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Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒiɫ viˈsẽt(ɨ)]), commonly known as Gil Vicente, is a professional football club that plays in Barcelos, Portugal. It plays their home matches at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos. It currently competes in Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country.
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Full name | Gil Vicente Futebol Clube | ||
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Nickname(s) | Gilistas (Gilists/Followers of Gil) Galos (Roosters) | ||
Founded | May 3, 1924; 99 years ago (1924-05-03) | ||
Ground | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos | ||
Capacity | 12,504 | ||
Chairman | Francisco Dias da Silva | ||
Manager | Vítor Oliveira | ||
League | Primeira Liga | ||
2018–19 | Campeonato de Portugal, Promoted by administrative decision | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club was founded in 1924 near the city's theater named after the Portuguese playwright of the same name. It first played in Primeira Liga in 1990-91. Since then, the team has been relegated to the second tier three times, having won back promotion twice by winning the Segunda Liga and once by administrative decision. The highest league finish was a fifth-place in 1999–2000. A women's football team was created for the 2018-19 season playing in the second tier. It will participate in the top tier in the 2020-21 season.[1]