FC Porto
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FC Porto logoFull Name: Futebol Clube do Porto
City: Porto
Founded: 1906
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão (50,948)
Colors: Blue, White
Nicknames: Os Dragões (The Dragons), FCP, Tripeiros, Azuis e Brancos (Blue and White)
Rivals: Benfica, Boavista, Sporting Lisbon

Official Website: fcporto.pt

Description:

Founded in 1893, but football action was suspended until 1906. Have been the most successful Portuguese club over the last 25 years, one of the Portuguese Big Three. The colors were chosen to represent an earlier incarnation of the Portuguese flag. The emblem includes the city shield of Oporto. The Dragões nickname is a reference to the Dragon atop the club's emblem. Tripeiros = resident of the city of Oporto. The stadium name = Stadium of the Dragons. Previous stadiums - Campo da Rainha (1906-12), Campo da Constitucão (1912-52), Das Antas (1952-2004).

League Titles:

  • Portuguese Championship (1922, 25, 32, 37)
  • Portuguese League (1939, 40, 56, 59, 78, 79, 85, 86, 88, 90, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2003, 04, 06, 07, 08, 09)

Cup Titles:

  • Portuguese Cup (1956, 58, 68, 77, 84, 88, 91, 94, 98, 2000, 01, 03, 06, 09, 10)
  • Portuguese Super Cup (1981, 83, 84, 86, 90, 91, 93, 94, 96, 98, 99, 2001, 03, 04, 06, 09)

International Titles:

  • European Cup (1987)
  • Champions League (2004)
  • UEFA Cup (2003)
  • Intercontinental Cup (1987, 2004)

Estádio do Dragão:

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Last Updated on Sunday, 16 May 2010 20:55
 

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