GIL Vicente is a Barcelos football club founded in 1924 and named for the Portuguese playwright Gil Vicente. Known as Os Galos, the club combines strong local identity with a cosmopolitan football outlook. Estádio Cidade de Barcelos has been its home since 2004, replacing the older Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo. Its modern story includes Primeira Liga football, domestic cup campaigns and a recorded European chapter, while the club remains closely connected to supporters and the wider Barcelos community.
GIL Vicente Upcoming matches by league
Primeira Liga
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- Regular Season - 7
GIL Vicente
Maritimo
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- Regular Season - 8
MoreirenseNo H2HGIL Vicente
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- Regular Season - 9
GIL VicenteNo H2HFC Porto
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- Regular Season - 10
GIL VicenteNo H2HGuimaraes
Taça da Liga
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- Quarter-finals
BenficaNo H2HGIL Vicente
GIL Vicente Last matches by league
Primeira Liga
Friendlies Clubs
Taça de Portugal
GIL Vicente Team Roster
The recorded 31-player squad is evenly structured across the outfield: nine attackers, nine defenders and nine midfielders, supported by four goalkeepers. The attacking group includes Héctor Hernández, Joelson Fernandes, Murilo and Walace, while the defensive unit features Jonathan Buatu, José Silva, Ricardo Esgaio and Weverson. Midfield options include Diogo Ferreira Prioste, F. Cáseres, Santi García and Zé Carlos. The goalkeeping group is formed by A. Picornell, Lucão, Samuel and T. Ferreira. The roster blends established names with younger or less familiar profiles.
position Goalkeeper
André Carl Picornell
Lucas Alexandre Galdino de Azevedo
T. Ferreira
Samuel Portugal Lima
position Defender
José Augusto Silva
Antonio Espigares Morillas
Marvin Elimbi Gilbert
Weverson Moreira da Costa
Jonathan Buatu Mananga
David Miguel Madeira Moreira
Ricardo Sousa Esgaio
Arthur Tchaptchet
position Midfielder
Facundo Agustín Cáseres
José Carlos Natário Ferreira
Santiago García González
Joelson Augusto Mendes Mango Fernandes
Andreas Sejr Lausen
Gil Pinto Martins
Martín Fernández Benítez
Murilo de Souza Costa
Gonçalo Maia Pereira
Diogo Ferreira Prioste
position Attacker
Tidjany Chabrol Touré
Sergio Bermejo Lillo
Héctor José Hernández Marrero
Agustín Nahuel Moreira Morales
Carlos Eduardo Borges Parente
Walace
M. Kaba
Last GIL Vicente Coachs
César Peixoto is GIL Vicente’s current head coach, having begun his tenure on March 1, 2025. The Portuguese coach followed José Pedro, whose spell ran from February 1 to March 1, 2025. Bruno Pinheiro was recorded from August 2024 to February 2025, after Carlos Cunha’s brief August 2024 entry. Tozé Marreco preceded that sequence from April to August 2024. The chronology shows a period of managerial change before Peixoto’s current tenure.
