Sport Clube Vila Real (abbreviated as SC Vila Real) is a Portuguese football club based in Vila Real in the district of Vila Real.
Background SC Vila Real currently plays in the Terceira Divisão Série B which is the fourth tier of Portuguese football. The club was founded in 1920 and they play their home matches at the Complexo Desportivo Monte Da Forca in Vila Real. The stadium is able to accommodate 5,000 spectators.
The closest they ever came to play in Primeira Divisão/Liga was in 1944, when they won the Segunda Divisão Norte regional division but lost the Segunda Divisão Grand Final 2–3 to Estoril. Vila Real never again would compete for a top flight place, yo-yoing between Segunda and Terceira Divisão until 1978 when they were relegated from Segunda for the last time.
The club is affiliated to Associação de Futebol de Vila Real and has competed in the AF Vila Real Taça. The club has also entered the national cup competition known as Taça de Portugal on numerous occasions.
Appearances
II Divisão B: 35
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPlaceMovements1990–91Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte6th1991–92Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte7th1992–93Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte5th1993–94Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte15thRelegated1994–95Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B2ndPromoted1995–96Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte5th1996–97Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte6th1997–98Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte2nd1998–99Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte16thRelegated1999–2000Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B8th2000–01Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B1stPromoted2001–02Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte16th2002–03Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte17thRelegated2003–04Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B7th2004–05Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B12th2005–06Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B10th2006–07Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B14thRelegated2007–08Tier 5 Distritais AF Vila Real – Honra1stPromoted2008–09Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B – 1ª Fase11th Relegation GroupTier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B – Sub-Série B13rd Relegated2009–10Tier 5 Distritais AF Vila Real – Honra2nd2010–11Tier 5 Distritais AF Vila Real – Honra1stPromoted2011–12Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B – 1ª Fase5th Promotion GroupTier 4 Terceira Divisão Série B Fase Final5th
League history
I II III IV V Pts. Pl. W L T GS GA Diff.1934–3528 pts6402108+21935–36210 pts65012811+171936–3716 pts3300244+201937–3814 pts2200121+111938–3912 pts110030+31941–42114 pts87014912+371942–43214 pts87014213+291943–44216 pts127233925+141944–4533 pts41121216−41945–46410 pts104244531+141946–47116 pts108026514+511947–48318 pts149055035+151948–49611 pts144372229−71949–5034 pts6204815−71950–51420 pts187653620+161951–5236 pts63031315−21952–53117 pts108114110+311953–541024 pts2696114142−11954–55216 pts10---4412+321955–56116 pts10---3213+191956–57116 pts10---3111+201957–581121 pts2677123243−91958–59825 pts26105113742−51959–601222 pts2686125154−31960–6119 pts6330105+51961–621319 pts2691163641−51962–6358 pts104062320+31963–64115 pts107124214+281964–651410 pts2634192589−641965–6649 pts104151622−61966–67215 pts10631239+141967–68313 pts106132013+71968–69623 pts229584132+91969–701126 pts30106143842−41970–711027 pts30115144842+61971–72929 pts30117123335−21972–73733 pts30145113927+121973–74543 pts36179104938+91974–751435 pts381211153748−111975–76255 pts382558---1976–771228 pts30108123037−71977–781618 pts3066182452−281978–79439 pts2915954620+261979–80735 pts3013984123+181980–811426 pts30106144046−61982–831523 pts3095162647−211985–86630 pts3011811353501986–87931 pts30119103935+41987–88447 pts38207116934+351988–89344 pts34171075426+281989–90246 pts3419875833+251990–91642 pts38178135239+131991–92735 pts341211114540+51992–93535 pts32147114235+71993–941529 pts34109153134−31994–95247 pts34181154921+281995–96653 pts34158114534+91996–97648 pts341212104030+101997–98265 pts3419877451+231998–991635 pts34105192740−131999–2000851 pts34156135545+102000–01172 pts3422666035+252001–021645 pts38129175861−32002–031740 pts381010185462−52003–04851 pts34149113533+22004–051244 pts34128144144−32005–06748 pts32139104332+92006–071431 pts30710132032−122007–08178 pts3024606212+502008–091124 pts2466123040−102009–102........................2010–111........................2011–125........................
Honours Terceira Divisão: 1952–53, 2000–01 Campeonato de Vila Real: 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47 AF Vila Real Divisão de Honra: 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14
Current squad Updated 24 December 2021
Notable former managers Manuel Machado Uni Emery
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