Boavista FC
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Boavista Futebol Clube, commonly known as Boavista (boɐˈviʃtɐ), is a Portuguese
sports club
from the city
of Porto
. Founded on 1 August 1903, it is one of the oldest clubs in the country, and currently plays in the third division
. It grew to become Porto's second greatest club — behind Porto — with sections dedicated to several sports including football, chess
, gymnastics
, bicycle racing
and futsal
, among others, the most notable being the football section with their trademark chequered white and black shirts.
One of the most prominent clubs in Portuguese football, Boavista spent 39 consecutive seasons in the Primeira Liga (50 in total). Its stadium Estádio do Bessa
, was built in 1973 and revamped for use in Euro 2004.
, when Boavista finished second, achieving the same position again in 1998–99. Finally, in 2000–01, Boavista won the national championship after beating Desportivo das Aves 3–0, on 18 May. The following season saw them finish second to Sporting Clube de Portugal.
In Europe, Boavista have achieved some success, and are referred to as 'the club with the strange shirts'. The highlight was their brilliant UEFA Cup run in 2002–03, when they were knocked out by Celtic
in the semi-finals, just one match from what could have been an all-Portuguese and indeed all-Porto
final, with F.C. Porto ultimately lifting the trophy. Boavista enjoyed several other high points in the same competition, including the elimination of Atlético Madrid 5–4 in the first round in 1981–82. In 1986–87, Boavista beat ACF Fiorentina
but lost to Rangers
in a tense second round match at Ibrox Stadium
. In 1991–92, they knocked out F.C. Internazionale Milano
2–1 in the first round and, two seasons later, made it to the quarter-finals after knocking out Greek
outfit OFI Crete
and S.S. Lazio
of Italy
.
Boavista qualified twice for the UEFA Champions League
. In 1999–2000, they finished bottom of their group, thus being eliminated, but, two seasons later, sprang surprise by beating and knocking out German
giants Borussia Dortmund
in the initial group stages, advancing to the next round with Liverpool
. There, "The Panthers" met with stronger challenges like Manchester United
and FC Bayern Munich
. With their financial objective already met, new horizons opened up for the team as they began their group by surprising FC Nantes at home by winning 1–0, and went to the top of the group after the draw between Manchester United and Bayern Munich, eventually finishing a respectable third.
Boavista has a reputation in Portugal and, to some extent abroad, as an attacking team, playing hard-fought matches, even in defeat. One shining example of this is the 2001 Portuguese title, where the team was the best defense in terms of goals conceded, at the same time having one of the best attacks of the competition. It was only the second time a team other than the Big Three
managed to win the title. The other was C.F. Os Belenenses back in the 1945–46 season. This style was mainly the brainchild of coach Jaime Pacheco
. With his departure for RCD Mallorca
in 2003, the team started to play less attractive football over the next two years. This image started to change when Pacheco was replaced by Carlos Brito
for 2005–06 but, ironically, Pacheco came back to replace sacked Željko Petrović
in October 2006, who in turn was a late replacement for Porto-bound Jesualdo Ferreira
, who departed before the first matchday.
The women's team is one of the strongest in Portugal, having won several titles in a row during the 1990s.
, one of Bolivia
's football legends, is widely considered to be Boavista's most influential player of the last 15 years, after helping the club win the 2001 league and captaining the team, while also participating in the over-achieving 2003 European campaign. A midfielder with an accurate and powerful long-range shot and a free-kick specialist, he was a leading player for Bolivia both in the 1994 FIFA World Cup
qualifiers
and finals. Sánchez left the club in March 2004, after a brief and unsuccessful spell as its manager.
, Petit
and Nuno Gomes
.
Despite finishing ninth in the 2007–08 season, Boavista was relegated to the second division
due to alleged intimidation of referees in 2003–04, through its involvement in the Apito Dourado
corruption scandal.
The club suffered greatly throughout 2008–09
, and although finishing in 15th place was, at first, spared from relegation to the third level
, due to the irregularities-related demotion of F.C. Vizela
. The club's financial debts, however, led to an eventual demotion nonetheless.
