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Boavista F.C.
Full name	Boavista Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	As Panteras (The Panthers) Os Axadrezados (The Checkereds)
Founded	1 August 1903
Ground	Estádio do Bessa, Porto (Bessa Stadium) (Capacity 28,263)
Manager	Jaime Pacheco
League	BWINLIGA
2006-07	Liga, 9th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Boavista Futebol Clube (pron. IPA: [boɐ'viʃtɐ]), often simply known as Boavista, is a sports club from Porto, Portugal that was founded in 1903. Nicknamed Panteras (Panthers) and Axadrezados (literally checkereds), Boavista grew to become Porto's second greatest club with sections dedicated to several sports, such as Volleyball, Chess, Gymnastics, Bicycle racing and Futsal (among others), being the most notable the Football section. The trademark of the team are the checkered white and black shirts. Estádio do Bessa, their stadium, was built in 1973 and remodeled in time for the Euro 2004, but plans for renewal already existed. Internally, Boavista grew from a minor team in the 70's to a regular fixture in Europe since then. The first "threat" to the The Big Three title domination was in 75-76 under guidance of José Maria Pedroto, when Boavista finished second, achieving the same position later in 98-99. Finally, in 00-01 Boavista won the SuperLiga over rivals FC Porto, but haven't managed to hold the title, finishing second to Sporting in 2002. Boavista also won 5 Portuguese cups (74-75, 75-76, 78-79, 91-92 and 96-97)

In Europe, Boavista was commonly known as the club with the strange shirts, and achieved moderate success, knocking out Inter Milan and AS Roma in the early 90's. The highlight is still the brilliant UEFA Cup run in 2003, when they were knocked out by Celtic in the semi-finals in the Estádio do Bessa. During the 1991 UEFA Cup season Boavista FC managed to knock out Inter Milan 2-1 in the Group stages. In the UEFA Cup 1981-82 Boavista FC eliminated Atlético Madrid 5-4. In the 1993-1994 UEFA Cup season, Boavista made it to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup after knocking out Greece clube OFI Crete and beating S.S. Lazio of Italy. In the 86-87 UEFA Cup, Boavista beat heavy favourites ACF Fiorentina but lost to Rangers FC in a tense second round game at the Ibrox Stadium.

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.

The women's team is one of the strongest, having won several titles in a row during the 90's.

Contents 1 Estadio Do Bessa 2 The Sanchez years 3 The Portuguese Title 4 Later Years and Major Difficulties 5 Current Squad 5.1 Squad Changes during 2007/08 season 6 League and Cup History 7 Official Song 8 Famous Players 9 See also 10 External links

The Estádio do Bessa (now Estádio do Bessa XXI) is a football stadium located in the Boavista area of Porto, Portugal, used by Boavista FC.

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 Estádio do Bessa has also seen its fair share of Managers. In August 2006, Jesualdo Ferreira left for main rivals FC Porto, hurting many Boavista fans. Former Yugoslavian International Željko Petrović became coach in August 2006, only to resign on 22 October, following a string of bad results, culminating in a 4-0 home defeat at the hands of Nacional da Madeira. He was replaced the next day by Jaime Pacheco, who returns for a third sting as the club's manager. As the team hopes' of reaching the UEFA Cup were almost over, and it is expected that Jaime Pacheco stays in Boavista ( as Pacheco admitted that there were less chances of making something in the current season, the club has started to sign some players, and to secure the current ones) to prepare the club and try to make a competitive team for the next season (2007-2008), in which Boavista will again try to reach the UEFA Cup. It was speculated that the club would try to participate in this year's Intertoto cup, in order to try the qualification for the UEFA Cup.

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.

On 18 May 2001, Boavista beat Desportivo das Aves 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 most successful Portuguese club in European competition. 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 Porto club, with a relatively small 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. On this occasion, it was thought that for the first time in the history of an European competition, two teams from the same city would play in a final. A late goal by Celtic's Swedish striker Henrik Larsson ended the dream of a European final for Boavista. Ironically, the Scottish team would go on to lose the cup to Boavista's arch-rivals FC Porto in the final.

