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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:About Template:Infobox football club Boavista Futebol ClubeTemplate:Efn (Template:IPA), commonly known as Boavista, is a Portuguese professional sports club from the Boavista neighborhood of Porto that competes in the Porto Football Association, the district leagues of Portuguese football, at the Estádio do Bessa. It is one of the oldest clubs in the country, having been founded on 1 August 1903 by British entrepreneurs and Portuguese textile workers.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Boavista grew to become an important sports club in Portugal, with sections dedicated to several sports including football, chess, gymnastics, bicycle racing, futsal, volleyball, rink hockey, and boxing, among others, with the most notable being the football section with their trademark chequered white and black shirts.

With 9 major domestic trophies won (1 Championship, 5 Portuguese Cups and 3 domestic Super Cups, all during the presidencies of Valentim Loureiro or João Loureiro), Boavista is the most decorated Portuguese football club after the "Big Three" (Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP). Boavista spent 39 consecutive seasons in the Primeira Liga (50 in total) and, together with Belenenses, is the only team outside the "Big Three" to have won the Portuguese Championship, in the 2000–01 season. Boavista has a rivalry with fellow city club Porto;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the matches between the clubs are sometimes called Invicta derby.

Its stadium, Estádio do Bessa, was built in 1973, although football had been played there at the former Campo do Bessa since the 1910s, and revamped for use in Euro 2004.

History

Foundation and the chequered shirts (1903–1933)

File:Equipa de futebol do Boavista Futebol Club, 1923.jpg
Boavista in June 1923, in their previous all-black shirts.

The club was founded on 1 August 1903, in the Boavista area of the western part of the city of Porto, by two English brothers, Harry and Dick Lowe.<ref name=caetano>Template:Cite news</ref> Having received an imported football from their father in England, they founded The Boavista Footballers, and an early rival was another English club in the city, the Oporto Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club.<ref name=costa>Template:Cite news</ref> The team had an early schism as its British contingent refused to play on Sundays due to their Anglican faith, while the Catholic locals could only play on Sundays due to work commitments; the locals won, drastically changing the demographics of the club.<ref name=costa/> In 1910 the current name was adopted, and on 11 April that year the ground now occupied by the Estádio do Bessa was inaugurated with a match against Leixões.<ref name=caetano/> In 1913–14, the team won the inaugural Porto Football Association.<ref name=caetano/>

In the 1920s, the club increased the number of sports practiced.<ref name=costa/> The team boasted "the best defensive trio of the North": goalkeeper Casoto and defenders Lúzia and Óscar Vasques de Carvalho.<ref name=costa/> In the following decade, the club lobbied for the legalisation of professionalism after being sanctioned, having been investigated after complaining that Porto had paid Boavista's Nova to join them.<ref name=costa/> In 1933, the club adopted its black-and-white shirts, based on a French team that club president Artur Oliveira Valença had watched.<ref name=costa/>

League entry and golden 1970s (1934–1980)

Boavista's first decades in league football saw the club bounce between the Primeira and the Segunda Divisão, winning the latter's title in 1937 and 1950. In 1966, they fell to the Terceira Divisão, and stayed there for two years.<ref name=caetano2>Template:Cite news</ref>

The team bounced back to the top flight by 1970 with two consecutive promotions, finished renovation of its stadium two years later and in 1974 hired manager José Maria Pedroto and president Valentim Loureiro. In their first year, Boavista achieved their best classification of fourth in the 1974-1975 championship, and won the Taça de Portugal for the first time after defeating Benfica 2–1 in the final.<ref name=costa/> A year later, the club finished as runners-up to Benfica by two points,<ref name=caetano3>Template:Cite news</ref> and defended their cup title by defeating Vitória de Guimarães 2–1 in the 1976 final at rival Porto's Estádio das Antas; Pedroto left for Porto at the end of the season.

