S.C. Covilhã

Sporting da Covilhã
Full name	Sporting Clube da Covilhã
Nicknames	Leões da Serra; (Lions of the Mountain)
Founded	2 June 1923; 103 years ago
Ground	Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto, Covilhã
Capacity	3,500
Chairman	Marco Peba
Manager	Alex
League	Liga 3
2023–24	Liga 3, 8th (Promotion play-off)
Home colours	Away colours

Sporting Clube da Covilhã, commonly known as just Sporting da Covilhã or Sp. Covilhã, is a Portuguese football club from the city of Covilhã that plays in the third-tier Liga 3. The club was founded on 2 June 1923 and became the branch number 8 of Sporting Clube de Portugal (Sporting CP).^[1] 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.

Their home ground is Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto, located at approximately 900 m of altitude. However, the team plays also at the newer stadium of Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã, also in Covilhã, which holds a capacity of 3,000 spectators.^[2] Their current chairman is Marco Peba and current manager is Francisco Chaló. They have won five Second Division in 1948, 1969, 1987 (second-tier), 2002, and 2005 (third-tier).

Players

Current squad

As of 24 March, 2026

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	POR	Igor Araújo
3	MF	POR	Tomás Oliveira
5	DF	BRA	Tiago Caveira
6	MF	POR	Ângelo Barbosa
8	MF	POR	Ronaldo Coelho
9	FW	POR	Rui Faria
10	MF	POR	Mica
11	FW	POR	Jota Silva
13	DF	POR	Pedro Ribeiro
14	FW	POR	Pedro Brito
19	MF	POR	Fábio Cruz
20	MF	POR	Rodrigo Ferreira
21	MF	POR	Vasco Cunha
22	DF	POR	Edu Silva
26	DF	ANG	Carlos Balsa


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	DF	POR	Tomás Pimenta
30	FW	GNB	Sérgio Matos
31	GK	BRA	Gustavo Galil
33	DF	BRA	Alison Calegari
55	DF	POR	Filipe Garcia
74	GK	POR	Tomás Igreja
77	DF	POR	Miguel Silva
78	FW	POR	Peixoto
79	FW	POR	André Liberal
88	MF	NGA	Sani Suleiman
90	FW	MLI	Sekou Diancoumba
96	FW	GNB	Jailson
97	DF	SEN	Lamine Ndiaye
99	FW	SEN	Cheick Niang

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)
Félix Mourinho (1989–1990)
Vieira Nunes (1995–1996)
António Jesus (1996–1997)
Vieira Nunes (1997)
António Jesus (1999–2000)
Henrique Nunes (2000–2001)
João Cavalero (2002–2004)
Fanã (2004–2005)
José Dinis (2005–2006)
João Salcedas (2006)
Vítor Quinha (2006–2007)
Rui França (2007–2008)
Álvaro Magalhães (2008)
Hélio Sousa (2008–2009)
João Eusébio (2009)
Nicolau Vaquero (2009–2010)
João Salcedas (2010)
João Pinto (2010–2011)
Tulipa (2011–2012)
Nascimento (2012)
Filipe Moreira (2012)
Fanã (2012–2013)
Francisco Chaló (2013–2016)
Filipe Gouveia (2016–2017)
José Augusto (2017–2018)
Dito (2018)
Filó (2018–2019)
Ricardo Soares (2019)
Daúto Faquirá (2019–2020)
Capucho (2020–2021)
José Bizarro (2021)
Wender (2021)
Filó (2021)
Leonel Pontes (2021–2022)
Alex (2022–2024)
Francisco Chaló (2024–)

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
1999–2000	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. ^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

References

↑ "Filiais do Sporting". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
↑ "SC Covilhã estreia estádio renovado para dar melhores condições a jogadores e adeptos". Liga Portugal. Archived from the original on 2024-09-21. Retrieved 2025-08-01.

External links

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

[1] "Filiais do Sporting". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

[2] "SC Covilhã estreia estádio renovado para dar melhores condições a jogadores e adeptos". Liga Portugal. Archived from the original on 2024-09-21. Retrieved 2025-08-01.

[1]

[2]