# Leixões S.C.

Active sport sections of Leixões S.C. :
| Athletics | Billiards | Boxing |
| Football (Men's) | Futsal | Handball |
| Karate | Swimming | Volleyball (Men's) |
| Water polo | | |
Leixões Sport Club, commonly known as Leixões (Portuguese pronunciation:), is a Portuguese sports club from Matosinhos. It is organised into several departments for many sports, such as athletics, boxing, football, futsal, handball, karate, swimming, volleyball, water polo and billiards. It is most well known for its professional football department. Its football department has hosted a B reserve team called Leixões S.C. B.
Leixões won the 1960–61 Taça de Portugal.

## History

Leixões Sport Club was founded in 1907, making them one of Portugal's oldest sports clubs in continuous operation. In 1961, they won their only Taça de Portugal, defeating Porto 2–0. This qualified Leixões to the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup, in which they reached the quarter-finals before losing 4–2 on aggregate to East German side Motor Jena. Leixões had their best top-flight league performance in 1962–63, finishing fifth, 12 points behind champions Benfica.
Present in the top-flight since 1959–60, Leixões were relegated on goal difference in the 1976–77 season. Apart from the 1988–89 season, Leixões did not play in the top-flight again until 2007.
In 2002, Leixões beat Braga 3–1 away to secure a place in the Taça de Portugal final (the first and only third division club to play a final) against Sporting CP. The club, however, lost 1–0, but nonetheless secured a spot in the following season's UEFA Cup and Portuguese Supercup after Sporting had also finished as national champions for the year. The following season, Leixões lost the Portuguese Supercup against Sporting CP by 5–1. That same year, Leixões lost 5–3 on aggregate to Greek side PAOK after winning the first leg 2–1 at home, thus suffering elimination in the first round of the UEFA Cup. They also romped to the Segunda Divisão B title with 94 points and with it they gained promotion to the Segunda Liga.
In 2004, they just avoided relegation back to Division Two and finished 14th. A year later, they battled to finish seventh in the league. Finally in 2006, they nearly reached the top-flight Primeira Liga, losing out to Desportivo das Aves in the promotion chase by finishing third, two points behind Aves. Third place used to merit a promotion, but due to a re-construction to all leagues, it meant only the top two would go up (Beira-Mar as champions and Aves as runners-up). Finally, in 2007, they gained promotion to the Liga, 18 years after their relegation. During this stint, which lasted three seasons, their best result was a sixth-place finish in 2008–09. Their last match in the Primeira Liga was a 1–0 away loss to Olhanense on 2 May 2010.

## Stadium

Leixões' home ground, the Estádio do Mar, was inaugurated on 1 January 1964 with a match against Benfica, who won 4–0.

## Honours

* Taça de Portugal: 1
   * 1960–61
* Segunda Liga: 1
   * 2006–07
* Segunda Divisão: 1
   * 1937–38
* Segunda Divisão B: 1
   * 2002–03
* Campeonato do Porto: 1
   * 1939–40
* Taça AF Porto: 1
   * 1982–83

## Youth honours

* Nacional Juniores A 1ª Divisão(U19): 1
** 1941–42
* AF Porto Jun.A 1ª Divisão(U19 B): 3
** 2009–10, 2016–17, 2018–19
* AF Porto Juniores D T. Joaquim Piedade(U13): 1
** 2010–11

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 25 December 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 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Rafael Santos |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Chicão |
| 5 | DF | POR | Rafael Vieira |
| 6 | MF | POR | Paulinho |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Werton |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Rafael Martins |
| 10 | FW | POR | Paulité |
| 11 | MF | POR | André André |
| 12 | DF | BRA | Jean Felipe |
| 13 | MF | CIV | Evrard Zag |
| 14 | DF | POR | Hugo Basto |
| 15 | DF | POR | Simãozinho |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | POR | André Simões |
| 18 | MF | NGA | Ibrahim Alhassan |
| 20 | DF | POR | João Oliveira |
| 23 | DF | BRA | Henrique Gelain |
| 24 | GK | POR | Dani Figueira (loan from Estoril) |
| 27 | MF | POR | Fabinho |
| 51 | GK | SRB | Igor Stefanović (captain) |
| 61 | DF | POR | João Amorim |
| 70 | FW | POR | Rodrigo Martins |
| 77 | FW | BFA | Régis Ndo (loan from Estrela) |
| 91 | FW | POR | Ricardo Valente |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Kibe |