2003 marked the latest appearance on the spotlight by the club. The construction of the Estadio do Bessa XXI left a deep hole on the club's finances, and the inability to hire quality players, together with internal turmoil contributed to the fall of the club. Today, after three consecutive failures to achieve European competition, Boavista is living through a deep crisis. Nonetheless, the club remains competitive and even managed to humiliate giants Benfica, by winning 3-0, last September. Also in April of 2007 Boavista defeated their rivals F.C Porto 2-1. Jaime Pacheco returned in October, for a third stint as Boavista manager, but the club hasn't managed to leave the second half of the table. The financial crisis has prompted the club to a "back-to-basis" attitude, betting on younger players and resurrecting the club's youth academy. This season, Hugo Monteiro and Nuno Pinto are set to shine, in a club that launched the careers of well-known players as João Pinto, Petit and Nuno Gomes. However the re-hiring of Jaime Pacheco as a manager, who prefers aggressive playing systems, which leave little chances for technique players, was not well-seen by the fans. This frequent hiring of Pacheco is due to him being the manager of the 2000-01 title and of the great European campaigns.

No. Position Player 2 DF Leonardo Tambussi 3 DF Ricardo Silva 4 MF Bruno Pinheiro 5 MF Oladapo Olufemi 6 MF David Fleurival 7 DF Luciano Rissutt 8 DF Moisés 9 FW Faye Fary 11 MF Rafał Grzelak 13 GK Carlos 14 FW Laionel 15 MF Mourtala Diakité 16 DF Jorge Ribeiro 18 FW Mateus

No. Position Player 20 FW Edgar 21 MF Miloš Bosančić 22 MF Milan Gajić 23 FW Hugo Monteiro 25 MF Guy Essame 27 DF Marquinho 30 DF Mário Silva 33 DF Marcelão 37 DF Gilberto Silva 71 GK Ricardo Neves 77 FW Iván Santos 82 GK Peter Jehle 88 MF Zé Kalanga 99 FW Sambegou Bangoura

In:

• Carlos - from FC Steaua Bucureşti
• Milan Gajic - from FK Napredak Krusevac
• Miloš Bosančić - from Partizan Belgrade
• Edgar - from Málaga CF
• Laionel - from Vila Nova Goiás
• David Fleurival - from Tours FC
• Luciano Rissutt - from Vitória S.C.
• Mourtala Diakité - from S.C. Beira-Mar
• Marcelão - from Vila Nova Goiás
• Oladapo Olufemi - from R.S.C. Anderlecht
• Sambegou Bangoura - from Stoke City FC
• Mateus - from Gil Vicente F.C.
• Moisés - from Flamengo
• Jorge Ribeiro - from C.D. Aves
• Zé Kalanga - on loan from F.C. Dinamo Bucureşti

Out:

• Khalifa Cissé - to Reading
• Zé Manel - to S.C. Braga
• Hélder Rosário - to Málaga CF
• Lucas - to Crvena Zvezda
• Tiago - to U.D. Leiria
• William Andem - to C.D. Feirense
• Ricardo Sousa - to Omonia Nicosia
• Fernando Dinis - to Trofense
• Marcos Antônio - to Trofense
• Adriano Bessa - to Trofense
• Paulo Sousa - to Trofense
• Przemysław Kaźmierczak - to FC Porto
• António Livramento - Released
• Roland Linz - to S.C. Braga
• Nuno Pinto - on loan to Trofense

The club has 50 presences at the top level of Portuguese football, including all seasons since 1969/1970. It also won 5 Portuguese Cups and was runner-up only once, and won 3 SuperCups (1978/1979 [unofficial]; 1991/1992; 1996/1997), including the very first edition of the tournament.

