S.C. Covilhã

Sporting Clube da Covilhã, commonly known as just Sporting da Covilhã, is Portuguese football club from the city of Covilhã that plays in the second-tier Liga Portugal 2. The club was founded on 2 June 1923 and became the branch number 8 of Sporting Clube de Portugal (Sporting CP). Their nickname is the Leões da Serra, meaning "Lions of the Mountain Range," due to Covilhã's location in the Serra de Estrela, the highest mountains in Portugal.

Sporting da Covilhã

Full name	Sporting Clube da Covilhã
Nickname(s)	Leões da Serra (Lions of the Mountain)
Founded	2 June 1923 (1923-06-02)
Ground	Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto, Covilhã
Capacity	2,055
Chairman	José Oliveira Mendes
Manager	Alex
League	Liga Portugal 2
2021–22	16th, Liga Portugal 2 (play off)
Home colours Away colours

Their home ground is Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto, located at approximately 900 m of altitude. However, SCC play sometimes at a more recent Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã in Covilhã, which holds a capacity of 3,000 spectators. Their current chairman is José Oliveira Mendes and current manager is Ernesto Cangalho. They have won five Second Division in 1948, 1969, 1987 (second-tier), 2002, and 2005 (third-tier). The club is now in their first consecutive presence in the best tier.

Players

Current squad

As of 8 August, 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	POR	Igor Araújo
2	DF	POR	Vasco Coelho
3	DF	BRA	Casagrande (on loan from Portimonense)
4	DF	GHA	Mohammed Adams
5	DF	POR	José Simão
6	DF	POR	Tiago Moreira
7	FW	POR	João Traquina
8	MF	POR	Gilberto Silva
9	FW	POR	Chico Cardoso
10	MF	POR	Zé Tiago
13	DF	BRA	Michel
15	MF	POR	Diogo Ferreira

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	NGA	Monsuru Opeyemi
18	MF	POR	Bruno Reis (on loan from Portimonense)
19	FW	POR	João Vasco
20	FW	MOZ	Gildo
22	MF	ANG	Sandro Lopes
28	DF	CMR	Vini Lontsi
71	GK	POR	João Gonçalo
79	MF	POR	Vasco Cunha
87	MF	POR	Rodrigo Ferreira
88	MF	POR	Mário Borges
90	FW	POR	Paulo Campos
99	FW	NGA	Elijah Benedict

Former notable players

• Alireza Haghighi
• Pizzi
• Rui Barros

Honours

• Portuguese First Division (15 participations)
• Portuguese Second Division (11 participations) – 1948–49, 1958–59, 1986–87, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
• Portuguese Cup – Runners-up (1) – 1956–1957

Managerial history

• Vieira Nunes (1985–1988)
• Vieira Nunes (1995–1996)
• António Jasus (1996–1997)
• Vieira Nunes (1997)
• António Jasus (1999–2000)
• Henrique Nunes (2000–2001)
• João Cavalero (2002–2004)
• Fernando Pirze (2004–2005)
• José Dinize (2005–2006)
• João Salcedaze (2006)
• Vítor Quiunha (2006–2007)
• Rui França (2007–2008)
• Álvaro Magalhães (2008)
• Hélio Sousa (2008–2009)
• João Eusébio (2009)
• Nicolau Vaquero (2009–2010)
• João Salcedaze (2010)
• João Pinto (2010–2011)
• Tulipa (2011–2012)
• Nascimento (2012)
• Filipe Morera (2012–)
• Filó (2021)
• Leonel Pontes (2021–2022)
• Alex (2022–)

Club anthem

De verde e branco, Um dia te embriagaram;
De verde engalanaram, Os teus pés.
O branco escorreu-te, Das feições,
Onde moras, E onde mostras o que és! e Entre os maiores
Te sentes piqueno, Mas és na Beira
Rico em tradições, Agarra que te vem
De seres leão, Já tem feito tremer
Os aldeões!