### Out on loan

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 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Gabriel Noga (at Oliveirense until 30 June 2025) |
| 17 | FW | POR | Mauro Ribeiro (at USC Paredes until 30 June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | NGA | Morufdeen Moshood (at Varzim until 30 June 2025) |
| — | DF | POR | Lourenço Henriques (at Varzim until 30 June 2025) |

### Notable former players

* António Frasco
* Álvaro Magalhães
* Frederico Rosa
* Ricardo Nascimento
* Rui Duarte
* Beto
* Jorge Gonçalves
* Diogo Valente
* Vieirinha
* Filipe Oliveira
* João Moreira
* Vítor Castanheira
* Nuno Laranjeiro
* Zé Manel
* Fernando Alexandre
* Nelson Benítez
* Hans-Peter Berger
* Nail Besirović
* Brasília
* Élvis
* Leandro Tatu
* Roberto
* Jaime
* Ezequias
* Derick Poloni
* Wesley
* Roberto Souza
* Chumbinho
* Wênio
* Tales Schutz
* Detinho
* Hervé Zengue
* Christian Pouga
* Brandon Poltronieri
* Brayan Angulo
* Amine Oudrhiri
* Phil Walker
* Bill Roffey
* Rubén Belima
* Edmond Tapsoba
* Anastasios Tsoumagas
* Dionisio Mendes
* Jean Sony
* Udo Nwoko
* Lê Công Vinh

## Managerial history

* József Szabó (1957–1958)
* Óscar Marques (1960)
* José Valle (1960–1961)
* Filpo Nunez (1961)
* António Teixeira (1967–1970)
* António Teixeira (1972–1974)
* José Rachão (1982–1984)
* Acácio Casimiro (1986–1987)
* Henrique Calisto (1990–1991)
* Amândio Barreiras (1991)
* Manuel Barbosa (1991–1993)
* Nicolau Vaqueiro (1993)
* Vieira Nunes (1993–1994)
* Henrique Calisto (1994)
* Ruben Cunha (1994)
* Acácio Casimiro (1994–1995)
* Álvaro Carolino (1995)
* António Caldas (1996–1997)
* Ruben Cunha (1997–1998)
* Eduard Eranosyan (1998)
* Rúben Cunha (1998–1999)
* José Alberto Torres (1999–2000)
* António Pinto (June, 2000 – Jan 25, 2001)
* Adelino Teixeira (Jan 25, 2001 – May 26, 2001)
* Carlos Carvalhal (June 8, 2001 – Dec 9, 2002)
* Abílio Novais (Dec 12, 2002 – Nov 5, 2003)
* João Alves (Nov 5, 2003 – Jan 12, 2004)
* António Pinto (Jan 12, 2004 – May 12, 2004)
* José Gomes (June, 2004–May, 2005)
* Rogério Gonçalves (June 11, 2005 – Feb 21, 2006)
* Vítor Oliveira (Feb 22, 2006 – May 20, 2007)
* Carlos Brito (May 26, 2007 – Feb 9, 2008)
* António Pinto (Feb 9, 2008 – May 21, 2008)
* José Mota (May 21, 2008 – Feb 9, 2010)
* Fernando Castro Santos (Feb 9, 2010 – May 8, 2010)
* Augusto Inácio (May 21, 2010 – Feb 13, 2011)
* Litos (Feb 16, 2011 – Feb 14, 2012)
* Horácio Gonçalves (Feb 15, 2012 – Nov 6, 2012)
* Pedro Correia (Nov 6, 2012 – Mar 3, 2014)
* Jorge Casquilha (Mar 6, 2014 – May 11, 2014)
* Horácio Gonçalves (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015)
* Manuel Monteiro (July 1, 2015 – Nov 22, 2015)
* Pedro Miguel (Nov 29, 2015 – Jun 30, 2016)
* Filipe Coelho (July 1, 2016 – Oct 30, 2016)
* Daniel Kenedy (Nov 13, 2016 – Aug 19, 2017)
* João Henriques (Aug 23, 2017 – Jan 6, 2018)
* Ricardo Malafaia (Jan 14, 2018 – Apr 7, 2018)
* Francisco Chaló (Apr 11, 2018 – Jun 30, 2018)
* Filipe Gouveia (Jul 1, 2018 – Dec 23, 2018)
* Bruno China (Dec 30, 2018)
* Jorge Casquilha (Jan 6, 2019 – Jun 30, 2019)
* Carlos Pinto (Jul 1, 2019 – Jan 18, 2020)
* Manuel Cajuda (Feb 2, 2020 – Jun 30, 2020)
* Tiago Fernandes (Jul 1, 2020 – Oct 4, 2020)
* João Eusébio (Oct 7, 2020 – Jan 6, 2021)
* José Mota (Jan 11, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022)
* Vitor Martins (Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023)
* Pedro Ribeiro (Jul 1, 2023 – Jan 24, 2024)
* Carlos Fangueiro (Jan 24, 2024 – )

