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FC Porto
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Futebol Clube do Porto (Portuguese pronunciation: [futɨˈbɔɫ ˈklub(ɨ) du ˈpoɾtu]) (Euronext: FCP), commonly kent as FC Porto, Porto, or FCP, is a Portuguese fitbaw team frae the ceety o Porto, in the northren region o the kintra. Foondit in Porto in 1893 bi Monteiro da Costa, it is ane o the Três Grandes, or Big Three, fitbaw clubs in Portugal, wi Sport Lisboa e Benfica an Sporting Clube de Portugal being the ither twa clubs, FC Porto's twa biggest rivals.
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Full name | Futebol Clube do Porto | |||
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Nickname(s) | Dragões (Draigons) Azuis e Brancos (Blue an White) | |||
Foondit | 28 September 1893 (120 years ago) as Foot-Ball Club do Porto | |||
Ground | Estádio do Dragão | |||
Ground Capacity | 50,431[1] | |||
President | Pinto da Costa | |||
Manager | Sérgio Conceição | |||
League | Primeira Liga | |||
2022/23 | Primeira Liga, 2. | |||
Wabsteid | Club wabsteid | |||
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FC Porto is an internaitionally laudit team, wi a naitional record o sax internaitional titles, becomin European an Warld Champions twice each in the 1987 an 2004 saisons. In 1987, FC Porto an aa gained the UEFA Supercup (anither first for Portugal) an, in 2004, it brocht Portugal's first UEFA Champions League trophy. In 1987, FC Porto became ane o a few teams in the Warld tae hauld in possession o three major internaitional titles simultaneous (the ae ane in Portugal). Domestically, they haud the best record o five titles in a row, haein wan the Portuguese Liga 25 times. Ither titles wan bi the club include the Portuguese Cup 20 times an Portuguese Supercup 17 times (62 naitional titles).
The fitbaw hame grund is the Estádio do Dragão, that replaced the hame thay haed aforehaun, Estádio das Antas, in 2003. A new multi-sport arena naur the stadium wis newlins completit tae harbour FC Porto's ither sports like the handbaa an basketbaa teams, whilk is regular contenders for the naitional titles an the roller hockey section, amang the best in the sport warldwide. Supporters an players o the club is eiknamed Portistas or Dragões.
The oreeginal stadium still exists (the field o constitution), nou servin the formation o the club, unner the name o Dragon Force. Commercially, the club haes several shops cried Loja Azul (Blue Store) scattered aroond the ceety, includin twa uised wi offeecial supplier Nike. Syne 1994, a merchandisin guids fair cried Portomania is organized durin the pre-saison. FC Porto publishes ane o the aulder club-relatit publications in Europe: a monthly 60-page fou-colour magazine cried Dragões (Dragons) that haes existit syne the early 1980s.