F.C. Porto

This article is about the football section of FC Porto. For the club's roller hockey team, see F.C. Porto (rink hockey). For the handball team, see F.C. Porto (handball). For the basketball team, see F.C. Porto (basketball).

F.C. Porto

Full name	Futebol Clube do Porto
Nickname(s)	Portistas Dragões (Dragons) Azuis e Brancos (Blues and Whites)
Short name	Porto
Founded	28 September 1893 (119 years ago) as Foot-Ball Club do Porto
Ground	Estádio do Dragão Porto, Portugal (capacity: 52,399)
President	Pinto da Costa
Manager	Vítor Pereira
League	Primeira Liga
2011–12	Primeira Liga, 1st
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Futebol Clube do Porto MH IH MH OM (Portuguese pronunciation: [futebɔɫ ˈklube du ˈpoɾtu]) (Euronext: FCP), commonly known as FC Porto, Porto, or FCP, is a Portuguese multi-sports club from the city of Porto, in the northern region of the country. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, FC Porto is mostly known for its association football team. Founded in Porto in 28 September 1893, it is one of the "Três Grandes" (Big Three, in English), football clubs in Portugal, with SL Benfica and Sporting CP being the other two clubs, FC Porto's biggest rivals. FC Porto's supporters are often called "Portistas" or "Dragões" (Dragons).

FC Porto is the most successful Portuguese football club in terms of total titles, with 72 titles, ahead of Benfica, which has 69 titles and ahead of Sporting CP, which has 45 titles. It is the second most successful Portuguese football club in domestic competitions, with 65 titles, behind Benfica, which has 67 titles, and ahead of Sporting, which has 44 titles, and the most successful Portuguese football club in international competitions, with 7 titles, ahead of Benfica, which has 2 titles, and ahead of Sporting and Braga which have 1 title.

Domestically, it holds the record of five Primeira Liga titles in a row, having won the Primeira Liga 26 times. Other national titles won by the club include the Championship of Portugal/Portuguese Cup 20 times and the Portuguese SuperCup 19 times. FC Porto has the distinction of being the second of only two teams in the history of the Primeira Liga to have completed an entire 30 game season unbeaten (in the 2010–11 season, with the other team being Benfica in the 1972–73 and 1977–78 seasons). In the 2010–11 season, FC Porto achieved the largest difference ever between champion and runners-up (21 points) in a 3 points per win system.

FC Porto is an internationally lauded team, with a national record of seven international titles: the 1986–87 European Cup, the 1987 Intercontinental Cup (Portugal's only Intercontinental Cup trophies), the 1987 UEFA Super Cup (Portugal's only UEFA Super Cup trophy), thus becoming one of a few teams in the world to hold in possession three major international titles simultaneously and the only one in Portugal, the 2002–03 UEFA Cup, the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League, the 2004 Intercontinental Cup and the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.

In addition, FC Porto was runners-up in the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup, in the 2003 UEFA Super Cup, in the 2004 UEFA Super Cup and in the 2011 UEFA Super Cup.

FC Porto was one of the founding members of the Primeira Liga in 1933, and, together with Benfica and Sporting, it has never been relegated from the First Division (Primeira Divisão, in Portuguese) of Portuguese football. FC Porto was also one of the founding members of the disbanded G-14, and is a member of the European Clubs Association (one of the founding members as well).

History

The club was founded in 1893 by a wine merchant, António Nicolau de Almeida. The original stadium still exists (the field of constitution), currently serving the formation of the club, under the name Dragon Force.

FC Porto's nickname, "Dragões" (Dragons), as well as the name of their stadium, Estádio do Dragão (Dragon's Stadium), is related to the club's coat of arms. Until 1922 the club's emblem was a blue football with the letters FCP in white. That year, one of the club's players thought of combining that emblem with the city of Porto's coat of arms at the time. These arms, given by Queen Maria II in 1837 (subsequently altered in 1940), had a quartered shield, showing in the first and fourth quarter the arms of Portugal, and in the second and third quarter the Virgin Mary holding the Child Jesus. The crest of the Royal House of Portugal was a dragon holding the motto "Invicta" (undefeated), surrounded by the collar of the Order of the Tower and Sword, Portugal's highest honour, bestowed on the city by the queen after the undefeated siege of July 1832 – August 1833. Still today the official titles of the city of Porto are: "Antiga, Mui Nobre, Sempre Leal e Invicta" (ancient, very noble, always loyal and undefeated), and to this date, the city is often referred to in Portugal as "a (cidade) Invicta" (the undefeated [city]). The colours of the club may likewise be inspired by the historical colours of Portugal: until the overthrow of the Monarchy in 1910, the Portuguese flag was blue and white (instead of the modern green and red) with the coat of arms of Portugal in the centre, crowned by a royal crown.

