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Template:Short description Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (Script error: No such module "IPA".), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Barcelos.[1] It plays their home matches at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country, and it is named after Portuguese playwright Gil Vicente.

The club's founding occurred near the city's theater named after playwright Vicente. It first played in Primeira Liga in 1990-91. Since then, the team has been relegated to the second tier three times, having won back promotion twice by winning the Segunda Liga and once by administrative decision. The highest league finishes were two fifth-places in 1999–2000 and 2021–22. A women's football team was created for the 2018-19 season. The team has participated in the top tier, and currently has played six straight seasons in it.

History

Early years

Gil Vicente Futebol Clube was founded on 3 May 1924, after the creation of other short-lived clubs in Barcelos, such as Barcellos Sporting Club and União Foot-ball Club Barcellense.[2]Template:Rp A group of friends who would gather in the theater square (Largo do Teatro, currently Largo Doutor Martins Lima), naming the club after the theater, itself named after the Portuguese playwright.[3] The initial name of the club was Gil Vicente Football Barcelense, including a mention of its city that was lost through time.[3] Despite the foundation in 1924, only in 1931 did the club register in the Braga Football Association, participating in the following year in the district league after the city cup against Barcelos Sporting Club.[2]Template:Rp

In 1943 (possibly 1953[2]Template:Rp), the club is promoted to the Second Division, and one year later stops participating in the regional championship to play in a national league starting.[4][3]

The first record of a game abroad is in April 1953 against Tuy Racing Club.[2]Template:Rp

Gil Vicente achieved a club record semi-final in the Portuguese Cup in 1976–77, losing against S.C. Braga only after a replay match. In the following edition, the club reached the quarter-finals, losing against FC Porto.[3]

Ascent to top tier

In the 1980s Gil Vicente improved and reached two third places in the North section of the second division. In 1989–90 Segunda Divisão, led by Rodolfo Reis,[3] the team finally achieved promotion to the top tier, winning the North Zone and obtaining a second place in the championship-playoff against Salgueiros and Farense. Despite the success, the season is marked by a controversial decision. An electrical failure in an away match at Maia during a 2–0 Gil Vicente lead with 16 minutes left led to the game being interrupted. The Portuguese Football Federation first awards Gil Vicente a 3–0 win and fines Maia, but the decision would later be changed and the clubs were ordered to repeat the entire match, something which the club claims was inconsistent with another decision in the same year.[4]

In 1990-91, the first season in the top tier, Gil Vicente narrowly avoided relegation. There were 20 participants, with 5 relegation spots, due to a planned decreased to 18 clubs. Gil Vicente finished 13-th with 33 points, the same as relegated Tirsense. The compact Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo proved to be a tough spot for visitors, as only champions S.L. Benfica and runner-ups FC Porto able to win.

For 1991-92, the club hired former FC Porto and Sporting CP legend António Oliveira as a manager. The club finished 13th again, 2 points clear of relegation. Relegation was avoided with a 1–0 win over already-crowned champions FC Porto with a goal scored by Morato.[5] Another highlight was reaching the quarter-finals of the Cup, losing to Boavista 1–0 at home.[6]

Vítor Oliveira was hired to managed the team for the 1992-93 campaign. Gil Vicente had a tough start, losing three of the first four matches, including a 7–1 thrashing at Marítimo. The season recovered and the team went on to take a home win and an away draw against eventual third-placed Sporting CP and a home draw against runner-ups S.L. Benfica.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The team finished a club record ninth, 3 points clear of relegation. Ljubinko Drulović was the team's star, scoring 10 goals.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He would be transferred to Porto in the Winter of the following season, featuring in all of the teams who won the historic five consecutive league titles.

