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Stadium:
Estádio do Dragão
History:
September, 1893. Out from nothing, as a secret ambition unfolded by a tough and inflexible reality, F.C. Porto has been founded. António Nicolau d´Almeida, a fine sportsman and an expert Oporto Wine trader, invited, in the quality of F.C. Porto president, F.C. Lisbonense to a football match. It was the first appearance in a football match for the club, the most ancient page written in a hundred years of history.
Deep and insightful enthusiasm marked the years that followed F.C. Porto foundation. To unite the efforts of the local community with the strong English representation in Oporto was the goal of José Monteiro da Costa. This led to extinction of Grupo Recreativo «O Destino» in favour of F.C. Porto. It was the beginning of a solid structure.
The founders were men strongly determined to engender a symbol, an emblem or an icon, in which future generations would have pride on. Their remarkable initiative is still remembered. Blue and white were the colours chosen, as meaning of pureness, calmness and stillness of mind. The colours were represented, at that early time, in the Portuguese flag.
F.C. Porto evolved his purposes to national and universal goals. In the first emblem, the symbol was, of course, a football ball with the F.C.P. initials. Twenty years later the Oporto city shield becomes vital part of F.C. Porto badge. In 1948, the 3-2 victory over Arsenal, team at the time known as the best team in the world, was a proof of the blue and white potential.
Over the years F.C. Porto grew as the conquests were becoming bigger and as his purposes were becoming greater. The symbol of a region astounded the country and surprised the world. De 1980’s were probably the most memorable decade. In 1987 and 1988, F.C. Porto conquered the European Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the European Supercup, outstanding deed, a proof of the success of special approach in how to deal with sports. Few years later, F.C. Porto achieved a goal that no other club in Portugal dare to accomplish. Five Championships in a row was a remarkable act, another great page in the club's history.
Nowadays the world has changed and Portugal too has evolved. Sports reality is now more complex, but F.C. Porto remains at the top. The club remained winning and the dynamics persist, continuing to be a flag of the region. F.C. Porto has now representation all over the country and all over the world.
The Centro de Treinos e Formação Desportiva PortoGaia and the Dragão Stadium are modern standard of a vanguard difficult to be equalised. The future shines as a reflex of the conquests of the UEFA Cup, in the season 2002/03, of the UEFA Champions League, in 2003/04, and the Intercontinental Cup, in 2004.
Beyond the reality that surrounds football, F.C. Porto showed his greatness in other sports. The honours achieved speak for it. The club that has a Dragon as a symbol holds the Championship title in basketball, handball and roller-hockey, the sports that more cheer up the portuguese. Billiards, swimming, athletics, adapted sport, motor sports, boxing, camping, chess, fishing, karate and weightlifting give also the contribution to this history of success and insure the diversity and necessary involvement in community well being.
Honours:
League Winners:
1921/22,1924/25,1931/32,1934/35,
1936/37,1938/39,1939/40,1955/56,
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
Cup Winners:
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
Supercup Winners:
1981/82,1983/84,1984/85,1985/86,
1989/90,1990/91,1992/93,1993/94,
1995/96,1997/98,1998/99,2002/03,
2003/04,2005/06,2008/09,2009/10
UEFA Cup Winners:
2002/03
Champions League Winners:
1986/87, 2003/04
European Supercup Winners:
1986/87
Intercontinental Cup Winners:
1987/88, 2004/05
Season 2010/11
Kits:
Transfers:
