Goalkeepers
13 Carlos
71 Ricardo Neves
82 Peter Jehle

Defenders
2 Leo Tambussi
3 Ricardo Silva
4 Bruno Pinheiro
7 Rissut
8 Moisés
17 Nuno Pinto
24 Pedro Moreira
26 Brayan Angulo
27 Marquinho
30 Mário Silva
33 Marcelão
44 Araújo

Midfielders
5 Olufemi
6 Fleurival
10 Hussain
11 Grzelak
12 Luís Loureiro
14 Laionel
15 Diakité
21 Bosancic
22 Gajic
25 Essame
26 Liendo
37 Gilberto
77 Ivan Santos
Jorge Ribeiro

Forwards
9 Fary
18 Mateus
20 Edgar
23 Hugo Monteiro
88 Zé Kalanga
88 Charles Obi
99 Bangoura

President
Joaquim Teixeira

Coach
Jaime Pacheco

Address
Estádio do Bessa- Rua "O Primeiro de Janeiro"
4101-001 Porto

Telephone
+351 22 6071004

Fax
+351 22 6071006

Boavista has played twice in the Champions League. After a first, modest, participation in 1999, Boavista surprised Europe in 2001 by beating and knocking out German giants Borussia Dortmund.In the first group stages, the club started at its best with an away 1-1 draw with Liverpool FC after being in the lead by 0-1 with a goal from Elpidio Silva.They reached the top of the group on the second match, with an home 3-1 victory over Dynamo Kyiv and taking advantage of a draw between Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool FC. They moved on to the third game as leaders to meet once again Borussia Dortmund and once again they came out victorious, this time with a 2-1 victory at home. On the second round they went down in performance and lost in Germany, later drew at home with Liverpool and lost in Ukraine in the final match. However, the magnificent performance of the first leg of the group along with the home point conquered against Liverpool was enough to go through to the second phase as Dortmund lost in Liverpool on their last game. Boavista went through to the second phase where they met stronger challenges like Manchester United and Bayern Munich. With their financial objective more than complete, new horizons were rising for the team when they once again started the group by surprising Nantes at home winning by 1-0, and reaching the top of the group after the draw between Manchester United and Bayern Munich. On the second game Boavista was smashed 3-0 by Manchester United at the Old Trafford but they managed to draw 0-0 at home against Bayern Munich, even though at the end of the game it felt like more could be done against the Germans. As they entered they second leg of the group, Boavista was only one point away from the qualification zone, but that changed when they went to Munich and lost by 1-0, Manchester won 5-1 against Nantes, so they had two more games and 4 points to win over the group leaders. They went to France and draw and then, once again, were defeated by United again to a 3-0 score, this time at home. Although they didn't go through, they were the remaining Portuguese team on the European competitions and had the best International result among the Portuguese that year. In the 2002/2003 UEFA Cup Boavista also knocked out Israeli giants Maccabi Haifa F.C., German giants Hertha BSC Berlin and Paris Saint-Germain in a very tense game that came close to being stopped due to massive riots which involved many Boavista fans being arrested , but unfortunately they would lose to eventual finalists Celtic FC at the Estadio do Bessa in the Semis. Fierce rivals FC Porto won the title.

The football side has reputation in Portugal and for many teams they oppose in UEFA competitions for its aggressive style, playing with very much determination, and, because of this, resulting always in hard-fought matches for their opponent team, even in defeats. With this, Boavista were a very hard-working team, and the main example is the Portuguese title, where the team was the one with less goals against, and being one of the best attacks of the championship. The good defense play was a key factor for the title win, as well as European marvelous campaigns, mainly under the guidance of Jaime Pacheco. After the UEFA Cup semi-final run, the team started to play a less attractive football, which kept for the next two years. This image started to change when Jaime Pacheco was replaced by Carlos Brito for the 2005-2006 season, but later Jaime Pacheco came back to substitute Jesualdo Ferreira and that reputation caught back with the club.

Boavista main rival is FC Porto. The matches between the two teams are pretty aggressive, especially when played at Estádio do Bessa. Boavista also has an intense rivalry with Belenenses and Vitória Guimarães. The games between the teams often have problems inside or outside the field.

Like other stadiums used in Euro 2004, the Bessa Stadium is a new ground, but built on top of the old stands, and each one of them was built at a different time, allowing Boavista to continue playing there. It cost €45'164'726 to build, from which €7'785'735 were supported from the Portuguese state, and has an all-seater capacity of 28'263. 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 Grupo3 arquitectura.

The Sanchez years
Erwin Sánchez is considered to be Boavista F.C.s most influential player of the last 15 years, after captaining the team to the Semi-finals of the UEFA Cup where Boavista nearly knocked out Scottish giants Celtic, only failing to do so thanks to a Henrik Larsson goal. He is also one of Bolivia's football living legends. A midfielder, he was a leading player for Bolivia both in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifyings and finals. He was also part of the Boavista squad that became 2000/2001 Portuguese Superliga Champions. Sanchez left the club in March of 2004, after a brief and unsuccessful spell as manager. He was also known, as a player, because of his deadly, powerful and very accurate shots, especially in free kick situation.

The Portuguese Title
On 18 May 2001, Boavista beat Desportivo das Aves by 3-0 and celebrated its first Portuguese Football Title in the club's almost 100-year history. It was a tremendous event in a country completely dominated by the The Big Three, FC Porto/Benfica/Sporting. In fact, this was the culmination of a brilliant work by chairman Loureiro and manager Pacheco, which had made the club an assiduous presence on the top of the table. The following year, 2001/02, Boavista continued to dominate Portuguese football, and although they lost the title to Sporting CP in the final matches, they were the biggest contributor for Portugusese football on the European Cups. Boavista beat Borussia Dortmund and Dinamo Kiev in the first group phase of the Champions League, being eliminated later by Euro giants Manchester United and Bayern Munich. Still, such heights were a dream come true to a small Oporto club, with a relatively thin supporter base. In 2003, Boavista surprised Europe once again, by reaching the Uefa Cup semi-finals, after knocking out clubs like PSG, Hertha Berlin and Málaga. In this occasion, it was thought that for the first time in the history of an European competition, two teams from the same town would play the great final. A late goal by Celtic Swedish striker Henrik Larsson ended the dream of a European final for Boavista. Ironically, the Scottish would go off to lose the cup to Boavista arch-rivals FC Porto in the final.

Official Song
Boavista Futebol Clube (or commonly known as 'Boavista FC) fans are very passionate about the club. The club anthem talks about how loyal Boavista fans are in the thick and thin situations.

Hino do Boavista

Boavista, Boavista,

É do Porto muito amado;

Tem distintivo bairrista

Preto e branco axadrezado.

E no estádio a multidão,

Quando ele entra na pista,

Rompe nesta saudação:

Boavista! ... Boavista! ...

Luta sempre com vigor,

É brioso e é leal;

No prélio põe todo o ardor

De princípio até final;

No seu vibrar sempre amigo,

No seu porte sem igual,

Ama o estandarte querido,

Prestígio de Portugal!

Vamos em frente

Pela bandeira

Vê-la fulgente

E altaneira,

Ser desportista

Puro Ideal,

P' lo Boavista! ...

Arraial, arraial, arraial!