Experienced English manager Jimmy Hagan led the club to its third Taça de Portugal win in five years after defeating Sporting CP 1–0 in the replay of the 1979 final, after a 1–1 draw occurred the day prior.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the beginning of the following season, Porto and Boavista organised the first edition of the Portuguese Supercup, a season-opening match between the league and cup holders. The match was contested at the Estádio das Antas, and Boavista (with new manager Mário Lino) beat Pedroto's Porto 2–1 in a violent match where Boavista had two men sent off.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

From contenders to champions and European forays (1980–2003)

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The panther is the club symbol and nickname.

In 1997, Valentim Loureiro was succeeded as president by his son João, who at 34 was the youngest in the whole league.<ref name=caetano3/> Also, former Portugal international Jaime Pacheco was appointed manager, and led the club to runners-up in 1999 and fourth place in 2000. In 2000–01, they won the derby in the second half of the season against Porto and went on to win the league with a 3–0 win over Aves on 18 May.<ref name=portugoal/> This was only the second time that a team from outside the Big Three won the league, after Belenenses in 1946. Pacheco's team conceded just 22 goals in 34 games and lost at home only once.<ref name=portugoal/> The team featured Ricardo in goal, academy product Petit in midfield, Bolivian free-kick specialist Erwin Sánchez in attacking midfield, Duda and Martelinho on the wings, and Brazilian striker Elpídio Silva was the club's top scorer with 11 goals.<ref name=portugoal>Template:Cite news</ref>

After finishing runners-up to Sporting a year later, the squad began to break up, with Petit heading to Benfica and fellow midfielder Pedro Emanuel going to Porto; both skippered their new teams.<ref name=portugoal/> The club rebuilt the Estádio do Bessa for UEFA Euro 2004, contributing to their financial problems.<ref name=portugoal/> Pacheco left for Spain's Mallorca in 2003, returning soon to replace Sánchez briefly as manager the following year, and came back again in October 2006.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Boavista were regulars in UEFA competitions in the 1990 and early 2000s. In the 2002–03 UEFA Cup, they reached the semi-finals before a 2–1 aggregate loss to Celtic due to a late Henrik Larsson strike; they would have faced Porto in the final.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Downfall and return (2008–present)

In June 2008, Boavista was sentenced to relegation for its part in the Apito Dourado (Golden Whistle) matchfixing scandal, for three games in the 2003–04 season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A year later, the club was relegated again: originally saved by promoted club Vizela being sanctioned for corruption, the team withdrew from the second division for financial reasons.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In January 2013, João Loureiro, pressed by thousands of members of the club to return to the presidency, was elected president once again. After a long legal battle, in June 2013, Boavista was entitled the right to come back to the Primeira Liga.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Also, after a negotiation with the creditors of the club, the €65 million debt was cut in half.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After a six-year absence, Boavista returned to the Primeira Liga in the 2014–15 season, coached by Petit, a member of the title-winning side of 2001.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In October 2020, Boavista's members approved of investment from Spanish-Luxembourgish businessman Gérard Lopez, owner of Ligue 1 club Lille.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Petit returned as manager, leading the club to the Taça da Liga semi-finals for the first time in 2021–22.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

After being prohibited from signing players in five transfer windows by FIFA, Boavista signed nine players in one day in February 2025.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2024–25, the team were relegated in last place after a 4–1 loss away to Arouca on the final day, prompting a pitch invasion by some of the 2,000 travelling fans.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The club were barred from playing in Liga Portugal 2 by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional, resulting in relegated team Oliveirense receiving a reprieve.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Honours

League and cup history

The club has made 55 appearances at the top level of Portuguese football and has won the Portuguese cup five times. In 1979, it also won the first edition of the national supercup.

Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Competitions Top scorer
Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Comp Pos Comp Pos Player Goals
1934–35 2D.4 1 6 6 0 0 36 5 12 Not held —
1935–36 1D 6 14 4 3 7 24 39 11 Costuras 5
1936–37 2D.2 1 6 4 1 1 22 12 9
1937–38 2D.1 1 6 5 0 1 20 6 10
1938–39 2D.DL 2 10 6 1 3 27 14 13
1939–40 2D.DL 1 8 7 0 1 30 11 14 Quarter-Final
1940–41 1D 8 14 2 1 11 12 63 5 R16 Leonel Loureiro 3
1941–42 2D.2.1 2 14 9 2 3 63 23 20
1942–43 2D.2.2 2 10 6 2 2 26 13 14
1943–44 2D.2.2 2 14 12 1 1 76 23 25
1944–45 2D.2 1 8 6 2 0 35 11 14 Quarter-Final
1945–46 1D 11 22 6 0 16 39 73 12 Quarter-Final Barros 12
1946–47 1D 9 26 7 6 13 52 74 20 Not held Fernando Caiado 19
1947–48 1D 9 26 9 2 15 40 65 20 R32 Fernando Caiado 12
1948–49Template:Ref 1D 14 26 4 6 16 35 89 14 R32 Serafim Baptista 10
1949–50Template:Ref 2D.B 2 18 12 1 5 56 21 25 Not held
1950–51 1D 10 26 10 3 13 50 62 23 R16 Barros
Duarte 		12
1951–52 1D 5 26 12 1 13 47 55 25 R16 Gaston 15
1952–53 1D 9 26 7 6 13 35 54 20 R16 Manero 6
1953–54 1D 11 26 7 5 14 29 66 19 Semi-Final Manero 7
1954–55Template:Ref 1D 13 26 7 4 15 33 71 18 R32 Manero 9
1955–56 2D.N 1 26 16 6 4 77 35 38
1956–57 2D.N 6 26 13 3 10 54 45 29 R32
1957–58 2D.N 3 26 16 2 8 56 38 34
1958–59Template:Ref 2D.N 2 26 17 4 5 78 43 38
1959–60Template:Ref 1D 14 26 4 4 18 27 81 12 R64 Adriano Teixeira 7
1960–61 2D.N 3 26 14 1 11 56 35 29 R32
1961–62 2D.N 5 26 10 8 8 30 30 28 R64
1962–63 2D.N 11 26 9 3 14 35 52 21 R64
1963–64 2D.N 9 26 8 8 10 45 60 24 R32
1964–65 2D.N 10 26 9 6 11 37 37 24 R32
1965–66Template:Ref 2D.N 14 26 6 7 13 31 45 19 R64
1966–67 3D.2 1 10 6 1 3 15 7 13
1967–68Template:Ref 3D.2 1 10 6 2 2 25 11 14
1968–69Template:Ref 2D 1 26 17 5 4 57 21 39 1st Round
1969–70 1D 12 26 6 6 14 35 61 18 R16 Moura 9
1970–71 1D 6 26 9 4 13 18 38 22 R16 Taí
Moinhos
Juvenal
Alexandre 		3
1971–72 1D 11 30 7 10 13 28 46 24 R32 Jorge Félix 7
1972–73 1D 7 30 12 7 11 41 47 31 R32 Moinhos 14
1973–74 1D 9 30 9 7 14 35 43 25 Quarter-Final Rufino 9
1974–75 1D 4 30 16 6 8 58 32 38 Winner Salvador 14
1975–76 1D 2 30 21 6 3 65 23 48 Winner CWC 2nd Round João Alves 15
1976–77 1D 4 30 13 8 9 41 33 34 R32 CWC 2nd Round Celso Pita 14
1977–78 1D 7 30 10 8 12 36 38 28 R16 UC 1st Round Albertino Pereira 13
1978–79 1D 9 30 12 3 15 36 40 27 Winner — Jorge Gomes 11
1979–80 1D 4 30 15 7 8 44 30 37 Quarter-Final CWC 2nd Round Supertaça Winner Júlio 12
1980–81 1D 4 30 14 8 8 36 25 36 R16 UC 2nd Round Júlio 13
1981–82 1D 9 30 10 6 14 36 37 26 R32 UC 2nd Round Diamantino 8
1982–83 1D 5 30 12 6 12 32 38 30 Quarter-Final — Reinaldo 9
1983–84 1D 7 30 12 7 11 36 31 31 2nd Round Jorge Silva 13
1984–85 1D 4 30 13 11 6 37 26 37 Quarter-Final Filipović 10
1985–86 1D 5 30 14 8 8 44 29 36 R64 UC 1st Round Tonanha 9
