Leixões Sport Club, or simply Leixões, is a sports club from Matosinhos, Portugal. It is organized into several specialized departments for many events like football, boxing, karate, volleyball, swimming, and billiards. Its professional football team is its most well known department.

History
Leixões Sport Club was formed in 1907, this makes them one of Portugal's most historic sports clubs. Although not known to many clubs in Europe in the modern game, in the 1960s they managed to win the Cup of Portugal (against F.C. Porto 1n 1961) and featured regularly in the European Competitions. Leixões holds the record for the best comeback in a tie of the UEFA Cup Winner's Cup. In the 1961/62 season, in the first round, Leixões lost 6-2 away against Switzerland's FC La Chaux-de-Fonds. At home, they recovered to win 5-0, winning the tie 7-6 on aggregate.They then disappeared in the late 70's into the lower echelons of Portuguese football and were seemingly forgotten, but in 2002 they returned to the main stage with a tremendous Cup run, defeating Sporting Braga 3-1 away to secure a place in the final and the UEFA Cup next season. They lost 1-0 to Sporting CP, who also became national champions that year. The following season they lost 5-3 on aggregate to Greek side PAOK Salonika after winning the first leg 2-1 at home, being eliminated in the first round of the UEFA Cup. That same year, they romped to the Segunda Divisão (Division Two) title with 94 points and with it, they gained promotion to the Liga de Honra. In 2004 they just avoided relegation back to Division Two and finished 14th. A year later they battled to finish 7th in the League. And finally in 2006 they almost reached the Portuguese Liga, losing out to Desportivo das Aves in the Promotion chase, finishing 3rd, two points behind Aves. Third place used to merit a promotion, but due to a re-construction to all leagues it meant only the top two would go up (Beira-Mar as Champions and Aves as runners-up). Finally, in 2007, they gained promotion to the Liga, 18 years after their relegation.

Official Song
Oiça o Hino oficial do Leixões e conheça a letra.

¬Ó meu Leixões
Nobre aguerrido
Ó meu Leixões
De peito erguido
Sempre na luta
Por um ideal
És no desporto
Franco e leal

¬Ó meu Leixões
Nobre aguerrido
Ó meu Leixões
De peito erguido
Sempre na luta
Por um ideal
És no desporto
Franco e leal

Quando o Leixões
Entra a jogar
Os corações a palpitar
Dentro de nós
Tem tal ardor
Que a nossa voz
Toma calor
Quando o Leixões
Entra a jogar
Os corações a palpitar
Dentro de nós
Tem tal ardor
Que a nossa voz
Toma calor

Avante Leixões
Ser do desporto é lutar
Nada de ilusões
Só aspirações
Homem do mar
Herói do altaneiro
Lutar e vencer
Voltar e ver
Virás a ser um timoneiro
Avante Leixões
Ser do desporto é lutar
Nada de ilusões
Só aspirações
Homem do mar
Herói do altaneiro
Lutar e vencer
Voltar e ver
Virás a ser um timoneiro

¬Ó meu Leixões
Nobre aguerrido
Ó meu Leixões
De peito erguido
Sempre na luta
Por um ideal
És no desporto
Franco e leal

Ó meu Leixões
Nobre aguerrido
Ó meu Leixões
De peito erguido
Sempre na luta
Por um ideal
És no desporto
Franco e leal

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