Carlos Manuel
Zoran Filipović
Diamantino
João Vieira Pinto
Frederico
Litos
Almami Moreira
Nelo
António Nogueira
Nuno Frechaut
Nuno Gomes
Pedro Emanuel
Ricardo
Petit
José Bosingwa
Carlos Raul Meireles Zé Kalanga Mateus
Fernando Ávalos
Roland Linz
Erwin Sánchez
William
Roudolphe Douala
Phil Walker
Kwame Ayew
Peter Jehle
Mourtala Diakité
Ali El-Omari
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Ricky Przemysław Kaźmierczak Rafał Grzelak Ion Timofte
Fary Faye Tomáš Oravec
Leonson Lewis
Russell Latapy
Serhiy Atelkin
The Estádio do Bessa
(now Estádio do Bessa XXI) is Boavista's home ground, used solely for football.
Like other stadiums used in UEFA Euro 2004, the stadium was built anew for the competition, but on top of the old stands, and each one of them at a different time, allowing Boavista to continue playing there. It cost €
45,164,726, from which €7,785,735 were supported from the Portuguese state, and featured an all-seater capacity of 28,263 spectators. Plans for improvement actually existed before the organization of the Euro 2004 was given to Portugal in 1999, and by then, the first works were already underway. It was designed by Grupo Arquitectura.
Boavista then took the drastic measure to field a team with a shirt made of red, white and blue stripes. The kit was met with some negative remarks from the press and fans, so the colors and patterns had to be changed. After a board member's trip to France
, he witnessed a French team playing with a black and white checkered shirt, the dominant colors Boavista had historically on their football kits. Upon his return the team's shirt was finally changed, while the crest was also changed to reflect the new identity Boavista had reached.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
sports club
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
from the city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
of Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
. Founded on 1 August 1903, it is one of the oldest clubs in the country, and currently plays in the third division
Portuguese Second Division
The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
. It grew to become Porto's second greatest club — behind Porto — with sections dedicated to several sports including football, chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
, gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, bicycle racing
Bicycle racing
Bicycle racing is a competition sport in which various types of bicycles are used. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, bike trials, and cycle speedway. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport...
and futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
, among others, the most notable being the football section with their trademark chequered white and black shirts.
One of the most prominent clubs in Portuguese football, Boavista spent 39 consecutive seasons in the Primeira Liga (50 in total). Its stadium Estádio do Bessa
Estádio do Bessa
The Estádio do Bessa is a football stadium located in the Boavista area of Porto, Portugal, used by Boavista.Like other stadiums used in Euro 2004, the Bessa is a new ground, but built on top of the old stands, and each one of them was built at a time, which allowed Boavista to continue playing...
, was built in 1973 and revamped for use in Euro 2004.
History
Internally, Boavista grew from a minor team in the 1970s to a regular fixture in Europe. Their first "threat" to the league title domination by The Big Three was in 1975–76 under the guidance of José Maria PedrotoJosé Maria Pedroto
José Maria Carvalho Pedroto, OIH, was a Portuguese footballer and trainer. He was nicknamed Zé do Boné since, like the character, he usually wore a flat cap....
, when Boavista finished second, achieving the same position again in 1998–99. Finally, in 2000–01, Boavista won the national championship after beating Desportivo das Aves 3–0, on 18 May. The following season saw them finish second to Sporting Clube de Portugal.
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
in the semi-finals, just one match from what could have been an all-Portuguese and indeed all-Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
final, with F.C. Porto ultimately lifting the trophy. Boavista enjoyed several other high points in the same competition, including the elimination of Atlético Madrid 5–4 in the first round in 1981–82. In 1986–87, Boavista beat ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
but lost to Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
in a tense second round match at Ibrox Stadium
Ibrox Stadium
Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium located on the south side of the River Clyde, on Edmiston Drive in the Ibrox district of Glasgow. It is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Rangers and has an all-seated capacity of 51,082...
. In 1991–92, they knocked out F.C. Internazionale Milano
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
2–1 in the first round and, two seasons later, made it to the quarter-finals after knocking out Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
outfit OFI Crete
OFI Crete
OFI , the Sportfriends Association Heraklion, is a Greek association football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. Outside Greece, the club is generally known as OFI Crete F.C., however, the name Crete is not actually part of the club's official title.OFI is the club with most...
and S.S. Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
Boavista qualified twice for the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
. In 1999–2000, they finished bottom of their group, thus being eliminated, but, two seasons later, sprang surprise by beating and knocking out German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
giants Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
in the initial group stages, advancing to the next round with Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
. There, "The Panthers" met with stronger challenges like Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
and FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
. With their financial objective already met, new horizons opened up for the team as they began their group by surprising FC Nantes at home by winning 1–0, and went to the top of the group after the draw between Manchester United and Bayern Munich, eventually finishing a respectable third.