The Dragon The traditional symbol and crest of the House of Braganza is a green dragon,[3][4][5] representing Saint George,[6] patron saint of Portugal. Because of the use of the dragon in heraldry by the Braganza and Pedro IV's link with Porto, a dragon was added to the old coat of arms of the municipality of Porto[9] and is still a part of F.C. Porto's coat of arms, who are nicknamed "the dragons".

1984 Cup Winners' Cup

When Pinto da Costa joined as president, FC Porto was the only club from the "Três Grandes" without European honours, but that quickly changed. Its first final in an international competition was played against Juventus for the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup.

Stage	Opponent	Home	Away
1st Round	Dinamo Zagreb	1–0	1–2
2nd Round	Rangers	1–0	1–2
1/4	Shakhtar Donetsk	3–2	1–1
1/2	Aberdeen	1–0	1–0
Final	Juventus	1–2

First time champions of Europe in 1987

Three years later, the team led by Artur Jorge, the name hand-picked by José Maria Pedroto, won its first European honour in a thrilling 2–1 victory over Bayern Munich in the European Cup 1986–87.

Stage	Opponent	Home	Away
1/16	Rabat Ajax	9–0	1–0
1/8	Vítkovice	3–0	0–1
1/4	Brøndby	1–0	1–1
1/2	Dynamo Kyiv	2–1	2–1
Final	Bayern Munich	2–1

European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup winners

The following season, Porto won the European Super Cup against AFC Ajax, and the Intercontinental Cup against Peñarol, making it the first Portuguese winners of either cup. The coach was Tomislav Ivić.

1988–2002

The following 16 years saw FC Porto as an average team – often in the final 16, but not progressing much further. The exception was in 1994, when Porto reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The semi-final, decided on a single game, resulted in a heavy loss (3–0) at the hands of Johann Cruyff's FC Barcelona at the Nou Camp.

2003 UEFA Cup winners and first Treble

In 2003, under the guidance of José Mourinho, FC Porto made a UEFA Cup run, concluding with a victory in the final against Celtic in Seville, Spain. It was FC Porto's first Treble (consisting in the Portuguese Liga, in the Portuguese Cup and in the UEFA Cup titles).

In this year, FC Porto lost the UEFA Super Cup against A.C. Milan.

Stage	Opponent	Home	Away
1/64	Polonia Warszawa	6–0	0–2
1/32	Austria Wien	2–0	1–0
1/16	Lens	3–0	0–1
1/8	Denizlispor	6–1	2–2
1/4	Panathinaikos	0–1	2–0
1/2	Lazio	4–1	0–0
Final	Celtic	3–2

2004 – Champions of Europe for the second time

FC Porto supporters at the Gelsenkirchen Arena of Schalke.

The following season set a greater challenge, but despite a slow start which included a 1–3 loss against Real Madrid, FC Porto never lost again in the Champions League, relegating Olympique de Marseille to the UEFA Cup (where they reached the final), drawing with Manchester United at Old Trafford in the dying minutes of play to go through on aggregate, and beating Olympique Lyonnais and Deportivo La Coruña. FC Porto beat AS Monaco 3–0 in the Final, played in Arena AufSchalke in Germany. FC Porto's UEFA Champions League winning line-up for their spectacular cup-run was: Vítor Baía, Nuno Valente, Ricardo Carvalho, Jorge Costa(c), Paulo Ferreira, Costinha, Maniche, Pedro Mendes, Deco (Pedro Emanuel), Derlei (Benni McCarthy), and Carlos Alberto (Dmitri Alenichev).

In this year, FC Porto lost the UEFA Super Cup against Valencia.

Stage	Opponent	Home	Away
Group stage	Partizan Belgrade	2–1	1–1
Group stage	Real Madrid	1–3	1–1
Group stage	Marseille	1–0	3–2
1/8	Manchester United	2–1	1–1
1/4	Lyon	2–0	2–2
1/2	Deportivo La Coruña	0–0	1–0
Final	Monaco	3–0

Second Intercontinental Cup triumph

Even after the departure of José Mourinho to Chelsea, the club kept winning at the international level. On 12 December 2004, FC Porto won the last-held Intercontinental Cup, by beating Once Caldas from Colombia 8–7 in a penalty shoot-out. The coach was Víctor Fernández.

