Gil Vicente F.C. Explained

Clubname:Gil Vicente
Fullname:Gil Vicente Futebol Clube
Nickname:Gilistas (Gilists/Followers of Gil)
Galos (Roosters)
Ground:Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Capacity:12,504
Chairman:Avelino Dias da Silva
Manager:Tozé Marreco
League:Primeira Liga
Season:2023–24
Position:Primeira Liga, 12th of 18
Current:2023–24 Gil Vicente F.C. season
Website:https://gilvicentefc.pt/
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Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (pronounced as /pt/), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Barcelos.[1] It competes in the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country, and it is named after the Portuguese playwright of the same name. The best seasons for the team was in 1999–2000 and 2021–22 Primeira Liga, when they finished fifth in the league.

History

Early years

Gil Vicente Futebol Clube was founded on 3 May 1924, after the creation of other short-lived clubs in Barcelos, such as Barcellos Sporting Club and União Foot-ball Club Barcellense.[2] A group of friends who would gather in the theater square (Largo do Teatro, currently Largo Doutor Martins Lima), naming the club after the theater, itself named after the Portuguese playwright.[3] The initial name of the club was Gil Vicente Football Barcelense, including a mention of its city that was lost through time.[3] Despite the foundation in 1924, only in 1931 did the club register in the Braga Football Association, participating in the following year in the district league after the city cup against Barcelos Sporting Club.

In 1943 (possibly 1953), the club is promoted to the Second Division, and one year later stops participating in the regional championship to play in a national league starting.[4] [3]

The first record of a game abroad is in April 1953 against Tuy Racing Club.

Gil Vicente achieved a club record semi-final in the Portuguese Cup in 1976–77, losing against SC Braga only after a replay match. In the following edition, the club reached the quarter-finals, losing against FC Porto.[3]

Ascent to top tier

In the 1980s Gil Vicente improved and reached two third places in the North section of the second division. In 1989–90 Segunda Divisão, led by Rodolfo Reis,[3] the team finally achieved promotion to the top tier, winning the North Zone and obtaining a second place in the championship-playoff against Salgueiros and Farense. Despite the success, the season is marked by a controversial decision. An electrical failure in an away match at Maia during a 2–0 Gil Vicente lead with 16 minutes left led to the game being interrupted. The Portuguese Football Federation first awards Gil Vicente a 3–0 win and fines Maia, but the decision would later be changed and the clubs were ordered to repeat the entire match, something which the club claims was inconsistent with another decision in the same year.[4]

In 1990-91, the first season in the top tier, Gil Vicente narrowly avoided relegation. There were 20 participants, with 5 relegation spots, due to a planned decreased to 18 clubs. Gil Vicente finished 13-th with 33 points, the same as relegated Tirsense. The compact Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo proved to be a tough spot for visitors, as only champions Benfica and runner-ups FC Porto able to win.

For 1991-92, the club hired former FC Porto and Sporting CP legend António Oliveira as a manager. The club finished 13th again, 2 points clear of relegation. Relegation was avoided with a 1–0 win over already-crowned champions FC Porto with a goal scored by Morato.[5] Another highlight was reaching the quarter-finals of the Cup, losing to Boavista 1–0 at home.[6]

Vítor Oliveira was hired to managed the team for the 1992-93 campaign. Gil Vicente had a tough start, losing three of the first four matches, including a 7–1 thrashing at Marítimo. The season recovered and the team went on to take a home win and an away draw against eventual third-placed Sporting CP and a home draw against runner-ups SL Benfica.[7] The team finished a club record ninth, 3 points clear of relegation. Ljubinko Drulović was the team's star, scoring 10 goals.[7] He would be transferred to Porto in the Winter of the following season, featuring in all of the teams who won the historic five consecutive league titles.

Oliveira was kept for the following two campaigns. In 1993-94, Gil Vicente finished tenth, 5 points of relegation. Highlights include one away and two home draws against the eventual top 3 teams. Home games were again a team strength, with only Porto and Benfica achieving fewer than 2 losses. In 1994-95, the team struggled more. It achieved only 7 wins, tied for third-worst in the league. Despite this, its league-leading 13 draws were enough to secure 13th, 3 points clear of relegation. Surprisingly, two of the seven wins came against runner-ups Benfica, both 1–0. The home win was ensured with a stoppage penalty scored by Tuck while the away win goal was scored by Congolese striker Makopoloka Mangonga.[8] [9]

