S.C. Covilhã

Template:Short description Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Template other Sporting Clube da Covilhã, commonly known as just Sporting da Covilhã or Sp. Covilhã, is a Portuguese football club from the city of Covilhã that plays in the third-tier Liga 3. The club was founded on 2 June 1923 and became the branch number 8 of Sporting Clube de Portugal (Sporting CP). Their nickname is the Leões da Serra, meaning "Lions of the Mountain Range," due to Covilhã's location in the Serra de Estrela, the highest mountains in Portugal.

Their home ground is Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto, located at approximately 900 m of altitude. However, the team plays also at the newer stadium of Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã, also in Covilhã, which holds a capacity of 3,000 spectators. Their current chairman is Marco Peba and current manager is Francisco Chaló. They have won five Second Division in 1948, 1969, 1987 (second-tier), 2002, and 2005 (third-tier).

Players

Current squad

As of 8 August 2024

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	Template:Fba/core	Igor Araújo
4	DF	Template:Fba/core	Tiago Caveira
5	DF	Template:Fba/core	José Simão
6	MF	Template:Fba/core	Filipe Maio
—	FW	Template:Fba/core	Tray Fuller
9	FW	Template:Fba/core	Paulinho
10	MF	Template:Fba/core	Luís Salgado
11	FW	Template:Fba/core	Dener
13	DF	Template:Fba/core	Pedro Ribeiro
14	FW	Template:Fba/core	Pedro Brito
—	FW	Template:Fba/core	Rafa Miranda
16	MF	Template:Fba/core	Diogo Cornélio
17	DF	Template:Fba/core	Luís Oliveira

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	Template:Fba/core	Lucas Duarte
20	MF	Template:Fba/core	Rodrigo Ferreira
28	MF	Template:Fba/core	Mohamed Konaté
44	DF	Template:Fba/core	David Santos
53	GK	Template:Fba/core	Rafa
55	DF	Template:Fba/core	Filipe Garcia
70	DF	Template:Fba/core	Rafael Peixoto
71	GK	Template:Fba/core	João Gonçalo
77	MF	Template:Fba/core	Diogo Ramalho
79	MF	Template:Fba/core	Vasco Cunha
91	MF	Template:Fba/core	Guilherme Paula

Honours

• Portuguese First Division (15 participations)
• Portuguese Second Division (11 participations) – 1948–49, 1958–59, 1986–87, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
• Portuguese Cup – Runners-up (1) – 1956–1957

Managerial history

• Template:Flagicon Vieira Nunes (1985–1988)
• Template:Flagicon Félix Mourinho (1989–1990)
• Template:Flagicon Vieira Nunes (1995–1996)
• Template:Flagicon António Jesus (1996–1997)
• Template:Flagicon Vieira Nunes (1997)
• Template:Flagicon António Jesus (1999–2000)
• Template:Flagicon Henrique Nunes (2000–2001)
• Template:Flagicon João Cavalero (2002–2004)
• Template:Flagicon Fanã (2004–2005)
• Template:Flagicon José Dinis (2005–2006)
• Template:Flagicon João Salcedas (2006)
• Template:Flagicon Vítor Quinha (2006–2007)
• Template:Flagicon Rui França (2007–2008)
• Template:Flagicon Álvaro Magalhães (2008)
• Template:Flagicon Hélio Sousa (2008–2009)
• Template:Flagicon João Eusébio (2009)
• Template:Flagicon Nicolau Vaquero (2009–2010)
• Template:Flagicon João Salcedas (2010)
• Template:Flagicon João Pinto (2010–2011)
• Template:Flagicon Tulipa (2011–2012)
• Template:Flagicon Nascimento (2012)
• Template:Flagicon Filipe Moreira (2012)
• Template:Flagicon Fanã (2012–2013)
• Template:Flagicon Francisco Chaló (2013–2016)
• Template:Flagicon Filipe Gouveia (2016–2017)
• Template:Flagicon José Augusto (2017–2018)
• Template:Flagicon Dito (2018)
• Template:Flagicon Filó (2018–2019)
• Template:Flagicon Ricardo Soares (2019)
• Template:Flagicon Daúto Faquirá (2019–2020)
• Template:Flagicon Capucho (2020–2021)
• Template:Flagicon José Bizarro (2021)
• Template:Flagicon Wender (2021)
• Template:Flagicon Filó (2021)
• Template:Flagicon Leonel Pontes (2021–2022)
• Template:Flagicon Alex (2022–2024)
• Template:Flagicon Francisco Chaló (2024–)

Club anthem

De verde e branco, Um dia te embriagaram;
De verde engalanaram, Os teus pés.
O branco escorreu-te, Das feições,
Onde moras, E onde mostras o que és! e Entre os maiores
Te sentes piqueno, Mas és na Beira
Rico em tradições, Agarra que te vem
De seres leão, Já tem feito tremer
Os aldeões!