2011 UEFA Europa League winners and second Treble

2011 saw the club winning a second Treble (consisting of the Portuguese Liga, Portuguese Cup (their third consecutive triumph) and UEFA Europa League titles). Under the guidance of André Villas-Boas (who became at 33 years old the youngest coach ever to win a European competition), FC Porto won the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League ensuring its second UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League title. It was the first European final ever between two Portuguese clubs (FC Porto and Braga). Radamel Falcao also set a new goalscoring record of 17 goals in 14 matches during the campaign (Play-off round excluded), surpassing Jürgen Klinsmann's previous record. FC Porto however lost the UEFA Super Cup against F.C. Barcelona.

Stage	Opponent	Home	Away
Play-off round	Genk	4–2	3–0
Group stage	Rapid Wien	3–0	3–1
Group stage	CSKA Sofia	3–1	1–0
Group stage	Beşiktaş	1–1	3–1
1/16	Sevilla	0–1	2–1
1/8	CSKA Moscow	2–1	1–0
1/4	Spartak Moscow	5–1	5–2
1/2	Villarreal	5–1	2–3
Final	Braga	1–0

The following year, FC Porto won the Portuguese SuperCup for the third successive year and retained the Primeira Liga, for their 26th title.

Recent seasons

See also: List of F.C. Porto seasons

Season	League									Cup	League Cup	Europe		Other competitions		Top scorer1
	Division	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	Pts							Name	Goals
2002–03	Primeira Liga	1st	34	27	5	2	73	26	86	W	Not held	UEFA Cup	W			Hélder Postiga	13
2003–04	Primeira Liga	1st	34	25	7	2	63	19	82	RU		Champions League	W	Portuguese SuperCup	W	Benni McCarthy	20
														UEFA Super Cup	RU
2004–05	Primeira Liga	2nd	34	17	11	6	39	26	62	Last 32		Champions League	Last 16	Portuguese SuperCup	W	Benni McCarthy Ricardo Quaresma	11
														UEFA Super Cup	RU
														Intercontinental Cup	W
2005–06	Primeira Liga	1st	34	24	7	3	54	16	79	W		Champions League	GS			Ricardo Quaresma	10
2006–07	Primeira Liga	1st	30	22	3	5	65	20	69	Last 64		Champions League	Last 16	Portuguese SuperCup	W	Lisandro López	11
2007–08	Primeira Liga	1st	30	24	3	3	60	13	692	RU	Last 16	Champions League	Last 16	Portuguese SuperCup	RU	Lisandro López	24
2008–09	Primeira Liga	1st	30	21	7	2	61	18	70	W	SF	Champions League	QF	Portuguese SuperCup	RU	Ernesto Farías Lisandro López	10
2009–10	Primeira Liga	3rd	30	21	5	4	70	26	68	W	RU	Champions League	Last 16	Portuguese SuperCup	W	Radamel Falcao	25
2010–11	Primeira Liga	1st	30	27	3	0	73	16	84	W	Last 16	Europa League	W	Portuguese SuperCup	W	Hulk	23
2011–12	Primeira Liga	1st	30	23	6	1	69	19	75	Last 32	SF	Champions League	GS	Portuguese SuperCup	W	Hulk	16
												Europa League	Last 32	UEFA Super Cup	RU
2012–13	Primeira Liga	1st	29	23	6	0	68	14	75	Last 16	RU	Champions League	Last 16	Portuguese SuperCup	W	Jackson Martínez	28

¹Includes all goals scored in Portuguese Liga.

²Porto were deducted six points due to suspicion on attempted bribery of referees in the 2003–04 season (Pinto da Costa denied it and after the trial the club was absolved).

• Last updated: 10 March 2013
• Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; Pts = Points

Honours

See also: F.C. Porto honours

Domestic

• Primeira Liga: 26

• 1934–35, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1955–56, 1958–59, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12

,

• Portuguese Cup: 16

• 1955–56, 1957–58, 1967–68, 1976–77, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11

• Portuguese Supercup: 19 – Record
  • 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

• Championship of Portugal: 4

• 1922, 1924–25, 1931–32, 1936–37

• Porto Championship: 30

• 1914–15, 1915–16, 1916–17, 1918–19, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33,1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1940–41, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47

• Porto Honour Cup: 14

• 1915–16, 1916–17, 1947–48, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1980–81, 1983–84

International

• Intercontinental Cup: 2

• 1987, 2004

• European Cup/UEFA Champions League: 2

• 1986–87, 2003–04

• UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League: 2

• 2002–03, 2010–11

• European Super Cup: 1

• 1987

• Iberian Cup: 1 (unofficial)

• 1935

Team Awards

• World Soccer Magazine World Team of the Year: 1

• 1987

Award winners

African Footballer of the Year

The following players have won the African Footballer of the Year whilst playing for Porto:

