2020–21 Boavista F.C. season

Boavista F.C.
2020–21 season
President	Vítor Murta
Head coach	Daniel Ramos
Stadium	Estádio do Bessa
Primeira Liga	13th
Taça de Portugal	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Alberth Elis (7 goals); All: ; Alberth Elis (7 goals)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Boavista F.C. season was the club's 118th season in existence and the club's seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Boavista participated in this season's edition of the Taça de Portugal, being eliminated in the fourth round. The club did not qualify for the condensed version of the Taça da Liga this season. The season covered the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 10 January 2021^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BRA	Rafael Bracalli
2	DF	USA	Reggie Cannon
3	DF	FRA	Adil Rami
4	DF	MEX	Alejandro Gómez (on loan from Atlas)
5	DF	NGA	Chidozie Awaziem (on loan from Porto)
6	MF	ESP	Javi García
7	MF	POR	Nuno Santos (on loan from Benfica)
8	MF	BRA	Gustavo Sauer
9	FW	HON	Jorge Benguché (on loan from Olimpia)
10	MF	ENG	Angel Gomes (on loan from Lille)
11	FW	GAM	Yusupha Njie
16	MF	POR	Miguel Reisinho
17	FW	HON	Alberth Elis


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	POR	Ricardo Mangas
20	GK	BRA	Léo Jardim (on loan from Lille)
21	DF	ECU	Jackson Porozo
22	DF	BRA	Nathan (on loan from Vasco da Gama)
23	MF	ANG	Show (on loan from Lille)
24	MF	COL	Sebastián Pérez (on loan from Boca Juniors)
25	DF	FRA	Yanis Hamache
27	FW	VEN	Jeriel De Santis
30	MF	BRA	Paulinho
42	DF	COL	Cristian Devenish (on loan from Atlético Nacional)
44	FW	NGA	Kuku Fidelis
73	FW	POR	Tiago Morais
99	GK	POR	João Gonçalves

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Source
3 August 2020	DF	Yanis Hamache	Nice	Free	^[2]
4 August 2020	DF	Ricardo Mangas	Desportivo das Aves	Free	^[3]
10 August 2020	MF	Angel Gomes	Lille	Loan	^[4]
12 August 2020	MF	Show	Lille	Loan	^[5]
17 August 2020	MF	Javi García	Betis	Free	^[6]
17 August 2020	FW	Jorge Benguché	Olimpia	Loan	^[7]
18 August 2020	MF	Nuno Santos	Benfica	Loan	^[8]
27 August 2020	DF	Alejandro Gómez	Atlas	Loan	^[9]
29 August 2020	DF	Jackson Porozo	Santos	Loan	^[10]
29 August 2020	MF	Sebastián Pérez	Boca Juniors	Loan	^[10]
1 September 2020	GK	Léo Jardim	Lille	Loan	^[11]
4 September 2020	DF	Adil Rami	Sochi	Free	^[12]
5 September 2020	DF	Chidozie Awaziem	Porto	Loan	^[13]
9 September 2020	DF	Reggie Cannon	FC Dallas	Undisclosed	^[14]
12 September 2020	DF	Nathan	Vasco da Gama	Loan	^[15]
21 September 2020	FW	Alberth Elis	Houston Dynamo	Undisclosed	^[16]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Source
30 June 2020	DF	Neris	Al-Wasl	Free	^[17]
3 August 2020	DF	Edu Machado	Leixões	Free
3 August 2020	MF	Nwankwo Obiora		Released
8 August 2020	GK	Helton Leite	Benfica	Undisclosed	^[18]
10 August 2020	MF	Idris	Covilhã	Released	^[19]
12 August 2020	FW	Mateus	Penafiel	Free	^[20]
12 August 2020	DF	Carraça	Porto	Free	^[21]
13 August 2020	DF	Ricardo Costa	Boavista	Retired	^[22]
16 August 2020	MF	Yaw Ackah	Kayserispor	€600,000	^[23]
24 August 2020	FW	Nikola Stojiljković	Farense	Free	^[24]
6 September 2020	DF	Lucas Tagliapietra	Portimonense	Free	^[25]
7 September 2020	FW	Cassiano	Vizela	Free	^[26]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primeira Liga	19 September 2020	19 May 2021	Matchday 1	13th	34	8	12	14	39	49	−10	023.53
Taça de Portugal	22 November 2020	12 December 2020	Third round	Fourth round	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Total					36	9	12	15	41	51	−10	025.00