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Europe		Notes
1934-1935	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1935-1936	CL	6	14	4	3	7	24	39	11				relegated
1936-1937	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1937-1938	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1938-1939	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1939-1940	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	quarter-final
1940-1941	1D	8	14	2	1	11	12	63	5	last 16			relegated
1941-1942	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1942-1943	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1943-1944	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1944-1945	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1945-1946	1D	11	22	6	0	16	39	73	12
1946-1947	1D	9	26	7	6	13	52	74	20	not held
1947-1948	1D	9	26	9	2	15	40	65	20
1948-1949	1D	14	26	4	6	16	35	89	14				relegated
1949-1950	2D	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1950-1951	1D	10	26	10	3	13	50	62	23
1951-1952	1D	5	26	12	1	13	47	55	25
1952-1953	1D	9	26	7	6	13	35	54	20
1953-1954	1D	11	26	7	5	14	29	66	19
1954-1955	1D	13	26	7	4	15	33	71	18				relegated
1955-1956	2D	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1956-1957	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1957-1958	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1958-1959	2D	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?				promoted
1959-1960	1D	14	26	4	4	18	27	81	12				relegated
1960-1961	2D	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1961-1962	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1962-1963	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1963-1964	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1964-1965	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1965-1966	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1966-1967	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1967-1968	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
1968-1969	2D	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?				promoted
1969-1970	1D	12	26	6	6	14	35	61	18
1970-1971	1D	6	26	9	4	13	18	38	22
1971-1972	1D	11	30	7	10	13	28	46	24
1972-1973	1D	7	30	12	7	11	41	47	31
1973-1974	1D	9	30	9	7	14	35	43	25
1974-1975	1D	4	30	16	6	8	58	32	38	winner
1975-1976	1D	2	30	21	6	3	65	23	48	winner
1976-1977	1D	4	30	13	8	9	41	33	34
1977-1978	1D	7	30	10	8	12	36	38	28
1978-1979	1D	9	30	12	3	15	36	40	27	winner
1979-1980	1D	4	30	15	7	8	44	30	37
1980-1981	1D	4	30	14	8	8	36	25	36
1981-1982	1D	9	30	10	6	14	36	37	26
1982-1983	1D	5	30	12	6	12	32	38	30
1983-1984	1D	7	30	12	7	11	36	31	31
1984-1985	1D	4	30	13	11	6	37	26	37
1985-1986	1D	5	30	14	8	8	44	29	36
1986-1987	1D	8	30	9	9	12	34	36	27
1987-1988	1D	5	38	16	14	8	42	25	46
1988-1989	1D	3	38	19	11	8	56	29	49
1989-1990	1D	8	34	13	8	13	49	36	34
1990-1991	1D	4	38	15	11	12	53	46	41
1991-1992	1D	3	34	16	12	6	45	27	44	winner
1992-1993	1D	4	34	14	11	9	46	34	39	final	CWC	2nd round
1993-1994	1D	4	34	16	6	12	46	31	38		UC	quarter-final
1994-1995	1D	9	34	12	8	14	40	49	32
1995-1996	1D	4	34	19	8	7	59	28	65
1996-1997	1D	7	34	12	13	9	62	39	49	winner
1997-1998	1D	6	34	15	10	9	54	31	55
1998-1999	1D	2	34	20	11	3	57	29	71	quarter-final
1999-2000	1D	4	34	16	7	11	40	31	55		ECC	group stage
2000-2001	1D	1	34	23	8	3	63	22	77		UC	2nd round
2001-2002	1D	2	34	21	7	6	53	20	70		ECC	2nd group stage
2002-2003	1D	10	34	10	13	11	32	31	43		UC	semi-final
2003-2004	1D	8	34	12	11	11	32	31	47
2004-2005	1D	6	34	13	11	10	39	43	50	semi-final
2005-2006	1D	6	34	12	14	8	37	29	50	quarter-final
2006-2007	1D	10	30	8	11	11	32	34	35	quarter.final

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!

Alexandre Goulart Alfredo Castro Carlos Manuel Diamantino Miranda Erwin Sánchez Frederico Rosa Ion Timofte Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink João Alves João Vieira Pinto

José Bosingwa José Coelho Kwame Ayew Leonson Lewis Litos Nuno Frechaut Nuno Gomes Paulo Sousa Pedro Emanuel Pedro Venâncio

Petit Phil Walker (footballer) Przemysław Kaźmierczak Ricardo Pereira Ricky Rui Bento Rui Casaca Russell Latapy Roland Linz William Andem

• Boavista (cycling team)
• Boavista (futsal)

• Official Site (in Portuguese)
• (Current Squad)
• Unofficial Site - HdBFC (in Portuguese)

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