1986–87 1D 8 30 9 9 12 34 36 27 Quarter-Final UC 2nd Round Coelho 7
1987–88 1D 5 38 16 14 8 42 25 46 Quarter-Final — Parente 8
1988–89 1D 3 38 19 11 8 56 29 49 R32 Jorge Andrade 11
1989–90 1D 8 34 13 8 13 49 36 34 R16 UC 1st Round Isaías 12
1990–91 1D 4 38 15 11 12 53 46 41 Semi-Final — Jorge Andrade 13
1991–92Template:Ref 1D 3 34 16 12 6 45 27 44 Winner UC 2nd Round Ricky 30
1992–93 1D 4 34 14 11 9 46 34 39 RU CWC 2nd Round Supertaça Winner Ricky 14
1993–94 1D 4 34 16 6 12 46 31 38 R16 UC Quarter-Final Marlon Brandão 9
1994–95 1D 9 34 12 8 14 40 49 32 R16 UC 2nd Round Artur 16
1995–96 1D 4 34 19 8 7 59 28 65 R16 — Artur 14
1996–97 1D 7 34 12 13 9 62 39 49 Winner UC 3rd Round Jimmy Hasselbaink 20
1997–98 1D 6 34 15 10 9 54 31 55 Quarter-Final CWC 1st Round Supertaça Winner Ayew 16
1998–99 1D 2 34 20 11 3 57 29 71 Quarter-Final — Ayew
Timofte 		15
1999–00 1D 4 34 16 7 11 40 31 55 Quarter-Final CL Group Stage Whelliton 11
2000–01Template:Ref 1D 1 34 23 8 3 63 22 77 Semi-Final UC 2nd Round Elpídio Silva 11
2001–02 1D 2 34 21 7 6 53 20 70 R16 CL 2nd Group Stage Supertaça RU Elpídio Silva 8
2002–03 1D 10 34 10 13 11 32 31 43 R32 CL
UC 		3rd Qualifying Round
Semi-Final 		Elpídio Silva 10
2003–04 1D 8 34 12 11 11 32 31 47 R32 — Ricardo Sousa 14
2004–05 1D 6 34 13 11 10 39 43 50 Semi-Final Zé Manel 10
2005–06 1D 6 34 12 14 8 37 29 50 Quarter-Final João V. Pinto 9
2006–07 1D 10 30 8 11 11 32 34 35 Quarter-Final Roland Linz 10
2007–08Template:Ref 1D 9 30 8 12 10 32 41 36 R16 2nd Round Jorge Ribeiro 8
2008–09Template:Ref 2D 15 30 9 5 16 28 44 32 R32 — João Tomás 12
2009–10 3D.N 7 28 10 7 11 34 38 37 — Diogo Fonseca 11
2010–11 3D.C 2 30 16 8 6 46 25 56 Beré 14
2011–12 3D.C 4 30 15 5 10 43 31 50 Fary 8
2012–13 3D.N 10 30 9 11 10 44 40 38 1st Round Fary 15
2013–14Template:Ref 3D.N 4 32 21 5 6 59 26 68 2nd Round Bobô 18
2014–15 1D 13 34 9 7 18 27 50 34 R64 Group Stage Zé Manuel 6
2015–16 1D 14 34 8 9 17 24 41 33 Quarter-Final 2nd Round Zé Manuel 6
2016–17 1D 9 34 10 13 11 33 36 43 R32 2nd Round Iuri Medeiros 7
2017–18 1D 8 34 13 6 15 35 44 45 R64 2nd Round Mateus 6
2018–19 1D 8 34 13 5 16 34 40 44 R16 2nd Round Mateus 5
2019–20 1D 12 34 10 9 15 28 39 39 R64 2nd Round Heriberto Tavares 4
2020–21 1D 13 34 8 12 14 39 49 36 R32 — Alberth Elis 8
2021–22 1D 12 34 7 17 10 39 52 38 R64 Semi-Final Petar Musa 11
2022–23 1D 9 34 12 8 14 43 54 44 R64 Quarter-Final Yusupha Njie 13
2023–24 1D 15 34 7 11 16 39 62 32 R32 1st Round Róbert Boženík 8
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup League Cup Comp Pos Comp Pos Player Goals
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Template:Note Champions
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Template:Note Promoted in court
Template:Note Relegated
Template:Note Relegated in court

