FC Porto
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| Full name | Futebol Clube do Porto | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Portistas Dragões (Dragons) Azuis e Brancos (Blue and Whites) | ||
| Short name | Porto | ||
| Founded | September 28, 1893 (117 years ago) as Football Club do Porto | ||
| Ground | Estádio do Dragão Porto, Portugal | ||
| Capacity | 50,399[1] | ||
| President | Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa | ||
| Manager | André Villas-Boas | ||
| League | Primeira Liga | ||
| 2010–11 | Primeira Liga, 1st | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Futebol Clube do Porto (Portuguese pronunciation: [futɨˈbɔɫ ˈklub(ɨ) du ˈpoɾtu]) (Euronext: FCP), commonly known as FC Porto, Porto, or FCP, is a Portuguese football team from the city of Porto, in the northern region of the country. Founded in Porto in 28 September 1893,[2][3][4][5] it is one of the Três Grandes, or Big Three, football clubs in Portugal, with Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal being the other two clubs, F.C. Porto's two biggest rivals.
F.C. Porto is an internationally lauded team, with a national record of seven international titles, becoming European and World Champions in the 1987 and 2004 seasons. In 1987, F.C. Porto also gained the UEFA Super Cup (another first for Portugal) and, in 2004, it brought Portugal's first UEFA Champions League trophy. In 1987, F.C. Porto became one of a few teams in the World to hold in possession three major international titles simultaneously (the only one in Portugal). Domestically, they hold the best record of five Portuguese Liga titles in a row, having won the Portuguese Liga 25 times. Other titles won by the club include the Championship of Portugal/Portuguese Cup 19 times and the Portuguese Supercup 17 times (61 national titles). F.C. Porto has the distinction of being one of only two teams in the history of the Portuguese Liga to have completed an entire 30 game season (2010-2011) unbeaten (the other being Benfica in the 1972-1973 season). F.C. Porto also won the 2002–03 UEFA Cup and the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, being the only portuguese team to have won a UEFA Cup/Europa League trophy.
The football home ground is the Estádio do Dragão, which replaced the previous home, Estádio das Antas, in 2003. 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.
The club was founded in 1893 by Monteiro da Costa, the original stadium still exists (the field of constitution), currently serving the formation of the club, under the name Dragon Force.
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.
F.C. Porto were also one of the founding members of the now disbanded G-14, and is a member of the European Clubs Association.
History
1984 Cup Winners' Cup
When Pinto da Costa joined as president, F.C. Porto was the only club from the "Big Three" without European honours, but that quickly changed. The first final was played against Juventus for the 1984 Cup Winners' Cup, however Porto lost.
| Stage | Opponent | Home | Away |
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| 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 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 |
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| 1/16 | Rabat Ajax | 12–0 | 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 them the first Portuguese winners of either cup.
1988–2002
The following 16 years saw Porto as a midrange 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
In 2003, under the guidance of José Mourinho, Porto made a UEFA Cup run, concluding with a victory in the final against Celtic in Seville, Spain.
| Stage | Opponent | Home | Away |
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| 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
The following season set a greater challenge, but despite a slow start which included a 1–3 loss against Real Madrid, 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. Porto beat AS Monaco 3–0 in the Final, played in Arena AufSchalke in Germany. 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).
| Stage | Opponent | Home | Away |
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| 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 | AS 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, Porto won the last-held Intercontinental Cup, by beating Once Caldas from Colombia 8–7 in a penalty shoot-out.
2011 UEFA Europa League winners
Under the guidance of André Villas-Boas (who became at 33 the youngest coach ever to win a European competition), Porto won the 2010–11 Europa League ensuring it's second UEFA Europa League title. It was the first European final ever between two Portuguese clubs. 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.
| Stage | Opponent | Home | Away |
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| 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 | |
Recent seasons
- Last updated: 9 May 2010
- Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; Pts = Points
Honours
Domestic
- Primeira Liga (Primeira Divisão, Primeira Liga, Campeonato Nacional): 25
- 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
- Portuguese Cup (Taça de Portugal): 15
- Portuguese Supercup (Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira): 17
- 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010
International
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: 77
- Games played: 2138
- Games won: 1402
- Games drawn: 390
- Games lost: 346
- Goals scored: 4756 (average 2.22 per game)
- Goals conceded: 1969 (average 0.92 per game)
- Best position: Champion (25 times)
- Worst position: 9th (1969–70)
- Season with more 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 318 only in the Liga
- Manager with most games: Pedroto with 236
- Total:
- 54 National Titles and 180 Regional
Stadium
Porto's home games are played at Estádio do Dragão (English: Dragon's Stadium) in Porto. Built 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.
Museum
FC Porto has more than 20.000 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.
Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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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)
- 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.
Presidents
Nicolau de Almeida (first), Monteiro da Costa, Dummond Villares, Carmo Pacheco, Borges de Avelar, Henrique da Mesquita, Pinto de Faria, Neves Reis, Urgel Horta, Carlos Costa, Angelo César, Ferreira Alves, Júlio Ribeiro, Cesario Bonito, Paulo Pombo, Nascimento Cordeiro, Pinto Magalhães, Américo de Sá, Pinto da Costa
Superleague Formula
FC 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 FC Porto car for one round at the Estoril Circuit, winning the race.
Other sports
Notes and references
- ^ "História Dos Estádios". FC Porto.pt.
- ^ Rab MacWilliam, Tom Macdonald, The World Encyclopedia of Soccer: A Complete Guide to the Beautiful Game (2001) ISBN 9780754808282.
- ^ Keir Radnedge, The illustrated encyclopedia of soccer (2001) ISBN 9780789306708
- ^ Gustavo Poli, Lédio Carmona, Almanaque do Futebol (2006) ISBN 9788577340026
- ^ Celso Unzelte, Livro de ouro do Futebol (2009) ISBN 9788562540394
- ^ "Porto docked points, Boavista demoted". uefa.com. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
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External links
- Official website Template:Pt icon Template:En icon
- Super Dragões, official fansite Template:Pt icon
- Portal dos Dragões, unofficial website Template:Pt icon
- FC Porto news at PSNL Soccer
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