For 1995-96, the club hired manager Bernardino Pedroto. The team struggled early, with only 4 points in the first 7 games in the first season where a win was worth 3 points. The form recovered and three well-time consecutive March wins helped achieve 12th place, 3 points clear of relegation. This was the season where hometown player Carlitos established himself in the first teamm, playing 33 league games and scoring 5 goals, both team-leading statistics.[10]

Relegation and return

The 1996-97 was disastrous and the team finished bottom of the league with 19 points, 11 points behind the closest opponent. Pedroto was replaced after the a 1–0 away loss against Espinho in December, achieving only 4 points in the first 12 games. Incoming manager Fernando Festas achieved only one win before being replaced in March after a 4–1 away loss against Chaves. Assistant coach José Marconi led the team until the end of the season, taking two wins in the last 10 games, but coaching the team through its worst defeat in the top tier: a 7–0 away loss at Boavista.[11]

In 1997-98, Henrique Nunes was hired to manage the team. Gil Vicente achieved the fourth position in the league, 2 points behind promoted Alverca. The club actually celebrated promotion at one point, as Alverca were a satellite club of SL Benfica, and thus forbidden from promotion to the top tier according to the relegation. As the season approached, Alverca, at the time led by future SL Benfica chairman Luís Filipe Vieira asked to be removed of the satellite status a few weeks before the end of the season. The request was approved by the Portuguese Football Federation and Gil Vicente would remain in the second tier for another season despite a court appeal.[12]

In 1998-99 Gil Vicente finally obtained its first national silverware. The team won the Second Division with 68 points, 7 points clear of second place. Led by Álvaro Magalhães and with goal scoring forwards Almami Moreira and Diocleciano Tavares, both with 12 goals, the team also had a highlight 3–2 home win against Sporting in the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup. The club celebrated the promotion and its 75th birthday with a friendly against SL Benfica in June 1999.[13]

Magalhães remained at the helm as Gil Vicente obtained a club record Primeira Liga fifth place in the 1999–2000 season, which would have been enough for a UEFA Cup spot in the previous season. The team was also a protagonist of the last matchday. Already out of contention for the fourth place, the team hosted FC Porto, who was 1 point behind leaders Sporting CP, who were on a 18-year spell without a league title.[14] Gil Vicente beat FC Porto 2–1 with goals by Lemos, Carlitos and former player Drulović.[15]

In the following two seasons, the club returned to more typical league finishes in the bottom half of the table. Vítor Oliveira returned to manage the club in December 2001, taking over the job of Luís Campos. In the 2002-03 season the team achieved eighth place with 44 points. The season included 2 wins against Sporting, including a 3–0 away win at Estádio José Alvalade, with goals from Manoel, Gaspar, and Paulo Alves.[16] In February 2003, Luís Loureiro became the first squad player to be receive a call up to the Portugal national football team.[17]

In the following two seasons, Gil Vicente achieved consecutive 12th and 13th places, with 40 points, both seasons marked by coaching changes: from Mário Reis to Luís Campos and then to Ulisses Morais.

In the 2005–06 Primeira Liga, Gil Vicente fielded an ineligible player being Angolan forward Mateus in the "Mateus Affair". They therefore lost the right to participate in the 2006–07 Primeira Liga, and Belenenses were allowed to stay up.[18] Gil Vicente were accused by the special sports instances that rule Portuguese football of illegally resorting to regular courts on the dispute of Mateus, according to Gil Vicente, illegal contract with his former employer, FC Lixa.[19]

Still convinced this is not a sports-related case but rather work-related, Gil Vicente continued in the courts.[20] Along with the relegation, they were also suspended from the Taça de Portugal for one season.[21]

On 29 May 2011, the club returned to the top flight as champions of the 2010–11 Liga de Honra with a 3–1 home win over C.D. Fátima in front of a club record crowd; manager Paulo Alves beat C.D. Feirense on goal difference to the title, and the key players were strikers Hugo Vieira and Zé Luís.[22] The club finished as runners-up of the 2011–12 Taça da Liga, eliminating Sporting CP from the groups, S.C. Braga on penalties in the semi-final and losing 2–1 to S.L. Benfica in the final in Coimbra.[23]

A four-year spell in the top flight ended in 2014–15, when Gil Vicente lost 2–1 at F.C. Penafiel in the penultimate round of matches.[24] On 29 April 2018, the club slipped into the third tier for the first time since 1971, but had a place in the 2019–20 Primeira Liga secured as a result of the appeal against the "Matheus Affair".[25] On May 8, 2022, Gil Vicente qualified for a European competition, UEFA Europa Conference League, for the first time in their history, after finishing fifth in the 2021–22 Primeira Liga season.

