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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,
2010/11
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,
2005/06,2008/09,2009/10,2010/11
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,
2010/11, 2011/12
UEFA Cup Winners:
2002/03
Europa League Winners:
2010/11
Champions League Winners:
1986/87, 2003/04
European Supercup Winners:
1986/87
Intercontinental Cup Winners:
1987/88, 2004/05
Season 2011/12
Kits:
Transfers:
Players IN:
Danilo (Santos) - €13M
Alex Sandro (Santos) - €9,6M
Eliaquim Mangala (Standard Liège) - €6,5M
Steven Defour (Standard Liège) - €6M
Juan Manuel Iturbe (Cerro Porteño) - €4M/60%
Kléber (Atlético Mineiro) - €3,5M
Kelvin (Paraná) - €3M/90%
Djalma (Marítimo) - Free
Rafael Bracalli (Nacional da Madeira) - Free
Players OUT:
Falcao (Atlético Madrid) - €40M
Rúben Micael (Atlético Madrid) - €5M
Yero (Gil Vicente) - Co-Ownership
Sebastián Prediger (Colón) - Co-Ownership
Orlando Sá (Fulham) - Undisclosed Fee
Mariano González - Released
Chula - Released
Josué - Released
Candeias - Released
Renato - Released
Tengarrinha - Released
Bacar - Released
Pipo - Released
Engin Bekdemir - Released
Rabiola - Released
Tomás Costa - Released
Maia - Released
Ricardo Dias - Released
Bura - Released
Rui Pedro - Released
Loans:
Ventura, André Pinto (Olhanense)
Kelvin, Atsu (Rio Ave)
Ukra (Braga)
Abdoulaye (Académica)
Pedro Moreira (Gil Vicente)
Ivo Pinto (U. Leiria)
Soares (Recreativo de Huelva)
Edu (Trofense)
Castro (Sporting Gijón)
David (Trofense)
Sereno (Köln)
Kieszek (Roda)
Addy (Panaitolikos)
Beto (Cluj)
Miguel Lopes (Braga)
Sérgio Oliveira (Malines)
Walter (Cruzeiro)
Jorge Fucile (Santos)
Fredy Guarín (Inter)
Fernando Belluschi (Genoa)
Souza (Grêmio)
Squad:
Goalkeepers
1 Hélton
31 Rafael Bracalli
41 Kadú
Defenders
2 Danilo
4 Maicon
5 Álvaro Pereira (Palito)
14 Rolando
15 Emídio Rafael (Rafa)
21 Cristian Săpunaru
22 Mangala
26 Alex Sandro
30 Nicolas Otamendí
Midfielders
3 Lucho
8 João Moutinho
10 Cristian Rodríguez
19 James Rodríguez
25 Fernando
27 Iturbe
35 Defour
Forwards
11 Kléber
12 Hulk
17 Silvestre Varela
20 Djalma
29 Marc Janko
Coach: Vítor Pereira
Pre-Season Fixtures/Results:
Porto, Portugal
July 6th:
Porto x Tourizense (Friendly)
7-0
Hulk x2, Maicon, Kelvin, James, Kléber, own goal
Gütersloh, Germany
July 10th:
Gütersloh x Porto (Friendly)
1-10
Wieckowicz; Kléber, Djalma, Hulk x3, Rúben Micael, Walter x3, Maicon
Oberhausen, Germany
July 16th:
Borussia M'gladbach x Porto (Friendly)
0-0
Verl, Germany
July 17th:
SC Verl x Porto (Friendly)
1-3
Arifi; Kléber x2, Hulk (pen)
Vila do Conde, Portugal
July 21st:
Rio Ave x Porto (Friendly)
1-3
J. Tomás (pen); Kléber x2, João Moutinho
Porto, Portugal
July 24th:
Porto x Peñarol (Friendly)
3-0
G. Rodriguez (o.g.), Hulk (pen), Walter
Geneva, Switzerland
July 31st:
Lyon x Porto (Friendly)
2-1
Lisandro, M. Bastos; Rúben Micael
Season Fixtures/Results:
August 7th:
Porto x V. Guimarães (Portuguese Supercup)
2-1
Rolando x2; Toscano
August 14th:
V. Guimarães x Porto (Portuguese League, 1st Round)
0-1
Hulk (pen)
August 19th:
Porto x Gil Vicente (Portuguese League, 2nd Round)
3-1
Hulk x2, Săpunaru; J. Vilela (pen)
August 26th:
Porto x Barcelona (European Supercup)
0-2
Messi, Fàbregas
September 6th:
U. Leiria x Porto (Portuguese League, 3rd Round)
2-5
A. Almeida, D. Gaúcho; James x2, Kleber x2, Varela
September 9th:
Porto x V. Setúbal (Portuguese League, 4th Round)
3-0
João Moutinho, James, Belluschi
September 13th:
Porto x Shakhtar (Champions League: Group G, 1st Round)
2-1
Hulk, Kleber; L. Adriano
September 18th:
Feirense x Porto (Portuguese League, 5th Round)
B]0-0[/B]
September 23rd:
Porto x Benfica(Portuguese League, 6th Round)
2-2
Kleber, Otamendí; Cardozo, Gaitán
September 28th:
Zenit x Porto (Champions League: Group G, 2nd Round)
3-1
Shirokov x2, Danny;James
October 2nd:
Académica x Porto (Portuguese League, 7th Round)
0-3
Walter, James, Guarín
October 15th:
Pêro Pinheiro x Porto (Portuguese Cup, 3rd Round)
0-8
Defour, Walter x4, Djalma x2, Varela
October 19th:
Porto x APOEL (Champions League: Group G, 3rd Round)
1-1
Hulk; Aílton
October 23rd:
Porto x Nacional (Portuguese League, 8th Round)
5-0
Defour, Walter, Săpunaru, Kleber, Hulk
October 28th:
Porto x Paços de Ferreira (Portuguese League, 9th Round)
3-0
Melgarejo (o.g.), Kleber, João Moutinho
November 1st:
APOEL x Porto (Champions League: Group G, 4th Round)
2-1
Ailton (pen), Manduca;Hulk (pen)
November 5th:
Olhanense x Porto (Portuguese League, 10th Round)
0-0
November 19th:
Académica x Porto (Portuguese Cup, 4th Round)
3-0
Marinho, Adrien, D. Valente
November 23rd:
Shakhtar x Porto (Champions League: Group G, 5th Round)
0-2
Hulk, Rat (o.g.)
