2020–21 Boavista F.C. season

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.

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)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Players

First-team squad

As of 10 January 2021^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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
					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

Main article: 2020–21 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:

1. Tondela are ranked ahead of Boavista on head-to-head points: Tondela 4, Boavista 1.
2. 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]

Nacional v Boavista

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

Boavista v Porto

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

Moreirense v Boavista

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

Boavista v Vitória de Guimarães

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

Famalicão v Boavista

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

Boavista v Benfica

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

Farense v Boavista

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

Boavista v Belenenses

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

Rio Ave v Boavista

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

Paços de Ferreira v Boavista

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

Boavista v Sporting Braga

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

Marítimo v Boavista

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

Boavista v Santa Clara

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

Tondela v Boavista

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

Boavista v Sporting CP

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

Portimonense v Boavista

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

Boavista v Gil Vicente

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

Boavista v Nacional

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

Porto v Boavista

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

Boavista v Moreirense

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

Vitória de Guimarães v Boavista

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

Boavista v Famalicão

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

Benfica v Boavista

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

Boavista v Farense

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

Taça de Portugal

Main article: 2020–21 Taça de Portugal

Vizela v Boavista

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

Estoril v Boavista

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
	17	FW	Alberth Elis	4	0	4
3	19	DF	Ricardo Mangas	3	0	3
4	8	FW	Gustavo Sauer	2	0	2
	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

1. Match was played behind closed doors due to government restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.

References

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".
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".
14. "Reggie Cannon Joins Boavista FC". 9 September 2020. 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. 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".
27. "Eis o calendário das 34 jornadas da I Liga 2020/21". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 28 August 2020.

External links

• Official website