Is Vitória Sport Club the most underrated football club in Portugal? Join me as I dive into the fascinating story of the Conquistadores—a club with unmatched passion, a history tied to the birth of Portugal, and a fanbase that rivals the three giants. In this video, we’ll explore:
Vitória’s origins and their iconic badge featuring Portugal’s first king.
Their underdog success stories, from European campaigns to domestic triumphs.
The real reasons Vitória hasn’t risen to Braga’s level despite having more history and arguably more passionate fans.
Whether you’re a Portuguese football fan or just curious about what makes this club so unique, this video is for you.
Do you think Vitória will ever reach the heights of Braga or become a European cult club? Let me know in the comments!
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23 Comments
Vídeo incrível.
Devo apenas dizer que o Álvaro Pacheco não foi demitido. Ele é que quis sair.
E a 5* equipa de Portugal perder com o Hajduk não é nenhum choque. Tinham, indiscutivelmente, uma equipa melhor que a nossa.
E o vitoria não consegue propagar a marca, porque, em geral, não só o povo português não tem interesse em futebol, como os media não querem ajudar na na promoção de um clube que não o Sporting, Porto ou Benfica, pelo que estaria sozinho nessa luta. Nem os portugueses de outros distritos querem vir ver um jogo, quanto mais gente de outros países…
Shit club, shit fans, nice video.
Great video. I’ve always had a soft sport for Vítoria. I wish them well and that they keep growing. It’s amazing to see such passionate supporters outside of the big 3. It’s a shame that most of us Portuguese are incapable of supporting our local teams.
Sou de Guimarães, sou do Moreirense! 🟩⬜️
I gotta agree and they are the team with most portuguese players (which should be a big embarassment to the big 3)
Obrigado por promoveres este GRANDE clube. Falas-te como um verdadeiro Bitoriano 😉 VITÓRIA SEMPRE
Vitória might grow but it will never beat the top 3. Not even Braga.
Football is essencially a game of economics and this is also seen amidst it's rivalry with Braga.
When Braga was nothing but a religious hub with administrative power will limited, Guimarães Ave Valley was one of the most industrialized region in Portugal.
This led to a large difference in investment. Guimarães investors were richer. The club took the lead.
Now in modern times Braga assumed it's District Capital role and the growth of the city and economics has been explosive while Guimarães industries suffered a massive crisis in the early 00s which they never recovered from.
Furthermore, there are geographical issues to consider.
Braga is the first big club in Portugal. North from Braga there is nothing relevant. The closest known club is Vigo in Spain. This means that Braga practically has first pick of every player North from it as well as the large amount of players the immediate city already produce.
Guimarães on the other hand is stuck between Braga 20km North and Porto 40km South. And even then there is Moreirense in the 1st division 10km (same municipality) and Famalicão, which has been producing lot's of talent 20km away in the same Ave Valley.
Braga has Gil Vicente 20km away but they're not competition like Guimarães has to endure.
Those clubs live from youth academies and Guimarães is a lot more limited when it comes to resources.
It's as simple as that. Guimarães fan base is nevertheless miles ahead Braga and an example of what every inner city should be. The pride those kids have in wearing their jersey to school is unseen in Portugal as the 3 big clubs are a common vulgarity. Showing pride for their city is a dying breed of fans in a world of globalization.
That facet of Guimarães should be the target of a serious case study. What process led to such a massive support of the local club when no other city is able to even compete except Braga due to their great success of late?
The town's history and way they always seen themselves as the craddle of the nation makes them extremely proud of anything realted with the city.
ha mais lampiões em guimaraes que vimaranenses
There is a saying in the last twenty years in Portuguese league for the 3 Big Clubs "In Braga you play in the field" in Guimarães you pray. Historically most point losses for the 3big clubs are in away games in the Islands, in Braga stadium and in Vitoria stadium.
6:50 Zé da Bóina. Clássico
better than braga tho
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Another amazing video, love coverage of these more obscure smaller clubs.
O Vitória de Guimarães nunca será nada enquanto tiver preferencias pelos lampiões. Será sempre subalterno e servil aos interesses da central sugadora de energia lampiona. No fundo mais uns parolos.
The love for VSC cannot be explained
Quem e o Braga? 😂
Obrigado por divulgares a nossa liga em Inglês!
Fds tanta ignorância pqp
Who the fuck is Guimarães? Minho is red and white Minho is SCBraga
I’ve followed your content but this vid is my fav. More coverage of slightly more insecure clubs please!
I was visiting family at Porto/October 2022 and went to Guimarães. I was impressed seeing the fans atmosphere on match day, on a city with such amazing history. Love 🇵🇹 from 🇧🇷
Just like that Rui Borges is gone
O Vitoria é o clube que tem mais potencial para ser o quarto clube de Portugal e o mais grande dos "pequenos", tem um potencial enorme, tem un estadio de jeito, tem uma massa adepta importante e muita paixao e esta quase sempre a lutar pelos lugares europeus, o que lhes falta antes de tudo é um titulo de campeao e os milhoes que traz ao clube para o seu crescimento e a experiencia que se ganha a jogar na Europa todos os anos. Falta lhes regularidade, basta ver como o Braga cresceu ao ir à liga dos campeaoes e a Liga Europa todos os anos. O dinheiro que traz as campanhas europeias so valorisa o clube fora do pais e o valor dos jogadores, basta ver essa epoca em que o Vitoria fez uma boa fase de grupo na Liga Conferencia, chegou a abertura de mercado e venderam 4 titulares mais o treinador, e isso é um problema porque o Vitoria fica mais fraco a meio da epoca e agora esta a perder lugares no campeonato e os oitovas da Liga Conferencia vao ser mais dificeis porque perderam jogadores importante a meio da epoca.