Futebol Clube do Porto

Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. It was founded in 1893 by António Nicolau de Almeida in Porto.

Related Topics:
Portuguese - Football - 1893 - Porto

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The football home ground is now the Estádio do Dragão (finished in 2003 as a venue for Euro 2004) after 51 years playing in the Estádio das Antas. Porto is currently the second club in the Portuguese overall championship, just second to SL Benfica. Porto have won the UEFA Champions League twice (one still as the ECC) and the UEFA Cup once. It was the first team since the Liverpool F.C. 75-77 squad to win the Champions League after winning the UEFA Cup.

Related Topics:
Estádio do Dragão - 2003 - Euro 2004 - Estádio das Antas - SL Benfica - UEFA Champions League - UEFA Cup - Liverpool F.C.

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FC Porto is also a leading force in other sports: the handball and basketball team are regular contenders to the Portuguese national titles, and the rink hockey section is amongst the best in the sport. The new arena near the stadium will be completed soon; in past years the non-professional home grounds were scattered in northwestern cities of Portugal (such as Gondomar and Espinho). Commercially, FC Porto has several stores called Loja Azul (Blue Store) scattered around Porto including two used with official supplier Nike, since 1994 a merchandising goods fair called Portomania is organized during the pre-season, and edits one of the older club related publications in Europe, a monthly 60-page full colour magazine called Dragões (Dragons) since the early 80's.

Related Topics:
Handball - Basketball - Rink hockey - Gondomar - Espinho - Nike - 1994

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Porto supporters and players are often called the dragões (the dragons), though the term the Andrades is also popular after a family with that name sponsored the club for several years. However, since the eighties, it is seen as somewhat derogatory.

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