Goalkeepers
1 Nilson
27 Nuno Santos
52 Serginho

Defenders
2 Radanovic
3 Luciano Amaral
4 Sereno
6 Márcio Martins
16 Danilo
19 Geromel
25 Andrezinho
29 Mohma

Midfielders
17 Fajardo
18 Moreno
20 Desmarets
26 Flávio Meireles
28 Tiago Ronaldo
80 João Alves
88 Paulo Henrique

Forwards
5 Ghilas
8 Carlitos
9 Mrdakovic Maccabi
11 Felipe
21 Alan
39 Marquinho
99 Roberto

President
Emilio Macedo da Silva

Coach
Manuel Cajuda

Address
Complexo Desportivo
Dr. António Pimenta Machado
Apartado 505
4802-914 GUIMARÃES

Telephone
+351 253 432570

Fax
+351 253 432573

In the early 2000s, Vitória struggled to keep itself in the top Portuguese division (Superliga). Those years were marked by the decline of the leadership of Pimenta Machado, former president of the club. Machado was accused on charges of embezzlement. Despite this, Vitória had an impressive season. Progress continued in 2004-05, when they secured an impressive league fifth-place finish and qualified for European competition (the UEFA Cup). Vitoria's recent renaissance fell apart in 2005-06, as they finished 17th in the Superliga despite reaching the cup semi-final, having beaten SL Benfica in the quarter-final where former player Marek Saganowski scored a goal with his hand. They also failed to progress from their UEFA cup group, as eventual winners Sevilla FC and Bolton Wanderers progressed.

New stadium
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques is a football (soccer) stadium in Guimarães, Portugal. It was expanded and refurbished for the Euro 2004 competition, and it seats 29,865 people.

In 2004, a new leadership era began with Vítor Magalhães (former President of Moreirense, another team from Guimarães municipality) and the team finished the championship in 5th place. In 2006 the team was relegated. Vitória Sport Clube plays at D. Afonso Henriques Stadium, one of the host stadiums of Euro 2004.

After the "Big Three", Benfica, F.C. Porto and Sporting, Vitória is the club which attracts most supporters to its stadium, with average attendances of 20000 per game, even when in the second division.

Minho Rivalry
Aside from the loyalty of the supporters, which earned the White Angels the title "Best fans of the country" and became famous for the massive "invasions" to every city where Vitória plays, there is also a hooligan side, which often give the club a bad name.

The city of Guimarães is often referred to as the "birthplace of the Portuguese nationality" and was the birthplace of Afonso I of Portugal, the first Portuguese king. This only adds fuel to the ever growing derby of Minho province with neighbours SC Braga.

This derby is considered one of Portugal's most intense derbies as both clubs battle each year to reach an European competition.

Both clubs have even tested each other in Europe where in the 90's Vitória were one of Portugal's best in Europe beating sides like Parma AC, Atlético Madrid and Sparta Prague have been eliminated from European competitions by Guimarães.

The derby also intensified during UEFA EURO 2004 hosted by Portugal where both clubs were involved in new stadium reconstruction; both clubs looked for UEFA qualification but, despite reaching the 2005-2006 Portuguese Cup semi-finals and having a decent UEFA Cup participation, Vitória finally got relegated.

It didn't take much for Vitória to get back on top, and after just one year in the portuguese 2nd division they earned the promotion.

Fans
Vitória de Guimarães possibly have the most different fans in Portugal. The biggest supporters group claque are the White Angels, their motto is "Somos únicos" (We are unique).

The Vitória fans are also known to be one of the few supporters group that has no preference for any of the "big three" , being one of the most important cities after Porto and Lisbon, Guimarães does not have houses of the big clubs. The attempts of opening any in the city led to the houses being completely trashed. This shows the excessive pride of the supporters for their home and its independence. They were named by most of the supporters group leaders as the most violent supporters in Portugal.

A self confessed White Angel is Fernando Meira who played at the club and now plays in VfB Stuttgart (Germany). Meira, as the captain of VfB Stuttgart, raised the trophy of German champions in 2006-07, holding a scarf of Vitória Sport Clube that stated "Somos únicos".