Pelos anos contados, És velhinho, Mas continuas sempre
A ser um jovenzinho; D`esperança
Traçaram teu carinho, Força e coragem
O que te moem, O ar que te embriaga
Puro e leve, Te inspira e te dá fecundidade?
Que seja lema teu, Por toda a vila
A grandeza, leite Gresso, A humidade

League and cup history

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	League Cup	Notes
1948–49	1D	11	26	9	2	15	50	59	20	Semi Finals
1949–50	1D	6	26	10	5	11	55	70	25
1950–51	1D	6	26	13	0	13	62	53	26	Round 1
1951–52	1D	6	26	10	5	11	35	52	25	Quarter Finals
1952–53	1D	10	26	7	6	13	38	54	20	Quarter Finals
1953–54	1D	7	26	10	8	8	43	39	28	Round 1
1954–55	1D	12	26	8	4	14	32	53	20	Round 1
1955–56	1D	5	26	11	7	8	52	44	29	Round 1
1956–57	1D	13	26	7	4	15	33	62	18	Runners-up		Relegated
1958–59	1D	8	26	9	4	13	43	65	22	Round 1
1959–60	1D	9	26	8	6	12	32	49	22	Round 3
1960–61	1D	9	26	8	5	13	27	55	21	Round 1
1961–62	1D	13	26	6	5	15	30	48	17	Round 1		Relegated
1985–86	1D	16	30	5	7	18	23	61	17	Round 2		Relegated
1986–87	2D	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Round 6		Promoted
1987–88	1D	20	38	5	11	22	30	70	21	Round 5		Relegated
1989–90	2DS	10	34	15	3	16	39	43	33	Round 2
1990–91	2DS	16	34	6	10	18	31	47	22	Round 2
1991–92	2DS	9	38	14	11	13	42	38	39	Round 3		Relegated
1992–93	3DS	2	34	21	7	6	53	19	49	Round 2		Promoted
1993–94	2DS	16	34	6	14	14	35	48	26	Round 2		Relegated
1994–95	3DS	2	34	22	7	5	62	22	51	Round 2		Promoted
1995–96	2DS	1	34	22	7	5	53	24	73	Round 3		Promoted
1996–97	2H	16	34	9	11	14	30	41	38	Round 3		Relegated
1997–98	2DS	2	34	20	7	7	67	26	67	Round 2
1998–99	2DS	1	34	19	10	5	49	27	67	Round 4		Promoted
1999–00	2H	18	34	5	10	19	23	48	25	Round 5		Relegated
2000–01	2DS	2	36	23	9	4	68	23	78	Round 3
2001–02	2DS	1	38	23	11	4	64	26	80	Round 2		Promoted
2002–03	2H	11	34	11	12	11	37	33	45	Round 6
2003–04	2H	17	34	8	5	21	39	55	29	Round 4		Relegated
2004–05	2DS	1	36	19	12	5	61	32	69	Round 3		Promoted
2005–06	2H	14	34	10	12	12	37	42	42	Round 5		Relegated
2006–07	2DS	4	26	12	7	7	48	25	43	Round 4
2007–08	2DS	1	26	17	4	5	49	20	55	Round 3		Promoted
2008–09	2H	7	30	10	10	10	42	42	40	Round 3	First Group Stage
2009–10	2H	14	30	7	9	14	35	49	30	Round 3	First Group Stage
2010–11	2H	14	30	9	5	16	32	48	32	Round 2	First Group Stage
2011–12	2H	15	30	7	11	12	22	29	32	Round 4	First Group Stage	[A]

A. ^A Despite finishing in a relegation position, the club was not relegated due to União de Leiria of the Primeira Liga being relegated to the non-professional tiers of Portugal due to there financial difficulties suffered during the 2011–12 Primeira Liga season.

Last updated: 22 July 2012
Div. = Division; 1D = Portuguese League; 2H = Liga de Honra; 2DS/2D = Portuguese Second Division; 3DS = Terceira Divisão
Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal scored; GA = Goal against; P = Points

External links

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• Club profile at NFT