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The public company

• FCPorto - Junior football, handball, rink hockey, atletism, magazine, etc.
• FCPorto - Futebol SAD and FCPorto - Basquetebol SAD (professional football and basketball)
• PortoEstádio (Estádio do Dragão)
• PortoMultimédia (official site and multimedia products)
• PortoComercial (Merchandising)
• PortoSeguro (Insurances)

Presidents

History

Honours

• Winners - 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 (23 titles)

• Winners - 1921–22, 1924–25, 1934–35, 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 (17 titles)

• Winners - 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006 (15 titles)

• Winners - 1986–87, 2003–04

• Winners - 1986–87

• Winners - 1987, 2004

• Winners - 2002–03

• Runners-up 1983–84

• Winners - 1987

• Winners - 1989

• Winners - 1991

• Winners - 1992

• Winners - 1993

• Winners - 1997

League and Cup performances

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Europe		Coach(es)
1934–1935	CL	1	14	10	2	2	43	19	22	semi-final		Joseph Szabo
1935–1936	CL	2	14	9	2	3	50	18	20	quarter-final		Mihaly 'Miguel' Siska, Maggyar, Janos Biri
1936–1937	CL	4	14	6	2	6	31	31	14	winner		François Gutkas
1937–1938	CL	2	14	11	1	2	43	22	23	quarter-final		Mihaly 'Miguel' Siska
1938–1939	1D	1	14	10	3	1	57	20	23	semi-final		Mihaly 'Miguel' Siska
1939–1940	1D	1	18	17	0	1	76	21	34	semi-final		Mihaly 'Miguel' Siska
1940–1941	1D	2	14	8	4	2	47	27	20	quarter-final		Mihaly 'Miguel' Siska
1941–1942	1D	4	22	13	2	7	77	48	28	last 16		Mihaly 'Miguel' Siska
1942–1943	1D	7	18	5	4	9	40	56	14	semi-final		Lipo Hertza
1943–1944	1D	4	18	10	3	5	46	36	23	quarter-final		Lipo Hertza
1944–1945	1D	4	18	9	2	7	64	48	20	last 16		Lipo Hertza
1945–1946	1D	6	22	9	2	11	65	44	20	semi-final		Joseph Szabo
1946–1947	1D	3	26	15	3	8	73	45	33	not held		Joseph Szabo
1947–1948	1D	5	26	17	2	7	73	42	36	last 16		Carlos Nunes, Eladio Vaschetto
1948–1949	1D	4	26	16	1	9	55	37	33	quarter-final		Alejandro Scopelli
1949–1950	1D	5	26	12	2	12	61	52	26	not held		Augusto Silva, Artur de Sousa "Pinga" Artur de Sousa Pinga Artur de Sousa, known for his nickname Pinga was a football and later coach who made his name in FC Porto, club he served until his death in 1963.... , Francisco Reboredo
1950–1951	1D	2	26	15	4	7	67	32	34	2nd round		Anton Vogel, Gencsi
1951–1952	1D	3	26	15	6	5	68	33	36	semi-final		Eladio Vaschetto, Passarin
1952–1953	1D	4	26	16	4	6	58	35	36	final		Lino Taiolli, Fernando Vaz, Cândido de Oliveira Cândido de Oliveira C?ndido Pl?cido Fernandes de Oliveira was a Portugal football player, coach and sports journalist.He was educated at Casa Pia. He played for Benfica , moving then to Casa Pia A....
1953–1954	1D	2	26	16	4	6	83	35	36	quarter-final		Cândido de Oliveira
1954–1955	1D	4	26	12	6	8	51	34	30	2nd round		Fernando Vaz
1955–1956	1D	1	26	18	7	1	77	20	43	winner		Dorival Yustrich Dorival Yustrich Dorival Knippel , was a 1930s and 40s Brazilian Goalkeeper nicknamed Yustrich due to his resemblance to Juan Elias Yustrich, a Boca Juniors goalkeeper at that time....
1956–1957	1D	2	26	18	4	4	86	23	40	quarter-final	ECC	prel. round	Flávio Costa Flávio Costa Fl?vio Costa was a Brazilian football player and manager. He was born in Carangola, Minas Gerais.He managed the Rio de Janeiro clubs Clube de Regatas do Flamengo and Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama as well as FC Porto of Portugal....
1957–1958	1D	2	26	21	1	4	64	25	43	winner		Dorival Yustrich, José Vale, Otto Bumbel
1958–1959	1D	1	26	17	7	2	81	22	41	final		Béla Guttmann Béla Guttmann B?la Guttmann , also referred to as Guttmann B?la, was a Jewish-Hungarian footballer and coach. He played as a midfielder for MTK Hung?ria FC, SC Hakoah Wien, Hungary national football team and several clubs in the United States....
1959–1960	1D	4	26	13	4	9	48	36	30	semi-final	ECC	qualifying round	Ettore Puricelli Ettore Puricelli H?ctor Puricelli most commonly known as Ettore Puricelli was a Italo-Uruguayan football player and later manager from Montevideo. He is most famous for his time with Bologna F.C.... , Ferdinand 'Fernando' Daucík
1960–1961	1D	3	26	14	5	7	51	28	33	final		Otto Vieira, Gyorgy Orth
1961–1962	1D	2	26	18	5	3	57	16	41	3rd round		Gyorgy Orth, Francisco Reboredo
1962–1963	1D	2	26	19	4	3	61	24	42	quarter-final	FC	1st round	Jeno 'Janos' Kálmár Jeno Kálmár Jeno K?lm?r , also referred to as J?nos Kalmar or K?lm?r Jeno, is a former Hungarian footballer and coach. As a player Kalmar played for both MTK Hung?ria FC and Hungary national football team....
1963–1964	1D	2	26	16	8	2	51	20	40	final	FC	1st round	Jeno 'Janos' Kálmár, Artur Baeta, Otto Glória Otto Glória Otto Martins Gl?ria was a Brazilian football coach. With his numerous titles he is one of the most successful coaches in the history of the game....
1964–1965	1D	2	26	17	3	6	47	27	37	2nd round	CWC	2nd round	Otto Glória
1965–1966	1D	3	26	14	6	6	41	25	34	quarter-final	FC	2nd round	Flávio Costa, Virgílio Mendes Virgílio Virg?lio Marques Mendes was a Portugal football defender , noticed as a leading figure of Futebol Clube do Porto and the Portugal national football team during the 1950s....
1966–1967	1D	3	26	17	5	4	56	22	39	semi-final	FC	1st round	José Maria Pedroto José Maria Pedroto Jos? Maria Carvalho Pedroto, Order of Infante D. Henrique, was a proficient footballer and trainer. He was nicknamed Z? do Bon? since, like the character, he usually wore a flat cap....
1967–1968	1D	3	26	16	4	6	60	24	36	winner	FC	1st round	José Maria Pedroto José Maria Pedroto Jos? Maria Carvalho Pedroto, Order of Infante D. Henrique, was a proficient footballer and trainer. He was nicknamed Z? do Bon? since, like the character, he usually wore a flat cap....
1968–1969	1D	2	26	15	7	4	39	23	37	2nd round	CWC	2nd round	José Maria Pedroto José Maria Pedroto Jos? Maria Carvalho Pedroto, Order of Infante D. Henrique, was a proficient footballer and trainer. He was nicknamed Z? do Bon? since, like the character, he usually wore a flat cap....
1969–1970	1D	9	26	8	6	12	30	37	22	1st round	FC	2nd round	Elek Schwartz Elek Schwartz Alexander "Elek" Schwartz was coach of the Dutch national football team. With SL Benfica he won the national Championship and Cup trophies of 1965 and led the club into the final of the European Cup of Champions....
1970–1971	1D	3	26	16	5	5	44	21	37	quarter-final		Tommy Docherty Tommy Docherty Thomas Henderson Docherty , usually known as 'Tommy Docherty' or 'The Doc', is a Scotland former football er and football manager.... , António Teixeira
1971–1972	1D	5	30	13	7	10	51	32	33	semi-final	UC	1st round	António Teixeira, Artur Baeta, Paulo Amaral Paulo Amaral Paulo Lima Amaral commonly known as just Paulo Amaral is a former Brazilian people soccer and coach. He is most famous for his time as a coach of Juventus F.C.... , António Feliciano, António Morais
1972–1973	1D	4	30	15	7	8	56	28	37	quarter-final	UC	3rd round	Fernando Riera Fernando Riera Fernando Riera Bauza is a former Chilean football player and manager.He played for the Chile national football team in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, and managed them on home soil when they finished third in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.... , António Feliciano
1973–1974	1D	4	30	18	7	5	43	22	43	quarter-final		Béla Guttmann
1974–1975	1D	2	30	19	6	5	62	30	44	3rd round	UC	2nd round	Aimoré Moreira, Monteiro da Costa
1975–1976	1D	4	30	16	7	7	73	33	39	quarter-final	UC	3rd round	Branko Stankovic Branko Stankovic Branislav "Branko" Stankovic was a Serbian association football player and coach , from Sarajevo.He mainly played for Red Star Belgrade and was cap 61 times for Yugoslavia national football team.... , Monteiro da Costa
1976–1977	1D	3	30	18	5	7	72	27	41	winner	UC	1st round	José Maria Pedroto José Maria Pedroto Jos? Maria Carvalho Pedroto, Order of Infante D. Henrique, was a proficient footballer and trainer. He was nicknamed Z? do Bon? since, like the character, he usually wore a flat cap....
1977–1978	1D	1	30	22	7	1	81	21	51	final	CWC	quarter-final	José Maria Pedroto José Maria Pedroto Jos? Maria Carvalho Pedroto, Order of Infante D. Henrique, was a proficient footballer and trainer. He was nicknamed Z? do Bon? since, like the character, he usually wore a flat cap....
