The ancient city of Coimbra in the heart of Portugal is a real hidden travel gem. Famous for being the leading university in the Portugal and bustling student population.
Vitoria Sport Club wins 2-0 against Academica of Coimbra at the 21st round of the Portuguese Football League, in a match played at Estadio D. Afonso Henriques at Guimaraes.
SC Braga won the final match of the Portuguese League Cup, in a match played at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, in Coimbra. The final score of 1-0 was made by the Brazilian forward Alan through a penalty-kick.
Academica de Coimbra wins Portuguese Cup final 1-0 against Sporting Lisbon at Estadio Nacional do Jamor in Lisbon. Marinho scored the goal wich made this important victory to his team. This match ends the Portuguese football season.
Soon after the referee João Capela ended the final match against FC Porto, scoring 1-0, Braga players were made 2012/2013 League Cup champions. Players and staff celebrated with the fans at the pitch of the Cidade de Coimbra Stadium, in Coimbra.
Romania's Cluj announced that they have signed Diogo Valente, on a three season deal. The Portuguese forwards contract with Portuguese League club Academica de Coimbra has been completed without renewal. File images from February 2011 to May 2012.
Braga defeated FC Porto 1-0 at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, winning the League Cup final of the competition on Friday with a goal from the penalty obtained by the former FC Porto Alan.
The Portuguese striker Wilson Eduardo, 22, will play in the Academica of Coimbra until the end of the season, on loan from Sporting. File images from September 2011.
Academica de Coimbra, currently holding 6th position in the Portuguese football league transferred Austrian central defender Markus Berger (age 26) to Chornomorets Odessa for a value of around 200 thousand euros. 3rd January 2012
German Bundesliga team VfL Wolfsburg paid the release clause of Portuguese league Academica de Coimbra forward Ibrahim Sissoko on a 1.5 million euro deal. The Ivory Coast player, aged 20, signed a 3 and a half year contract. Coimbra. 6th January 2012
Vitoria Guimaraes won 1-0 against Academica de Coimbra in the first leg of the Portuguese cup semi-final. The only goal was scored by Faouzi. Guimaraes, Portugal. 03/02/2011
Braga wins 2-1 against Academica de Coimbra at Estadio Axa and jumps to first place in the Portuguese league one point ahead of FC Porto and two from Benfica.
The coach of SC Braga, Jose Peseiro talked to the media at a pre-match press conference, the day before the Portuguese League Cup Final against FC Porto. The Final will take place at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, in Coimbra.
Players and staff are received by thousands of people at the front of Braga Municipal City Hall to celebrate the League's Cup victory, the second of SC Braga's history. The game was held at Coimbra and SC Braga won 1-0 against FC Porto.
The journalists and administrative workers of Lusa, the portuguese news agency, started today, October 18th, a four-day strike against the cut of 30% in the budget of the agency, annouced by the Government.
Sporting announced on its web, the renewal of the contract with coach Sa Pinto for another season, which runs now until 2014. File Images from 20th May 2012.
Gil Vicente FC wins 2-1 against Académica of Coimbra in the 25th round match of the Portuguese League Zon Sagres. Wilson Eduardo scored for Académica but Brito and Yero made the victory for Gil Vicente.
Video: The Portuguese Guitar played by Rui Pedro Claro on the Music on the Street 2011. Interpreting Carlos Paredes, Rui Pedro Claro brings to the Metro Stations of Porto this instrument's unique sound. Porto, Portugal. 04/03/2011
The Carnation Revolution which overthrew the dictatorship in Portugal in 1974, is marked with a Solemn Session by the members of the Portuguese Government alongside the President of the Republic at the Assembly of the Republic.