As of 19 May 2024

Sources: Soccer Library,<ref name="Soccer Library">Template:Cite web</ref> Fora de Jogo. <ref name="ForaDeJogo">Template:Cite web</ref>

European record

Overview

Competition Appearances Matches Títles Best
UEFA Champions League 3 24 (7W 8D 9L) - Second Group Stage/Last 16 (2001–02)
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 5 18 (6W 7D 5L) - Last 16 (1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1992–93)
UEFA Europa League 12 58 (25W 9D 24L) - Semi-final (2002–03)
Total 20 100 (38W 25D 38L)

Matches

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1975–76 Cup Winners' Cup First round Template:Flagicon Spartak Trnava 3–0 0–0 3–0
Second round Template:Flagicon Celtic 0–0 1–3 1–3
1976–77 Cup Winners' Cup First round Template:Flagicon CSU Galați 2–0 3–2 5–2
Second round Template:Flagicon Levski Sofia 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)
1977–78 UEFA Cup First round Template:Flagicon Lazio 1–0 0–5 1–5
1979–80 Cup Winners' Cup First round Template:Flagicon Sliema Wanderers 8–0 1–2 9–2
Second round Template:Flagicon Dynamo Moscow 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
1980–81 UEFA Cup First round Template:Flagicon Vasas 0–1 2–0 2–1
Second round Template:Flagicon Sochaux 0–1 2–2 2–3
1981–82 UEFA Cup First round Template:Flagicon Atlético Madrid 4–1 1–3 5–4
Second round Template:Flagicon Valencia 0–2 1–0 1–2
1985–86 UEFA Cup First round Template:Flagicon Club Brugge 4–3 1–3 5–6
1986–87 UEFA Cup First round Template:Flagicon Fiorentina 1–0 (3–1 (p)) 0–1 1–1
Second round Template:Flagicon Rangers 0–1 1–2 1–3
1989–90 UEFA Cup First round Template:Flagicon FC Karl-Marx-Stadt 2–2 (aet) 0–1 2–3
1991–92 UEFA Cup First round Template:Flagicon Internazionale 2–1 0–0 2–1
Second round Template:Flagicon Torino 0–0 0–2 0–2
1992–93 Cup Winners' Cup First round Template:Flagicon Valur 3–0 0–0 3–0
Second round Template:Flagicon Parma 0–2 0–0 0–2
1993–94 UEFA Cup First round Template:Flagicon Union Luxembourg 4–0 1–0 5–0
Second round Template:Flagicon Lazio 2–0 0–1 1–1
Third round Template:Flagicon OFI Crete 2–0 4–1 6–1
Quarter-finals Template:Flagicon Karlsruher SC 1–1 0–1 1–2
1994–95 UEFA Cup First round Template:Flagicon MYPA 2–1 1–1 3–2
Second round Template:Flagicon Napoli 1–1 1–2 2–3
1996–97 UEFA Cup First round Template:Flagicon Odense 1–2 3–2 4–4 (a)
Second round Template:Flagicon Dinamo Tbilisi 5–0 0–1 5–1
Third round Template:Flagicon Internazionale 0–2 1–5 1–7
1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round Template:Flagicon Shakhtar Donetsk 2–3 1–1 3–4
1999–00 UEFA Champions League Q3 Template:Flagicon Brøndby 4–2 (aet) 2–1 6–3
Group C Template:Flagicon Rosenborg 0–3 0–2 4th place
Template:Flagicon Feyenoord 1–1 1–1
Template:Flagicon Borussia Dortmund 1–0 1–3
2000–01 UEFA Cup Qualif. round Template:Flagicon Barry Town 2–0 3–0 5–0
First round Template:Flagicon Vorskla Poltava 2–1 2–1 4–2
Second round Template:Flagicon Roma 1–1 0–1 1–2
2001–02 UEFA Champions League Group B Template:Flagicon Liverpool 1–1 1–1 2nd place
Template:Flagicon Dynamo Kyiv 3–1 0–1
Template:Flagicon Borussia Dortmund 2–1 1–2
Group A Template:Flagicon Manchester United 0–3 0–3 3rd place
Template:Flagicon Nantes 1–0 1–1
Template:Flagicon Bayern Munich 0–0 0–1
2002–03 UEFA Champions League Q2 Template:Flagicon Hibernians 4–0 3–3 7–3
Q3 Template:Flagicon Auxerre 0–1 0–0 0–1
2002–03 UEFA Cup First round Template:Flagicon Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–1 0–1 4–2
Second round Template:Flagicon Anorthosis Famagusta 2–1 1–0 3–1
Third round Template:Flagicon Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
Fourth round Template:Flagicon Hertha BSC 1–0 2–3 3–3 (a)
Quarter-finals Template:Flagicon Málaga 1–0 (4–1 (p)) 0–1 1–1
Semi-finals Template:Flagicon Celtic 0–1 1–1 1–2

