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Gil Vicente F. C.

Full name

Gil Vicente Futebol Clube

Nickname(s)

Gilistas (Gilists), Galos (Roosters)

Founded

1924

Ground

Estádio Cidade de Barcelos,
Barcelos (City of Barcelos Stadium)
(Capacity 12,374)

Chairman

Manager

League

Liga de Honra, 12th





Home colours





Away colours

Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (pron. IPA: [ʒiɫ vi'sẽt(ɨ)]), founded in 1924, is a Portuguese football club, that plays in Barcelos. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Estádio Cidade de Barcelos is a multi-use Stadium in Barcelos, Portugal. Barcelos ( pron bɐɾ'sɛluʃ is a municipality located in the district of Braga, in the north of Portugal. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Gil Vicente Futebol Clube ( pron ʒiɫ vi'sẽt(ɨ founded in 1924 is a Portuguese football club that plays in Barcelos. Paulo Lourenço Martins Alves, commonly shortened to Paulo Alves born December 101969 in Vila Real, Portugal) is a Portuguese former footballer Liga Vitalis clubs Sport Clube '''Beira-Mar''' '''Boavista''' Futebol Clube Grupo Desportivo '''Estoril-Praia''' The 2006-2007 season of Portuguese football started after the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Liga Vitalis clubs Sport Clube '''Beira-Mar''' '''Boavista''' Futebol Clube Grupo Desportivo '''Estoril-Praia''' Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Barcelos ( pron bɐɾ'sɛluʃ is a municipality located in the district of Braga, in the north of Portugal. It is named after the Portuguese playwright of the same name. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Gil Vicente (ˈʒil viˈsentɨ (1465 &ndash 1537 called the Trobadour, was a Portuguese Playwright and Poet who The best season for the team was in 1999/2000, when it finished 5th in the Portuguese League. The Portuguese Liga ( pron 'liɣɐ currently named Liga Sagres after its main sponsor, is the league competition for Portuguese

1 History
2 Current squad
3 League and Cup History
4 Notable Former Players
5 Trivia
6 References
7 External links

History

Gil Vicente was founded in 3 May 1924, after the creation of other clubs in Barcelos, such as Barcellos Sporting Club and União Foot-ball Club Barcelense. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The idea to found a new club came from a group of friends that every afternoon played football near the city's theater, named Gil Vicente, after the playwright. Gil Vicente (ˈʒil viˈsentɨ (1465 &ndash 1537 called the Trobadour, was a Portuguese Playwright and Poet who The initial name for the team was Gil Vicente Foot-ball Barcelense.

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, which belonged to another club, Triunfo Sport Club. On 3 May 1933, Gil Vicente played in its first field, Campo da Granja, with a capacity for 5012 spectators, and later renamed Adelino Ribeiro Novo, after a Gil Vicente goalkeeper who died there during a match on 16 September 1946. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The team first got promoted to the top Portuguese division, then called First Division in 1990. The Portuguese Liga ( pron 'liɣɐ currently named Liga Sagres after its main sponsor, is the league competition for Portuguese In 1997, it got relegated to Liga de Honra and came back two years later by winning it. Liga Vitalis clubs Sport Clube '''Beira-Mar''' '''Boavista''' Futebol Clube Grupo Desportivo '''Estoril-Praia''' The best position was in the 1st year back in Superliga, when it finished 5th, led by manager Álvaro Magalhães, a former SL Benfica player and European Champion. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S

Gil Vicente played in the "Estádio (stadium) Adelino Ribeiro Novo" until 2003/2004. From 2004/05 on, the team plays in the new Estádio Cidade de Barcelos. Estádio Cidade de Barcelos is a multi-use Stadium in Barcelos, Portugal. Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo is now used by the young squads of the club. The new stadium, with a capacity of 12374, belongs to the municipality and received two UEFA Under-21 European Championship 2006 matches: Serbia & Montenegro 0-1 Germany [1] and Portugal 0-2 Serbia & Montenegro[2]. The UEFA U-21 Championship 2006 began in August 2004 On December 15 2005 Portugal was selected to host the finals of the competition which

Gil Vicente tried different colours in their kits. Initially, the shirts were red, then green and white with horizontal stripes. Later came yellow and red (colours of the town) and then blue. In the recent years, Gil Vicente alternates between red and blue.

Recently Gil Vicente lost the right to participate in the 2006/2007 BWINLIGA to Belenenses as a result of the Mateus affair. The 2006-2007 season of Portuguese football started after the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The Portuguese Liga ( pron 'liɣɐ currently named Liga Sagres after its main sponsor, is the league competition for Portuguese Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, usually known simply as Belenenses ( pron 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. Mateus Galiano da Costa (born 18 January 1984 in Luanda) better known as Mateus, is an Angolan football Striker Still convinced this is not a sports-related case but rather work-related, Gil Vicente continues in courts. Along with the relegation, they were also suspended from the Cup of Portugal for one season. History The first incarnation of the Taça was in 1912 but very few clubs could participate and thus it was not a regular competition the fact which ended it in Two of the youth teams were also affected by this decision and won't play the respective championships this season. Currently, the professional team are playing the Liga de Honra while the club waits for a final decision from the court regarding the relegation. Liga Vitalis clubs Sport Clube '''Beira-Mar''' '''Boavista''' Futebol Clube Grupo Desportivo '''Estoril-Praia'''

