S.C. Espinho

Sporting Clube de Espinho, also known as Sporting de Espinho, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Espinho, Aveiro district. The club has departments in volleyball - Sporting de Espinho (volleyball), and handball - Sporting de Espinho (handball) that usually compete in the major Portuguese top leagues, and also football, swimming, futsal and athletics departments. Founded in 1914, it is one of the most historic and oldest clubs in Portugal with over 90 years existence. SC Espinho men's football team currently play in the Portuguese Second Division Zone Center and in the previous season 2007/08 they finished 2nd but lost out in the play offs for promotion. They currently play their home games at Estádio Comendador Manuel Violas in Espinho and their current chairman is Rodrigo Nunes dos Santos and their manager is Filó. SC Espinho have also played in the Portuguese First Division playing 11 seasons from 1975 to 1997.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Notable former players

• Marco Abreu
• Helder Vasco
• Cristian Álvarez
• Péter Lipcsei
• Mickey Walsh
• Ivan Pudar
• Fábio Espinho
• Rui Raínho

League And Cup History

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Portuguese Cup	Notes
1974-1975	1D	16	30	4	7	19	25	64	15		Relegated
1977-1978	1D	14	30	8	6	16	30	52	22		Relegated
1979-1980	1D	7	30	11	6	13	29	42	28
1980-1981	1D	9	30	9	9	12	26	35	27
1981-1982	1D	10	30	7	11	12	32	42	25
1982-1983	1D	13	30	9	7	14	23	37	25
1983-1984	1D	16	30	5	7	18	19	45	17		Relegated
1987-1988	1D	6	38	13	14	11	42	38	40		Best Classification Ever
1988-1989	1D	17	38	12	8	18	45	57	32		Relegated
1992-1993	1D	17	34	9	10	15	38	55	28		Relegated
1996-1997	1D	16	34	9	6	19	27	56	33		Relegated
2007-2008	2DH	2	24	11	9	4	38	26	42	Round 3

External links

• SC Espinho Official Site