Boavista has a reputation in Portugal and, to some extent abroad, as an attacking team, playing hard-fought matches, even in defeat. One shining example of this is the 2001 Portuguese title, where the team was the best defense in terms of goals conceded, at the same time having one of the best attacks of the competition. It was only the second time a team other than the Big Three
Big Three (Portugal)
The Big Three is the nickname of the three most successful sports clubs in Portugal. The football teams of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Futebol Clube do Porto and Sporting Clube de Portugal have a great rivalry, and are usually the main contenders for the title. They share all but two of the Portuguese...
managed to win the title. The other was C.F. Os Belenenses back in the 1945–46 season. This style was mainly the brainchild of coach Jaime Pacheco
Jaime Pacheco
Jaime Moreira Pacheco is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a current manager.During his career he played, among others, for F.C. Porto and Sporting Clube de Portugal...
. With his departure for RCD Mallorca
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....
in 2003, the team started to play less attractive football over the next two years. This image started to change when Pacheco was replaced by Carlos Brito
Carlos Brito
Carlos Alfredo de Brito, GCIH is a Portuguese politician. He joined the illegal Portuguese Communist Party during the authoritarian New State regime , by whom he was imprisoned....
for 2005–06 but, ironically, Pacheco came back to replace sacked Željko Petrović
Željko Petrovic
Željko Petrović is a retired Montenegrin footballer and was the technical coach of Feyenoord Rotterdam in the 2004/2005 season.-Club career:...
in October 2006, who in turn was a late replacement for Porto-bound Jesualdo Ferreira
Jesualdo Ferreira
Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira is a Portuguese football manager who currently manages Greek club Panathinaikos.-Early career:In Ferreira's early career, he managed Rio Maior and Torreense...
, who departed before the first matchday.
The women's team is one of the strongest in Portugal, having won several titles in a row during the 1990s.
The Sánchez years
Erwin SánchezErwin Sánchez
Erwin Sánchez Freking is a retired Bolivian footballer.Dubbed Platini, he played as an attacking midfielder, with scoring range...
, one of Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
's football legends, is widely considered to be Boavista's most influential player of the last 15 years, after helping the club win the 2001 league and captaining the team, while also participating in the over-achieving 2003 European campaign. A midfielder with an accurate and powerful long-range shot and a free-kick specialist, he was a leading player for Bolivia both in the 1994 FIFA World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
qualifiers
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification....
and finals. Sánchez left the club in March 2004, after a brief and unsuccessful spell as its manager.
Later years and major difficulties
2003 marked the latest appearance on the spotlight by the club. The construction of the Estádio do Bessa XXI left a deep hole on the club's finances, and the inability to hire quality players, together with internal turmoil, contributed to the fall of the club. Today, after three consecutive failures to achieve European competition, Boavista is living through a deep crisis. Talisman coach Jaime Pacheco returned for a third stint as Boavista manager, but the club did not manage to leave the second half of the table. Also, a financial crisis prompted the club to a "back-to-basics" attitude, betting on younger players and resurrecting the club's youth academy, in a club that launched the careers of well-known players as João Vieira PintoJoão Vieira Pinto
João Manuel Vieira Pinto is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mostly as a forward.Blessed with formidable skills and scoring ability, he made his name mostly at a domestic level and as a key figure in the Portuguese national team's "Golden Generation", collecting 138 caps and scoring 35...
, Petit
Petit (Portuguese footballer)
Armando Gonçalves Teixeira , commonly known as Petit, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln in the German first division, as a defensive midfielder....
and Nuno Gomes
Nuno Gomes
Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro , commonly known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a striker.He was given the nickname Gomes during childhood after F.C...
.
Despite finishing ninth in the 2007–08 season, Boavista was relegated to the second division
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
due to alleged intimidation of referees in 2003–04, through its involvement in the Apito Dourado
Apito Dourado
The Apito Dourado affair is a corruption sports scandal in Portuguese football that first arose in 2004. Portuguese Judiciary Police investigators named several football personalities as suspects of corrupting or attempting to corrupt referees, including Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, chairman of...
corruption scandal.
The club suffered greatly throughout 2008–09
2008–09 Liga de Honra
The 2008–09 Liga de Honra season is the nineteenth since its establishment. Trofense are the defending champions.-Teams promoted to Liga de Honra:*Oliveirense*Sporting Covilhã-League table:-Summary:...
, and although finishing in 15th place was, at first, spared from relegation to the third level
Portuguese Second Division
The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
, due to the irregularities-related demotion of F.C. Vizela
F.C. Vizela
Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese football club based in the Vizela Municipality, Braga District. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the third division, holding home games at Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a 3,500-spectators capacity....