1978–1979	1D	1	30	21	8	1	70	19	50	1st round	ECC	1st round	José Maria Pedroto José Maria Pedroto Jos? Maria Carvalho Pedroto, Order of Infante D. Henrique, was a proficient footballer and trainer. He was nicknamed Z? do Bon? since, like the character, he usually wore a flat cap....
1979–1980	1D	2	30	22	6	2	59	9	50	final	ECC	2nd round	José Maria Pedroto José Maria Pedroto Jos? Maria Carvalho Pedroto, Order of Infante D. Henrique, was a proficient footballer and trainer. He was nicknamed Z? do Bon? since, like the character, he usually wore a flat cap....
1980–1981	1D	2	30	21	6	3	53	18	48	final	UC	2nd round	Hermann Stessl
1981–1982	1D	3	30	17	9	4	46	17	43	quarter-final	CWC	quarter-final	Hermann Stessl
1982–1983	1D	2	30	20	7	3	73	18	47	final	UC	2nd round	José Maria Pedroto José Maria Pedroto Jos? Maria Carvalho Pedroto, Order of Infante D. Henrique, was a proficient footballer and trainer. He was nicknamed Z? do Bon? since, like the character, he usually wore a flat cap....
1983–1984	1D	2	30	22	5	3	65	9	49	winner	CWC	final	José Maria Pedroto José Maria Pedroto Jos? Maria Carvalho Pedroto, Order of Infante D. Henrique, was a proficient footballer and trainer. He was nicknamed Z? do Bon? since, like the character, he usually wore a flat cap....
1984–1985	1D	1	30	26	3	1	78	13	55	final	CWC	1st round	Artur Jorge
1985–1986	1D	1	30	22	5	3	64	20	49	4th round	ECC	2nd round	Artur Jorge
1986–1987	1D	2	30	20	6	4	67	22	46	3rd round	ECC	winner	Artur Jorge
1987–1988	1D	1	38	29	8	1	88	15	66	winner	ECC	2nd round	Tomislav Ivic Tomislav Ivic Tomislav Ivic is a Croatian football coach .Ivic is regarded as the most successful Croatian manager ever, and one of the most successful managers in world football who is often described as a brilliant strategist, and is credited with helping develop the modern style of the game....
1988–1989	1D	2	38	21	14	3	52	17	56	final	ECC	2nd round	Tomislav Ivic
1989–1990	1D	1	34	27	5	2	72	16	59	last 16	UC	3rd round	Artur Jorge
1990–1991	1D	2	38	31	5	2	77	22	67	winner	ECC	quarter-final	Artur Jorge
1991–1992	1D	1	34	24	8	2	58	11	56	final	CWC	2nd round	Carlos Alberto Silva Carlos Alberto Silva Carlos Alberto Silva , is a Brazilian football manager, currently football director of Clube Atl?tico Mineiro.Graduate in Physical education class by Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, became famous managing Guarani Futebol Clube in its 1978 Campeonato Brasileiro S?rie A title....
1992–1993	1D	1	34	24	6	4	59	17	54	last 16	ECL	group stage	Carlos Alberto Silva
1993–1994	1D	2	34	21	10	3	56	15	52	winner	ECL	semi-final	Bobby Robson Bobby Robson Sir Robert William Robson Order of the British Empire , commonly known as Sir Bobby Robson , is a former international Association football player and former coach of several European clubs and the England national football team....
1994–1995	1D	1	34	29	4	1	73	15	62	semi-final	CWC	quarter-final	Bobby Robson
1995–1996	1D	1	34	26	6	2	84	20	84	semi-final	ECL	group stage	Bobby Robson
1996–1997	1D	1	34	27	4	3	80	24	85	semi-final	ECL	quarter-final	António Oliveira António Luís Alves Ribeiro Oliveira Ant?nio Lu?s Alves Ribeiro Oliveira is a former soccer, Coach and current president of Portugal club F.C. Penafiel....
1997–1998	1D	1	34	24	5	5	75	38	77	winner	ECL	group stage	António Oliveira
1998–1999 1998-99 in Portuguese football The 1998/1999 season of the Portuguese Liga began on August 21 and ended on May 30. FC Porto became champions for the fifth time in a row....	1D	1	34	24	7	3	85	26	79	last 16	ECL	group stage	Fernando Santos
1999–2000 1999-00 in Portuguese football The 1999/2000 season of the Portuguese Liga began on August 20 1999 and ended on May 14. Sporting CP became champions for the first time in eighteen years....	1D	2	34	22	7	5	66	26	73	winner	ECL	quarter-final	Fernando Santos
2000–2001 2000-01 in Portuguese football The 2000/01 Portuguese football season saw a new champion: Boavista FC became the 5th club ever to win the championship, surprising by securing the title in the 33rd of 34 rounds....	1D	2	34	24	4	6	73	27	76	winner	UC	quarter-final	Fernando Santos
2001–2002 2001-02 in Portuguese football List of Portuguese Football Federation statistics for the 2001 to 2002 Season....	1D	3	34	21	5	8	66	34	68	quarter-final	ECL	2nd group stage	Octávio Machado Octávio Machado Oct?vio Joaquim Coelho Machado is a Portugal former football player and coach.A defensive midfielder, Machado was a leading player for Vit?ria FC and F.C.... , José Mourinho José Mourinho Jos? M?rio dos Santos F?lix Mourinho, Order of Infante D. Henrique is a Portugal association football coach . He is the current manager of Italian club F.C....
2002–2003 2002-03 in Portuguese football In 2002-03, Jos? Mourinho's FC Porto made an incredible season, winning the championship, the Portuguese Cup and the UEFA Cup....	1D	1	34	27	5	2	73	26	86	winner	UC	winner	José Mourinho José Mourinho Jos? M?rio dos Santos F?lix Mourinho, Order of Infante D. Henrique is a Portugal association football coach . He is the current manager of Italian club F.C....
2003–2004 2003-04 in Portuguese football The 2003-2004 association football season in Portuguese football was clearly dominated by FC Porto. Although Porto did not manage the double, the Portugal club won the UEFA Champions League, becoming the first Portuguese team to do so in the current form of the competition....	1D	1	34	25	7	2	63	19	82	final	ECL	winner	José Mourinho
2004–2005 2004-05 in Portuguese football The 2004-05 season saw SL Benfica clinch the SuperLiga Galp Energia title after almost 11 years. The SuperLiga had one of the most competitive years with both Sporting C....	1D	2	34	17	11	6	39	26	62	last 32	ECL	last 16	Luigi del Neri Luigi Del Neri Luigi "Gigi" Del Neri is an Italy football manager and former player.... , Victor Fernandez Víctor Fernández V?ctor Fern?ndez, is a Spain football coach. In 1995, he achieved a Cup Winners' Cup victory with Real Zaragoza as well as a more recent European/South American Cup victory with FC Porto, on December 12 2004.... , José Couceiro José Couceiro Jos? J?lio de Carvalho Peyroteo Martins Couceiro, known simply as Jos? Couceiro is a soccer manager, that despite his young age already served as president for the Sindicato dos Jogadores Profissionais de Futebol and manager in the Sporting Clube de Portugal Public company....
2005–2006 2005-06 in Portuguese football The 2005-06 season in Portuguese football saw FC Porto, led by Co Adriaanse, clinch their twenty-first title and win the Cup of Portugal. Sporting Clube de Portugal secured second place, which gives them a direct entrance into next season's UEFA Champions League.SL Benfica had a disappointing season, however they returned to the spotlight of...	1D	1	34	24	7	3	54	16	79	winner	ECL	group stage	Co Adriaanse Co Adriaanse Jacobson Adriaanse is a Netherlands football manager and former football player from the Netherlands....
2006–2007 2006-07 in Portuguese football The 2006-2007 season of Portuguese football started after the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The professional competitions started on 27 August 2006, a week after the SuperCup C?ndido de Oliveira, won by the national champions F.C....	1D	1	30	22	3	5	65	20	69	4th round	ECL	last 16	Jesualdo Ferreira Jesualdo Ferreira Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira is a Portugal football manager.Ferreira was the assistant manager for Portuguese national team in the 1990s, and manager for the under-21 national team, until the 1999-2000 season....
2007–2008	1D	1	30	24	3	3	60	13	69*	final	ECL UEFA Champions League 2007–08 The 2007–08 UEFA Champions League was the 16th season of UEFA's premier European club association football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded in 1992, and the 53rd tournament overall....	last 16	Jesualdo Ferreira
2008–2009	1D	1	15	9	4	2	26	11	31	semi-final	ECL UEFA Champions League 2008–09 The UEFA Champions League 2008?09 is the 54th edition of Europe's premier club association football tournament and the 17th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format....	last 16	Jesualdo Ferreira

