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Portuguesa F.C.

Portuguesa F.C.

Venezuelan football club

This article is about the Venezuelan football club. For the Brazilian club, see Associação Portuguesa de Desportos.

Portuguesa Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Portuguesa, is a Venezuelan professional football club based in Acarigua, that competes in the Primera División.

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History

The club was founded on April 10, 1972, in Acarigua in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa.

Rivalries

The Vintage Clásico

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 May 28, 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

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.

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Titles

1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
2006
1973, 1976, 1977

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

1974: Group Stage
1975: Group Stage
1976: Group Stage
1977: Semi-finals
1978: Group Stage
1979: Group Stage
1981: Group Stage
1984: Group Stage
2024:
1997: First round

Manufacturers and sponsors

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Stadium

Main article: Estadio General José Antonio Paez
Estadio José Antonio Páez

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

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Portuguesa F.C. coaches

Club board and organization chart

Organizational shart

President  VEN Vito Recchimurzo Díaz 
Vice President  VEN Maiker Frías
Members  VEN Orlando Cárdenas
Members  VEN Luis Fernández
Members  VEN Olympia Labrador
Adviser  VEN Gianni Mazzocca
General Manager  VEN Eduardo Herrera
Sports Manager  VEN Gerzon Chacón
Manager of Operations  VEN Rafael Guaricuco

Media and Press ||  VEN Patricia Almao – Media Director Francisco Miliani – Media Assistant María Gabriela Almao – Social Networks Juan Sánchez – Photographer Raiber Jiménez – Graphic Designer

Previous presidents

  • 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

Media coverage

Fanática 99.5fm

The radio station that broadcasts the games of the five-time Venezuelan champions.

References

  1. [1]
    portuguesafc.com. Archived 2008-08-02 at the Wayback Machine.
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