November 27th:
Porto x Braga (Portuguese League, 11th Round)
3-2
Hulk x2, Kleber;Lima x2
December 6th:
Porto x Zenit (Champions League: Group G, 6th Round)
0-0
December 10th:
Beira-Mar x Porto (Portuguese League, 12th Round)
1-2
Zhang; James, Hulk
December 17th:
Porto x Marítimo (Portuguese League, 13th Round)
2-0
Cristian Rodríguez, Briguel (o.g.)
December 21st:
Paços de Ferreira x Porto (Portuguese League Cup: Phase 3, Round 1)
1-2
Zhang; Cristian Rodríguez, Hulk (pen)
January 7th:
Sporting x Porto (Portuguese League, 14th Round)
0-0
January 14th:
Porto x Rio Ave (Portuguese League, 15th Round)
2-0
James x2
January 18th:
Porto x Estoril (Portuguese League Cup: Phase 3, Round 2)
1-0
Varela
January 22nd:
Porto x V. Guimarães (Portuguese League, 16th Round)
3-1
Rolando, João Moutinho, James (pen);Faouzi
January 29th:
Gil Vicente x Porto (Portuguese League, 17th Round)
3-1
Cláudio x2, A. Cunha; Varela
February 5th:
Porto x V. Setúbal (Portuguese League Cup: Phase 3, Round 3)
2-0
Lucho, Janko
February 12th:
Porto x U. Leiria (Portuguese League, 18th Round)
4-0
Janko, James, Álvaro Pereira, Maicon
February 16th:
Porto x Manchester City (UEFA Europa League: Round of 32, 1st Leg)
1-2
Varela; Álvaro Pereira (o.g.), Aguero
February 19th:
V. Setúbal x Porto (Portuguese League, 19th Round)
1-3
Meyong; Janko, Fernando, Varela
February 22nd:
Manchester City x Porto (UEFA Europa League: Round of 32, 2nd Leg)
4-0
Aguero, Dzeko, Silva, Pizarro
February 26th:
Porto x Feirense (Portuguese League, 20th Round)
2-0
Maicon, James
March 2nd:
Benfica x Porto (Portuguese League, 21st Round)
2-3
Cardozo x2; Hulk, James, Maicon
March 10th:
Porto x Académica (Portuguese League, 22nd Round)
1-1
Hulk (pen); Edinho
March 16th:
Nacional x Porto (Portuguese League, 23rd Round)
0-2
Janko, Alex Sandro
March 20th:
Benfica x Porto (Portuguese League Cup, Semi-Finals)
3-2
M. Pereira, Nolito, Cardozo; Lucho, Mangala
March 2nd:
Paços de Ferreira x Porto (Portuguese League, 24th Round)
1-1
Melgarejo; Ricardo (o.g.)
March 31st:
Porto x Olhanense (Portuguese League, 25th Round)
2-0
Lucho, James
April 7th:
Braga x Porto (Portuguese League, 26th Round)
0-1
Hulk
April 21st:
Porto x Beira-Mar (Portuguese League, 27th Round)
3-0
Hulk x2, Janko
April 28th:
Marítimo x Porto (Portuguese League, 28th Round)
0-2
Hulk x2 (pen)
May 5th:
Porto x Sporting (Portuguese League, 29th Round)
2-0
Hulk x2
May 12th:
Rio Ave x Porto (Portuguese League, 30th Round)
2-5
J. Tomás (pen), Atsu; Djalma, James, Kléber x3
Goal/Assist Count:
Hulk 21/15
James 14/11
Kléber 10/3
João Moutinho 3/8
Varela 6/4
Walter 6/2
Djalma 3/3
Belluschi 1/5
Janko 5/0
Rolando 3/2
Álvaro Pereira 1/4
Defour 2/2
Cristian Rodríguez 2/2
Maicon 3/0
Lucho 2/1
Săpunaru 2/0
Guarín 1/1
Fernando 1/1
Otamendí 1/0
Alex Sandro 1/0
Mangala 1/0
