Vitoria Guimaraes has consistently lived in the shadow of well-known Portuguese teams Porto, Benfica, and Sporting. However, they have gradually solidified their position as a top team in the Primeira Liga. In the 2012/2013 season, Os Vimaranenses achieved success by winning the Taca de Portugal, defeating Benfica in the final of the national cup.

Vitoria Guimaraes ended the 2016/2017 season of Primeira Liga in fourth position and earned a spot in the Europa League qualifiers. They will compete against teams such as Salzburg, Konyaspor, and Olympic Marseille in Group I, where they are considered to be the underdogs. The team will play at their home field, Estadio D. Alfonso Henriques, which has a capacity of 30,000 spectators.

The team from Vimaranenses wears white jerseys and shorts for their home games, but they switch to black when playing away. Their fiercest rivals are their neighbors from Braga, and the two teams compete in the Minho Province derby.