Oliveira was kept for the following two campaigns. In 1993-94, Gil Vicente finished tenth, 5 points of relegation. Highlights include one away and two home draws against the eventual top 3 teams. Home games were again a team strength, with only Porto and Benfica achieving fewer than 2 losses. In 1994-95, the team struggled more. It achieved only 7 wins, tied for third-worst in the league. Despite this, its league-leading 13 draws were enough to secure 13th, 3 points clear of relegation.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Surprisingly, two of the seven wins came against runner-ups Benfica, both 1–0. The home win was ensured with a stoppage penalty scored by Tuck while the away win goal was scored by Congolese striker Makopoloka Mangonga.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

For 1995-96, the club hired manager Bernardino Pedroto. The team struggled early, with only 4 points in the first 7 games in the first season where a win was worth 3 points. The form recovered and three well-time consecutive March wins helped achieve 12th place, 3 points clear of relegation. This was the season where hometown player Carlitos established himself in the first teamm, playing 33 league games and scoring 5 goals, both team-leading statistics.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Relegation and return

The 1996-97 was disastrous and the team finished bottom of the league with 19 points, 11 points behind the closest opponent. Pedroto was replaced after the a 1–0 away loss against Espinho in December, achieving only 4 points in the first 12 games.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Incoming manager Fernando Festas achieved only one win before being replaced in March after a 4–1 away loss against Chaves. Assistant coach José Marconi led the team until the end of the season, taking two wins in the last 10 games, but coaching the team through its worst defeat in the top tier: a 7–0 away loss at Boavista.[7]

In 1997-98, Henrique Nunes was hired to manage the team. Gil Vicente achieved the fourth position in the league, 2 points behind promoted Alverca. The club actually celebrated promotion at one point, as Alverca were a satellite club of S.L. Benfica, and thus forbidden from promotion to the top tier according to the relegation. As the season approached, Alverca, at the time led by future S.L. Benfica chairman Luís Filipe Vieira asked to be removed of the satellite status a few weeks before the end of the season. The request was approved by the Portuguese Football Federation and Gil Vicente would remain in the second tier for another season despite a court appeal.[8]

In 1998-99 Gil Vicente finally obtained its first national silverware. The team won the Second Division with 68 points, 7 points clear of second place. Led by Álvaro Magalhães and with goal scoring forwards Almami Moreira and Diocleciano Tavares, both with 12 goals, the team also had a highlight 3–2 home win against Sporting CP in the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup. The club celebrated the promotion and its 75th birthday with a friendly against S.L. Benfica in June 1999.[9]

Magalhães remained at the helm as Gil Vicente obtained a club record Primeira Liga fifth place in the 1999–2000 season, which would have been enough for a UEFA Cup spot in the previous season. The team was also a protagonist of the last matchday. Already out of contention for the fourth place, the team hosted FC Porto, who was 1 point behind leaders Sporting CP, who were on a 18-year spell without a league title.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Gil Vicente beat FC Porto 2–1 with goals by Lemos, Carlitos and former player Drulović.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In the following two seasons, the club returned to more typical league finishes in the bottom half of the table. Vítor Oliveira returned to manage the club in December 2001, taking over the job of Luís Campos. In the 2002-03 season the team achieved eighth place with 44 points. The season included 2 wins against Sporting, including a 3–0 away win at Estádio José Alvalade, with goals from Manoel, Gaspar, and Paulo Alves.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In February 2003, Luís Loureiro became the first squad player to be receive a call up to the Portugal national football team.[10]

In the following two seasons, Gil Vicente achieved consecutive 12th and 13th places, with 40 points, both seasons marked by coaching changes: from Mário Reis to Luís Campos and then to Ulisses Morais.

In the 2005–06 Primeira Liga, Gil Vicente fielded an ineligible player being Angolan forward Mateus in the "Mateus Affair". They therefore lost the right to participate in the 2006–07 Primeira Liga, and Belenenses were allowed to stay up.[11] Gil Vicente were accused by the special sports instances that rule Portuguese football of illegally resorting to regular courts on the dispute of Mateus, according to Gil Vicente, illegal contract with his former employer, FC Lixa.[12]

Still convinced this is not a sports-related case but rather work-related, Gil Vicente continued in the courts.[13] Along with the relegation, they were also suspended from the Taça de Portugal for one season.[14]

On 29 May 2011, the club returned to the top flight as champions of the 2010–11 Liga de Honra with a 3–1 home win over C.D. Fátima in front of a club record crowd; manager Paulo Alves beat C.D. Feirense on goal difference to the title, and the key players were strikers Hugo Vieira and Zé Luís.[15] The club finished as runners-up of the 2011–12 Taça da Liga, eliminating Sporting CP from the groups, S.C. Braga on penalties in the semi-final and losing 2–1 to S.L. Benfica in the final in Coimbra.[16]

A four-year spell in the top flight ended in 2014–15, when Gil Vicente lost 2–1 at F.C. Penafiel in the penultimate round of matches.[17] On 29 April 2018, the club slipped into the third tier for the first time since 1971, but had a place in the 2019–20 Primeira Liga secured as a result of the appeal against the "Matheus Affair".[18] On May 8, 2022, Gil Vicente qualified for a European competition, UEFA Europa Conference League, for the first time in their history, after finishing fifth in the 2021–22 Primeira Liga season.