Other sports

While today only the football section exists, Gil Vicente has had a roller hockey team, and athletes representing the club in cycling and pedestrianism.

Stadium

The clubs that preceded Gil Vicente had their first games in Campo da Feira and in Campo Dom Carlos (today's Campo 25 de Abril). União Foot-ball Club Barcelense had its first field in Campo da Granja, next to the city's cemetery, playing its first game on April 30, 1922, against Desportivo Famalicense, 3 days before the official inauguration during the city festival (Festa das Cruzes) with a game between FC Porto and SC Salgueiros. Eleven years later, in May 1933, with the decline of its rival club, Gil Vicente took over the field. The first struggles of the young team were mainly about finding a pitch to play. Back then, the team would play in the Campo da Estação (Station Field), which belonged to another club, Triunfo Sport Club. On 3 May 1933, Gil Vicente played on its first field, Campo da Granja, against neighbours SC Braga.[3]

On 16 September 1945, goalkeeper Adelino Ribeiro Novo died in Campo da Granja after a collision with an opponent during a match against CD Aves. In January 1946, the field was renamed after him as a tribute. On 8 November 1987, the city donated the stadium to Gil Vicente and the club inaugurates its new headquarters. It currently hosts the clubs youth squads, as well as training sessions and friendly games.

In 1992, the city bought land in the parish of Vila Boa, Barcelos to build a new stadium. Construction for the new Estádio Cidade de Barcelos began in 2001 and in 2002 the first stand was built. The stadium cost 16 million euro.[26] The stadium was inaugurated on 30 May 2004 with a friendly between Gil Vicente and Uruguyan club Club Nacional de Football, ending with a 2–1 loss for the home team, with goals by O.J. Morales, Chory Castro, and Paulo Alves. The first official match was a 0–1 loss against Boavista F.C. on 10 September 2004, with Zé Manel scoring the first official goal.[27] The first Gil Vicente win came two weeks later on September 26, with a 3–1 win over Moreirense F.C., with hometown player Carlitos scoring the first official goal for Gil Vicente in the new stadium. Since then, the Cidade de Barcelos has hosted a friendly game between the Portugal and Canada, as well as 2 group stage games of the UEFA Under-21 European Championship. In May 2020, the city approved the construction of the second stage of the stadium, which will include two adjacent football fields.[28]

Colours and crest

The club's first kit was red. Later kits were green and white horizontally striped, yellow and red (colours of the city), and blue. The club's modern main kit is usually red, while alternative kits vary, but are usually blue and white.

Honours

League and cup history

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPCupLeague CupNotes
1989–902D1342257512549Round 5Promoted
1990–911D1338111116344633Round 5
1991–921D133411716264229Quarter-finals
1992–931D93412715344231Round 4
1993–941D1034101113274731Round 4
1994–951D133471314304027Round 4
1995–961D12349916314936Round 4
1996–971D18344723297419Round 4Relegated
1997–982H43416126442360Quarter-finals
1998–992H1342086582468Quarter-finalsPromoted
1999–001D53414119483453Quarter-finals
2000–011D143410717344137Quarter-finals
2001–021D123410816425638Round 4
2002–031D83413516425344Round 5
2003–041D1234101014434040Round 4
2004–051D133411716344040Round 4
2005–061D123411716374240Round 4
2006–072H12301299272736
2007–082H43013116433450Quarter-finalsRound 1
2008–092H9308148363738Quarter-finalsSecond Group Stage
2009–102H103091110363238Round 4First Group Stage
2010–112H13015105553855Round 3Second Group StagePromoted
2011–121D93081012314234Round 3Runners-up
2012–131D13306717315425Quarter-finalsRound 2
2013–141D13308715233731
2014–151D173441119256023Relegated
2015–162H1146161416585662
2016–172H1342131712474956
2017–182H193881218294536Relegated
2018–19CP10342248Second roundCourt ordered promotion to Primeira Liga
2019–201D1034111013404443Fourth roundGroup Stage
2020–211D113411617334239Quarter-finals
2021–221D53413129474248Fourth roundSecond round

In Europe

YearTournamentRoundClubHomeAwayAggr.
2022–23UEFA Europa Conference LeagueThird Qualification round Riga FC4–01–15–1
Playoff round AZ Alkmaaralign=center 1–2align=center 0–41–6

Players

Current squad

[29]

Out on loan

Coaching staff

PositionName
Global Sports Director Pedro Albergaria
Director of Football Manuel Ribeiro
Manager Vítor Campelos
Assistant Manager Sá Pereira
First-Team Coach Rui Santos
Tiago Sousa
Goalkeeping Coach César Gomes
Conditioning Coach José Barbosa
Athletic Coach José Mário Rocha
Match Analyst Rafael Vieira

Notable former players

Source: PlaymakerStats

List criteria:

Player currently in the squad.

