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FC Porto
Full nameFutebol Clube do Porto
Founded1950
ChairmanJorge Nuno Pinto da Costa
LeaguePortuguese Billiards League
Active sections of
Futebol Clube do Porto
Football
(Men's)		 Football B
(Men's)		 Football U19
(Men's)
Football
(Women's)		 Basketball
(Men's)		 Handball
(Men's)
Roller hockey
(Men's)		 Volleyball
(Women's)		 Billiards
Boxing Swimming Adapted
sports

Futebol Clube do Porto is a professional billiards team based in Porto, Portugal, founded in 1950. The team competes in the Portuguese Billiards League and in European Championships, in both carom billiards (three-cushion) and pool (eight-ball and nine-ball) events. They play their home games in the former headquarters of the club and they also have a billiards school, the first in the country.

The most important achievements in this section history were the four silver medals won in 1998–99, 2007–08, 2011–12 and 2015–16 in the European Cup, having also achieved six bronze medals in this competition in 1971–72, 1995–96, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2013–14 and 2014–15.

In Portugal, the men's and women's squads have achieved many championships, as well as many other trophies making the section one of the most titled in the country. One of the greatest players of this section, Alípio Jorge Fernandes, received the Galardão de Ouro in representation of the president Pinto da Costa, a trophie atribuited to the club because of its accomplishments.

Honours

According to the official website.[1]

Snooker

Men

  • Portuguese Snooker Men's Championship
  • Winners (1): 2015–16
  • Winners (1): 2015–16

Three-cushion

Men

  • Winners (21): 1971–72, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
  • Winners (14): 1983–84, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
  • Winners (14): 1993–94, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
  • Winners (5): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
  •  Silver (4): 1998–99, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2015–16
  •  Bronze (6): 1971–72, 1995–96, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15

Pool

Men

  • Portuguese Pool Men's Championship
  • Winners (3): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03
  • Portuguese Pool Men's Cup
  • Winners (2): 2001–02, 2002–03
  • Portuguese Pool Men's Super Cup
  • Winners (2): 2001–02, 2002–03

Women

  • Portuguese Pool Women's Championship
  • Winners (10): 1997–98, 2003–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
  • Portuguese Pool Women's Cup
  • Winners (13): 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16
  • Portuguese Pool Women's Super Cup
  • Winners (11): 1997–98, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15

Current Squads

According to the official website.[2]

References

  1. ^ "FC Porto - Honours". Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  2. ^ "FC Porto - Pool Table". Retrieved 14 April 2016.
Official website
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