Source: FBref

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Gil Vicente	34	11	6	17	33	42	−9	39
12	Tondela	34	10	6	18	36	57	−21	36^[a]
13	Boavista	34	8	12	14	39	49	−10	36^[a]
14	Portimonense	34	9	8	17	34	41	−7	35^[b]
15	Marítimo	34	10	5	19	27	47	−20	35^[b]

Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Tondela are ranked ahead of Boavista on head-to-head points: Tondela 4, Boavista 1.
^ ^a ^b Portimonense are ranked ahead of Marítimo on head-to-head points: Portimonense 4, Marítimo 1.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	3	9	8	20	32	−12	18	2	2	6	7	16	−9	1	7	2	13	16	−3

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	D	L	D	W	L	D	D	D	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	W
Position	6	16	14	17	17	13	15	16	16	16	16	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16

Source: FBref
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 28 August 2020.^[27]

19 September 2020 1	Nacional	3–3	Boavista	Funchal
16:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Kalindi 27' Riascos 28' Victor 36' Freitas 55' Thill 82' César 89' Camacho 90+1' Róchez 90+5'	Report	Sauer 19', 60' Santos 22' Mangas 45+2' Gomes 64' Awaziem 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: António Nobre

26 September 2020 2	Boavista	0–5	Porto	Porto
21:00 WEST (UTC+1)		Report	Corona 47' Oliveira 59' Marega 67', 71' Díaz 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Luís Godinho

2 October 2020 3	Moreirense	1–1	Boavista	Braga
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Rosić 43' Abreu 64'	Report	Gomes 9' García 40' Seabra 90' Couto	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Manuel Mota

19 October 2020 4	Boavista	0–1	Vitória de Guimarães	Porto
20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Edwards 19'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Nuno Almeida

25 October 2020 5	Famalicão	2–2	Boavista	Vila Nova de Famalicão
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00)	Babić 48' Assunção 78' Lameiras 85' Robert 90+3'	Report	García 75' 83' Awaziem 65' Hamache 69' Paulinho 90+3' Cannon 90+6'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Tiago Martins

2 November 2020 6	Boavista	3–0	Benfica	Porto
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Gomes 18' (pen.) Elis 38' Show 59' Reisinho 65' Hamache 76' Jardim 80'	Report	Vertonghen 45+1' Tavares 66' Gonçalves 90' Otamendi 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Hugo Miguel

8 November 2020 7	Farense	3–1	Boavista	Faro
15:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Gauld 22' Abner 40' Stojiljković 50' Mancha 54' Melo 67' Mansilla 75' Aouacheria 80'	Report	Gomes 10' 43'	Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Vítor Ferreira

29 November 2020 8	Boavista	0–0	Belenenses	Porto
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00)	Javi García 89'	Report	Cauê 14' Henrique 15' Silvestre Varela 61' Miguel Cardoso 89'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Tiago Martins

6 December 2020 9	Rio Ave	0–0	Boavista	Vila do Conde
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00)	Francisco Geraldes 30' Carlos Mané 38'	Report		Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: João Bento

20 December 2020 10	Paços de Ferreira	1–1	Boavista	Paços de Ferreira
15:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Douglas Tanque 40' João Pedro 83'	Report	Hamache 38' Elis 45+1' 61' Javi García 52'	Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Tiago Martins

28 December 2020 11	Boavista	1–4	Sporting Braga	Porto
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Castro 66' Benguché 81'	Report	Paulinho 4' Iuri Medeiros 15' Ricardo Horta 26' 69' Ali Elmusrati 67'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: André Filipe Domingues Narciso

3 January 2021 12	Marítimo	0–0	Boavista	Funchal
15:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Cláudio Winck 49' René 75' Rúben Macedo 88'	Report	Elis 28' Paulinho 61' Gomes 90+2' Awaziem 90+4'	Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Luis Miguel Branco Godinho

9 January 2021 13	Boavista	1–1	Santa Clara	Porto
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)	Nuno Santos 20' Cannon 49' Paulinho 71' Rafael Bracalli 71'	Report	João Afonso 26' Carlos 37' Anderson Carvalho 43' Diogo Salomão 71' Nené 87'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: António Emanuel Carvalho Nobre

