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FC Porto
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FC Porto Information
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Torre
das Antas - 4350-158 Porto |
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22-5570400 |
| Fax: |
22-5070498 |
| Founded: |
1893 |
| Stadium: |
Estádio
do Dragão |
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Noticias del FC Oporto |
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FC Porto History
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Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC
Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its
football section. It was founded in 1893 by António Nicolau de
Almeida in Porto.
The football home ground is now the Estádio do Dragão (finished
in 2004 as a venue for Euro 2004) after 51 years playing in the
Estádio das Antas. Porto is currently the second club in the
Portuguese overall championship, just second to SL Benfica.
Porto won the Champions League twice (one still as the ECC) and
the UEFA Cup once. It was the first team since the Liverpool FC
75-77 squad to win the Champions League after winning the UEFA
Cup.
FC Porto is also a leading force in other sports: the handball
and basketball team are regular contenders to the Portuguese
national titles, and the rink hockey section is amongst the best
in the sport. The new arena near the stadium will be completed
soon; in past years the non-professional home grounds were
scattered in northwestern cities of Portugal (such as Gondomar
and Espinho). Commercially, FC Porto has several stores called
Loja Azul (Blue Store) scattered around Porto including two used
with official supplier Nike and edits one of the older club
related publications in Europe, a monthly 60-page full colour
magazine called Dragões (Dragons) since the early 80's.
Porto supporters and players are often called the dragões (the
dragons), though the term the Andrades is also popular after a
family with that named sponsored the club for several years.
However, since the eighties, it is seen as somewhat derogatory.
FC Porto was originally founded in 1893, but was abandoned until
1906 when Monteiro da Costa revived the club. In the following
years it became one of the most important clubs in Portugal, but
lacking to Lisbon rivals SL Benfica, Sporting and even
Belenenses, yet still going on to win the first two Portuguese
championships. Only four titles followed until the beginning of
the 80's.
In 1982 Pinto da Costa took control of Porto. The next decades
turned what was the fourth team in the overall history of
Portuguese football into the biggest title cruncher of the past
20 years. Since 1982, Porto has won 13 titles, achieving the
record Penta (five leagues in a row) in 1999, eight Portuguese
cups, and has a majority of Supercups, having won 14 out of a
possible 26.
When Pinto da Costa joined as president, 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, but Porto lost. 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. The following year Porto won the European Super
Cup and the Intercontinental Cup, making them the first
Portuguese winners of the two cups. The following 16 years saw
Porto as a midrange team - often in the final 16, but not
progressing further. The exception was in 1994, when Porto
reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. The semi-final,
decided on a single game, resulted in an heavy loss (3-0) at the
hands of Johann Cruyff's FC Barcelona, in the Nou Camp.
In 2003, under the guidance of José Mourinho, Porto made a
thrilling UEFA Cup run, topped with a victory in a fantastic
final against Celtic Glasgow. The following season meant a
higher challenge, but despite a slow start which included a 1-3
loss against Real Madrid, Porto never lost again in the
Champions League, relegating O. Marseille to the UEFA Cup (where
they reached the final), Manchester United at the Old Trafford
in the dying minutes of play, O. Lyon and Depor, becoming the
first team to win the competition outside the Big 5 since Ajax
in 1995.
After the victory, Porto became the Portuguese side with the
most European cups won - 2 CL/ECC plus a UEFA Cup, compared with
the two ECC by Benfica and the one CWC by Sporting.
Also, December 12, 2004, FC Porto won the last-held
Intercontinental Cup, by beating Once Caldas from Colombia at an
impressive 8-7 after penalty shoot-out.
Porto's importance in the modern football panorama is also
widely acknowledged, being one of the founding members of G-14. |
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FC Porto Honours, Trophies & Awards
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European Cup/Champions' League: 2
- 1986/87
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Final: FC Porto 2 - 1 Bayern Munich
(at Vienna, Austria)
- 2003/04
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Final: FC Porto 3 - 0 AS Monaco (at
Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen,
Germany)
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European Super Cup: 1
- 1986/87
- Ajax
0 - 1 FC Porto
- FC
Porto 1 - 0 Ajax
- 2003
- AC
Milan 1 - FC Porto 0 (at Monaco)
- 2004
- FC
Porto 1 - 2 Valencia, (at Monaco)
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Intercontinental Cup: 2
- 1987
- FC
Porto 2 - 1 Peñarol (aet)
- 2004
- FC
Porto 0 - 0 Once Caldas (8-7 on
penalties)
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UEFA Cup: 1
- 2002/03
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Final: FC Porto 3 - 2 Celtic (aet) (at
Seville, Spain)
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- This was
the first match ever decided under
UEFA's new silver goal rule.
- Cup
Winners' Cup: none
- 1983/84
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Final: FC Porto 1 - 2 Juventus (at
Basel, Switzerland)
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Portuguese Championship: 4
- 1921/22;
1924/25; 1931/32; 1936/37
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Portuguese First League Championship: 1
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Portuguese First Division Championship (Current
SuperLiga): 19
- 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
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Portuguese Cup: 12
- 1955/56;
1957/58; 1967/68; 1976/77; 1983/84;
1987/88; 1990/91; 1993/94; 1997/98;
1999/00; 2000/01; 2002/03
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Portuguese Super Cup "Cândido de Oliveira":
14
- 1980/81;
1982/83; 1983/84; 1985/86; 1989/90;
1990/91; 1992/93; 1993/94; 1995/96;
1997/98; 1998/99; 2000/01; 2002/03;
2003/04.
Other Trophies
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Juan Gamper Tournament - Barcelona, Spain
- 1987
- FC
Porto 2 - 1 FC Barcelona
- FC
Porto 2 - 0 Bayern Munich
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Viareggio Tournament - Viareggio, Italy
- 1989
- FC
Porto 1 - 1 Inter Milan
- FC
Porto 1 - 1 Fiorentina (Porto won on
penalties)
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Teresa Herrera Cup - Coruña, Spain
- 1991
- FC
Porto 2 - 1 Real Madrid
- FC
Porto 1 - 0 Deportivo de La Coruña
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"Ciudad de Sevilla" Tournament - Seville,
Spain
- 1992
- FC
Porto 2 - 0 Sevilla FC
- FC
Porto 2 - 2 Atlético Madrid
- FC
Porto 2 - 0 Betis (Final)
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Centennial Cup - Porto, Portugal
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Thailand Premier Cup - Bangkok, Thailand
- 1997
- FC
Porto 2 - 1 Inter Milan
- FC
Porto 4 - 2 Boca Juniors (After
penalties)
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