CL = Campeonato da Liga (winners weren't considered Portuguese champions); 1D = First League and predecessors (1st level)

Cup: pre-1938: Campeonato de Portugal (winners were considered Portuguese champions)

ECC / ECL = European Champion's Cup / Champions League; CWC = Cup Winner's Cup; UC = UEFA Cup ; FC = Fairs Cup

Records

• Participations in the Portuguese main division: 72
• Games played: 1988
• Games won: 1287
• Games drawn: 369
• Games lost: 332
• Goals scored: 4427 (average 2,23 per game)
• Goals conceded: 1876 (average 0,94 per game)
• Best position: Champion (22 times)
• Worst position: 9th (1969/70)
• Season with more points: 67 in 1990/91 (2 pts per win) and 86 in 2002/03 (3 pts per win)
• Player with most games: João Pinto
  João Domingos Pinto
  
  Jo?o Domingos Silva Pinto born 21 November,1961 in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal is a former Portugal football player, who spent his entire career with FC Porto and is currently one of its assistant coaches....
   with 407
• Player with most goals: Fernando Gomes
  Fernando Gomes
  
  Fernando Mendes Soares Gomes born November 22,1956 in Porto, Portugal is a former professional football er who achieved great success with Futebol Clube do Porto during the late 1970s and 1980s playing as striker....
   with 288
• Manager with most games: Pedroto with 236

International titles

1987 - European Champions Cup

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 F.C.

