FC Vizela
Tier 2Liga Portugal 2Vizela, Braga, PortugalOn the globe
- Founded
- 1939
- Ground
- Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela6,000 seats
- Full name
- Futebol Clube de Vizela
- Website
- fcvizela.pt
Who owns FC Vizela
FC Vizela is controlled by EFKARPIA Trades and Investment Limited, which holds 80%.
Investor in control, the club keeps a stake
From the pitch to the top
The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.
- 80%controlsEFKARPIA Trades and Investment LimitedFigure as of 16 October 2025Chain as disclosed: 100% detida por pessoa singular.High confidenceSource: Liga Portugal
- 20%minority
The club’s members’ association is Futebol Clube Vizela.
Changes of control
- 11 July 2016
Converted the club into a company.
Futebol Clube de Vizela, Futebol SAD (NIPC 514037016), the company that fields FC Vizela's first team in 2026-27, was incorporated on this date according to the registry data republished by racius; its founding club is Futebol Clube Vizela. Its legal form may have changed since (several clubs' companies were created as SDUQs in 2013 and later became SADs).
Medium confidenceSource: Racius
Vizela’s finances
From its published accounts and league records. Figures compare only with clubs at the tier it played that season.
Against its tier
Vizela's revenue of €1.50m is the 2nd highest of the 14 Liga Portugal 2 clubs with published accounts
In 2024-25 it spent €3.27 on staff for every €1 of revenue; the typical Liga Portugal 2 club spent €3.45.
- Vizela
- Other Liga Portugal 2 clubs
- Equity
- €450k
- accounts, 2024-25
- Public money
- €206k
- paid, 2025, 2 records
The accounts
Futebol Clube de Vizela – Futebol, SAD, the entity that fields the team · 2020-21 to 2024-25
| Line | 2024-25Tier 2 | 2023-24Tier 1 | 2022-23Tier 1 | 2021-22Tier 1 · abridged accounts | 2020-21Tier 2 · abridged accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit and loss | |||||
| Revenue | €1.50m | €7.24m | €5.17m | €5.11m | €766k |
| TV money | €450k1 | €4.20m1 | €3.75m1 | €3.90m2 | — |
| League and federation distributions | €19.1k3 | €76.2k3 | €250k3 | €191k4 | — |
| Matchday | €23.3k5 | €215k5 | €191k5 | €178k6 | — |
| Sponsorship | €246k7 | €869k8 | €574k8 | €610k9 | — |
| Subsidies | €515k10 | €475k11 | €188k | €344k | €402k |
| Other revenue | €390k | €479k | €460k | €346k | €216k |
| Player sales | €4.05m12 | €1.17m13 | €946k14 | €160k15 | — |
| Staff costs | €4.91m | €7.16m | €9.80m | €6.18m | €1.89m |
| Other operating costs | €1.98m | €2.82m | €2.54m | €1.87m | €703k |
| Player amortisation | €14k16 | €126k16 | €93.8k16 | €6,00017 | — |
| Other depreciation | €129k18 | €123k18 | €111k18 | €82.1k19 | €99.9k20 |
| Operating result | −€786k | −€1.02m | −€6.01m | −€2.42m | −€1.34m |
| Financial result | −€73k21 | −€19.4k21 | €0 | −€421 | €0 |
| Result before tax | −€859k | −€1.04m | −€6.01m | −€2.42m | −€1.34m |
| Income tax | €12.3k22 | €15.6k | €11.8k | €8,623 | €2,516 |
| Net result | −€871k | −€1.06m | −€6.02m | −€2.43m | −€1.34m |
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Total assets | €2.78m | €4.19m | €2.54m | €2.58m | €1.62m |
| Non-current assets | €1.95m | €2.37m | €1.98m | €1.82m | €1.15m |
| Player registrations (book value) | €56k23 | €480k23 | €83.3k23 | €9,00224 | — |
| Property and equipment | €1.85m | €1.85m | €1.79m | €1.73m | €1.05m |
| Current assets | €831k | €1.83m | €569k | €765k | €470k |
| Transfer fees receivable | €1,23025 | €871k25 | €68.7k26 | €148k27 | — |
| Cash | €82.8k | €147k | €34.8k | €480k | €351k |
| Equity | €450k | €279k | −€1.59m | €713k | €934k |
| Share capital | €1.00m | €1.00m | €1.00m | €1.00m | €1.00m |
| Liabilities | €2.33m | €3.92m | €4.13m | €1.87m | €684k |
| Non-current liabilities | €32.6k | €18.8k | €0 | €0 | €0 |
| Current liabilities | €2.30m | €3.90m | €4.13m | €1.87m | €684k |
| Provisions | €32.6k | €18.8k | — | — | — |
| Tax and social security debt | €389k | €1.59m | €1.92m | €396k | €82.9k |
