title: 2021–22 Gil Vicente F.C. season
text: # 2021–22 Gil Vicente F.C. season
  
  The 2021–22 season is the 72nd season in the existence of Gil Vicente F.C. and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Gil Vicente F.C. participated in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal and the Taça da Liga.
  
  ## Players
  
  ### First-team squad
  
      As of 30 July 2021
  
  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 | RUS | Stanislav Kritsyuk |
  | 2 | DF | POR | Zé Carlos (on loan from Sporting Braga) |
  | 3 | DF | BRA | Lucas Cunha |
  | 4 | DF | BRA | Diogo Silva |
  | 5 | DF | TOG | Emmanuel Hackman |
  | 6 | MF | BRA | João Afonso |
  | 7 | FW | FRA | Bilel Aouacheria |
  | 8 | MF | POR | Pedrinho |
  | 9 | FW | ESP | Fran Navarro |
  | 10 | MF | JPN | Kanya Fujimoto (on loan from Tokyo Verdy) |
  | 11 | FW | FRA | Antoine Leautey |
  | 12 | GK | POR | Brian Araújo |
  | 15 | MF | GEO | Giorgi Aburjania |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 17 | FW | POR | Boubacar Hanne |
  | 20 | MF | POR | João Caiado |
  | 21 | MF | BRA | Vitor Carvalho |
  | 25 | MF | BRA | Jean Irmer |
  | 26 | DF | POR | Rúben Fernandes |
  | 29 | FW | BRA | Samuel Lino |
  | 31 | DF | POR | Talocha |
  | 42 | GK | BRA | Andrew |
  | 55 | DF | POR | Henrique Gomes |
  | 57 | MF | BRA | Matheus Bueno |
  | 77 | FW | BRA | Murilo |
  | 99 | FW | POR | André Liberal |
  
  ### Other players under contract
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | FW | NGA | Ahmed Isaiah |
  | — | FW | IRQ | Alaa Abbas |
  | — | FW | BRA | Élder Santana |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | — | DF | BRA | Guilherme Mantuan |
  | — | FW | BRA | Miullen |
  | — | DF | SEN | Souleymane Aw |
  
  ## Pre-season and friendlies
  
  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overall record
  
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  | Primeira Liga | 9 August 2021 | May 2022 | Matchday 1 | | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 041.38 |
  | Taça de Portugal | 17 October 2021 | 20 November 2021 | Third round | Fourth round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 050.00 |
  | Taça da Liga | 24 July 2021 | 30 July 2021 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 050.00 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 042.42 |
  
  Last updated: 9 April 2022 Source: Soccerway
  
  ### Primeira Liga
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Benfica | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 78 | 30 | +48 | 74 | Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round |
  | 4 | Braga | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 65 | Qualification for Europa League group stage |
  | 5 | Gil Vicente | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 51 | Qualification for Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
  | 6 | Vitória de Guimarães | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 48 | Qualification for Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
  | 7 | Santa Clara | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 40 | |
  
  * 1 2 3 Since the winners of the 2021–22 Taça de Portugal, Porto, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team (Europa Conference League third qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa Conference League second qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 15 May 2022. Source: Liga Portugal
  
  **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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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  | Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
  | Result | W | W | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | L |
  | Position | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
  