Juventus F.C.

Juventus Football Club , most commonly referred to as Juventus and as simply Juve, is a professional football club based in Turin, Italy....
 for the 1984

1984 in sports

Athletics...
 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 in the European Cup 1986–87.

Stage	Opponent	Home	Away
1/16	Rabat Ajax Rabat Ajax Rabat Ajax Football Club is a Malta football club based in Rabat, Malta. They have been promoted to the First division in the season 2007/2008 after they had to play a promotion decider against Balzan Y....	1–0	9–0
1/8	Vítkovice	0–1	3–0
1/4	Brøndby Brøndby IF Br?ndby IF is a Denmark professional football club based in the town of Br?ndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen. The club is also known as Br?ndbyernes Idr?tsforening, or Br?ndby and BIF for short....	1–0	1–1
1/2	Dinamo Kiev	2–1	2–1
Final	Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful club in German football, having won 21 German football champions and 14 German Cup....	2–1

The following year Porto won the European Super Cup

European Super Cup

The European Super Cup is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. It takes place at the start of the domestic season, in August....
, against Ajax Amsterdam

Ajax Amsterdam

Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional Association football football team from Amsterdam, Netherlands....
, and the Intercontinental Cup, against Peñarol, making them the first Portuguese winners of the two cups.

1988–2002

The following 16 years saw Porto as a midrange team - often in the final 16, but not progressing much further. The exception was in 1994

1994 in sports

Athletics...
, when Porto reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....
. The semi-final, decided on a single game, resulted in a heavy loss (3–0) at the hands of Johann Cruyff's FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona

Futbol Club Barcelona , also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Bar?a , is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
, in the Nou Camp.

2003 - UEFA Cup

In 2003, under the guidance of José Mourinho

José Mourinho

Jos? M?rio dos Santos F?lix Mourinho, Order of Infante D. Henrique is a Portugal association football coach . He is the current manager of Italian club F.C....
, Porto made a thrilling UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League....
 run, topped with a victory in a fantastic final against Celtic

Celtic F.C.

The Celtic Football Club is a Scotland Association football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League....
 in Seville

Seville

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.

Stage	Opponent	Home	Away
1/64	Polonia Warszawa Polonia Warszawa Polonia Warszawa,...	6–0	0–2
1/32	Austria Wien FK Austria Wien FK Austria Wien is an Austrian football club which plays in the capital, Vienna. They are the champions of the 2005/06 Austrian Bundesliga. In English, they are commonly referred to as Austria Vienna....	2–0	1–0
1/16	Lens RC Lens Racing Club de Lens is a France football club which plays in the northern city of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, in the Pas-de-Calais d?partement. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold....	3–0	0–1
1/8	Denizlispor Denizlispor Denizlispor is a sports club based in Denizli, Turkey. It is known by its distinct green and black colors. The club's branches include football , volleyball, basketball, table tennis, chess, and gymnastics....	6–1	2–2
1/4	Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC Panathinaikos F.C. , also known as P.A.O. , is a Greece professional football club based in Athens, Greece. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Football in Greece....	0–1	2–0
1/2	Lazio	4–1	0–0
Final	Celtic Celtic F.C. The Celtic Football Club is a Scotland Association football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League....	3–2

2004 - Champions League

The following season set a greater challenge, but despite a slow start which included a 1–3 loss against Real Madrid

Real Madrid

Real Madrid Club de F?tbol is a professional association football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the Football records in Spain in Football in Spain and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Copa del Rey, a record nine UEFA Champions League and two UEFA...
, Porto never lost again in the Champions League, relegating Olympique Marseille to the UEFA Cup (where they reached the final), beating Manchester United

Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is an English association football club, based at Old Trafford in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and is one of the most popular football clubs in the world, with over 330 million supporters worldwide ? almost 5% of the world's population....
 at Old Trafford

Old Trafford (football)

Old Trafford is an all-seater stadium association football stadium in the Trafford borough of Greater Manchester, England. With space for 76,212 spectators, Old Trafford has the second-largest capacity of any English football stadium after Wembley Stadium, with which it is one of two stadia in the country to have been given a UEFA elite...
 in the dying minutes of play, Olympique Lyon

Olympique Lyonnais

Olympique Lyonnais is a France football club based in Lyon. They play in Ligue 1 and are the reigning champions of France. They have won the Ligue 1 title seven years straight, a record that no other club in France has matched....
 and Deportivo

Deportivo de La Coruña

Real Club Deportivo de La Coru?a, S.A.D. is a Spain football club from A Coru?a, Galicia , member of the La Liga. The club was founded in 1906, and holds home games at the Estadio Riazor, with a capacity of 34,600 spectators....
. Porto beat Monaco

AS Monaco FC

The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monaco football club founded in 1924. They became a professional club after 1948. Although the club is in Monaco, it has always competed in the France football structure due to Monaco being too small in territory to hold other clubs of note....
 3–0 in the Final played in Arena AufSchalke. Porto's UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....
 winning line-up: Vitor Baia, Nuno Valente, Ricardo Carvalho, Jorge Costa(c), Paulo Ferreira, Costinha, Nuno Maniche, Pedro Mendes, Deco (Pedro Emanuel), Derlei (Benni McCarthy), Carlos Alberto Gomes (Dmitri Alenichev)

Stage	Opponent	Home	Away
Group stage	Partizan Belgrade	2–1	1–1
Group stage	Real Madrid	1–3	1–1
Group stage	Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille is a professional France association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, they play in Ligue 1 and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Football in France....	1–0	3–2
1/8	Manchester United	2–1	1–1
1/4	Lyon Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais is a France football club based in Lyon. They play in Ligue 1 and are the reigning champions of France. They have won the Ligue 1 title seven years straight, a record that no other club in France has matched....	2–0	2–2
1/2	Deportivo La Coruña	0–0	1–0
Final	Monaco AS Monaco FC The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monaco football club founded in 1924. They became a professional club after 1948. Although the club is in Monaco, it has always competed in the France football structure due to Monaco being too small in territory to hold other clubs of note....	3–0

After the victory, Porto became the Portuguese side with the most European cups won - 2 CL/ECC, UEFA Super Cup plus a UEFA Cup, compared with the two ECC by Benfica and the one CWC by Sporting

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal...
.

