Portuguesa F.C.
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| Full name | Portuguesa Fútbol Club | |||
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| Nickname | Los rojinegros (The red-and-black) | |||
| Founded | 2 March 1972 | |||
| Ground | Estadio General José Antonio Paez | |||
| Capacity | 18,000[1] | |||
| Chairman | Vito Recchimurzo | |||
| Manager | Leonardo González | |||
| League | Liga FUTVE | |||
| 2025 | Liga FUTVE, 13th of 14 | |||
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Portuguesa Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Portuguesa, is a Venezuelan professional football club based in Acarigua. It currently competes in the Primera División.
History
[edit | edit source]The club was founded on 10 April 1972, in Acarigua in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa. In 1973 the club won the Primera División for the first time and four more titles followed until 1978.The club has played a total 9 times in the Copa Libertadores.
Rivalries
[edit | edit source]The Vintage Clásico
[edit | edit source]The encounter between Portuguesa and Estudiantes de Mérida is one of the most classic and oldest of Venezuelan football, they are two of the most traditional clubs in the country. The first match played between both teams was on 28 May 1972, in the Copa Venezuela. The match ended with a 1–1 draw, with goals from Chiazzaro at the 73rd minute and Cholo Mendoza at the 79th minute, and so beginning the oldest ongoing classic in the country.
Portuguesa Clásico
[edit | edit source]Portuguesa played the so-called Clásico portugueseño against Llaneros de Guanare, these are the two most important clubs in the state of Portuguesa, both having a good number of fans. The first meeting between the two took place on September 28, 1986 (with a scoreless draw) and continued, for now, until 2022 when Llaneros was dissolved.
| Club | Victories | Draws |
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| Portuguesa | 15 | 7 |
| Llaneros FC | 12 | 7 |
Honours
[edit | edit source]National
[edit | edit source]- Primera División
- Winners (5): 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
- Copa de Venezuela
- Winners (3): 1973, 1976, 1977
- Runners-up (1): 1990
- Segunda División Venezolana
- Winners (2): 2005–06, 2013–14
- Double
- Winners (3): 1973, 1976, 1977
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
[edit | edit source]- Copa Libertadores: 9 appearances
- Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance
- 1997: First round
Manufacturers and sponsors
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Stadium
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The José Antonio Páez Stadium is a sports infrastructure built for the practice of football, located in the city of Acarigua in the state of Portuguesa of the western plains of Venezuela. Despite not being the capital of the region, the building was built in that place by the booming development of the place; owes its name to the recognized hero of Venezuelan independence and the first president of Venezuela, José Antonio Páez.
It is the headquarters of Portuguesa Fútbol Club, currently playing in the First Division of Venezuela. Its facilities have the capacity to hold approximately 14,000 spectators; in 2007 it underwent considerable improvements to be used in the National Sports Games of 2007.
Supporters
[edit | edit source]It has a good fan base, having been a successful club in the past in Venezuelan football, with organised groups such as the Lanceros Rojinegros who are usually located in the south stand of the stadium.
Current squad
[edit | edit source]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial history
[edit | edit source]- Venezuela Isidoro 'Pescaito' Rodríguez 1972
- Uruguay Walter Roque 1973 -1974
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladica Popović 1974 – 1975
- Paraguay Benjamín Fernández 1975 – 1976
- Paraguay Celino Mora 1977 – 1979
- Peru Carlos Felipe Núñez 2003 – 2004
- Venezuela Liberio Mora 2006 – 2007
- Paraguay Celino Mora 2007 – 2008
- Venezuela William Pacheco 2008
- Venezuela Eduardo Contreras 2008 – 2009
- Venezuela José Luis Jiménez 2009
- Venezuela Gustavo Valencia 2010
- Venezuela Johnny Lucena 2010 – 2012
- Peru Carlos Felipe Núñez 2012
- Venezuela José Luis Dolgetta 2013
- Venezuela Francesco Stifano 2013 – 2014
- Venezuela Lenin Bastidas 2014 – 2015
- Uruguay Venezuela Renato Renauro 2016
- Argentina Horacio Matuszyczk 2016 – 2017
- Argentina Venezuela Carlos Horacio Moreno 2017 – 2018
- Venezuela Yobanny Rivero 2019 – 2020
- Colombia Venezuela José Parada 2019 – 2020
- Venezuela Alí Cañas 2020 – 2022
- Argentina Martín Brignani 2022 – 2023
- Venezuela Jesús Ortíz 2023 –
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Club board and organization chart
[edit | edit source]Organizational shart
[edit | edit source]President File:Flag of Venezuela.svg VEN Vito Recchimurzo Díaz Vice President File:Flag of Venezuela.svg VEN Maiker Frías Members File:Flag of Venezuela.svg VEN Orlando Cárdenas Members File:Flag of Venezuela.svg VEN Luis Fernández Members File:Flag of Venezuela.svg VEN Olympia Labrador Adviser File:Flag of Venezuela.svg VEN Gianni Mazzocca General Manager File:Flag of Venezuela.svg VEN Eduardo Herrera Sports Manager File:Flag of Venezuela.svg VEN Gerzon Chacón Manager of Operations File:Flag of Venezuela.svg VEN Rafael Guaricuco
Media and Press || File:Flag of Venezuela.svg VEN Patricia Almao – Media Director Francisco Miliani – Media Assistant María Gabriela Almao – Social Networks Juan Sánchez – Photographer Raiber Jiménez – Graphic Designer
Previous presidents
[edit | edit source]- Italy Don Gaetano Costa (1972 – 1978)
- Venezuela Juan Rondon (2008 – 2010)
- Venezuela Nelson Escobar (2010 – 2014)
- Venezuela Generozo Mazzoca (2014 – 2019)
- Venezuela Maiker Frías (2019 – 2024)
- Venezuela Vito Recchimurzo (2024 – )
Means of communication
[edit | edit source]Media coverage
[edit | edit source]Fanática 99.5fm
[edit | edit source]The radio station that broadcasts the games of the five-time Venezuelan champions.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ portuguesafc.com. Archived 2008-08-02 at the Wayback Machine.