# S.C. Covilhã

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 | POR | Igor Araújo |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Tiago Caveira |
| 5 | DF | POR | José Simão |
| 6 | MF | POR | Filipe Maio |
| — | FW | CAN | Tray Fuller |
| 9 | FW | POR | Paulinho |
| 10 | MF | POR | Luís Salgado |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Dener |
| 13 | DF | POR | Pedro Ribeiro |
| 14 | FW | POR | Pedro Brito |
| — | FW | POR | Rafa Miranda |
| 16 | MF | POR | Diogo Cornélio |
| 17 | DF | POR | Luís Oliveira |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Lucas Duarte |
| 20 | MF | POR | Rodrigo Ferreira |
| 28 | MF | CIV | Mohamed Konaté |
| 44 | DF | BRA | David Santos |
| 53 | GK | POR | Rafa |
| 55 | DF | POR | Filipe Garcia |
| 70 | DF | POR | Rafael Peixoto |
| 71 | GK | POR | João Gonçalo |
| 77 | MF | POR | Diogo Ramalho |
| 79 | MF | POR | Vasco Cunha |
| 91 | MF | POR | 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

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