Even after the departure of José Mourinho

José Mourinho

Jos? M?rio dos Santos F?lix Mourinho, Order of Infante D. Henrique is a Portugal association football coach . He is the current manager of Italian club F.C....
 to Chelsea FC, the club kept winning at the international level. On December 12 2004, FC Porto won the last-held Intercontinental Cup, by beating Once Caldas

Once Caldas

Corporaci?n Deportiva Once Caldas, usually known simply as Once Caldas, is a Colombian football team, based in Manizales. They were the surprise winners of Copa Libertadores de Am?rica in 2004, mainly due to the performances of Juan Carlos Henao and Jhon Vi?fara....
 from Colombia

Colombia

Colombia , officially the Republic of Colombia , is a country in north-western South America. Colombia is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the north west by Panama; and to the west by the Pacific Ocean....
 8–7 in a penalty shoot-out, after a goalless draw.

Stadium

Porto's home games are played at Estádio do Dragão in Porto. Built as a replacement for Porto's old ground, Estadio das Antas

Estadio das Antas

The Est?dio das Antas was the third stadium of the Portugal football side FC Porto. It was in use from 1952 to 2004, replacing the earlier Campo da Constitui??o and later replaced by Est?dio do Drag?o....
, and as a venue for EURO 2004, Estádio do Dragão has an all-seated capacity of 50,948. The stadium's name is derived from the presence of a dragon

European dragon

European dragons are legendary creatures in folklore and mythology among the overlapping culture of Europe. The word for dragon in Germanic mythology and its descendants is wiktionary:worm , meaning snake or serpent....
 on the crest of Porto, 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

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 taxpayers. To support costs, each stand carries one or two sponsor names, edp

Energias de Portugal

EDP - Energias de Portugal ranks among Europe major electricity operators, as well as being one of Portugal largest business groups.The Group became the first Iberian Peninsula company to own significant generating and distribution assets in both sides of the border, with a controlling position in the Spain company HC Energ?a, and it is al...
 for the South (Sul) end, tmn and Sapo adsl in the East (Nascente) stand, PT

Portugal Telecom

Portugal Telecom is the largest telecommunications service provider in Portugal. Although it operates mainly in Portugal and Brazil, it has also a significant presence in Morocco, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Mozambique, East Timor, Angola, Kenya, the People's Republic of China, and S?o Tom? and Pr?ncipe....
 and meo

Meo (IPTV)

meo is the commercial name of a TV subscription service provided by Portugal Telecom. The service can be delivered either through IPTV or Satellite link and is available throughout Portugal....
 for the West (Poente) stand and finally Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is a carbonation soft drink sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines worldwide . It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke or as Cola or Pop....
 in the North (Norte) Stand. 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.

Current squad

Winter Transfers 2008/09

In

• Aly Cissokho
  Aly Cissokho
  
  Aly Cissokho is a France-Senegalese Football who currently plays for Futebol Clube do Porto, as a left defender....
   - Vitória Setúbal - €300,000
• Andrés Madrid
  Andrés Madrid
  
  Andr?s David Madrid is an Argentina football currently playing for FC Porto as a defensive midfielder, on loan from SC Braga....
   - Braga - Loan

Out

• Lino
  Dorvalino Alves Maciel
  
  Dorvalino Alves Maciel better known as Lino born in S?o Paulo,Brazil is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Greek team PAOK FC as a Left Back and was just recently transferred from Portuguese team FC Porto on the 31st December 2008....
   - PAOK
  PAOK FC
  
  PAOK FC , All-Thessalonikian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans, is a Greece Football club located in Thessaloniki, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super League Greece....
   - Free
• Mario Bollati
  Mario Ariel Bolatti
  
  Mario Ariel Bolatti is an Argentina Football who plays as central midfielder. He began his career in 2003 at Club Atl?tico Hurac?n of the Argentine Primera B Nacional...
   - Huracán
  Club Atlético Huracán
  
  Club Atl?tico Hurac?n is a professional football team from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hurac?n's fans are called Quemeros because years ago there was a garbage burning station at the present location of the Stadium....
   - Loan
• Tengarrinha
  Bernardo David Mendes Salgueiro Campos Tengarrinha
  
  Bernardo David Mendes Salgueiro Campos Tengarrinha born on 17th February, 1989 in S?t?o,Portugal is a Portuguese footballer currently playing for Portuguese Liga team CF Estrela da Amadora on loan from FC Porto as a Defender....
   - Estrela da Amadora - Loan
• Candeias
  Daniel João Santos Candeias
  
  Daniel Jo?o Santos Candeias is a Portugal association football for Rio Ave FC, on loan from FC Porto. He mainly operates as a winger ....
   - Rio Ave - Loan
• Pelé - Portsmouth - Loan

Players Out On Loan

Liga Sagres

Portuguese Liga

The Portuguese Liga , currently named Liga Sagres after Sagres , is the league Portuguese football competitions for Portugal professional Association football clubs located at the top of the Portuguese football league system , making it Portugal's primary football competition....
: Diogo Valente

Diogo Valente

Diogo Jorge Moreno Valente is a Portugal Football who currently plays as a Winger for Leix?es S.C., on loan from F.C. Porto....
 - Leixões Bruno Gama

Bruno Gama

Bruno Alexandre Vilela Gama is a Portugal soccer who currently plays for Vit?ria Futebol Clube, on loan from FC Porto. Mainly a Winger , he is known for his quick passing and versatility....
 - Vitória Setúbal Bruno Vale

Bruno Vale

Bruno Miguel Esteves Vale is a Portugal football goalkeeper currently playing for Vit?ria Futebol Clube, on loan from FC Porto....
 - Vitória Setúbal Helder Barbosa

Hélder Barbosa

H?lder Jorge Leal Rodrigues Barbosa is a Portuguese football player, who plays as a left winger. He is currently on loan at Trofense from FC Porto....
 - Trofense

CD Trofense

Clube Desportivo Trofense , commonly known just by Trofense, is a List of Portuguese football clubs sports club from the city of Trofa, founded in 1930....
Tengarrinha

Bernardo David Mendes Salgueiro Campos Tengarrinha

Bernardo David Mendes Salgueiro Campos Tengarrinha born on 17th February, 1989 in S?t?o,Portugal is a Portuguese footballer currently playing for Portuguese Liga team CF Estrela da Amadora on loan from FC Porto as a Defender....
 - Estrela da Amadora Candeias

