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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 Flag of Portugal Carlos Costa
Head Coach Flag of Portugal Carlos Carvalhal
League BWINLIGA
2006-07 Liga, 14th
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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).

Contents

History

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.
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 Real Betis, and the three presences in the UEFA cup in the past six years.

UEFA raiders

Despite never winning the UEFA Cup, Vitória are always considered dangerous opposition. They are four times quarter-finalists, having defeating such powerful teams as Liverpool, Fiorentina, Anderlecht, Internazionale and Leeds United.

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. They show great dedication to the club and are recognized as one of the most orderly organized supporters in Portugal. There used to be another supporters' association, the "Furacões Sadinos" which ceased to exist in 2007. They co-existed in peace with the "VIII Exército".

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.

Present and Future

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 [1] while others rise [2]. 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 [3] [4] [5] [6]. Furthermore, there never was a Superliga team playing at Algarve Stadium as its seeded home.

Latest news and achievements

2004-05 Season

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

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)
August 13, 2005 SL Benfica 1 – 0 (0-0) Vitória de Setúbal 21:00 Estádio do Algarve
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)
Final
May 14, 2006 FC Porto 1 – 0 (1-0) Vitória de Setúbal 17:00 Estádio Nacional

2006-07 Season

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.

Top level maintenance secured

After one of the hardest end of seasons for the Setúbal side ever, Vitória secures his presence in the top-flight level of Portuguese football. After two managerial resigns, and a situation of financial impossibility to hire a manager, Carlos Cardoso, former Vitória F.C. golden era player and resident interim manager, was called once again to save his first and only club. In the end of the last and decisive game of this season, Carlos Cardoso stated: "I will continue to serve Vitória, after all I have a contract for some years more. If I will remain as first manager? I don't know, that will be discussed. After five painful months I feel a bit tired. I want to return to my resident coach post, always ready to help whenever needed"[1]

2007-08 Season

Vitória F.C. will play again in the Portuguese Liga. Carlos Carvalhal accepted the invitation from chairman Carlos Costa and will be the manager for this season: "I said «yes» because Vitória is a grand club with enormous prestige and I could not refuse an invitation from chairman Carlos Costa. When I left the club three years ago (...) I sealed a compromise with Carlos Costa, that would he reenter the club, I would do the same", "I was asked to put effort in restructuring the club from formation sectors to professional football"[2]

Best European Seasons

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

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)


League and Cup History

With the 2007-08 season, the club will complete 60 presences at the top level of Portuguese football.

