Vitória S.C.
Portuguese association football club
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| 2025 | The club extended its remarkable run to 13 consecutive games without a loss, highlighted by a 2-2 draw against Real Betis in the UEFA Conference League. |
| 2024 | Advanced to the Round of 16 in the UEFA Conference League after impressive performances in qualifying rounds and the league phase, ultimately losing to Real Betis with an aggregate score of 2-6. |
| 2024 | The Sports Pavilion underwent extensive remodeling during the summer to improve working and entertainment conditions, following a 40 percent increase in average spectator numbers in the previous season. |
| 2024 | Vitória S.C. set an unprecedented record for a Portuguese club by winning 9 consecutive matches in UEFA competitions, marked by a 2-1 home victory against FK Mladá Boleslav. |
| 2024 | Under manager Rui Borges, Vitória S.C. successfully passed UEFA Conference League qualifying rounds for the first time, achieving 6 wins with an impressive 17-0 goal aggregate. |
| 2024 | The club qualifies for and prepares to compete in multiple competitions: Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga, and UEFA Conference League. |
| 2024 | Vitória S.C. begins its 103rd season in club history and 18th consecutive season in Primeira Liga. |
| September 1 2024 | Vitória de Guimarães beat Famalicão 2–1. |
| August 30 2024 | The league phase draw for the 2024–25 Vitória S.C. season was conducted, determining the initial competitive matchups and structure for the team's league campaign. |
| June 19 2024 | Vitória S.C. participated in the UEFA Conference League draw for the second qualifying round, determining their potential opponents in the competition. |
| 2023 | Women's volleyball team won the Federation Cup by defeating SL Benfica 3-2. |
| 2023 | Vitória S.C. won the Federation Cup in the 2023/24 season, marking their first victory in this competition. |
| 2023 | Participated in the UEFA Europa Conference League, advancing past Celje in the second qualifying round with an aggregate score of 4-4. |
| March 4 2023 | Vitória's members voted to approve the V Sports deal, with approximately 88% voting in favour. Due to UEFA rules, V Sports' participation was subsequently reduced to 29%. |
| February 2023 | Vitória S.C. announced an agreement to sell 46% of the club's shares to V Sports, a football club holding company led by Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens, in a deal worth €5m with an additional €20m credit line and €2m infrastructure investment. |
| 2022 | Competed in the UEFA Europa Conference League, defeating Puskás Akadémia in the second qualifying round but losing to Hajduk Split in the third qualifying round. |
| 2022 | Start of the season marked by a significant increase in average spectators per game at the Vimaranense Unit Sports Pavilion. |
| 2022 | Vitória S.C. celebrated its centenary with an exhibition titled «Vitória Sport Clube 1922-2022», which showcased the club's history through photographs of emblematic players and historic pitches. |
| 2021 | The club went through four managers (Tiago, João Henriques, Bino, and Moreno) and finished seventh, missing European qualification by one place. |
| 2020 | Women's volleyball team entered the top tier of Portuguese volleyball. |
| 2020 | In the UEFA Europa League, Vitória S.C. notably won 3-2 against Eintracht Frankfurt and drew 1-1 with Arsenal in Guimarães. |
| 2019 | Participated in the UEFA Europa League, advancing through qualifying rounds by defeating Jeunesse Esch, FK Ventspils, and FCSB. Finished 4th in Group F with matches against Arsenal, Eintracht Frankfurt, and Standard Liège. |
| September 2019 | The team became the first to start a European competition game without a European player on the field. |
| 2018 | Vitória S.C. claimed the Federation Cup, further solidifying their status as a competitive volleyball club. |
| 2018 | Men's volleyball team won the Federation Cup by defeating AJ Fonte do Bastardo 2-0. |
| 2017 | Competed in the UEFA Europa League, finishing 4th in Group I with matches against RB Salzburg, Marseille, and Konyaspor. |
| 2017 | Vitória S.C. finished as runners-up in the First Division. |
| 2016 | Men's volleyball team finished as runners-up in the Federation Cup. |
| 2016 | Vitória S.C. finished as runners-up in the First Division. |
| 2016 | Vitória S.C. made the Taça de Portugal final again, losing 2-1 to S.L. Benfica. |
| 2015 | Eliminated from the UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round by Altach with an aggregate score of 2-6. |
| 2013 | Participated in the UEFA Europa League, finishing 3rd in Group I with matches against Lyon, Real Betis, and Rijeka. |
| 2013 | Vitória S.C. won the First Division league title. |
| 2013 | Led by Rui Vitória, the club won their first Taça de Portugal title by beating Braga en route to the final and winning 2-1 against Benfica after being 1-0 down. |
| 2012 | Vitória S.C. finished as runners-up in the domestic league. |
| 2011 | Competed in the UEFA Europa League, defeating Midtjylland in the third qualifying round but heavily losing to Atlético Madrid in the play-off round with an aggregate score of 0-6. |
| 2010 | Vitória S.C. B team won the Portuguese Volleyball Third Division, demonstrating the club's depth and development of volleyball talent. |
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