Vitória F.C.

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Vitória de Setúbal

Full name

Vitória Futebol Clube

Nickname(s)

Os Sadinos
(Those from the Sado River)
O Velho Senhor
(The Old Sir)

Founded

November 20, 1910

Ground

Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal

Capacity

21,530 / 18,728 (UEFA)

Chairman

Carlos Costa

Head Coach

Carlos Cardoso

League

BWINLIGA

2005-06

Liga, 8th





Home colours





Away colours

Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal (pron. IPA: [vi'tɔɾiɐ dɨ sɨ'tubaɫ], was born under the project name Sport Victoria from the ashes of the small Bomfim Foot-Ball Club. Today's club was established on November 20, 1910 under the name Victoria Foot-Ball Club (later changed to the present Portuguese spelling) with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" (Victory shall be ours).

[edit] History

[edit] Golden decade

The years from 1964 to 1974 may be considered Vitória's golden decade. In 1964/65 and 1966/67 Vitória won two Cup of Portugal and another one was recently won in 2004/05. Those victories, resulting from ten presences in the competition finals (Final da Taça de Portugal), are among the club's greatest achievements. But Vitória had also several 3rd place finishes and a remarkable 2nd place in the 1971/72 National Championship. Back then, Vitória had some of the best Portuguese football players ever, like Jacinto João, José Augusto Torres and Vítor Baptista.

The magic of JJ's (Jacinto João) football in the match
Vitória FC 3 - Fiorentina 0.

Still, in the most remarkable season of all time for Vitória the club earned merely a 3rd place: In the 1973/74 season Vitória de Setúbal ended 4 points behind the Champion, (Sporting, with Golden Boot winner who holds the record for the most goals scored in one season in Portugal, Yazalde), and 2 points behind the runner-up (Benfica with their best player ever, Eusébio). Despite that, people of Setúbal still argue that if Pedroto (the most successful manager to ever command the Sadinos) had not left the team in the middle of the season, Vitória FC would have had overcome its giant opponents and would have gone on to become the National Champion for the first time.

In those years Vitória disputed and won several tournaments around the world, making history with its quality of game, a wonder to football fans. Nowadays, the club is fighting to reach that kind of performance, inspired in the recent Portuguese cup conquest, as well the Iberian cup against Betis of Seville, and the three presences in the UEFA cup in the past six years.

[edit] UEFA raiders

Despite never winning the UEFA Cup, Vitoria Setubal are always considered a dangerous opposition. Vitória was four times quarterfinalist in the UEFA Cup (formerly known as Inter-Cities Fairs Cup), defeating such powerful teams as Liverpool F.C., Fiorentina, Anderlecht, Internazionale and Leeds United.

[edit] The 8th Army

The club supporters are known as Vitorianos or Sadinos. In 1943 on the occasion of Vitória's first Cup of Portugal final against Benfica, thousands of people from Setúbal invaded Lisbon and, notwithstanding the defeat by the score of 1-5, celebrated in a demonstration of fair play. In the next day's press, the people from Setúbal were nicknamed 8ºExército (the 8th Army) because of their massive following of the team, ending in a final journey to Lisbon -- all this in comparison with the British Eighth Army and its World War II massive campaign in Africa. Referring to this in the late 1990s, the first official supporters' association was baptized VIII Exército, the other association being the Furacões Sadinos. Both associations coexist in peace, showing great dedication to the club and are recognized as two of the most orderly organized supporters in Portugal.

[edit] Derby: Vitória F.C. vs Vitória S.C.

There is a traditional quarrel between Vitória de Guimarães and Vitória de Setúbal, with both teams claiming to be the one and only "Vitória", the other being solely named the "Guimarães" or the "Setúbal" with a curl of the lip. The matches are somewhat tense with both clubs contesting who has the higher number of supporters. Nevertheless the quarrelsomeness is bigger on the Vitória de Guimarães side, since the club is 12 years younger and, as they wrote in their history books, the people from Guimarães adopted the name "Vitoria" as a tribute to Vitória de Setúbal, who at the time was capturing the attention of the country due the quality of the football team. So they changed the name to «Vitória Sport Clube» because «Vitória Futebol Clube» was already chosen by the Setúbal side.

[edit] Present and Future

[edit] New Stadium

The Estádio do Bonfim stadium was inaugurated during the club's 50th anniversary commemorations on September 16, 1962, with a capacity of >35,000, reduced to 21,530 when plastic seatings were placed. With rare exceptions the additional room for 2,800 standing spectators (1,400 behind each goal) has been closed since some years ago because attendances do not justify it anymore. Furthermore UEFA officially recognizes only the 18,728 seating places; eitherway, since 2006, the stadium is not allowed to be used for official international games, due to its decaying condition. There are plans underway for a new stadium. The new stadium is expected to be completed by the centennial commemoration in November 20th 2010.