## European record

| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1961–62 | European Cup Winners' Cup | PR | Chaux Fonds | 5–0 | 2–6 | 7–6 |
| 1961–62 | European Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | Progresul București | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 1961–62 | European Cup Winners' Cup | QF | Motor Jena | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| 1964–65 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 1R | Celtic | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 |
| 1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 1R | Argeș Pitești | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| 2002–03 | UEFA Cup | QR | Belasica | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 |
| 2002–03 | UEFA Cup | 1R | PAOK | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–5 |

## League and cup history

The club has played 25 seasons at the top level of Portuguese football.
| Season | Div | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Notes |
| 1936–37 | CL | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 69 | 4 | 1st round | | | the cup-style competition played was still the Portuguese Championship; until 1938, the league-style competitions were still experimental |
| 1937–38 | 2D.2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 1st round | | | went on to beat CUF in the finals of Segunda Divisão |
| 1938–39 | 2D.DL | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 11 | did not compete | | | Portuguese Cup and official leagues were created |
| 1939–40 | 1D | 9 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 70 | 7 | 1st round | | | relegated; won the Campeonato do Porto |
| 1940–41 | 2D.DL1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 13 | did not compete | | | lost the Douro Litoral Zone final |
| 1941–42 | 2D.A.2.1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 12 | 25 | quarter-final | | | lost the Segunda Divisão overall final; promoted |
| 1942–43 | 1D | 10 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 81 | 2 | last 16 | | | relegated |
| 1943–44 | 2D.A.2.3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 16 | 25 | did not compete | | | lost on the round of 16 in the Segunda Divisão final phase |
| 1944–45 | 2D.A.4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 18 | did not compete | | | lost on the Segunda Divisão final phase |
| 1945–46 | 2D.A.1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 9 | 16 | did not compete | | | lost on the Segunda Divisão 2nd phase |
| 1946–47 | 2D.A.2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 8 | 18 | not held | | | lost on the Segunda Divisão 2nd phase |
| 1947–48 | 2D.A | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 19 | 1st round | | | lost on the Segunda Divisão 2nd phase |
| 1948–49 | 2D.A | 4 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 12 | did not compete | | | |
| 1949–50 | 2D.A.2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 28 | 30 | not held | | | lost on the Segunda Divisão 2nd phase |
| 1950–51 | 2D.A | 1 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 30 | 26 | did not compete | | | lost on the Segunda Divisão 2nd phase |
| 1951–52 | 2D.A | 4 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 29 | 22 | did not compete | | | |
| 1952–53 | 2D.A | 3 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 34 | 22 | did not compete | | | |
| 1953–54 | 2D.A | 1 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 38 | 37 | did not compete | | | lost on the Segunda Divisão final phase |
| 1954–55 | 2DN | 8 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 58 | 22 | 2nd round | | | |
| 1955–56 | 2DN | 5 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 78 | 45 | 30 | 1st round | | | |
| 1956–57 | 2DN | 5 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 67 | 50 | 31 | 2nd round | | | |
| 1957–58 | 2DN | 4 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 39 | 26 | did not compete | | | |
