F.C. Porto un club muy interesante.

F.C. Porto:Futebol Clube do Porto (Portuguese pronunciation: [futɨˈbɔɫ ˈklub(ɨ) du ˈpoɾtu]) (Euronext: FCP), commonly known as FC Porto, Porto, or FCP, is a Portuguese football team from the city of Porto, in the northern region of the country. Founded in Porto in 1893, it is one of the Três Grandes, or Big Three, football clubs in Portugal, with Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal being the other two clubs, FC Porto's two biggest rivals.

FC Porto is an internationally lauded team, with a national record of six international titles, becoming European and World Champions twice each in the 1987 and 2004 seasons. In 1987, FC Porto also gained the UEFA Supercup (another first for Portugal) and, in 2004, it brought Portugal's first UEFA Champions League trophy. In 1987, FC Porto became one of a few teams in the World to hold in possession three major international titles simultaneously (the only one in Portugal). Domestically they hold the best record of five titles in a row, having won the Portuguese Liga 19 times. Other titles won by the club include the Portuguese Cup 15 times and Portuguese Supercup 17 times (51 national titles).

The football home ground is the Estádio do Dragão, which replaced the previous home, Estádio das Antas, in 2003. A new multi-sport arena near the stadium was recently completed to harbour FC 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.

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 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. FC 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.

The FC Porto is the Portuguese club with more trophies, until December 2004 were recorded more than 20,000
FC Porto played in the Portuguese championship 74 times, playing 2048 games, winning 1333, drawing 375, losing 340, scoring 4542 goals, and conceding 1909, having 3342 points as of the end of the 2007–08 season. They were also one of the founding members of the now disbanded G-14.

Porto
Full name Futebol Clube do Porto
Nickname(s) Os Dragões (The Dragons)
Short name FCP
Founded 28 September 1893
as Football Club do Porto
Ground Estádio do Dragão
Porto, Portugal
(Capacity: 52,000[1])
President Pinto da Costa
Manager André Villas-Boas
League Portuguese Liga
2009–10 3rd

The Public CompanyAfter 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)
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

National[edit] LeaguePortuguese Liga: 24
League Championship (Campeonato da Liga)
1934–35
First Division National Championship (Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Divisão)
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
Premier League (Primeira Liga)
2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
Liga Intercalar: 1
2009
Oporto Championship: 30
1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946
Oporto Championship/Reserves: 32
1914, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
[edit] CupsPortuguese Championship (Campeonato de Portugal): 4
1921–22, 1924–25, 1931–32, 1936–37
Portuguese Cup (Taça de Portugal): 15
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
Portuguese Supercup (Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira): 17
1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010
Cup Jose Monteiro da Costa: 5
1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915
Cup BES: 5
2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009
Cup José Maria Pedroto: 2
1989, 1990
Cup North of Portugal: 3
1967, 1970, 1971
Cup Beginning: 8
1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974
Cup of Honour of Oporto (Taça de Honra do Porto): 14
1915, 1916, 1947, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1980, 1981
[edit] InternationalEuropean Cup/UEFA Champions League: 2
1986–87, 2003–04
UEFA Cup: 1
2002–03
European Super Cup: 1
1986–87
Intercontinental Cup: 2
1987, 2004
Iberian Cup: 1 *Unofficial
1935
[edit] Friendly CompetitionsCup Arsenal: 1
1948
Cup Vitoria: 1
1913
Cup 3 City's of Vigo: 1
1913
Cup Martini: 1
1956
Cup Soares Dias: 1
1921
Cup Seculo: 1
1939
Cup Stadium of Sporting Braga: 1
1950
Cup Luis Otero (Pontevedra): 2
1962, 1964
Cup Fidelidade/City of Paris: 1
2002
Cup Stadium of Benfica: 1
1954
Cup City of Stº.Tirso: 1
1986
Cup Simpaty to Paulo Futre: 1
1986
Cup Benfica Stadium for the second time: 1
1986
Cup Mayor of the city of Lisbon: 1
1991
Cup Teresa Herrera: 1
1991
Cup Juan Acunã/La Corunã: 2
1996, 2003
Cup Martin Breaugoise in Belgium: 1
2005
Thailand Premier Cup: 1
1997
Agribank Cup: 1
2004
Cup Daihatsu: 1
2007
International Cup of Toronto: 1
1985
International Cup of Luanda/Angola: 1
1969
International Cup of Joan Gamper in Barcelona: 1
1987
International Cup of Sevilha: 1
1992
Internaational Cup of Viareggio/Italy: 1
1989
International Cup of Roterdam/Holland: 1
2007
International Cup of Oporto: 1
2001
International Cup Of the Centenarium: 1
1993
International Cup of Bergamo/Italy: 1
2007
International Cup of Peru: 1
1975
International Cup of Albufeira: 1
2009
Mundialito of Clubs in Italy: 1
1997
[edit] 1984 Cup Winners' CupWhen Pinto da Costa joined as president, FC Porto was the only club from the "Big Three" without European honours, but that quickly changed. The first final was played against Juventus for the 1984 Cup Winners' Cup, but Porto lost.

Stage Opponent Home Away
1st Round Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 1–2
2nd Round Rangers 1–0 1–2
1/4 Shakhtar Donetsk 3–2 1–1
1/2 Aberdeen 1–0 1–0
Final Juventus 1–2
[edit] First time Champion of Europe in 1987Three 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 9–0 1–0
1/8 Vítkovice 3–0 0–1
1/4 Brøndby 1–0 1–1
1/2 Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 2–1
Final Bayern Munich 2–1
[edit] Champion of the European Supercup and Champion of the World for the first timeThe following year, Porto won the European Super Cup against AFC Ajax, and the Intercontinental Cup against Peñarol, making them the first Portuguese winners of the two cups.

[edit] 1988–2002The following 16 years saw Porto as a midrange 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.

[edit] 2003 Champion of UEFA CupIn 2003, under the guidance of José Mourinho, Porto made a UEFA Cup run, concluding with a victory in the final against Celtic in Seville, Spain.

Stage Opponent Home Away
1/64 Polonia Warszawa 6–0 0–2
1/32 Austria Wien 2–0 1–0
1/16 Lens 3–0 0–1
1/8 Denizlispor 6–1 2–2
1/4 Panathinaikos 0–1 2–0
1/2 Lazio 4–1 0–0
Final Celtic 3–2
[edit] 2004 UEFA Champions League Champion for the second time
FC Porto supporters at the Gelsenkirchen Arena Auf Schalke.The following season set a greater challenge, but despite a slow start which included a 1–3 loss against Real Madrid, 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. Porto beat AS Monaco 3–0 in the Final, played in Arena AufSchalke in Germany. 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).