The financial situation is very shaky, as seen on the first half of the 2005/06 season, when the whole team had several months of wages delayed, a situation which led to the resigning of the then manager, Luis Norton de Matos. The club has been experiencing many financial difficulties since the April 25th's Coup d'État which brought an economic disaster to the Setúbal region with its mass layoffs and industrial collapse. Thus the stadium never saw significant repairs for lack of funds. Each year the stadium feels more uncomfortable and attendances keep on dimishing [2] while others rise [3]. Gone are the times when more than 40,000 jostled in the stadium every weekend.

There is festering resentment in the hearts of the Vitorianos, as they experienced rejection in their quest for a place among the Portuguese cities awarded with new stadia for the Euro 2004 in favour of the wealthier tourist regions with smaller clubs but more influence on the political scene (the Leiria Stadium, the Aveiro Stadium and the Algarve Stadium). These three stadiums are nowadays known in Portugal as the White Elephants on account of being luxury stadia for meagre attendances [4] [5] [6] [7]. Furthermore, there never was a Superliga team playing at Algarve Stadium as its seeded home.

[edit] Latest news and achievements

[edit] 2004-05 Season

Cup of Portugal


	Final
	May 25, 2005	SL Benfica	1 – 2 (1-0)	Vitória de Setúbal	17:00	Estádio Nacional

[edit] 2005-06 Season

Iberic Cup 2005


	July 28, 2005	Bétis Sevilla	1 – 2 (0-2)	Vitória de Setúbal	22:15 CET	Estádio Blás Infante, Ayamonte (Spain)

Portuguese SuperCup 2005


	August 13, 2005	SL Benfica	1 – 0 (0-0)	Vitória de Setúbal	21:00	Estádio do Algarve

UEFA Cup


First Round
September 15, 2005	Vitória de Setúbal	1 – 1 (0-1)	Sampdoria	17:00	Estádio do Bonfim
September 29, 2005	Sampdoria	1 – 0 (0-0)	Vitória de Setúbal	20:45 CET	Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa (Italy)

Cup of Portugal


	Final
	May 14, 2006	FC Porto	1 – 0 (1-0)	Vitória de Setúbal	17:00	Estádio Nacional

[edit] 2006-07 Season

Portuguese SuperCup 2006


	August 19, 2006	FC Porto	3 – 0 (0-0)	Vitória de Setúbal	21:00	Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

Since FC Porto assured the league title and a spot in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, in 2006-07 Vitória played the Portuguese Super Cup and the Uefa Cup as well.

In the apex of a crisis which may lead to the end of Vitória Futebol Clube, according with the official site, chairman Jorge Santana da Silva resigns. Interim presidency is assumed by Carlos Costa.

[edit] Best European Seasons

[edit] Cup Winners' Cup

1967/68

1/16  Fredrikstad FK    (NOR) - Vitória Setúbal          1-5 / 1-2
 1/8  Bayern München    (FRG) - Vitória Setúbal          6-2 / 1-1

[edit] UEFA Cup (formerly known as Inter-Cities Fairs Cup)

1968/69

1/32  Vitória Setúbal         - Linfield           (NIR) 3-0 / 3-1
1/16  Vitória Setúbal         - Olympique Lyon     (FRA) 5-0 / 2-1
 1/8  Vitória Setúbal         - Fiorentina         (ITA) 3-0 / 1-2
 1/4  Newcastle United  (ENG) - Vitória Setúbal          5-1 / 1-3
(Newcastle won the cup)

1969/70

1/32  Vitória Setúbal         - Rapid Bucharest    (ROM) 3-1 / 4-1
1/16  Vitória Setúbal         - Liverpool          (ENG) 1-0 / 2-3
 1/8  Vitória Setúbal         - Hertha Berlin      (FRG) 1-1 / 0-1
(Liverpool won the cup in 72/73 and 75/76)

1970/71

1/32  Lausanne          (CHE) - Vitória Setúbal          0-2 / 1-2
1/16  Vitória Setúbal         - Hajduk Split       (YUG) 2-0 / 1-2
 1/8  Anderlecht        (BEL) - Vitória Setúbal          2-1 / 1-3
 1/4  Leeds United      (ENG) - Vitória Setúbal          2-1 / 1-1
(Leeds won the Cup)