| 1958–59 | 2DN | 1 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 22 | 41 | 2nd round | | | lost the Segunda Divisão overall final (2nd); promoted |
| 1959–60 | 1D | 8 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 56 | 23 | 1st round | | | |
| 1960–61 | 1D | 8 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 44 | 23 | WINNERS | | | |
| 1961–62 | 1D | 7 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 55 | 23 | quarter-final | | CWC - QF | |
| 1962–63 | 1D | 5 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 3rd round | | | best league position ever |
| 1963–64 | 1D | 8 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 44 | 25 | 2nd round | | | |
| 1964–65 | 1D | 9 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 50 | 51 | 21 | 1st round | | Fairs Cup - R1 | |
| 1965–66 | 1D | 12 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 39 | 18 | quarter-final | | | |
| 1966–67 | 1D | 7 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 24 | quarter-final | | | |
| 1967–68 | 1D | 8 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 39 | 24 | quarter-final | | | |
| 1968–69 | 1D | 11 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 21 | last 16 | | Fairs Cup - R1 | |
| 1969–70 | 1D | 11 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 33 | 47 | 21 | semi-final | | | |
| 1970–71 | 1D | 13 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 44 | 19 | last 16 | | | |
| 1971–72 | 1D | 14 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 51 | 21 | quarter-final | | | |
| 1972–73 | 1D | 9 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 45 | 30 | quarter-final | | | |
| 1973–74 | 1D | 14 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 36 | 56 | 21 | last 32 | | | |
| 1974–75 | 1D | 9 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 42 | 29 | last 16 | | | |
| 1975–76 | 1D | 12 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 65 | 22 | last 32 | | | |
| 1976–77 | 1D | 15 | 30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 23 | 2nd round | | | relegated |
| 1977–78 | 2DN | 4 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 3rd round | | | |
| 1978–79 | 2DN | 5 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 41 | 36 | last 32 | | | |
| 1979–80 | 2DN | 5 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 54 | 29 | 34 | last 32 | | | |
| 1980–81 | 2DN | 2 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 29 | 40 | last 64 | | | were 2nd on the promotion group (not promoted) |
| 1981–82 | 2DN | 6 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 31 | quarter-final | | | |
| 1982–83 | 2DN | 5 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 25 | 37 | last 16 | | | won the Taça AF Porto |
| 1983–84 | 2DN | 3 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 37 | last 32 | | | see notes |
| 1984–85 | 2DN | 4 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 38 | last 64 | | | |
| 1985–86 | 2DN | 10 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 37 | 30 | last 128 | | | |
| 1986–87 | 2DN | 6 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 31 | last 128 | | | |
| 1987–88 | 2DN | 1 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 70 | 33 | 53 | last 16 | | | promoted |
| 1988–89 | 1D | 19 | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 28 | last 64 | | | relegated |
| 1989–90 | 2DN | 8 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 42 | 35 | 1st round | | | qualified for the 1st ever Liga de Honra (2nd level) |
| 1990–91 | 2H | 7 | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 41 | 43 | 4th round | | | |
| 1991–92 | 2H | 7 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 26 | 35 | semi-final | | | |
| 1992–93 | 2H | 12 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 39 | 31 | 4th round | | | |
| 1993–94 | 2H | 18 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 41 | 24 | 5th round | | | relegated |
| 1994–95 | 2DN | 7 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 28 | 37 | 3rd round | | | |
| 1995–96 | 2DN | 10 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 42 | 48 | 2nd round | | | from this season, wins = 3 points |
