FC Porto (roller hockey)
Full name | Futebol Clube do Porto Fidelidade | ||
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League | Primeira Divisão | ||
Home ground | Dragão Arena (Capacity 2,200) | ||
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Chairman | Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa | ||
Manager | Guillem Cabestany | ||
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Futebol Clube do Porto (Portuguese pronunciation: [futɨˈβɔl ˈkluβ(ɨ) ðu ˈpoɾtu]), commonly referred to as FC Porto (or FC Porto Fidelidade, for sponsorship purposes), or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional roller hockey team based in Porto. It is the senior representative side of the roller hockey section of multi-sports club FC Porto, a Portuguese sports club based in Porto.
The team competes domestically in the top-tier Primeira Divisão league, and internationally in the Euroleague. It plays its home matches at the Dragão Arena, alongside the club's basketball and handball teams, and is managed by Spanish head coach Guillem Cabestany.
Team
Current squad
The following players compose the squad for the 2020–21 season:[1]
- Goalkeepers (GK)
- Defenders/Midfielders (DF/MF)
- 18 Daniel "Poka" Oliveira
- 19 Carlo Di Benedetto
- 57 Reinaldo García (Captain)
- 26 Xavier Barroso
- Forwards (FW)
Transfers
The following players have joined or left the team for the 2020–21 season:
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Staff
Position | Name |
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Assistant director | João Baldaia |
Head coach | Guillem Cabestany |
Assistant coach | Jorge Ferreira |
Fitness coach | Miguel Almeida |
Physical therapist | Pedro Quintas |
Nurse | Daniel Cunha |
Honours
In terms of total number of trophies, Porto is the most decorated team in Portuguese competitions, holding the record for most cup and super cup wins. They won their first championship in 1982–83, the first season under the presidency of Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa. Notably, Porto won the Primeira Divisão title for a record 10 consecutive seasons between 2001 and 2011. Internationally, Porto have also won multiple competitions, including two CERH European League titles in 1986 and 1990.[2]
Domestic competitions
- Winners (23) – shared record: 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2018–19
- Winners (17) – record: 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Winners (23) – record: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
European competitions
- Winners (2): 1985–86, 1989–90
- Winners (2): 1993–94, 1995–96
- Winners (2): 1981–82, 1982–83
- Winners (1): 1986
References
- ^ "Roller hockey – Squad". FC Porto.
- ^ "Roller hockey – Honours". FC Porto. Retrieved 24 January 2015.