| Transfer fees payable | €580k28 | €10k28 | €163k28 | €75k29 | — |
| Cash flow | |||||
| Cash from operations | −€6.82m | −€3.73m | −€4.13m | −€1.62m | −€905k |
| Cash from investing | €5.60m30 | €853k31 | −€30.7k | −€457k | −€504k |
| Cash from financing | €1.16m | €2.99m | €3.72m | €2.21m | €1.68m |
| Net change in cash | −€64.6k | €113k | −€445k | €129k | €274k |
| Money from owners | |||||
| Capital increase | €1.23m32 | €2.99m33 | €3.72m33 | €2.21m34 | €1.68m35 |
| Owner contributions | €15.4m36 | €14.2m | €11.2m | €7.48m36 | €5.27m |
| Transfers and people | |||||
| Employees | — | — | — | 5537 | — |
Notes on 37 figures, in the accounts’ own words
- TV money: Receitas de televisão
- TV money: Receitas de televisão (2022-23 report's comparative)
- League and federation distributions: Competições da UEFA e nacionais
- League and federation distributions: Competições da UEFA e nacionais (2022-23 report's comparative)
- Matchday: Receitas de bilheteira
- Matchday: Receitas de bilheteira (2022-23 report's comparative)
- Sponsorship: Patrocínios, publicidade e corporate (notes; €245,837 on the face of the income statement)
- Sponsorship: Patrocínios, publicidade e corporate
- Sponsorship: Patrocínios, publicidade e corporate (2022-23 report's comparative)
- Subsidies: Município de Vizela €150,000, IEFP €5,110, UEFA/FPF €359,408 (note 8)
- Subsidies: Município de Vizela €80,000, IEFP €18,770, UEFA/FPF €376,007 (2024-25 report's note 8)
- Player sales: Gastos/rendimentos com transações de passes de atletas: net gain on the sales of two players' registrations (note 13.16); loan fees ('cedência de jogadores', €524,000) are in sales
- Player sales: Gastos/rendimentos com transações de passes de atletas: net result on transfers and loans of players' registrations; loan fees ('cedência de jogadores', €1,526,281) are in sales
- Player sales: Gastos/rendimentos com transações de passes de atletas: net
- Player sales: Net result on transfers of players' registrations (2022-23 report's comparative; this reduced income statement has no separate line)
- Player amortisation: Depreciação e amortização com passes de jogadores
- Player amortisation: 2022-23 report's comparative
- Other depreciation: Depreciação e amortização excluindo passes de jogadores
- Other depreciation: 2022-23 report's comparative; this report gives €88,131.65 of depreciation and amortisation in total
- Other depreciation: Gastos de depreciação e de amortização, total; any amortisation of players' registrations (intangible assets €15,119.63) is not split out
- Financial result: Juros e gastos similares suportados
- Income tax: Current tax (note 13.18)
- Player registrations (book value): Ativos intangíveis – 'passes dos jogadores'
- Player registrations (book value): Ativos intangíveis ('passes dos jogadores' in the 2022-23 report)
- Transfer fees receivable: Dívidas de terceiros relativas a transferência de jogadores
- Transfer fees receivable: Dívidas de terceiros relativas a transferência de jogadores, current
- Transfer fees receivable: Within clientes (€194,514.87); split in the 2022-23 report's comparative
- Transfer fees payable: Dívidas a terceiros relativas a transferência de jogadores, current
- Transfer fees payable: Within outros passivos correntes; 2022-23 report's comparative
- Cash from investing: Mostly receipts from sales of players' registrations, €5,845,000
- Cash from investing: Receipts from sales of players' registrations €1,230,000
- Capital increase: Increase in outros instrumentos de capital próprio ('outras operações', statement of changes in equity); 'realizações de capital' in the cash-flow statement
- Capital increase: Increase in outros instrumentos de capital próprio; 'realizações de capital' in the cash-flow statement
- Capital increase: Realizações de capital e de outros instrumentos de capital próprio (cash-flow statement and statement of changes in equity)