Luís Miguel Correia Pinto
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luís Miguel Correia Pinto | Portugal | 1 July 2026 | |
| Paulo César da Silva Peixoto | Portugal | 1 March 2025 | |
| José Pedro Pinto Gonçalves | Portugal | 1 February 2025 | 1 March 2025 |
| Carlos Manuel Gomes da Cunha | Portugal | 1 August 2024 | 1 August 2024 |
| Bruno Miguel Nogueira Pinheiro | Portugal | 1 August 2024 | 1 February 2025 |
| António José Marreco de Gouveia | Portugal | 1 April 2024 | 1 August 2024 |
| António José Marreco de Gouveia | Portugal | 1 April 2024 | 1 August 2024 |
| Carlos Manuel Gomes da Cunha | Portugal | 1 April 2024 | 1 April 2024 |
| Vítor Fernando de Carvalho Campelos | Portugal | 1 July 2023 | 1 April 2024 |
| Pedro Daniel da Cunha Pereira de Sousa | Portugal | 1 November 2022 | 1 June 2023 |
| Carlos Manuel Gomes da Cunha | Portugal | 1 November 2022 | 1 November 2022 |
| Ivo Ricardo Abreu Vieira | Portugal | 1 June 2022 | 1 November 2022 |
| José Ricardo Soares Ribeiro | Portugal | 1 November 2020 | 1 June 2022 |
| Rui Miguel Garcia Lopes de Almeida | Portugal | 1 August 2020 | 1 November 2020 |
| Vítor Manuel Oliveira | Portugal | 1 July 2019 | 1 July 2020 |
| Fernando Manuel de Jesus Santos | Portugal | 1 July 2018 | 1 June 2019 |
| Pedro Ricardo Torres Ribeiro | Portugal | 1 February 2018 | 1 June 2018 |
| Paulo Lourenço Martins Alves | Portugal | 1 December 2017 | 1 February 2018 |
| Jorge António Rosa Casquilha | Portugal | 1 July 2017 | 1 December 2017 |
| Álvaro Monteiro Magalhães | Portugal | 1 July 2016 | 30 June 2017 |
| Fernando Manuel de Jesus Santos | Portugal | 1 July 2015 | 1 June 2016 |
| José Albano Ferreira da Mota | Portugal | 1 September 2014 | 1 June 2015 |
| Paulo Lourenço Martins Alves | Portugal | 1 March 2010 | 1 May 2013 |
GIL Vicente Transfers
The listed arrivals show a varied arrival sequence rather than a complete account of every arrival. Sporting CP supplied José Silva and David Moreira on July 6, while Walace arrived from Atletico Paranaense and Diogo Ferreira Prioste joined from Benfica on loan in early July. A. Lausen came from Esbjerg, M. Fernández from Boston River and A. Moreira from Progreso. Ricardo Esgaio joined as a free agent, and R. Baturina and J. Aguirre were listed as returning from loan. Earlier entries include Gil Pinto Martins, Weverson, Héctor Hernández, Lucão, Joelson Fernandes and Murilo with transfer, free-agent, free-transfer and loan-return labels recorded.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel |
FC Porto
|
Free agent | 10 August 2026 |
| David Moreira |
Sporting CP
|
Transfer | 6 July 2026 |
| José Silva |
Sporting CP
|
Transfer | 6 July 2026 |
Atletico Paranaense
|
Transfer | 5 July 2026 | |
|
Atletico Paranaense
|
Transfer | 4 July 2026 | |
| Diogo Ferreira Prioste |
Benfica
|
Loan | 2 July 2026 |
| A. Lausen |
Esbjerg
|
Transfer | 1 July 2026 |
| Ricardo Esgaio |
Fatih Karagümrük
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| A. Moreira |
Progreso
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Fernández |
Boston River
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| A. Lausen |
Esbjerg
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Aguirre |
Panetolikos
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| R. Baturina |
AC Horsens
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Gil Pinto Martins |
FC Porto B
|
Transfer | 1 February 2026 |
| Weverson |
Fortaleza EC
|
Free agent | 28 January 2026 |
The listed departures include several permanent moves, loan returns and free-agent exits without representing every departure. Diogo Costa moved to Amarante and J. Mutombo to Torreense in July, while R. Baturina joined FC Aarau and Daniel Figueira moved to FC Noah. J. Aguirre left for Torreense as a free agent; Luís Esteves moved to Atlas. Hevertton Santos and Gustavo Varela were recorded as loan returns alongside M. Fernández and A. Moreira. Earlier departures included Andrew, Thomas Luciano, Pablo, Josué Sá, Jordi Mboula and João Teixeira with varied transfer, loan and free-agent designations.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| G. Konan |
Wolves
|
Free agent | 31 August 2026 |
| Diogo Costa |
Amarante
|
Transfer | 17 July 2026 |
| Diogo Costa |
Amarante
|
Transfer | 16 July 2026 |
| J. Mutombo |
Torreense
|
Transfer | 7 July 2026 |
| Rodrigo Rodrigues |
Sporting CP B
|
- | 6 July 2026 |
| R. Baturina |
FC Aarau
|
Transfer | 5 July 2026 |
| Luís Esteves |
Atlas
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Aguirre |
Torreense
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Daniel Figueira |
FC Noah
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| A. Moreira |
Progreso
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| M. Fernández |
Boston River
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Gustavo Varela |
Benfica
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Hevertton Santos |
QPR
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Andrew |
Flamengo
|
Transfer | 14 January 2026 |
| Thomas Luciano |
Velo Clube
|
Transfer | 12 January 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the listed movement around GIL Vicente shows significant change in the senior roster across the recorded period. Arrivals combine direct transfers with free-agent additions, a loan from Benfica and several returns from loan, while departures include moves to Portuguese clubs, overseas destinations, free-agent exits and players returning to parent sides. Sporting CP, Benfica and South American clubs appear among the recent arrival pathways, while the outgoing list includes destinations such as FC Aarau, FC Noah, Atlas, Flamengo and West Ham. The pattern is mixed rather than dominated by one transaction type. Several names appear on both sides of the movement record, reflecting loan cycles or subsequent changes in registration, including R. Baturina, J. Aguirre, M. Fernández, A. Moreira and Thomas Luciano. These listed movements describe recent activity without establishing a complete transfer balance or net spend.
