FC Porto (roller hockey)
Futebol Clube do Porto (Portuguese pronunciation: [futɨˈβɔl ˈkluβɨ ðu ˈpoɾtu]), commonly referred to as FC Porto (or FC Porto Fidelidade, for sponsorship purposes), or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional roller hockey team based in Porto. It is the senior representative side of the roller hockey section of multi-sports club FC Porto, a Portuguese sports club based in Porto.
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| Full name | Futebol Clube do Porto Fidelidade | ||
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| Founded | 1956[1] | ||
| Home ground | Dragão Arena (Capacity 2,200) | ||
| Chairman | Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa | ||
| Coach | Ricardo Ares | ||
| League | 1ª Divisão | ||
| 2021/22 | Champions | ||
| Website | fcporto.pt | ||
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The team competes domestically in the top-tier Portuguese First Division league, and internationally in the Euroleague. It plays its home matches at the Dragão Arena, alongside the club's basketball and handball teams, and is managed by Spanish head coach Ricardo Ares.
Team
Current squad
The following players compose the squad for the 2021–22 season:[2]
- 1
Xavier Malián - 82
Tiago Rodrigues
Defenders / Midfielders (DF/MF)
- 5 Telmo Pinto
- 11 Carlos Ramos
- 26 Xavier Barroso
- 57
Reinaldo García (Captain)
Forwards (FW)
- 7 Ezequiel Mena
- 9 Rafael Costa
- 19
Carlo Di Benedetto - 70 Hugo Santos
- 77 Gonçalo Alves
Technical staff
| Position | Name |
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| Section director | Eurico Pinto |
| Assistant director | João Baldaia |
| Head coach | Ricardo Ares |
| Assistant coach | Edu Farres |
| Fitness coach | Miguel Almeida |
| Physical therapist | Pedro Quintas |
| Nurse | Daniel Cunha |
Honours
In terms of total number of trophies, Porto is the most decorated team in Portuguese competitions, holding the record for most cup and super cup wins. They won their first championship in 1982–83, the first season under the presidency of Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa. Notably, Porto won the Primeira Divisão title for a record 10 consecutive seasons between 2001 and 2011. Internationally, Porto have also won multiple competitions, including two CERH European League titles in 1986 and 1990 and one Intercontinental Cup in 2021.[3]
Domestic competitions
- Winners (24) – record: 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2021–22
- Winners (18) – record: 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22
- Winners (23) – record: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
European competitions
- Winners (3): 1985–86, 1989–90, 2022–23
- Winners (2): 1993–94, 1995–96
- Winners (2): 1981–82, 1982–83
- Winners (1): 1986
References
- Pinto, Armando (31 January 2017). "Inícios e consolidação do Hóquei em Patins do FC Porto (resumo histórico)" (in Portuguese). Memória Portista. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "FC Porto Hóquei em Patins – Plantel" (in Portuguese). FC Porto.
- "FC Porto Hóquei em Patins – Títulos" (in Portuguese). zerozero.pt.
External links
- Official website (in Portuguese)