Pelos anos contados, És velhinho, Mas continuas sempre
A ser um jovenzinho; D`esperança
Traçaram teu carinho, Força e coragem
O que te moem, O ar que te embriaga
Puro e leve, Te inspira e te dá fecundidade?
Que seja lema teu, Por toda a vila
A grandeza, leite Gresso, A humidade

League and cup history

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	League Cup	Notes
1948–49	1D	11	26	9	2	15	50	59	20	Semi Finals
1949–50	1D	6	26	10	5	11	55	70	25
1950–51	1D	6	26	13	0	13	62	53	26	Round 1
1951–52	1D	6	26	10	5	11	35	52	25	Quarter Finals
1952–53	1D	10	26	7	6	13	38	54	20	Quarter Finals
1953–54	1D	7	26	10	8	8	43	39	28	Round 1
1954–55	1D	12	26	8	4	14	32	53	20	Round 1
1955–56	1D	5	26	11	7	8	52	44	29	Round 1
1956–57	1D	13	26	7	4	15	33	62	18	Runners-up		Relegated
1958–59	1D	8	26	9	4	13	43	65	22	Round 1
1959–60	1D	9	26	8	6	12	32	49	22	Round 3
1960–61	1D	9	26	8	5	13	27	55	21	Round 1
1961–62	1D	13	26	6	5	15	30	48	17	Round 1		Relegated
1985–86	1D	16	30	5	7	18	23	61	17	Round 2		Relegated
1986–87	2D	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Round 6		Promoted
1987–88	1D	20	38	5	11	22	30	70	21	Round 5		Relegated
1989–90	2DS	10	34	15	3	16	39	43	33	Round 2
1990–91	2DS	16	34	6	10	18	31	47	22	Round 2
1991–92	2DS	9	38	14	11	13	42	38	39	Round 3		Relegated
1992–93	3DS	2	34	21	7	6	53	19	49	Round 2		Promoted
1993–94	2DS	16	34	6	14	14	35	48	26	Round 2		Relegated
1994–95	3DS	2	34	22	7	5	62	22	51	Round 2		Promoted
1995–96	2DS	1	34	22	7	5	53	24	73	Round 3		Promoted
1996–97	2H	16	34	9	11	14	30	41	38	Round 3		Relegated
1997–98	2DS	2	34	20	7	7	67	26	67	Round 2
1998–99	2DS	1	34	19	10	5	49	27	67	Round 4		Promoted
1999–00	2H	18	34	5	10	19	23	48	25	Round 5		Relegated
2000–01	2DS	2	36	23	9	4	68	23	78	Round 3
2001–02	2DS	1	38	23	11	4	64	26	80	Round 2		Promoted
2002–03	2H	11	34	11	12	11	37	33	45	Round 6
2003–04	2H	17	34	8	5	21	39	55	29	Round 4		Relegated
2004–05	2DS	1	36	19	12	5	61	32	69	Round 3		Promoted
2005–06	2H	14	34	10	12	12	37	42	42	Round 5		Relegated
2006–07	2DS	4	26	12	7	7	48	25	43	Round 4
2007–08	2DS	1	26	17	4	5	49	20	55	Round 3		Promoted
2008–09	2H	7	30	10	10	10	42	42	40	Round 3	First Group Stage
2009–10	2H	14	30	7	9	14	35	49	30	Round 3	First Group Stage
2010–11	2H	14	30	9	5	16	32	48	32	Round 2	First Group Stage
2011–12	2H	15	30	7	11	12	22	29	32	Round 4	First Group Stage

A. ^A Despite finishing in a relegation position, the club was not relegated due to União de Leiria of the Primeira Liga being relegated to the non-professional tiers of Portugal due to there financial difficulties suffered during the 2011–12 Primeira Liga season.

Last updated: 22 July 2012
Div. = Division; 1D = Portuguese League; 2H = Liga de Honra; 2DS/2D = Portuguese Second Division; 3DS = Terceira Divisão
Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal scored; GA = Goal against; P = Points

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• Club profile at ForaDeJogo (in Portuguese)
• Club profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
• Club profile at NFT
• Club profile at Zerozero