1971/72

1/32  Vitória Setúbal         - Nîmes Olympique    (FRA) 1-0 / 1-2
1/16  Spartak Moscow    (USR) - Vitória Setúbal          0-0 / 0-4
 1/8  UT Arad           (ROM) - Vitória Setúbal          3-0 / 0-1

1972/73

1/32  Vitória Setúbal         - Zagłębie Sosnowiec (POL) 6-1 / 0-1
1/16  Vitória Setúbal         - Fiorentina         (ITA) 1-0 / 1-2
 1/8  Vitória Setúbal         - Inter Milán        (ITA) 2-0 / 0-1
 1/4  Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) - Vitória Setúbal          1-0 / 1-2
(Tottenham was the cup holder and Inter was last season's Champion's Cup runner-up!)

1973/74

1/32 Vitória Setúbal          - Beerschot          (BEL) 2-0 / 2-0
1/16 Vitória Setúbal          - RWD Molenbeek      (BEL) 1-0 / 1-2
 1/8 Leeds United       (ENG) - Vitória Setúbal          1-0 / 1-3
 1/4 Stuttgart          (FRG) - Vitória Setúbal          1-0 / 2-2
(Leeds won the cup three years before)

[edit] League and Cup History

The club has 56 presences at the top level of Portuguese football.

