# F.C. Vizela

Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Liga Portugal 2, the second tier of Portuguese football. They are based in the town of Vizela and play in the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a capacity of 6,000.

## Brief history

Vizela joined the Braga Football Association on 1 August 1940. Twenty-six years later, the first trophy came, with the conquest of the Taça de Campeão Nacional after defeating Tramagal Sport União (5–3). The club spent the vast majority of its early years in the Campeonato de Portugal.
In 1984, Vizela were promoted for the first time in its history to the Primeira Liga, but this spell only lasted one season, with the club ranking last. Shortly after, the team was again in the third level, only returning in the 2000s.
Again in the "silver category" of Portuguese football, Vizela finished third in the 2007–08 season, falling just one point short of a promotion. In the following year, it finished in 10th position, but was relegated due to the Apito Dourado scandal; for several years, the club acted as S.C. Braga's farm team.
In May 2021, the club were placed 2nd in the 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 to get promoted into the Primeira Liga for the second time in the club's history since 1985 after a 36-year absence.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 29 January, 2025
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 | SUI | Francesco Ruberto |
| 4 | DF | PER | Jean-Pierre Rhyner |
| 6 | DF | POR | Jota Gonçalves |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Héber Pena |
| 8 | MF | BUL | Angel Bastunov |
| 9 | FW | SRB | Sava Petrov |
| 12 | DF | NED | Marco Tol |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Miguel Morro (on loan from Rayo Vallecano) |
| 17 | DF | POR | João Reis |
| 18 | FW | POR | Vivaldo Semedo (on loan from Udinese Calcio) |
| 19 | DF | UKR | Orest Lebedenko |
| 20 | MF | CPV | Yannick Semedo (on loan from Santa Clara) |
| 21 | MF | POR | Rodrigo Ramos |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | SRB | Aleksandar Busnić |
| 23 | FW | SRB | Uroš Milovanović |
| 24 | MF | DOM | Heinz Mörschel |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Ruly García |
| 29 | FW | ANG | Joy |
| 34 | FW | POR | Ricardo Schutte |
| 40 | DF | BRA | Ítalo Henrique |
| 41 | DF | POR | Anthony Correia |
| 67 | FW | SGP | Khairin Nadim |
| 68 | FW | NGA | Prosper Obah |
| 77 | DF | CPV | Jójó |
| 90 | MF | POR | Diogo Nascimento |
| 97 | FW | FRA | Damien Loppy |
| 99 | FW | FRA | Natanael Ntolla |

### 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 |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Rubén de la Barrera |
| Assistant Manager | José Teixeira |
| First-Team Coach | Gabi |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Bruno Pinto |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Rui Costa |
| Conditioning Coach | João Luís Azevedo |
| Physiotherapist | Pedro Nogueira |

## Appearances

* Primeira Liga: 3
* Second Level: 4
* Segunda Divisão: 28
* Terceira Divisão: 14
* Taça de Portugal: 38
* Taça da Liga (League Cup): 1

## League and Cup history

| Season | | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Notes |
| 1942–43 | 2D | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 46 | 14 | | |
| 1943–44 | 2D | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 5 | | |
| 1962–63 | 3D | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 9 | | |
| 1984–85 | 1D | 16 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 71 | 15 | | Relegated |
| 1992–93 | 2D | 2 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 35 | 38 | | |
| 1996–97 | 2DB | 10 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 37 | 45 | | |
| 1998–99 | 2DB | 5 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 40 | 54 | | |
| 1999–2000 | 2DB | 6 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 46 | 48 | | |
| 2000–01 | 2DB | 5 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 47 | 60 | | |
| 2001–02 | 2DB | 12 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 49 | 48 | | |
| 2002–03 | 2DB | 4 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 34 | 64 | | |
| 2003–04 | 2DB | 3 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 56 | 35 | 67 | | |
| 2004–05 | 2DB | 1 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 74 | 32 | 82 | | Promoted |
| 2005–06 | 2H | 11 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 48 | 44 | Round 5 | |
| 2006–07 | 2H | 13 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 32 | 34 | Round 4 | |
| 2007–08 | 2H | 3 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 22 | 50 | Round 4 | |
| 2008–09 | 2H | 11 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 19 | Round 4 | |
| 2010–11 | 2DB | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |

### Other statistics

* Primeira Liga:
** Highest ranking: 11th (2022–23 season)
** Lowest ranking: 16th (1984–85 season)
* Liga Portugal 2:
** Highest ranking: 2nd (2020–21 season)
** Lowest ranking: 13th (2006–07 season)