Fullname	Futebol Clube do Porto
Founded	September 28, 1893 (117 years ago)as Football Club do Porto
Clubname	F.C. Porto
Ground	Estádio do DragãoPorto, Portugal
Capacity	50,948
Nickname	PortistasDragões (Dragons)Azuis e Brancos (Blues and Whites)
Short name	FC Porto
Chrtitle	President
Chairman	Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa
Mgrtitle	Manager
Manager	Vítor Pereira
League	Primeira Liga
Season	2010–11
Position	Primeira Liga, 1st
Website	http://www.fcporto.pt
Current	2011–12 F.C. Porto season
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Futebol Clube do Porto () (), 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 September 28, 1893, it is one of the "Três Grandes" (Big Three, in English), football clubs in Portugal, with 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).

It is the most successful Portuguese football club in international competitions, with 7 titles, and the second most successful in domestic competitions, with 63 titles. It is also the most successful Portuguese football club in terms of total titles, with 70 titles.

Domestically, it holds the record of five Portuguese Liga titles in a row, having won the Portuguese Liga 25 times. Other national titles won by the club include the Championship of Portugal/Portuguese Cup 20 times and the Portuguese SuperCup 18 times. FC 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 (2010–11) unbeaten (the other being Benfica in the 1972–73 season). In the 2010–11 season, FC Porto achieved the largest difference ever between champion and runners-up (21 points).

FC Porto is an internationally lauded team, with a national record of seven international titles: the 1986–87 European Cup, the 1987 Intercontinental Cup, 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 (Portugal's only UEFA Cup trophy), the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League (Portugal's only UEFA Champions League trophy), the 2004 Intercontinental Cup (Portugal's only Intercontinental Cup trophies) and the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League (Portugal's only UEFA Europa League trophy). 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 now 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 Monteiro da Costa. 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 the 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.

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 a international competition was played against Juventus for the 1983-84 European Cup Winners' Cup, however FC Porto lost, in a match that became know for the bad refereeing of Adolf Prokop . The coach was José Maria Pedroto. {| |- bgcolor=#9799F3 !Stage !Opponent !Home !Away |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1st Round | Dinamo Zagreb |1–0 |1–2 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |2nd Round | Rangers |1–0 |1–2 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/4 | Shakhtar Donetsk |3–2 |1–1 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/2 | Aberdeen |1–0 |1–0 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |Final | Juventus |colspan=2 align=center|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. {| |- bgcolor=#9799F3 !Stage !Opponent !Home !Away |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/16 | Rabat Ajax |9–0 |1–0 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/8 | Vítkovice |3–0 |0–1 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/4 | Brøndby |1–0 |1–1 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/2 | Dynamo Kyiv |2–1 |2–1 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |Final | Bayern Munich |colspan=2 align=center|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.

{| |- bgcolor=#9799F3 !Stage !Opponent !Home !Away |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/64 | Polonia Warszawa |6–0 |0–2 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/32 | Austria Wien |2–0 |1–0 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/16 | Lens |3–0 |0–1 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/8 | Denizlispor |6–1 |2–2 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/4 | Panathinaikos |0–1 |2–0 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/2 | Lazio |4–1 |0–0 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |Final | Celtic |colspan=2 align=center|3–2 |}

2004 – Champions of Europe for the second time

Arena Auf 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.

{| |- bgcolor=#9799F3 !Stage !Opponent !Home !Away |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |Group stage | Partizan Belgrade |2–1 |1–1 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |Group stage | Real Madrid |1–3 |1–1 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |Group stage | Marseille |1–0 |3–2 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/8 | Manchester United |2–1 |1–1 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/4 | Lyon |2–0 |2–2 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/2 | Deportivo La Coruña |0–0 |1–0 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |Final | AS Monaco |colspan=2 align=center|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 in the Portuguese Liga, Portuguese Cup 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.

In this year, FC Porto lost the UEFA Super Cup against F.C. Barcelona.

{| |- bgcolor=#9799F3 !Stage !Opponent !Home !Away |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |Play-off round | Genk |4–2 |3–0 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |Group stage | Rapid Wien |3–0 |3–1 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |Group stage | CSKA Sofia |3–1 |1–0 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |Group stage | Beşiktaş |1–1 |3–1 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/16 | Sevilla |0–1 |2–1 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/8 | CSKA Moscow |2–1 |1–0 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/4 | Spartak Moscow |5–1 |5–2 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1/2 | Villarreal |5–1 |2–3 |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |Final | Braga |colspan=2 align=center|1–0 |}

Recent seasons

Season	League	!rowspan="2" width="60"align=center	!rowspan="2" colspan="2"	Other competitions		!colspan="2"
!Division	!Pos.	!Pl.	!W	!D	!L	!GS	!GA	!Pts	!Name	!Goals
2002–03 Portuguese Liga>2002–03	Portuguese Liga		34	27	5	2	73	26	86							13
!rowspan="2"											rowspan="2"
!rowspan="3"											rowspan="3"					Ricardo Quaresma
2005–06 Portuguese Liga>2005–06	Portuguese Liga		34	24	7	3	54	16	79			GS				10
2006–07 Portuguese Liga>2006–07	Portuguese Liga		30	22	3	5	65	20	69	Last 64		Last 16				11
2007–08 Portuguese Liga>2007–08	Portuguese Liga		30	24	3	3	60	13				Last 16				24
2008–09 Portuguese Liga>2008–09	Portuguese Liga		30	21	7	2	61	18	70			QF				10
!rowspan="2"											rowspan="2"			RU
2010–11 Portuguese Liga>2010–11	Portuguese Liga		30	27	3	0	73	16	84						align="left"	23

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: 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

Championship of Portugal/Portuguese Cup (Campeonato de Portugal/Taça de Portugal): 20

*1922, 1924-25, 1931-32, 1936-37, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1967–68, 1976–77, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11

Portuguese Supercup (Supertaça de Portugal): 18 (record)

*1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011

International

European Cup/UEFA Champions League: 2

*Winners (2) : 1986–87, 2003–04

UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League: 2

*Winners (2) : 2002–03, 2010–11

European Cup Winners' Cup

*Runners-up (1) : 1983-84

European Super Cup: 1

*Winners (1) : 1987

*Runners-up (3) : 2003, 2004, 2011

Intercontinental Cup: 2

*Winners (2) : 1987, 2004

Iberian Cup: 1 (unofficial)

*Winners (1) : 1935

Team Awards

World Soccer Magazine World Team of the Year:

*Winners (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

The following players have won the UEFA Champions League whilst playing for Porto: Vitor Baia  – 2004 Deco – 2004 Ricardo Carvalho – 2004

;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 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 318 only in the Liga Manager with most games: José Maria Pedroto with 236

Total trophies: 7 International Titles, 63 National Titles and 101 Regional Titles

Stadium

Porto's home games are played at Estádio do Dragão () 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 squad

Out on loan

Notable Players

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

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.

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

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

Notes and references

External links

Official website Super Dragões, official fansite Portal dos Dragões, unofficial website

FC Porto news at PSNL Soccer

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