Daniel João Santos Candeias

Daniel Jo?o Santos Candeias is a Portugal association football for Rio Ave FC, on loan from FC Porto. He mainly operates as a winger ....
 - Rio Ave Bruno Moraes

Bruno Moraes

Bruno dos Santos Moraes is a Brazil football player who currently is under contract with FC Porto in the Portugal Portuguese Liga. Former clubs are Santos Futebol Clube and Vitoria FC....
 - Vitória Setúbal Leandro Lima - Vitória Setúbal Wason Rentería

Wason Rentería

Wason Libardo Renter?a Cuesta born on 4th July,1985 in Quibd?,Colombia is a Colombian footballer currenlt playing as a Striker for Portuguese Liga team SC Braga wearing the number 18 shirt.Renter?a is known for his power game, his ability, and technique....
 - Braga

SC Braga

Sporting Clube de Braga , commonly known as Braga, is a Portugal sports club, from the city of Braga, that was founded in 1921. Its football team plays at the Est?dio Municipal de Braga, also known as The Quarry, which was built for 2004 UEFA European Football Championship....


Liga Vitalis

Liga de Honra

The Liga Vitalis in English language: Vitalis League), is the Portugal Portuguese football competitions association football competition. It was formerly called Segunda Divis?o and Segunda Divis?o de Honra ....
: Nuno André Coelho

Nuno André Coelho

Nuno Andr? Coelho , known as Nuno Andr? or Nuno Coelho, is a Portugal football midfielder, currently plays for Portimonense S.C.....
 - Portimonense Stéphane

Stéphane Agbre Dasse

St?phane Agbre Dasse , known as St?phane, C?te d'Ivoire Football who currently plays as defender for S.C. Olhanense in the Liga de Honra on loan from F.C....
 - Olhanense

SC Olhanense

Sporting Clube Olhanense is a sports club from Olh?o, Algarve, Portugal. Football is the most prominent sport at the club. Olhanense currently play in the Liga de Honra, and were the first team from Algarve Football Association to ascend the top division, in 1941....
André Castro

André Castro

Andr? Castro Pereira is a Portugal association football currently playing for S.C. Olhanense on loan from FC Porto. In 2007 he got called up to the senior FC Porto squad because of his good performances for the youth team....
 - Olhanense

SC Olhanense

Sporting Clube Olhanense is a sports club from Olh?o, Algarve, Portugal. Football is the most prominent sport at the club. Olhanense currently play in the Liga de Honra, and were the first team from Algarve Football Association to ascend the top division, in 1941....
Paulo Ribeiro

Paulo Ribeiro

Paulo Ant?nio Silva Ribeiro is a football goalkeeper for Portimonense S.C., he is currently second choice.He joined F.C. Porto in June 2005....
 - Olhanense

SC Olhanense

Sporting Clube Olhanense is a sports club from Olh?o, Algarve, Portugal. Football is the most prominent sport at the club. Olhanense currently play in the Liga de Honra, and were the first team from Algarve Football Association to ascend the top division, in 1941....
Steven Vitória - Olhanese

SC Olhanense

Sporting Clube Olhanense is a sports club from Olh?o, Algarve, Portugal. Football is the most prominent sport at the club. Olhanense currently play in the Liga de Honra, and were the first team from Algarve Football Association to ascend the top division, in 1941....
Zéquinha - Penafiel

FC Penafiel

Futebol Clube Penafiel is a Portugal football club, that plays in Penafiel, Minho Portugal. They are currently in the Portuguese Second Division....
João Pedro

João Pedro Azevedo Silva

Jo?o Pedro Azevedo Silva is a Portugal association football. He plays for Gloria Bistrita in the Romania Liga I.External links...
 - Penafiel

FC Penafiel

Futebol Clube Penafiel is a Portugal football club, that plays in Penafiel, Minho Portugal. They are currently in the Portuguese Second Division....
Ivanildo - Gil Vicente

Other countries: Ibson

Ibson

Ibson Barreto da Silva or simply Ibson , is a Brazilian Football positions#Central Midfielder. He currently plays for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo on loan from FC Porto....
 - Flamengo

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is a Brazilian multisport club located in Rio de Janeiro.Despite not being the club's official name, Flamengo has become the term used by most to refer not just to the Football team, but also the entire sporting association....
Leandro

Leandro Silva Wanderley

Leandro Silva Wanderley or simply Leandro , is a Brazilian Football positions#Left Back. He currently plays for Fluminense Football Club on loan from F.C....
 - Fluminense

Fluminense Football Club

Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was founded on July 21, 1902. The word Fluminense derives from Latin flumen, "river", rio in Portuguese language....
Paulo Machado

Paulo Machado

Paulo Ricardo Ribeiro de Jesus Machado is a Portugal football midfielder. He currently plays for AS Saint-?tienne, on loan from F.C. Porto....
 - Saint-Etienne

AS Saint-Étienne

Association Sportive de Saint-?tienne Loire, are a France football team founded in 1920. They play their home games at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in the city of Saint ?tienne....
Vieirinha

Vieirinha

Adelino Andr? Vieira Freitas , more commonly known as Vieirinha , is a Portugal Association football who currently plays as a winger at PAOK FC of the Super League Greece, on loan from FC Porto....
 - PAOK

PAOK FC

PAOK FC , All-Thessalonikian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans, is a Greece Football club located in Thessaloniki, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super League Greece....
Pelé - Portsmouth Claúdio Pitbull

Cláudio Mejolaro

Cl?udio Mejolaro, aka Pitbull , is a Brazilian association football striker who currently plays for FC Rapid Bucuresti, on loan from FC Porto....
 - Rapid Bucaresti João Paulo

João Paulo Andrade

Jo?o Paulo Andrade, known as Jo?o Paulo is a Portugal football centre back, who currently plays with FC Rapid Bucuresti. He can also appear as a defensive midfielder....
 - Rapid Bucaresti Ezequias

Ezequias

Ezequias Roosevelt Tavares de Melo is a Brazilian football player. He currently plays in the Romania Liga I for FC Brasov.His surname, a Portuguese name, is Roosevelt Tavares Melo....
 - Brasov

FC Brasov

FC Brasov is a professional Football club based in the city of Brasov, Romania. Their jersey colours are yellow and black. The team was formed in 1937 and made their initial appearance in the top division in 1957; one of their first successes was winning the Balkans Cup in 1960....
Przemyslaw Kazmierczak

