Guimaraes is Vitória Sport Clube, the black-and-white side rooted in Guimarães, northern Portugal. Founded in 1922, the club combines a strong local identity with a long presence in the national game and a recurring place in European competition. The profile presents the club’s recorded squad, coaching timeline, recent movement and competition history, alongside concise context on its home, traditions and wider sporting community within Portuguese professional football.
Guimaraes Upcoming matches by league
Primeira Liga
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- Regular Season - 7
Guimaraes
Moreirense
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- Regular Season - 8
BenficaNo H2HGuimaraes
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- Regular Season - 9
GuimaraesNo H2HMaritimo
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- Regular Season - 10
GIL VicenteNo H2HGuimaraes
Guimaraes Last matches by league
Primeira Liga
Friendlies Clubs
Taça da Liga
Taça de Portugal
UEFA Europa Conference League
Guimaraes Team Roster
Guimaraes have a recorded squad of 30 players. The positional balance is exact: ten midfielders and ten defenders, supported by five attackers and five goalkeepers. Midfield options include Beni, Gonçalo Nogueira, Gustavo, Miguel Nogueira and Telmo Arcanjo. The defensive group features João Mendes, Miguel Maga, Miguel Nóbrega, Óscar Rivas and Y. Mosquera, while the attack includes Costinha, Fabio Blanco and V. Ouotro. Charles, Lucas Furtado and O. Zych are among the listed goalkeepers. Other listed options include A. Ndoye, Zeega, A. Sidibé, F. Dias, T. Strata, Thiago Balieiro, M. Mitrović, O. Camara, R. Rocha and Samu.
position Goalkeeper
Juan Diego Castillo Reyes
Oliwier Zych
Lucas Furtado dos Santos
position Defender
Miguel Ângelo Gomes Ferreira Magalhães
Óscar Rivas Viondi
Ahmed Franck Sidibé
João Miguel Teixeira Mendes
Yeimar Jesús Mosquera Mosquera
Tony Strata
Thiago Balieiro Lourenço de Carvalho
F. Dias
position Midfielder
Matija Mitrović
Oumar Camara
Gonçalo Teixeira Nogueira
Gustavo da Silva Cunha
Benedito Mambuene Mukendi
João Miguel Costa Nogueira
Telmo Emanuel Gomes Arcanjo
Gabriel Victor David Gonçalves Andersson
Fábio Samuel Amorim da Silva
Lohann Doucet
Zeega
S. Verdi
R. Rocha
position Attacker
Arnel Jakupovic
Fabio Blanco Gómez
Alioune Ndoye
Vignon Mathieu Patrick Ouotro
Ejike Julius Opara
Rodrigo Ribeiro de Macedo
Last Guimaraes Coachs
Luís Pinto is the latest recorded appointment in the club’s coaching timeline, with a start date of 1 July 2025. The available timeline does not confirm him as the current holder of the role. Luís Freire’s spell ran from January to May 2025, following Daniel Sousa’s brief December 2024 to January 2025 entry. Rui Borges began in May 2024 and ended in December, while Rui Cunha also appears from May 2024 without a recorded end date. All named coaches in this sequence are Portuguese.