• Rabah Madjer – 1987

European Golden Boot

The following players have won the European Golden Shoe whilst playing for Porto:

• Fernando Gomes (36 goals) – 1983
• Fernando Gomes (39 goals) – 1985
• Mário Jardel (72 points) – 1999

Statistics

• Participations in the Portuguese top-level division: 78
  • Games played: 2168
  • Games won: 1425
  • Games drawn: 396
  • Games lost: 347
  • Goals scored: 4825 (average 2.23 per game)
  • Goals conceded: 1988 (average 0.92 per game)
  • Best position: Champion (26 times)
  • Worst position: 9th (1969–70)
  • Season with most points: 67 in 1990–91 (2 points per win) and 86 in 2002–03 (3 points per win)
• Player with most games: João Domingos Pinto with 407
• Player with most goals: Fernando Gomes with 288 only in the Liga
• Manager with most games: José Maria Pedroto with 236
• Total trophies: 7 International Titles, 64 National Titles and 101 Regional Titles

Stadium

Main article: Estádio do Dragão

Main Entrance

Porto's home games are played at Estádio do Dragão (English: Dragon's Stadium) in Porto. Built in 2003 as a replacement for FC Porto's old ground, Estádio das Antas, and as a venue for UEFA Euro 2004, Estádio do Dragão has an all-seated capacity of 50,399. The stadium's name is derived from the presence of a dragon on the crest of the city of Porto during the Monarchy, which is also the nickname of Porto fans.

Designed by Manuel Salgado and built by the Grupo Amorim, it cost €97,755,318, of which €18,430,956 was supported by the Portuguese taxpayers. To support costs, each stand carries one or two sponsor names: EDP for the south end, TMN and SAPO ADSL in the east stands, PT and meo for the west stands, and finally Coca-Cola in the north stands. Away fans are placed in the left corner of the North stand, while Porto supporter groups ("SuperDragões" and "Colectivo Ultras 95") are at each end, although initially both groups were in the South stand.

A new multi-sport arena near the stadium was recently completed to harbour F.C. Porto's other sports such as the handball and basketball teams, which are regular contenders for the national titles and the roller hockey section, amongst the best in the sport worldwide. Supporters and players of the club are nicknamed Portistas or Dragões.

Museum

FC Porto has more than 20 cups and trophies in exposition by its museum situated in the Dragão Stadium. The Museum is not yet open for public viewing, however it will open in a couple of months. Commercially, the club has several stores called Loja Azul (Blue Store) scattered around the city, including two used with official supplier Nike. Since 1994, a merchandising goods fair called Portomania is organized during the pre-season. F.C. Porto publishes one of the older club-related publications in Europe: a monthly 60-page full-colour magazine called Dragões (Dragons) that has existed since the early 1980s.

Players

Current first squad

For further information, see 2012–13 F.C. Porto season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Helton 2 DF Danilo 3 MF Lucho González (captain) 4 DF Maicon 5 DF Héctor Quiñones 6 MF André Castro 8 MF João Moutinho 9 FW Jackson Martínez 10 FW James Rodríguez 15 MF Marat Izmaylov 17 FW Silvestre Varela

No. Position Player 19 FW Liedson (on loan from Flamengo) 22 DF Eliaquim Mangala 23 DF Abdoulaye Ba 24 GK Fabiano 25 MF Fernando 26 DF Alex Sandro 27 MF Christian Atsu 28 FW Kelvin 30 DF Nicolás Otamendi 35 MF Steven Defour 41 GK Kadú

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player – GK Rafael Bracalli (to Olhanense) – DF Henrique Sereno (to Valladolid) – DF Rolando (to Napoli) – FW Ukra (to Rio Ave)

No. Position Player – FW Djalma (to Kasımpaşa) – FW Juan Iturbe (to River Plate) – FW Kléber (to Palmeiras) – FW Walter (to Goiás)

Notable players

For a list of notable former and present players see List of F.C. Porto players

Top goalscorers

Top goalscorers in Portuguese League matches.

Rank	Nat	Name	Goals
1		Fernando Gomes	289
2		Mário Jardel	129
3		Hernâni Silva	127
4		Domingos Paciência	105
5		Custódio Pinto	79
6		António Oliveira	71
7		Abel Miglietti	61
8		Hulk	54
9		Rabah Madjer	49
10		Teófilo Cubillas	48
10		Lisandro López	48

The Public Company

After going public in 1998, FC Porto created several satellite companies around the club to improve its efficiency.