Positions key
GKGoalkeeper
DFDefender
MFMidfielder
FWForward
NameNationalityPositionGil Vicente
Primeira Liga record
Achievements
SeasonsAppsGoals
Paulo Jorge GK1999–20062000Best result (5th, 1999–2000)
1998-99 Second division champion
Tuck MF1990–199718711
Jorge Casquilha MF1999–200517611Best result (5th, 1999–2000)
1998-99 Second division champion
Miguel DF1991–19971649
Lemos DF1994–1997
1999–2002
1498Best result (5th, 1999–2000)
Carlitos MF1994–1997
1999–2000
2004–2006
14123Best result (5th, 1999–2000)
MangongaFW1990–199513227Club former record top flight goalscorer
Adriano Facchini GK2011–201511902011–12 League Cup finalist
Luís Coentrão MF2002–20061187
Fernando Rosado MF1990–19941156
Rúben Fernandes DF2019–1133Best result (5th, 2021–2022)
Played in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
Paulo Alves FW1990–1991
2001–2005
11128Club former record top flight goalscorer
1989 FIFA World Youth Champion
Nuno Amaro DF2000–20051084
Nandinho FW2002–200610413
Braíma MF2002–20061042
Samuel Lino FW2019–20228723Best result (5th, 2021–2002)
Luís LoureiroMF2001–20048510First Portugal national team cap while club player
Wilson DF1994–19978421998-99 Second division champion
Played in the 1996 African Cup of Nationshttps://www.11v11.com/matches/south-africa-v-angola-20-january-1996-246206/
Hugo Vieira FW2011–2014
2019–2020
67182011–12 League Cup finalist
2010–11 Second League champion
Manoel FW2001–20036015
Fran Navarro FW2021–5629Club record top flight goalscorer
Best result (5th, 2021–2002)
Played in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
Capucho MF1990–19925031991 FIFA World Youth Champion
Ljubinko DrulovićFW1992–19944417
Jorge RibeiroDF2004–2005140Portugal national team cap while club player
Mateus FW2005–200642Played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Managerial history

