S.C. Covilhã

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Sporting da Covilhã
Full nameSporting Clube da Covilhã
Nickname(s)Leões da Serra
(Lions of the Mountain)
Founded2 June 1923; 101 years ago (1923-06-02)
GroundEstádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto, Covilhã
Capacity2,055
ChairmanMarco Peba
ManagerAlex
LeagueLiga 3
2023–24Liga 3, 8th (Promotion play-off)

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).[1] 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 Portugal POR Igor Araújo
4 DF Brazil BRA Tiago Caveira
5 DF Portugal POR José Simão
6 MF Portugal POR Filipe Maio
7 FW Portugal POR Balelo
9 FW Portugal POR Paulinho
10 MF Portugal POR Luís Salgado
11 FW Brazil BRA Dener
13 DF Portugal POR Pedro Ribeiro
14 FW Portugal POR Pedro Brito
15 FW Portugal POR Nico
16 MF Portugal POR Diogo Cornélio
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Portugal POR Luís Oliveira
19 FW Brazil BRA Lucas Duarte
20 MF Portugal POR Rodrigo Ferreira
44 DF Brazil BRA David Santos
53 GK Portugal POR Rafa
55 DF Portugal POR Filipe Garcia
70 DF Portugal POR Rafael Peixoto
71 GK Portugal POR João Gonçalo
77 MF Portugal POR Diogo Ramalho
79 MF Portugal POR Vasco Cunha
91 MF Portugal POR Guilherme Paula

Former notable players

Honours

Managerial history

  • Portugal Vieira Nunes (1985–1988)
  • Portugal Vieira Nunes (1995–1996)
  • Portugal António Jasus (1996–1997)
  • Portugal Vieira Nunes (1997)
  • Portugal António Jasus (1999–2000)
  • Portugal Henrique Nunes (2000–2001)
  • Portugal João Cavalero (2002–2004)
  • Portugal Fernando Pirze (2004–2005)
  • Portugal José Dinize (2005–2006)
  • Portugal João Salcedaze (2006)
  • Portugal Vítor Quiunha (2006–2007)
  • Portugal Rui França (2007–2008)
  • Portugal Álvaro Magalhães (2008)
  • Portugal Hélio Sousa (2008–2009)
  • Portugal João Eusébio (2009)
  • Portugal Nicolau Vaquero (2009–2010)
  • Portugal João Salcedaze (2010)
  • Portugal João Pinto (2010–2011)
  • Portugal Tulipa (2011–2012)
  • Portugal Nascimento (2012)
  • Portugal Filipe Morera (2012–)
  • Portugal Filó (2021)
  • Portugal Leonel Pontes (2021–2022)
  • Portugal Alex (2022–)

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

References

  1. ^ "Filiais do Sporting". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
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