- Capital increase: Realizações de capital e de outros instrumentos de capital próprio (cash-flow statement)
- Owner contributions: Outros instrumentos de capital próprio
- Employees: Average number of employees
2024-25: Source: FC Vizela SAD2023-24: Sources: Futebol Clube de Vizela – Futebol, SAD, FC Vizela SAD2022-23: Source: Futebol Clube de Vizela – Futebol, SAD2021-22: Sources: Futebol Clube de Vizela – Futebol, SAD, Futebol Clube de Vizela – Futebol, SAD2020-21: Source: Futebol Clube de Vizela – Futebol, SAD
League figures, wage bills, budgets and public money 16 records
| Public money, season or year | Total | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €206kpaid | 2 |
| 2024 | €126kpaid | 4 |
| 2023 | €192kpaid | 2 |
| 2022 | €296kpaid | 3 |
| 2021 | €331kpaid | 5 |
- 2025€150kpaid from MUNICÍPIO DE VIZELA: CONSTRUÇÃO, MELHORAMENTO, CONSERVAÇÃO DAS INSTALAÇÕES – COMPLEXO DESPORTIVO. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
- 2025€56.2kpaid from MUNICÍPIO DE VIZELA: ATIVIDADES REGULARES. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
- 2024€53.3kpaid from MUNICÍPIO DE VIZELA: ATIVIDADES REGULARES DA INSTITUIÇÃO. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
- 2024€31kpaid from MUNICÍPIO DE VIZELA: AMPLIAÇÃO/BENEFICIAÇÃO DO COMPLEXO DESPORTIVO. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
- 2024€30kpaid from MUNICÍPIO DE VIZELA: OBRAS CONSERVAÇÃO DAS INATALAÇÕES. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
- 2024€12.1kpaid from INSTITUTO DO EMPREGO E FORMAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL, I.P.: Estágios com a duração de 9 meses, não prorrogáveis, tendo em vista promover a inserção de jovens no mercado de trabalho ou a reconversão profissional de desempregados. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
- 2023€130kpaid from MUNICÍPIO DE VIZELA: OBRAS CONSERVAÇÃO DAS INATALAÇÕES. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
- 2023€62.2kpaid from MUNICÍPIO DE VIZELA: ATIVIDADES REGULARES DA INSTITUIÇÃO. Source: Inspeção-Geral de Finanças
Where Vizela has played
Season by season
- 2026-272Liga Portugal 2
- 2025-262Liga Portugal 2
- 2024-252Liga Portugal 2
- 2023-241Primeira Liga, relegated
- 2022-231Primeira Liga
- 2021-221Primeira Liga
- 2020-212Liga Portugal 2, promoted
- 2019-203Campeonato de Portugal, Série A, promoted
- 2018-193Campeonato de Portugal, Série A
- 2017-183Campeonato de Portugal, Série A
- 2016-172Liga Portugal 2, relegated
Not yet established
What we looked for and could not find in public sources. If you know, send a correction with a source.
- The club's accountsFutebol Clube de Vizela – Futebol, SAD (FC Vizela's company) posted no annual report that could be found for 2025-26 (tier 2). 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.
Sources11
- Futebol Clube de Vizela, Futebol SAD – Racius Racius, Database. Checked 4 October 2026.
- Centro de Resultados – Liga Portugal Meu Super 2026-2027 Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Federation. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Centro de Resultados – Liga Portugal Meu Super: jornada Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Federation. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Transparência – Informação comunicada 2025-26 (participações qualificadas no capital social das sociedades desportivas), data 16/10/2025 Liga Portugal, League, 16 October 2025. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Liga Portugal team record: Futebol Clube de Vizela – Futebol, SAD Liga Portugal, League. Checked 4 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- F.C. Vizela Wikipedia (en), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- 2026–27 Liga Portugal 2 Wikipedia (en), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Lista de clubes de futebol de Portugal Wikipedia (pt), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Also on Wikidata (Q1387855).