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://int.soccerway.com/teams/portugal/gil-vicente-fc/2572/ Gil Vicente F.C.
  2. Book: Torres , Ilídio . Gil Vicente Futebol Clube - Bodas de Diamante (1924-1999). 1999.
  3. Web site: Gil Vicente . ZeroZero . June 4, 2020 . pt . June 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604131402/https://www.zerozero.pt/text.php?id=72 . live .
  4. Web site: Gil Vicente - História . Gil Vicente . https://web.archive.org/web/20190906180006/https://gilvicentefc.pt/historia/ . June 4, 2020. 2019-09-06 . pt.
  5. Web site: Gil Vicente 1-0 FC Porto . ZeroZero . June 4, 2020 . pt . June 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604202958/https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo.php?id=18807 . live .
  6. Web site: Taça de Portugal 1991/1992 . ZeroZero . June 4, 2020 . pt . July 12, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240712164341/https://www.zerozero.pt/edicao/taca-de-portugal-1991-1992/1016 . live .
  7. Web site: Gil Vicente 1992/1993 . ZeroZero . June 4, 2020 . pt . March 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230317193936/https://www.playmakerstats.com/team_matches.php?id=11&epoca_id=122 . live .
  8. Web site: Gil Vicente 1-0 Benfica . ZeroZero . June 4, 2020 . March 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230317193933/https://www.playmakerstats.com/jogo.php?id=18503 . live .
  9. Web site: Benfica 0-1 Gil Vicente . ZeroZero . June 4, 2020 . June 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604144954/http://www.playmakerstats.com/jogo.php?id=18342 . live .
  10. Web site: Gil Vicente 1995/1996 . ZeroZero . June 4, 2020 . June 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604163108/http://www.playmakerstats.com/team_results.php?id=11&epoca_id=125&grp=1 . live .
  11. Web site: Gil VIcente - Histórico Competições . ZeroZero . June 4, 2020 . March 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230317193929/https://www.zerozero.pt/team_competition.php?op=r&id_equipa=11&id_comp=3 . live .
  12. News: Figueiredo. João Tiago. April 12, 2012. Gil Vicente e o satélite do Benfica que deixou de o ser. Gil Vicente and the Benfica satellite that ceased to be. Portuguese. MaisFutebol. June 4, 2020. July 12, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240712164341/https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/amp/gil-vicente-e-o-satelite-do-benfica-que-deixou-de-o-ser. live.
  13. News: Martins. Nuno. June 6, 1999. Benfica vence Gil Vicente no último jogo da época. Benfica beats Gil Vicente in final game of the season. Portuguese. MaisFutebol . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604215520/https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/benfica/detalhe/benfica-vence-gil-vicente-no-ultimo-jogo-da-epoca. June 4, 2020. 2020-06-04.
  14. Web site: Primeira Liga 1999/2000 . Playmaker . June 4, 2020 . July 12, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240712164342/https://www.playmakerstats.com/edition/liga-portuguesa-1999-00/114?jornada_in=33&fase=10097 . live .
  15. Web site: Gil Vicente 2-1 FC Porto . ZeroZero . June 4, 2020 . July 12, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240712164342/https://www.playmakerstats.com/match/2000-05-14-gil-vicente-fc-porto/736430 . live .
  16. Web site: Sporting 0-3 Gil Vicente . ZeroZero . June 4, 2020 . July 12, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240712164342/https://www.playmakerstats.com/match/2002-11-02-sporting-gil-vicente/76 . live .
  17. News: February 10, 2003. João Magalhães: "Luís Loureiro foi sondado por Benfica e Sporting". João Magalhães: "Benfica and Sporting asked about Luís Loureiro". Portuguese. . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604205837/https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/gil-vicente/detalhe/joao-magalhaes-luis-loureiro-foi-sondado-por-benfica-e-sporting. June 4, 2020. 2020-06-04.
  18. http://www.afbraga.com/portal/page/portal/PORTAL_FUTEBOL/FEDERACAO/NOTICIA?notid=2112357 Esclarecimento (Clarification)
  19. http://www.afbraga.com/portal/page/portal/PORTAL_FUTEBOL/FEDERACAO/NOTICIA?notid=2120619 Caso Mateus (Mateus Case)
  20. http://www.afbraga.com/portal/page/portal/PORTAL_FUTEBOL/FEDERACAO/NOTICIA?notid=4086580 Caso Mateus (Mateus Case)
  21. http://www.afbraga.com/portal/page/portal/PORTAL_FUTEBOL/FEDERACAO/NOTICIA?notid=2126169 Gil Vicente suspenso (Gil Vicente suspended)
  22. News: Gil Vicente-Fátima, 3-1: Subida de divisão e conquista do título . Gil Vicente 3–1 Fátima: Promotion and conquest of the title . 6 July 2020 . . 29 May 2011 . pt . 6 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200706122533/https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/detalhe/gil-vicente-fatima-3-1-subida-de-divisao-e-conquista-do-titulo-699855 . live .
  23. News: Benfica claim fourth Portuguese League Cup . 6 July 2020 . UEFA . 14 April 2012.
  24. News: Gil Vicente perde em Penafiel e desce de divisão. Gil Vicente lose at Penafiel and go down a division. 6 July 2020 . SAPO . 17 May 2015 . pt.
  25. News: Gil Vicente desce de divisão, mas aguarda subida na secretaria . Gil Vicente go down a division, but awaits administrative promotion . 6 July 2020 . O Minho . 29 April 2018 . pt . 6 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200706173936/https://ominho.pt/gil-vicente-despromovido-na-ii-liga-mas-espera-subida-na-secretaria/ . live .
  26. News: April 12, 2012. Palco do Euro Sub-21. U-21 Euro stage. Portuguese. Barcelos Popular . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604161404/https://www.barcelos-popular.pt/?zona=ntc&tema=8&id=69. June 4, 2020. 2020-06-04.
  27. Web site: Gil Vicente 0-1 Boavista . ZeroZero . June 4, 2020.
  28. Web site: Aprovada a segunda fase de construção do Estádio Cidade de Barcelos . Gil Vicente . 25 May 2020 . June 4, 2020 . pt.
  29. Web site: Plantel. Gil Vicente F.C.. pt. 2023-09-26. 2023-12-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20231203044045/https://gilvicentefc.pt/futebol/futebol-profissional/. live.