Przemyslaw Kazmierczak

Przemyslaw Kazmierczak , is a Poland football who plays as a midfielder for Derby County F.C.....
 - Derby County

Famous players

1930–1979 Pinga

Artur de Sousa Pinga

Artur de Sousa, known for his nickname Pinga was a football and later coach who made his name in FC Porto, club he served until his death in 1963....
Barrigana Hernâni

Hernani

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Pedroto Virgílio

Virgílio

Virg?lio Marques Mendes was a Portugal football defender , noticed as a leading figure of Futebol Clube do Porto and the Portugal national football team during the 1950s....
Octávio Machado

Octávio Machado

Oct?vio Joaquim Coelho Machado is a Portugal former football player and coach.A defensive midfielder, Machado was a leading player for Vit?ria FC and F.C....
António Oliveira

António Luís Alves Ribeiro Oliveira

Ant?nio Lu?s Alves Ribeiro Oliveira is a former soccer, Coach and current president of Portugal club F.C. Penafiel....
Fernando Gomes

Fernando Gomes

Fernando Mendes Soares Gomes born November 22,1956 in Porto, Portugal is a former professional football er who achieved great success with Futebol Clube do Porto during the late 1970s and 1980s playing as striker....
Frasco

António Frasco

Ant?nio Manuel Frasco Vieira was a Portuguese football player that became famous for playing for FC Porto. He was chosen by Portuguese sports newspaper Record as one of the best 100 Portuguese football players ever....
Teofilo Cubillas

Teófilo Cubillas

Te?filo Cubillas Arizaga is a Peruvian former footballer. He is considered Peru's most renowned player and one of the best South-American footballers of all-time....
1980s Jaime Magalhães

Jaime Magalhães

Jaime Fernandes Magalh?es , commonly known just by Jaime Magalh?es , is a Portugal former football player that became famous for playing for FC Porto for 15 seasons....
Vermelhinho

Vermelhinho

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Eduardo Luís

Eduardo Luís

Eduardo Lu?s Marques Kruss Gomes is a Portugal football who played for FC Porto and was part of their UEFA Champions League victory in European Cup 1986-87....
António André

António André

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António Lima

António Lima Pereira

Ant?nio Jos? Lima Pereira is a retired Portugal football .During his club career he mainly played for FC Porto, and played in the 1984 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, where Porto lost to Juventus F.C....
Eurico Gomes

Eurico Gomes

Eurico Monteiro Gomes, known as Eurico , is a Portugal football coach and former player....
Augusto Inácio Jaime Pacheco

Jaime Pacheco

Jaime Moreira Pacheco , commonly known by Jaime Pacheco, is a Coach and former Portugal national football team international football player....
João Pinto

João Domingos Pinto

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António Sousa

António Sousa

Ant?nio Augusto Gomes de Sousa born on 28th April,1957 in S?o Jo?o da Madeira,Portugal was a Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career he played among others for FC Porto and Sporting CP....
Bandeirinha

Fernando Óscar Bandeirinha

Fernando ?scar Bandeirinha Barbosa born on 26th November, 1962 is a former portuguese footballer who played as a Defender . During his career he played for FC Porto, Varzim SC, Associa??o Acad?mica de Coimbra - OAF, and FC Felgueiras.He was a last-minute call-up to the Portugal national football team for the 1986 FIFA World Cup....
Paulo Futre

Paulo Futre

Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre is a former Portugal professional football ....
António Morato

António Morato

Ant?nio Maur?cio Farinha Henriques Morato born on 6th November,1964 in Lisbon,Portugal is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a Defender.During his club career he played for Sporting CP,FC Porto,Belenenses and Gil Vicente FC.He won one Portuguese Liga in 1990 with FC Porto and one Portuguese SuperCup in 1987 with Sporting CP.For the...
Rui Águas Madjer

Rabah Madjer

Rabah Madjer is a former Algerian Football who played as a skilled striker. He reached stardom as a FC Porto player during the 1980s, and is widely regarded as the best Algerian football player of all time....
Stéphane Demol

Stéphane Demol

St?phane Demol is a Belgian soccer coach and former player.Demol started at the age of 9 on the youth team of FC Drogenbos, yet his talent was already noticed in 1980 by R.S.C....
Juary

Juary

Juary Jorge dos Santos Filho, usually known simply as Juary , is a Brazilian Football who played for FC Porto as a striker and was part of their UEFA Champions League victory in European Cup 1986-87 scoring the winning goal....
Casagrande

Casagrande

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Celso

Celso

Celso Dias dos Santos better known as Celso, Celso played as as central defender and joined Porto when moving to Europe from his hometown club of Santos Futebol Clube....
Branco

Claudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal

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Mickey Walsh

Mickey Walsh

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Józef Mlynarczyk

Józef Mlynarczyk

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1990s Fernando Couto

Fernando Couto

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Rui Barros

Rui Barros

Rui Gil Soares de Barros was a Portuguese footballer and is currently a coach. Theshort-statured offensive midfielder is often regarded as the best Portuguese football player of his generation, after Paulo Futre....
Domingos Carlos Secretário

Carlos Secretário

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Paulinho Santos

Paulinho Santos

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Capucho Sérgio Conceição

Sérgio Conceição

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Rui Jorge

Rui Jorge

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Jorge Costa

Jorge Costa

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António Folha

António Folha

Ant?nio Jos? dos Santos Folha is a former Portugal football , who operated mostly as a speedy Winger ....
Emílio Peixe

Emílio Peixe

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Henrique Hilário

Henrique Hilário

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Vítor Baía

Vítor Baía

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Arnold Wetl

Arnold Wetl

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Jardel

Mário Jardel

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Aloísio

Aloísio Pires Alves

Alo?sio Pires Alves, best known as Alo?sio was a Brazilian footballer, playing as a central defender. He won the silver medal for Brazil national football team at the 1988 Summer Olympics football tournament but shockingly only won 7 caps for the main national team, mainly due to the great competition for places at that time....
Doriva

Doriva

Doriva, full name Dorival Guidoni Jr. is a recently retired Brazilian football midfielder, who last played for Am?rica Futebol Clube in the Brazilian league, after a spell playing for Middlesbrough F.C.....
Esquerdinha Emerson

Emerson Moisés Costa

Emerson Mois?s Costa , commonly known as just Emerson, is a Brazilian football . He is currently without a club....
Emil Kostadinov

