010–11 campaign, Litos was fired due to bad results, 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.
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. 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, 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.
Players Current squad
Out on loan
Notable players
Rui Águas José Carlos
Statistics Most appearances
Rank Player Appearances Goals1 Ricardo Pessoa 426 502 Rúben Fernandes 267 243 Fabrício 248 514 Ricardo Ferreira 231 05 Skoda 225 156 Ewerton 219 187 Lucas Possignolo 209 128 Pires 206 629 Pedro Sá 192 310 Dener 190 27
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Appearances Goals1 Pires 206 622 Fabrício 248 513 Ricardo Pessoa 426 504 Artur Jorge Vicente 141 405 Serge Cadorin 78 366 Rui Loja 86 357 Plamen Getov 72 348 Dener 190 279 Zambujo 188 2610 Rúben Fernandes 267 24
League and cup history Season Ti. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup League Cup Europe Notes1976–771D12308913344625Round 31977–781D13308715293923Round 4Relegated1978–792D1301998661747Round 2Promoted1979–801D83010614324926Round 41980–811D83011613343728Round 41981–821D63012810352432Round 41982–831D93011712353129Semi-finals1983–841D103010614273726Round 41984–851D5301488514136Round 4 1985–861D73011613293228Round 5Round 11986–871D113081012274726Semi-finals1987–881D1338121016355034Semi-finals1988–891D1238121115333735Round 41989–901D17347720305721Round 3Relegated1990–912H83818614573442Round 71991–922H173471017345924Round 4Relegated1992–932DS13420113622751Round 3Promoted1993–942H123411815444730Round 41994–952H163411617354828Round 4Relegated1995–962DS634121012344246Round 61996–972DS123413714444146Round 61997–982DS83416513473553Round 21998–992DS33415145583059Round 51999–20002DS23821107804073Round 42000–012DS13825310704378Round 3Promoted2001–022H63413138443752Quarter-finals2002–032H63414911504051Round 32003–042H163481511363939Round 62004–052H143410915404939Round 32005–062H1234101311363643Round 42006–072H14307914284230Round 42007–082H11308139263037Round 4Round 42008–092H13307149293535Round 5Round 12009–102H2301668433454Round 3First Group StagePromoted2010–111D15306717284925Round 4Round 1Relegated2011–122H16308814354232Round 3Second Group Stage 2012–132H642171312615064Round 3First Group Stage2013–142H742191013584867Round 3Round 22014–152H1446151516566260Round 1Round 12015-162H44620188574578Round 5Semi-finals2016-172H1422589703983Round 2Round 1Segunda Liga Champion2017-181D10 34 10 816 52 6038Round 4Group Stage2018-191D12 34 11 617 44 5939Round 3Round 22019-201D17 34 7 1215 30 4533Round 3Group StageRelegated but reinstated2020-211D 143498173441353.ª Elim.DNP2021-221D133410816314538Quarter-FinalsRound 22022-231D153410420254834Third RoundGroup Stage2023-241D16348818397232Fourth RoundRound 2Relegated via Play-Off2024-252D15349718253434Third RoundDNP
A. Best league classification finish in the club's history. 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. 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 Name1985–1986 Vítor Oliveira1988–1989 José Torres1990–1991 Carlos Alhinho1991–1994 Amílcar Fonseca1994–1995 José Torres1995–1997 Amílcar Fonseca1999–2001 Mário Nunes2001–2002 Amílcar Fonseca2003–2004 Dito2004–2005 António Pacheco2005–2006 Diamantino Miranda2006–2007 Luís Martins2007–2009 Vítor Pontes2009 Lito Vidigal2009–2010 Litos2010–2011 Carlos Azenha2012–2014 Lázaro Oliveira2014–2015 Vítor Maçãs2015–2016 José Augusto2016–2018 Vítor Oliveira2018–2020 António Folha2020–2024 Paulo Sérgio2024–2025 Ricardo Pessoa2025–present Tiago Fernandes
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.
Supporters and rivalries 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.
The club has rivalries with fellow Algarve clubs Farense and Olhanense.
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