Other sports

While today only the football section exists, Gil Vicente has had a roller hockey team, and athletes representing the club in cycling and pedestrianism.[2]Template:Rp

Stadium

The clubs that preceded Gil Vicente had their first games in Campo da Feira and in Campo Dom Carlos (today's Campo 25 de Abril). União Foot-ball Club Barcelense had its first field in Campo da Granja, next to the city's cemetery, playing its first game on April 30, 1922, against Desportivo Famalicense, 3 days before the official inauguration during the city festival (Festa das Cruzes) with a game between FC Porto and SC Salgueiros. Eleven years later, in May 1933, with the decline of its rival club, Gil Vicente took over the field.[2]Template:Rp The first struggles of the young team were mainly about finding a pitch to play. Back then, the team would play in the Campo da Estação (Station Field), which belonged to another club, Triunfo Sport Club. On 3 May 1933, Gil Vicente played on its first field, Campo da Granja, against neighbours S.C. Braga.[3]

On 16 September 1945, goalkeeper Adelino Ribeiro Novo died in Campo da Granja after a collision with an opponent during a match against CD Aves. In January 1946, the field was renamed after him as a tribute.[2]Template:Rp On 8 November 1987, the city donated the stadium to Gil Vicente and the club inaugurates its new headquarters.[19] It currently hosts the clubs youth squads, as well as training sessions and friendly games.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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Estádio Cidade de Barcelos

In 1992, the city bought land in the parish of Vila Boa, Barcelos to build a new stadium. Construction for the new Estádio Cidade de Barcelos began in 2001 and in 2002 the first stand was built. The stadium cost 16 million euro.[20] The stadium was inaugurated on 30 May 2004 with a friendly between Gil Vicente and Uruguyan club Club Nacional de Football, ending with a 2–1 loss for the home team, with goals by O.J. Morales, Chory Castro, and Paulo Alves. The first official match was a 0–1 loss against Boavista F.C. on 10 September 2004, with Zé Manel scoring the first official goal.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The first Gil Vicente win came two weeks later on September 26, with a 3–1 win over Moreirense F.C., with hometown player Carlitos scoring the first official goal for Gil Vicente in the new stadium. Since then, the Cidade de Barcelos has hosted a friendly game between the Portugal and Canada, as well as 2 group stage games of the UEFA Under-21 European Championship. In 2022, the city contracted the construction of two training pitches adjacent to the stadium for 2.3 million Euro, one grass and another artificial turf, which were completed in 2024.[21][22]

Colours and crest

The club's first kit was red. Later kits were green and white horizontally striped, yellow and red (colours of the city), and blue.[2]Template:Rp The club's modern main kit is usually red, while alternative kits vary, but are usually blue and white.

