Nuno Ribeiro

Boavista F.C.

Boavista Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Porto. Founded on 1 August 1903, it is one of the oldest clubs in the country and plays in the Primeira Liga (national football first league). It grew to become an important sports club in Portugal, with sections dedicated to several sports including football, chess, gymnastics, bicycle racing, futsal, volleyball, rink hockey and boxing among others, the most notable being the football section with their trademark chequered white and black shirts. The club is the most eclectic in the North region of Portugal, and one of the most at national level, practicing a total of 20 sports. One of the most prominent clubs in Portuguese football, with 9 main national titles won (1 Championship, 5 Cups of Portugal, 3 Supercups of Portugal), it is the the most successful club after the big three. Boavista spent 39 consecutive seasons in the Primeira Liga (50 in total), winning in 2001, in the old Estádio do Bessa (Bessa Stadium), rebuilt in 2004 for the European Cup.