Luís Miguel Correia Pinto
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luís Miguel Correia Pinto | Portugal | 1 July 2025 | 1 January 2026 |
| Luís Carlos Batalha Freire | Portugal | 1 January 2025 | 1 May 2025 |
| Pedro Daniel da Cunha Pereira de Sousa | Portugal | 1 December 2024 | 1 January 2025 |
| Rui Manuel Gomes Borges | Portugal | 1 May 2024 | 1 December 2024 |
| Rui Miguel Pinto Cunha | Portugal | 1 May 2024 | |
| Álvaro Adriano Teixeira Pacheco | Portugal | 1 October 2023 | 1 May 2024 |
| Paulo César Turra | Brazil | 1 August 2023 | 1 October 2023 |
| João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira | Portugal | 1 July 2022 | 1 August 2023 |
| João Filipe Aroso Lopes da Silva | Portugal | 1 July 2022 | |
| Hugo de Jesus Costa e Silva | Portugal | 1 April 2022 | 1 July 2022 |
| Pedro Miguel Marques da Costa Filipe | Portugal | 1 July 2021 | 1 July 2022 |
| João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira | Portugal | 1 May 2021 | 1 June 2021 |
| Manuel Albino Morim Maçães | Portugal | 1 April 2021 | 1 May 2021 |
| João Alexandre Oliveira Nunes Henriques | Portugal | 1 October 2020 | 1 April 2021 |
| 1 September 2020 | |||
| Ivo Ricardo Abreu Vieira | Portugal | 1 July 2019 | 1 July 2020 |
| Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro | Portugal | 1 July 2018 | 1 June 2019 |
| José Vítor dos Santos Peseiro | Portugal | 1 February 2018 | 1 June 2018 |
| Vítor Fernando de Carvalho Campelos | Portugal | 1 February 2018 | 1 February 2018 |
| Pedro Rui da Mota Vieira Martins | Portugal | 1 July 2016 | 1 February 2018 |
| Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro da Conceição | Portugal | 1 September 2015 | 1 May 2016 |
| Armando Evangelista Macedo Freitas | Portugal | 1 July 2015 | 1 September 2015 |
| Rui Carlos Pinho da Vitória | Portugal | 1 August 2011 | 1 June 2015 |
| Manuel António Marques Machado | Portugal | 1 August 2010 | 1 August 2011 |
| Paulo Sérgio Bento Brito | Portugal | 1 October 2009 | 1 May 2010 |
| Manuel Ventura Cajuda de Sousa | Portugal | 1 July 2008 | 1 June 2009 |
| Augusto Soares Inácio | Portugal | 1 January 2001 | 1 December 2003 |
Guimaraes Transfers
The recorded arrivals show several kinds of squad movement rather than a complete transfer total. A. Sidibé joined on loan from Venezia, while O. Zych arrived on loan from Aston Villa. V. Ouotro, Y. Mosquera and L. Doucet are listed as transfers from Nancy, Aston Villa and Paris FC respectively. E. Opara is another recorded transfer, arriving from Novi Pazar. The list also includes returns from loan for Rodrigo Duarte, Marco Cruz, João Oliveira, Vando Félix, R. Geraldo, D. Michel, Costinha and F. Ribeiro. T. Strata’s August 2025 arrival from Ajaccio is marked as a free transfer.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Jakupovic |
NK Osijek
|
- | 1 September 2026 |
| A. Sidibé |
Venezia
|
Loan | 5 August 2026 |
| Rodrigo Macedo |
Jong AZ
|
Free agent | 31 July 2026 |
| V. Ouotro |
Nancy
|
Transfer | 27 July 2026 |
| Y. Mosquera |
Aston Villa
|
Transfer | 15 July 2026 |
| O. Zych |
Aston Villa
|
Loan | 14 July 2026 |
| L. Doucet |
Paris FC
|
Transfer | 13 July 2026 |
| D. Ndembo-Michel |
União de Leiria
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Rodrigo Macedo |
Jong AZ
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
Vilaverdense
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 | |
| Costinha |
Amora
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| D. Michel |
União de Leiria
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| R. Geraldo |
Alcochetense
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Vando Félix |
Vojvodina
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| João Oliveira |
1º Dezembro
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
The recorded departures include permanent transfers, free-agent exits, loans and returns from loan, but this is not a complete movement total. R. Abascal left for Al Riyadh and O. Lebedenko for Arouca, while D. Michel moved to Dubai United. Diogo Sousa and N. Saviolo are listed as transfers to Strasbourg and Trabzonspor. H. Nunes departed as a free agent. Darwin Cortes returned to Millonarios, and Rodrigo Duarte, Costinha, Vando Félix and F. Ribeiro went on loan to Pacos Ferreira, Amora, Vojvodina and Vilaverdense respectively. The record also includes other 2025 exits involving Nuno Santos, Tiago Silva and Tomás Händel.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Nóbrega |
União de Leiria
|
Loan | 3 September 2026 |
| R. Abascal |
Al Riyadh
|
Transfer | 8 August 2026 |
| R. Abascal |
Al Riyadh
|
Transfer | 7 August 2026 |
| O. Lebedenko |
Arouca
|
Transfer | 6 August 2026 |
| Nélson Oliveira |
Farense
|
Free agent | 31 July 2026 |
| H. Pinto |
Felgueiras U23
|
- | 29 July 2026 |
| D. Ndembo-Michel |
Dubai United
|
Transfer | 29 July 2026 |
| D. Michel |
Dubai United
|
Transfer | 29 July 2026 |
| D. Michel |
Dubai United
|
Transfer | 28 July 2026 |
AD Marco 09
|
- | 24 July 2026 | |