Honours

League and cup history

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup League Cup Notes
1989–90 2D 1 34 22 5 7 51 25 49 Round 5 Promoted
1990–91 1D 13 38 11 11 16 34 46 33 Round 5
1991–92 1D 13 34 11 7 16 26 42 29 Quarter-finals
1992–93 1D 9 34 12 7 15 34 42 31 Round 4
1993–94 1D 10 34 10 11 13 27 47 31 Round 4
1994–95 1D 13 34 7 13 14 30 40 27 Round 4
1995–96 1D 12 34 9 9 16 31 49 36 Round 4
1996–97 1D 18 34 4 7 23 29 74 19 Round 4 Relegated
1997–98 2H 4 34 16 12 6 44 23 60 Quarter-finals
1998–99 2H 1 34 20 8 6 58 24 68 Quarter-finals Promoted
1999–00 1D 5 34 14 11 9 48 34 53 Quarter-finals
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2000–01 1D 14 34 10 7 17 34 41 37 Quarter-finals
2001–02 1D 12 34 10 8 16 42 56 38 Round 4
2002–03 1D 8 34 13 5 16 42 53 44 Round 5
2003–04 1D 12 34 10 10 14 43 40 40 Round 4
2004–05 1D 13 34 11 7 16 34 40 40 Round 4
2005–06 1D 12 34 11 7 16 37 42 40 Round 4
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2006–07 2H 12 30 12 9 9 27 27 36
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2007–08 2H 4 30 13 11 6 43 34 50 Quarter-finals Round 1
2008–09 2H 9 30 8 14 8 36 37 38 Quarter-finals Second Group Stage
2009–10 2H 10 30 9 11 10 36 32 38 Round 4 First Group Stage
2010–11 2H 1 30 15 10 5 55 38 55 Round 3 Second Group Stage Promoted
2011–12 1D 9 30 8 10 12 31 42 34 Round 3 Runners-up
2012–13 1D 13 30 6 7 17 31 54 25 Quarter-finals Second round
2013–14 1D 13 30 8 7 15 23 37 31 Fifth round Third round
2014–15 1D 17 34 4 11 19 25 60 23 Quarter-finals Third round Relegated
2015–16 2H 11 46 16 14 16 58 56 62 Semi-finals First round
2016–17 2H 13 42 13 17 12 47 49 56 Third round Second round
2017–18 2H 19 38 8 12 18 29 45 36 Second round Second round Relegated
2018–19 CP 10 34 22 4 8 — — — Second round Court ordered promotion to Primeira Liga
2019–20 1D 10 34 11 10 13 40 44 43 Fourth round Group Stage
2020–21 1D 11 34 11 6 17 33 42 39 Quarter-finals
2021–22 1D 5 34 13 12 9 47 42 48 Fourth round Second round
2022–23 1D 13 34 10 7 17 32 41 37 Fourth round Quarter-finals UEFA Europa Conference League Play-off round
2023–24 1D 12 34 9 9 16 42 52 36 Quarter-finals First round

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European record

UEFA club competition record

Year Tournament Round Club Home Away Aggr.
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League Third Qualification round Template:Flagicon Riga FC 4–0 1–1 5–1
Playoff round Template:Flagicon AZ Alkmaar 1–2 0–4 1–6

UEFA coefficient

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Correct as of 21 May 2025.[23]

Rank Team Points
128 Template:Flagicon HJK Helsinki 12.500
129 Template:Flagicon F.C. Arouca 12.453
130 Template:Flagicon Gil Vicente F.C. 12.453
131 Template:Flagicon C.D. Santa Clara 12.453
132 Template:Flagicon F.C. Paços de Ferreira 12.453

Players

Current squad

Template:Updated[24] <templatestyles src="Template:Football squad player/styles.css" /> 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
2 DF Template:Country data POR Zé Carlos
4 DF Template:Country data FRA Marvin Elimbi
5 MF Template:Country data ARG Facundo Cáseres
7 FW Template:Country data FRA Tidjany Touré
8 MF Template:Country data CIV Mohamed Bamba
9 FW Template:Country data ESP Jorge Aguirre
10 MF Template:Country data JPN Kanya Fujimoto
15 DF Template:Country data RSA Yaya Sithole ( on loan from Tondela)
16 MF Template:Country data POR Gui Beleza
18 MF Template:Country data POR João Teixeira
19 MF Template:Country data ESP Santi García
22 MF Template:Country data ESP Sergio Bermejo
23 DF Template:Country data POR Josué Sá
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF Template:Country data POR Rúben Fernandes (captain)
28 MF Template:Country data POR Diogo Pereira
29 FW Template:Country data BRA Carlos Eduardo
33 FW Template:Country data POR João Marques (on loan from BragaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
39 DF Template:Country data ANG Jonathan Buatu
42 GK Template:Country data BRA Andrew
45 DF Template:Country data FRA Jonathan Mutombo
51 GK Template:Country data SRB Miloš Gordić
57 DF Template:Country data ANG Sandro Cruz
71 FW Template:Country data POR Félix Correia
77 FW Template:Country data ESP Jordi Mboula
88 DF Template:Country data BRA Kazu
90 FW Template:Country data POR Pablo
99 GK Template:Country data POR Brian Araújo

