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SC Vianense

Who owns SC Vianense

SC Vianense is controlled by Gary Raulino, through Raulino Holdings Inc (80%).

Investor in control, the club keeps a stakeOwner based abroad: Canada

The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.

Fields the first teamSport Clube Vianense - Futebol, SADSAD (sports public limited company), Portugal, NIPC 517059320

80%controls
Raulino Holdings IncCorporationFigure as of 2025Chain as disclosed: 100% detida por pessoa singular. Figure from the FPF's 'Informação Comunicada 2024/2025' edition, which states no snapshot date.High confidenceSource: Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
- Stake not knowncontrols
  Gary RaulinoPerson, CanadaFigure as of 8 August 2022Rádio Alto Minho names Gary Raulino as holder of the 80% not owned by the club; the FPF's 2024/25 disclosure lists Raulino Holdings Inc (80%) as wholly owned by one natural person.Medium confidenceSources: Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Rádio Alto Minho
20%minority
Sport Clube VianenseMembers' association, PortugalFigure as of 2025Figure from the FPF's 'Informação Comunicada 2024/2025' edition, which states no snapshot date.High confidenceSource: Federação Portuguesa de Futebol

The club’s members’ association is Sport Clube Vianense (NIPC 500276684).

July 2025
Sport Clube Vianense took control (69%) from Raulino Holdings Inc.
The club exercised the pre-emption clause in the SAD's articles and holds 79%; Gary Raulino and Raulino Holdings keep 11%. The price was not reported.
- Asking price (69%)€200kreported
Medium confidenceSource: Rádio Alto Minho
What the source says
O Sport Clube Vianense avançou para a aquisição de 69% das ações da Sociedade Anónima Desportiva (SAD), até agora detidas pelo empresário luso-canadiano Gary Raulino
4 July 2022
Converted the club into a company.
Sport Clube Vianense - Futebol, SAD (NIPC 517059320), the company that fields SC Vianense's first team in 2026-27, was incorporated on this date according to the registry data republished by racius; its founding club is Sport Clube Vianense. Its legal form may have changed since (several clubs' companies were created as SDUQs in 2013 and later became SADs).
Medium confidenceSource: Racius
2022
Raulino Holdings Inc took control (80%).
The members approved the SAD in February 2022; Gary Raulino's company holds 80% and the club 20%.
Medium confidenceSources: Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Rádio Alto Minho

From its published accounts and league records. Figures compare only with clubs at the tier it played that season.

League figures, wage bills, budgets and public money 26 records

2025€50kpaid from MUNICÍPIO DE VIANA DO CASTELO: Beneficiação Vestiários/Balneários Estádio Dr. José deMatos - Candidatura PRID. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
2025€38.4kpaid from MUNICÍPIO DE VIANA DO CASTELO: APOIO Á ATIVIDADE DESPORTIVA REGULAR MEDIDA 1 EQUIPAS SENIORES EM CAMPEONATOS NACIONAIS. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
2025€35kpaid from MUNICÍPIO DE VIANA DO CASTELO: APOIO À ATIVIDADE DESPORTIVA REGULAR – MEDIDA 1. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
2025€14.4kpaid from MUNICÍPIO DE VIANA DO CASTELO: APOIO ATIVIDADE DESPORTIVA REGULAR MEDIDA 1. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
2025€14.4kpaid from MUNICÍPIO DE VIANA DO CASTELO: APOIO ATIVIDADE DESPORTIVA REGULAR MEDIDA 1. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
2025€7,200paid from MUNICÍPIO DE VIANA DO CASTELO: APOIO ATIVIDADE DESPORTIVA REGULAR MEDIDA 1. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
2025€200paid from MUNICÍPIO DE VIANA DO CASTELO: ARRUADA DE JANEIRAS - APOIO AOS GRUPOS PARTICIPANTES. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
2024€192kpaid from MUNICÍPIO DE VIANA DO CASTELO: SUBSTITUIÇÃO RELVADO SINTETICO CAMPO Nº2. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças

Season by season

What we looked for and could not find in public sources. If you know, send a correction with a source.

The club's accountsSport Clube Vianense - Futebol, SAD (SC Vianense's company) posted no annual report that could be found for 2021-22 (tier 4), 2022-23 (tier 4), 2023-24 (tier 3), 2024-25 (tier 4), 2025-26 (tier 4). Lei 39/2023 requires the last three years on the company's site; the filed accounts can be bought from the registry (BDCA certificate), which this batch does not do.
The terms of a dealNo free source gives a price, capital commitment or other money term for pt-vianense-2022-raulino (control, 80%, 2022).

Sources13

Nominatim search: Estádio Dr. José Matos, Viana do Castelo OpenStreetMap Nominatim, Database. Checked 3 October 2026.
Sport Clube Vianense - Futebol, SAD – Racius Racius, Database. Checked 4 October 2026.
Sport Clube Vianense – Racius Racius, Database. Checked 4 October 2026.
Transparência – Informação comunicada 2024/2025 (art. 8.º, n.º 1 do Decreto-Lei n.º 248-B/2008) Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Federation, November 2025. Checked 4 October 2026.
Centro de Resultados – Liga 3 Placard 2026-2027 Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Federation. Checked 3 October 2026.
Centro de Resultados – Liga 3 Placard: jornada Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Federation. Checked 3 October 2026.
FUTEBOL: SAD do Vianense já tem emblema Rádio Alto Minho, Local news, 8 August 2022. Checked 4 October 2026.
SC Vianense compra 69% das ações detidas pelo investidor Gary Raulino Rádio Alto Minho, Local news, 2 July 2025. Checked 4 October 2026.
Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
S.C. Vianense Wikipedia (en), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
2026–27 Liga 3 (Portugal) Wikipedia (en), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Lista de clubes de futebol de Portugal Wikipedia (pt), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.

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