Players IN:
João Moutinho (Sporting) - €11M
Walter (Internacional de Porto Alegre) - €6M/75%
Nicolas Otamendí (Vélez Sarsfield) - €4M/50%
James Rodríguez (Banfield) - €5,1M/70%
Souza (Vasco da Gama) - 3,5M/75%
Emídio Rafael (Académica) - €0,4M
Paweł Kieszek (Braga) - Co-Ownership
Sereno (Valladolid) - Free
Ukra (Olhanense) - Return From Loan
Castro (Olhanense) - Return From Loan
Players OUT:
Bruno Alves (Zenit) - €22M
Raúl Meireles (Liverpol) - €13M
Pelé (Eskişehirspor) - €1,35M/70%
Ernesto Farías (Cruzeiro) - €1,1M
Milan Stepanov (Bursaspor) - Undisclosed Fee
Nuno André Coelho (Sporting) - Co-Ownership
Hélder Barbosa (Braga) - Co-Ownership
Stepanov (Bursaspor - Co-Ownership
Nuno - Released
Steven Vitória - Released
Jorge Monteiro - Released
Leandro Lima - Released
Diego Valeri - Released
Loans:
Pedro Moreira, Soares, Candeias, André Pinto, Ventura (Portimonense)
Chula, Josué (VVV Venlo)
Rabiola, Diogo Viana (D. Aves)
Bura (Paços de Ferreira)
Orlando Sá (Nacional da Madeira)
Rui Pedro (Leixões)
David Addy (Académica)
Tengarrinha, Renato, Dias (Santa Clara)
Ivo Pinto, Abdoulaye (Sp. Covilhã)
Sebastián Prediguer (Cólon)
Sérgio Oliveira (Beira-Mar)
Yero (Oliveirense)
Miguel Lopes (Betis)
Tomás Costa (Universidad Católica)
Castro (Sp. Gijón)
Ukra (Braga)
Squad:
Goalkeepers
1 Hélton
24 Beto
31 Pavel Kieszek
Defenders
14 Rolando
4 Maicon
16 Sereno
30 Nicolas Otamendí
13 Jorge Fucile
21 Cristian Săpunaru
5 Álvaro Pereira (Palito)
15 Emídio Rafael (Rafa)
Midfielders
25 Fernando
23 Souza
6 Fredy Guarín
8 João Moutinho
7 Fernando Belluschi
28 Rúben Micael
11 Mariano González
10 Cristian Rodríguez
19 James Rodríguez
Forwards
17 Silvestre Varela
12 Hulk
9 Radamel Falcao
18 Walter
Coach: André Villas-Boas
Pre-Season Fixtures/Results:
Porto, Portugal
July 8th:
Porto x Tourizense (Friendly)
4-1
Falcao, Castro, James, Hulk (pen); Hugo
Marienfeld, Germany
July 11th:
SC Preußen Münster x Porto (Friendly)
1-1
Jonathan Pourpault; Hulk
Marienfeld, Germany
July 15th:
Trabzonspor x Porto (Friendly)
0-1
Hulk
Porto, Portugal
July 18th:
Porto x Ajax (Friendly)
1-0
James
Porto, Portugal
July 25th:
Porto x Sampdoria (Friendly)
2-1
Fernando, Hulk; Cassano (pen)
Paris, France
July 31st:
PSG x Porto (Tournoi de Paris)
1-0
Traoré
Paris, France
August 1st:
Bordeaux x Porto (Tournoi de Paris)
2-1
Ayité, Ciani; Walter
Season Fixtures/Results:
August 7th:
Porto x Benfica (Portuguese Supercup)
2-0
Rolando, Falcao
August 14th:
Naval x Porto (Portuguese League, 1st Round)
0-1
Hulk (pen)
August 19th:
Genk x Porto (UEL: Play-Off Round, 1st Leg)
0-3
Falcao (pen), Souza, Belluschi
August 22nd:
Porto x Beira-Mar (Portuguese League, 2nd Round)
3-0
Falcao x2, Belluschi
August 26th:
Porto x Genk (UEL: Play-Off Round, 2nd Leg)
4-2
Hulk x3, Fernando; Vossen x2
August 29th:
Rio Ave x Porto (Portuguese League, 3rd Round)
0-2
Hulk x2
September 11th:
Porto x Braga (Portuguese League, 4th Round)
3-2
Varela x2, Hulk; Luís Aguiar, Lima
September 16th:
Porto x Rapid Wien (UEL: Group L, 1st Round)
3-0
Rolando, Falcao, Rúben Micael
September 20th:
Nacional x Porto (Portuguese League, 5th Round)
0-2
J. Guilherme (o.g.), Varela
September 25th:
Porto x Olhanense (Portuguese League, 6th Round)
2-0
Otamendí, Hulk
September 30th:
CSKA Sofia x Porto (UEL: Group L, 2nd Round)
0-1
Falcao
October 4th:
V. Guimarães x Porto (Portuguese League, 7th Round)
1-1
Faouzi; Hulk
October 17th:
Porto x Limianos (Portuguese Cup, 3rd Round)
4-1
Walter x3, Varela; Pedro Tiba
October 21st:
Besiktas x Porto (UEL: Group L, 3rd Round)
1-3
Bobô; Falcao, Hulk x2
October 25th:
Porto x U. Leiria (Portuguese League, 8th Round)
5-1
Hulk x2, Varela, Falcao x2; Carlão (pen)
October 30th:
Académica x Porto (Portuguese League, 9th Round)
0-1
Varela
November 4th:
Porto x Besiktas (UEL: Group L, 4th Round)
1-1
Falcao (pen); Nihat
November 7th:
Porto x Benfica (Portuguese League, 10th Round)
5-0
Varela, Falcao x2, Hulk x2