| 1996–97 | 2DN | 2 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 59 | 26 | 69 | 3rd round | | | |
| 1997–98 | 2DN | 5 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 32 | 56 | 3rd round | | | |
| 1998–99 | 2DN | 2 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 62 | 35 | 66 | 2nd round | | | |
| 1999–00 | 2DN | 4 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 46 | 51 | 4th round | | | |
| 2000–01 | 2DN | 6 | 38 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 60 | 46 | 60 | 5th round | | | |
| 2001–02 | 2DN | 2 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 73 | 27 | 83 | Runners-Up | | | |
| 2002–03 | 2DN | 1 | 38 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 73 | 27 | 94 | 2nd round | | UEFA Cup - R1 | lost the Portuguese Supercup; promoted |
| 2003–04 | 2H | 14 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 44 | 48 | 42 | 4th round | | | |
| 2004–05 | 2H | 6 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 33 | 50 | 4th round | | | |
| 2005–06 | 2H | 3 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 47 | 19 | 62 | 4th round | | | |
| 2006–07 | 2H | 1 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 21 | 60 | 5th round | | | promoted |
| 2007–08 | 1D | 14 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 26 | 6th round | 3rd round | | |
| 2008–09 | 1D | 6 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 45 | quarter-final | group stage 1 | | |
| 2009–10 | 1D | 16 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 51 | 21 | last 32 | group stage 2 | | relegated |
| 2010–11 | 2H | 6 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 42 | last 16 | 2nd round | | |
| 2011–12 | 2H | 11 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 34 | 37 | last 16 | group stage 1 | | |
| 2012–13 | 2H | 3 | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 49 | 36 | 68 | last 64 | 2nd round | | |
| 2013–14 | 2H | 17 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 42 | 57 | 47 | last 16 | group stage 2 | | |
| 2014–15 | 2H | 20 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 67 | 50 | 2nd round | group stage 1 | | |
| 2015–16 | 2H | 18 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 56 | 55 | last 64 | group stage | | |
| 2016–17 | 2H | 18 | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 48 | 46 | quarter-final | 1st round | | won the relegation play-offs to stay in Segunda Liga |
| 2017–18 | 2H | 8 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 50 | 43 | 56 | last 32 | group stage | | |
| 2018–19 | 2H | 7 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 36 | 45 | quarter-final | 2nd round | | |
| 2019–20 | 2H | 9 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 33 | last 32 | 2nd round | | league suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | 2H | 10 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 43 | 40 | last 32 | did not compete | | |
| 2021–22 | 2H | 8 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 40 | 48 | last 32 | 1st round | | |
| 2022–23 | 2H | 15 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 49 | 38 | last 16 | group stage | | started with -1 points due to failure to pay wages in the 2021–22 season |
| 2023–24 | 2H | 14 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 59 | 37 | 3rd round | group stage | | |
| 2024–25 | 2H | | | | | | | | | | | | current season |
* CL: Campeonato da Liga (winners weren't considered Portuguese champions)
* 1D: Primeira Liga and predecessors (1st level)
* 2H: Liga de Honra and successors (2nd level)
* 2D.DL1: Segunda Divisão, Douro Litoral Zone, Group 1 (2nd level)
* 2D.A.2.1: Segunda Divisão, Zone A, Group 2, Sub-Group 1 (2nd level)
* 2D.A: Segunda Divisão, Zone A (2nd level)
* 2DN: Segunda Divisão, Northern Zone (until 1990: 2nd level; post-1990: 3rd level)
* CWC: Cup Winners' Cup
* FC: Fairs Cup
* UC: UEFA Cup
* R1: 1st round
* QF: Quarter-final

## Other sports

In addition to football, Leixões also competes in boxing, karate, volleyball, swimming and billiards.