Emil Kostadinov

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Stéphane Paille

Stéphane Paille

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Miklós Fehér

Miklós Fehér

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Péter Lipcsei

Péter Lipcsei

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Ivica Kralj

Ivica Kralj

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Grzegorz Mielcarski

Grzegorz Mielcarski

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Ion Timofte

Ion Timofte

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Sergei Yuran

Sergei Yuran

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Vasili Kulkov

Vasili Kulkov

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Sergei Ovchinnikov

Sergei Ovchinnikov

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Ljubinko Drulovic

Ljubinko Drulovic

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Zlatko Zahovic

Zlatko Zahovic

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Lars Eriksson

Lars Eriksson

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Russell Latapy

Russell Latapy

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2000s Jorge Andrade

Jorge Andrade

Jorge Manuel Almeida Gomes de Andrade , Order of Infante D. Henrique, is a Portugal football defender , currently a free agent....
Ricardo Carvalho

Ricardo Carvalho

Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho, Order of Infante D. Henrique , Pronunciation is a Portugal footballer who currently plays as a central defender for the English Premier League club Chelsea F.C.....
Bruno Alves

Bruno Alves

Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves is a Portugal football who plays as a central defender, currently for F.C. Porto.He is noted for his strength, aerial ability and sometimes excessively aggressive approach to the game, and is the younger brother of another footballer, AEK Athens FC' defender Geraldo Alves....
Pedro Mendes

Pedro Mendes

Pedro Miguel da Silva Mendes , simply known as Pedro Mendes, is a Portugal Association football who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers F.C.....
José Bosingwa

José Bosingwa

Jos? Bosingwa da Silva is a Democratic Republic of Congo-born Portuguese people football currently contracted to Chelsea F.C.. He is also a Portugal national football team....
Costinha

Costinha

Francisco Jos? Rodrigues da Costa J?nior, Order of Infante D. Henrique, aka Costinha , is a Portugal football , currently playing as defensive midfielder for Atalanta B.C.....
Nuno Valente

Nuno Valente

Nuno Jorge Pereira da Silva Valente, Order of Infante D. Henrique, , is a Portugal football playing for England's Everton F.C., as a left back....
Paulo Ferreira

Paulo Ferreira

Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira, Order of Infante D. Henrique, commonly known as Paulo Ferreira, is a Portugal Association football player....
Maniche

Maniche

Maniche is a Portugal soccer central midfielder who currently plays for Atl?tico Madrid and the Portugal national football team.Known for his teamwork, stamina and powerful shot, he received his nickname after S.L....
Deco

Deco

Anderson Lu?s de Souza, Order of Infante D. Henrique is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional Association football widely known as Deco....
Raul Meireles

Raul Meireles

Raul Jos? Trindade Meireles is a Portugal football midfielder, who currently plays for Futebol Clube do Porto and the Portugal national football team....
Pepe

Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira

K?pler Laveran Lima Ferreira, commonly known as Pepe , is a Brazilian-born Portugal association football defender , who plays for Real Madrid C.F....
Ricardo Quaresma

Ricardo Quaresma

Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo is a Portuguese people Association football partly of Gypsy heritage, usually positioned as an attacking winger....
Hélder Postiga

Hélder Postiga

H?lder Manuel Marques Postiga is a Portugal football who plays as a striker for Sporting Clube de Portugal....
Hugo Almeida

Hugo Almeida

Hugo Miguel Pereira de Almeida is a Portugal Football who currently plays for SV Werder Bremen in the Fu?ball-Bundesliga, as a Striker....
Lisandro López

Lisandro López

Lisandro L?pez is an Argentina Association football who plays as a striker for FC Porto and the Argentina national football team. He is affectionately known as "Licha" to the Porto faithful....
Lucho González

Luis Gonzalez

Luis Gonzalez may refer to:*Luis Gonzalez , Major League Baseball outfielder*Luis Gonz?lez , Major League Baseball utility player*Luis Gonz?lez, Argentine football player who plays for Futebol Clube do Porto...
Derlei

Derlei

Vanderlei Fernandes Silva, aka Derlei , is a Brazilian people-Portuguese people football , currently playing for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a striker....
Helton

Helton da Silva Arruda

Helton da Silva Arruda , Helton for short, is a Brazil football in the position of goalkeeper. He currently plays for Futebol Clube do Porto....
Diego

Diego Ribas da Cunha

Diego Ribas da Cunha , also known as Diego, is a Brazilian association football who plays for SV Werder Bremen in the Fu?ball-Bundesliga. He has played 28 times for Brazil national football team....
Ibson

Ibson

Ibson Barreto da Silva or simply Ibson , is a Brazilian Football positions#Central Midfielder. He currently plays for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo on loan from FC Porto....
Luís Fabiano

Luís Fabiano

Lu?s Fabiano Clemente , better known by his first name of Lu?s Fabiano, is a Brazilian football er who plays as a forward....
Carlos Alberto

Carlos Alberto Gomes

Carlos Alberto, full name Carlos Alberto Gomes de Jesus , born 11 December 1984, in Rio de Janeiro, is a Brazilian attacking midfielder, who plays for Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama on loan from SV Werder Bremen....
Anderson

Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira

Anderson Lu?s de Abreu Oliveira , best known as Anderson, is a Brazilian association football, currently playing for Manchester United F.C.....
Yourkas Seitaridis

Yourkas Seitaridis

Georgios "Giourkas" Seitaridis is a Greece football player currently playing for Atletico Madrid in Spain and for the Greek national football team....
Tarik Sektioui

Tarik Sektioui

Tarik Sektioui is a Morocco Morocco national football team football , currently with Portugal's FC Porto.A winger , he is best known for his good control of the ball, technique and speed....
Carlos Paredes

Carlos Humberto Paredes

Carlos Paredes fullname Carlos Humberto Paredes Monges born July 16, 1976 in Asunci?n, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan football midfielder, currently playing for Olimpia Asunci?n....
Dmitri Alenichev

Dmitri Alenichev

Dmitri Anatolievich Alenitchev is a former professional soccer turned politician.Despite being a FC Spartak Moscow fan, Alenichev debuted 1991 for Moscow rivals Lokomotiv Moscow, where he played during four years before moving to Spartak, where in five years he won three Russian leagues and two cups, and was also elected Russian player of...
Benni McCarthy

Benni McCarthy

Benedict Saul "Benni" McCarthy is a South African professional Association football, currently playing for England side Blackburn Rovers F.C.....
Marek Cech

Marek Cech

Marek Cech is a Slovakian professional football currently playing for West Bromwich Albion. He primarily plays as an attacking left-sided wing-back....

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