S.C. Covilhã

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Sporting da Covilhã

Full name

Sporting Clube da Covilhã

Nickname(s)

Leões da Serra
(Lions of the Mountain Range)

Founded

1923

Ground

Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã, Covilhã

Capacity

6,000

Chairman

José Oliveira Mendes

Manager

Ricardo Cardona

League

Second Division

2004-05

Second Division B
- Central Zone, 1st





Home colours





Away colours

Sporting Clube da Covilhã (pron. IPA: ['spɔɾtĩg 'klubɨ dɐ kuvi'ʎɐ̃]), commonly called Sporting da Covilhã or just Covilhã, is a Portuguese football club, located in the city of Covilhã, which is considered one of the historic clubs in Portugal which used to play in the Portuguese First Division but now plays in the secondary divisions. It is one of the few clubs of Portugal's interior to have played in the top division.

[edit] Team honours

Portuguese Second League (a.k.a. Portuguese League of Honour): 1
- 1947/48.
Portuguese Second Division (a.k.a. Second Division B): 2
- 1998/99, 2004/05.

[edit] League and Cup history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
1948-1949	1D	11	26	9	2	15	50	59	20	semi-final
1949-1950	1D	6	26	10	5	11	55	70	25	not held
1950-1951	1D	6	26	13	0	13	62	53	26	last 16
1951-1952	1D	6	26	10	5	11	35	52	25
1952-1953	1D	10	26	7	6	13	38	54	20
1953-1954	1D	7	26	10	8	8	43	39	28
1954-1955	1D	12	26	8	4	14	32	53	20
1955-1956	1D	5	26	11	7	8	52	44	29
1956-1957	1D	13	26	7	4	15	33	62	18		relegated
1957-1958	2D	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		promoted
1958-1959	1D	8	26	9	4	13	43	65	22
1959-1960	1D	9	26	8	6	12	32	49	22
1960-1961	1D	9	26	8	5	13	27	55	21
1961-1962	1D	13	26	6	5	15	30	48	17		relegated
...
1985-1986	1D	16	30	5	7	18	23	61	17		relegated
1986-1987	2DC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		promoted
1987-1988	1D	20	38	5	11	22	30	70	21		relegated
...
1996-1997	2H	16	34	9	11	14	30	41	38		relegated
...
1999-2000	2H	18	34	5	10	19	23	48	25		relegated
...
2002-2003	2H	11	34	11	12	11	37	33	45
2003-2004	2H	17	34	8	5	21	39	55	29		relegated
...
2005-2006	2H	14	34	10	12	12	37	42	42	last 32	relegated
2006-2007	2D(C)	...									ongoing