Out on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Template:Country data POR Kiko (at Chaves until 30 June 2025)
— DF Template:Country data BRA Thomas Luciano (at Amazonas until 31 December 2025)
— MF Template:Country data ESP Diego Collado (at Eldense until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Template:Country data ANG Depú (at Vojvodina until 30 June 2025)
— FW Template:Country data POR André Liberal (at Sanjoanense until 30 June 2025)
— FW Template:Country data CRC Roan Wilson (at Chaves until 30 June 2025)

Coaching staff

Position Name
Global Sports Director Template:Flagicon Pedro Albergaria
Director of Football Template:Flagicon Manuel Ribeiro
Manager Template:Flagicon Tozé Marreco
Assistant Manager Template:Flagicon Sá Pereira
First-Team Coach Template:Flagicon Rui Santos
Template:Flagicon Tiago Sousa
Goalkeeping Coach Template:Flagicon César Gomes
Conditioning Coach Template:Flagicon José Barbosa
Athletic Coach Template:Flagicon José Mário Rocha
Match Analyst Template:Flagicon Rafael Vieira

Notable former players

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List criteria

Template:Color box Player currently in the squad.

Positions key
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Name Nationality Position Gil Vicente
Primeira Liga recordTemplate:Refn 		Achievements
Seasons Apps Goals
Paulo Jorge Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon GK 1999–2006 200 0 Best result (5th, 1999–2000)
1998-99 Second division champion
Tuck Template:Flagicon MF 1990–1997 187 11
Jorge Casquilha Template:Flagicon MF 1999–2005 176 11 Best result (5th, 1999–2000)
1998-99 Second division champion
Miguel Template:Flagicon DF 1991–1997 164 9
Rúben Fernandes Template:Flagicon DF 2019– 151 4 Best result (5th, 2021–2022)
Played in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
Lemos Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon DF 1994–1997
1999–2002 		149 8 Best result (5th, 1999–2000)
Carlitos Template:Flagicon MF 1994–1997
1999–2000
2004–2006 		141 23 Best result (5th, 1999–2000)
Mangonga Template:Flagicon FW 1990–1995 132 27 Club former record top flight goalscorer
Kanya Fujimoto Template:Flagicon MF 2020- 132 7 Best result (5th, 2021–2022)
Played in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
Adriano Facchini Template:Flagicon GK 2011–2015 119 0 2011–12 League Cup finalist
Luís Coentrão Template:Flagicon MF 2002–2006 118 7
Fernando Rosado Template:Flagicon MF 1990–1994 115 6
Paulo Alves Template:Flagicon FW 1990–1991
2001–2005 		111 28 Club former record top flight goalscorer
1989 FIFA World Youth Champion
Nuno Amaro Template:Flagicon DF 2000–2005 108 4
Nandinho Template:Flagicon FW 2002–2006 104 13
Braíma Template:Flagicon MF 2002–2006 104 2
Samuel Lino Template:Flagicon FW 2019–2022 87 23 Best result (5th, 2021–2002)
Luís Loureiro Template:Flagicon MF 2001–2004 85 10 First Portugal national team cap while club player
Wilson Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon DF 1994–1997 84 2 1998-99 Second division champion
Played in the 1996 African Cup of Nations[1]
Hugo Vieira Template:Flagicon FW 2011–2014
2019–2020 		67 18 2011–12 League Cup finalist
2010–11 Second League champion
Fran Navarro Template:Flagicon FW 2021–2023 66 33 Club record top flight goalscorer
Best result (5th, 2021–2002)
Played in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
Manoel Template:Flagicon FW 2001–2003 60 15
Capucho Template:Flagicon MF 1990–1992 50 3 1991 FIFA World Youth Champion
Ljubinko Drulović Template:Flagicon FW 1992–1994 44 17
Jorge Ribeiro Template:Flagicon DF 2004–2005 14 0 Portugal national team cap while club player
Mateus Template:Flagicon FW 2005–2006 4 2 Played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Managerial history

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Notes

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References

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External links

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  12. ↑ Caso Mateus (Mateus Case) Template:Webarchive; FPF, 25 August 2006
  13. ↑ Caso Mateus (Mateus Case) Template:Webarchive; FPF, 12 December 2007
  14. ↑ Gil Vicente suspenso (Gil Vicente suspended) Template:Webarchive; FPF, 25 August 2006
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