. The club's financial debts, however, led to an eventual demotion nonetheless.
Current squad
Honours
- Portuguese League: 2000–01
- Portuguese CupTaça de PortugalThe Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...
: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1991–92, 1996–97; Runner-up 1992–93 - Portuguese Supercup: 1979, 1992, 1997; Runner-up 2001
- Portuguese Second DivisionPortuguese Second DivisionThe Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
: 1936–37, 1949–50
League and cup history
The club has 50 presences at the top level of Portuguese football. In 1979, it also won the very first edition of the domestic supercup.| Season | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is... |
Europe | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934–35 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1935–36 | CL | 6 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 11 | Relegated | |||
| 1936–37 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1937–38 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1938–39 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1939–40 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Quarter-final | |||
| 1940–41 | 1D | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 63 | 5 | Last 16 | Relegated | ||
| 1941–42 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1942–43 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1943–44 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1944–45 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1945–46 | 1D | 11 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 39 | 73 | 12 | ||||
| 1946–47 | 1D | 9 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 52 | 74 | 20 | Not held | |||
| 1947–48 | 1D | 9 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 65 | 20 | ||||
| 1948–49 | 1D | 14 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 89 | 14 | Relegated | |||
| 1949–50 | 2D | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Promoted | |||
| 1950–51 | 1D | 10 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 50 | 62 | 23 | ||||
| 1951–52 | 1D | 5 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 47 | 55 | 25 | ||||
| 1952–53 | 1D | 9 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 54 | 20 | ||||
| 1953–54 | 1D | 11 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 66 | 19 | ||||
| 1954–55 | 1D | 13 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 71 | 18 | Relegated | |||
| 1955–56 | 2D | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1956–57 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1957–58 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1958–59 | 2D | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Promoted | |||
| 1959–60 | 1D | 14 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 81 | 12 | Relegated | |||
| 1960–61 | 2D | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1961–62 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1962–63 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1963–64 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1964–65 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1965–66 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1966–67 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1967–68 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1968–69 | 2D | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Promoted | |||
| 1969–70 | 1D | 12 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 61 | 18 | ||||
| 1970–71 | 1D | 6 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 22 | ||||
| 1971–72 | 1D | 11 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 46 | 24 | ||||
| 1972–73 | 1D | 7 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 47 | 31 | ||||
| 1973–74 | 1D | 9 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 43 | 25 | ||||
| 1974–75 | 1D | 4 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 32 | 38 | Winner | |||
| 1975–76 | 1D | 2 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 23 | 48 | Winner | CWC | 2nd round | |
| 1976–77 | 1D | 4 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 34 | CWC | 2nd round | ||
| 1977–78 | 1D | 7 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 38 | 28 | UC | 1st round | ||
| 1978–79 | 1D | 9 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 40 | 27 | Winner | |||
| 1979–80 | 1D | 4 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 30 | 37 | CWC | 2nd round | ||
| 1980–81 | 1D | 4 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 36 | UC | 2nd round | ||
| 1981–82 | 1D | 9 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 37 | 26 | UC | 2nd round | ||
| 1982–83 | 1D | 5 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 38 | 30 | ||||
| 1983–84 | 1D | 7 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 31 | 31 | ||||
| 1984–85 | 1D | 4 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 37 | ||||
| 1985–86 | 1D | 5 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 29 | 36 | UC | 1st round | ||
| 1986–87 | 1D | 8 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 36 | 27 | UC | 2nd round | ||
| 1987–88 | 1D | 5 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 42 | 25 | 46 | ||||
| 1988–89 | 1D | 3 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 29 | 49 | ||||
| 1989–90 | 1D | 8 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 36 | 34 | UC | 1st round | ||
| 1990–91 | 1D | 4 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 46 | 41 | ||||
| 1991–92 | 1D | 3 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 44 | Winner | UC | 2nd round | |
| 1992–93 | 1D | 4 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 34 | 39 | Final | CWC | 2nd round | |