16 January 2021 14	Tondela	3–1	Boavista	Tondela
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)	Mario González 40' Pedro Augusto 44' Salvador Agra 56' 85'	Report	Castro 11' Awaziem 30' Ricardo Mangas 59'	Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Gustavo Fernandes Correia

26 January 2021 15	Boavista	0–2	Sporting CP	Porto
21:15 WET (UTC±00:00)	Paulinho 87' Nathan 90'	Report	Nuno Santos 22' Pedro Porro 77' João Mário 79' João Palhinha 79'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Fábio José Costa Veríssimo

30 January 2021 16	Portimonense	1–2	Boavista	Portimão
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)	Ewerton 36' Maurício Antônio 38' Willyan 77' Dener 82'	Report	Alberth Elis 45' Awaziem 60' Paulinho 60', 63' Gomes 77'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Vítor Ferreira

5 February 2021 17	Boavista	1–2	Gil Vicente	Porto
21:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Paulinho 44' (o.g.) Gomes 68' Rami 77'	Report	Samuel Lino 22' (pen.) Nogueira 32' Afonso 70' Baraye 85', 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Hélder Malheiro

9 February 2021 18	Boavista	0–1	Nacional	Porto
19:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	García 73' 73'	Report	Pedrão 35' Santos 42' (o.g.) Gorré 71' Azouni 79' Piscitelli 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Fábio Melo

13 February 2021 19	Porto	2–2	Boavista	Porto
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)	João Mário 29' Taremi 54' Oliveira 82' (pen.), 85' Evanilson 90+4'	Report	Jackson Porozo 8' Paulinho 18' Elis 45+1' Jardim 85' Rami 90+7' Pérez 90+7'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Fábio Melo

19 February 2021 20	Boavista	1–0	Moreirense	Porto
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)	Gomes 53' Gustavo Sauer 55' Jardim 73' Santos 80'	Report	Simão 74' D'Alberto 89'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Artur Soares Dias

26 February 2021 21	Vitória de Guimarães	2–1	Boavista	Guimarães
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)	Rochinha 39' André André 58', 63' (pen.) Pepelu 84'	Report	Mangas 17', 62' Gomes 80' Pérez 85' Devensih 90+6'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

6 March 2021 22	Boavista	3–0	Famalicão	Porto
20:30 WET (UTC±00:00)	Mangas 17' Paulinho 65' Pérez 90+1' Cannon 90+4' Show 90+5'	Report	Pêpê 31' Dias 68' Manuel Ugarte (footballer)Ugarte 75'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: André Narciso

13 March 2021 23	Benfica	2–0	Boavista	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±00:00)	Weigl 29' Taarabt 39' Seferovic 42', 52'	Report	Awaziem 8'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Manuel Mota

21 March 2021 24	Boavista	v	Farense	Porto
17:30 WET (UTC±00:00)				Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 0^[a]

Taça de Portugal

22 November 2020 (2020-11-22) Third round	Vizela	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Boavista	Vizela
20:00	Samu 30' Kouao 44' Aidara 79' Francis Cann 97' Mosevich 102' Matheus Costa 106'	Report	Paulinho 17' Pérez 27' Javi García 60' Njie 90' 120+1' 104' Show 105' Léo Jardim 111'	Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela Attendance: 0 Referee: António Emanuel Carvalho Nobre

12 December 2020 Fourth round	Estoril	2–1	Boavista	Estoril
22:00	Hugo Gomes 38' 75' Miguel Crespo 61' Murilo 84' Thiago 85' João Diogo 90+3'	Report	Javi García 35' Paulinho 78' Benguché 89' Nuno Santos 90+6'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 0 Referee: Iancu Ioan Vasilica

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Primeira Liga	Taça de Portugal	Total
1	10	MF	Angel Gomes	4	0	4
1	17	FW	Alberth Elis	4	0	4
3	19	DF	Ricardo Mangas	3	0	3
4	8	FW	Gustavo Sauer	2	0	2
4	25	DF	Yanis Hamache	2	0	2
6	6	MF	Javi García	1	0	1
	21	DF	Jackson Porozo	1	0	1
	30	MF	Paulinho	1	0	1
	42	DF	Cristian Devenish	1	0	1
	77	MF	Nuno Santos	1	0	1
	9	FW	Jorge Benguché	0	1	1
	11	FW	Yusupha Njie	0	1	1
Totals				20	2	22

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x Match was played behind closed doors due to government restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.