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AD Marco 09
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- | 23 July 2026 | |
| João Oliveira |
União Santarém
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- | 19 July 2026 |
| João Oliveira |
União Santarém
|
- | 18 July 2026 |
| R. Geraldo |
Vitoria Setubal
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- | 11 July 2026 |
| H. Nunes |
Academica
|
Free agent | 9 July 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
The recent movement record is varied, combining transfer arrivals, loans and a substantial set of returns from temporary spells. The incoming entries include transfers from Nancy, Aston Villa, Paris FC and Novi Pazar, loans from Venezia and Aston Villa, and multiple players returning from loan placements. A free transfer from Ajaccio is also recorded in August 2025. Departures cover transfers to destinations including Al Riyadh, Strasbourg, Trabzonspor and Dubai United, alongside a free-agent exit, several loans and a return to Millonarios. The same player can appear in both arrival and departure entries across different periods, as illustrated by D. Michel, Costinha and F. Ribeiro, so the movement should be understood as a dated sequence rather than a simple balance. The entries available describe activity across more than one window and do not establish a complete count, overall spending figure or definitive net movement.
Leagues Guimaraes has participated in
Guimaraes has recorded participation in the Primeira Liga from 2010 through 2025, with the latest domestic league record extending to 2025. The club’s domestic cup portfolio includes Taça da Liga from 2019 to 2025 and Taça de Portugal from 2016 to 2025. Friendlies Clubs are recorded from 2021 through 2025. European participation is historical in the available timeline: the UEFA Europa Conference League appears from 2022 to 2024, the UEFA Europa League from 2015 to 2019, and the Super Cup in 2017. The competition record therefore combines sustained domestic coverage with earlier continental and super-cup entries.
More about Guimaraes
Guimaraes refers to Vitória Sport Clube, the club widely known as Vitória de Guimarães or simply Vitória. Based in Guimarães, Portugal, the club was founded in 1922 and is identified with black and white colours. Its home is Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, a stadium in the heart of the city named for Dom Afonso Henriques, Portugal’s first king and a historical figure closely tied to Guimarães. The venue holds roughly 30,000 spectators and was upgraded over several decades, including its role as a host ground during UEFA Euro 2004.
Vitória occupies an important place in Portuguese football outside the country’s traditional Big Three. It has been a long-standing presence in the Primeira Liga and is associated with a large, passionate following. The club’s identity is often expressed through the nicknames Os Conquistadores, Os Vimaranenses and Os Branquinhos, while its monochrome crest reinforces the connection with the city’s medieval heritage. The black-and-white visual tradition remains central to its public image.
The club operates as a multi-sports organisation through a member-democratic model, with activities extending beyond football into basketball, volleyball, handball, water polo and athletics. That structure gives the football side a broader civic and sporting setting in Guimarães. Within football, the recorded competition history includes the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga, as well as historical appearances in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League. The club has also appeared in the Super Cup and in recorded club friendlies. Its football culture combines high local expectations with a squad tradition that brings together domestic experience, academy development and international talent, consistent with the club’s role as one of Portugal’s prominent challengers beyond its biggest established powers.
Last matches statistics for Guimaraes
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Guimaraes
2 - 0
Academica
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Al-Ahli Jeddah
1 - 3
Guimaraes
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Guimaraes
1 - 1
Nottingham Forest
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Guimaraes
2 - 0
Chaves
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Guimaraes
0 - 1
Arouca
|
3 / 24 |
|
87 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
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Sporting CP
3 - 2
Guimaraes
|
3 / 12 |
|
83 | 21 | 4 | 0 |
|
Guimaraes
1 - 0
Nacional
|
5 / 23 |
|
81 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
|
SC Braga
1 - 0
Guimaraes
|
2 / 8 |
|
75 | 18 | 3 | 3 |
|
Guimaraes
0 - 0
Casa Pia
|
8 / 29 |
|
0% | 16 | 2 | 3 |
|
Academico Viseu
2 - 1
Guimaraes
|
7 / 22 |
|
0% | 11 | 3 1 | 2 |
Detailed statistics Guimaraes
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).