| 1993–94 | 1D | 4 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 31 | 38 | UC | Quarter-final | ||
| 1994–95 | 1D | 9 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 49 | 32 | UC | 2nd round | ||
| 1995–96 | 1D | 4 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 59 | 28 | 65 | ||||
| 1996–97 | 1D | 7 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 62 | 39 | 49 | Winner | UC | 3rd round | |
| 1997–98 | 1D | 6 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 31 | 55 | CWC | 1st round | ||
| 1998–99 | 1D | 2 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 57 | 29 | 71 | Quarter-final | |||
| 1999–00 | 1D | 4 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 31 | 55 | CL | Group stage | ||
| 2000–01 | 1D | 1 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 63 | 22 | 77 | UC | 2nd round | ||
| 2001–02 | 1D | 2 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 20 | 70 | CL | 2nd group stage | ||
| 2002–03 | 1D | 10 | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 43 | UC | Semi-final | ||
| 2003–04 | 1D | 8 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 47 | ||||
| 2004–05 | 1D | 6 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 43 | 50 | Semi-final | |||
| 2005–06 | 1D | 6 | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 50 | Quarter-final | |||
| 2006–07 | 1D | 10 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 34 | 35 | Quarter-final | |||
| 2007–08 | 1D | 9 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 36 | 5th round | Relegated | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 Liga de Honra The 2008–09 Liga de Honra season is the nineteenth since its establishment. Trofense are the defending champions.-Teams promoted to Liga de Honra:*Oliveirense*Sporting Covilhã-League table:-Summary:... |
2D | 15 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 32 | 4th round | Relegated | ||
| 2009–10 | 3D | 7 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 1st round | |||
| 2010–11 | 3D | 2 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 25 | 56 | 1st round | |||
Notable former players
AlfredoAlfredo Castro
Alfredo da Silva Castro, known as Alfredo , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Football career:...
Carlos Manuel
Carlos Manuel
Carlos Manuel Correia dos Santos , known as Carlos Manuel, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a current manager....
Zoran Filipović
Zoran Filipovic
Zoran Filipović was a player of great success in the 1970s and 1980s for Red Star Belgrade and SL Benfica...
Diamantino
Diamantino Miranda
Diamantino Manuel Fernandes Miranda , simply Diamantino in his playing days, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current coach....
João Vieira Pinto
João Vieira Pinto
João Manuel Vieira Pinto is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mostly as a forward.Blessed with formidable skills and scoring ability, he made his name mostly at a domestic level and as a key figure in the Portuguese national team's "Golden Generation", collecting 138 caps and scoring 35...
Frederico
Frederico Rosa
Frederico Nobre Rosa , simply Frederico, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender.-Football career:...
Litos
Almami MoreiraAlmami Moreira
Almami Samori da Silva Moreira is a Bissauan-Portuguese footballer who plays for Dalian Aerbin F.C. in the China League One, as a midfielder.-Boavista / Belgium / Russia:...
Nelo
Nelo (Portuguese footballer)
Manuel António Couto Guimarães , aka Nelo, is a retired Portuguese footballer.On the left side of the field, he could appear as either a defender or a midfielder.-Football career:...
António Nogueira
António Nogueira
António José Nogueira dos Santos , known as Nogueira, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a defender.-Football career:...
Nuno Frechaut
Nuno Frechaut
Nuno Miguel Frechaut Barreto , known as Frechaut , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Associação Naval 1º de Maio...
Nuno Gomes
Nuno Gomes
Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro , commonly known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a striker.He was given the nickname Gomes during childhood after F.C...
Pedro Emanuel
Pedro Emanuel
Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva , known as Pedro Emanuel, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a central defender....
Ricardo
Ricardo Pereira
Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira, OIH , simply Ricardo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Vitória de Setúbal as a goalkeeper....
Petit
Petit (Portuguese footballer)
Armando Gonçalves Teixeira , commonly known as Petit, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln in the German first division, as a defensive midfielder....
José Bosingwa
José Bosingwa
José Bosingwa da Silva , known as Bosingwa, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League, as a right defender.-Early years:...
Carlos Raul Meireles Zé Kalanga Mateus
Mateus Galiano da Costa
Mateus Galiano da Costa , simply Mateus, is an Angolan footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional in the Portuguese first division, as a forward.-Club career:...
Fernando Ávalos
Fernando Horácio Ávalos
Fernando Horácio Ávalos is an Argentine footballer who plays for C.F. União in Portugal, as a central defender.-Football career:...
Roland Linz
Roland Linz
Roland Gunther Linz is an Austrian footballer who plays for FK Austria Wien as a striker.-Early career / Germany:Linz started in the youth teams of local club DSV Leoben...
Erwin Sánchez
Erwin Sánchez
Erwin Sánchez Freking is a retired Bolivian footballer.Dubbed Platini, he played as an attacking midfielder, with scoring range...