References

^ "FUTEBOL | BOAVISTA Futebol Clube".
^ "Yanis Hamache por três épocas".
^ "Ricardo Mangas assina até 2024".
^ "Lille cede Angel Gomes".
^ "Show chega cedido pello Lille".
^ "Javi García oficializado por três épocas".
^ "Benguché está fechado".
^ "Nuno Santos regressa por empréstimo do Benfica".
^ "Jesús Alejandro Gómez oficializado no Bessa".
^ ^a ^b "Porozo e Pérez concluidos".
^ "Boavista anunciado Guarda-redes Leo Jardim".
^ "A 34 ans, Rami se relance à Boavista".
^ "Awaziem goes on loan to Boavista from FC Porto". Archived from the original on 5 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Reggie Cannon Joins Boavista FC". 9 September 2020. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020.
^ "Oficial: Boavista anuncia contratação de lateral-direito". 12 September 2020.
^ "Houston Dynamo transfer Alberth Elis to Boavista FC in Portugal". Houston Dynamo. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
^ "Neris anunciado pelo Al Wasl".
^ "Águias confirmam Helton Leite".
^ "Axadrezados despedem-se de Idris".
^ "Penafiel contrata avançado angolano Mateus". 12 August 2020.
^ "OFICIAL: FC Porto contrata Carraça". maisfutebol.iol.pt (in Portuguese). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
^ "Ricardo Costa termina carreira e passa a diretor desportivo".
^ "Yaw Ackah vai para o Kayserispor".
^ "Foi do Braga, passou pelo Boavista e agora é apresentado no Farense".
^ "Tagliapietra apresentado".
^ "Cassiano rescinde com o Boavista e segue para a II Liga".
^ "Eis o calendário das 34 jornadas da I Liga 2020/21". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 28 August 2020.

External links

Official website

[table_hth_TON0.29834217033272-27] Tondela are ranked ahead of Boavista on head-to-head points: Tondela 4, Boavista 1.

[table_hth_PTM0.29834217033272-28] Portimonense are ranked ahead of Marítimo on head-to-head points: Portimonense 4, Marítimo 1.

[closed_doors-30] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x Match was played behind closed doors due to government restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.

[1] "FUTEBOL | BOAVISTA Futebol Clube".

[2] "Yanis Hamache por três épocas".

[3] "Ricardo Mangas assina até 2024".

[4] "Lille cede Angel Gomes".

[5] "Show chega cedido pello Lille".

[6] "Javi García oficializado por três épocas".

[7] "Benguché está fechado".

[8] "Nuno Santos regressa por empréstimo do Benfica".

[9] "Jesús Alejandro Gómez oficializado no Bessa".

[Abola20200829-10] "Porozo e Pérez concluidos".

[11] "Boavista anunciado Guarda-redes Leo Jardim".

[12] "A 34 ans, Rami se relance à Boavista".

[13] "Awaziem goes on loan to Boavista from FC Porto". Archived from the original on 5 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[14] "Reggie Cannon Joins Boavista FC". 9 September 2020. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020.

[15] "Oficial: Boavista anuncia contratação de lateral-direito". 12 September 2020.

[16] "Houston Dynamo transfer Alberth Elis to Boavista FC in Portugal". Houston Dynamo. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.

[17] "Neris anunciado pelo Al Wasl".

[18] "Águias confirmam Helton Leite".

[19] "Axadrezados despedem-se de Idris".

[20] "Penafiel contrata avançado angolano Mateus". 12 August 2020.

[21] "OFICIAL: FC Porto contrata Carraça". maisfutebol.iol.pt (in Portuguese). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[22] "Ricardo Costa termina carreira e passa a diretor desportivo".

[23] "Yaw Ackah vai para o Kayserispor".

[24] "Foi do Braga, passou pelo Boavista e agora é apresentado no Farense".

[25] "Tagliapietra apresentado".

[26] "Cassiano rescinde com o Boavista e segue para a II Liga".

[29] "Eis o calendário das 34 jornadas da I Liga 2020/21". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 28 August 2020.

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