• FCPorto – youth football, handball, ring hockey, athletics, club's magazine, etc.
• FCPorto – Futebol SAD and FCPorto – Basquetebol SAD (professional football and basketball companies); SAD stands for Sociedade Anónima Desportiva
• PortoEstádio (Estádio do Dragão stadium)
• PortoMultimédia (official site and multimedia products)
• PortoComercial (Merchandising)
• PortoSeguro (Insurance)

The FCPorto SAD is listed in the Euronext Lisbon stock exchange.

Management

See also: List of F.C. Porto presidents

Below is listed a part of the club's governing bodies, along with its presidents.

Position	Staff
Board of Directors	Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa
General Assembly	Fernando Arnaldo Sardoeira Pinto
Statutory Audit Board	José Paulo Sá Fernandes Nunes de Almeida
Cultural Council	Álvaro Jose Pereira Pinto Júnior

Last updated: 8 January 2012
Source: Governing Bodies

Managers

Main article: List of F.C. Porto managers

• Catullo Gadda (1906–07)
• Adolf Cassaigne (1907–24)
• Akos Tezler (1925–27)
• Alexandre Cal (1927–28)
• József Szabó (1928–35)
• Maggyar (1935–36)
• François Gutkas (1936–37)
• Mihaly Siska (1937–42)
• Lippo Hertzka (1942–45)
• József Szabó (1945–47)
• Carlos Nunes (1947–48)
• Eladio Vaschetto (1947–48)
• Alejandro Scopelli (1948–49)
• Augusto Silva (1949–50)
• Pinga (1949–50)
• Francisco Reboredo (1949–50)
• Anton Vogel (1950–51)
• Gencsi (1950–51)
• Eladio Vaschetto (1951–52)
• Luis Pasarín (1951–52)
• Lino Taioli (1952–53)
• Fernando Vaz (1952–53)
• Cândido de Oliveira (1952–53)
• Fernando Vaz (1954–55)
• Yustrich (1955–56)

• Flávio Costa (1956–57)
• Yustrich (1957–58)
• José Valle (1957–58)
• Otto Bumbel (1958)
• Béla Guttmann (1958–59)
• Ettore Puricelli (1959–60)
• Ferdinand Daučík (1959–60)
• György Orth (1960–62)
• Francisco Reboredo (1961–62)
• Jenő Kálmár (1962–63)
• Artur Baeta (1963–64)
• Otto Glória (1964–65)
• Flávio Costa (1965–66)
• José Maria Pedroto (1966–69)
• Elek Schwartz (1969–70)
• Vileirinha (1969–70)
• Tommy Docherty (1970–71)
• António Teixeira (1970–71)
• Artur Baeta (1970–71)
• António Feliciano (1970–71)
• António Morais (1970–71)
• Paulo Amaral (1971–72)
• Fernando Riera (1972–73)
• António Feliciano (1972–73)
• Béla Guttmann (1973–74)

• Aymoré Moreira (1974–75)
• Monteiro da Costa (1974–75)
• Branko Stanković (July 1975–June 1976)
• Monteiro da Costa (1975–76)
• José Maria Pedroto (1976–80)
• Hermann Stessl (July 1980–May 1982)
• José Maria Pedroto (1982–84)
• Artur Jorge (July 1984–June 1987)
• Tomislav Ivić (1987–88)
• Quinito (July 1988–Dec 1988)
• Artur Jorge (July 1989–June 1991)
• Carlos Alberto Silva (1991–93)
• Tomislav Ivić (1993–94)
• Bobby Robson (Jan 1994–June 1996)
• António Oliveira (July 1996–June 1998)
• Fernando Santos (July 1998–June 2001)
• Octávio Machado (2001–02)
• José Mourinho (Jan 2002–June 2004)
• Luigi Delneri (July 2004–Aug 2004)
• Víctor Fernández (Aug 2004–Jan 2005)
• José Couceiro (Feb 2005–May 2005)
• Co Adriaanse (July 2005–Aug 2006)
• Jesualdo Ferreira (Aug 2006–May 2010)
• André Villas-Boas (June 2010–June 2011)
• Vítor Pereira (June 2011–)

Superleague Formula

Main article: F.C. Porto (Superleague Formula team)

F.C. Porto has a team in the Superleague Formula race car series where football teams lend their name to cars. Alan Docking Racing and Hitech Racing have operated the car. Ex-Champ Car World Series driver Tristan Gommendy drove the Porto car for most races, winning two of them. Álvaro Parente drove the F.C. Porto car for one round at the Estoril Circuit, winning the race.

Other sports

• Athletics
• Basketball
• Handball
• Rink Hockey

External links

Official websites

• Official website (Portuguese), (English)
• F.C. Porto at Primeira Liga (Portuguese)
• F.C. Porto at UEFA