Season	Echelon	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Europe		Notes
1918-1919	Lisbon	3	8	5	0	3	11	10	10	non-existent yet
1919-1920	Lisbon	4	7	2	1	4	8	11	5	non-existent yet
1920-1921	Lisbon	6	6	1	3	2	7	8	5	non-existent yet
1921-1922	not enrolled	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
1922-1923	not enrolled	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1923-1924	Lisbon	1	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	quarter-finalist
1924-1925	Lisbon	0	0	0	0	8	7	27	0	not qualified
1925-1926	Lisbon	4	14	8	2	4	34	23	18	not qualified
1926-1927	Lisbon	1								runner-up			Setúbal region created
1927-1928	Setúbal	1								semi-finalist
1928-1929	Setúbal	1								semi-finalist
1929-1930	Setúbal									quarter-finalist
1930-1931	Setúbal	1								semi-finalist
1931-1932	Setúbal	1								last 16
1933-1933	Setúbal	1								semi-finalist
1933-1934	Setúbal	1								semi-finalist
1934-1935	1	5	14	7	2	5	26	24	16	quarter-finalist			Regional Champion
1935-1936	1	5	14	7	2	5	32	26	16	quarter-finalist			Regional Champion
1936-1937	1	7	14	3	1	10	18	45	7	quarter-finalist			relegated (national) Regional Champion
1937-1938	2									last 16
1938-1939	2									not qualified			promoted
1939-1940	1	10	18	1	3	14	7	67	5	last 16			relegated (national)
1940-1941	2									not qualified
1941-1942	2									not qualified
1942-1943	2									runner-up			promoted
1943-1944	1	7	18	7	3	8	52	50	17	quarter-finalist			Regional Champion
1944-1945	1	5	18	9	1	8	44	49	19	semi-finalist			Regional Champion
1945-1946	1	7	22	8	2	12	47	59	18	last 16			Regional Champion
1946-1947	1	12	26	8	4	14	45	50	20	not held due to overscheduling			Regional Champion
1947-1948	1	10	26	8	3	15	38	64	19	last 32			Regional Championship abolished
1948-1949	1	12	26	8	4	14	39	61	20	semi-finalist
1949-1950	1	10	26	10	3	13	50	70	23	not held due to Latin Cup
1950-1951	1	12	26	8	4	14	31	58	20	last 16			relegated
1951-1952	2									not qualified			promoted
1952-1953	1	6	26	11	5	10	40	33	27	last 16
1953-1954	1	12	26	7	4	15	51	66	18	runner-up
1954-1955	1	8	26	8	6	12	37	52	22	last 16
1955-1956	1	9	26	7	6	13	57	64	20	last 32
1956-1957	1	10	26	8	4	14	40	59	20	semi-finalist
1957-1958	1	11	26	9	4	13	37	59	22	quarter-finalist
1958-1959	1	6	26	11	5	10	53	64	27	last 32
1959-1960	1	13	26	5	8	13	26	52	18	last 32			relegated
1960-1961	2									quarter-finalist
1961-1962	2									runner-up			promoted
1962-1963	1	9	26	6	8	12	33	39	20	last 64	CWC	preliminary round
1963-1964	1	7	26	12	5	9	46	41	29	quarter-finalist
1964-1965	1	6	26	15	2	9	61	30	32	winner
1965-1966	1	5	26	11	7	8	51	36	29	runner-up	CWC	1st round
1966-1967	1	5	26	10	7	9	27	25	27	winner	FC	2nd round
1967-1968	1	5	26	14	6	6	43	20	34	runner-up	CWC	2nd round
1968-1969	1	4	26	13	9	4	45	20	35	last 32	FC	quarter-final	Cup open to all divisions
1969-1970	1	3	26	16	4	6	58	26	36	last 32	FC	3rd round
1970-1971	1	4	26	15	4	7	51	16	34	semi-finalist	FC	quarter-final
1971-1972	1	2	30	17	11	2	62	16	45	quarter-finalist	UC	2nd round	best classification ever
1972-1973	1	3	30	16	6	8	65	26	38	runner-up
1973-1974	1	3	30	19	7	4	69	21	45	last 32			greatest number of wins
1974-1975	1	7	30	11	7	12	48	36	29	quarter-finalist
1975-1976	1	9	30	8	10	12	39	42	26	semi-finalist
1976-1977	1	6	30	13	6	11	47	46	32	last 16
1977-1978	1	9	30	8	10	12	29	40	26	last 32
1978-1979	1	7	30	12	7	11	38	38	31	2nd round
1979-1980	1	12	30	9	5	16	29	41	23	quarter-finalist
1980-1981	1	7	30	9	11	10	30	30	29	semi-finalist
1981-1982	1	8	30	9	10	11	30	35	28	3rd round
1982-1983	1	7	30	12	5	13	29	33	29	2nd round
1983-1984	1	5	30	13	8	9	43	28	34	last 32
1984-1985	1	11	30	7	11	12	35	50	25	2nd round
1985-1986	1	14	30	7	8	15	32	42	22	last 32			relegated
1986-1987	2									2nd round			promoted
1987-1988	1	8	38	15	10	13	56	43	40	last 32
1988-1989	1	5	38	15	12	11	44	37	42	3rd round
1989-1990	1	7	34	14	8	12	39	34	36	quarter-finalist
1990-1991	1	17	38	11	10	17	53	53	32	last 32			relegated
1991-1992	2	5	34	17	5	12	48	35	39	last 32
1992-1993	2	3	34	17	13	4	69	30	47	last 16			promoted
1993-1994	1	6	34	14	6	14	56	42	34	last 16
1994-1995	1	18	34	3	13	18	25	45	19	semi-finalist			relegated
1995-1996	2	2	34	18	8	8	55	22	62	last 32			promoted
1996-1997	1	12	34	10	10	14	38	42	40	last 16
1997-1998	1	13	34	10	7	17	38	43	37	last 64
1998-1999	1	5	34	15	8	11	37	38	53	semi-final
1999-2000	1	16	34	9	6	19	25	49	33	last 32	UC	1st round	relegated
2000-2001	2	3	34	19	7	8	64	41	64	4th round			promoted
2001-2002	1	13	34	9	11	14	40	46	38	last 32
2002-2003	1	18	34	6	13	15	40	53	31	quarter-final			relegated
2003-2004	2	2	34	18	10	6	66	41	64	last 16			promoted
2004-2005	1	10	34	11	11	12	46	45	44	winner
2005-2006	1	8	34	14	4	16	28	33	46	runner-up
2006-2007	1	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	4th round			ongoing

[edit] Current squad

As of January 31, 2007^[1]

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Marco Tábuas
3	DF	Hugo Vieira
5	MF	Binho
6	MF	Sandro
7	MF	Marcelo Labarthe (on loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal)
8	MF	Pedro Russiano
9	MF	Ademar
11	MF	Bruno Ribeiro
12	FW	Kevin Amuneke
13	DF	Adalto
14	DF	Janício
15	DF	Auri
17	FW	Silvestre Varela (on loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal)
18	FW	Émile M'Bamba
19	DF	Flávio

No.	Position	Player
20	MF	Julien
21	MF	Rui Dolores
22	MF	Cesar Osvaldo La Paglia
23	DF	Veríssimo
25	GK	Nikola Milojević
26	GK	João Paulo
27	DF	Madior N'Diaye
28	MF	André Barreto
29	MF	Inzaghi Donígio (on loan from S.L. Benfica)
30	MF	Kim Byung-suk
35	DF	Mamadou N'Diaye
36	MF	Tiago Fernandes
77	FW	Kwame Ayew
82	DF	Nandinho (Captain)