Players

Current squad

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Out on loan

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Retired numbers

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Statistics

Most appearances

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Rank Player Appearances Goals
1 Template:Flagicon Manuel Barbosa 381 6
2 Template:Flagicon Paulo Sousa 313 0
3 Template:Flagicon Rui Bento 305 6
4 Template:Flagicon Alfredo 302 0
5 Template:Flagicon Rui Casaca 298 15
6 Template:Flagicon Mário João 281 6
7 Template:Flagicon Erwin Sánchez 278 57
8 Template:Flagicon Jaime Alves 249 26
9 Template:Flagicon Queiró 244 3
10 Template:Flagicon Martelinho 243 32

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Appearances Goals
1 Template:Flagicon Fernando Caiado 163 63
2 Template:Flagicon Ricky 121 60
3 Template:Flagicon Erwin Sánchez 278 57
4 Template:Flagicon Artur 141 56
5 Template:Flagicon Barros 177 52
Template:Flagicon Salvador 202 52
Template:Flagicon Moinhos 204 52
8 Template:Flagicon Fary Faye 179 48
9 Template:Flagicon Júlio 96 46
10 Template:Flagicon Ion Timofte 174 44

Club Officials

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Position Staff
Head Coach Template:Flagicon Luís Merêncio
Assistant Head Coach Template:Flagicon Ricardo Paiva
Template:Flagicon Jorge Couto
Goalkeeping Coach Template:Flagicon José Monteiro
Conditioning Coach Template:Flagicon Xavier Mesquita
Scout Template:Flagicon António Caetano

Coaches

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Stadium

File:Estadio do bessa.jpg
Outside photo

The Estádio do Bessa (later Estádio do Bessa XXI) is Boavista's home ground, used for football and occasionally for music concerts. The stadium was first used in 1911, then known as 'Campo do Bessa'.

The stadium had several renovations in its history, namely in 1967–72, where turf was installed as well as floodlights. Like other stadiums used in UEFA Euro 2004, the stadium was rebuilt for the competition, but on top of the old stands, and each one of them at a different time, allowing Boavista to continue playing there. It cost €45,409,134 to build,<ref>Relatório Final - Avaliação do impacte económico do Euro 2004, Universidade do Minho em 30 de Novembro de 2024.</ref> from which €7,785,735 were supported from the Portuguese state, and featured an all-seater capacity of 28,263 spectators. Plans for improvement actually existed before the organization of the Euro 2004 was given to Portugal in 1999, and by then, the first works were already underway. It was designed by Grupo 3 Arquitectura.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The stadium has also been used several times in matches of the Portuguese national team.

Colours

Boavista's black-and-white chequered shirt was introduced by journalist and club president Artur Oliveira Valença, based on a French team he had seen.<ref name=costa/>

Kit evolution

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Women's team

The women's team is one of the strongest in Portugal, having won several titles in a row during the 1990s, as well as the formation U-19, U-17. U-15 and U-13 teams, that won all national championships, and brought up several talented and famous international players.

See also

Notes

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References

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