Leagues GIL Vicente has participated in
GIL Vicente’s recorded competition profile is led by the Primeira Liga, with participation logged from 2011 through 2025 and recent activity continuing into the latest recorded season. Taça de Portugal is also recorded from 2016 through 2025, while Friendlies Clubs appears from 2021 through 2025 as a recent friendly competition. The Taça da Liga record runs from 2019 to 2023 and is now historical. The club also has a 2022 UEFA Europa Conference League entry, marking a continental chapter, and earlier Segunda Liga participation from 2016 to 2017. These records span league, domestic cup, friendly and European football.
More about GIL Vicente
GIL Vicente Futebol Clube is a football club from Barcelos, Portugal, founded in 1924. Its name honours Gil Vicente, the celebrated Portuguese playwright associated with the city’s cultural history. The club is widely known as Os Galos, or The Roosters, and also as Os Gilistas. Those names connect the professional side to Barcelos and to the wider cultural symbolism of the Galo de Barcelos, one of Portugal’s best-known local emblems.
The club’s home is Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, which opened in 2004 and replaced Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo, the more intimate ground used for decades. The modern stadium provides a covered setting for domestic fixtures and reflects the club’s evolution from a local institution into an established professional football organisation. Red, blue and white are the traditional club colours, with red generally associated with the home identity.
On the pitch, Gil Vicente has built its modern reputation through resilience, organisation and the ability to compete beyond Portugal’s largest traditional powers. The club first reached the Primeira Liga in 1990, and its highest recorded league finishes are fifth place. Its competition history also includes domestic cup football, the Taça da Liga, a Segunda Liga period and a UEFA Europa Conference League appearance recorded in 2022.
Gil Vicente’s identity remains closely tied to Barcelos and its supporters, while its football ecosystem extends beyond the senior men’s team through regional youth development and a senior women’s side. The club’s structure combines professional administration with member and community involvement, preserving a civic connection that is central to its character. Its squads have typically brought together domestic experience, developing players and international recruitment, giving the team a distinctly Portuguese setting with a broad footballing outlook.
Last matches statistics for GIL Vicente
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rio Ave
0 - 0
GIL Vicente
|
2 / 13 |
|
83 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
|
GIL Vicente
1 - 3
Arouca
|
5 / 14 |
|
88 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
|
Sporting CP
3 - 0
GIL Vicente
|
1 / 10 |
|
82 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
|
GIL Vicente
1 - 1
Felgueiras 1932
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
GIL Vicente
2 - 2
Moreirense
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
GIL Vicente
1 - 0
Rio Ave
|
4 / 12 |
|
88 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
|
GIL Vicente
2 - 0
Casa Pia
|
4 / 8 |
|
88 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
|
Famalicao
0 - 0
GIL Vicente
|
1 / 7 |
|
83 | 19 | 4 | 1 |
|
GIL Vicente
0 - 1
Academico Viseu
|
7 / 33 |
|
89 | 11 | - | 0 |
|
Benfica
3 - 1
GIL Vicente
|
2 / 4 |
|
0% | 18 | 3 | 2 |
Detailed statistics GIL Vicente
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).