Sport Clube Vila Real ''(abbreviated as SC Vila Real )'' is a Portuguese

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club based in

Vila Real Vila Real () is the capital and largest city of the Vila Real District, in the Norte, Portugal, North region, Portugal. It is also the seat of the Douro (intermunicipal community), Douro Intermunicipal communities of Portugal, intermunicipal comm ...

in the district of Vila Real.

Background

SC Vila Real currently plays in the

Terceira Divisão : The Terceira Divisão Portuguesa (in English: ''Portuguese Third Division'') was a football league in Portugal, situated at the fourth level of the Portuguese football league system. The Third Division was initially the third level of the Por ...

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

. 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 : : The Segunda Divisão Portuguesa ( English: ''Portuguese Second Division'') was a football league situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system. The division had previously been the second level of the Portuguese pyrami ...

Norte regional division but lost the Segunda Divisão Grand Final 2–3 to

Estoril Estoril () is a town in the civil parish of Cascais e Estoril of the Portuguese Municipality of Cascais, on the Portuguese Riviera. It is a popular tourist destination, with hotels, beaches, and the Casino Estoril. It has been home to numero ...

. 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 The Taça de Portugal (; ) is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Generali Tranquilidade since the 2024–25 seaso ...

on numerous occasions.

Appearances

*II Divisão B: 35

Season to season

League history

Honours

: 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

Footnotes

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vila Real Football clubs in Portugal Association football clubs established in 1920 1920 establishments in Portugal Sport in Vila Real