November 14th:
Porto x Portimonense (Portuguese League, 11th Round)
2-0
Walter, Hulk (pen)
November 21st:
Moreirense x Porto (Portuguese Cup, 4th Round)
0-1
Falcao
November 27th:
Sporting x Porto (Portuguese League, 12th Round)
1-1
Valdés; Falcao
December 2nd:
Rapid Wien x Porto (UEL: Group L, 5th Round)
1-3
Trimmel; Falcao x3
December 6th:
Porto x V. Setúbal (Portuguese League, 13th Round)
1-0
Hulk (pen)
December 11th:
Porto x J. Évora (Portuguese Cup, Last 16)
4-0
Falcao, João Moutinho, Alvaro Pereira, Walter
December 15th:
Porto x CSKA Sofia (UEL: Group L, 6th Round)
3-1
Otamendí, Rúben Micael, James; Delev
December 19th:
Paços de Ferreira x Porto (Portuguese League, 14th Round)
0-3
Otamendí, Hulk (pen), Walter
January 2nd:
Porto x Nacional (Portuguese League Cup: Phase 3, Round 1)
1-2
Hulk (pen); Anselmo x2
January 8th:
Porto x Marítimo (Portuguese League, 15th Round)
4-1
Guarín x2, Hulk, James; Baba
January 12th:
Porto x Pinhalnovense (Portuguese Cup, Quarter-Finals)
2-0
Hulk x2
January 16th:
Porto x Naval (Portuguese League, 16th Round)
3-1
Falcao, Hulk x2; Gomis (pen)
January 19th:
Porto x Beira-Mar (Portuguese League Cup: Phase 3, Round 2)
3-0
Walter, Rafa, Fernando
January 22nd:
Beira-Mar x Porto (Portuguese League, 17th Round)
0-1
Hulk (pen)
January 26th:
Porto x Nacional (Portuguese League, 20th Round)
3-0
Hulk x2, James
January 30th:
Gil Vicente x Porto (Portuguese League Cup: Phase 3, Round 3)
2-2
Hugo Vieira x2; Rúben Micael, Rafa
February 2nd:
Porto x Benfica (Portuguese Cup: Semi-Finals, 1st Leg)
0-2
F. Coentrão, J. Garcia
February 6th:
Porto x Rio Ave (Portuguese League, 18th Round)
1-0
Varela
February 13th:
Braga x Porto (Portuguese League, 19th Round)
0-2
Otamendí x2
February 17th:
Sevilla x Porto (UEL: Last 32, 1st Leg)
1-2
Kanouté; Rolando, Guarín
February 23rd:
Porto x Sevilla (UEL: Last 32, 2nd Leg)
0-1
L. Fabiano
February 26th:
Olhanense x Porto (Portuguese League, 21st Round)
0-3
Belluschi, Falcao x2
March 5th:
Porto x V. Guimarães (Portuguese League, 22nd Round)
2-0
Falcao, Cristian Rodríguez
March 10th:
CSKA Moscow x Porto (UEL: Last 16, 1st Leg)
0-1
Guarín
March 14th:
U. Leiria x Porto (Portuguese League, 23rd Round)
0-2
Guarín, Hulk (pen)
March 17th:
Porto x CSKA Moscow (UEL: Last 16, 2nd Leg)
2-1
Hulk, Guarín; Tosic
March 14th:
Porto x Académica (Portuguese League, 24th Round)
3-1
Guarín, Maicon, Varela; Addy
April 3rd:
Benfica x Porto (Portuguese League, 25th Round)
1-2
Saviola (pen); Guarín, Hulk (pen)
April 7th:
Porto x Spartak Moscow (UEL: Quarter-Finals, 1st Leg)
5-1
Falcao x3, Varela, Maicon; Kombarov
April 10th:
Portimonense x Porto (Portuguese League, 26th Round)
2-3
Ruben; Mourad; Hulk, Falcao, Maicon
April 14th:
Spartak Moscow x Porto (UEL: Quarter-Finals, 2nd Leg)
2-5
Dzyuba, Ari; Hulk, Cristian Rodríguez, Guarín, Falcao, Rúben Micael
April 17th:
Porto x Sporting (Portuguese League, 27th Round)
3-2
Falcao x2, Walter; A. Santos, M. Fernandez
April 20th:
Benfica x Porto (Portuguese Cup: Semi-Finals, 2nd Leg)
1-3
Cardozo (pen); João Moutinho, Hulk, Falcao
April 28th:
Porto x Villarreal (UEL: Semi-Finals, 1st Leg)
5-1
Falcao x4, Guarín; Cani
May 1st:
V. Setúbal x Porto (Portuguese League, 28th Round)
0-4
Valdomiro (o.g); Otamendí, Walter, Varela
May 5th:
Villarreal x Porto (UEL: Semi-Finals, 2nd Leg)
3-2
Cani, Capdevilla, Rossi (pen); Hulk, Falcao
May 8th:
Porto x Paços de Ferreira (Portuguese League, 29th Round)
3-3
Falcao x2, Hulk; Pizzi x3
May 14th:
Marítimo x Porto (Portuguese League, 30th Round)
0-2
Varela, Walter
May 18th:
Porto x Braga (UEL: Final)
1-0
Falcao
May 22nd:
Porto x V. Guimarães (Portuguese Cup: Final)
6-2
James x3, Varela, Rolando, Hulk; Alvaro Pereira (o.g.), Edgar
Goal Count:
Falcao 38
Hulk 36
Varela 13
Guarín 10
Walter 10
Otamendí 6
James 6
Rúben Micael 4
Rolando 4
Belluschi 3
Maicon 3
Fernando 2
Rafa 2
Cristian Rodríguez 2
João Moutinho 2
Souza 1
Alvaro Pereira 1