Current squad

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Vitor Miguel da Silva Oliveira
3	DF	João Pedro Lima Santos
4	DF	Diego Gaúcho
5	DF	Pedro Manuel Mendes Ribeiro
6	MF	Filipe Miguel Lopes Fernandes
7	MF	Igor Souza
8	MF	Óscar Gonçalves da Silva
9	FW	Hermes Rodrigues Junior
11	MF	Vénu
12	GK	Paulo Jorge Carreira Nunes
14	DF	Simão Pedro Fernandes Coutinho
16	MF	Luís Miguel Coelho Ferreira

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Pedro Manuel Mendes Ribeiro (born 21 January, 1983 in Paredes) commonly known as Pedro Ribeiro, is a Portuguese football For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Igor Souza is a Brazilian footballer who plays at CF Estrela da Amadora. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Hermes Rodrigues Junior, commonly known as Hermes, (born 6 January 1978 in Nova Iguaçu) is a Brazilian football player For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Paulo Jorge fullname Paulo Jorge Carreira Nunes (born 16 June 1970 in Luanda) is an Angola born Portuguese Football In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules.	Position	Player
17	DF	Valnei Sousa dos Santos
18	MF	Luís Manuel Mendes Pereira
19	FW	Tiago André Carvalho Nogueira
20	FW	Betinho
22	DF	Paulo Ricardo Pereira Arantes
23	FW	Fernando Maciel de Sousa Neto
24	GK	Hugo Miguel Barreto Henriques Marques
25	DF	Zezinho
27	MF	Luís António do Couto Coentrão
30	FW	Bruno Filipe Ferreira Teixeira
31	MF	Ousseni Zongo

League and Cup History

The club has 14 presences at the top level of Portuguese football. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ousseni Zongo (born 6 August 1984) is a footballer from Burkina Faso who plays in Midfield for Portuguese club Gil Vicente It never reached a cup final or a European competition.

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	League Cup	Notes
1990-1991	1D	13	38	11	11	16	34	46	33
1991-1992	1D	13	34	11	7	16	26	42	29
1992-1993	1D	9	34	12	7	15	34	42	31
1993-1994	1D	10	34	10	11	13	27	47	31
1994-1995	1D	13	34	7	13	14	30	40	27
1995-1996	1D	12	34	9	9	6	31	49	36
1996-1997	1D	18	34	4	7	23	29	74	19			relegated
1997-1998	2H	4	34	16	12	6	44	23	60
1998-1999	2H	1	34	20	8	6	58	24	68			promoted
1999-2000	1D	5	34	14	11	9	48	34	53			best classification ever
2000-2001	1D	14	34	10	7	17	34	41	37
2001-2002	1D	12	34	10	8	16	42	56	38
2002-2003	1D	8	34	13	5	16	42	53	44
2003-2004	1D	12	34	10	10	14	43	40	40
2004-2005	1D	13	34	11	7	16	34	40	40
2005-2006	1D	12	34	11	7	16	37	42	40	4th round		relegated
2006-2007	2H	12	30	12	9	9	27	27	36			had 9 points deducted
2007-2008	2H	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	3r round	1st round	ongoing

Notable Former Players

Trivia

The club was once managed by a priest, José Maria Furtado, in the season of 1974/75. History The first incarnation of the Taça was in 1912 but very few clubs could participate and thus it was not a regular competition the fact which ended it in Format After the first edition a change in the format was approved by the Portuguese League for Professional Football. The 2000/01 Portuguese football season saw a new champion Boavista FC became the 5th club ever to win the championship surprising by securing the title in the 33rd of 34 rounds List of Portuguese football statistics for the 2001 to 2002 Season In 2002-03 José Mourinho 's FC Porto made an incredible season winning the championship the Portuguese Cup and the UEFA Cup. The 2004-05 season saw SL Benfica clinch the SuperLiga Galp Energia title after almost 11 years The 2005-06 season in Portuguese football saw FC Porto, led by Co Adriaanse, clinch their twenty-first title and win the Portuguese Cup. The 2006-2007 season of Portuguese football started after the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The 2007-08 Portuguese Liga season was the seventieth since its establishment and started on August 17, 2007. Almani Samori Moreira da Silva or simply Moreira (born June 16, 1978) is a Portuguese football player with roots from Guinea Bissau Paulo Lourenço Martins Alves, commonly shortened to Paulo Alves born December 101969 in Vila Real, Portugal) is a Portuguese former footballer Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana ( pron 'ugu vi'ɐnɐ born January 15, 1983 in Barcelos) is a Portuguese football player For the musician see Armando Teixeira (musician. Armando Gonçalves Teixeira born on 25 September1976 in Strasbourg, France Jorge Miguel de Oliveira Ribeiro (born 9 November 1981 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese football left wing-back / Midfielder Nunes is a Portuguese Surname, originally a Patronymic meaning Son of Nuno. Mateus Galiano da Costa (born 18 January 1984 in Luanda) better known as Mateus, is an Angolan football Striker Wilson Constatino Novo Estrela known as Wilson is a Portuguese-Angolan born footballer Fábio Daniel Januário (born September 3, 1979 in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil) is a Brazilian football player Júlio César da Silva e Souza (born February 26, 1980 in Itaguai) is a Brazilian football player currently performing for Fábio Hermínio Hempel ( born October 29, 1980 in Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil) is a Brazilian football player For the Duala king see Rudolph Duala Manga Bell. Rudolph M'bela Douala (born September 25, 1978 Henry Olufosoye Makinwa (born 6 November 1977 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer. Peter Rufai (born August 24, 1963 in Lagos) is a former football Goalkeeper from Nigeria. Ljubinko Drulović (Љубинко Друловић (born April 11, 1968 in Nova Varoš, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired

References

External links

Gil Vicente FC official site (Portuguese)

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