Season Echelon Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes
1918-19 Lisbon 3 8 5 0 3 11 10 10 non-existent yet
1919-20 Lisbon 4 7 2 1 4 8 11 5 non-existent yet
1920-21 Lisbon 6 6 1 3 2 7 8 5 non-existent yet
1921-22 not enrolled - - - - - - - -
1922-23 not enrolled - - - - - - - - -
1923-24 Lisbon 1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? quarter-finalist
1924-25 Lisbon 0 0 0 0 8 7 27 0 not qualified
1925-26 Lisbon 4 14 8 2 4 34 23 18 not qualified
1926-27 Lisbon 1 runner-up Setúbal region created
1927-28 Setúbal 1 semi-finalist
1928-29 Setúbal 1 semi-finalist
1929-30 Setúbal quarter-finalist
1930-31 Setúbal 1 semi-finalist
1931-32 Setúbal 1 last 16
1933-33 Setúbal 1 semi-finalist
1933-34 Setúbal 1 semi-finalist
1934-35 1 5 14 7 2 5 26 24 16 quarter-finalist Regional Champion
1935-36 1 5 14 7 2 5 32 26 16 quarter-finalist Regional Champion
1936-37 1 7 14 3 1 10 18 45 7 quarter-finalist relegated (national) Regional Champion
1937-38 2 last 16
1938-39 2 not qualified promoted
1939-40 1 10 18 1 3 14 7 67 5 last 16 relegated (national)
1940-41 2 not qualified
1941-42 2 not qualified
1942-43 2 runner-up promoted
1943-44 1 7 18 7 3 8 52 50 17 quarter-finalist Regional Champion
1944-45 1 5 18 9 1 8 44 49 19 semi-finalist Regional Champion
1945-46 1 7 22 8 2 12 47 59 18 last 16 Regional Champion
1946-47 1 12 26 8 4 14 45 50 20 not held due to overscheduling Regional Champion
1947-48 1 10 26 8 3 15 38 64 19 last 32 Regional Championship abolished
1948-49 1 12 26 8 4 14 39 61 20 semi-finalist
1949-50 1 10 26 10 3 13 50 70 23 not held due to Latin Cup
1950-51 1 12 26 8 4 14 31 58 20 last 16 relegated
1951-52 2 not qualified promoted
1952-53 1 6 26 11 5 10 40 33 27 last 16
1953-54 1 12 26 7 4 15 51 66 18 runner-up
1954-55 1 8 26 8 6 12 37 52 22 last 16
1955-56 1 9 26 7 6 13 57 64 20 last 32
1956-57 1 10 26 8 4 14 40 59 20 semi-finalist
1957-58 1 11 26 9 4 13 37 59 22 quarter-finalist
1958-59 1 6 26 11 5 10 53 64 27 last 32
1959-60 1 13 26 5 8 13 26 52 18 last 32 relegated
1960-61 2 quarter-finalist
1961-62 2 runner-up promoted
1962-63 1 9 26 6 8 12 33 39 20 last 64 CWC preliminary round
1963-64 1 7 26 12 5 9 46 41 29 quarter-finalist
1964-65 1 6 26 15 2 9 61 30 32 winner
1965-66 1 5 26 11 7 8 51 36 29 runner-up CWC 1st round
1966-67 1 5 26 10 7 9 27 25 27 winner FC 2nd round
1967-68 1 5 26 14 6 6 43 20 34 runner-up CWC 2nd round
1968-69 1 4 26 13 9 4 45 20 35 last 32 FC quarter-final Cup open to all divisions
1969-70 1 3 26 16 4 6 58 26 36 last 32 FC 3rd round
1970-71 1 4 26 15 4 7 51 16 34 semi-finalist FC quarter-final
1971-72 1 2 30 17 11 2 62 16 45 quarter-finalist UC 2nd round best classification ever
1972-73 1 3 30 16 6 8 65 26 38 runner-up
1973-74 1 3 30 19 7 4 69 21 45 last 32 greatest number of wins
1974-75 1 7 30 11 7 12 48 36 29 quarter-finalist
1975-76 1 9 30 8 10 12 39 42 26 semi-finalist
1976-77 1 6 30 13 6 11 47 46 32 last 16
1977-78 1 9 30 8 10 12 29 40 26 last 32
1978-79 1 7 30 12 7 11 38 38 31 2nd round
1979-80 1 12 30 9 5 16 29 41 23 quarter-finalist
1980-81 1 7 30 9 11 10 30 30 29 semi-finalist
1981-82 1 8 30 9 10 11 30 35 28 3rd round
1982-83 1 7 30 12 5 13 29 33 29 2nd round
1983-84 1 5 30 13 8 9 43 28 34 last 32
1984-85 1 11 30 7 11 12 35 50 25 2nd round
1985-86 1 14 30 7 8 15 32 42 22 last 32 relegated
1986-87 2 2nd round promoted
1987-88 1 8 38 15 10 13 56 43 40 last 32
1988-89 1 5 38 15 12 11 44 37 42 3rd round
1989-90 1 7 34 14 8 12 39 34 36 quarter-finalist
1990-91 1 17 38 11 10 17 53 53 32 last 32 relegated
1991-92 2 5 34 17 5 12 48 35 39 last 32
1992-93 2 3 34 17 13 4 69 30 47 last 16 promoted
1993-94 1 6 34 14 6 14 56 42 34 last 16
1994-95 1 18 34 3 13 18 25 45 19 semi-finalist relegated
1995-96 2 2 34 18 8 8 55 22 62 last 32 promoted
1996-97 1 12 34 10 10 14 38 42 40 last 16
1997-98 1 13 34 10 7 17 38 43 37 last 64
1998-99 1 5 34 15 8 11 37 38 53 semi-final
1999-00 1 16 34 9 6 19 25 49 33 last 32 UC 1st round relegated
2000-01 2 3 34 19 7 8 64 41 64 4th round promoted
2001-02 1 13 34 9 11 14 40 46 38 last 32
2002-03 1 18 34 6 13 15 40 53 31 quarter-final relegated
2003-04 2 2 34 18 10 6 66 41 64 last 16 promoted
2004-05 1 10 34 11 11 12 46 45 44 winner
2005-06 1 8 34 14 4 16 28 33 46 runner-up
2006-07 1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 4th round ongoing

Current squad

As of September 1, 2007

No. Position Player
1 Flag of Portugal GK Marco Tábuas
2 Flag of Portugal DF Luís Portela
3 Flag of Portugal DF Hugo
4 Flag of Brazil DF Robson
6 Flag of Cape Verde MF Sandro
7 Flag of Portugal FW Bruno Gama
8 Flag of Brazil MF Elias
9 Flag of Brazil FW Edinho
10 Flag of Portugal MF Filipe Gonçalves
11 Flag of Portugal MF Bruno Ribeiro
13 Flag of Brazil DF Adalto
14 Flag of Cape Verde DF Janício
No. Position Player
15 Flag of Brazil DF Auri
16 Flag of Portugal MF Ricardo Chaves
17 Flag of Portugal DF Jorginho
18 Flag of Brazil MF Paulinho
19 Flag of Brazil FW Leandro
20 Flag of Brazil FW Léo Macaé
21 Flag of Portugal FW Moisés
25 Flag of Serbia GK Nikola Milojević
30 Flag of South Korea MF Kim Byung-suk
77 Flag of Portugal GK Eduardo
87 Flag of Brazil FW Cláudio Pitbulll
99 Flag of Brazil FW Matheus
50 Flag of Brazil FW Léo Bonfim

UEFA Ranking

Club Ranking for 2007 (Previous year rank in italics, UEFA Club Coefficients in parentheses)

Coaches

Other sports

Vitória's sports departments besides the football section:

Handball

Footnotes

  1. ^ Maisfutebol online news, [ 2007/05/20 | 22:00 ]
  2. ^ in Diário Desportivo, 2007 May 24

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