William
Bassey William Andem
Bassey William Andem is a retired Cameroonian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.In spite of a very large frame, he was known for his above-average reflexes, and spent most of his career professional career in Portuguese-speaking countries, namely at the service of Boavista.-Club career:After...
Roudolphe Douala
Roudolphe Douala
Roudolphe Douala M'bele , known as Douala, is a Cameroonian footballer. Mainly a winger, he can also operate as a forward, and played professionally in five countries, mainly in Portugal.-Football career:...
Phil Walker
Phil Walker (footballer)
Philip Leonardus Walker is a former English footballer, who played as a central midfielder.-Football career:Walker joined Millwall in 1975 from non-league Epsom & Ewell, and established himself in the centre of the team's midfield. One of the first notable black players in the club's history, he...
Kwame Ayew
Kwame Ayew
Kwame Ayew is a retired Ghanaian footballer who played as a striker.During nearly 20 years, in played professionally in six countries, mainly in Portugal, where he appeared for four teams in the 90's.-Club career:...
Peter Jehle
Peter Jehle
Peter Karl Jehle is a Liechtensteiner footballer who plays for FC Vaduz in the Swiss second division, as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...
Mourtala Diakité
Mourtala Diakité
Mourtala Diakité is a Malian midfielder.-External links:**...
Ali El-Omari
Ali El-Omari
Ali El Omari is a French-Moroccan footballer. He played for AEK Larnaca.-References:**...
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Jerrel Hasselbaink usually known as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is a Dutch former football striker who played for various clubs in the Netherlands, Portugal, England, and Spain, as well as the Dutch national team. He scored more than 200 career goals...
Ricky Przemysław Kaźmierczak Rafał Grzelak Ion Timofte
Ion Timofte
Ion Timofte is a retired Romanian footballer who played as attacking midfielder or left winger. He is widely considered to have been the best player in Boavista F.C.'s centenary history.-Early career:...
Fary Faye Tomáš Oravec
Tomáš Oravec
Tomáš Oravec is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for FC Spartak Trnava and Slovakia national football team.Oravec became the Corgoň Liga top-scorer in 2006–07....
Leonson Lewis
Leonson Lewis
Leonson Lewis is a football coach and former player from Trinidad and Tobago. The striker got 30 caps and scored 21 goals for the national team between 1988 and 1996 .He currently coaches W Connection....
Russell Latapy
Russell Latapy
Russell Nigel Latapy is a Trinidad and Tobago footballer who plays for Edinburgh City as an attacking midfielder.In a senior career which spanned more than 20 years at both club and international level, he played in Portugal and Scotland .Latapy...
Serhiy Atelkin
Serhiy Atelkin
Serhiy Atelkin |Kirovske]], Donetsk Oblast) is a retired Ukrainian footballer.-Playing career:Atelkin made his name playing as a striker for the likes of Shakhtar Donetsk , U.S. Lecce and Boavista FC. Despite success in domestic competitions, Atelkin only played for the Ukrainian national football...
Stadium
Estádio do Bessa
The Estádio do Bessa is a football stadium located in the Boavista area of Porto, Portugal, used by Boavista.Like other stadiums used in Euro 2004, the Bessa is a new ground, but built on top of the old stands, and each one of them was built at a time, which allowed Boavista to continue playing...
(now Estádio do Bessa XXI) is Boavista's home ground, used solely for football.
Like other stadiums used in UEFA Euro 2004, the stadium was built anew for the competition, but on top of the old stands, and each one of them at a different time, allowing Boavista to continue playing there. It cost €
Euro
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45,164,726, from which €7,785,735 were supported from the Portuguese state, and featured an all-seater capacity of 28,263 spectators. Plans for improvement actually existed before the organization of the Euro 2004 was given to Portugal in 1999, and by then, the first works were already underway. It was designed by Grupo Arquitectura.
Colours
Originally fully black, Boavista's kit changed throughout the years. In the 1920s the shorts were changed to white while everything else remained the same. Years later and due to the color black being considered morbid and generating a non consensual feeling towards certain fans, the club's board decided to introduce a black and white striped shirt. Even though if drastically reduced the color black from the kit, it still proved unpopular with some supporters.Boavista then took the drastic measure to field a team with a shirt made of red, white and blue stripes. The kit was met with some negative remarks from the press and fans, so the colors and patterns had to be changed. After a board member's trip to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, he witnessed a French team playing with a black and white checkered shirt, the dominant colors Boavista had historically on their football kits. Upon his return the team's shirt was finally changed, while the crest was also changed to reflect the new identity Boavista had reached.